Who Would Give Orders In Far East
Tokyo June 27 The lines of American military responsibility in the Pacific are tangled with two unified commands in Washington. Cincpac led by Adm Stump in Hawaii commands Navy Air and Army west of Pearl Harbor. Far East Command led by Gen Lemnitzer in Tokyo oversees forces in Japan. Split responsibilities raise fears of delays and propose a unified command with Hawaii as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Falk
Tokyo
Pacific
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lyman Lemnitzer
Felix Stump
Pacific Area Command
Cincpac
Adm
Stump
Hawaii
Air
Amy
Pearl Harbor
Johnson Island
Guam
Tinian
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Formosa
Philippines
Shanghai
Lemnitzer
Far East Command
FEC
SAC
Strategic Air Command
Curtis le May
Omaha
Neb
Dingpac
FEAF
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Okinawa
Asia
Air Force enlistee Daniel E. Guill stationed at Lackland
Daniel E. Guill of Royalton enlisted in the Air Force June 10 and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Guill of Royalton. His mailbox address is Flight 550 Box 1511 Lackland Air Base San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Guill
Royalton
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Arnold Guill
Daniel E. Guill
Lackland Air Base
Navy inducts Robert L. Filter to Kingsville staff
Among those reporting to the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Kingsville Texas on June 3 for duty with the administration department was Robert L Filter airman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Martin Filter of Jonesboro.
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Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Kingsville
Texas
Administration Department
Robert L. Filter
USN
Martin Filter
Jonesboro
Desert Jeep Tragedy Leaves Two Dead in Mojave
Chester Bunker, 67, survivor of a desert jeep outing near Amazon Canyon, recalls two men dying after the vehicle sank in sand. Calvert Wilson, 49, died of exposure five miles from the jeep. James Thompson, 75, and Lyle Robertson, 49, survived but faced extreme thirst and heat.
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Chester Bunker
Bunker
Amazon Valley
Amazon Canyon
Here
Calvert Wilson
California
James Thompson
Joshua Tree
Lyle W. Robertson
Cadiz
Robertson
Thompson
Needles
Twentynine Palms
Los Angeles
Three New Members Initiated in Sigma Delta Chi Chapter
Three members joined the Southern Illinois Sigma Delta Chi chapter in Cape Girardeau on Friday night. New initiates are John File of the Herald-Tri bune, Paul Vannier of the Bluffs Times, and Jay Steinberg of De Soto Missouri. They were guests at the home of publishers Fred and George Nater, Southeast Missourian.
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Southern Illinois
Sigma Delta Chi
Cape Girardeau
John File
Chester Herald-Tribune
Paul Vannier
Bluffs Times
Jay Steinberg
de Soto
Fred and
George Nater
Southeast Missourian
Desert Years Teach Carelessness Says Veteran
A veteran reflects after years in the desert, noting one lesson learned: a person grows careless. The remark underscores how long exposure to harsh conditions can dull vigilance and lead to mistakes.
Bone fragment aids repair after motorcycle truck crash
Chicago June 27 AP reports a three inch bone fragment found near an accident scene may let Harold Walat age 19 fully recover from a severe leg injury. Doctors say the fragment from his left tibia was cleaned and replaced, improving healing prospects and avoiding possible shortening or graft.
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Harold Walat
Walat
Mason couple welcome son in Hollywood birth
British actor James Mason and wife Pamela announce the birth of their son in Hollywood. The eight pound nine ounce baby, born Sunday, joins the couple’s six year old daughter.
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James Mason
Pamela
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Far East
Guill
Lackland
Cortese
S. Ilinois
Carbondale
Tom McCahill
Montclair
Mercury
Kwk-Tv
Carbondale Auto Sales
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale, Illinois
van Motors, Inc
West Main Street
Marion, Illinois
Desert Horror
Twentynine Palms, Calif
KODAK
Hewitt’s Drug Store
Rexall
Carbondale, Ill
Chicago
Hollywood
Souther Illinois
Lakeside Nursery
Carterville
Oor
Baptist Book Store
W. Main
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