Air Medal Hope For Jock The Field Parrot Of 15th Air Force
At an American air base in Italy on December 13 1944 a P 38 pilot Lt Donald L Clark says his pet parrot Jock a male bird about ten inches long earned 50 combat hours and is put in for the air medal The bird often sleeps during combat missions perches on shoulders and heckles ears by nipping them He prefers watermelon and dislikes cigar smoke and liquor He inherited Jock from Lt Richard Atkinson and now visits are common among pilots in the area.
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Hal Boyle
Italy
15Th
Air Force
Jock
Brazil
Donald L. Clark
Oakland
Calif
Richard Atkinson
Pasadena
Clark
England
Natal
Cape Gloucester Landings Show Coordinated Pacific Strike
CBS correspondent William J. Dunn reports Cape Gloucester landings on New Britain showcased highly coordinated land sea and air operations. He describes precise timing, minimal resistance, and massive bomber involvement, with Liberators Thunderbolts and Lightning planes supporting Marines landing at dawn and securing supply lines despite Japanese counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
William J. Dunn
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Dunn
U S Claims Best Oxygen Equipment For Keeping Pilots Safe Upstairs
Atlantic City reports on U S oxygen equipment advances for fighter pilots. Lt Col Sack credits American improvements at Wright Field and in the Middle East, noting safer low pressure cylinders, automatic regulators, and a single vulnerable feed line with an emergency walk around. Parachute jump testing and ongoing research aim to raise physiological limits to match aircraft performance at higher altitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Col. 5
Sack
Middle East
9Th Air Force
Wright Field
Aero-Medical Laboratories
Raf
No. 1
Col Sack
Col
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Tax Returns Rise In 1941 With Record Revenue
Washington report shows one third of residents in the capital and states like Alaska Connecticut and Nevada filed 1941 federal income tax returns. National average was one in five. A total of 25,954,801 returns were filed, up 76 percent from 14,778,159. Tax bills soared to 3,908,000,000, 161 percent above 1940, with 1943 projected around 18,000,000. Secretary Morgenthau released 1941 figures for individual and trust taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaska
Nevada
Connecticut
Morgenthau
Huron to buy 500 feet fire hose after Royal Hotel blaze
The Huron Fire Department will purchase about 500 feet of new fire hose at roughly $1 per foot after losing 50 feet in the Royal Hotel fire. The blaze damaged property valued around $160,000 and used nearly all serviceable hose, spurring early priority approval for the purchase as safety officials consider future heavy pressure needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron Fire Department
Royal Hotel
Joe Ritter
Board of City Commissioners
Royal
Ritter
A. J. Larsen
Public Safety
Fire Department
Abner Ingalls
Larsen
Ingalls
C. D. Bartholow
A. A. Chamberlain
Tris
Karsen
Treatis
Gibby
Extension Clubs Set Aside January As International Month
Brookings December 25 January is set aside as international month for home demonstration clubs. Mrs. George C st chair of international relations for South Dakota Federation of Home Demonstration clubs urges studying the Associated Country Women of the World pamphlet to emphasize learning about other countries and to collect the Penny for Friendship fund. Funds aid seeds and canning equipment for families in war torn areas and for reconstruction in liberated countries. Pen friends and a South Dakota book of historic and scenic interest will also be exchanged with clubs in other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
George C.st
South Dakota Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Women of the World
Erast
Ernst
South Dakota
Parsons Entertain Woonsocket Bridge Party
Mr and Mrs Byron Parsons entertained friends at a dinner and bridge party in Woonsocket on December 28 High score prizes in bridge went to Mrs Arl Ferguson and Harvey Asper.
Army Announces Temporary Promotions in War Department
The War Department announced promotions for Glen Ervin Collins Norris from first lieutenant to captain and temporary promotions from second lieutenant to first lieutenant for Raymond Bernard Scheuring, Beresford South Dakota, and Lawrence Charles Zens Zeil South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Glen Ervin
Collins
Norris
Raymond Bernard Scheuring
Int
Beresford
S. D
Lawrence Charles Zens FD
Zeil
Letter From a Navy Instructor Seaman Reflects on War Service
In a Merry Christmas note from a returning serviceman he recounts duty at the Submarine Chaser Training Center in Miami and as a recreation coordinator aiding war bond drives and USO programs. He notes bond sales of about twenty five thousand dollars monthly, high participation by service members, and collaboration with local Miami agencies. He details later training at Bainbridge and Wisconsin V-32 and V-12 programs, praising civilian support and asking friends to write back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
City Council
Cooperative Club
Park Board
Huvonne
Navy
United States
Submarine Chaser Training Center
Miami
Florida
Persorviel
Morale Department
Miami Recreation Department
Chamber of Commerce, Welfare Organization
U.s.co
Liberty
USO
Bainbridge
University of Wisconsin
College
U.S. Navy
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Greeting
Sidney J. Larson Chief Specialist US.K.R. V-12 Ships Co Madison Wisconsin sends holiday wishes for a joyous season and a prosperous new year to Huron and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Sidney J. Larson
Us.k.r
Madison, Wis
Mitchell Flier Is Listed As Missing
The Navy Department released the names of five crew members after a patrol plane crashed into Sheepshead Bay soon after takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field. Three bodies were recovered and identified as dead, while two airmen remain missing. Lieutenant M. G. Simcoke is listed among the missing, with a Rockaway Beach address in New York.
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New York
Navy Department
Navy
Shepshenat Bay
Floyd Bennett Fieh
M. G. Simcoke
404 Beach
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Everett Chamberlain
In Woonsocket a daughter was born on December 20 to Mr and Mrs Everett Chamberlain. A note states America’s first transcontinental railway across Panama spanning the 50 mile isthmus.
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Woonsocket
Everett Chamberlain
America
Panama
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My Man
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Edward L. Hilton
Lefty
Pvt
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WAC
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Mary Carrick
Thompgan Products
Cleveland
Lieut
Joan Cammek
Bombardier
U.S
Marguerite Young
NEA Star
Minnesota
Montana
Wisconsin
National University of Blextide Oo
Holton
Huron Ice Company
James River
Lacham
Armour & Company
Plesse
Humphrey
Sam
Sydney J. Larson
Ryes?ighrt
M. C. Alford Optometrist
Perriten
Mitchell
McKlvaines Real Estate
Swift
Armers
Sweety
Dale Thorn
Mgr
Uncle Sam
Swift & Company
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