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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
5
A major and captain reinforce military courtesy as soldiers are admonished to wear correct uniforms and caps. The lesson shows how small details reflect on the army, ending with newsmen contacting the provost marshal for more information.
The Navy department announced the death of two U S Marine Corps officers from Arizona. First Lt. Laurel G. McDaniel of Phoenix and First Lt. Hermann J. Schultze of Tucson were named among the fallen.
Capt. Thurman explains two officers are on a special detail in town to enforce military courtesy. The operation boosts salutes, uniforms, and readiness as word spreads. He declines to name the officers, calling it a military secret and a standard MP duty.
E L Gillespie, a former Graham county rancher, lost both legs after a foot injury led to gangrene. Now employed at Consolidated Vultee’s Tucson division, he works on 50 caliber machine guns while wearing short artificial limbs. He sits on a high stool with tools ready and proves heart can overcome disability.
Melbourne report cites Australian Air Minister Arthur Drakeford detailing Japan’s war losses since the war began. He estimates aircraft destroyed or damaged at about 1,100 destroyed and 480 damaged with 392 probably destroyed, plus shipping losses around 2,224,600 tons including battleships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, subs, and merchantmen. He declares air supremacy wrested from Japan in the southwest Pacific and foresees gradual encirclement.
A foreman ranks a worker as highly capable, stating he handles the 50 caliber machine gun like an expert and could be considered one of the department's best ever entrants.
Pvt Terrazas recalls Easter in New Guinea with soldiers and natives as church services unfold in mud and heat. Father Hearn conducts with "Mother Dear O Pray for Me" sung while planes patrol above. The note ends with Civilian details of Tucson roots and three year Army service.
Hundreds of American soldiers wounded in North Africa disembarked a hospital train at Valley Forge and were moved to the Army’s general hospital. They spoke of combat losses at Kasserine Pass and remembered the high cost of the campaign as they began treatment.
A veteran's overseas service took him to Panama for a year and then to Australia. He is now reported to be in New Guinea, reflecting ongoing military assignments and travel.
Allied bombers dropped 36 tons of explosives including 1 000 pounders on Lae northeast New Guinea, damaging installations especially the terrace area. Liberators returned safely after anti aircraft fire, while long range fighters hit Langgoer, Kai Islands, and shot down one Zero. A single plane bombed Finsch harbor area.
Six thousand workers demonstrated against high prices in Monterrey on June 1, marching past stores and pelting eleven with stones. They criticized government officials for failing to lower prices during the protest.
In England, worn-out boots that cannot be repaired are repurposed into fertilizer. The unusual disposal method highlights innovative reuse practices and local waste management approaches.
Fourteen Tucson area men were accepted for the U S Navy last week, including eight selective service inductees. Seabees assignments went to Virgil Baker Hermarn Pape and Ray Davidson with ratings of carpenter's mate electrician's mate and water tender respectively. Coast Guard accepted Frank Lee of Tucson. Requests for service consideration proceed as quotas and individual Navy requirements allow.
At the Great Lakes Naval Station in Waukegan Illinois sailors announce fatherhood and receive a baby shower organized by USO hostesses with shipmates nearby.
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