News Favorable To Allies: Relentless Advances Continue
A war round up notes Allied gains across Europe and the Pacific. It cites German setbacks as Russia drives toward Warsaw while severing Baltic lines and Russian forces push from Lwow toward a broad front spanning eight sectors. Berlin appears the likely objective.
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War Information Center
Italy
France
Pacific
Guam
America
Germany
Russia
Pskov
Vistula
Leningrad
Kharkov
Dnepr
Prut
Mareth
Hitler
Hindenburg
Warsaw
Baltic Sea
Estonia
Latvia
Lwow
New York
Chicago
Berlin
Squibs Update on Cubs and Giants Brief
Fragmented sports notes mention the Chicago Cubs and the Newark Giants with brief wrap commentary. The piece ends with a casual signoff as time runs out and readers are promised continued coverage next week.
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Chicago Cubs
Newark Giants
Victory Stage and Section V LAN events at camp
Captain Ames replaces Lt Miller as adjutant of Section V and seeks strong cooperation. Stage chatter highlights a Victory Stage quartet with Pvts Jarvis Burkardt and Fyler, and others in a Sinatra skit. Sports notes report a 10 to 5 softball win by Section V over Section H.
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Julius T. Ames
Lt. Miller
Ames
Jarvis Burkardt
Fyler
Khogian
Burkhardt
Mes
Auwoffs
Wever
Ction H
UGLE
Deremo
Ace
Hangar Number Four
Donald G. Green
Muggsy Malnar Wins Ping Pong Title in 524th Band
Muggsy Malnar claimed the Ping Pong Championship of the 524th band after a five set match against Pvt Hood. The contest drew a small crowd with local concessions sales and a 35 cent betting note, as Malnar surged from behind to win 21-19 in the final set.
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Muggesy Malnar
Muggsy Malnar
Wet Wash Laundry, Inc
Muggsy
Pvt. Hood
Cpl. Gren
Pfe. Hagan
Hood
Pvt
Mirage of Miraculous Returns Sparks Buckley Field Run
The race featured five new entrants from Buckley Field Pvt Abe Milstone Pvt Bob Kindred Pfc Wilbur Guyette Pfc Ed Rosenfeldt and Pfc Charley Shieve joining the 24th. Malnar earned a dollar and a quarter from the loot while each contestant paid a ten cent entry fee. Muggsy quipped they would have won with a quarter each. Buckley Field is noted as cooler.
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Malnar
Muggsy
Abe Milstone
Bob Kindred
Wilbur Guyette
Ed Rosenfeldt
Charley Shieve
Buckley Field
Glider Program Adds Para chute Landing Course
Lt. Eli Freedman directs the 2544th Glider Program expansion with a new para chute landing course. Cpls Morgan and Wagar report soon as training intensifies. Lt Floore earns praise while Lt Edmund Floore welcomes cigars for all. Laurie, a former RAF student, arrives with flying background.
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Eli Freedman
IDR
Cpl
Morgan
Pvt
Wagar
Infantry
Dozier
Gumshoe
Gamewarden
Jim
Maloney
Floore
Edgar L. Floore
Bryant Laurie
Laurie
RAF
RCAF
England
St. Eugene
Canada
Roger
North Africa War Vet Chaplain Visits Here
Lt. Col. Tunis S. Cordill, WTTC staff chaplain and new chaplains corps head, spoke at Sheppard Field visiting Mt. Zion Easter services and recalling Egypt Libya Tunisia duty. He praised overseas Red Cross work and noted losses among bomber group members. He departed for Amarillo Army Air Base after touring Keesler Field.
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Sheppard Field
Tunis S. Cordill
Western Technical Training Command
Denver
WTTC
Cordill
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
Ninth Air Force
Middle East
Egypt-Libya
Mt. Zion
Palestine
Moses
Red Sea
North Africa
Red Cross
Amarillo Army Air Base
Keesler Field
Armstrong advances to piloting duties with cadet bombardiers
Lt Gene Armstrong, former aviation mechanics instructor at Sheppard Field, finished training at Marfa AAF and now serves as pilot for bombardier cadets in Deming, New Mexico. His home is in Wichita Falls.
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Gene Armstrong
Sheppard Field
Marfa Aaf
Demming, N. M
Armstrong
Wichita Falls
Colonel Schuessler Assigned To Dental Clinic No. 1
Lt. Col. Carlos F. Schuessler of the Dental Corps reports to Sheppard Field to serve as chief of Dental Clinic No. 1. He joined the Dental Corps in 1937 and attended the medical field service school in 1939 and the Army dental school in 1941. A USC graduate, he served in New Caledonia with American troops from 1942 to 1943 and then returned to the U.S. for duty. His Los Angeles home is with wife and daughter Patricia Ann.
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Carlos F. Schuessler
Dental Corps
Sheppard Field
Schuessler
Army
Medical Field Service
Army Dental School
University of Southern California
New Caledonia Island
United States
Los Angeles
Redundant Bicycle Listed on Daily Information Sheet
The Monday entry labels a two wheel bicycle as the only vehicle type. No other bicycle varieties appear in the readable portion.
Exchange Store Offers Leather Goods and Fresh Shipments
Readers are informed of new stock at the Exchange including all leather cigaret cases wallets and key containers in Mexican design back in stock small leather address books air mail stationery with 8 cent stamps new leatherette card holders blue and red pencils deodorants shampoo double edged razor blades hard water bath soap white cotton undershirts summer trunks athletic shorts and nonrationed officer shoes. Sterling silver charms wings and artist print waste baskets appeal to ladies.
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Tokyo
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Mala
Via
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Charles J. Messick
WOJG
James H. Ralston
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AAF
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Clyde W. Swanson
Jack L. Orchard
WNC
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