Five Royal Canadian Air Force Men Make A Hazardous Mercy Flight
A Catalina crew from an East Coast RCAF station diverted from convoy patrol to land at sea and rescue US Navy Seaman 1st Class John Robert Defoe amid heavy seas. The mission saved his life with an emergency appendectomy at base hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mercy
Norman Koester
Virden
Manitoba
Seaman Defee
Bob Defee
Bob Defoe
Jones RR
Moorhouse Parish
Louisiana
Deep South
US Navy
J Wallace Graham
R.C.N.V.R
Toronto
Defoe
L. W. Murray
Canadian Northwest
Atlantic
RCAF
Royal Canadian Navy
Catalina
Koester
Ernie Little
Saskatoon
Sask
Bruce Patrick
R. H
Bob” Burrage
Burnaby
B.C
John William Wood
Pease, Sask
Allan H. Evans
Melville Reading
Miller
Alberta
R.C.A.F
FO. Koester
Defee
Reading
Evans
Rcaf Marine Section
Navy Hospital
K.C.A
Man
John William Wood Pease
Wireless
Brothers Reunited by Tattoo in Algiers Meeting
Flying Officer Ralph Ball spots a tattoo on a passerby that matches his brother Joe, whom he hasn’t seen in seven years. The brothers had lived in Johannes burg and Joe settled in Leicester after arriving in England in 1936. Their chance reunion occurred in Algiers during a brief layover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Ralph Ball
Joe
Johannesburg
Joseph Ball
England
Leicester
Ralph
Bb.c
London
Pronghorn Antelope Noted as Fleetest Quad Rupe d
The text identifies the pronghorn antelope as the fastest native American quad ruped, emphasizing its speed among American wildlife.
Mail Reaches Canadian Troops in Sicily Front
Canadian soldiers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry receive morale-boosting letters and Christmas mail in a Sicily camp. Cpl. T Holland letters an improvised mail box as Cpl. M Milko watches, Sgt. G F Batten testifies to a battalion record two letters in one shipment, and Pte. Tom W Edwards with Pte. J R Craddock share a moment amid the mail flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
T. Holland
Wood Bay
Man
Sicily
M. Milko
Winnipeg
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Canadian Postal Corps
G. F. Batten
Vancouver
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
P.P.C.L.I
Tom W. Edwards
St. Vital
J. R. Craddock
Handsome Peacock Filet Crochet Pattern 7606
Easy filet crochet pattern 7606 features a peacock design with tail spread over chair back and matching arm pieces. Use mercerized cotton and send twenty cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for charts and instructions. allow extra time due to mail delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Avenue FE
Man
Britain And Empire Achievements In Four Years Of War
The piece surveys wartime gains by Britain and the Commonwealth four years into the conflict. It highlights Allied offensives in Africa and the Middle East, large Axis casualties and prisoner captures, major Allied convoys and naval actions, the Sicily invasion, bomber output, ship production, and increased food self sufficiency and allotments aiding the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Empire
United Nations
Germany
French North Africa
African
Africa
Tunisia
Royal Navy
Sicily
Mediterranean
R.A.F
Bomber Command
Dortmund
Coventry
Looting of Church Bells Amplifies Axis Metal War Drive
Aneta reports German seizure of church bells in occupied Holland totaling about 2,500 tons of metal. The agency notes more than 5,000 bells taken with massive requisition of brass milk cans, reflecting a large Axis war material gathering effort.
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Holland
Netherlands
Aneta
Three Pounds of Air Daily, Body’s Essential Need
The human body can survive on three pounds of food and four pounds of water, yet requires daily three pounds of air to sustain vital functions. This fact highlights the critical role of breathable air in daily life and health.
Lizard Species Count Reaches About 2500 Worldwide
Rough tally places the number of described lizard species around two and a half thousand, signaling rich diversity across continents. Researchers note ongoing discoveries and taxonomic revisions as new forms are identified.
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Burrege
Little
Alice Brooks
Toronto Telegram
China
Hamburg
U.S
R.C.A.F. Fliers
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