Yanks Invasion Of Samal Island Reported By Manila
Manila May 10 An American invasion of Samal Island near Davao City was announced as bitter fighting raged on Mindanao mainland. Allied forces pressed toward the Dayao gulf, with Maj Gen Woodruff’s 24th Infantry extending a bridgehead to outflank Japanese positions. Tarakan campaign nears completion as Allied forces seize Tarakan City Api hill and push toward the Djoeata oil field. Tokyo radio claimed American Negro troops shaping the Tarakan fight, though Allied sources gave no confirmation of U S participation in the main campaign.
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Manila
Samal Island
Pavao City
Mindanao
Doughtays
Tarakan Island
Barnes
Tarakan City
API Hill
Djoeata
24Th Division
MacArthur Praises Aussies Praise from Guifley on Tarakan success
Acting Prime Minister Chifley quoted General MacArthur praising the Tarakan invasion as successful and hitch free. MacArthur reportedly defended Australian Ninth Division equipment and noted casualties as 46 killed and 2% wounded, calling the operation outstanding and efficient under his command.
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Canberra
J. B. Guifley
Mararthir
Tarakan
Chifley
MacArthur
Borneo
Military Actions Report Amid Pacific Operations
Battalion status unclear as prose notes no further updates. Air forces of Australia and the United States shelled targets around Labuan Hisland and Borneo harbor areas. Fifth Air Force aircraft sank a destroyer near the Yangtze mouth with three hits, while a 500 ton subchaser went down at Swatow. Two other sub chasers damaged and two freight cars sunk.
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Talion
Borneo
Labuan Hisland
Fifth Air Force
Yangtze River
Swatow
Diesel Shows Yanks V3 Factory in Bavarian Alps
Eugen Diesel, son of the famed engine inventor, told U.S. authorities about two large V-3 factories and an experimental station hidden high in the Bavarian Alps. He claimed a new superhighway and tunnel to Nazi hideouts. Observation planes then tracked targets and shells began hitting them.
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12Th Armored Division
U. 5
Seventh Army
Eugen Diesel
Bavarian Alps
Americas
U.S
10th Army Loses 16425 On Okinawa
On Okinawa southern front, United States Tenth Army reports 16,425 casualties through Monday including 2,107 soldiers and 577 marines killed, 10,402 soldiers and 2,800 marines wounded, and 504 soldiers and 38 marines missing. British fleet strikes Miyako and Ishigaki as U.S. battleships and carrier planes bombard fortifications.
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Guam
United States
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Ninute
Kisarazu
Lana ‘Tateyama Naval Air Station
Tokyo
Nimitz
Pasific
Miyaka
Ishigaki Islands
Sakishima
Ryukyu Chain
Hee
Truk
Marcus
Palaus
Care Urged in Sugar Forms for Canning Requests
W. W. McAllister, chairman of the Bexar wartime price and rationing board, urged applicants to correctly fill canning sugar forms. He said errors slow processing, with improper submissions returned and confusion over sugar allotments. The 1945 program limits issuance to one pound per four quarts of finished canned fruit as jam and fruit supplies rise locally.
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W. W. Mcallister
Bexar Entiaty War Price and Falioning Board
Board
McAllister
Kesselring says Hitler dead and Berlin doomed
Field Marshal Kesselring told U S reporters in Salzburg that Hitler was dead and unlikely to lead a holdout. He praised Hitler as a genius in operations yet blamed him for Germany's broader burdens, while noting respect for Allied leaders including Montgomery Patton and Tedder.
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Howard Cowanstedt
Ssalpslden
Austria
Alvest Kiring
Hitler
Salzburg-Berchtesgaden
U. S
Tyrolean
Alps
Det Fuchrer
Berlin
Fickl Marshal von Rundatech
Reichmarshal Goering
Sixth Air Army
der Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
America
Hitler Kesselring
der Fucker
Germany
Montgomery
Patton
Tedder
Monty
Bronze Stars Awarded to Veterans in World War II Service
Four personnel receive Bronze Stars for pivotal roles in logistics, graves registration, bomber missions, and air command service in India and the Pacific. Capt George Staples led statistical support for supply and movement. Col Thomas Howard earned merit for policy work and 35 combat missions aboard a B-25 in Europe and the Asia theater. Master Sgts Werbert Wooder and Roosevelt Williamson earned Bronze Stars for bomber command service in India and the Denny crew for valor and mission success.
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George E. Staples
Evgin W.staples
Booth Hackberry
Luzon
Roosevelt Williamson
Werbert B. Denny
Marguerite
Denny
Jackson Street
India
hHis
Pearwalk
Fragmented wartime dialogue on invasions and ethics
The draft text portrays disputed views on German soldiers and Nazi conduct. It reflects regret over missed invasions after Dunkirk and questions of morale and quality among troops, with assertions about England and historical campaigns.
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Siegfried Line
England
Dunkerque
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