Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Page 4the stars and stripes tuesday May 15, 1945 Engineer teams bared enemy secret weapons. Parts May 14�?three weeks before the first combat encounter with the deadly Nan metallic German Topi mine which available equipment would not detect All Allied units had been forewarned and were prepared to Deal with it. Chief Factor in the successful counter action was removal of the element of Surprise when the weapon finally was introduced by the enemy Engineer technical intelligence teams were told today by ool Edward Morris of Washington b. 3.1morris speaking at a three Day conference on engineering techniques in Goodern warfare said the Topf mine contained nine pounds of explosive with a half Pound Booster charge set off by a Glass igniter. A new style a mine which like the Topf mine was on the German secret list was reported on six months before combat units saw it used by tip Wiki ii. Study Pacific fir Morris said the intelligence teams also gave reports on German weapons which could by turned against the enemy. He pointed to the French first army a effective use of German Panzer faults bazookas and flamethrowers. The Little publicized technical intelligence teams Are turning their attention to the Pacific War and much of their work therefore remains secret. Special insignia were awarded 16e team members today. Speakers in addition to col. Morris who is chief of the information Section and directed operations of the technical teams were Mai. Gen. Cecil r. Moore Blackburn va., Tousa chief Engineer col. Herbert Mil Witch Washington d. C., and i. Col. Harvard Rempher Sioux Falls s. rail Span on Rhine open Reinhause Germany May 14�?Victory Bridge the third Railroad Span built Over the Rhine River by american army engineers is open to traffic. It. Gen. Leonard t. Gerow commander of the 15th army Cut the St navigator wins top award Washington May 14 ans a 2-lt. Robert s. Femoyer eighth of navigator from Huntington w. A who brought a Shell riddled bomber Back to Britain from Germany last november has been awarded the congressional medal of Honor three anti aircraft shells pierced the plans on a raid against targets near Merseburg severely wounding Femoyer in the Side and Back. Unable to Rise from the floor he was propped up so he could see his instruments and charts. For 2 hours he stayed at his Post directing the bomber homeward. He died shortly after the crippled ship landed. Ceremonial tape and dedicated the Bridge to Quot All who have fallen in the fight against Hie Span was constructed in six Days 15 hours and 20 minutes by units of Engineer group a commanded by col. Helmer Swenholt of Tucson Ariz. The Structure Lias 30 piers with an Overall length of 2,815 feet. It Bridges 904 feet of water contains 1,855 tons of structural steel and 50,000 feet of structural Imber. Steel rails and rail ties for the bed of the Bridge were requisitioned from Stock piles at a subsidiary Krupp Plant at Reinhause. The first Rhine rail Bridge was at Wesel and the second at Mainz. Units which built Victory Bridge included elements of 331st, 375th and 1317th engr. Gen. 8erv. Regts. 1053rd engr. Fort construction and repair up. 371st construct Oit in. 270th and 410th engr. Dump truck co. 3002nd engr. Welding det. And det. D of the 329th Harbor Craft co. Chaitad casualties 102,875 Ottawa May 14 apr Canadian army Navy and of casualties to May 7 were 102,875, including 37,206 killed and 3,760 missing. Canadian casualties in world War i were 100,092, including 82,817 killed. It a Only Good tigers lire dead tigers wreckage of German military equipment lying on the battlefields of Europe is being studied by the allies tor blues to same of the secrets of the wehrmacht. Here two seventh army doughs inspect a nazi jag Tiger tank which was knocked out of action by thunderbolts in the Alace area. The Tiger has a i font. Gun and weighs 77 tons. A signal corps photo Dot studied As malaria bar Washington May 14 ans a usefulness and possible hazards of application of Dot in a program to prevent spread of malaria by troops returning from overseas Are being studied maj. Gen. Norman t. Kirk disclosed. It the surgeon general said the army has intensified Mosquito control efforts in military areas and the . Public health service has included additional Southern areas in its program to curb transmission of malaria. Kentucky Beauty to judge War Bond contest letters Paris May 14�?five feet seven inches of Kentucky Beauty in the person of army nurse Deane Lewis came to Paris today to spend a a three glorious Days and wound up with orders to remain Here for two months. It happened in the lobby of the hotel Normandy where 1-lt. Lewis was relaxing after strenuous duty with the 100th evac. Hosp. On the a Elbe River. She was spotted by members of the committee directing the War Bond letter contest a sponsored by the stars and stripes among others and offering ten autos and ten refrigerators As prizes. The committeemen were on a Mission to select contest judges. So she s a judge inquiry disclosed that it. Lewis had definite postwar ideas and that she had a great interest in the contest so army nurse Lewis of Pike Field ky., became the first of 16 judges to be selected. All of them will be placed on temporary duty in the Paris area until the contest winners Are decided some time after july 7, deadline for entries. It. Lewis is 28, single has Chestnut hair and a a combination of Green and Grey she was a nurse in civilian life once was stationed at Camp Barkely Texas and participated in Louisiana Maneu vers before joining the evacuation Hospital which was under fire from Normandy into Germany she has ministered to the men of the 30th, 69th, 70th, 83rd and 84th diva. Rheims honors Eisenhower Rheims May 14-Gen. Eisenhower yesterday was made a a a citizen of Honor of Rheims. The mayor of the City gave the supreme commander a temporary medal which is to be replaced by a Gold medal doughs to give record account Restees who landed in Normandy on a Day will have an Opportunity to Send a wire recording message to the folks at Home if they go to the american red Cross Casino club nov ibis aftem Qon. T-4 Earl a Bennett of Annapolis and tur Marseille Public relations office will interview the a Day men and record their reaction to the end of the european War. The recordings will be sent to radio stations. In the Vicinity of each soldiers Home. Recordings will be made this afternoon and All Day wednesday and thursday. Overseas Patch okayed in . Washington May 14 an8 a officers and enlisted men returning to the us. May continue to Wear their overseas shoulder insignia the War department says. When personnel is permanently reassigned to a unit in the us. The insignia of the new unit is worn on the left shoulder and the insignia of the overseas unit May be worn on the right sleeve. Enough penicillin for Export Washington May 14 Reuter a penicillin is now available for Export commercially from the us. Dam for Gen. Twining Rome May 14 apr distinguished service medals were awarded Here today to maj. Gen Nathan Twining commander of the 15th of Brig. Gen. Charles p. Cabell Maas director of operations intelligence and Brig. Gen. Thomas c. Darey chief of the 22nd tac. Point system to split units Washington May 14 ans a although the demobilization program is operated on the basis of individual soldiers rather than units men destined for discharge will come Back to the states in units rather than As individuals on personal orders. The system was explained by an example of four divisions personnel of All four divisions is shuffled. Into one division go All the men with the High Point scores. Into the other three go those who will stay in the army. The whole High Point division then embark for the . To pass through demobilization procedure. Africa Europe divisions listed Washington. May 14 ans a a War department spokesman today identified divisions which fought in North Africa and Europe but pointed out that because of widespread personnel changes entire divisions As now constituted could not be eligible for exemption from Pacific duty. Listing divisions As first inf., first arm., ninth 34th and third inf., the spokesman said most men in these outfits with combat experience in both North Africa and Europe would have 85 Points tantamount to discharge. He said Gen. Eisenhower a statement to senior commanders that no combat Soldier be sent to the Pacific who has fought in both North Africa and Europe was in full agreement with the army a Point Road to Victory engineers built 433rail Bridges with us. Forces France in the 11 months Between a Day and be Day army engineers built 433 Railroad and 231 Highway Bridges including four permanent rail trans Over the Rhine River. The engineers also rehabilitated 14,367 Miles of Railroad track. At wars end six rail lines were in operation by the army in Germany and seven More were under construction. It 4 4# with u.8. Forces Germany. What men of the 10th medical depot be. Thought was a Booby trap in a Hospital at bad Morgo Thohn turned out to to a Radium treasure Worth 1,000,100 dollars in the opinion of it m. Claude c. Britell of what Olsh Mont 4 4 4 Normandy babe Section More than 400 tons of athletic and recreational equipment passed through the transportation corps Lith port during april 4 4 4 somewhere in France the 11th us. Army port which operated Rouen handled 1,000,000 tons of supplies for the final Allied drive. A 4 4 with u.8. Forces of War filed Back to cages at such a rapid Pace during the final Days of the War that a full infantry division plus Large detachments from reinforcement depots had to serve As guards. Infantry troops Wert assigned to ten cages operate of by Advance Section com z. Which held almost 890,-000 prisoners taken by the first third and ninth armies. Cages housing More than 200,000 . Seventh end French first army prisoners wort assigned to the division Artill Rymon and attached units. A 4 4 com z Exchange service in Eto has 2,427 poet Exchange in operation doing a weekly business of 2,500.000 dollars. Thirty thousand Rolls of film Are processed each week for troops by the ae8 photographic Branch. Last Christ Mas season pcs handled 300,000 orders for delivery in the us. 44- with-u.8. F0rce8, France. Landing 24,583 pieces of Railroad rolling Stock on the continent was one task completed by the transportation corps from a Day until the end of the War. In addition thousands of ears and Many engines captured from the germans or loaned by liberated countries were pressed into service. 4 4 4 Channel base Section lamps operated in Northwestern France by the Channel Supply base Section staged 500,000 american troops including 19 fully equipped infantry and armoured divisions during the build up for the Allied Spring offensive this year. Designated last october As Tjie area of entry for All us. Troops reaching the continent the Camps operated bivouac areas covering 700 Square Miles and capable of accommodating 70,000 men at a time
