Nazis at Bay Fight Showdown On Rhine West Bank
Readable weekly war roundup notes a reinforced Nazi force halting the Allied advance on the Rhine west bank near Cologne, encirclement of Judch on the Roer, and intense front lines on the nightmarish 18 mile front. It also covers Russian advances in Slovakia and Hungary, Pacific battles, Hull resignation, Stettinius nomination, POW treatment assurances, and rising U S casualties to 536 950.
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War Information Center
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Hull
Tennessee
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Senate
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House
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Stimson
United States
Former SF Officer Promoted to Colonel in WWII Service
Lt. Col. Harold E. Dungan, veteran of World War I and former commanding officer of the 70th Air Base Group at Sheppard Field, has been promoted to colonel. From a French chateau, he leads a large service group under US Troop Carrier Forces. He received the Purple Heart on Jan 17, 1942, for WWI aerial combat wounds. His wife Ruth and sons Harold E. Jr. and David reside in Wichita Falls.
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70Th Air Base
Sheppard Field
Paul L. Williams
Dungan
Duncan
France
Ruth Dungan
Harold E., Jr
David
Wichita Falls
Casualties in ETO Pass 200 000 Mark
The War Department reports U S Army casualties in France the Low Countries and the German border region total 200 349 from initial landings to Nov 1. The breakdown is 35 884 killed 145 788 wounded and 18 677 missing.
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France
CNS
Low Countries
War Department
Army Occupied German Territory Seen as Military Rule Lab
A Camp Newspaper Service report describes Eisenhower’s occupation zone from Sittard to Aachen as a testing ground for military governance. Civilians live under restricted hours, with appointed local officials, wartime food rationing, and tight control under American troops. Lt. Frank Leahy oversees recreation at Pacific submarine bases.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sittard
Aachen
Lewis Gannett
New York Herald Tribune
Cangelt
Himmler
Seeram and Dien
Dr. Wassell Heroic Navy Doctor Praised In Addresses
Dr. Wassell, a Arkansas country doctor turned Navy lieutenant, honored for rescuing 12 wounded sailors from Java. He guided improvised stretchers 50 miles to the sea, then captained a small Dutch craft through Japanese attacks to reach Australia. He received the Navy Cross and now serves as assistant public relations officer at the Los Angeles base.
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United States Navy
Wassell
Java
Houston
Marblehead
Australia
Ien
Dr. Wassell
United States
Navy Operating
San Pedro
Calif
Los Angeles
Learn and
Liv
Colonel Lapsley Heads New Unit
Colonel Lapsley receives his captaincy in May 1942 and is promoted to major in December the same year. He has commanded the AACS Headquarters Squadron in Asheville and served in communications at Presque Isle Maine. He now resides with his wife and 11 year old daughter in Wichita Falls.
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Lapsley
AACS
Asheville
N. C
Presque Isle
Maine
Wichita Falls
Missing ex Sheppard Field employee Bryant Smith
Bryant Thomas Smith a 20 year old former civilian employee at Sheppard Field and brother of S Sherman L. Smith was reported missing in action. A telegram from the Navy Department informed his parents Mr and Mrs J T Smith of Wichita Falls. He served 19 months in the Navy as a fireman first class aboard a submarine and previously worked as a typewriter repairman at Sheppard Field.
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Bryant Thomas Smith
Sheppard Field
Sherman L. Smith
J. T. Smith
Wichita Falls
Navy Department
Navy
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