Captain Thomas Recalls Notable World War II Distinctions
Captain Tam A Thomas, based at Napier Field, earned numerous decorations including a Silver Star and Air Medal with oak leaf clusters. His wartime service, starting with carrier operations off the African coast, included action over Oran and Telerg, where he and a fellow P-40 pilot downed two Ju 87s and saved French troops, earning the Croix de Guerre.
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Relief For Your Cough Unfurls Promising Creomulsion Claim
Advert reads relief for cough chest cold bronchitis not treated with stronger medicine. Creomulsion blends beech wood resin and other ingredients in a special process to go to the seat of trouble and loosen phlegm aiding nature to soothe raw inflamed mucous membranes.
Air ace Captain Thomas earns Silver Star in World War II
Ada Oklahoma native Captain Thomas commanded a Mustang group in North Africa and Sicily. He shot down an FW 190 amid heavy fire, parachuted to safety, endured burns and bone injuries, then returned after hospital care to fly again near Salerno. He holds the Silver Star Croix de Guerre Purple Heart and Air Medal with ten Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Great Britain Tops Uruguayan Exports in First Half 1944
In Montevideo, Britain again led as the first buyer of Uruguayan products. Figures show Britain purchased 38.99 percent of exports, while the United States bought 34.28 percent. The US had displaced Britain from the top since 1940, and in the first half of 1943 bought 65.34 percent of exports, with Britain at 23.95 percent.
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Boys find drifting parachute from weather unit in San Bernardino
Two San Bernardino boys Hal Brush and Norman Hanover were playing when a parachute drifted onto their base. They were rushed to Army authorities who identified the object as a meteorological broadcasting unit used in forecasting weather.
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