Albert James Faubion
August 23, 1921 -December 12, 1991
U.S. Army Tec 5 Medical Detachment 275th Infantry
August 29, 1942 – October 20, 1945
Croix De Guerre with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
EAME Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars & Bronze Arrowhead
Good Conduct Medal
Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Distinguished Unit Badge
Father of Joyce Rhyne of Port O’Connor
The following dispatch was found among Albert J. Faubion’s war memorabilia:
HEADQUARTERS THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION
Office of AC of S, G-2 and Public Relations
DAILY NEWS
Austria, Vol. VII. No. 2 Monday 7, 1945
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EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
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WAR IN EUROPE OVER. . .
(BBC) The European War ended at 0241 Greenwich Mean Time this morning.
The Chief of Staff of the German Army signed unconditional surrender papers at General Eisenhower’s Headquarters. No ifs, ands or buts. Nothing partial. Unconditional surrender.
Lt. Gen. Smith, General Eisenhower’s Chief of Staff, signed for the Allies. British, Russian and French representatives also signed.
STILL NOT OFFICIAL. . .
(BBC) Up to the very end, news “reports” were well ahead of official announcements. The surrender story is not yet official. It will be announced tomorrow by President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Stalin. Details of the surrender have been released by Routers and the Associated Press.
TOMORROW V-E DAY. . .
(BBC) Tuesday, May 8, will be the official V-E Day. President Truman will speak in the United States, Prime Minister Churchill and the King in Great Britain, and Marshal Stalin in the Soviet Union.
President Truman has refused to make a statement until the “joint statement”. General Eisenhower is equally non-commital.
THEY GO WILD IN THE STATES. . .
(BBC) The AP announcement of the end of the war in Europe brought forth tremendous demonstrations thruout the United States. Torn-up telephone books cluttered up the streets of New York.
The Allied victory in Europe was called “the most complete victory in history”.
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