Texas lieutenant and crew halt German tanks on Italian beach
Lieut. John Whitaker of Fort Worth and his four anti tank gun crew held off 13 German Mark IV tanks near the Gulf of Salerno as American infantry landed. They destroyed three tanks and aided in wiping out two more while under heavy fire. A second hero, whose name was withheld for family notification, died while attacking a tank with a T13 Tommy gun.
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Italy
John Whitaker
Fort Worth
Tex
Wiley Stem
Waco
Whitaker
St Seth Gross
Caldwell
Arthur Lloyd
East J
Cimmats Bolan Brovaba
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Prananis
Graduate James R. Krock Commissioned in Army Air Corps
James R. Krock, alumnus of R P 1 and former Waterville employee, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. He trained at Yale with the Air Forces Training Command, earned a pilot license under the PT program, and previously worked in the arsenal inspection department. He is married to Shirley Kaicher Bocher of Ancra. his father is Kenneth Kock of Lattle Falls Wa.
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James R. Krock
R P. 1
Watervillel Alsendi
Ode Geen
Army Air Corps
Lansingburg Council of Parents and Teachers Meets for School of Instruction
The Lansingburg Council of Parents and Teachers holds a 1:30 pm school of instruction at Knieckerbarer Junior High School with Mrs. Walter Bell speaking on membership. Officers of five Lansingburg units are addressed by Thomas O Treharne and Allen Hawkins. Various tables and roles are assigned, tea to follow with Adelbert Kendrick and Marvin Brown assisting. bonds of victory urged. A separate Sycaway Victory H Club meeting at Memorial Methodist Church, led by Miss Dorothy AicCabe in leader absence, discusses winter vegetable storage and reports from George Ahern and Mrs. M. Lewis and Ed Picten.
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Lansingburg
Walter Bell
William McNulty
William Smyth
Record
William Fulton
Joniathan Boocock
Thomas O Treharne
William McEniry
City Booth
Mirs Adelbert Kendrick
Marvin Brown
Sycaway Victory +H Club
Memorial Methodist Church
Dorothy AicCabe
Helen Campbell
Maryland
George Ahern
M. Lewis
Ed Picten
Nassau Fair Entries Due at Miss McCabes Home
All Nassau Fair entries must be delivered to Miss McCabes home by Saturday. Mr and Mrs Millard Carle have returned to Cooper Avenue after visiting Mrs Carles sisters in Saugerites over the weekend.
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Miss McCabes
Millard Carle
Cooper Avenue
Mrs Carle
Saugerites
Gripsholm To Carry Gifts For Prisoners Of War
Rensselaer County Chapter Red Cross said Gripsholm, en route to the Far East, carried next of kin packages for local men held as prisoners of war. The ship also delivered 140,000 government food parcels, four or five meals per internee, clothing, medical supplies, tobacco, books, and religious material. For those with 30 known next of kin in the U.S., the Red Cross sent 2,500 parcels. AUAILIARY TO MEET. Noble Callahan Auxiliary will meet this evening at 14 First Street with Mr Thelma Warren preaching. Final plans for installation Sept 29 will be made. County committee meets at Fort Craile Post rooms in Rensselaer.
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Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Gripsholm
Far East
Japan
National Catholic Welfare Conference
United States
Noble Callahan
First Street
Thelma Warren
Fort Craile
Rensselaer
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Chattanooga
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National Distillers Products Corporation
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Afiia
Frears
America
Freas
General Electric
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United States Employment Service
Broadway
Schenectady Works
Edison Avenue
Schenectady
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