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389th Engineers present
Get PDFNow the 389th has completed her mission, our use in the service of our country is over. We have seen rivers to cross and have crossed them; roads to be built and they have been made whole; rail-lines to operate and construct and we have done so with a smile even through hardships and in the face of disaster, but our banners have remained unfurled and our spirits have not weakened.
The peace, yea the glorious peace, that comes with Victory is now, ours to behold and adore. Home-town United States of America is now safe from infamous attack by would be aggressors, our shores are safe, the lights are on again all over the world, the sea lanes are clear of U-boats, and our world is again ready to build anew on the principles of the four freedoms: Freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom from hunger, and freedom from force.
So we can, as we are doing daily, lose the identity of soldiers and resume our civilian activities for a better America and a better world. Still, we will always remember the 389th, for what she has been and will continue to be in our hearts. Keeping always in mind that, if ever, and we pray not, any aggressors or would-be rulers seek to invade our shores, we will rise and in the words of our motto: Supportamus, we will defend and protect our country\u27s pride. So long fellows and good, smooth sailing.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1080/thumbnail.jp
A Message About Food from the President of the United States
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Could This Be You? Don\u27t Travel - Unless Your Trip Helps Win the War
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War diary of CL 57 U.S.S. Montpelier, September, 1942-December, 1945
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This so-called War Diary is an honest attempt to record a brief chapter in the young life of a gallant ship.
No effort has been made to glamourize her deeds; no claim has been made that she fought the war single-handed; no single incident or group has been intentionally emphasized or omitted.
The Monty was a workhorse from the Solomons, through the Marianas, the Philippines, the Nansei Shoto, and into Japan proper -- for thirty-six long months she successfully fulfilled her missions.
So for posterity we preserve herewith her experiences, as seen from her decks and from her spotting planes.
author unknownhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1178/thumbnail.jp
February 7, 1945
Get PDFWho\u27s Who of Enlisted Men spotlights CPL Archie Silver, base baker of General Mess; CPL Silver contributes a column himself about the recent doings in General Mess; pages 4 and 5 are (almost) full pages telling the steps taken in the production of the Observer, showing LT A.G. Thompson, PFC Pasquale Grosso, SGT Fritz Snyder, Jim Coghill, J.M. McLeod, Edward Goodin, CPL James Burns, and SGT Stanley Mikelk in action; and we meet WAC corporals & sisters Phyllis and Stella Stappler.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1028/thumbnail.jp
June 27, 1945
Get PDFPage 6 announces 40,000 attend Dow Field open house. LT COL Edward F. Tindell greeted the crowd.
Soldiers mentioned in this issue include: Herbie Blinn, PFC William Fleming, CPL Leon Tarien, SGT Stanley Mikelk, SGT Carleton Cummings, S/SGT Millard Meier, PVT Doris Ramer, and CPL Myra Harris.
16 year old Bangor girl, Caliope Mourkas, won the grand prize of $1000 bond at the Open House raffle.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1061/thumbnail.jp
September 12, 1945
Get PDFMary Jo Swan and PFC Peter Olander demonstrate a proper kissing stance; PVT Helen Ross is pictured with Geraldine, the skunk pet of SGT H.P. Puckett; LT Samuel L. Hinson gets promoted to Captain; three 1st SGTs, William Kelley, Grant F. Walsh, and Arthur G. Brickman get transferred off base; SGT Stanley Mikelk returns from Washington with valuable data; the 38th Aviation Squadron, a predominantly African American squadron, is featured on page 3, with over a dozen soldiers identified and photographed; and civilians Alice Conroy and Howard Graham are profiled on page 5.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1107/thumbnail.jp
Hilltown Able: a unit memoir of Battery A--744th Field Artillery Battalion to V-E day
Get PDFThe American Third Army is the cockiest of all the armies and the fastest-moving. Long on armor, it is led by Lieut. General George S. Patton Jr. and, like him, it is colorful, proud and bold. Its motto is speed and more speed. Its record is the best possible evidence that Marshall and Eisenhower were right when they refused to fire Patton after the face-slapping incident in Sicily.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1010/thumbnail.jp
History of the 745th Tank Battalion, August 1942 to June 1945
Get PDFIf perchance in the post-war world you encounter a man who says that he fought in Europe with the 745th Tank Battalion, salute him and offer him a drink - - for you have encountered one of the best soldiers in the world. You have encountered a man who has contributed a great deal toward ending the conquests of the Nazis and bringing peace to the world. You have encountered a man of whom the entire army is proud.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1022/thumbnail.jp
History 398th Engineer Regiment
Get PDFOn March 22, 1943, at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, the paper work of organizing a new Engineer general service regiment was being completed in accordance with AG 320.2 (3-5-43) B-1-SPOPU dated March 8, 1943, subject: Activation of 398th Engineer General Service Regiment, and General Order No. 34, Headquarters, 8th Service Command, Dallas, Texas, dated March 15, 1943.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1039/thumbnail.jp