Trojans in War Roles Span Front Lines to Pacific
ERNEST YERKE of Troy survives a direct artillery strike near the Rhine after diving behind a poplar as a forward security man with the 308th Combat Engineer Battalion. The piece lists numerous Troy residents serving in varied units from Normandy to the Philippines, detailing postings, medals, and a Red Cross appeal, highlighting wartime mobilization at home.
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Ernest Yerke
Troy
308Th Combat Engineer Battalion
Railsplitter
Rhine
Yorke
Yerke
Expert Flame Thrower Tells Experiences
In Manila U S Army dispatches Sergeant Jake Williams a long legged Mississippian leads a hardy squad in the Pacific theater. He recalls a fierce encounter in a walled city where his flame thrower and riflemen decimated Japanese troops, praising his men as the best in the army and recounting a tunnel battle yielding 140 Japanese casualties. Williams notes no Purple Hearts but credits luck and the Lord. A separate item credits a Croydon mother and daughter crediting a telephone call for saving their lives during a coal gas exposure.
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Hexry McLemore
U.S. Army
Manila
INS
Sgu
Jake Williams
Expora
Miss
Jake
Willems
Williams
Seni
Jans
Pie
Ambrose Stein
Proctor
W. Va
Rufus Davenport
Senguin
Texas
Herbert Tullowitzki
Altoona
George Howard
Olympia
Otto Fuhrman
Mac
Bis Squad
Lissen
Military personnel from Troy and area noted in World War II era headlines
A compilation lists A L E X E Mason guardian at Fort Lewis and many locals serving abroad. Harry W Green Jr Averill Park Edgar C Millington Bairston Lake with the 910th Field Artillery. Pvt William B Fher r ien Fifth Army evacuation hospital figh ting in Italy. Clarence D Williams duty soldier with 391st Marauder Bomb Group in France. Moses M Usher with 913th Field Artillery helped Blue Devil Division in Italy. William J Walsh overseas with Army Transportation Corps in Iceland England Scotland France. Lt William S Furlong assigned to Buckingham Army Air Field Fort Myers graduate Ithaca College. Martha Agnes Reynolds Hoosick Road basic training at Fort Oglethorpe. Adele Frank A Woolsey returned from Navy carrier tour in Pacific.
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Justine T. Claessens
Highth Street
Sierra Ordnance Depot
Herlong
Cal
John J. Donlon
Ninth Avenue
Norfolk, Va
Cpk Adam] V. Murasky
Watervliet
Fort Leonard Wood
Clifton Shuhart
Berlin
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tadiana
Edward. Devoe
Howard G. Campbell
Troy
R.D
Germany
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Fort Bragg
John 3. Mangione
Congress Street
Geno A. Ferrito
Ferry Street
Preston K. Jones
Frank Sfapplebean
Seabees
Falmouth
England
Rowena Wiseman
Red Cross Overseas Service
Plmouth
Lansingburg
Gilbert and Marianans
Placid
Alex E Mason
McKinley Avenue
Fort Lewis
Harry W. Green, Jr
Averill Park
Edgar C. Millington
Bairston Lake
910Th Field Artillery
Henmies
Pe Valles
Ialy
William B. Fherrien
First Avenue
Fifth Armys
Haly
I Fc
Clarence D. Williams
Fifth Avenue
France
Gerald FE. Williams
Presqueiste
Moses M. Usher
Pawling Avenue
913Th Field Field Artillery
Blue Devil Infantry Division
Italy
William J. Walsh
At Third Street
Army Transportation Corps
Iceland
Scotland
William 5. Furlong
Johnsonville
Buckimgham Army Air Field
Fort Myers
Teddy Roosevelt
Adi
Frank
A. Woolsey
Eighth Street
Navy
Pacific
Hellcats
Troy Hi
Formosa
Okinawa
Hong Kong
Philippines
Indo-China
Philippine Sea
Hardy Vegetables Tolerate Light Frost But Don’t Rush Season
Henry L. Pree explains frost timing for early kitchen gardens. He notes local soil, exposure, and south-facing sites affect safe planting. use last frost estimates and regional guidance from the U S Weather Bureau to decide when to sow hardy seeds like radishes beets carrots and when to set out tender plants.
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Henry L. Pree Webren
NEA
United States
Key West
U. S Weather Bureau
Corse Bar
Green Mountains
Varmont
Adirondacks
Iron Ranges
Upper Michigan
Snd
Minnesota
US & Weather Bureau
General Clark Praises Polish Corps on Italian Front
Allied Commander General Mark W. Clark lauded the Polish Corps during a visit with General Wladyslaw Anders at a decoration ceremony in Rome. He praised their bravery from Sangro to Cassino and affirmed their leadership, noting the Polish forces were honored with the Virtuti Militari by Anders.
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Mark W. Clark
Italy
Wladyslaw Anders
Sangro
Cassino
Ancons
Pestard
Clark
Ebus
Deie
Anders
Nationwide Clothing Collection Launched War effort aids 125 million in Europe
Henry J. Kaiser launches a nationwide clothing drive to gather shoes bedding and clothing for 125 million people in war ravaged Europe. He urges citizens to comb homes garages and storage bins for any usable garments as the campaign runs through April aiming for 150 million pounds of material.
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New York
Henry J. Kaiser
Europe
United Na- Yong Clothing Collection
Kaiser
Bronze Star Awarded for Heroic Action Aboard Ship
Maurice Daniel Morley 22 son of Ballston Spa postmaster received the Bronze Star Medal for bravery during a shipboard fire. Vice Admiral J S McKain presented the award. Morley, a Marine Corps Reserve antiaircraft gunner, enlisted in 1922 and took part in 25 attacks from Wake Island to French Indochina. He is a Ballston Spa High School graduate and member of St Marys Church.
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Maurice
Daniel. Morley
Edward 3. Morley
Ballston Spa
J. S. McKain
Morley
Marine Corps Reserve
Wake Island
Indo China
Ballston Spa High School
St. Mary's Church
Max Hoffman Dies Suddenly A Broadway Actor
Max Hoffman a ten year old comedian in Good Night Ladies died in his hotel room after his wife found him unconscious on the floor. Police say a stomach ailment may have contributed to his death with exact cause undetermined. He appeared in Good News Sweet Adeline and Captain Jinks and was once married to Helen Kane.
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New York
CPI
Max Hoffman
Luana
Hoffman
Gertrude Hoffman
Captain Jinks
Helen Kane
Mosquitoes Threatened by Mortar Fire Plan
At the New Jersey Extermination Association convention Dr. R B Glasgow proposed using Army mortars to spray insecticide over wide areas to kill mosquitoes quickly and cheaply. The suggestion aimed to adapt postwar mortar technology for pest control in New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
R. BD. Glasgow
Noise Abatement Week Set for April 29 Start
George W. Hanry of Buffalo, head of the National Noise Abatement Council, announced that National Noise Abatement Week will run from April 29 to May. The campaign theme urged reducing noise to ease war nerves and promote health and fitness.
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New York
INS
George W. Hanry
Buffalo
National
Work Started On Damaged Cathedral Aachen
An American architect Captain Walther J. Hachthauen of Seton University leads two small teams of German workers in Saturday efforts to inspect and preserve Aachen Cathedral. Workers aim to reinforce buttresses, replace broken windows, and cover the roof to avert further damage from weather and shelling, preserving a site with centuries of imperial importance.
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Germany
INS
Walther J. Hachthauen
Setenesota University
Germes
America
LeChuse
Z Thaiven
Army
Vichy Leaders Rumored In Southern Hideout
Paris dispatch reports unconfirmed rumors that the Vichy puppet regime has fled Sigmaringen in Germany for a Bavarian castle on Lake Chiem between Munich and Seeburg. Sources suggest Petain may stay at Sigmaringen while Laval was deposed as nominal head by Jacques Dei Briron.
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Henri Philippe Petain
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Wounded Airman Arthur Armstrong Hurt in Germany
Sst. Arthur BE Armstrong twenty five son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Armstrong of 9 North Street Saratoga Springs was wounded in action in Germany by shrapnel fracturing both legs and injuring a tooth and forehead. He is in an English hospital and hopes to return home in about three months. Armstrong left New York January 28 and was wounded February 28 after serving with the 105th Infantry since 1940. He returned to the States in 1943 and served with the Air Corps before requesting reassignment to infantry. He is a Saratoga High School graduate active in sports and a member of St Clement’s Catholic Church.
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Arttuir
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Josep M. Armstrong
North Street
Saratoga Springs
England
Armstrong
New York
Saratoga Spriggs
105Th Infantry
Air Corps
Infantry
Saratoga High School
St. Clement's Catholic Church
Dies of wounds of Pvt John R VanDenburgs
Pvt John R VanDenburgs died of wounds on January 3, according to the War Department. He died near duty site after gumshot injuries. an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division is ongoing and details will be released if received. His parents are Mr and Mrs Bert VanDenburza.
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Mass Purple Heart ceremony honors 1600 Marines at Pearl Harbor
Approximately 1600 Third and Fourth Marine divisions wounded at Iwo Jima received Purple Hearts in a mass ceremony at an area naval hospital. Vice Admiral Towers spoke as Marines lined the outdoor review, and officers awarded medals during ward visits to the wounded.
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Iwo Jima
Area Naval Hospital
John A Towers
Chie
Pacffc
Hershey's Son Becomes Marine Lieutenant at Quantico
Gite P L Hershes, 23, of Washington DC, son of Maj. General Lewis B. Hershey, head of the Selective Service, graduated with over 200 others from the Reserve Officers School at Quantico Virginia. He attended West Point for two and a half years before being discharged to enlist in the Marine Corps in June 1941, joining the reserve officers class on October 3 1934 at Parris Island South Carolina.
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Quéntico
Gite PL Hershes
Washington, D. C
Ger
Lewis B. Hershey
United States Military Academy
West Point
Hershey
Marine Corps
Parris Island
5. C
Arthur Coffer's Barn Door Keeps WWI Legend Alive
Ernest Coffer, writing from a French hospital, recalls his brother Arthur Coffer who served in France during World War I. Arthur reportedly signed barn doors with his name, and a recent chart note shows his name tucked away before the barn was destroyed by an explosion and planes overhead.
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Arthur Coffer
France
Ernest
Arthurs Wame
Ryukyus operations progress with US forces advance
Warships bases and airfields in Nippon island are noted as US forces push southwest into the Ryukyus. Intensified bombardments began March 23 as air and naval units hammer target groups including British and American forces.
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Page Ona
Nippon'e Island
Beache
U. S
Ryukyus
Maren 23
White
Brugyus
Serzizers
Cas Ae Amors Tie We Infantsy Dik Berane Group
Athern UN
Oia
Ef Patves
13 Yanks Died to Save Norwegians in Arctic Convoy
American crew of the Henry Bacon sacrificed themselves to save 19 Norwegian refugees among a convoy attacked by German submarines and planes. Five crewmen stood as oarsmen in a lifeboat while others defended the ship. The Henry Bacon fired on torpedo planes, enabling many to be rescued as waves sank the vessel. The admiralty called the air attacks on the convoy the most powerful in two years.
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Henry Bacon
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