Major Army and Navy Commanders Listed
An unofficial compilation lists key U S Army and Navy leaders across theaters including Eighth and Seventh Armies, Fifth and Sixth Air Forces, Allied Air Forces, Pacific and South Pacific commands, and high staff posts in Washington. Notables include Eisenhower, Patton, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Halsey, Stark, Ingersoll, and Kinkaid among many others.
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Washington
United States Army
Europe
Italy
Sicily
North Africa
Dwight D. Esenhower
Mark W. Clath
U. S. Fifth Army
George S Patton
U.S. Seventh Army
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Face
Walter B. Smith
George O Kenney
Ai Forces
Eams , Whitehead
Fifth Air Force
Walter Kruege
U.S. Sixth Army
Robert L. Etchelberger
New Guinea
Richard K Sutherland
South Pacific
Millard
Pacific Ocean
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
William F. Halsey
South Pacific Area
John Shafroth
John H Towers
Ai Force
Arthur S Carpenter
Southwest Pacific
Thomas C Kinkaid
North Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Admi
Unified leadership of U S military high command
Coast Guard Lieut Gen Thomas B Holcomb leads a combined top command under Joint Chiefs of Staff. The group includes General Marshall, Admiral King, General Arnold and Adm William D Leahy, chief of staff to President Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Adolphus Andrews
Eastern Sea Frontie
Jonn W. Greenslade
Western Sea Frontier
Twelfth Naval District
Frank J Fletcher
Northwest Sea Frontier
Thirteenth Naval District
A B Cook
Caribbean Sea Frontier
Tenth Naval District
William R Munroe
Gulf Sea Frontier
Seventh Naval District
Clifford E. van Hook
Panama Sea Frontier
Fifteenth Naval District
Arthur G Robinson
Trinidad Naval Operating Base
Army and Navy High Commands
Washington
Army High Command
George C Marshall
Joseph T. McNarney
Henry H Arnold
Army Air Forces
Brehon B Somersen
Army Service Forces
Lesley Jo McNait
Army Ground Forces
Alvan C Guillem
Armored Forces
Navy High Command
Admr
Ernest J Hing
Naval Operations
United States Fleet
Frederck J Horne
R Buchard & Edwards
Commmander-In Chief
Russell Ro
Waesche
Coast Guard
Thomas B. Holcomb
Marine Corps Army
Woman Listens for Voices of War Prisoners
Mrs. Dale West hosts a Berlin short wave hobby of transcribing and relaying messages from American prisoners of war. She collects names and prisoner notes from German Italian and Japanese broadcasts and sends postcards to families. The effort began during June after her husband tinkered with a table radio and heard a woman named Midge from Berlin.
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Berlin
Dale West
Mrs. West
Two-piece Dress Favored By College Girls
AG girls return to the college campus taking on job responsibilities. The two-piece dress becomes a casual, versatile staple, favored for its suit-like quality and easy wear under coats. Designers like Marion McCoy note two top styles: the two-piece suit dress and the button-down-front coat dress.
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Marion McCoy
USO
Jersey
Trim Looks Help You to Keep Fit
Mildred Walsh, a shipyard worker making tiny parts for battleships, keeps fit and alert through grooming. She uses lanolin cream and red lipstick to protect her skin and brighten her factory appearance, claiming fitted coveralls and neat hair boost efficiency.
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Mildred Walsh
Mildred
Green Tomato Preserves War Time Recipe
A wartime kitchen note describes making green tomato preserves with lemon slices and gin ger root, simmering slowly for two hours, then adding sugar until thickened and sealing in jars. Includes guidance on cleanliness and avoiding dirt on faces and streets.
Danish King Willing to Wear Jewish Star
King Christian of Denmark reportedly told Danish refugees that if Germans force Jews to wear the star, his entire family would wear it as a mark of defiance. He urged Bishop Fuglsang Damgaard to announce peace is coming and said he would not sign a decree forming a new Danish government while Germans remain in the country.
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Stockholm
Christian
Denmark
Germany
Fuglsarg Damgaard
Appeal Notice From Troy Court Conviction
Filing records show Earl Phillips appeals the Sept. 30 conviction from Troy Police Court to Rensselaer County Court. notice of appeal has been filed in the appropriate court.
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Troy
Earl Phillips
Rensselaer County
Coast Guard rescues four from capsized Potomac sailboat
In an incident on the Potomac River a Coast Guard patrol boat rescued Michael W. Straus and three companions after their sailboat capsized. Straus, 38, first assistant Secretary of the Interior, and the others were unharmed. The report notes no injuries.
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Potomac
Washington
Michael W. Straus
Pepto Mangan Tablets Boost Iron for Energy
An old advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as a remedy for tired, jittery and rundown people. It claims the tablets iron and vitamin B1 improve blood richness, restore strength and appetite, and are available in bottles or new tablet form with vitamin B.
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Gude
Adv
Also Mentioned on This Page
Army
Navy
England
Jacob L. Devers
Harry C. Ingies
Idwal H Edward
Russell P. Hartie
Generam Eahe
Eighth Army Air Force
William E Keene
L Anderson
William S Key
Iceland
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacife
Seoneral South
Willis H. Hale
Truman H. Landon
Robert W. Douglas
Aleshan
Simon B. Buckner
Eugene M Landrum
Aleutian Islands
Davenport Johnson
China
India
Burma
Raiete Guat Pa Stee
George Stratemeyer
Claire Chennault
Fourteenth Air Force
Camry
Howard Davidson
Tenth Air Force
Jin Dias
Widdie East
Ralph Royce
Ninth Air Force
A C Suickland
Ueza' G. Ent
Donald H. Conolly
Persian Gulf
Newfoundland
John B Brooks
Caribbean
Panama Canal
George H. Breit
H BR Harmon
Sixth Air Forces
United States
George Grumell
Farst Army Hastern Defense Command
Trev WeiLincTon CO
Opncans
Sra Street
Pewonaf
Yewark Bar
Broadway Corner
Third St
Ask For Wise Church
Valencia
Peter
Ben-Gay
Science
Peter Pain
Erikés
Eee
FTQUE
Eva Chiplock
Stop
Troy-Schenectady Road
John G. Chiplock
Ordnance Department
Fort Benning, Ga
Watervliet Arsenal
Stella Kasper
Cohoes Road
Edward J. Chiplock
Seabees
Advance Base
Gulfport
Miss
Mary Con
7Ki
Watervile
Jeweln Center
Union Home
Furnishersi
Murphy, Aldrich
Guy & Broderick
Phillips
Andrew Marro
America
Nis
Fer
Calldren
Spa
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