Long mail call brings Sgt Mallon hundreds of messages
Sgt Richard I. Mallon receives a 50 foot long letter with 68 messages from Morrisburg Ontario and other places including St. Louis and New York. The GIs neighbor’s child drew pictures and a Morrisburg editor passed along town gossip. The town undertaker’s closing line offered hope to see him soon.
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Albrook Field
Panama Canal Zone
Richard I. Mallon
James L. Mallon
Morrisburg
Ontario
Canada
St. Louis
New York
Robert G. Ryan
YANK
Smiling soldiers repel Bougainville attack in Empress Augusta Bay
A Yank cover photo shows three soldiers at Empress Augusta Bay during the Bougainville campaign. Chester M. Williams of Philadelphia, Wayne H. Sammons of Los Angeles, and Nicholas J. Tangorra of Rondout commanded a 37 millimeter gun and other weapons, reportedly slaughtering scores of attacking Japanese forces. The item notes accompanying the photo credit Sgt. Dillon Ferris and lists various photo credits and agencies.
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Empress Augusta Bay
Dillon Ferris
Bougainville
Chester M. Williams
Philadelphia
Wayne H. Sammons
Los Angeles
Calif
Nicholas J. Tangorra
Rondout
Ill
In Uniform or Out a Corsage Nearly Covers Her
A London pub sighting notes an attractive young T-4 Vac wearing a rose corsage so large it nearly covers her outfit. The report, from the Yank London Bureau, mocks fashion ignorance.
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England
London
YANK
Astonishing Anzio Sergeant Won His Stripes at Twelve
Sgt. Herman Graff born July 30 1925 in Mexico rose to sergeant by age 12 in the Regular Army and earned the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster after service on the Cassino front. He lied about his age to enlist, later reenlisted in San Antonio, and after Mount Maggiore actions seeks citizenship and aims to become an officer.
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StraLy
Herman Graff
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Herman
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Army
61St Field Artillery
Sgt. Graff
56Th Cavalry Brigade
National Guard
Graff
Mount Maggiore
Cassino
U. S
George Aarons
Yank
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Catcatra
India
Patrick J. McFaul
New Orleans
Raymond J. Flannagan
New York City
Northern Ireland
Usper
Yank Naples Bureau
Steve Derry
AAF
Buckley Field
Cote
Stewart Field
N. Y
Signal Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
VIP
Federick Aaf
Okla
Columbia Pictures
Anzio Beachhead
Anzio Beach
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