Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur A Taka take re capture Soochow fighting at Balete pass South China sea a Nhatt a pm of. Sulus Ca a Ambatang Amatunak Fife Singapore moluccas sea emf Sears and stripes tuesday May 22, 1945 Pacilio theater v Japan a Hatsuo it .�?�aqe4 k 6ayohnats� a Smith �?�mftsu60 v sqfu6am a c l fic Ocean. Vuko. \ Otias Awara or two. Bonin islands he East China s Jot iwo a Tuffo to Tiv our Acai Amog Ejli a Asuncion Easthan opa6am Eguiguan Oana Tahan i Marianas islands my b29 air re nimo pockets Manila nos bases i Andaman a ,1 out if. A a a a 6af�rut. Yap a a Skobar islands Pulwar a r a Sorel Woli Ajo la eur pts a 1 Caroline mum a Rist c m.>rreria��/�0 Landing am my r a lilo a Tarakis. Islands. Moro Tai it Nadia a Gintoa. Policing Arm May be upped pari8, May 31�?More . Troops than originally anticipated lie held i Europe Quot As a bulwark against unforeseen situations0 that might arise before final peace terms Are worked out the of european edition of the new York Herald Tribune said yesterday in a dispatch from Washington. 8habf declined to comment on the Story. A attributing its information to Quot authoritative quarters Quot the newspaper said maintenance of a larger Force in Europe would not necessarily mean delay or curtailment of redeployment to the Pacific. The War department s announced plans Are for withdrawal of 3,100,000 troops from Eto within a year leaving an occupation Force of 400,000. The Herald Tribune said presence in Europe of a larger Force than needed for Mere policing duties would provide a Quot vivid reminder Quot that the . Is a great military Power thus facilitating the Quot reaching of agreements on a diplomatic a Day outfit first in Chi from Eto Honolulu May 21 cans a an amphibious assault signal company veterans of a Day in Normandy and the first Complete military unit to be transferred to the Pacific from the Eto has arrived in Hawaii and begun training for. Operations against the japanese. Seta population 4,500,000. Paris May 21 Reuter a Paris and the department of Seine now have a population of nearly 4,300,000, according to statistics issued by the ministry of food. Sergeant Given posthumous pm Washington May 21 cans a a Soldier who made a one Man assault on a German Pillbox after he had been mortally wounded has be a award the congressional medal of Honor posthumously. A sgt Alvin Carey of laugh Lin town pa., armed himself with As Many grenades As he could handle and although seriously wounded crawled almost 100 Yards to Knock out an enemy Pillbox on a Hill in Brittany last August with the Pillbox silenced Carey a company moved up and took the Hill Urra Camps House thousands of Reid gees by Paul Green n stars and stripes staff writer Wiesbaden displaced persons Camp May 21�?the United nations organization is getting a Down to Earth workout in the operation of hundreds of displaced persons Camps like this Cne. More than 15,000 persons of a dozen nationalists Are living Side by Side under the supervision of one of the most ambitious experiments in International cooperation Ever devised the United nations Relief biggest Diamond in London London May 21 Reuter a the worlds biggest uncut Diamond the size of a Hen s egg has been brought to Britain from Sierra Leone West Africa where it was found by a native Workman last january and rehabilitation administration. Although these Camps were started by the army they Are gradually being turned Over to the in a whose Job in Germany is to take care of All non germans until they Are out of the country. Once they Are gone the organization leaves too. It has nothing to do with germans. Team of directors this Camp is run by a team consisting of director o. Bayer czech Philip Moreland american or. R. J. Tizon French medical officer miss e. N. Wermig British welfare officer f. R. Hall British administrator officer and a French and dutch Driver. They Are aided by 29 displaced persons mostly dutch and Belgium who Are paid by the Burg Meiser. Urra team like this one already Are at each Camp or being sent there. Wiesbaden Camp was started March 30 by two engineers it. Leon Butler of Morgantown. N. C., and sgt. Joe Clifford of los Angeles who found some forced labourers wandering around and them up in one of the buildings in a Large German Barracks area. Within eight Days 10,000 displaced persons were being cared for and the total swelled to 15,000 in two Weeka Urra took Over at the beginning of this month. Inhabitants of the Camp live in More than a dozen bomb scarred buildings. Nationalities live separately each with its own elected Leader who selects local leaders for each floor. The Camp has its own kitchens schools and teachers and Hospital and doctors. Entertainment and work programs Are set up and Many men work on army projects outside the Camp. Sabotage seen at plane Plant Burma yanks service China Calcutta May 21 Cap a announcement of the consolidation of the India Burma theater he. And service of Supply Headquarters under it. Gen. Dan i. Sultan Marks the beginning of a new phase of operations in this theater with emphasis on supplying China and a diminishing combat Effort by american troops in Burma. The increasing emphasis on Supply in the India Burma theater is a logical result of the victorious Campaign to open the Burma Road which was the prime objective of the . Ground forces in this area from the beginning. It is unlikely that chinese or american troops will be used again in combat in Burma. They have been Idle the last six weeks while the British 14th army smashed to Rangoon. The 14th is More than capable of mopping up the remaining Jap resistance in Burma. Sultan said the most important Mission of his troops would be Quot giving maximum support t China to Aid in Licking the japs. Paris May 21�?saboteurs were responsible for an explosion last Friday in the gnome Iuone aircraft works at Faris suburb jts Nalt yesterday. One my was killed six injured in the blast cemetery Bill advanced Washington May 21 and a the Senate military affairs committee yesterday approved a Mil authorizing cemeteries in each state Fri War
