TROOP CARRIER GROUP CITED FOR DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE
Cpl Henry Co MeCary of Hale avenue is assigned to the Troop Carrier group cited by the 12th Air Force for outstanding achievement in the China Burma India theater. The unit flew C 47 transports to aid Allied forces in Imphal valley and Myitkyina Burma, delivering supplies and supporting operations for two and a half months.
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12Th Air Force
China-Burma-India
Cpl
Henry Co. MeCary
Hale Avenue
McCary
Mediterranean
Imphal
India
Myitkyina
Burma
Troop Carrier group gains praise from Colonel Cerny
The Troop Carrier group under Colonel John Cerny of Harrison Idaho celebrates 27 months overseas in the Mediterranean theater. Despite lacking armor their planes flew daily over enemy territory delivering troops food medical supplies and munitions while facing Jap fighters and losing eleven aircraft. Corporal M McCary of Princeton is noted as a family connection.
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John Cerny
India
Burma
M. C. McCary
Princeton
Rice consumption in the United States and Hawaii
In the continental United States the average person consumes six pounds of rice annually. In Hawaii the average rises to seven pounds.
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United States
Hawaii
Pvt Robert Shelton Part of Unusual Pacific Landing Action
Pvt Robert Shelton of Raven Virginia took part in a amphibious operation in the Pacific where no enemy appeared. His unit the 31st Infantry Division trod ashore to find natives in fear and a sand filled shelter where a dusty child was buried neck deep. Shelton helped free the child as others struggled to clear the debris.
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Pacific
Robert Shelton
Raven
Robert
Shelton
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