Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace Ill 19 wac Shack rings with news of european Victory Parent Hood will 1 Ono of the first army installations in amet to receive the Victory in Europa Flash was the wac hard on rite Hedt of the circulation our staff photographer caught thai scene of exuberance in the left to right Hope Ella Betty Rote and Peah Marthah nuke with a bit of be signal corps photo by would pay vets 20 Bucks per week for year Washington a Bountiful Bonus drive for veterans got off to a flying Start on Capitol Hill this week under the skillful guidance of John Mississippi Democrat and chief of the House veterans proposed As an amendment to the go Bill of the Bill has a Price tag attached to the Al embracing amendment Calls for the weekly payment of each week for a year to any member of the armed forces who Lias served Kyj clays or More since september and was honorable discharged from the Rankin indicated that the Bill was received with favor and predicted that it would win Early a lie said the measure expresses the ideas of a Good Many if insisting ilium the legislation is an adj Sununth compensation proposal rather than an outright Bonus Rankin revealed that basis of the Bill is belief that the Bill of rights unemployment provision providing 820 weekly for unemployed a servicemen Only puts a Premium on on the other his Bill would wipe out this discrimination and treat them ajl Hankins amendment would be in addition to mustering out Truman naval aide Washington James Vardaman of Mississippi has been named naval aide to the presi first yanks leave Italy for Pacific Rome already the allies have combat and ser vice troops directly from Italy to the Pacific for the avar against Joseph Deputy supreme commander of the Mediterranean Heater revealed adding that other units Are being sent to the Pacific via the United it has been generally known that engineering and other technical As Well As certain air Force have been embarking for the Pacific during the past several hut Alenar Neys announcement is the first Confirma Tion that combat troops Are on the return to civilian life Lor the majority of troops in Italy will come japans he All troops in the Kuro Pean and Mediterranean Heaters have already been divided into groups for concluded of the armed suffered in All Heaters of War since Pearl har have risen to a total of this represents an in crease of since last weeks of the army casualties Are on the basis of names compiled in the War through april the Navy re ported losses of ikes Secretary honoured Washington the Bronze Star has been awarded to 2nd Kathleen Eisen Howers wac v furloughs for Cla London a american troops in the United kingdom will get Victory furloughs during july or the fur Tough destination May not be the the War through night announced the Long awaited multiple figures which determine separation from service of the figures by which the previously announced individual credits Are to be multiplied Are months of Sev violin army multiplied by one months of service overseas multiplied by one combat credits for decorations or Battle participation stars multiplied by five number of children multiplied by to to considered applicable for separation from the army a total of 85 or Over is necessary for enlisted men and a total of 44 for wac enlisted this figure will effect Ive from tomorrow Hoy May and is expected to be lowered As the army raises its discharge sometime ago All commands under this Headquarters received service cards on which individual scores for the four factors1 could be these will now be filled out with the multiple num Bers and totals each enlisted Man or woman will initial his own card to Register his approval that the facts Ore those who score 85 As the Case May will then be in line for the procedure will be to send1personnel Back to reception stations in the states after they have been replaced hero or declared excess by unit in the states a final Check will be made to determine whether the individuals skills Are still essential to the if they Are not honorable discharges and civilian clothes Avo in War department has made Clear that no Ter How needed by the army he must remain if serve again in this of his will stand and he will be discharged when a replacement is Tor if radio truck Drivers or air Field engineers Are needed in another overseas theater than that from which he has they will be retained by the army no matter How High his individual previously the army announced that the multiple numbers revealed yesterday would affect four factors service that is number of months served in the army since see Point plan on Page 10 president Truman proclaims this sunday a Day prayer in thanks for vice Rayer in inane president Truman broadcast news of Germany unconditional surrender tuesday morning at Washington the president said this is a but glorious a i wish is that president Roosevelt had lived to witness this Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to United nations the flags of Freedom Fly All Over for tins Victory we join in offering All thanks to the Providence which has guided and sustained us through die dark Days of our rejoicing is sober and subdued by a supremo consciousness of the terrible Price we have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil let us not my follow the sorrows and the heartaches which today abide in the Homes of so Many of our neighbors whose most priceless Possession has been Ren dered As a sacrifice to redeem our work lies ahead we can repay the debt which we owe to our god and to children Only by by cease less Devotion to the responsibilities which lie ahead of if 1 could give you a single watchword for the coming that word is work and More we must work to finish the War that is but half the West is but the East still is in bondage to the Treacher Ous tyranny of the v the last japanese division has sur rendered then 1 let not the which Only our be done abide in so Many see Truman on Paft 2 All i with is that had lived to
