Yank Magazine Photographer Killed In Action At Eniwetok
Yank Magazine photographer Bushemi of Gary Indiana was killed in action on Eniwetok Island during the battle for the atoll. He was hit by a mortar blast and died within hours while accompanying front line reporters trying to cover the advance of the 106th Army infantry.
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Richard W. Johnston
Eniwetok Island
Bushemi
Gary
Ind
Yank Magazine
Waldoe
Los Angeles
Pacific Fleet
Harold Smith
Chicago Tribune
Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Raymond @apper
Atoll
Drake
Smith
106Th Army Infantry Regiment
Hal O'Flaherty
Chicago
Charles Rosecrans
Honolulu
Gilhard Roth
Portland
Ore
Signal Corps
Joseph Dean
Army Magazine
Kwajalein
Makin
Munda
Vella Lavella
Peter Bushemi
Gary Post-Tribune
March Point Value Changes for Canned Goods
Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced through the local rationing board that point values for several vegetables will rise or fall in March. No. 2% cans of fruits rise from six to thirteen points. grapefruit juice gains one point. other citrus juices rise to two points. grape juice increases to six. Peas drop to three points for No. 2 cans after March 5, while corn asparagus and tomatoes follow with smaller declines. Tomato juice rises. canned fresh shelled beans dried prunes raisins currants and mixed dried fruits gain zero points. frozen foods preserves jellies dry beans canned soups and baby foods unchanged.
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Chester Bowles
Prisoner batch captured by mining engineer in New Mexico theater
One of the largest German prisoner groups in 24 hours was captured by a patrol led by First Lt. George Krasevac, a former mining engineer from Virginia City, Nevada. The Germans tried a nighttime push, hid in two houses at a crossroads, and surrendered after Allied artillery blasted the structures.
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Reynolds Packard
Anzio
Mar
George Krasevac
Virginia City
Nev
Gruyer
Krasevac
Victory at Truk by U S Fleet Aboard New Battleship
Aboard a U S battleship at Truk Feb 18 1944 a U S naval force under Adm Spruance destroyed two Japanese cruisers a minelayer and a subchaser after air and surface assaults. A victory flag was hoisted over the defeated fortress as ships dispersed around the atoll.
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George E. Jones
U. S
Truk
W.P
Japan
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Central Pacific
Sidue
Bowe Sea
Moen Atoll
Robert Trumbull
New York Times
Admiral Spruance
Navy
Jap Snipers First Target Of Invaders
The first Allied force to hit Los Negros Island in the Admiralty group lands at 8 15 a m amid heavy fire. Cavalry troops from the first cavalry division seize Momote airfield with minimal losses while navy bombardment softens Japanese positions. Captain Phil North of Fort Worth Texas witnesses a gunner killed and a coxswain retrieve and rejoin the assault.
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Clen Clements
Admiralty Islands
Texas
Los Negros Island
Admiralty Group
Momote
Los Negros
Phil North
Ft. Worth
Tex
Navy
North
Guns and Supplies Stream to Eisenhower Across US Depots
Fort y three ordnance depots nationwide are supplying Gen. Eisenhower's invasion plans with guns ammunition vehicles and spare parts. Lt. Col. Whitney Stone says depots store and track items for seven theaters and deliver to Allies under lend lease. Total preinvasion material value moves over one billion dollars monthly. Airplanes may land on ice using tires with removable steel lugs to prevent slipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mar
United States
Eisenhower
Whitney Stone
Continental
Mike the Blood Donor Dog Aids Fort Wayne Pup
Mike the military police mascot at Fort Wayne donated blood to a springer spaniel puppy named Trigger owned by Major Arthur Fraser's son. Lt. John Barrett, Post veterinarian, decided the transfusion was needed and Mike provided the blood to help the pup recover.
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Mike
PUP
Detroit
Fort Wayne
Arthur Fraser
John Barrett
Trigger
Popular Theatre Troupe Performs Free Weekend Shows
The Mexico City based Popular Theatre, a group of dramatic and vaudeville performers, offers free performances every Saturday and Sunday in the city slums.
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Popular Theatre
Mexico City
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