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He’s Only Man Left Alive for Bougainville Raid Hero Cornell
Lt. Homer J. Cornell of Cedar Rapids. Marine Corps pilot in the Bougainville raid. lavae on Guadalcanal and Munda campaigns. flew 60 sorties with 35 missions. brought home memorabilia for a museum and plans six months of likely duty in the United States as an instructor.
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
Bougainville ‘K
Homer J. Cornell
Marine Air Squadron
No. 18
Cornell
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps
L. K. Cornell
Meadowbrook Drive
Gazette
South Pacific
Minneapolis
Minn
Munda Airport
New Georgia
Bougainville
Russell Islands
Munda
New York
van Dyke
Marine
United States