First Army C-47 pilot brings liberated nurses home
Lt. Donald D. Stinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Stinson of Amarillo, piloted the first Army C-47 flight carrying American nurses liberated from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines. The nurses, freed from Bataan and Corregidor camps, were awarded Bronze Stars and promotions. They boarded in Manila and are expected home soon. Stinson previously co piloted in combat cargo squadron in the Dutch East Indies and has served since January 1943.
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