Squadron’s Hero Dies In Landing
Navy bomber crew of VB 106 returns home with many awards after Lt Allan Lang Seaman dies in a water landing off New Guinea on May 1. He had fought in the Philippines and the Pacific, earning two Navy Crosses. Co-pilot Lt. Savikko also killed. eight others survived.
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Frank Tremaine
NAVY
Central Pacific
U.P
Allan Lang Seaman
Philippines
Java
East Indies
Alaska
Central
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Seaman
Berkeley
Calif
Douglas C
Dagwood"” Davis
Webster Grove
St. Louis
Biak
Albert H. Savikko
Sitka
Ens
Clarence Redman
Marshall
N. C
Cmdr
T. A. Sommers
VB 106
John T. Hayard
Great Neck
L. L
Pensacola
Fla
Hayward
Pacific
Raymond Bales
Napoleon, C
United States
First Yank Cemetery Is In Normandy
An American war correspondent describes America's first battlefield cemetery in France near Normandy beach. He notes the grim scene of fallen soldiers, German and British bodies awaiting burial, and the quiet labor of Negro grave diggers amid destroyed fortifications and mined ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Yank
Normandy
John A. Moroso
France
America
German Engineers Blow Up Caen Dikes and Sluices
The DNB news agency reported that German engineers detonated the sluices and dikes at Caen on June 19. The action aimed to flood areas and hinder Allied advance along the coast.
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Caen
London
DNB
No Athletic Participation Liberalization For Navy
Secretary of Navy James Forrestal stated there will be no relaxation of Navy restrictions on personnel competing in athletic events. He cited the need to maintain maximum efficiency of naval establishments and overall effectiveness.
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Washington
Secretary of Navy
James Forrestal
Navy
Doctors say complete bed rest dangerous for patients
Dangers of long bed rest include muscle and bone deterioration, lung collapse, constipation, backaches, and fatal blood clots. Reports by Dock, Harrison, and Ghormley to the AMA warn against prolonged inactivity after illness or injury and urge earlier mobility and gradual exercise during recovery.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
American Medical Association
William Dock
Los Angeles
Tinsley R. Harrison
Dallas
Tex
Ralph K. Ghormley
Rochester
Minn
Medical Note on Leg Deterioration During Inactivity
Description explains how legs become small during activity and enlarge into dangerous masses after prolonged bed rest. It discusses dislocation and dissolution of limb tissue as inactivity increases, highlighting risks associated with long recumbence.
Raid Hailed As Initial Phase Of Jap Doom
CHUNGKING June 19 A military spokesman hailed Thursday’s American Superfortress raids on Yawata and Kyushu as the initial phase of Japan's destruction. He said the attacks serve as an object lesson to the Japanese people that war does not pay and reflect the atrocities they have committed on others. Japan's heaviest industries are...
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Chungking
Yawata
Kyushu
Japan
Saipan Landing Boosts Allied Air Power Near Tokyo
A military spokesman says the Saipan invasion marks a long stride toward defeating Japan, providing spiritual encouragement as the bombing of Japan continues. He notes air supremacy, a Japanese fleet retreating to Kure harbor, and Saipan's 1,449 mile distance from Tokyo enabling continual bombing.
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Japan
Saipan
Kure Harbor
Tokyo
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