Japs Torture and Murder of U S Bataan Survivors
Eyewitness account describes brutal treatment of American prisoners during the Bataan Death March era. Soldiers faced beatings, dehydration, exposure, and killings including executions near Pampanga and Capiz Tarlac. Survivors recount being packed into a boxcar with little water and meals, enduring torture and illness.
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Pilipino
Pampanga
Lubao
Capiz Tarlac
O'Donnell
Corregidor
Camp O'Donnell
Camp O'Donnel
Cabanatuan
Dyess
Melliak and
McCoy
McGoy
Melviik
Travio
Mindanao
Fead
Red Cross
Davao
Mellink
Army
Navy
Eid
Philippines
Mars
Michiel Doberville
Ironton
Minn
Austin
Shofner
Shelbyville
Tenn
Jack Hawkins Raxton
Texas
Col. Reid Carlos Chamberlain
el Gaponé
Calif
Marine Corps
Rocket Target Aids Training of Gunners at Camp Davis
The army disclosed today that Camp Davis North Carolina uses a socket propelled rocket target traveling at 430 miles per hour to train anti aircraft gunners. The five foot long target with a 2200 yard range improves gunners arc accuracy and complements towed plane targets.
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Camp Davis
N.C
M P s in London Get New Garb
American military police in London have unveiled a new uniform intended to improve safety in blackout conditions. The outfit features a white-painted plastic helmet, white web belt, white gloves, and white leggings worn over the olive drab uniform.
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London
M. Ps
RAF hits Berlin in major night raid
British, American reports describe the eighth RAF heavy assault this month on Berlin described as very strong with 34 aircraft lost. Other raids hit Heligoland and western Germany while mines were laid in northern waters as part of a long running campaign begun last November.
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France
Heligoland
North Sea ‘Island
Germany
Berl
Pee ‘Waz
Air Ministry
Berlin
Merlin
Aftonbladet
Belgium
Hollands
Smulden
Holland
RCGAF
Naa
OPA Blames Gas Stations After Stolen Coupons Spark Fraud
OPA accuses gas stations in San Antonio of accepting unendorsed coupons after thefts from the freight line. Dobbins urges retailers to require license numbers or fleet designations on all coupons and to reject unendorsed or loose coupons to curb fuel shortages.
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Dobbins
San Antonio
OPA
Uded
Obituary Notices for Haby Ahr Loftus Cotera Families
Obituaries note Mrs. Josephine Haby Ahr of 1605 Monterey Street died Wednesday. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Friday from home with requiem at Sacred Heart Church. interment at Rt. Joseph's Society cemetery. Survivors include son Bam Ahr of Fort Worth and daughter Alice Laucier of San Antonio, sister Mary Magdeline Parker, brother Louis Haley, and two grandchildren. Also mentioned are the Loftus and Cotera families with multiple survivors and services in San Antonio, including St Henry's and St Cecilia's churches. dates listed for masses and interments.
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Josephine Haby Ahr
Monterey Street
San Antonio
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Joseph Jacobi
Rt. Joseph's Society Cemetery
Bam Ahr
Fort Worth
Alice Laucier
Mary Magdeline Parker
Louis Haley
Marguerite Coughlan Loftus
Keller Street
County Limerick
Ireland
St Henry's Church
San Pernando Cemetery
Cyrus W. Magalis
Margaret Mary Loftus
H. Calvin Durban
al M. Loftus
Joseph de Imm Conception
Francis
Alphonsus
Gus Coughlan
Georgine G. Cotera
Haynes Street
Adeline Lecca
Matilde Coters
Augusta Butcher
Josephine Daune
George Cotera
Zizik-Kearns Funeral Home
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church
Talerment
San Fernando Cemeery
Beachhead Attack Fails Across Italian Front
Allied forces report near Formia and Adriatic positions with minor Canadian gains despite a major German air raid. American heavy bombers claim air superiority with 25 Luftwaffe planes downed at the Rome beachhead and Marseille to Montpelier airfields hit, totaling about 30 enemy planes. Seven Allied aircraft failed to return.
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Formia
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Rome
Marseille
Montpellier
James Owens Dies in Cincinnati Hospital
James Owens, 60, of Cincinnati, died at a local hospital Wednesday. Survived by his sister, Mrs. Estelle Irwin. Funeral arrangements set for 2 p.m. Friday at Riebe Funeral Home with Rev. William Gould officiating. Interment at Mission Burial Park.
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James Owens
Cincinnati
Ister
Estelle Irwin
Riebe F General
William Gould
Mission
Park
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U.S. Bataan
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E.houston
Speed Victory
Alpacas
California
Ani
Tran EU
M.p.s
RAF
Gas Black Mart
Dragon Bottling Co
Guadalupe St
Shaw's
Moulton ST
Gunter Motee
Fay
Tay Am Tile Ag
Charces
Tom
Shaw
Houston Street
Gunter Hotel
Hoyt
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