Reynolds Completes 50th Combat Mission
S/Sgt. Robert L. Reynolds Jr., 19, of 6063 West Main, served as waist gunner in a B 17 and flew his 50th combat mission over Regensburg, Germany. He previously worked as a service station attendant and joined the Army in 1943, earning the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Ribbon, and two campaign stars on the European African Middle East theatre ribbon.
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Robert L. Reynolds, Jr
West Main
Regensburg
Germany
R. L. Reynolds
New Or- Reynolds
Army
Lt Holloway Receives Air Medal in England
First Lt Leonard L. Holloway Jr. a B 17 bombardier with the Eighth Air Force based in England, has been awarded the Air Medal. He is the son of L L Holloway of Ada Oklahoma and his wife Betty Hagant resides in San Diego California.
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Leonard L. Holloway, Jr
Eighth Air Force Base
England
L. L. Holloway
Ada
Betty = hagant
San Diego
Alif
Army Air Corps veteran Antle earns honorable discharge
Technical Sergeant Antle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Antle, received an honorable discharge after serving in anti-submarine patrols, a heavy bombardment cadre, and duty in Europe, the Middle East, and Italy where he was disabled. He and his wife plan to live in Sulphur. Also noted is Ben A. Brown, Stonewall native, promoted to Technical Sergeant after serving since May 1943 and completing seven missions over Germany with the 466th Bombardment.
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Antle
NAVY
H. R. Antle
J. B. Antle
Army Air Corps
Italy
Ben A. Brown
Stonewall
H. R. Brown
Olney
Germany
Brown
U S Army Unit Puzzle Answer Grid
Answer to Previous Puzzle shows a filled crossword style list of across and down clues. Entries include military terms, chemical symbols, geographic references, and common words, with a mix of Latin and English snippets.
Group Commended by Doolittle for Berlin First Mission
The unit praised by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle for its combat achievement on its first mission, an air attack against Berlin, marking the longest initial assault of the operation.
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James H. Doolittle
Berlin
Soldiers in Europe recount heavy bombings and service records
Cpl Chester Christian in Eastern France endures mud and rain after one of the heaviest bombardments on record of Berlin. Cpl Samuel G Foster Jr son of Stonewall residents completed an orientation course before deployment to combat zones at an England air service command station. He worked as a millwright at C E Johnson Carbon Black plant in Stonewall before joining the RAF.
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Cpl
Chester Christian
France
36Th Division
Samuel G. Foster Jr
Sam G. Foster
Stonewall
Air Service Command
England
RAF
C. E. Johnson Carbon Black
Draft Board No 2 Open Only Until Noon
Local Draft Board No 2 will be closed from 12 noon to 12 45 p m from December 11 to 28 as Mrs Larry Edmonston chief clerk takes annual leave to visit her husband Warrant Officer Larry Edmonston stationed in California The board will be closed all day Christmas and reopen the following day
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Draft Board No. 2
Larry Edmonston
Edmonston
California
Plans for postwar buses with oblong eye level windows
Readers learn plans for postwar buses include oblong windows set at eye level above the standard side windows. The feature aims to improve passenger visibility and design aesthetics as production resumes after the war.
Communists May Get Part In China
In Chungking authorities report Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek has agreed in principle to Communist participation in government and military affairs. Communist negotiator Chou En-Lai is expected to return to Yenan to implement any accord. Communists seek a formal coalition and believe they could mount offensives against Japan in North China if properly equipped.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou En-Lai
Yenan
China
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County Love Coal
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