Marine returns home after 20 months in Pacific combats
Pfc. Arthur Ramsay, son of Mrs. Frances L. Ramsay of 117 Hunter Avenue, recalls three major Pacific battles and two months on a beachhead. He describes brief sleep shifts, periodic bombardment, canned food, rain and bugs, exhaustion, and relief as Marines reach their objective.
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Marine Ramsay to Leave for San Diego After Pacific Duty
Ramsay, 21, a Marine from Jesus Township High School, served in the Pacific theater with campaigns in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. He earned a Presidential Unit Citation and a Bronze Star with Bravery in Action. He has two brothers, Jack and Pvt. Bob, and a sister Jane Fuller in Hawii Indiana. He enlisted in June 1942 and will depart for San Diego Saturday.
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Fifth Army Italy Shoe Salvage Unit Under War Effort
Robert O. Blake heads a quartermaster salvage unit attached to the Fifth Army in Italy. The mobile trailers, outfitted with repair machines and dar ners, turn out thousands of repaired shoes to equip troops. The operation preserves fighting footwear and clothing throughout the campaign as it moves to front lines.
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