Marines Break Japanese Hold On Tinian As Island Falls
Aboard off Tinian Aug 2 Marines repulsed multiple Japanese counterattacks as they closed on full control of the island after nine days of fighting. Civilians began surrendering in large numbers while two Japanese airfields near Ushi and Gurguan points began serving American planes.
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Rembert James
Tinian
Tinian Island
Arianas Island
Pacific Ocean
Ushi Point
Gurguan Point
Phoenix Lieutenant Receives Distinguished Service Cross
Lt Philip R Clark of Phoenix has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions aboard a Flying Fortress over Germany when attacked by ten fighter planes. He served as bombardier and is now a bombardier instructor at Gowen Field Boise Idaho.
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Phoenix
Philip R. Clark
Germany
Gowen Field
Boise
Idaho
Col Frank E Fraser Attached To Montgomery Staff
Col Frank E Fraser of Phoenix on leave as Arizona sales tax director was attached to Gen Bernard L Montgomery's staff as civil affairs officer in Normandy. He advised his wife by letter and notes his departure date 25 years after his first World War arrival. His headquarters is a tent in an apple orchard.
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Phoenix
Frank E. Fraser
Arizona
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
Fraser
France
China Flier Recovers After Harrowing China Mission
Capt. Irvin A. Erickson of Oakland and seven pilots ferried over China when his plane lost cooling and radio. He shot down two Jap bombers, belly landed in a rice paddy, was beaten by locals mistaken for a Japanese, rescued by Chinese soldiers, and saved by a Chinese general who endorsed his two kills. Erickson declined souvenirs but kept a Jap pilot motto.
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Fourteenth Air Force Base
China
U.P
Irvin A. Erickson
Oakland
Calif
Erickson
Japs Told They Would Win War, Guam Civilians Say
Guam civilians and Guamanian workers aboard Admiral Conolly’s ship recount Japanese propaganda before the American invasion. They heard Japan claimed to have captured Hawaii and Washington and to have won the war, while Americans would not return for a century. The piece notes reunions as sailors visit family after long separations.
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Adm. Conolly
Guam
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Panama Canal
Washington
Far East
Australia
Pearl Harbor
17 Men Believed Killed In Liberators Collision
MUROC ARMY AIRBASE Calif Aug 3 UP base officers believed 17 airmen were killed in a collision of two B 24 Liberator bombers over Death Valley during a training flight. One man escaped as wreckage was scattered over a wide area. Col Gerald Hoyle, base commanding officer, reported the crash.
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Muroc Army Airbase
Cal
Death Valley
Gerald Hoyle
Allied Push in Normandy and Brittany Tops German Defenses
The article notes Allied gains in the Vire sector as Canadians and British press the German right wing while American forces advance in Brittany. It cites German strength in Normandy at about 28 divisions, with estimates suggesting up to a quarter of a million troops, and discusses German redeployments weakening counterattacks on the western front.
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Brest
Paris
Vire
Brittany
Hitler
East Prussia
France
Normandy
Europe
Youngest mom contender? Burlington mother of three sailors
36 year old Mrs Henry Francis of Burlington Vermont is mother to three sailors Henry Jr 21 Leonard 20 and Herbert 19. Married at 15 she jokes she may hold the young mom title as her sons serve in the Navy.
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Burlington
Henry Francis
Henry, Jr
Leonard
Herbert
Grapefruit Industry Plans Arizona Advertising Campaign
Arizona Commissioner Paul S. Burgess schedules two hearings on a proposed marketing order for grapefruit. Supporters say the campaign would create new markets for rising production, much of which now goes to the armed forces. Hearings set for August 16 in Phoenix and August 18 in Yuma.
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Phoenix
Paul S. Burgess
Arizona Agricultural Commissioner
Desert Grapefruit Industry Committee, Inc
Yuma
Bobby Jones Returns to Britain from France in WWII reassignment
Lt. Col. Robert T. Jones known as Bobby Jones has left France for reassignment in Britain and is believed to plan a return to the United States. The former Atlanta golfer is among servicemen moving through Ninth Air Force headquarters in Normandy.
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Ninth Air Force
Normandy
Robert T
Bobby) Jones
Britain
France
United States
Atlanta
Intelligence officer promoted after serving with Ninth Air Force
Recently promoted from major rank, he has served as an intelligence officer with the Ninth Air Force and was among the early arrivals in France.
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Cently
Ninth Air Force
France
Sailor Cited For Aid After Santa Fe Wreck
In San Diego on August 3, William L. Keefe of Belmont Massachusetts boatswain's mate was cited for aiding in the rescue of passengers injured in the July 4 wreck of the Santa Fe Chief near Flagstaff. A marine colonel reported Keefe assisted greatly and once worked over two hours to extricate a severely injured man.
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San Diego
William L. Keefe
Belmont
Mass
Flagstaff
Keefe
San Marino Claims Oldest European State Status
San Marino asserts its status as Europe’s oldest state. The microstate covers 38 square miles with about 15 000 residents and sits within Italy.
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San Marino
Italy
Europe
Doane Pills Promoted For Kidney Relief In Ad
An old advertisement warns about backache leg pain from tired kidneys and urges readers to seek Doane Pills, claiming over 40 years of use provide relief. It describes kidney function, toxin buildup, and symptoms like swelling frequent urination and night pain, urging action in the afternoon.
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Nature
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