Brewton Leads Liberator Group On 300th Mission
In Italy the 15th AAF based in Southern Italy marks the 300th combat mission of a B-24 Liberator group with a raid on a Nazi railroad viaduct at Avisio on the Brenner Pass. The unit has flown 10,003,950 miles, dropped 13,000 tons of bombs, and logged over 36,000 flying hours winning two Presidential Citations.
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Brenner Pass
David R. Brewton
E. M. Brewton
Comanche
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Rommel
Afrika Korps
Ploesti
Rome
France
Germany
Balkans
Mullin Woman 99 Visits Comanche Family
Mrs. J. H. Wilson of Mullin aged 99 visits Comanche with granddaughter Mrs. Jim Weatherby of Goldthwaite to see Mrs. Chas. Bowman at Mrs. S. V. Williams home. Wilson will be 90 in January and has raised ten children. several in Government service.
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J. H. Wilson
Malin
Jim Weatherby
Goldthwaite
Chas. Bowman
S. V. Williams
Comanche
Wilson
Mullin
Lucy
Howard
Washington, D. C
Clyde
Austin
Fred
Lubbock
Lynn
Weatherby
Jace Cox
Bowman
Hamilton County
Nell Williams
West Wright Avenue
Cpl Richard Moore Serves With 91st Division In Italy
Cpl Richard E Moore son of Mr and Mrs E T Moore of Comanche serves with the Fifth Army in Italy. He sent his parents a copy of Stars and Stripes describing the 91st Division actions along the Arno and into Pisa. The article notes the division’s arno battles, insignia, motto and history.
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Richard Moore
Italy
Richard E. Moore
E. T. Moore
Fifth Army
Army
Stars and Stripes
91St
5Th Army
Arna River
Pisa
Meuse- Argonne
Midwest
Casaglia
Arno
Powder River
Chief Radio Technician McPherson Home on Leave
Chief Radio Technician J C McPherson, aboard the Atlantic Fleet for eighteen months and part of three invasions including Italy and France, visited relatives in Comanche during a recent leave. He is brother to Mrs George R Goosby, Basil McPherson and Mrs Allen Lee of Comanche, and Roy McPherson of Denton.
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J. C. McPherson
George R. Goosby
Basil McPherson
Allen Lee
Comanche
Roy McPherson
Denton
New York State Population Surpasses Canada in Size
State population exceeds Canada's total, highlighting New York’s demographic scale. Officials note New York's population dwarfs several nations, underscoring the state’s large urban centers and immigrant communities.
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