Yanks Crossed the Moselle Amid Heavy Fighting
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army pressed toward Germany as fighting flares along the Moselle from Metz to Nancy. Marines crossed in assault boats near Pont a Mousson, enduring mortars and 88s while a Texas and a New York soldier described the brutal river crossing and a civilian helped tow a damaged craft to shore.
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France
U.P
Moselle
Metz
Nancy
George 8
Third Army
Patton
Berlin
Siegfried Line
Germany
Paul P. Beliou
New Orleans
Pont A Mousson
Cadet Edward L Farmer Completes Basic Flying Training
Cadet Edward L Farmer son of Mr and Mrs J T Farmer has finished basic flying training at Stockton Field California and moves to advanced training. Upon completion he will earn silver wings and be commissioned second lieutenant or flight officer. A 1939 Amarillo High School graduate he worked for Santa Fe Railway at Waynoka Oklahoma before service.
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Edward L. Farmer
J. T. Farmer
Stockton Field
Calif
Farmer
Amarillo High School
Santa Fe Railway
Waynoka
Okla
Private Land o Fights Alone Arno Aino
Pfc Robert C Land and Pvt Billy W May of the 133rd Infantry Regiment fight along the Arno River with the Fifth Army in Italy. The unit, known as the Red Bulls, has seen heavy action from Tunisia through Cassino Anzio and Rome, earning multiple medals and thousands of commendations.
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Robert C. Land
East
Fourteenth Avenue
Billy W. May
Brice
Clarendon
Arno River
Italy
133Rd
Fifth Army
34Th
Red Bull
Boney
Tunisia
Hill 609
Arno
Cassino
Anzio
Rome
Ireland
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