87th Infantry Division Pushes Across the Rhine
The 87th Infantry Division under General Frank L. Culin Jr captures over 2,000 prisoners and gains a 15 mile Rhine sector in a four crossing assault. Regiments 347th 345th and 346th cross near Braubach and Boppard joining forces to advance while two motorized task forces lead the push through rugged terrain. After 96 hours the unit holds new ground east of the Rhine with substantial territorial gains and ongoing pressure on the enemy.
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87Th
Ciermany
Frank L. Culin Jr
Rhine River
347Th
S. R. Tupper
Columbia
South Carolina
Braubach
Rhine
Big Elbow
Douglas Sugg
Klayton
Missouri
Boppard
Curtis Renfro
87Th Minsion
Im- Passable River
Comanche airman earns Air Medal for Rhine crossing
Sat. James K. Smallwood of Comanche, a C-47 combat radio operator, completed another airborne troop carrier mission behind enemy lines east of the Rhine. He flew with the 434th Troop Carrier Group in one of the first planes across the Rhine, observing numerous gliders and tug planes en route. Smallwood previously participated in Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne missions and holds the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He is married to the former Billa Jane Shankle.
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James K. Smallwood
Comanche
Smallwood
17Th Airborne
Rhine
Berlin
Rhine River
Normandy
Holland
Bastogne
Sgt
434Th
Ben A. Garland
Waco
U.S
Paul L. Williams
Lewis H. Brereton
Billa Jane Shankle
Leon Shankle
Carl Smallwood
Brothers Vieet In France Meeting Reunites Northcutt Siblings
Sergeant Howard Northcutt and Lt Merlin Northcutt sons of Mr and Mrs T J Northcutt of Proctor met recently in France. The 9th Air Force sergeant had been overseas 18 months and the lieutenant 9 months a pilot on an AC 47 transport. They were together 24 hours and called the reunion happy.
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Howard Northcutt
Merlin Northcutt
T. J. Northcutt
Proctor
France
Northcutt
9Th Air Force
Local residents host visiting kin and service members
Proctor Charles W. Court returns home on leave after 15 months in the Navy. Several families and individuals from Abi lene Dublin Dublin Stephenville Fort Worth Midland Lampasas Fort Worth area visit relatives here and travel to or from Camp Wolters Mineral Wells Fort Worth. Billie Sears recovers from tonsil surgery and other locals host and visit kin across Texas.
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Charles W. Court
Willie Mae Woolsey
Abilene
Will Holden
Covina
California
Lillie Baugh
Dublin
Jess Arms
Billie Sears
Jake Timmons
Fl Paso
Alton Abernathy
Stephenville
Leonard Garner
Lampasas
W. D. Carleton
Bruce Carleton
R. E. Carleton
Ft. Wayne
Ind
T. L. Carleton
Fort Worth
George Scott
R. E. Roch
Midland
Burley Powrs Co
C. Guyger
Gaston Guyger
Local Visitor Spends Weekend With Nabers and Kemp Family
Monte Duane Tatum of Houston spent the weekend here with his grandmother Mrs. J Dudley Nabers and grandfather J H Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Duane Tatum
Houston
J. Dudley Nabers
J. H. Kemp
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87Th Infantry
Jane Wilkins
Berna Hammond
Carlsbad
New
Chariie L. Harvey
Charlie
Chas. L. Harvey
Gulfport
Ray Little
Pete Love
Sir Ray Little
Naval Air Base
Memphis
Tennessee
Naval Air Gunners School
Purcell
Oklahoma
Julian Williams
Dallas
Etta Roberson
Spt
Smallwood Drons
Brothers Vieet
Optical Company
Main Street
General Electric
Annual Report
JET Propulsion
Army Air Forces
G. E
Navy
Affilia
G-E
General Elec
NBC
The
World Today News
EWT
CBB
M. Ewt
CBS
General Electric Company
Schenectady, New York
Dudney Dry Cleaners
Burma
Italy
Germany
Philippines
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Texas Power & Light Company
Red Cross
War Chest
Texas Power & Light
Compan
Ee Vandervogrts
Luscious
Spe
Brownwood Rendering Co
Brood Ren G CO
Brownwood
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