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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

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Decatur, Illinois
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I Thursday, March 22, 1945. PAGE THREE THE DECATUR REVIEW THIS GUN'S SHOOTING DAYS FOR GERMANS ARE OVER i Your Gebhart-Gushard Famed Labe A 611 Iff) II JlTITl fjllj- 11 LOQK what they mean to you! Exciting Fashi The enemy kept such guns in tunnels by day, rolling them out at night to bombard Allied positions. This 240 mm. German railway gun was captured by the U. S.

Seventh army in France. 7 Finest Materials! Best Construction! (ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO) Mrs. -Myrtle A. Brunson, Mulberry Grove. West Front Pvt.

Willy D. Starnes. brother of Continued from page 1 Mrs. Lula M. Neal, Clinton.

Pacific area: Pvt. Bernard F. E. Browning, son of Mrs. Anna Browning, and the double guarantee of single standard quality First Lieut.

Paul J. Cunningham, son of Robert E. Cunning ham, Assumption. Sgt. Arnold D.

Duckworth, son of Mrs. Myrtle L. Duckworth, Charleston Marine Does Strip Tease in Front of Japs on Iwo (The following story was written by S-Sgt. Henry Gini-ger, a marine corps combat correspondent, nd distributed by the Associated Press.) Iwo Jima vA working party was picking its way through heavy sniper fire carrying ammunition and other supplies up to a front-line company of the 27th marines. Fifth marine division.

As they ran, slid and jumped along, a sniper scored a direct hit on a case of white phosphorus grenades being carried by Cpl. Asa C. Henry, 22, of 120 Fifth street, Charleston, 111., who was the next-to-the last man in the column. While Corporal Henry did an impromptu strip tease to get rid of the burning phosphorus, his buddy behind him sailed right through the sniper fire, praising the heavy smoke screen. Charleston.

Pfc. Donald E. Kelm, son of Mrs. Mable Kelm, 1106 North Morgan street, Decatur. Tech.

Sgt. Charles S. Marron, son of Mrs. Amelia Marron, Ston-ington. Pfc.

Melvin F. Mize, husband of Mrs. Verla Mize, 548 East Marietta street, Decatur. Pfc. Martin E.

Riewski, husband of Mrs. Betty J. Riewski, 1050 North Woodford street, Decatur. Yes, not only the guarantee of the famous maker but Gebhart-Gushard'i too stands back of your coat or suit. Thus, you know in advance that you're getting the most for your money in fashion, in fabric and tailoring! don't be satisfied with a coat or suit whose label is of questionable heritage.

Insist on Famous Label garments with. National recognition are known from the lakes "to the gulf where fine CELEBRATE FOUNDING Mount Pulaski, March 22 (Staff) The Mount Pulaski chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America will celebrate its 50th anniversary at 8 p. today in the Odd Fellows hall. German-held area south of the Jloselle and west ol the Rhine to little more than a bridgehead," General Eirenhower's communique said. The blithe disregard which the Seventh and Third armies showed for military boundaries made battle maps a confusing maze of salients in which Patton's and Patch's troops were criss-crossed.

Germans Ferry Rhine After several days of frantic retreat, the Germans weere believed to have made a supreme effort during the nicht to save some remnants of the destroyed First and Seventh armies with ferry crossings of the Rhine. But the bedraggled stragglers were hardly believed enough to man adequately the Valhalla line across the river. A high ranking German prisoner said one German commanding general had committed suicide in despondency over the ignorninous destruction of the wehrmacht west of the Rhine. One sign of the growing disorganization of the German army was in numerous reports of German corps staff officers being transferred to division staffs. Some corps no longer existed.

Bridgehead Grows The mighty American First rmy fanned out from its east Hhine salient between the narrow Sieg and Wied rivers, powering its growing strength over "sev-tal" bridges. General Hodges shock troops, reinfrrced with tanks, captured Buisdorf where the Ruhr superhighway crossed the Sieg, Rott and Soven. They pushed into Vesterhausen and won 14 miles of the wide military highway. 1 They stood on the Sieg for seven miles or more. apparel is sold! War Department Issues Illinois Wounded List Washington, March 22 (Special) The War department made public today the names of Illinois men wounded in action In the European and Pacific areas.

In all these cases next of kin have been notified previously and have been kept informed directly by the War department of any change in status. The list included: European area: Pvt. Merle M. Cole, husband of Mrs. Anna I.

Cole, Shelbyville. Sgt. Charles R. Gardner, son of Mrs. Ida Gardner.

Olney. Pvt. Merle J. Minnis, son of Mrs. Sylvia D.

Minnis, Morrisonville. Pfc. Edward A. Mueller, husband of Mrs. Wilma Mueller, Lincoln.

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