Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace I 24 e first wounded american Soldier arrives Home being lifted carefully from an by member of a medical this photo of Cost the first american eat Alty to reach England following who in this a paratrooper who landed with the fint Wai wounded in the head by enemy arms to president of signature own the House of representatives followed the Senate in passing unanimously a Resolution setting up a comprehensive program of benefits for uniter state War the backed by the Ameri can veterans of the first world contains three major provisions unemployment compensation of per week for a maximum of 52 weeks for veterans without jobs in the first two years after their with the creation of a veterans Job placement Bureau within the employment one year of government financed education in regularly established including vocational training with the government paying a maximum of for tuition and other fees and subsistence allowances of per month for veterans with no dependents and for those with in the Case of a Veteran who entered the service be fore he was a Complete four year College education would be available provided the Veteran was qualified and made the proper financial assistance in the form of a guarantee by the government of 50 percent of private Loans in to to help veterans establish themselves in business or Purchase Homes or in Terest will not exceed four any Cash benefits received by a Veteran under the provisions of the legislation will he deducted from any Bonus which might be voted later by the veterans pro Orram is estimated to Cost the United states from to 8haef thursdays very heavy armoured German Ebi inter attach has been repulsed at with severe loss to the american troops have advanced on the East boast of the Cherbourg South and Southwest of Caranta there were advances despite stiff at the East flank German tanks hold Facok our Advance and there u Etoll Street fighting in seven Miles separate Tho tanks from the High ground dominating the Only Road from the Cherbourg Suta left to the enemy through la Haye do Rommel in expected to make heavy sheaf on All parts of the Normandy the Allied forces yesterday continued to carry the fight to the enemy and very heavy Battles took place in the Mon Teburg and Caen Mon Teburg changed hands several times after we were forced to give ground in the Vicinity wednesday airborne troops successfully beat off made by the germans to retake care Tan and yesterdaj7 were again pushing southward from the Kesselring forces falling Back on All italian fronts Stimson yesterday announced that army casual ties in Italy to june 6 total Allied Italy against persistent pressure by the Allied fifth and eighth withdrawal is still Kesselring Etra Mon Teburg on the Western flank of the Allied yesterday fell again to the enemy after Savage from care Tan to Trie Central line held fast and in the East the British made Progress around finnish defences Sag under the red swinging into action four Days after the invasion of Western opened its sum Mer offensive by driving into the narrow karelian the neck of Lake studded land connecting he russian Mainland with Fin under the leadership of go defender of four russian backed by Artil Lerv and the red air Force Are fanning in the karelian isthmus in three spearheads alone the coastal the Vii Puri Lenin Grad Highway and Northeast to Ward Lake fierce Handt hand fighting is fake nor place As three columns of govt rows men move to he North West toward Viiu Uri on a 17mile line extending from Kuter seka to the Northeast through Korp Kiula the fifth army on the West coast is moving through the Moun Aina to win control of the impure ant lateral Highway 74 stretching Between the coast and Lake Bol they have captured Albi some 100 Miles Northwest of Rome by Road and a key Road Junction at which Highway 74 joins the coastal Highway but Only after some hard fighting against German furl her the americans after taking the town of on the West Shore Flake Bol Are now driving towards the Small town of 2 Miles East of Lake the town of is being enclosed by 8th army which already have taken both Are on roads leading to see Italy on Page 8 heavy armoured attacks and counter at tacks persist in the Capri tiny the Allied air forces continued their tuesday evening and after a respite wednesday noon due to bad weather were again in a position to re sume the attacking communications and Road convoys in the Cherbourg Peninsula in sup port of the ground forces and on other rail centers further Inland hundreds of Lancaster blasted boat in be Havre Early tuesday night in the heaviest Daj Lif Fht assault made by bomber Thev were escorted Fos the first time by spitfires and rained Down scores of blockbuster the Concrete pro tested pens summary in Brief by thursday morning the front looked like this West fighting in in the Cherbourg Ca rental is still in american but the germans have countered strongly to meet the yank drive to the there is Little change Between care Tan and Center the Allied forces have expiated their Success at bal Leroy see invasion on Page 8 captured on defense weakens late communiques indicate tha finnish defences Are cracking open under the tremendous Impact of russian strength and that govt rows Leningrad having battled their Way 40 Miles in the Are now approximately 35 Miles from key cite of the karelian and within 25 Miles of the old 1939 the rushed neck of land Between the Gulf of Fin Anri and Lake Ladoga is extensively fortified with an Irreg Friar network of pillboxes and Concrete Emp Jace ments peppering the Rivers and that with the stubborn resistance of finnish and German frowns has slowed up the see Russia on Page t carriers sink 13 vessels the we stated Friday that american forts bombed intensive naval action flared up in the Southwest Pacific this week when a powerful earner task Force hit the Marianas group with a blistering three Day raid ing the of Guam and the Carrie based planes Des troyed 149 Jap one of the largest numbers Ever accounted for in a single and sent 13 Jap ships to the including three destroyer is sixteen other Jap including three destroyers and one destroyer were american losses were 15 simultaneously the accurate gun fire of an Alert naval Force routed see carriers on Page 8 Washington i the weary infantry Man who blogs along through the real hell of War with a Complete repository of weapons equip ment jostling on his Back was last week receiving his Longdue recognition when of War Stim son appeared in Congress to ask additional pay for the Unsung in asserted that the infantry suffers most in casualties and urged provision a monthly boost hold ing the expert infantryman badge with additional for those combat infantryman bad he hastened to explain that proposed increase is not intended As compensation for hazards things cannot be paid in added the extra be a vital contribution to Nance of morale and r Stimson cited figures snowing that infantrymen suffered 70 per see infantry on Page 8
