31st Infantry on Bataan Never Served in U S
Wartime feature recalls the 31st Infantry known as Manila's Own with ties to Maj. Gen. L D Gasser and Col L D Gasser. It notes the unit's Siberian service, Shanghai posting, and regimental traditions, including the passing of the cups ceremony.
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31St Infantry
Bataan
U. S
Ort Sugrue Gasser
L. D. Gasser
War Department
Office of
Civilian Defense
Yy Sacaneree
America
San Francisco
New York
U. S. Army
31St Regiment
United States
Philippines
Manila
Russia
China
Vladivostok
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Shanghai
White House
Gen. G. van H. Mosley
Mosley
Britain
East Lancashire
Wiltshires
Lincolnshires
East Lancashires
Brig. Fleming
3List
Gasser
Col. Gasser
OCD
Russell P. Hartle
31St Regt
Ireland
L. T. Gerow
31St
Ft. Meade
C. I. Marron
U. S. Infantry
Crew Of Burning Destroyer Stuck To Guns At St. Nazaire
The Campbeltown, an American destroyer in British service, charged the St. Nazaire dock entrance and burned as naval crew kept firing. The ship crashed its way through defenses, its crew fighting to the end while German fire raked the harbor. The raid, praised as one of the finest aggressive actions of the war, left many Commandos casualties or prisoners.
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Associated Press
London
St. Nazaire
Gordon Holman
Zeebrugge
Campbelltown
Campeltown
Campbeltown
Holman
A. C. Newman
Vermonters Rush Maple Sugar To Help War Effort
Vermonters mobilize for wartime maple sugar production led by Green Mountain Boys. In Vermont's sugar huts, farmers and families gather sap, boil into syrup, and convert it to sugar as price activism climbs. One third of US maple supply stems from Vermont, with season prices rising to reflect wartime demand.
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United Press
ST. Johnsbury
Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
Hor nix high bans girls in slacks policy
Hornell New York March 30 Principal Edward Cooke of Hornell High School described girls in slacks as akin to boys in dresses and announced the policy to send home any girl who persists in wearing masculine attire, ending the slacks fad at the school.
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Hornell
N. Y
Edward Cooke
Hornell High School
Two Escaped Nazis Recaptured in London Train Attempt
London march 30 two of four German prisoners of war who escaped a camp in northwest England Wednesday were recaptured yesterday as they tried to board a train. Lieuts Karl Stix and Albert Zeiss of the air corps identified. Police and bloodhounds aided the search for the remaining two.
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England
Karl Stix
Albert Zeiss
Victory Sundae Introduced in Northwest Markets
Minneapolis report notes ice cream makers unveil the victory sundae a patriotic red white and blue scoop sold for 25 cents with a 10 cent defense stamp given as change. The novelty aims to boost sales while promoting wartime support across the region.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
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NEA Service
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Bellevue
Bellevue-Stratford
Hiladelphia
The
Victory Sundae
Canton Wallpaper CO
Bert Ritz
6Th St
Dial
Reddy Lot
Patriotic Cooperation
War Production Board’s Clothing
Richman Brothers
Richman
Brothers Service
Market Ave
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