Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Pfc. Ira h. Hayes. a Sousley Deal v a sgt. Henry Convoy frees 1,000 Allied pcs by Ernie lei8er stars and stripes staff writer Alten Grabow Germany May 3 delayed a you were an Eye witness to the disintegration of the wehrmacht today if you Rode 19 Miles behind the German lines with an 83rd div. Truck and ambulance Convoy freeing 1,000 Allied pcs from this Camp. It was a strange feeling barrelling along 40 Miles an hour under a Flag of truce past German soldiers a who were still armed to enter this giant stalag 22 Miles East of Magdeburg. It was strange but it Wasny to frightening because you could Tell that it was a beaten army an army whose soldiers waved at you instead of shooting and. Who straggled along the roads in Small groups obviously heading for the american lines and surrender. Some offered to Trade a pistol for a ride Back to u. S. Territory others were heading there on bicycles carts on foot. Some were taking their women along. 1,250 americans when you got to alte Grabow you found about 1,250 americans. Col. Theodore Ochernal German commandant who offered the release of the prisoners to the 83rd�?Ts maj. Gen. Robert Macon because he could no longer feed them met the Convoy and said he was glad to turn his prisoners Over. A possible explanation for ocher Nalus eagerness was offered by maj. Phillip Worrall British officer with sheaf. Maj. Worrall said he had been at the Camp a week. He had parachuted into the area along with five others including two american sergeants with the Mission of observing the Camp and reporting its condition by a radio which was dropped with them so that supplies might be brought up immediately the area was taken. The six had been captured and brought to the Camp where according to Worrall they were practically Given the run of the place. It was after this that Ochernal made his surrender offer. Americans with Worrall were 8/sgt. Edmund Porada of Buffalo and sgt. Daniel Murphy of Butte Mont. Whose Broad stripes and demands nazis pick up mines Paris May 5 Reuter a Raoul Dautry French minister of reconstruction has asked that germans be obliged to pick up All mines which Are still in French soil after the War. Dautry said a a during March and april this year 104 children were killed by mines and our people will be killed for ten years by mines left by the enemy if he is not compelled to remove Landis plans divorce Hollywood May 5 ans a Carole Landis announced today that she plans to divorce her third husband maj. Thomas Wallace formerly of eighth of now stationed at san Antonio. The actress met Wallace in London and they were married there Jan. 5, 1943. Plasma saving starved Pwns starved americans recently liberated from German prison Camps Are having health and Normal eating habits restored by injections of blood plasma the office of the chief surgeon e7to, announced yesterday. Col. Raymond e. Duke of North Bend ore., Normandy base Section surgeon said that without plasma Many men in advanced starvation stages would have died. He emphasized the importance of proper administration of plasma saying inexpert use often would prove fatal. Blood is rarely administered Over a period of More than three Days after which a liquid or a a soft diet is Given it. Col. Theodore l. Badger of Chestnut Hill mass., said. He added that plasma was used for starvation cases when Mouth feeding could not be employed due to a patients disorganized gastric and intestinal organs. Vitamin pills Are not part of the treatment. About two weeks Are required to put men suffering from mild and moderate malnutrition into condition to be shipped Back Home. Severe cases take about a month. 103rdoverruns hitlers prison with 103rd div., May 5�?when the 103rd div. Took Lansburg they captured the building in which Adolf Hitler Rudolph Hess and Maurice Grebel were imprisoned after the Munich Beer Hall Putsch. Cell no. 7 was hitlers. Above its door was a plaque which read a Here the dishonourable system imprisoned Germany a greatest son from nov. Ii 1923 to dec. 20, 1924. During this time Adolf Hitler wrote the Book of the National socialist revolution mein sgt. Howard Brown of Detroit and sgt. Arthur Kopf of Hackensack nj., talked to an anti nazi Jailer who told them he was tickled to see americans , Michaei St tank dead j f i phm2c John w funded a Al a a a a a a a a a. R \ pc it Rone a gain of Fly Over North Europe London May 5 apr russian and British air a mail service Over Sweden and Finland has been resumed. Cubs Bogi ight to death with fifth army. Div., Germany Sharp shooting american re con pilots in an unarmed cub shot Down a nazi plane of similar size and captured its two Man Crew in a spectacular pistol Battle near the Elbe River. The americans spotted the nazi plane hedge hopping Trees a half mile from a yank armoured column. The Small artillery Liaison plane piloted by it. William s. Martin of Golden colo., and with Merritt s. Frencies of Wenatchee wash., As observer swung above the nazi cub and Martin opened the Side door firing at the germans with .45 pistol. The nazi plane crashed and a Luftwaffe tech sergeant and a private jumped from the wreckage. They ran in opposite directions but the americans landed and captured the nazis. Of the 81x servicemen who participated in the raising of the american Flag on i to Jimas my Suribachi three Are dead and two wounded. A statuary version of a photographer Joe Rosenthals historic photograph will be unveiled in times Square new York next week. The statue to be cast in composition material is expected to last for years and will be painted White As a Symbol of the seventh War loan drive. No strings on contest Prises officials in charge of the stars and stripes letter writing contest on a my savings and Post War plans have stressed that there Are absolutely no strings attached to taking Possession of the ten new automobiles and ten new electric refrigerators being offered. As prizes. A we have made it very easy for the Lucky winners to collect their prizes a said ool Jefferson h. Fulton. Contest committee chairman. A the Only restriction if you can Call it that is that those who win the prizes must make arrangement to accept delivery within a year after their discharge from the army. But i can to imagine anyone wanting to wait longer than that to get behind the wheel of a Brand new car or shove a bottle of Beer in that members of the army stationed in the Eto who write the ten Best letters of from 50 to 250 words on How they plan to use their savings in the Post War world will have their Choice of by Model automobile or truck being Mart Factor de by a Well known company at the time. All cars and trucks will be equipped with radios and Heaters. Delivery will be made at the win nerds Home As shown on a certificates of award. If the persons Home is outside the delivery will be made at a place in the u. S. Mutually agreeable to the Winner and the company. In the event a Winner Dies prior to delivery the prize will be presented to the beneficiary whom the prize letter writer names on the certificate. Any member of the american army stationed in the Eto including was and army nurses is eligible to compete. However each on Testa to must state that he either already has a War Bond allotment or has taken out one or that he has purchased a War Bond of any denomination since the contest started. The Contes t will Continuo through july 7, running concurrently with the seventh War loan drive in the u. S. Only letters postmarked on or before that Date will be accepted. Entries should be addressed to War Bond contest Apo 887, u. S. Army and if More than one Sheet of paper is used All sheets must be enclosed in the same envelope. Bond contest buies 1�?the stars and strijx3t> War Bond contest is open to All military personnel in Eto except those serving sentences awol or deserters. 2 prizes will he awarded to those submitting Best letters on the subject my savings and Post War 3�?letters must not be less than 50 words nor More than �?~250 words in length. 4�?literary style punctuation spelling or kind of stationery will not be considered in awarding prizes. Letters May be written with either pen Pencil or typewriter. .5�?following signature each letter must contain one of these three statements i 1 have a class b allotment in Force �?~2 1 have taken out a new class b allotment 3 1 have purchased a War Bond since May i um5. A Ftp name an and a pc must be placed on the upper rigid of each letter. 7�?11 Inore than one Sheet is used mall in the same envelope. 8�?address letters to War a Bond contest. Apo 887. Letters must he poet marked on or before july 7. 9�?-winning letters will be judged by a Board chosen from the air ground and service forces. Lbs decision of judges will be foal. They May elect to decide ties u any by lot. All letters become property of sponsoring agencies. 4the stars and stripes sunday May a 1945
