Erth Division Men Mark Overseas Service Anniversary
A dispatch from division headquarters notes the third anniversary of the date troops sailed for overseas duty. Lt Col William J. O'Brien and Sgt. Thomas Baker of Troy received Congressional Medals for their service in the Losth Lefantry as the 21st Division honors the anniversary.
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Soumerhere
United States
Wiliam J. O'Brien
Sgt. Thomas
Baker
Troy
Congress
Roger
Siete Rete
Barrage Memo From Iwo Jima Survives Texas Strike
A letter to Mr and Mrs Exnest Gratton from their son Seaman Gratton Jr describes the battleship Texas enduring three days of bombardment before the Marines landed on Iwo Jima. He recalls Suribachi peak, flag raising, and cites other Pacific battles in a flowing wartime reminiscence.
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Texas
Iwo Jima
Exnest
FL Gratton
Mgnan Avenue
Sestiem Ze
F. Gratton
Seaman Gratton
D-Day
Dane Roshells
Sutibachi
Me ‘Wéaig
Normandy
Cherbourg
France
Jow
Britain Faces Shrinking Food Stocks Says Churchill
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that Britain’s food stocks fell to about 6,085,000 tons and are expected to shrink further. He warned that liberated European stocks would drop to around 4,750,000 tons by the end of June while regular supplies remain barely sufficient.
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London
ULP
Chirechi
Commons
Britain
Europe
Churchill
OPA Establishes New Gasoline Coupon Validity
The Office of Price Administration announces 35 gasoline ration coupons become valid today with A-11 coupons invalid. Each AIS coupon is worth four gallons through June 24, preserving current value. Dealers have until March 31 to turn in 4-bf coupons for gasoline or surrender them for ration checks. distributors may deposit through April 10. Proper endorsement is required to curb illegal coupon trade.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ace Skater Killed In Germany Becomes NE Amateur Champion
Pfc Daniel A Mahoney 22 son of John Mahoney Waterford lived at 87 Broad Street Waterford was killed Feb 25 in Germany. An infantryman under General Patton he had been wounded last fall from shrapnel but recovered and returned to duty. He trained at Fort Leonard Wood and arrived in England last summer. In 1942 he won the New England amateur skating title after finals at the Boston Garden. He and his brother John a Navy petty officer stationed in California competed in many New England events.
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Daniel A. Mahoney
New England
John Mahoney
Brosd. Street
Waterford
Germany
Mahoney
Patton
England
North Adams
Fort Leonard Wood
Boston Garden
John
Navy
California
New Channel Surveys Get Approval
Washington reports the House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved resolutions authorizing the Army Engineers to conduct new navigation surveys on the Hudson River from Troy to Albany. The work, postponed during the war, will be funded after hostilities end with contracts planned for dredging and assessments of river needs.
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House Rivers and Herbore
Washington, D. C
Army’ Engineers
Hudson River
Troy
Albany
Army Engineers
Reanyik
Gery Sre
Tee Arundel Corp
Fedoakee
Albssy
Lagoon
Sub Barbel Missing at Sea Overdue From Patrol
The U S submarine Barbel is overdue from patrol and presumed lost with roughly 85 officers and crew. Commander Leroy Raguet, son of Captain Edward C. Raguet, heads the vessel commissioned in 1944 and built by Electric Boat Company. The Navy reports next of kin have been notified and the barbel is the 213th naval vessel lost of all types in the war.
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Washington
Barbel
Navy
Conte Leroy Raguet
Raguet
Eaward Cook Raguet
Plives
Oppergulag Esse
Norfolk
Vaig
Edward Cook Raguet
Ser &. Navy
Electric Boat, Co
Groton, Conn
Irsrold A. Allan
Tacoma
Wash
Flynn in Rome to visit Pope Pius XII during war front tour
Edward J. Fiolin arrives in Italy as emissary of President Roosevelt and will call on Pope Pius XII. He held talks at Allied Headquarters this morning with Field Marshal a key military figure.
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Rome
Edward J. Fiolin
Italy
Roosevelt
Pope Pius XII
Allied
Mar
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