Whistles blow, bands play as 28th Division troops reach Boston
Gov. Martin on hand to greet veterans of Battle of Bulge back from victory over Nazis
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Simms: Early collapse of Japan hinted
Much depends on Russia’s attitude
By William Philip Simms, Scripps-Howard foreign editor
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Both back Ickes –
Perkins: Labor, industry demand Army free miners
Serious home front danger stressed
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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U.S. casualties up to 1,061,648
WASHINGTON (UP) – U.S. combat casualties stood at 1,061,648 today, including 249,367 dead.
The total was an increase of 2,806 over a week ago. The rise was largely accounted for by an increase of 2,109 in Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps losses for the week. The week’s increase in Army casualties was 697.
Overall casualties included 920,917 reported by the Army and 140,731 by the Navy and its branches.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson reported that U.S. soldiers mopping up in the Philippines during the past week had slain an additional 4,477 Japs and captured 587. The Americans suffered 107 casualties.
The Army-Navy casualty table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 197,676 | 51,691 | 249,367 |
| Wounded | 570,766 | 73,732 | 644,498 |
| Missing | 34,734 | 11,551 | 46,285 |
| Prisoners | 117,741 | 3,757 | 121,498 |
| TOTALS | 920,917 | 140,731 | 1,061,648 |
Of the Army wounded, 351,317 have returned to duty. Of Army prisoners, 95,709 have been liberated.
Gripsholm arrives
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – The Swedish liner Gripsholm, acting as a relief ship, arrived here today with 1,496 passengers from India and Greece, almost half of whom were missionaries.
Labor-management conference proposed as way to end strife
Sen. Vandenberg cites success of United Nations anti-war session
By Blair Moody, North American Newspaper Alliance
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Reporters hit censorship by Army in Reich
Curb called threat to freedom of press
By John McDermott, United Press staff writer
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Australians knife behind Jap lines
Trap closing on foe in Borneo areas
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Chennault: Jap homeland to be isolated in month
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When thieves fall out –
Ley, Streicher in Coventry at prison camp
Other Nazis refuse to mix with them
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G-Man who helped catch Dillinger hunts Nazi killers
Col. Purvis to use FBI method in Reich
By Robert Musel, United Press staff writer
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Jittery Laval clamped in solitary cell
‘It’s about time,’ Frenchmen say
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