83rd Infantry Division Newspaper Articles

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1941
12/08/1941 US declares War on Japan
1942
07/10/1942 Gen Millikin and part of his staff now at Camp Atterbury
08/14/1942 Long idle division will soon enter service
08/15/1942 83rd Infantry Division reactivated
09/02/1942 Two 83rd units get Battle Flags
09/05/1942 Religious services held at Atterbury
09/22/1942 President Roosevelt nominates Milburn to be a Major General
09/26/1942 Grids team to play at camp
10/06/1942 83rd has first radio show over Indianapolis WISH
10/08/1942 Twelve Army Chapels are dedicated
10/28/1942 Cpl Braun killed in accident at Camp Atterbury
10/28/1942 Body of Morris Braun is sent East for burial
11/09/1942 83rd men are assigned to their units
11/09/1983 83rd men are assigned to their respective units
11/09/1942 Soldier dies at Atterbury
11/21/1942 Columbus adds 2,500 people. Housing is critical
11/21/1942 Pvt Greif came to see World's Fair. Nazis overun his home, so he stays
12/16/1942 Lutheran Soldier Center is dedicated
12/16/1942 New Lutheran Center is dedicated
12/17/1942 Camp athletic fund to benefit from exhibition games
12/29/1942 331 INF/M wins dayroom Christmas decoration prize
12/29/1942 Christmas prizes awarded to the 331 INF/M
1943
01/02/1943 80 net teams at Atterbury. Sport Arena can host 3 basketball games at the same time
01/18/1943 New column for the 83rd in the Columbus newspaper
01/18/1943 New column "83rd Division Atterbury Doughboy"
01/18/1943 Three Vets of the 83rd back in 1917 are together again at Atterbury
02/02/1943 83rd Divison column
02/02/1943 83rd Doughboy
03/23/1943 Union war workers train at Atterbury to see how their weapons work
1944
01/22/1944 83rd comes home
09/20/1944 Belated news that the 83rd is serving in France
12/12/1944 83rd gains 2 miles and occupies Gurzenich        Part Two
12/15/1944 83rd beats off attack by two German tanks
12/15/1944 83rd captures Guerzenich
1945
01/19/1945 83rd gets hot meal thanks to the Germans
03/02/1945 Breakthru near Dusseldorf may cut western front
03/02/1945 Nazis Crack       Part Two
04/30/1945 Allies link up on Elbe Riber. 83rd meets the Russians        Part Two
04/30/1945 Benito Mussolini on view in Milan's Public Square             Part Two
04/30/1945 Ernie Pyle from Indiana wind top achievement award
04/30/1945 Munich battle in full swing         Part Two
04/30/1945 Nazis help the 83rd find the Russians
04/30/1945 USS Roosevelt is dedicated
05/09/1945 Cpl Robert Hetrick killed in Germany
05/26/1945 Cooks Capture Many Germans
07/01/1945 Hitler's home is a mecca for GI's

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James D. West 
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