John B. Golding Post Ranks Tenth in Contest
John B. Golding Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars ranked 10th in a national membership contest. Commander Groves called a meeting for 8 o'clock tonight at Odd Fellows Hall 312 East Fifth Avenue to plan for V-Day and hear a report from the Amarillo Council of Veterans Affairs representative.
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John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
R. B. Oe
Groves
Odd Fellows’ Hall
East Fifth Avenue
Amarillo Council of Veterans’ Affairs
Marine pilot recalls 21 missions against Marshalls bases
Lt. Douglas M. Smith describes 21 dive bombing strikes on Jap bases in the Marshalls. He says his craft was only hit once by anti-aircraft fire and calls his experiences in the Pacific theater "mighty lucky" as the blond 20 year old Texan recounts near-misses and courage.
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Douglas M. Smith
West Twelfth Avenue
Marshalls
Amarillo Native Flies Combat missions Over Jaluit
Lieutenant D M Smith of Amarillo, son of Mr and Mrs D M Smith, credits a near miss from shrapnel six inches from his head as he attacked heavy anti aircraft positions at Jaluit. He earned his wings May 1943 at Corpus Christi before joining Marine combat flying.
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Jaluit
D. M. Smith
Amarillo
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Corpus Christi
Marines
American planes mount larger cannons beyond 75s
Maj. Gen. C. T. Morris Jr., commanding Aberdeen Proving Ground, disclosed that American planes are mounting artillery larger than the 75 millimeter guns, signaling an expansion of armament.
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Cincinnati
C. T. Morris, Jr
Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground
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