Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote D Azur Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May la 1945 400 super forts Rock Japan teachers a troubles every time someone writes to your a bag berating education and pedagogy in our country my ire almost boils Over. I have restrained myself by severe Cognac Cha Ftp one Apa even work hoping the Hullabaloo Wolfl blow Over. It did t. Education is the property of the people who so conceived and dedicated it. If they Don t like the course education is taking the blame lies squarely upon their shoulders. Instructors take orders just As enlisted men do and their lives and works Are regulated rigidly for them by Public controls. You All knew the Quot Little bed Schorle hidebound traditionalist who thinks what was Good enough for him is Good enough for his n and All this tomfoolery and folder Rol is a waste of Good Public time and Money. Also his opponent the a ditch it ally super probes Sivis t who plans to educate individually and overnight. Tse Are extremists and other groups Range at All degrees of liberality or conservatism. Such controversy Welcome and healthy but the Public should be cognizant of its implications. Clashes i ass quote of to but is ass amp has his to h the youth of the nation hour be taught. Then of course the entire populace is concerned a they have children in so 001 or Page taxes either entitles them to a voice. No profession gets such Low pay and has to maintain such Hig it standards of living. Woe unto the poor pedagogue he s a butt for Many jokes and a Martyr to his cause. Worse still most of them enjoy and revel in their trials and tribulations. T kids coming up keep them Young and hopeful and their Opi to tents keep them Good and healthy. They a re the envy of Many the Hope of some and scapegoats Foi others. do nicely if you try to understand them and work with not at or against them. But wait till some of the brass s brats sit under me. I suppose i la be a Softie and so grateful for the luxury of being Able to Tell something to somebody i la forgive and forget pie and not ashamed of it teacher. Civilian training or experience placing their qualifications above those of the nurse with three years army experience. However careful investigation by myself and several nurses in different units in the Eto has shown such cases to be in the minority. ,. This situation is becoming increasingly humiliating and discouraging to the nurse who has worked two or three years in the Antov whether overseas or in me states. Does no to time in service count. For anything at Allrn the Anc?--30 year Cul Frater Nursie done to fraternize with enlisted men that a the orders for a nurse. It is even threatened that if we so much As walk Down the Street with one of the Ems we work with it will carry a court martial ii both parties. When we Are All fighting for a free country where All men Are created equal it has a tendency to lower that Standard by making a class distinction Over a Little brass. The Ems i have met desert e a lot of credit for their part in this Battle and i am proud to know them. I can to forget that they Are sons and Brothers of Amel lean families just As the officers Are. I enjoy their companionship. Which is the lesser of two evils to a a fraternize with Good respect Able privates or travel around with a married Man just because he is an officer a disgusted nurses. Nurse promotion now that nurses promotions from second lieutenant to. First lieutenant Are finally coming through Why is it that they Are in so Many instances Given to nurses in the service Jess than 18 months i thought that the directive regarding promotions for overseas nurses in the service 18 months or More was for the purpose of giving us gals who have quietly sweated it out for two or three years without much thanks materially or otherwise a Well earned boost. Granted some of the nurses recently promoted and not very Long in the service have had special Brig. Gen. Paul r Hawley chief surgeon Tousa says a promotions go to those of ability. Of we four year women Are so stupid As not to know army routine then Why have we been used overseas for three years without recognition Why can to the so Brilliant youngsters out of training a Short time who Are promoted in even a Shorter time be sent Over Here since our abilities do not warrant a promotion ? just what do you think general is a patients reaction to a five or six Striper with Gold bars a Quot doubt edly he will feel As you have suggested sir that there is something lacking in her try disgusted nurse. Confidence in command on the Day we arrived in this area we had a battalion formation. We were told by our commander that in this area we would have nothing to do but eat sleep and sports. That there would be no training whatsoever. This held True for the first couple of Days. Since then we have been on a Basic training schedule. This schedule consists of dismounted Drill nomenclature of the Gas mask inspection at least two inspect ions a Day calisthenic military Courtesy and everything else that goes with Basic training. Surely such a breach of Promise without explanation can to be conducive to Confidence in Btry a Archt. . By. 75 . Band w agoners9 turn sitting Back in a Hospital in be come across a plan to save what a left of us american boys. I done to have to Tell you that the lives of us infantry tankers etc., Arentt very Long. When the allies were in the dark Side of the War most other nations were undecided which Way to swing. Now that Victory is in sight they re All on our Side. Of they want to ride the band Wagon and prove How much they Are for the cause Why can t they Supply us with some men to beat Japan there Are 46 nations at the san Francisco conference. If each gave 5 divisions it would give us a Force of 3,330,000 a sgt Val de Luca inf. Yank sat Davao fight to relieve isolated Force Manila May to ans a an unopposed american invasion of Samal Island just off captured Davao City was announced today As Bister a fighting raged on the Mindanao Mainland where doughboy sought to outflank a Jap Force which virtually has isolated a yank battalion. Meanwhile the australian dutch Campaign on Tarakan Island off Borneo neared completion with the seizure of strategic api Hill. Radio Tokyo said american negro troops also were in Acton on the utile Island but there was no confirmation of this. Seek to protect flank Samal Island 22 Miles Long and ten wide was invaded tuesday by 24th div. Troops to protect the flank of other . Forces driving up Davao Gulf on Mindanao. Other units of the 24th est clashed a Bridgehead across the Talomo River West of Davao City in a flanking move to liquidate an enemy Force which in a counterattack monday almost ringed a us. Battalion. There was no further word today on How this battalion was faring elsewhere in the Philippines the 25th and 37th dive. Fought fiercely As they approached Northern Luzon a important Balete pass. Nearby the 32nd div. Advanced 700 Yards along Villa verde Trail. Near important dam East of Manila the 43rd div speared within three Miles of ipod dam source of at least one third of the capitals water. Supporting the Tarakan Campaign australian and . Planes pounded Harbor targets on nearby Borneo. The australian army announced in Melbourne that aussie troops now hold an estimated six Square Miles of Tarakan including the islands Airstrip the town of Tarakan and a coastal strip about five Miles Long. They hold the a Fri Ossian oilfield and were reported to be closing in on djo Eata oilfield milk for a hungry kid pharmacists mate tit Homer h. Donaldson of Wilson okla., serv inc with a Marine fighter Squadron operating from Yon tan Airfield on Okinawa feeds some powdered milk formula to a kid 750,000 tons moved to front since March 25 More than 750,000 tons of supplies were moved across and East of the Rhine River Between March 25 and May 2 in support of the first third seventh ninth and 15th . Armies com z has. Announced yesterday. Tons of whole blood and blood plasma were included in shipments which were made by trucks and trains of tile transportation corps and planes of the air transport command. Up front with Mauldin the stars and stripes Paris edition printed at the new York Herald Tribune Plant 21 Rue de Berri Paris for the of. Armed forces tinder auspices of the information and education division Tousa. Tel Elyses 40-38. 4i-rn. Other editions London Nice Pung Stadt. Germany. New York office. 209 b. 42nd St. Contents passed by the . Army and Navy censors. Entered As second class matter March 15, 194,1, at the poet office. New York , under the act of March 3, 1878. Vol. I no. Iss Atlantic Fleet ready for laps Washington May to ans a a the Atlantic Fleet is ready to turn its full Power into our final and tougher War against Japan Admiral Jonas k. Ingram commander revealed yesterday. He said More than 500 German a boats were destroyed in the Atlantic during the War against Germany. Admiral of the Fleet William d. Ii easy meanwhile recalled the japanese boast of being read to Light on for too years and assured the enemy a it will not take that Leahy said the enemy in the Orient wits a still powerful and added a we have a Long Road to travel to a use of nazi Navy against japs seen London May to it neuter a a with Allied naval experts already in route to the various european ports where surrendered German vessels Are expected to put in. Some quarters in London guessed today that what left of the nazi Fleet might be refitted for operations against Japan. As far As is known the German Navy consist of the cruisers Hrmz Eugen and Nurnberg. Probably a dozen destroyers and Between 200 and 300 submarines. Earlier reports that the German vessels would be concentrated at some United kingdom rendezvous such As so a a flow or Rosyth now Are discounted on the ground that control of Baltic and North sea ports is to be divided among the major Powers and that ships surrendering in these ports Likely Are to be the subject of discussions among the ., great Britain and Russia. Force largest Ever to bomb Home islands Guam May to ans. A the largest super fort Fleet Ever to attack Japan today gave the enemy Homeland a Sharp illustration of adm. Nimitz warning that the american air War would be intensified immediately a was a preface to the Battle of Japan a More than 400 b29s, splitting up into ten task forces pounded Oil storage areas on Southeastern hoi Ishu and airfields on Kyushu. The largest previous strike by t in giant bombers was against the Tokyo area and involved Between 325 and 350 planes. A hit source of fuel with the objective of destroying the major source of Japan a Supply of aviation fuel a Large portion of today a Armada hit Honshu s to Kuyama and Otake fuel storage and manufacturing areas. Four separate targets were bombed in this first raid on Honshu s Oil Supply areas. Three were near the town of Tokuyama 48 Rales Southwest of kure on the Inland. Sea. The other was the big to Kuvaas Natal fueling station. Also hit was the Tokuyama synthetic fuel factory near the naval fueling station. Together they were regarded As a single target. The fueling station is considered Japan a leading army fuel Center. Airfields also pounded the Oil offensive also was directed against the Otake Oil refinery one of Japan a largest 27 Miles Northeast of Tokuyama and the Oshinn Oil storage area one of the largest in Japan. A relatively Small part of the Armada continued the b29 neutralizing assaults on Kyushu and Shikoku air leases hitting the Usa Miyazaki and an Kancyan Fields on Kyushu and Matsuyama Field Northwest of Shikoku. A a a a a a a a a Quot ii 9 yank Advance on s. Okinawa Guam May to it ans a doughboy and marines of the tenth army slogged through mud and rain today on Southern Okinawa to blast out japanese holed up in tunnels and elaborate caves. Adm. Nimitz said the yanks a continued to move South a but gave no details. Nimitz also announced that Mustangs flew from their bases on iwo j in a tuesday and wednesday to attack Kisa Razu Airfield and to try Ama naval air station Southeast of Tokyo. Carrier planes of the British Pacific Fleet attacked airfields on Miyaka and Ishigaki islands in the Takishima group the southernmost of the Ryukyu Chain at a Cost of a minor damage to two unidentified ships. Grew denies Jap feelers Washington May to it ans it. A acting Secretary of state Joseph grew said today in response to a press conference question to tat he had not heard a1 any japanese peace feelers. B29s Burn out 54 so. Miles of Japan s Industrial areas a a ii in a �c�.1 new get cd ton gents relax. We got six inches of Armor Guam May to it Ansyl Marianas based super forts already have destroyed 54 Square Miles of Japan a Industrial areas and damaged 15 of its key War plants in the last five months. The completeness with which the giant planes Are razing enemy industries Block by Block was disclosed today in a compilation of the results of to combat missions flown since the beginning of operations from the Marianas last of the bombings is demonstrated by Tokyo where 32 Square Miles have been burned out. The damage to Japan a War factories including eight plants and to its Urban Industrial areas was accomplished on Only 41 missions. The b29s loom even Mere menacing to the enemy in the future now that Low level visual bombing has been introduced by maj. Gen. Curtis e. Lemay of Cleveland. Using these methods for the first time March 9 after Only mediocre results from 30,000 feet the bombers burned out 17 Square Miles of Tokyo. In addition to the Tokyo destruction the Urban Industrial areas of five other Jap cities were burned out. They Are Osaka eight Square Miles Nagoya five Kawasaki three Kobe three and Yokohama one and one half Miles. Since the damage want concentrated upon Urban industries rather than wholesale booming of cities the injury to Japan s War machine is even More significant than figures indicate a a _ a a a him Iii i re a a x us food problem remains London May to government leaders in Victory speeches said that the end of War in Europe will not mean an increase in food rations for britons. Minister of agriculture r. S. Hudson warned there can be no relaxation on the food production float
