Nation honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day in solemn rites
A nationwide Memorial Day observance mourned 47 000 American war dead while Rear Adm. William Brent Young warned D day would bring heavy sacrifices. wreaths were laid at Arlington and cities nationwide as Quezon pledged remembrance for those who died in defense of freedom.
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Washington
William Brent Young
Navy
Georgetown University
Europe
New England
Iowa
National Cemetery
Arlington
Richard Park
Edward M. Hudgins
Army
Robert Myers
U. S. S. Maine
Tom Connally
D. Tex
United States Marine Band
Asheville
N. C
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
U S Infantry Nears Airfield On Biak Island
Allied forces press toward Mokmer airfield on Biak as Gen MacArthur reports six of seven miles closed from Bosnek. Australian troops seize Bubabun harbor further along the New Guinea coast as U S units smash toward the strongest enemy resistance yet met in the campaign.
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U. S. Infantry
Biak Island
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Mokmer
Bosnek
Geelvink Bay
Parai
New Guinea
Bubabun
Madang
New Biak
MacArthur
Philippine Islands
United Press
H. D. Quigg
Biak
Sky Armadas Blast Nazis Vital Centers
London dispatches report that 3,200 American warplanes from Britain and Italy struck Germany Austria Yugoslavia France and the Low Countries. The third 2,200-plane raid hit aircraft plants rail yards and air bases while a southern force targeted Austrian Wiener Neustadt and others worked over Linz. Berlin radio cited heavy air battles over central Germany and the Alps.
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London
Britain
Italy
Germany
Austria
Yugoslavia
France
Low Countries
Europe
Wiener Neustadt
Hitler
Berlin
Alps
Dessau
Oschersleben
Halberstadt
Brussels
Belgium
Reims
Troyes
Handorf
Munster
Diepholz
Nazis Prepare Units To Meet Day Troops
A May 30 dispatch reports German high command assembling thousands of small units across France to counter Allied airborne troops on D day. German armored formations are held in reserve behind front lines to oppose air borne landings, with flying repair squads organized to sustain communications amid Allied bombings. British observers note Rome’s fall may come within a week as Eisenhower’s western thrust and the Soviet push prepare. German air reconnaissance over southern regions targets invasion indicators. some bombs fall and casualties occur.
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London
France
Ritter von Schramm
Berliner Borsen-Zeitung
Transocean
Europe
Ganzen Mueller
Russia
Rome
Harold Alexander
Italy
Eisenhower
Red Army
Russian Air Power Weaken Nazi Forces Ahead of D-Day
London report says Soviet air force struck Romanian airfields along the Shretul river and Hausi on the Prut disabling or destroying at least 60 enemy planes. Moscow communique notes Nazi attacks on Soviet rail and supply targets with some aircraft losses. ground fighting described as minor.
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London
Romania
Reds
Moscow
Roman
Shretul
Hausi
Prut
Carpathian Mountains
Dnestr
Shhepetovka
Korosten
Gulf of Finland
Enormous Pacific Offensive Predicted By Atherton
William F. Tyree reports from Pearl Harbor that Warren Atherton, national commander of the American Legion, says a massive Pacific operation will soon engulf more Japanese islands. He notes relief for Bataan and cites a 101 ton raid on Ponape as part of intensified attacks in the Central Pacific.
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Pacific
Ponape
Truk
Warren H. Atherton
American Legion
Central Pacific
Tokyo
Bataan
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
7Th Air Force
Pacific Fleet
Willis Hale
Army
Navy
Marine
Marshalls
Marine Dauntless
Corsair
Hellcat
Eloy Naval Officer Awarded Air Medal
Navy announces Lt. (jg) Jim Busby Collins of Eloy Arizona received the Air Medal for photographing an air‑sea engagement that destroyed an enemy submarine. He snapped the decisive pictures under heavy fire as navigator on a patrol plane. The decoration was conferred at Naval Air Station Charleston South Carolina.
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Washington
Navy Department
J m Busby Collins
Eloy
Ariz
Collins
Naval Air Station
Charleston
S. C
Governor Osborn Names Mrs Foster To Post
Phoenix May 30 Mrs Nellie Foster of this city was appointed state mine inspector by Governor Osborn to succeed her late husband Tom C Foster. She will serve the unexpired term ending December 31 1944. Foster planned to retire at the end of the current term after 22 years in office and died last Thursday after a long illness.
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Phoenix
Nellie Foster
Osborn
Tom C. Foster
Foster
Nazis Plan Scorched Earth Retreat Across Europe
Stockholm reports say Germany may follow a scorched earth policy as they pull back through occupied western Europe before Allied invasion. Berlin paper cites burning vegetation and dwellings to hinder attackers, with guards preparing to move civilians in emergency. Tass reports Petain will inspect Atlantic wall defenses along the French coast.
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Robert Dowson
London
U.P
Stockholm
Europe
Berlin
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
London Daily Telegraph
Destruc
T London Daily Herald Dispatch
France
Tass
Henri Philippe Petain
Vichy
Germany
Atlantic Wall
French
Convoy With Weapons Arrives In Britain
A convoy loaded with new United States invasion weapons has arrived safely in Britain, announced May 30 in London.
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Convoy With
Britain
London
United States
Soldier's Medal Won By Maj. George Colvin
Maj. George T. Colvin of Douglas Arizona received the Soldier's Medal for heroism at Kiriwina island on November 27 1943 according to a War Department announcement dated May 30.
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George Colvin
Washington
George T. Colvin
Llth Street
Douglas
Ariz
Kiriwina Island
War Department
War Department Lists 2 Wounded Arizonians
Washington May 30. War department casualty list reports Staff Sgt Clarence E La Prade brother of Jess T La Prade of Willcox and Pvt Oliver B Canaga son of Mrs Lelia M Canaga of Williams wounded in action in the Mediterranean area.
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Washington
War Department
Clarence E. la Prade
Jess T. la Prade
Willcox
Oliver B. Canaga
Lelia M. Canaga
Williams
Mediterranean
President of Ecuador Quits During Revolt
In Quito on May 30 1960 Dr Fausto Navarro Allende became acting president after the resignation of Carlos Arroyo Del Rio amid a revolt. Army and navy units with armed civilians seized Guayaquil and nearby towns protesting a frontier pact with Peru. about 50 killed and 150 wounded.
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Quito
Ecuador
Fausto Navarro Allende
Senate
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Guayquuil
Arroyo del Rio
U. S
Ecuadorian
Guayaquail
Peru
Germanys nerves reach new rawness in war
Associate Press war analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports Berlin shows extreme strain as Allied air fleets, totaling over 4,500 planes including 4,000 American, strike invasion coast and targets across Poland and Germany. The Berlin spokesman says Germany would prefer an invasion today rather than tomorrow.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Europe
Poland
Germany
Lower Danube
Fine Day For Picnic Across Nation Inspires Memorial Day Outing
Memorial day brought ideal weather with rare Midwest thunder showers. Temperatures reached the high 70s to mid 90s from coast to coast, most areas in the lower 80s, according to the U S weather bureau in Chicago, with high humidity prevailing nationwide.
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United Press
Midwest
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Underground Advises Allies on First Aid and Readiness
A London broadcast by a supreme Allied command spokesman urges the European underground to act as firefighters and first aid workers when the invasion begins. It calls for immediate gathering of bandages and medical supplies and warns to guard against fires from incendiaries, artillery, or demolition squads.
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London
Supreme Allied High Command
Allied Counterattacks Push Toward Rome From Anzio Front
Fifth Army infantry and tanks repulsed overnight German counterattacks and renewed assaults near Rome, with Lt. Gen. Mark Clark predicting Rome’s fall in a matter of days. Eighth Army advances through the Sacco valley toward Frosinone as American and Allied forces push along Highway 6, while German defenses hold portions south of the capital. Memorial Day services at Anzio honor the fallen, with Clark urging renewed resolve.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Mark Clark
Eighth Army
Sacco
Via
Casilina
Highway 6
Arce
Frosinone
Lanuvio
Anzio- Albano
Hermann Goering
Artena
Anzio
Clark
Italy
Salerno
Volturno
Garigliano
Appennines
Sora
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