Ringgold Man Recalls Epic Alpine Air Battle With German Planes
Ringgold Texas native 1st Lt. Ernest F. John recounts a gun fight over the Alps during a mission with B24 Liberator bombers en route to Bolzano Italy. Eight ME109s and two FW190s attacked as anti aircraft fire and rocket strikes battered the crippled plane forcing crew to consider bail out after losing altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Army Air Force
Ernest F. John
Ring
Texas
Alps
John
Bolzano
Italy
Brenner Pass
Adriatic
Norman J. Kirkland
Gladstone St
St. Louis
Raymond IT
Strautman
New Cambria
Seph Bernstein
Holt St
Norfolk
Sergeant Bernstein
Liberator Crew Survives Heavy Luftwaffe Fight Over Water
The B24 Liberator took heavy damage with two engines out and over two hundred holes but the crew repelled German fighters. Sgt Frank Sandy and Sgt Robert Beshore accounted for MEI109s, while Lt John praised the gunners for their accuracy amid retreating enemy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sandy
Eastern Ave
Baltimore
Maryland
Robert E. Beshore
Harris J
Harrisburg
Adriatic
John
Park Springs Honored With Dinner by Family
Betty Culverhouse reports Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Huckabee honored Sunday with a dinner prepared by their five daughters and a son. Attendees include Arch Page and family, J. L. Ashford, T. A. Bonham and Janice, Murphie, Avery Wortman, Roy Alexander, E. H. Huckabee and children, Joette, Eddie, Peggy and Johnnie. Measles cases noted among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Culverhouse
J. M. Huckabee
Arch Page
Lester
Erma
Marie
Crafton Community
J. L. Ashford
Bairoil
Wyoming
T. A. Bonham
Janice
Alvord
Murphie
W. E. Whetsell
Claudie Mae Chesser
Sunset
J. E. Culverhouse
Bowie
W. T. Culverhouse
Carl, Jr
Callie Walker
Households and visits show Bowie community ties
Esther May Duck of Fort Worth visited homefolks over the weekend while school closes May 19 and a program is planned for May 18. Jimmie Yearby searched for an apartment in Bowie and plans to move his wife and son here, currently staying in Sunset. J W Pilgreen of Waurika, Oklahoma, visited Lon Campbell family last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther May Duck
Fort Worth
Jimmie Yearby
Bowie
Sunset
J. W. Pilgreen
Waurika
Okla
Lon Campbell
School Calendar Shows May Tests and Graduations
Calendar lists events for National Music Week with May 12 music night, May 15 senior finals, May 17 underclass tests, May 19 grammar and high school tests and graduation exercises, May 21 Baccalaureate, and May 22 senior graduation events.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Stephens Feed and Grain
Bowie, Texas
Ringgold
Park Springs
Gary Nees Lumber Company
Terica
America
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
Uo SR
Bowie News
FORD
Evans Motor Co
Ford Sales and Service
Lyon & Matthews Co
Building Counsel Headquarters
Southwest
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