Tarawa hero Bordelon saved Beers before death in battle
Sgt William J Bordelon earned posthumous honors after a fierce Tarawa fight in which he tackled a machine gun bunker while wounded. Buddy Sgt Iden Beers, also wounded, told of their actions and Beers surviving, with ceremony planned in San Antonio featuring Governor Stevenson.
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Beers
San Antonio
Alamo Stadium
Beach
Jack Ashworth
Pfe
Oliver Range
Bardelon
Ing
Sherk Tate
Raids Deepen Across France In Allied Invasion Campaign
Allied air strength hammered France in a two day operation with more than 2000 American aircraft and escorts targeting airplane plants airfields and rail facilities acrossseveral towns including Nantes Angouleme Bordeaux La Frilliere and Le Havre. British and American bombers followed up with daylight and night raids on Ruhr targets and German rail centers while Mosquito bombers hit Gelsenkirchen. The operation marked the deepest penetration of France since the invasion and the heavy daytime attack occurred amid reports of further bomber missions over Brandenburg and Caen in Normandy.
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France
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Berlin
Hannover
Germany
Normandy
Brita
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Nantes
Polsommere
Beauvais
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Paris
Angouleme
Hordeaux
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Tours
Gelsenkirchen
Ruhr
Hitler
RAF
Iso
Brandenburg
Ninth Air Force
FDR Outlines Postwar Peace Plan for World Council
President Roosevelt today made public the concept of a postwar international peace organization representing all nations. It would include an international court of justice and a council elected yearly by all nations, including the four major powers, to settle disputes and prevent war without a coercive super state.
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Gaunell
Court of’ Justice
War wounded swell understaffed hospitals Red Cross nurses rush aid
Amid a surge of wounded from beach operations the Red Cross is recruiting and training women as nurse aids. A seven week preparatory course plus 350 hours in hospitals equip new aides to work in military wards. classes in La Villita start soon with capacity for 20 women.
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County
Paul McSween
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Brooke Gehera
U S Forts Bomb Japan in Marianas Naval Push
Allied task force presses ground assault on Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas 1500 miles southeast of Japan as Tokyo radio reports heavy Japanese resistance. Nimitz outlines four days of bombardment while battles rage at Changsha and in other Pacific theaters.
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Marianas Islands
Japan
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Chester W. Nimitz
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Mogaung
Myitkyina
Burma
Southseland
Eeast Asia
Arile Islands
Biak Island
U. 8
M Jrpan
Allies Crush Italy Stand Move On
Allied forces break German resistance and push through central Italy. Invading Orvieto Aquila and Narni they advance toward Terni and Rome while Fifth Army pushes along the west coast beyond the capital. French and Adriatic operations press with continued German reinforcements arriving.
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Aquila
Narni
Nami
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Orbetello
Pitts
Yanks 6 Miles From Cutting Peninsula
Allied and German forces clash along a 100 mile invasion front with American infantry and parachute units pushing west of Carentan toward Cherbourg. British troops hold Caen area as more German tanks are knocked out. Montebourg contest and Cherbourg harbor actions reported.
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France
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aCen
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Aen
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Stockholm
Zurich
Switzerland
Calais
Cetende
East Texas Forecast Breezy Cold Front Passes
The East Texas forecast calls for cloudy skies with partial clearing late Thursday. Friday is expected to be fair with cooler highs and a night low near freezing. Thursday night will be chilly with diminishing winds and low temperatures around 0 degrees.
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