Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and strikes Miami june 4 ans a German submarines operating in Gulf Waters Sank 107 ships a in 1043, but anti a boat action Cut attacks to four in 1943 and no attacks were recorded in that area in 1044, the Navy disclosed yesterday. Of the sunken ships Only 15 were salvaged. Many of the others went Down in flames within sight of land. Twenty five vessels were sent to the Bottom immediately outside new Orleans. May june and july of 1042 were the most disastrous months with 40, 25 and 10 sinking respectively. The Navy revealed that by not invading the Gulf one month earlier a boats missed three . Prise packages. On a Shakedown cruise in the Gulf were the Battle ships Washington and North Carolina and the aircraft Carrier Hornet All operating without air cover or adequate escort. Hatteras losses big Mai Zaboth City n.o�, june 4 of a the Battle of ,1&Quot a segment of the Battle of the Atlantic raged against a boats for six months Early in the War off North Carolina and Cost the United nations 27 ships and hundreds of lives v forty eight Days after Pearl Harbor the nazis bagged their biggest prize the British Tanker Empire Gem carrying 10,000 Gallons of gasoline. Night after night skies above Cape Hatteras were red from the flames of burning ships. London. June 4 ins a Britain which before a Day was an unofficial 40th state is rawly becoming anglicized once again. Yanks left in Britain after the invasion now Are returning Home. Shortly the Only americans remaining in Britain will be the staff necessary for Liaison Between British and american forces and those administering transit Camps for homeward bound yanks.  dropped american authorities Are beginning to return to the British requisitioned items such As land buildings and automobiles. Before a Day the . Army Here had 1,250,000 accommodations. It now requires Only 500,000. Wounded soldiers and liberated prisoners still must be cared for and for this purpose More than 100 hospitals Are still maintained by americans. Discharged4 on Points 57t-8gt. Minoru Mas Kano dons civilian Elottis at los angolan. At 25, he had been in army 42 months 25 months overseas in a Pacific had four decorations. Queen�1 to haul yanks Southampton june 4 up a the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth will begin using Southampton in Mic july As their chief port for transporting american troops Back to the states. Soldiers will be funnelled from be Havre to Southampton in smaller vessels and will Sedl from Here at the rate of 24,000 a  army. Book published soon Clark reveals backs in Hollywood after nearly Throe years in the army air forces Clark Gable goes Over the script of his newest movie with Greer Garson. Gable will play the Vole of a merchant Mariner in Quot this strange Adventura battered ship hulks litter Hamburg port Frauen Germany june 4�? they were handing out discharges so Quick and so Slick today at this German pm Quot separation Center Quot that you Felt like sneaking into line yourself. The station is set up like a big american induction station. Prisoners undergo a physical Given by German army doctors and about As thorough As the familiar Quot he s warm he a in Quot test of . Draft Days. Then they re paid off the equivalent of 16 Bucks for Ems and twice that for officers their papers Are signed stamped delivered and they re ready to be sent Home. It s Quick and painless taking maybe a half Day. Its so Good a 30th div. Joe on guard Here muttered Quot a know for. The first time i wish i was in the Germany army. They lose the War they get out. We win. We stay  Paris june 4�?d-Day anniversary celebrations have been planned by the 438th troop Carrier up. And the fifth and sixth Engineer special brigades com z announced. What is believed to be the first Pillbox captured by the allies in Western Europe will be dedicated wednesday in memory of the dead of the two brigades. A Flag will be raised a a Wreath Laid at the brigades cemetery on a Bluff overlooking Omaha Pilote of the 87th and 80th so Dos of the 438th troop Carrier gp., commanded by it col. Lucien n. Powell will hold a party at Amiens saturday Rheims june 4�?l�?Tecole profession be lie where the German command surrendered unconditionally has become Headquarters of the army a Assembly area command. The room in which German officers signed the surrender will not be used by Mac since plans Are being made to convert it into a museum.200,000 dutch for Pacific san Francisco june 4 ins a about 200,000 dutch troops will be available for use in the Pacific according to former Premier Hubertus Van Mook. By Andy Rooney stars and stripes stall writer generals have several minor but troublesome personal Supply and equipment problems. / a pair of stars for the shoulder of his uniform costs a  general 36 francs or m terms Olmo  72 cents. A pair of embroidered stars which most of the Gen e a is an using now. I. Costs a major general 144 .1./1u a a muh Nani k,�?~,-v-7 v a general 2 i dollars and i 1 a so on. Five for each should e r Cost Gen a  11 10wel 3.60 dollars. La a x a the Supply of generals 1 i j shoulder stars appears to pm be ample. In Paris the of flyers clothing sales store Oen. George s. Patton or. ,. Has a general officers Sec o Good Star customer. Herey he Tion run by t-5 Eugene sports 20 of them. Quot tout when men like Bradley Hodge and Patton get promoted it takes a lot of stars to equip them. They have to have eight stars for each uniform. Quot take Gen. Patton for instance Weiss says. Quot he came in Here after he was promoted and bought 152 stars. He loves Mem Quot generals come to Weiss with All their clothing problems. Now Bradley Simpson and Patton Are after him for russian ribbons. Generals have other problems. There is a shortage of red plates with stars for generals cars for instance. At one time the plates were regular ordnance Issue but capt. F. O. Blake in ordnance vehicular Supply reports that they have none in Stock. Most generals Drivers Are making their own or getting some ordnance outfit to make them for them. It Cut these out myself it sgt. J. T. Beggs of Clarksville tenn., says pointing to the two Star plates he has on the front of maj. Gen Samuel Andersons Sedan. A they Are supposed to be seven inches High and eleven inches Long. These Arentt quite right but no one Ever says anything to  Beggs explains that while army regulations prescribe a one Inch Star on the plates he put two Inch High stars Weiss of Detroit. More than 200 stars Are kept in Stock. On and got away with it. They leave an order with me and i let them know when a that sounds like a lot of  Weiss says. Because Many generals eat frequently at their private i am cutting a