Guadalcanal Rail Line Completed in Solomons
A golden spike ceremony marked the completion of Guadalcanal Bougainville and Tokyo Railroad built by Seabees. The 1.22 mile line runs from engine to caboose with three secondhand gasoline engines named The Admiral The Captain and another unnamed engine.
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Guadalcanal
INL
Bougainville
Tokyo
Promontory Point
Utah
Naval Construction Battalion
William M. Quigley
Solomons
Panama
Tooth and Claw Battles at Cassino Endurance of Fifth Army
Allied troops in Italy endure a brutal Cassino fight described as tooth and claw. New Zealanders and tanks breach the Rapido crossing, then face German armor and anti tank guns as sappers carve a narrow mule track road between Mount Cairo and Monastery Hill for a 16 foot wide tank corridor. The Stars and Stripes reports emphasize the ferocity and tactical challenges of the 11 day operation.
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Allied
Italy
Cassino Front
Purple Heart Valley
Fifth Army
Stars and Stripes
Cassino
New Zealand
Rapido River
Highway 6
Monte Cassino
Liri
Mount Cairo
Monastery Hill
Stephentown Man Shares in Estate
Special to The Record details Catherine Mittnight of Brooklyn widow of Frank Mittnight and mother of Joseph Mittnight of Stephentown who died January 27 leaving a net estate of 10351 81 per State Tax Commission appraisal on file with Surrogate McGarey. Heirs Charles Mittnight and Frank Mittnight of Brook faced a portion of the estate.
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Record
Brooklyn
Catherine Mittnight
Frank G. Mittnight
Joseph Mittnght
Stephentown
Huntington
State Tax Commission
Francis D. McGarey
Charles Mittnight
Brook
Executor named in estate with 11213 dollar gross value
The document lists bequests to several individuals including Lawrence E Mitlnight and Marion Ball with fixed sums and notes Frank G Mittnight as executor. It states the gross value of the estate at 11213.59 dollars and mentions New York City's colleges graduate more than 16000 students annually.
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Lyn
Joseph Mitlnight
Lawrence E. Mitlnight
Brooklyn
Marion
Ball
North Wood Center
N.el
Frank G. Mittnight
New York City
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Army Service Command
Army
Navy
Machine Corps
Bougainville and Tokyo
Tokyo Express
Carpenter
Earle E. Gorman
St. Louis
Galveston
Texas
Jeraldine
Jeanette
U. S
Aid Red Cross
Joyce
Joan
Menands, N. Y
RED Cross
Castle Hill
Sea of the A
Brant
Aaa
Montgomery Ward
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