TO R P ED 0 E S AW A IT S H I P M E N T—Mark 15 torpedoes, manufactured at the American Can Company's Amertorp plant
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CONFEDERATE VETERAN — Gen. Julius F. Howell,
98, former commander of Confederate veterans, stands before a .
statue of Jefferson Davis in Washington, D. C., after a unity plea
to Congress. Left to right: Livingston Vann, 8, and Roger Brown
Robbins, 7, both of Washington and descendants of Confederate>
veterans; Gen. Howell; his grandson, Lt. George Abernathy, U.S.N.
Within 3’ Miles
Of Florence
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ROME July 5.—CAP)—French
and American forces are within
30 miles of Florence after captur
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ing Siena, while the British are
within sight of Ancona, on the
Adriatic coast, it has been report
ed today.
A few hours earlier Americans
took Cecina on the west coast.
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Nugget.
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Gen. Whitaker
Given Award
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — Award of the
Legion of Merit to Brig. Gen.
Frank L. Whittaker cd San Fran
cisco, Calif., deputy commander of
the Alaskan Department, for the
part he played in directing the
supply and transr station of sev
eral large task fortes coring the
Aleutian campaign', was announc
ed recen'ly at Alaskan Depart
ment headquarters
General Whittaker a? t o for
“exceptionally mteriT.: os con
duct in the performance i out
standing service rs deputy com
mander of the Ait-ska Defense
Command and the Alaskan De
partment from February 2, 1943,
to anuary 1, 1944.v
"General Whittaker exhibited
exceptional execu'ive ability and
professional knowledge of the
science of logistics in the supply
and transportation tf several
large task forces that occupied
strategic islands in the western
Aleu'ians," his citation said
“The excellent flow of supplies
and equipment to these forces was
largely responsible for the rapid
development of strong bases from
which powerful blows were struck
at an enemy caus.ng h;s defeat
and withdrawal from the Aleu
tian area. During 'his period the
supply, construction and equip
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ping of previously established j
Alaskan bases, spread over j
‘housands of miles of hte Terri- |
tory, were continued without in- j
terruption.
“General Whittaker's tireless j
energy and devo'ion to duty has
contributed a large measure to
the success of the armed forces in
Alaska and Aleutian areas and the
present strong defenses of those
areas.”
As deputy chief of s'aff of the
Western Defense Command and
Fourth Army, General Whittaker
before he reported for duty in
had made several trips to Alaska
his present position in February,
1943. During the period he serv
ed with the Western Defense
Command, General Whittaker co
ordinated all presonnel and sup
ply activities and his duties in
cluded all matters affecting the
Alaska Defense Command, which,
was a part of the Western De
fense Command at that time.
Commissioned a second lieuten
ant of cavalry in November, 1916,
he served on the Mexican border
during World War I., rising to the
grade of major. He remained in
the cavalry until 1940 when he;
was assigned to Fort Jackson, S
C„ as post executive officer. Be
fore he became deputy chief of
staff of the Western Defense
Command in July, 1942, he served
for several months as supply of
ficer for the Fourth Army.
Born in Manchester, N. H.,
General Whittaker graduated
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with a degree of bachelor of
science in civil engineering.
AIRWAYS
Pan American Airways
Arriving from Fairbanks Sun
day via PAA, were O. D. Cochran,
M. J. Walsh, A. M. Hartford,
Peggy Lyle. Sunday's plane left
Nome at noon with Glenn Car
rington, Peter Peterson, Andrew
Avant and Col. Potter as passen
gers.
Alaska Airlines
Monday Bill Fike, in the Lock
heed Vega, left for Fairbanks via
McGrath with the following pas
sengers: Mrs. DeLand and Rita
Tavis. Saturday, Norman Weaver
made the mail run to Golovin and
Council and brought Myrtle Ivan
off to Golovin. Tuesday Maurice
King arrived in a Bellanca from
Pt. Barrow. He i- on a charter
trip.
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