Organization Of Modern Armies Complicated By Training
Herman R. Allen explains U S army structure from squads to armies, noting how World War I and later reforms shaped corps and army commands. He details unit sizes from squad to division, corps, and field army, and explains how training and experience in large formations improved wartime effectiveness.
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Herman R. Allen
Washington
Stimson
Europe
Normandy
Signal Corps
U. S
France
Hoover Declines 70th Birthday Event on Train Trip
SALT LAKE CITY Aug 10 There will be no celebration for former President Herbert Hoover as he plans a train trip to Los Angeles via Nevada. Hoover declined interview saying he is tied up and not interested in such things.
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Salt Lake City
Herbert Hoover
Hover
Los Angeles
Nevada
Hoover
Vatican Moves To Help Allies In Florence Aid
Vatican sought transportation to send flour and essentials to Archbishop Elia Della Costa for Florence’s starving population while Canadian troops aided by 250 Italian patriots cleared hostile Fascist elements in southern Florence. Allied forces also advanced near the Mis River line as South Africans previously held the area. Overcrowded refugees moved to the countryside where initial aid distributions began.
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Rome
Vaticans
Florence
Elia Della Costa
Vatican
Treops
Adriatic
Misa River
Franpa ‘Ila
Cesano
Rimini
Via del Serragli
Via Romana
Eighth
Fifth Army
Arno
Notes on Continuing Need of Men in Draft
Salem Ore Aug 10 Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey National Selective Service Director says the end of the war in Europe likely will not reduce demand for draftees. The navy will need many men for the Pacific war and the army will continue to need replacements for long service.
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Salem
Ore
Europe
Lewis B. Hershey
Tional
Navy
Pacific
Army
Allies Capture Burma Town
Allied troops on the road to Mandalay in northern Burma captured Taungin ten miles southwest of Mogaung after overrunning Sahmaw. Sahmaw lies between Taungai and Mogaung on the railroad, and the Third Indian Division reported many Japanese dead and abandoned equipment in the village.
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Asia Command
Kandy
Delyon
Mandalay
Burma
Taungin
Mogaung
Sahmaw
Taungai
Third
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A brief wartime appeal urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. The message emphasizes unity and immediate contribution to national defense. No specific dates or organizations are provided in the readable text.
War Talk With Roosevelt Under Waikiki Palms
President Roosevelt and Pacific campaign chiefs spoke of the war beneath palms at Waikiki on the Holmes estate later used by the navy as a rest home for pilots. The Honolulu mansion served as Roosevelt headquarters with a fenced grounds and beach access.
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Honolulu
Roosevelt
The
Pacific
Waikiki
Christian R. Holmes
Navy
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