WWII years news links below-written and submitted by War Correspondent, FRANK MILES, who was born and reared in Iowa.
Link: All About Frank Miles - War Correspondent 1944-1945
Frank Floyd Miles, Sr. was born Apr. 2, 1890. He died May 21, 1964 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Maj. Miles served with the U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Dept. and was also an Ens. in the U.S. Navy. He served in both World War II and World War I.
Index Link to newspaper correspondence -- Many Iowa Military Personnel Mentioned.
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| 04 Sep 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Mason Cityans in Italy | |
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07 Sep 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Iowa Sergeant Eager To See Infant Daughter | |
| 13 Sep 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Three Wounds | |
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| 16 Sep 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles, Clark Go on Tour | |
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21 Sep 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Tells of Flight thru Flak | |
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25 Sep 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Thinks No GI's to Be Radical | |
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28 Sep 1944 - Ames Daily Tribune | Iowa Sergeant Found Nazis Were a Treacherous Group | |
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02 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Little Interest in Fall Election | |
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05 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Mason Cityan Given Miles Praise | |
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10 Oct 1944 – Mason City Globe-Gazette | Awards to 2 Iowans | |
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11 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Schedule of Chaplain Full | |
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11 Oct 1944 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Minnesotan Becomes An Iowa Booster | |
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13 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | 34th Division Made History | |
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17 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Find Iowans Visit to the Front | |
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20 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Witnesses Capture 2 Nazis | |
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23 Oct 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | German Shelling | |
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24 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan Serves in Brazil Force | |
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25 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Visits Negro Unit in Iowa | |
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26 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Interviews Men With 5th Army | |
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28 Oct 1944 – Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan Helps Miles | |
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30 Oct 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Red Cross Clubs Popular | |
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01 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Enters Town after its Capture | |
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02 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Deep Mud in North Italy | |
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05 Nov 1944 - Quad City Times | Miles Writes of Iowans on Italian Front | |
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06 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Sees Wounded From Battle | |
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08 Nov 1944 - Quad City Times | Frank Miles Runs Into Iowa Men When He Looks Over Italy's Shell-torn Poretta | |
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10 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan's Heroic Work Revealed | |
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11 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Rain, Mud Delay 5th Army Push | |
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15 Nov 1944 - Ames Daily Tribune | GI's Believe Chance Remote For 1944 end of European War | |
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15 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Clark Gives Iowans Awards | |
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17 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Shell Explodes Near Miles | |
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20 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Iowans Win in Essay Contest Abt Victory | |
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20 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune (2nd Column/same paper) | Heavy Attacks Needed to Win Livergnano | |
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23 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Miles Visits Injured Iowan | |
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23 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Meets Iowans in Former Hog Sty | |
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25 Nov 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan Head of Nurses in 5th Army | |
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28 Nov 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Sees Foe From Observation Point | |
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01 Dec 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Shells Interrupt Meal at Livergnano | |
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06 Dec 1944 - Muscatine Journal News-Tribune | Wounded Nazis Treated Well | |
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07 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | GI's Voice Gripes, Grins | |
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14 Dec 1944 - Ames Daily Tribune | Miles Meets Wounded Ames Soldier on Italian Front | |
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19 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Mason Cityans Busy at Forward Post | |
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21 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Tough Fight in Italy Revealed | |
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22 Dec 1944 - Quad City Times | Miles Meets Iowa Men in Visits at 'Hot Spots' of 34th and 91st Divisions | |
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26 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Frank Miles Goes to Athens | |
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27 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Sufferings of Greeks Under Nazis | |
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29 Dec 1944 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Shuns Special Offer | |
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29 Dec 1944 - Quad City Times | Frank Miles Meets Fortune Teller -- and More Iowans -- When He Visits Cairo, Egypt | |
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02 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Returns to 5th Army | |
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02 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette (2nd Column/same paper) | Frank Miles Has a Long Visit With Col, Pride and Maurice Needham | |
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03 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Lemke Noted Lone Fighter | |
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04 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan Sends Leaflets to Enemy | |
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08 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Hears 2 Friends Are Casualties | |
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09 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | GIs From Iowa Cite Gripes | |
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11 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Visits Mason Cityan | |
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12 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Gallantry of Iowans Shown | |
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19 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowans Wade in Deep Italian Mud | |
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19 Jan 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Inspired Men to Stop Germans | |
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20 Jan 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowans Aides to Officers in Red Bull Unit | |
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24 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowa Youth Eludes Nazis for a Week | |
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25 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowa Doctor to Marry Overseas | |
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25 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette (2nd Column/same paper) | Yanks Dig in for Winter in Italy | |
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29 Jan 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowan Gives Reporter a Sleeping Bag | |
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01 Feb 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Visits Many Iowans in England | |
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02 Feb 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Spends Day With Son in England | |
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05 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Mentions Mt. Pleasant Man In Italian Theater | |
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06 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Mess-Recreational Hall Built Of 105 Millimeter Shells | |
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08 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Iowan Is One Of The Youngest Lieutenant Colonels | |
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09 Feb 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Saw Nora Springs Man Before Death | |
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10 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Slope Is Target For Nazi Shells | |
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10 Feb 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowa Barber Gives Nazis Close Shaves | |
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13 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Long Jeep Ride Takes Miles to Iowan’s Rendezvous | |
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14 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Iowans In Italy Receive Awards | |
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15 Feb 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowa Sergeant Given Legion of Merit Medal | |
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15 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Quick Treatment Saves Life Of Boy On Italian Front | |
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17 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Men In "Red Bull" Division Receive 6th Overseas Bar | |
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20 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Shell Burst Near Iowans On Italian Front | |
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24 Feb 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Write More Letters Than They Receive | |
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26 Feb 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Nazis Still Have Planes In Air | |
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28 Feb 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Iowa's Old Men in Italy | |
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01 Mar 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Descends Mountain to See Miles | |
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02 Mar 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | V-MAIL Fastest For Service Men in Italy and France | |
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15 Mar 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Some Oddities of War As Related By Frank Miles | |
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21 Mar 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Americans In Italy Under Tension | |
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27 Mar 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Iowans Return to Air Bases in England | |
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31 Mar 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Nazi Planes Over Area While Miles Writes | |
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31 Mar 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles Views Battle Action in Germany | |
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02 Apr 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Gets Into Hot Area in Cologne; Sees Raid Shelter | |
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03 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowan Cracks Safe -- It's OK In This Case | |
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06 Apr 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Nazi Sniper Spotted 48 Hours After Cologne's Fall | |
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06 Apr 1945 - Mount Pleasant News (2nd Column/same paper) | Sees Bodies of Germans Along Way | |
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10 Apr 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Shells Explode Near Frank Miles & Companions | |
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11 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Saves Unit by Knocking Out A Nazi Tank | |
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13 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Lake Cityan Lauds Spirit of Wounded | |
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17 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Most Nazis Fared Well During War | |
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20 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Axis Nations Find Cost of War Is High | |
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21 Apr 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Shell No. 100,000 Scores Direct Hit | |
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21 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Tells of Iowa Men in Action on West Front | |
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25 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles Explores German Trenches | |
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26 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Follow Liberated Prisoner In Search For German Gestapo | |
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28 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowans Win Award For Brave Action | |
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30 Apr 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Mystery How Nazi Troops Were Killed | |
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30 Apr 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Hawkeye Gets Ammunition to Yanks | |
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01 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Hometown Pride Is Reflected By Yanks in Reich | |
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02 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Daring Trip For Iowans In Germany | |
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03 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Takes Nazis Who Demand His Surrender | |
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05 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Nazi Citizens Directed Fire on Americans | |
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07 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Sees Damage Wreaked By U.S. Bombs | |
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09 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Gets Information on Bombings Directly From Germans | |
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10 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowa Chaplain Wins Argument With Pastor of Nazi Church | |
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11 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Sees Damage To German Plants by American Bombers | |
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11 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News (2nd Column/same paper) | Iowan Tells of Horrifying Sights at Concentration Camp | |
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14 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Iowans, Prisoners In Germany Tell Experiences | |
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15 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Sgt. Jas. R Ganoe, Scranton, Helped Clear Way to Heister | |
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17 May 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Large German Towns Now Only Rubble | |
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17 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Americans, Jews Fare Badly In Hands of German Captors | |
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22 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Writes of Talking With Hermann Goering | |
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24 May 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Servicemen Look Toward Civilian Life | |
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26 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Hauling In a Nazi 'Big Shot' All In Day's Work for Iowan | |
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26 May 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Hitler Youths Fought Viciously and Treacherously | |
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31 May 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Guthrie Center Colonel Wins Citation for Unusual Bravery | |
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01 Jun 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Finds Change in German Greetings | |
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01 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Finds 'Best' Concentration Camp In Germany To Be Full of Horror | |
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02 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Wrecked Gestapo Lair Discloses Nauseating Methods Used by Nazis | |
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07 Jun 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Sees Thousand of Well Fed Nazis In European Camp | |
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09 Jun 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Prisoners Glad to See American Girls After 27 Months Away From U.S. | |
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12 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Hyde Park Harangues Part of British Free Speech Tradition, Miles Learns | |
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15 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Publisher Whitehead Impressed By Job of Allied Bombers | |
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15 Jun 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | Miles Visits Home of Nazi Bigwig | |
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19 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Visiting Congressmen and 'Experts' Irk Soldiers Who Whipped Germany | |
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23 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowan Turns Hungarian Government Chief, Retinue Over to Officials | |
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26 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Platoon Lead By Iowan Captures 750 Germans | |
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27 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles Visits Iowa Boys at Berchtesgade. Captured Nazi Soldiers Cleaning Up Rubble of Hitler's Home |
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28 Jun 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowan Guards SS Troops in Prison Camp.The SSers Live in Pup Tents; Act Docile Now Miles Says |
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03 Jul 1945- Mount Pleasant News | Visits Cemetery For World War I Vets | |
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06 Jul 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles on Way to Pacific to Cover War | |
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09 Jul 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Visits Two Cemeteries | |
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10 Jul 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Buddies recall Experiences In Europe; Await Trip Home | |
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14 Jul 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Yank's Story Belies Report Nazis Treated Prisoners Well | |
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17 Jul 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | French Not as Friendly As In 1918 | |
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19 Jul 1945 - Quad City Times | Miles Visits Picturesque City of Bari | |
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20 Jul 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles, "Hot and Bothered' As He Arrives In India Sector | |
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27 Jul 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Flies 'Hump' Meets Many From Iowa | |
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28 Jul 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Finds Gen. Chenault Busy But Willing To Give Interview | |
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30 Jul 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Eats Chinese Meal | |
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03 Aug 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Chinese Medical Graduates Serve In American Hospitals | |
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06 Aug 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Only One in 13,000 Can't Take Atabrine - Miles One of Them | |
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06 Aug 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Miles Describes Savagery of Japs | |
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10 Aug 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Iowan One of Reasons For Fame of the Alamo Scouts | |
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14 Aug 1945 - Mason City Globe-Gazette | MacNider is Like Volcano in Luzon War | |
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16 Aug 1945 - Council Bluffs Nonpareil | Iowans Serving At India Air Base | |
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16 Aug 1945 - Mount Pleasant News | Caribou Hero of Miles Story | |
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20 Aug 1945 - Carroll Daily Times Herald | Miles Returns From War Jaunt; Says Composite GI Greatest Personality He Met | |
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