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June 20, 1945
Get PDFSoldiers and civilians featured in this issue include: S/SGT James A. Mayne; 1st SGT Thomas Shanley, 2nd LT George Doran, 1st LT Earl R. Holm, 1st SGT Paul M. Engle, SGT Mario Sirabella, Louis Belliveau, Lillian M. Talbot, and SGT Joe Crooks.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1058/thumbnail.jp
May 16, 1945
Get PDFPFC Maceo Simpson was tops on base in the PT quarterly tests; CPL Audrey Moulton was the first Dow Field soldier discharged under the new point system; PVT Fred Gaymon, T/SGT Robert Miller, PFC Frank Dillon, and SGT Joseph Milanesi answer a pressing question on a base policy change; and George Cameron describes his role of being in charge of the base\u27s motor pool.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1070/thumbnail.jp
End of mission, 957th Field-Artillery Battalion
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From the cities, villages, hamlets and farms of almost every State in the Union came the fighting men of the 957th Field Artillery Battalion -- a 155 mm Howitzer unit which contributed prompt, accurate and devastating fire support for every major campaign against the German enemy in France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Germany. The pages of this organization history, pictures and statistics are dedicated to the men and officers who gave unstintingly of their blood, life, time and talents to assure the success of the Continental Campaign and the Cause -- the Cause of International Freedom. It is our desire that this volume will be to all who peruse its pages a friendly reminder of the devotion and singleness of purpose which marked the years of Training, Preparation and Combat.
THE EDITORhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1124/thumbnail.jp
The history of the U.S.S. New York, BB-34
Get PDFThe U.S.S. New York, whose career spans a thirty-one year period embracing a volume of tradition which might well be the envy of any ship of the Fleet and whose name has been borne of six vessels of the United States Navy through 170 years of naval history, has the unique distinction of having played a noteworthy role in two world wars.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1164/thumbnail.jp
USO, five years of service: report of the president
Get PDFTo the 14,000,000 men and women who have served or are serving in the armed forces of the United States, USO means a billion touches of home -- an infinite variety of personal services ranging from the routine provision of writing paper to the convalescent care provided by USO hostesses specially trained to help wounded veterans readjust to civilian life.
Taking stock of these services on its fifth anniversary, USO finds that at its peak of activity, it was serving 1,000,000 people a day in one capacity or another, running up to more than 1,100,000,000 the total served since the organization started, February 4, 1941.
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History of the 54th Troop Carrier Squadron
Get PDFThe 54th Transport Squadron predecessor of the present 54th Troop Carrier Squadron was activated at Hamilton Field, California on 1 June 1942. Original unit commander was Captain William G. Harley, 0165088. Staff Sergeant Paul M. Pugh, 6894048, was acting First Sergeant. Private Arthur W. Yess, 33091246, was the third member of the original organization.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1023/thumbnail.jp
714th Railway Operating Battalion
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A liaison officer was flown to Alaska ahead of the unit and arrangements were completed by him for the housing, messing and deployment of the troops upon arrival. On the 3rd of April, 1943, the outfit sailed into the beautiful harbor of Seward. The Navy Transport Chaumont was our home for those hectic days at sea and not very many of the boys escaped the inevitable sea-sickness. The sighs of relief were plainly audible when the Chaumont finally docked at Seward and the G.l.s came streaming down the gang-plank.
The Alaska Railroad, which is owned by the Federal Government and Operated by Department of the Interior, proved to be a most important rail line in our operations against the Japs. It was the only means at hand for supplying the interior of Alaska with personnel and material for the defense of the territory and for setting up the offensive structure for our later moves against the Nipponese. The civilian personnel, even in peace times, had never been sufficient to adequately maintain and operate the line. Consequently, when war came, what few civilians remained were totally unable to keep this vital supply line going. Maintenance of the line was at a very low ebb, to such an extent that many of the structures were unsafe for operation. The mechanical personnel could not begin to cope with the problem of keeping the power and cars in shape for hauling war supplies, and the operating men were very few in number. So few were they that they couldn\u27t have kept the trains rolling if they worked continuously twenty-four hours at a stretch, day after day. The result was a tremendous back-log of material piled up at the port of Seward and the port of Whittier had not been opened for through traffic.
For more than twenty-five months, the men of the 714th kept on the job and made the Alaska Railroad tick. Their efforts were duly appreciated and were finally recognized shortly before the unit returned to the States. By command of Lieutenant General. Delos C. Emmons, Commanding General of the Alaskan Department, the 714th was awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque on 4 April, 1945 and entered the United States on the 24th of May, 1945.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1086/thumbnail.jp
Care is Costly -- Buy War Bonds & Stamps
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Miles of hell to Tokyo! Work Where You\u27re Needed
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April 18, 1945
Get PDFIncludes a lengthy profile on S/SGT. Grant F. Walsh, another article profiles base PX worker and Bangor native Charlie Share, a detailed story about the 135th Squadron of the 6th Wing of the Army Airways Communications -- completed with brief biographies of several officers, and a full page write-up, with many photographs, of The Hub, the Priorities and Traffic Section of Dow Field.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1003/thumbnail.jp