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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Maj. Gen. B. M. Hoffmeister announced that a Canadian volunteer force of about 28,000-30,000 veterans from the 5th Armored Division will train at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky, starting early September, for service in the Pacific War against Japan.
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IN OL' KENTUCKY
WASHINGTON,
June 20.- A Canadian volunteer force destined
for the Pacific War will arrive at
Camp Breckinridge, Ky., early in
September for training, Maj. Gen. B.
M. Hoffmeister said today.
The 38-year-old officer, commander
of the 5th Canadian Armored
Division and veteran of more than
four years of fighting in Europe,
will lead the battle-wise Canadian
force against the Japanese.
Hoffmeister told a news conference
at the War Department that
approximately 28,000 Canadian veterans
already have volunteered for
Pacific service and that the number
is increasing daily. Reports
from Canada have set the size of the
group at approximately 30,000.
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Canada
Event Date
June 20; Early In September
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approximately 28,000 to 30,000 canadian veterans volunteered for pacific service
Event Details
A Canadian volunteer force from the 5th Armored Division, led by Maj. Gen. B. M. Hoffmeister, will arrive at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., early in September for training destined for the Pacific War against the Japanese. Hoffmeister, a 38-year-old veteran of over four years fighting in Europe, announced this at a War Department news conference, noting the number of volunteers is increasing daily.