Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1945 — Page 10

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PICTURES on this page represent some of the most graphic battle shots taken during the Pacific war. U. S. destroyer Shaw was photographed at the moment its magazine exploded at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

J. S. Casualties for War | On Axis Over a Million; | 250,000 Listed as Dead

‘J ASHINGTON, (U. P.).—The war with Japan cost the| United States about 275,000 casualties, according to| st preliminary data. | The grand total of U. S. casualties for the whole war] -ainst the axis is about 1,075,000, with about 250,000 dead. | It includes approximately 925,000 army casualties and| .3,000 in the navy, marine corps and coast guard.

8 2 8 a 8 2 | THE German-Italian part of the war cost about 800,000 U. S. cas- |

ties. The pacific total includes as of now about 100,000 dead. When al reports are made, however, the death toll will be swelled by many usands. . i

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Here the when we invaded Kwajalein.

Many men, now carried as missing or prisoners in the casualty] +s, will be found to have perished, It*'will be months before final | izares can be reckoned. 2 8 = s = = | IN the war against Germany and Italy, out of the 800,000 U. S.| sualties, about 150,000 were -listed as dead. The figures above are based on latest official reports issued by > war and navy departments, plus allowances for casualties that have| _>n incurred biuit- not yet announced. : 2 =.» ; TiN 8 on { IN the first world ‘war, there were 259,735 ‘U. S. casualties, of which "878 were killed, 201,377 wounded and 4480 taken prisoner. |

The latest official compilation of total casualties in all theaters was| '68,216. This total, which was not adjusted to take into account the! rmal reporting lag, included 922,139 army and 146,077 navy, marine rps, and coast guard casualties

'350 Billions in Wealth Spent to Win Greatest War

WASHINGTON—(UP)~—The United States, while naying with the 'es of more than 250,000 of her men, also spent $350,000,000.000 of her 2alth to.win history's greatest conflict. For every life lost and every dollar spent by this country in ‘Jorld War I, more than five lives were lost and more than six uollars spent this time. _ rT mem Selective service inducted 16, 000,- | feat Germany and the amount s 000 men into the armed services out against’ Japan. But most governof nearly 23,000,000 who were proeé- ment experts in fiscal essed. Additional hundreds of thou- fields believe about two- thirds of | sands served under enlistments the $300. 000,000,000 spent.so far may while still under age, direct com-|pe charged against the war missions from civilian life, and in Europe. the women’s army corps and in“the| The cost of World War I is merchant, marine. tat $35,345,000,000—and this includes The peak strength of the armed continuing expenses for many - service at any given time, however, after the war as well as the unp was about 11,500,000 men and war debts. women.

Roughly a third of our casualties cent of its strength to the war in were incurred and a third of our Europe, in line with the grand money spent to defeat Japan. The’strategy of beating Germany first: rest went to subduing Nazi Ger- | while the navy sent approximately many 80 per cent of its men to Pacific The money cost of the war -will assignments , mount for. countless years. There Only a fraction of the will be interest on government bor- | European forces hall: been rowings, - benefits” to veterans and pjoved to Pacific war fronts spending to keep the peace we have the japanese won | The killing will stop now but the | cost in broken lives will last a generation. More than 650,000 men were wounded. Some will never know health again America began pouring her treasure into the global war long before she herself was attacked. Through lend-lease shipments and other aid we supported the democracies who were fighting aggression while we began to remedy our almost complete unpreparedness for war, From July 1, 1940, the beginning of the fiscal year in which war| spending started, through Aug. 8, 1045. the flood of dollars reached | $209,408,000,000 At least another |* £50,000,000,000 must be spent before | the nation can consider itself back | on a peafe-time budget. | This money went for guns, planes, Nov. 1—Bougainville ships. tanks, bullets, training camps,| Nov. 20 — Gilbert Islands war plants, merchant ships and the| Tarawa transportation ‘and subsistence .of Dec. 15~New Britain, the millions ' of Americans who 1944 fought the war. ¢ | ~ Jan. 31—Marshall. Islands The money went, too, for aid to June 14—Saipan. our ilies, particulirly Russia after July 20—Guam. she was attacked by Hitler. | Oct. 20—Leyte, Two billions of it, was spent by the | 1945 ‘little group of American scientists) jy, I hove) for years to deve Jan, $-Mipdors. most fearsome weapon of alll yep, 18—Iwo Jima. tm; ‘the atomic bomb. A i > Aves 1—-Okinawa. computation can pril 20--MacArthur stousced & auasunt, spent to de-, SPY 3 0s Philippines.

rede-

surrender offer came Of the navy's nearly 2,500,000 men, only 124,000 were engaged

mandy, last big water operation of the war in Europe. The army sent about 3,500,000 men to Europe. Oth-

and jobs

support

in this country

Stepping Store! On Tokyo Road |

By United Press Stepping stones on the road to Tokyo: Aug. 7, 1942 — American troops land on Guadacanal 1943 May 11—Attu.

and

"THE HEROIC aircraft carrier, U. S. S. Franklin, which survived suicide: planes.

JAPAN DOOMED

Out-Thought,

was beaten by

BEFORE A-BOMB

Out-Guessed And Out-Fought.

WASHINGTON, (U. P..-Japan the destruction of

its fleet, the mangling of its cities

pent by

air, and a strangling blockade

of its homeland. It-was out-thought,

hastened by | Russia's entyy into the Pacific war Its doom, placed | pee sealed.

4 enemy ald leaped over vast sea ‘distances, tak-

i hat it The army devoted roughly 80 per ng ya

v from

tered Japan's

and other: ,;t.gyesseds and . out-fought.

Its surrender undoubtedly was the atomic bomb and however, had already|¥% To reach the heartlands of the) empire, the United States neeced -for bases and -passing thousands of islands. It chopped down the - foe's aunted fleet from the air and the sea

U. 8. submarines

shatand

and planes merchant fleet

ripped apart the far-flung empire's

when | plished with

those which fougt directly (engaged or indirectly in the invasion of Nor- |. sands,

army's | communications.

The defeat of Japan was accoma minimum of ground great armies, such as it in Europe, were

roops. No

thouthousands,

saved tens of

Japan's surrender perhaps

of lives.

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er millions were retained in supply |

THOUS SANDS u upon theusands of ‘incendiary bombs cascade upon Kobe from our B-29s.

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© HIDDEN, from the Japs by a 2 smoke § screen, U. S. paratroopers bail out Lo Lae, New Guinea Toot almost ireetop. h sire - After * landing oy Ssptired the 2 air strip, which leh to our Hickory in that area in in Septeimper, 10 3943...

A MARINE uses a flame thrower + against the Japs in the Kwajaleins. The action depicted provides its own testimony to our courageous fighting forces.

TUESDAY, AUG. 14, 1945

Emerica’ : March to Toliyr—Chraphic Photographs of Battle Action

This Fictare was en in Webruars, 1944,

A ROCKET-FIRING I. C. I. helps soften Okinawa for our landings there April 1, 1945,

BRADLEY STARTS NEW JOB WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (U. P.). —Gen. Omar N. Bradley takes of-

{fice tomorrow as head of the vet-

erans administration.

DEATH NOTICES 1 Indianapolis Times, Tues., Aug. 14, 1945

BEGEMAN-—Matilda W., age 71, beloved wife of Karl D., mother of Mrs, Herbert Smith of Brownsburg, Mrs. E. A Raughley of Willington, Dela, grandmother of Jeanne Balfe of Indianapolis, assed away at her home, near Brownsurg Monday evening. Funeral and burial at Freelandville, Ind., Thursday, 2 p. m. Priends may call at Royster & Askin Mortuary, 1902 N, Meridian, until 9 a. m. Wednesday.

| funeral home after | PETKOVICH—Vuchko

DEATH NOTICES Indianapolis Times, KOHAGEN—Carl F., 00 years, p away Tuesday at the home of niece, Mrs. Frieda Ehrlers Noel, veston, ‘Ind. Funeral Thursday, } at H. . Herrmann Fun "1505 8. East st. Friends invited Concordia. Friends may call a p. m. Wednesday (Charles), age #61 beloved uncle of Trifen D,” Petkovich eo city; Mike Kosich, city; John Tomich, Ili nois, passed away Monday evening at th Methodist hospital: Funeral service) Wednesday. 2 p. m. at the Romania¥

p. Home, Burial

i residence of Velko Tashich, Burial Floral Park} | Stevens

Orthodox church. Priends may call at th 1235 N. Tre mont st.,, any ‘ime. & Sons

funeral directors,

charge.

BURNS—Clarence Landon, brother of Mrs. |SEATON—Dr. Guy W.,-husband of Genev

Jacob Whitted and, uncle of Mrs, Bruce | H. Cartersburg, passed away Sunday. Service

Ketchum of Jasonville, Ind.; Mrs. G. Vickrey of Bloomington; Mr. R. B. Viekrey, Indianapolis, and Mrs. C. E. Vickrey, Jefferson City, Mo., passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jacob Whitted, 1536 Prospect st Friends -may- call at the Robert W. Stirling funeral home, 1420 Prospect st. after Tuesday noon. Puneral services Wednesday, 10 a. m., from the Priends invited. Burial (Martinsville papers

funeral home Liberty cemetery. please copy.) CAIN—Joseph J., 5148 N. Illinois st., son of Mrs. Thomas R., Cain, brother cf Thomas R. Cain, Oakland, Cal; Mrs, Harold M. Easley, Mrs. Henry A. Pfarrer and Mrs, James W., Lynch, uncle of Joan Pfarrer, died in U. 8. Veterans' hospital Mond>y. Puneral Thursday, 8:30, at the Kirby mortuary, Meridian at 19th st, 9 a. m.. 8t. Thomas Aquinds.- church. Interwent Holy Cross cemetery, Friends may call at the mortuary. CHEEK Joseph, beloved father of Walter and John Cheek, Dora Davis, Eva Hicks, Lora “Pite and Marie Marsh, bother «of John and William Cheek, Mary Robbins, Betty Swanle, Sally. Smith and Martha Denny, passed away Monday Puneral services Thursday, Aug , P. Ub. at. residence, 555 8. Auburn st, and at Bridgeport Nazarene. church at 2 p. m. Priends invited. Burial Plainfield, Ind. Priends may call at residence Leap Service, . DAVIS—Col. John. M. age 40, beloved husband of Virginia Davis. father of Beverly and Linda Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Davis, brother or Remus and Radioman 2-c Bruce Wilson Davis, passed away Monday, Bervices Thursday 2 p. m., at Shirley Brothers “Irving HIN" Chapel, . 5377 E. Washington st. Burial Anderson cemetery. Friends may call at “Irving Hill” "any time after 7 p. m. Tuesday. HANCOCK —Chatlie, “heloved brother of Mrs. Ollle Timberman of Houston, Tex.; Joseph and Bamuel Hancock oi Indianapolis, passed way Services Wednesday, 2 m., at the Beanblossom Mortuary, 1331 W. Ray st. ‘Burial Crown Hill cemetery. HAMMANS—Henry J., of 20256 N. Keystone ave, entered fpto rest Sunday, age 63. Father of Mrs. Maoel H. Jones, Mrs Vir | gle Curtis, Mrs. Mary Ella Benbow, brother of Mrs. Louella McDougall and, Clarence Hammans. Services 2 p. m. Wednes« day, st the Northeast Chapel, 25630 Station st. Prieids are welcome. Burial Spring Valley. Moore mortuaries, HENNING—PFred A. (Dutch), of 5661 Guilford, husband of Willa L., father of Gean, Patricia and net, passed away Sunday svening at the Methodist hospital. Servfees Wednesday, 11 a. m., Flanner & Bus chanan mortuary. Burial Crown Hill, | Priends may call it mortuary. HICKS—John Ra 78, father of Mrs. 8. C. . and Horace J. Hicks, grandfather of James Keenan and C. Shirley, passed away Tuesday morning. at residence of daughter, -Hanna ve. and Hoffman rd, Services Thursday, 2 m., Corkie funeral home, Tod’ Ww. "Michi igan. Burial Crown Hill. Friends invited, Friends may call at funeral home after 10 a. m. Weanesday.

ISHMEL-Mary a Tuberey am

Monday. | WILL

H., brother of Mrs. ‘Grant G. Martin ¢

Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, Wednes

day, 2 p, m. Friends invited, SPECKER~Virginia Zetta, Beloved daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris A. Specke: 5158 Guilford .ave., and A of Chr! Specker Jr., passed away Saturday. Striet .y private services at the Flanner 4 chanan mortuary, Wednesday, 3:30 p. n Burial Crown Hill. Friends are not pel mitted to call, : STAGGS—Ollie, 78 years, beloved mothe of Mrs, Ger Pfaff, sister of Mrs, Flor King and Mrs, Mammie Corya, six grand children and four great-grandchildrex passed away Saturday. Puneral Wednes| day, 1:30 p. m,, G. H. Herrmann Funer{ Home, 1505 8. East st. Friends invite¢ Burial Memorial Park. Priends may ca at funeral home. STECK—Dorothy A., entered into re Sunday, age 51 years, wife of Herma] Steck, mother of Willlam W. Goodne daughter of George A. Cox, sister of Mr|| Bertha Stout, Ralph M. Kermit, Dolpi ¢ Cox, Services Wednesday, 2 residence, 846 N. Chester. ; Burial Spenc, cemetery, fends are .welcome. Moo{

mertuaries. CARDS OF THANKS

BHOEMAKE We wish to express our sii} cere thanks and appreciation to of friends, relatives and neighbors for the kindness, sympathy and beautiful flor offerings extended at the death .of J husband, Ernest S8hoemake. We also wi to thank the J. C. Wilson & SN Al all others who helped in any. wa

Re _.__EDITH SHOEMAKE IN MEMORIAMS

iN MEMORY of Win. Dinn who . pass away August 14, 1039. Gone is. the of I love, Badly missed by his wife, LILLIAN DINN.

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