Twenty Footers Lead Air Forces Bombardment Elite
Five officers head the 20-Footers in Luzon under Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, a close support unit famed for precision bombing within twenty feet of objectives. Veterans include Maj. Walker Mahurin and Lt. Col. E W Richardson, with Captain Tom Williams praised as a top dive bomber pilot. the group has destroyed 11 major bridges supporting Maj. Gen. W D Gill's 32nd Division in tough jungle terrain.
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Lee van Atta
Fifth Air Force
Philippines
INS
Luzon
Walter Krueger
Arvid Olson
Chicago
Lufon
Mustang
Walker Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Paris
U.S
E. W. Richardson
Dallas
Tex
Butler
Claire Chennault
Ose Coe
Aimeran
W. D.gill
Commandos led by Olson smash Jap positions in Luzon battles
Mighty air support under Olson, Richardson, and Mahurin shattered three mountain artillery emplacements and Baggao barrio in northern Luzon. The unit claimed 246 Jap trucks and 27 bridges destroyed, with 236 aircraft freed for other tasks. Lieutenant Curdes among volunteers returning for further combat.
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Gill
Olson
Richardson
Mahurin
Southwest Pacific
Far East
Philippines
Baggao
Luzon
Fifth Air Force
Baguio
Formosa
Louis Curdes
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Baten Island
United States
Engineers Develop Driving Aids For Wounded Veterans
New York reports that WWII wounded veterans can regain driving via prosthetic devices and simple mechanical aids installed by local garages. Government approval and state exams are required, with testing by state motor vehicle officials and hospitals. The War Engineering Board guides the project with industry input to aid veterans in regaining vehicle operation privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
War/Engineering Board
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Association of State Motor Vehicle Administrators
Veterans
Foreigners Seek Idaho Market Information
Boise Idaho June 14 Early Murphy Idaho chamber secretary cannot read his mail due to a flood of requests from foreign import and export firms in foreign languages seeking information on Idaho markets. The text also references the Roman senator Nonius preferring exile over selling his opal ring to Cleopatra through Marc Anthony.
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Boise
Idaho
Early Murphy
Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Nonius
Marc Anthony
Cleopatra
Pilot's Pants Make Perfect Life Jacket
Lt. Frank Jackson of Lubbock Texas survived a midair collision off Okinawa after being in the sea for 45 minutes without a usable life jacket. He said he collided with twenty Jap fighters, shot down one, and was rammed, then jumped from his plane and landed in the water.
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Turner
Okinawa
INS
Frank Jackson
Lubbock
Tex
Jackson
Japanese Supply Ship Sunk By British Forces in East Indies
British destroyers of the East Indies fleet with RAF Liberators sunk a Japanese supply ship northwest Sumatra. A coasting submarine chaser near Colombo, Ceylon, reported no damage or casualties from the engagement.
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Brr
East Indies
Colombo
Ceylon
Sumatra
Montanans Fined After Contest For Toughest Man in Cascade
Two Montana men aged 51 and 53 who fought in a recent contest to determine Cascade’s toughest man were fined by the judge after judges identified them. Both men received a fine of one apiece.
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Great Falls
Mont
Cascade
Frayed Memoir Fragments From A Navy Rescue
A damaged OCR passage recalls a sailor noting clothes lifted by wind and a quick rescue by a destroyer after a downing in a brief aerial incident. The text preserves the action and rescue without graphic detail.
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941St Aviation Engineer Topographic Battalion
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Grimes Street
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First United States Army
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Charles B. White
Naval Air Station
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