Aug 16, 2023
Another day, another CBI Roundup excerpt from October 29, 1942. Photo spread of how US Army vehicles were shipped to and assembled in India
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Another day, another CBI Roundup excerpt from October 29, 1942. Photo spread of how US Army vehicles were shipped to and assembled in India
CBI Roundup, October 1, 1942. Information on servants for GIs in India. (Please be aware that the description is of its time and written by soldiers who didn't have in-depth knowledge of Indian culture.) My grandpa hired a servant, as did almost all the men he served with, regardless of rank (he was a staff sergeant.) He said many servants left the British troops they were working for because the Americans were paid so much better, causing issues between the two armies.
So I'm reading the CBI Roundup online. It was the weekly newsletter for the American troops in China, Burma, and India during World War II. An article about a Dear John Club in the October 22, 1942 issue caught my eye today.
Merrill's Marauders: The 3rd Battalion breaks through to Nhpum Ga to break the siege.
A Browning heavy machine gun crew of the 3rd Battalion in action close to Phpum Ga on April 6, 1944.
Source: Merrill's Marauders
Seventy years ago, the 3rd Battalion of Merrill's Marauders began fighting off the Japanese from Hsamshingyang, close to Nhpum Ga, in order relieve the besieged 2nd Battalion. On April 9, 1944, the siege was lifted.