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Date | Source | Headline |
11/11/1942 | Franklin Star | Soldier dies at Camp Atterbury. Fall fatal to West Virginian, 22 - Parents at bedside when death came. |
11/13/1942 | Columbus | 1st gas attack staged on post |
11/13/1942 | Columbus | 264th MP Company stands first retreat |
11/13/1942 | Columbus | "A" gasoline ration books available |
11/13/1942 | Franklin Star | Banking agency setup for Camp Atterbury. |
11/16/1942 | Franklin Star |
Ohio Ridge Burial Plot Being Moved.
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11/17/1942 | Franklin Star | Forest Fire, Wind-Blown Perils Camp Atterbury. Brought under control one mile from border. |
11/18/1942 | Franklin Star |
COMPANY GETS 4 STREAMERS. 83rd Signal Unit Adds To Guidon Decorations With Four Silver Bands
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11/20/1942 | Columbus |
CHOW CALL. Atterbury Boys Will Get Turkey Dinner on Thanksgiving Day
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11/20/1942 | Columbus | 83rd Division launches "Know Your Enemy" campaign |
11/20/1942 | Franklin Star | Veteran Sergeant wants to return and win back Bataan. MSgt C. M. Weeks, of the 83rd Division wants to return to finish the job. |
11/21/1942 | Columbus | PVT. GREIF Came to World's Fair, Nazis Took Over and Now He's Soldier. |
11/21/1942 | Columbus | 83rd Recon troops defies sub-zero weather in bivouac. |
11/22/1942 | Columbus | Captain Cooper Is Transferred from Atterbury To Handle Local Field. |
11/24/1942 | Columbus | 'TINY' HILL TO PLAY AT CAMP, Orchestra Leader and Band to Entertain 83rd Infantry at New Theater. |
11/24/1942 | Franklin Star | CAMP SALVAGE STILL ON SALE. Buildings And Other Articles In Atterbury Area Are Still Available |
11/24/1942 | Franklin Star |
TINY HILL TO PLAY IN CAMP. "Big Name Band" Scheduled To Open Last Completed Atterbury Theater
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11/25/1942 | Franklin Star | Camp Atterbury contractors use 200,000 KWH's of electricity. |
11/27/1942 | Columbus | 11 new American citizens naturalized here |
11/27/1942 | Columbus | BOB HOPE bring Francis Langford, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vague and Skinny Ennis. Big Tiny Hill's orchestra plays. WIBC and NBC broadcast show nation-wide from Post Theater #3. Francis Langford sings "You Made Me Love You" and "Tangerine". |
11/27/1942 | Franklin Star | USO building plans announced for colored troops. Located at West King St., near Booker Washington School. |
11/28/1942 | Columbus | DANCES HELD AT ATTERBURY |
11/28/1942 | Columbus | Bob Hope to Headline 3 Big Atterbury Shows |
11/28/1942 | Franklin Star | USO building plans announced for white soldiers. Location not yet found. |
11/30/1942 | Columbus | PRIVATE AT CAMP ATTERBURY ONCE KNEW HITLER |
11/30/1942 | Columbus | ROOM HONORS FALLEN HERO |
12/02/1942 | Franklin Star | Bob Hope pays surprise visit at Service Club after two shows. |
12/02/1942 | Franklin Star | Father, son, both in 83rd. In same regiment too, as pair have happy holiday at Camp Atterbury |
12/03/1942 | Franklin Star | Option taken on white USO site. Axt-Hitz property on South Main Street. |
12/04/1942 | Columbus | 83rd Division's benefit show in Indianapolis to feature Fabien Sevitzky leading the Cannoneers |
12/08/1942 | Columbus | Edinburg Swamped. More Military Police Asked |
12/08/1942 | Franklin Star | Rigs heads Camp Atterbury water works. |
12/10/1942 | Columbus |
WITH THE LADS AT THE U.S.O.
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12/10/1942 | Franklin Star | USO for colored boys to open soon. To be know as "King Street USO". |
12/15/1942 | Columbus |
DEADLINE FOR LEAVING HOMES. Only Six Residents in Brown County Addition to Camp Atterbury Affected.
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12/16/1942 | Franklin Star | Truckloads of ashes spread on football field so play can begin in icy conditions, between 83rd Signal Co., and the 308th Medical Bn. |
12/18/1942 | Columbus | Blackstone the Magician presents his show of magic |
12/18/1942 | Franklin Star | Solicit for 4,200 cookies for troops at Christmas. Camp Hospital asks Canteen Committee of Red Cross for speedy order. |
12/19/1942 | Franklin Star | Officer who "built" Atterbury leaves; Work started in cornfield. |
12/21/1942 | Franklin Star | Jeep wreck hurts five in army. Four seriously injured as tiny vehicle hits bridge along Mauxferry Road. |
12/21/1942 | Franklin Star | Wives of soldiers here for holidays find rooms scarce. |
12/22/1942 | Columbus | MacArthur Wires A Christmas message |
12/24/1942 | Columbus | 83rd Unit undergoes simulated gas attack from air while hiking |
12/24/1942 | Columbus | Composer of "Jersey Bounce" plays in orchestra here |
12/24/1942 | Franklin Democrat | Atterbury Chapel Dedication Set - 83rd Division |
12/26/1942 | Columbus | POLICE CALLED TO HANDLE JAM AT RESTAURANT. Only Three of Fifty Eating Places Open to Feed Holiday Crowd. HUNDREDS FROM CAMP. Many Soldiers Pass Up Christmas Dinner at Atterbury. |
12/31/1942 | Columbus | Pictorial Review of 1942 at Camp Atterbury published in Crier |
12/31/1942 | Columbus | Atterbury Net Team plays Harlem Globe Trotters. Loses 34 to 29. |
01/01/1943 | Columbus | Revenue from prisoner of war work nears $135,000. |
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