The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 11, 1945, Page 6

aneeettstasit i ee eta eee KEY WES) cOUZta LOOKING BACK WITH PRIDE ON EFFORTS TO END HOSTILITIES’... sh. Annectatee Oran) Floridian cial ann in celebrating offi- 2ent of victory in Burdys, « woking back today with justified pce on their part im winning the war against Ger- many. Three years ago the: axis sub- marines prowled the waters a few miles off Seores of fuel-laden ships were ing, wee in action on v the ter-af- lodges" Florida's coast line.|Firsi .\ 3 - + After the Allits turned back | Diasted to the bottom in those} Von Rundstedt’s forces, a Florida @ark days. Of ali the 48 states, Florida way) perhaps the closest;to the war; Gebris littered iis beaches. i Bokd to the point of rashness,} Germany landed spies and sabo- teurs on the coast near Ponte Werda Beach and only the vigi- lance of the FBI kept them from fulfifling their mission. ‘ Finally, t power of United SXates arincd hhoid. Slowly the enemy was driv- fm beck from the shores, across the Atlantic and into a homeland lair which could not save him. And Florida citizens have but, te scan official records to realize how large was their part in achieving European victory. << In manpower _ contributions, Piorida has given nearly 300,000; of her men and women to the na- fion’s armed force. Twenty-two cent of its male population ww in represented in the sery- ~ Through the flight from Africa, @eross to Italy, in the Normandy invasion, during the drive into Germany, and in the final battle for the Nazi surrender, military titations have lauded Florida’s na-} tive sons for outstanding action| been represented on the Euro-| against the enemy officef ded his unit in setting a~ “meat of shoes, e folate members in the Pacifi>. The conflict moved to its very| Bradenton moved his Third Army |— ie Pemretep as burned peor cage ond patie! bra abet a of commendation for his;but hope persisted until white sal military record against the Ger- mans. ‘Colonel B. A. Byin attacked across the Sure River advanced four more miles, and took three towns. Observers term- ed this feat one of the military wonders of this war. Early in January, as Americans; followed close behind the fleeing enemy, a Jacksonville Beach in- ht began to iake| fantry officer, Lieutenant Colonel} Richard D. Sutton, led his unit in taking. a strategic road center at ©t. Hubert. For maintaining military rail-| way service during important bat- tle campaigns in France, a Jack- sonville Brigadier General,Clar-| the first Meritorious Service Unit Plague awarded in the European theater, . Anothet Floridian. re- sponsible ‘for behind-the-battle- §cene sipport was foxy Univer- Sity of Florida iti¢s Rro- fessot, H, H. German »» He served) with a special group of research scientists in the European theater, assisting to solve technical prob- lems encountered in aerial war- fare. Florida women likewise have pean war fronts. During the Nor- ~ Leading the list of Florida fight-| mandy invasion, Captain Eva H. ers who hav tle of Evrope is a 21-year-old sol-j nurse won @ier who holds the nation’s high- ‘est awerd for bravery. Corporal H. Mills of Fort Meade the Congressional Medal of i Honor for helping establish the Anzio beachhead during the Hal- dan campaign. * On D-Day in Normandy, when i carried their fight Axis to the western helped win the bat-|McLin of Fernandina, Army Bronze Star} the awarded for services in an Evac-/ uation Hospital in France. Major Louise M. Fitzgerald of Jackson- ville was awarded’ the Legion of Merit for outstanding service as chief of the Nurse Section at the headguraters of the Persian Gulf Command. Helping cheer up bat- u servicemen asa Red the: e Of to Fleet Reserve Assn. Plans For Meeting | $15 for the next ‘meeting of ing Sergeant Norris Walke> who ‘Branch 56, Fleet Reserve Associa-' was killed in action on Iwo Jima ‘ . do tion, to be held at the local club- Two Florida-trained divisions rooms June 3. ‘The next board of also kelped turn the battle tide in girectors’ meeting is scheduled at the Belgium breakthrough. The First ‘and Thirtieth Infantry Di- vi 12: . A good buffet supper with free both trained at Camp heer and cokes, furnished by jthe Ladies’ “ Atpaery,! was. enj ‘fol | ray Bridge: contribution to the meeting at the Black Sea port. ‘And a few days ago when the Russian and American joined to cut the last remnants of Volcano Islands in the perform-| ———~.— Germany's armed force, two Flor-| ance of his duty and the service idians er Shes a the Red Army atjis received regarding his burial, ' e ver. | liam Keeton of Palmetto, and possible aid to our enemies, do Lieutenant William S. Larkin of not divulge name of his ship or | band oicagr i csampoes ea rae station. Pleace accept my heart- bridgehead along the Elbe where “gop "pany. Letter follows. - the Allies met: | Back home, folk may share a civilian pride in | today’s celebration of pe ' |. In financial support Pf tke war, } through 1944, Florida’s bond buiy- @xashavemamied the: state third in the nation in backing w: ahah in’, REO GRR Oat + The state's. wan maintained a enact ee | ditions at more’than 20 air fields. | Florida has kept up its own brarich of the nation’s lend-lease program to its‘ European Allies, | training cadets of the Royal Air Force for the English fighting front, and building prefabricated houses Britons and help maintain Eng- {land’s home front. Known as the nation’s play- ground, Florida has shared its !famed recreation spots with every |branch of the armed services | from green combat training, to wounded and battle-weary veterans home. for a ‘rest r is reproduced from one of Flor- ida’s newspapers: ; “Sgt. Norris A. Walker, USMC, was killed Feb. 19 in the invasion of Iwo Jima, his father and step- mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walk- er of ‘Homestead, were advised 15 p. m. Tuesday. ed lowing the last.meeting.. Ship. i name was drawn he was not pres- A. Vandegrift, the Marine Corps. “Unofficial news‘ of Sgt. Norris’ death had been: received by Mr. and Mrs. Walser from Pfe Char- ‘lie Little, Homestead Marine who also participated in the invasion, the it. ere extended to Lt. his aid in ship- s and clothing to, des- death wire came. “The message read in part “... Sgt. Norris A. Walker was killed forces|in action Feb. 12 at Iwo Jima were among the first!of his country. When information Lieutenant Wil- you will be notified. To prevent “Sgt. Norris went into service Florida's family, combat crews ovér the Atlantic to Orlando; worked out the new * tacties to beat the Germans, and returned to battle in a matter of days. : : To Go that'job, expand- ‘central ‘gnkKers, have Wage ipbuilding Florida, establishing -p Geffomstration air force set contracts up under: simulated combat con- Such names as that of Lieuten- ant Paul E. Coughlin, who round- ed up 150 prisoners while flying a Navy scout observation plane during the invasion of Sicily, and Lieutenant Donald L. Mason, au- thor of the famous expression “Sighted sub, sank same”, which ‘ originated during his patrol of Atlantic waters, are included in the list of war heroes who were trained or stationed in the com- mand. Now, with Germany out of the way; Floridians are turning to the task-“of supplying ‘the “men afd materials to bring about the swift dete; tof, the Japanese Empire. to shelter bombed-out recruits receiving yn es Wiehlgaiu center. lerica’s declaration of inst Geri ar, fund ed, through 8,006 squaresmiles of Allied the Gith Doris Andersan| wily ida’ J of Europe, a Floridian’st¢ : eh Om, GURY, 2 sta ri aay a j battle leadership won him the erty va yp | Waiting “Men for ‘every branch) STRAND THEA ice Cross. Lieutenant K. Fergu- ¢ Battle of Euroge, fhatped chess 4 ee haan whe “THE SULLIVAN gr json, @ former University of Flor. ‘Tommy, Gomez, heavy-| my’ aircraft won his’ wings at bu ida football star, was honored for| weight boxer, was wound sel Ai 4 Adams of Panama City, received the Silver Star, wi numerous other Floridians for action in the inva- France. i on mto the German, 4.mericans took Ach- ee ui 4 & chosen administrator of the Nazi town, Represent ing the American military gov- ermment, Major Hurlbert tested eivilian affairs programs to be followed in other conquered cities im the Reich. Before the war, he was assistant chief of detectives ent a former. F ida. jockey, ff Sergeant “Wil- jiam Whitley, died in action. From: its: ranks of statesmen, Florida has sent two congress: men into the armed forces. Rep- resentative Robert Sikes resigned his seat in the House to become an Army major, assigned a se- cret military mission. Rep. Lex in Jacksonville. Green gave up his congressional Im December, when Von Rund-| post to become a navl officer on stedt launched his offensive in| active duty. From the legislature, Releium and Luxembourg, Flor-|Sen. James Franklin of Ft. Myers idians helped turn back the en-)is active as an Army major in emy drive. One of the divisions; Europe. respeneible for prying loose the] During the final stages of the Germans in the Bastogne section demand for Ge! 4 Was the 90th Infantry, command-| tional. surrender, .. a by Major General James Van| Three | hi : of Bartow. General Van| Yalta, is well known in sports ¢ir-| was on former icatior Bermuda Market » JOHN COBO, Proprietor i An Up-to-Date Sanitary Market—Complete New Refrigeration White at Eliza Street’ . *' Phone’ 52 We Expect to Receive'a Very Limited Supply of MEAT - from the Mea! Packers in time to go on sale Saturday morning. You Get the BEST QUALITY at Lower Prices, and Yeu SAVE MORE at the BERMUDA MARKET You can get GROCERIES, Fresh Fruits and Vegetabi:s with yous Meat. Yes. you can get meat without buying other items ———— SELF SERVICE Grocery - Fresh FRUITS and VEGETABLES vel pawerty - us 2 bpabaeles tap-gstps BO tize “Germany, and lent ‘to! esti Line. 4 for-| Rec agwidfall ive mi diving’ star and “win-| 43 mnvall, «were _ conceived, MONROE 936, Olympic, cham; nae : BS iohsarsed tight here T ‘ T 214 | a neW Butt ids. And the ma- Coming: ‘An American. Romance’ fof dir blows that helped aco state,’ at. the Army, Air e Tuttital Center in Orlando. *d ‘aitmen bumped ‘into in. “Higher and Higher” News’- Sports - Shorts Waffe: strategy in their, Germany, they flew RATIONING TIMETABLE Foops SHOES Airplane Stamps 1, 2 and 3, eeccccce eeee Book 4, Blue H2-M2 through June 2; N2-S2_ through Book 3. good indefinitely. June 30; T2-X2 through pcieae Es is chreug Stamp 35. 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Come in and 5 pe m., except Tuesday We Cater to Part-es, Weddings and Banquets let us help you SELECT Your SUNDAY DINNER. Our Store Closes at 1 P. M. Every Thursday 1 ij "SERGEANT NORRIS WALKER KILLED IN P U. S. MARINE INVASION OF IWO JIMA} chicago—The northern island prize has amounted! The following article concern- Jan. 6, 1942 at the age of 17, and! of Russia, is entirely germless and would have been 21 years old on fresh juicy meat can be left ex- Aug. 23. As a little boy, he livea/Posed for months, and is as fresh here for three years with an /@S when originally exposed. uncle and aunt, Cecil. Walker, and then moved; —_ - here from Belle Glade with his' family in 1941. He went-overseas in‘ December of 1943, and took yart in the landings of Tinian, Tuesday in a wire from Gen. A. ‘Saipan ai commandant df ~ ’ furlough in early Mareh of) The last letter received ‘from him was written Feb. 1 when he-was en route to Iwo Jima. two brother, 23-year-old Roy, Jr.,|Bearup of Key West. and his and 18-year-old Lee are serving; grandmother, Mrs.-F. A. LeGette of Novaya Zemlya, off the coast Mr. and Mrs. Subscribe to The Citizen. last year after serving 16 months as pharmacist’s mate. Roy, Jr., is an electrican static | now at Key West, and Lee baot training at Bainbri@ge, Md. At the time, of, his enlistment Lee! . Was a senior at Redland High! School and will be awarded his!? diploma in absentia at-the gradu- ation exercises May 30: : “Sgt. Norris -was a member of; “Other survivors of Sgt. Walk- “service-minded” family. His|er are his mother, Mrs. J. D. nd the ‘Marshall Islands, “He was last home. eb rs in the coast guard and the navy|of Chosen, also Maternal Grand- = | = z = respectively and Roy Walker, Sr.,| parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. 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