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Troy Record in Troy, New York

01 Apr 1944

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Troy Record

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Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1944

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11

Red Cross Tracks Prisoner Names and Varied Spelling

Geneva reports how during 1949 prisoners of war from the French colonial forces were recorded with dozens of name spellings. The International Red Cross compiled details in Geneva and relied on Swiss translators to identify individuals across languages and scripts.

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Geneva Switzerland France Ammar Ben Mohamed Ammar International Red Cross Committee Ammer Ben Mohamed Ammar Germany Humber Boussetta Amar Mahomed Palais du Conseil General Boussetta Ammar Central Information Bureau Amara Amir Homari Lamour Lamouri Amor Red Cross Ahmed Hamida Houmad Amada Hamenida Morocco International Red Cross Dahomey Maduissi Edouard Mahoney Maouche Moulki Pakogon Meuchi Tohoyan Hier Kuhet Meyer Turkey Russia Ankara Czechoslovakia International Red Grass
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WACS Aid Confidential Aides for Invasion Plans

In Britain 1600 WACs assigned to critical tasks limit posts for officers under brigadier general. Eight WAC confidential aides assist Eisenhower and invasion chiefs, with seven college graduates and a mix of ranks from captains to first lieutenants. They begin work at 6:30 am and sometimes work late. several survivors of a torpedo incident last year are among them.

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London WAC Eisenhower WACS Britain Hfe Aeur North Africa Mattie Pinette Fort Kent Sarah Bagby New Haven Carl Spaatz Ruth Briggs Westerly R. 1 Walter B. Smith Louise Anderson Denver Col Robert A. McClure Kathleen Berry San Francisco Cornelia Visman Placerville Cal Ruth Sawyer Hastings-on-Hudson Evelyn Krefft Minneapolis
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