Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes  ii 1945 Lowland forces surrender to surrender of Gorman Force in iwo tweet Germany Hohan an Dmn Matt to Laos at Luna Burg. Flow marshal sir Bernard l. Mant Emery a spa Forward h the waiting Barman officer to to kept surrender. Combat troops will go to Pacific via states Paris May 1<��?most of the combat troops scheduled to go from Europe to the pack to will be redeployed through the Jub qum 1 nou aced today. Moat of the Supply forces however will be redeployed Quot directly from this  com z officials warned that the military necessities Tam aed the list of award Sand campaigns which count combat credits for each of which five Points Are to be Given Are based on the following awards the medal of Honor distinguished service Cross legion of Merit Silver Star distinguished plying Cross Soldier s medal Bronze Star medal air medal and the purple heart. Points Are to be credited for the first and each additional award of these medals. No other medals or ribbons will be included. In addition five Points will be Given for each Bronze service Star or Battle participation Star. These stars have been authorized for the following campaigns air offensive a ver Europe 4 july 1942, to 5 june 1944 tunisian Campaign 8 nov. 1942 air or 17 nov. 1942 ground to 13 May 1943 Algeria French Morocco Campaign 8 nov. 1942 to 11 nov 1942 sicilian Campaign. 14 May 1943 air or 9 july 1943 ground to 17 August 1943 Naples Foggia Campaign from 9 sept. 1943 to 21 Jan. 1944 Rome Arno Campaign from 22 Jan. 1944 to final Date As yet unannounced air combat Over the Balkans and Greece from dec. 1943 and 27 March. 1944. To 29 March. 1944 and 30 August 1944. Normandy Campaign 8 june 1944 to 24 july 44 Northern prance Campaign 25 july 44 to 14 sept. 44 Southern prance Campaign is aug. 44 to 14 sept. 44 and Germany Campaign 15 sept. 44 to a Date As yet unannounced the above campaigns Are the Only ones in the to and Eto for which Points Are to be Given. 85 Points Setfor discharge continued from Page 1 or Day. Will be included in Point scoring. Under the Point system it was expected that men with combat experience would get 73 percent of the discharges although they constitute Only 35 percent of those in the army. More than 98 percent of the men getting discharges will have had overseas service. Fathers constitute 25 percent of those getting out of at Eto Headquarters reiterated its warning that no matter How Many Points a Soldier has he will not be sent Home until shipping is available. Quot vitally needed specialists Quot will not be discharged until replacements Are  raps Reo pm policy London liar 10 apr Britain has Mads  to Russia Over the Quot Mobery of personal possessions Quot of British prisoners of War liberated by the red army and the fact that British officers were not granted Quot adequate facilities to visit Forward areas and hospitals Richard Law minister of state Flam Malm the dispute was originally brought into Public by Moscow charges the treatment of russian prisoners liberated by the Western allies some of whom the British government has contended were in dorm a military uniform. La a a Varvi invt a Iima n. Paris. May a a a reshuffling of Gen. Of adm de Usu Illets Cabinet to include the newly liberated former French premiers Harriot Reynaud and Siuw g considered Likely in informed Pon twi  to observe How plan works Washington May 10 ans a a Navy memorandum made Public today by rep. Philip j. Philbin . Disclosed the Navy intended to see How the army s partial demobilization worked out before completing its own plan similar to the army s the final and precise blueprint is not expected to be drawn until the Quot defeat of Japan is at hand the Navy said. Redeployment to take year. Continued from Page 1 be sent to the Center closest their Hines. Within a week after return somervell said soldiers should be Home on furlough or permanently released. Furloughed men will go Back to personnel centers where they will be grouped and sent to Assembly Points for reassignment and special training. U. S. Transports not required in the Pacific Many British troop ships More than 400 converted cargo ships and 800 transport planes will be used to take troops out of Europe. Even captured enemy transport will be used. After the last War it took ten months to bring 2,000.000 men Home from Europe. Leisure hour program ready a Broad program of entertainment recreation and education for american soldiers in Europe awaiting redeployment or with the army of occupation is being planned by special services com. Z. Movies plays vaudeville books circuses radio programs and music will be offered in greatly increased quantities. Planned Long before be Day the program is now getting under Way. Book musical instruments games and other recreational facilities Are being moved out of warehouses. The entertainment program is designed to fill the Leisure hours of those undergoing training for the Pacific theater and for occupation and Supply troops. With the educational and athletic programs it will be a major preoccupation of troops awaiting shipment Home. Tit satyrs being built Heaters Are being erected so Many units will be Able to see movies of Standard size with fixed seats and sound equipment there will be More stage shows. Contests will stimulate playwriting acting staging and directing. Bets scripts and thousands of costumes much of the material captured from the germans will be available for theatricals. Every Independent organization will have its own Library with an allotment of 500 to 1,000 books for every 3,000 men. U. 8. Radio programs will be relayed by the american forces network. Many programs will be originated by  8eesallies Parade mar8eilljb, May 10�?u. S. Army and Navy detachments yesterday joined in Marseille s Victory in Europe Parade. U. 8. Guns fired a Salute during the  u. 8. Amy bands formed part of the line of March. British As Wel As French units also participated la the Parade. The states. Under the priority system which has been set up transportation to the states will be available first to sick and wounded second to liberated prisoners of War third to units bound for the Pacific and lastly for those awaiting discharge. It was pointed out that construction and aviation engineers will be among the first to go to the Pacific n build installations and airports. Some have already gone to was announced. Machinery has been set in Motan to classify an units into one of four i Aznef As follows 1. Units to remain in Europe on Law Apfl Tiraj service duties. 2. Units to be redeployed to Active Heaters either directly from Here or indirectly through the us. 3. Units to be broken up into categories 1 and 2. 4. Units to be returned to the us. For inactivation. Cards for the scoring of individual soldiers based on the Point system have been distributed to unit commanders. Within 30 Days after soaring has been done in the units the Eto adjutant general will relay the ratings to the War department units with the least number of men Over the critical score will be designated in the second category. Units with the greatest number Over the critical score will be in the fourth category. Individuals whose scores do not jibe with the general score of their outfit will be transferred. In other words a Man with a Taw score win be transferred to a new outfit and those with High scores to an outfit which is due tor inactivation in the states. 1 Quot huh imm con How and Washington. May u ans a president Truman a nomination of Robert i Hennegen. National Don socratic go pttf�?t�f1 Ganall. Waa confirmed by the treaty  Washington my a Angie the House of representative a sed yesterday by a Roll a All vote of m to to a Resolution which it also adopted by the Senate would submit to the states a Constitution Al amendment requiring ratification of treaties by a majority vote of both the House and Senate the  nem pro ride for treaty ratification by a two thirds vote of the Senate. It give the House no voice at a. Even it the Senate Batti and gave the Reeo ution the iwo Utu de vote it need to co before the state the amendment would not become operative until legislator of at least m state ratified to by that time Many House member feel treaties growing out of the War May have been disposed of. Washington. May 10-Boldter sent from Europe to the us tor redeployment or Duchart Wilt be sent whenever Pom late to the per. Sonnet Center nearest their Horne. The Center ant areas they area. Gamp Atterbury . Kentucky ten Nemeo lamp see  California lamp Blanding.  it bum , new me too woe Tern Texas it Bragg. N. Of North and South Carolina lamp Chaffee  and Oklahoma it Devena. Mae�., i Hiitt Massachusetts. Now stun few a him Rhode Island. Vermont it do n Jonew Jersey Delaware. Now York. Pennsylvania it Douglas. , Montana Nevada. Utah Amo Gordon of gear 400 b29s hit Jap Homeland Guam May 1 ans a largest super Mottrom Fleet Ever to attack Japan my than too be. 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