Submarine Gains Put 627 Jap Vessels Sunk In War
Allied war updates say 16 more Japanese ships were sunk by U.S. submarines bringing the toll to 627 enemy vessels sunk by subs since the war began. The latest total includes one large tanker five transports and ten cargo ships. Also describes fierce combat at Willaumez peninsula Los Negros and New Britain and air strikes near Rabaul Kavieng and Patamushiro in the Pacific campaign.
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Japan
Bismarck Sea
Los Negros Island
Admiralty Group
New Britain
Willaumex Peninsula
Willaumez Peninsula
Associated Press
Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Talasea
Rabaul
MacArthur
New Guinea
Saidor
Madang
South Pacific
Green Island
Solommons
Kavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Patamushiro
Kurile Islands
Pacific
Marshalls
Methodist Meet Set in Houston on World Fellowship
Texas Methodists announce representatives will attend a world fellowship meeting in Houston starting tomorrow, as part of the conference agenda for March right after the March 9 report.
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Methodist
Houston
Texas Methodist Conference
World Fellowship
General's Unit Downs 1500 Japs in New Guinea
Fifth Air Force fighters under Brig. Gen. Paul Wurtsmith flew from Wewak to claim the fleet’s 1500th victory, with 43 American KIA and 9 MIA. The Southwest Pacific unit has averaged one Yank victory per American lost, reflecting teamwork and tactics that boosted combat efficiency amid harsh conditions.
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Lee Vanatta
Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
INS
America
Wewak
Paul Wuksmith
San Antonio
Southwest Pacific
Actson
Squeeze" Wurtsmith
Unil
Mexico to Set Date for Air Force in World War II
President Avila Camacho stated he is ready to fix the date for Mexico to enter active combat in World War II. He told pilots at a luncheon that Mexican air power will join the Allied fight, asserting the nation's democracy duty and that no air force would be first to act.
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Mexico City
Avila Camacho
Hatte
Mexican Unis
Hoax Distress Call Halts Boat Search at Lake Michigan
Chicago dispatch reports a hoax distress call directed no boats from six ports into bitter weather. A search over eight hours in 15 degree conditions for four men adrift in a lifeboat ended with the boats withdrawn about 30 miles east of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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Chicago
Coast, Guard
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Casualty Totals for U S in World War II
Washington March 9 Secretary of War Stimson announced cumulative American war casualties through February 23 total 121,458 with 20,592 dead, 57,318 wounded, 26,326 missing, 27,222 prisoners. Navy figures reach 40,824 with 17,261 killed and 9,910 wounded.
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Washington
Wer Stimson
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Stimson
Texans Heroism at Salerno 141st Unit Wins Citation
The Third battalion of the 41st Infantry Regiment of the 36th Infantry Division, a former Texas National Guard unit mobilized in 1940, received a Presidential citation for its actions at Salerno on September 9, 1943. The unit, led by Col. Richard J. Werner of San Antonio, landed in the first assault wave and repelled heavy German counterattacks despite severe shelling, enabling the division to reach its objective.
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Salerno
Washington
41St Infantry
Texas National Guard
Richard J. Werner
San Antonio
Sar Antony
Lanting
Genegier
Waddar
Ban Bento
Pla
Dallas
War Department
Italy
Weathertrd
Tht
Texas Nasional Guard
Luling
Reds Drive On Rail Hub of Proskurov
Soviet forces push toward the rail junction of Proskurov in southwestern Ukraine with success against German positions. This advance pins down escape routes and tightens control along the Odessa Warsaw trunk line as battles rage north of Proskurov.
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Proskurov
London
Marshal Zhukov
Red
Ukraine
Moscow
Odessa-Warsaw
Volochisk
Russia
Gherm-Ostrov
Staro- Konstantinay
Troskirov
Lwow
Cernaut
Rumania
Zhmerinka
Dnieper
Cherni-Qstroy
Gruzheyltsa
Proskuy Tov
Staro- Konstantinov
Ruzhevitsa
Valusovtay
Yank Burma Fatal River Assault Ends With Heavy Enemy Losses
U S Marine forces repelled three Japanese river crossing attempts at Nambyu River as moonlit night battles left numerous enemy dead. Americans suffered light casualties. Later in San Diego, Marines defeated Dow Chemical 49 to 29, marking two straight wins.
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Nambyu
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps Base
Dow Chemical
Midland
Germans scramble transport planes to rescue mudbound army
Moscow dispatches report the German army commandeering transport planes to supply tanks and trucks in southwestern Ukraine. Red Star correspondent Capt. Andrei Belaiev notes hundreds of big transports fly in while flooding and ferries hinder landing. Some planes drop fuel by parachute as resistance stiffens with fresh German troops entering the battle lines.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Andrei Belaiev
Red Star
Belassy
Merrill Marauders Face Large Japanese Force in Burma
American Marauders battling in northern Burma engage a Japanese force of at least 300 troops. Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill leads the infantry in a delayed March action described as a significant encounter during the operation.
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Burma
Frank Merrill
British Admiral Henderson Pegrany Dies at 54
Vice Admiral Frank Henderson Pegrany fourth sea lord died last night in Bristol naval hospital after a heart attack. He served with the Bruna fleet at Gallipoli in World War I, saw active service in World War II, and received the Distinguished Service Order for naval operations off Norway in 1940.
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London
UTI
Frank Henderson Pegrany
Fourth Sea
Bristol Naval Hospital
Admiral Henderson
Te Bran
Gallipoli
Norway
San Antonio Forecast Cloudy With Rain Into Friday
Forecast shows cloudy conditions with rain expected Thursday afternoon through Friday. Warmer temperatures, especially Thursday night and Friday, with moderate to fresh winds and a low near 60 degrees Friday morning. East Texas forecast notes rain in the southwest and far south Thursday afternoon, with varied cloudiness into Thursday night and Friday.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Effect of U S Raids on Berlin Cited
A London commentator called the Savlight raids on Berlin a magnificent American achievement and said the campaign could have major consequences if sustained. He noted General Carl A Spaatz leading the air forces and contrasted German raid losses with Allied tonnage, stating Germany lost 83 planes in the period.
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London
Berlin
Carl A Spaatz
Britain
U. S
Germany
Amusement Tax Claim Disallowed in San Antonio
A woman claiming 200 weekly for amusements in San Antonio had her deduction disallowed by internal revenue agents. The case also denied a father claiming six children as dependents for eight dollars monthly, noting he could not be head of family with such support.
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San Antonio
Internal Revenue
Federal Building
Metropolitan Opera
Iman
Bombers Hit Berlin Again In Heavy War Raid
London dispatch reports the U S Eighth Air Force striking Berlin for the fourth time in six days. Fortresses and Liberators bombed the German capital in strong formations with fighter escort from the Eighth and Ninth air forces. About 850 to 1000 bombers participated, with enemy losses tallied at 38 bombers and 83 fighters, while total enemy planes downed reach 301 in two offensives on Berlin. The Luftwaffe admitted damage to Erkner ball bearing and torpedo parts plants amid a week described as an exhausting one for German air forces.
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North Burma
Stilwell
Minghkuge
James Doolittle
Berlin
Reuter
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Speer
Bremen
London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Eighth
Ninth Air Forces
Ninth Air Fores
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U. & Bostbers
Hitler
U.S
VEF Ballbearing
Erkner
Texans admitted to McCloskey General Hospital Temple
Two more S A Menin patients at McCloskey Hospital Temple include Pvt. Henry F Martin of 103 Omaha street and Robert Hunerberg of 1603 South Pine. Other Texans listed as patients are Tech Sgt Milton H Weavee of Weslaco Elroy Vela Yorketown Pvt Robert L Wilkinson Rockport and Pvt Walter V Paschal Brownsville.
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Vatareans
Ffc
Robert &. Hunerberg
South Pine Street
Henry F. Martin
Omaha Street
Jes Closkey General Hospital
Temple
Mc Closkey Hospital
Milton H
Weavee
Weslaco
Pie Elroy Vela
Yorketown
Robert L. Wilkinson
Rockport
Walter V. Paschal
Brownsville
Praising Air Blows Red Believes Land Armies to Crush Hitler
In Moscow March 9 the Red Star quotes Lieut. Gen. Boris Sterligov saying Hitler will fall only through massive land army operations in alliance with air and sea forces. He argues bomber raids are strategic but cannot alone decide the war, noting Allied air actions aim to weaken Germany while a land invasion remains decisive.
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Hitler
Moscow
Boris Sterligov
Red Star Today
Sterligoy
London
Wallsport
Germany
United States
Britain
Sterngov
Sane
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