Post by kanowarrior on Dec 10, 2012 22:14:34 GMT -5
NAZIS ESCAPE MAAS TRAP, NEW FORCE STORMS FOE ON SCHELDT
The bulk of the broken German 15th Army escaped across the River Maas yesterday, leaving rearguards, mines and boobytraps behind them, while U.S. troops crossed the last water barrier below the Dutch Rhine in pursuit.
Meanwhile, seaborne British Commandos appeared out of the misty North Sea at dawn yesterday and rushed the beaches of Watcheren Island in a new attack on a dwindling German force holed up in coastal battery positions north of the Scheldt River approach to Antwerp.
Establish Bridgehead
Canadians attacking the North Sea island from the west crawled the last 100 yards of the huge causeway from the Beveland Peninsula and established a bridgehead on the western side of the island under heavy mortar and machine-gun fire.
At the eastern flank of the Dutch salient, U.S. and British forces recaptured the town of Liesel, 14 miles east of Eindhoven.
The Allies Lost the town two days ago under a heavy German attack which was designed to force a shift of Allied troops from Western Holland to ease pressure on the retreating 15th Army.
Bad Weather Blamed
South of teh Scheldt along the North Sea Coast, the remnant of a once powerful blockading force of Germans was besieged in a coastal village. Approximately 8,000 Germans have been captured in this coastal area, and front dispatches said that less than 2,000 still head out.
Bad Weather, which grounded Allied aircraft and kept infantry and armor struggling in knee-deep mud and water, contributed heavily to the Allied failure to close the trap on the beaten German Army below the Maas, front line reports said.
U.S. troops of the First Canadian Army and Polish forces crossed the Mark River and canal six miles below the Moerdijk bridges over the Holland Deep which the German force was believed attempting to cross.
The Holland Deep is a coastal estuary formed by the mouths of the Maas and the Dutch Rhine and captured German maps indicated the fleeing 15th Army would try to cross over at Moerdijk over two of the longest spans in Europe.
PRISONERS TOTAL NOW AT 637,544
Prisoners of war taken by the Allies since D-Day totaled 637,544 up to Oct. 28, SHEAF said today.
Of this total 292,363 were taken by 12 Army Group; 108,855 by Sixth Army Group; 186,326 by 21st Army Group and 50,000 by the U.S. Ninth Army.
The totals by armies; U.S. First Army, 199413; U.S. Third Army, 92,950; U.S. Seventh Army, 50,916; French First Army, 57,939; Second British Army, 83,582; First Canadian Army, 82744, and FFI, 20,000.
FLIER HURT IN TRAIN
LONGVIEW, Tex., Nov. 1 (UP)- S/Sgt. Ben Sheckles, returning home after going through 50 missions over enemy-held territory without a scratch, was injured in a train wreck.
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We read countless articles as to the reason we aren't getting cigarettes, one being transportation of ammuntion and gas must come first and PX rations later.
We agree; but we can't figure how officers get their whisky on time and we can't get cigarettes. - 2nd Plat., Co. C, Engr. C. Bn.
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I went to a certain town to pick up the monthly liquor ration for the officers of our organization, a distance of about 60 miles. On the way back I picked up two GIs who walked off with two bottles of gin. The money involved is small, but it is just the principle of the matter that burns me up. Here's hoping that before they steal anything else some one catches up to them and I sure would enjoy that privilege. - Lt. A.A.S.
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Back in August, some doughboys of our division captured an incredible amount of liquor from the Germans. Since then, it has had high transportation priority. Recently a number of trucks were sent on a round trip of more than 1,000 miles to transport the same liquor up to the "fighting front."
And this is strictly for the brass (in addition to their regular rations from the States or England), in spite of the fact that doughboys captured it. - Three GIs.
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PATROL'S PROBLEM
Patrolling enemy lines at night is hazardous, but when your instructions are to bring back a live German the problem becomes complicated.
Entering the German half of the city of Stolberg, a Third Armored Division patrol headed by Sgt. Archie Dustin, of Enid, Okla., nabbed a Nazi fleeing from American shell fire. The hardest part of the mission was to bring the German safely back to the U.S. lines.
The prisoner was submissive and usually beat the Yanks to the ground when shell or mortar fire landed nearby. Dustin was beginning to congratulate himself as the patrol passed through its own forward listening posts when a particularly wicked concentration of mortar shells struck.
The German fell. "Tell him to get to his feet." Dustin told Pvt. John Weiner, of Aurora, Ill. "Can't do it," Weiner said. "He's dead."
GUN PLAY: 1 ACT
Sgt. William M. Nance, of Savannah, Mo., took a lot of convincing but the German won his point. Nance left his rifle in his jeep when he went to investigate an apparently deserted German truck. As he opened the door, someone tapped him on the shoulder. Nance turned to face a German paratrooper. He grabbed the Nazi's rifle but not knowing how to handle the weapon, ran for his own. When he arrived at his jeep, the German was still behind him - hands clasped behind his head.
NO HERO TO WIFE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (ANS) - Mrs. John Wayne today sued her movie cowboy husband for divorce, alleging cruelty. They were married 11 years ago and have four children.
PLENTY OF XMAS TREES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (ANS), - The Forestry Service expects enough Christmas trees to meet the demand. Cutting began about two weeks ago.
ON WITH THE NEW
A new tubeless gas mask carried by doughboys from the Normandy coast to the Reich borders, is much lighter and less cumbersome than the old style. Canister is attached to the face and the waterproof carrier has the buoyancy of a "Mae West" life jacket.
CHICAGO SOLDIER HANGED FOR KILLING 1ST SERGEANT
Pfc Paul M. Kluxdal, of Chicago was hanged Tuesday night for fatally shooting 1/Sgt Paul M Robinson, August 12th. Kluxdal was convicted by General Court Martial at Fifth Corps headquarters.
The sentence was reviewed and confirmed by Gen Eisenhower.
AIR FORCE WINS GAMBLE WITH B29 SUPER-FORTS
SEATTLE, Nov. 1 - The Army Air Forces won a $3,000,000 gamble when the first B29 Super-Fortress went into action over Bangkok four months ago. Brig. Gen Kenneth B. Wolfe, chief of the Engineering and Procurement Divison of Air Technical Service Commmand at Wright Field, Ohio, revealed today. He said the first B29 cost the government $3,392,396.90. Although teh current cost has been reduced to about $600,000.
FDR BETS TWO BITS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (ANS) - President Roosevelt disclosed today he has one election bet, 25-cents even money, on results in one state. United Press reported He admitted the wager was made outside of New York state, which disqualifies bettors from voting.
GENERALS OK 1-MAN MORTAR
A new 60mm, "one-man" mortar has been tested and approved by the Infantry Board at Fort Benning, Ga., and its immediate manufacture for use by combat troops recommended. Maj. Edward Crossman, board member, of Santa Monica, Cal., has announced.
The new mortar, weighing only 20 pounds and consisting of a tube, plate and firing mechanism, may be fired with or without a trigger. The trigger enables it to be fired as a flat trajectory weapon whereas previously its flight was that of a lobbed tennis ball.
The Infantry Board, which includes Gen. George G. Marshall and Lt. Gens. Courtney H. Hodges, Omar N. Bradley and Alexander M. Patch approved and recommended the M-1 Garand Rifle, carbine, rifle greande, bazooka, new helmets, a jeep, K-rations and other equipment.
The bulk of the broken German 15th Army escaped across the River Maas yesterday, leaving rearguards, mines and boobytraps behind them, while U.S. troops crossed the last water barrier below the Dutch Rhine in pursuit.
Meanwhile, seaborne British Commandos appeared out of the misty North Sea at dawn yesterday and rushed the beaches of Watcheren Island in a new attack on a dwindling German force holed up in coastal battery positions north of the Scheldt River approach to Antwerp.
Establish Bridgehead
Canadians attacking the North Sea island from the west crawled the last 100 yards of the huge causeway from the Beveland Peninsula and established a bridgehead on the western side of the island under heavy mortar and machine-gun fire.
At the eastern flank of the Dutch salient, U.S. and British forces recaptured the town of Liesel, 14 miles east of Eindhoven.
The Allies Lost the town two days ago under a heavy German attack which was designed to force a shift of Allied troops from Western Holland to ease pressure on the retreating 15th Army.
Bad Weather Blamed
South of teh Scheldt along the North Sea Coast, the remnant of a once powerful blockading force of Germans was besieged in a coastal village. Approximately 8,000 Germans have been captured in this coastal area, and front dispatches said that less than 2,000 still head out.
Bad Weather, which grounded Allied aircraft and kept infantry and armor struggling in knee-deep mud and water, contributed heavily to the Allied failure to close the trap on the beaten German Army below the Maas, front line reports said.
U.S. troops of the First Canadian Army and Polish forces crossed the Mark River and canal six miles below the Moerdijk bridges over the Holland Deep which the German force was believed attempting to cross.
The Holland Deep is a coastal estuary formed by the mouths of the Maas and the Dutch Rhine and captured German maps indicated the fleeing 15th Army would try to cross over at Moerdijk over two of the longest spans in Europe.
PRISONERS TOTAL NOW AT 637,544
Prisoners of war taken by the Allies since D-Day totaled 637,544 up to Oct. 28, SHEAF said today.
Of this total 292,363 were taken by 12 Army Group; 108,855 by Sixth Army Group; 186,326 by 21st Army Group and 50,000 by the U.S. Ninth Army.
The totals by armies; U.S. First Army, 199413; U.S. Third Army, 92,950; U.S. Seventh Army, 50,916; French First Army, 57,939; Second British Army, 83,582; First Canadian Army, 82744, and FFI, 20,000.
FLIER HURT IN TRAIN
LONGVIEW, Tex., Nov. 1 (UP)- S/Sgt. Ben Sheckles, returning home after going through 50 missions over enemy-held territory without a scratch, was injured in a train wreck.
****
We read countless articles as to the reason we aren't getting cigarettes, one being transportation of ammuntion and gas must come first and PX rations later.
We agree; but we can't figure how officers get their whisky on time and we can't get cigarettes. - 2nd Plat., Co. C, Engr. C. Bn.
****
I went to a certain town to pick up the monthly liquor ration for the officers of our organization, a distance of about 60 miles. On the way back I picked up two GIs who walked off with two bottles of gin. The money involved is small, but it is just the principle of the matter that burns me up. Here's hoping that before they steal anything else some one catches up to them and I sure would enjoy that privilege. - Lt. A.A.S.
****
Back in August, some doughboys of our division captured an incredible amount of liquor from the Germans. Since then, it has had high transportation priority. Recently a number of trucks were sent on a round trip of more than 1,000 miles to transport the same liquor up to the "fighting front."
And this is strictly for the brass (in addition to their regular rations from the States or England), in spite of the fact that doughboys captured it. - Three GIs.
****
PATROL'S PROBLEM
Patrolling enemy lines at night is hazardous, but when your instructions are to bring back a live German the problem becomes complicated.
Entering the German half of the city of Stolberg, a Third Armored Division patrol headed by Sgt. Archie Dustin, of Enid, Okla., nabbed a Nazi fleeing from American shell fire. The hardest part of the mission was to bring the German safely back to the U.S. lines.
The prisoner was submissive and usually beat the Yanks to the ground when shell or mortar fire landed nearby. Dustin was beginning to congratulate himself as the patrol passed through its own forward listening posts when a particularly wicked concentration of mortar shells struck.
The German fell. "Tell him to get to his feet." Dustin told Pvt. John Weiner, of Aurora, Ill. "Can't do it," Weiner said. "He's dead."
GUN PLAY: 1 ACT
Sgt. William M. Nance, of Savannah, Mo., took a lot of convincing but the German won his point. Nance left his rifle in his jeep when he went to investigate an apparently deserted German truck. As he opened the door, someone tapped him on the shoulder. Nance turned to face a German paratrooper. He grabbed the Nazi's rifle but not knowing how to handle the weapon, ran for his own. When he arrived at his jeep, the German was still behind him - hands clasped behind his head.
NO HERO TO WIFE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (ANS) - Mrs. John Wayne today sued her movie cowboy husband for divorce, alleging cruelty. They were married 11 years ago and have four children.
PLENTY OF XMAS TREES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (ANS), - The Forestry Service expects enough Christmas trees to meet the demand. Cutting began about two weeks ago.
ON WITH THE NEW
A new tubeless gas mask carried by doughboys from the Normandy coast to the Reich borders, is much lighter and less cumbersome than the old style. Canister is attached to the face and the waterproof carrier has the buoyancy of a "Mae West" life jacket.
CHICAGO SOLDIER HANGED FOR KILLING 1ST SERGEANT
Pfc Paul M. Kluxdal, of Chicago was hanged Tuesday night for fatally shooting 1/Sgt Paul M Robinson, August 12th. Kluxdal was convicted by General Court Martial at Fifth Corps headquarters.
The sentence was reviewed and confirmed by Gen Eisenhower.
AIR FORCE WINS GAMBLE WITH B29 SUPER-FORTS
SEATTLE, Nov. 1 - The Army Air Forces won a $3,000,000 gamble when the first B29 Super-Fortress went into action over Bangkok four months ago. Brig. Gen Kenneth B. Wolfe, chief of the Engineering and Procurement Divison of Air Technical Service Commmand at Wright Field, Ohio, revealed today. He said the first B29 cost the government $3,392,396.90. Although teh current cost has been reduced to about $600,000.
FDR BETS TWO BITS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (ANS) - President Roosevelt disclosed today he has one election bet, 25-cents even money, on results in one state. United Press reported He admitted the wager was made outside of New York state, which disqualifies bettors from voting.
GENERALS OK 1-MAN MORTAR
A new 60mm, "one-man" mortar has been tested and approved by the Infantry Board at Fort Benning, Ga., and its immediate manufacture for use by combat troops recommended. Maj. Edward Crossman, board member, of Santa Monica, Cal., has announced.
The new mortar, weighing only 20 pounds and consisting of a tube, plate and firing mechanism, may be fired with or without a trigger. The trigger enables it to be fired as a flat trajectory weapon whereas previously its flight was that of a lobbed tennis ball.
The Infantry Board, which includes Gen. George G. Marshall and Lt. Gens. Courtney H. Hodges, Omar N. Bradley and Alexander M. Patch approved and recommended the M-1 Garand Rifle, carbine, rifle greande, bazooka, new helmets, a jeep, K-rations and other equipment.
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