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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1944
Page
5
Four pilots of Colonel Robert L. W. s Fighter Group chase an ME-109 over Normandy. Lieutenant Robert R. Schmit reports the German pilot baled out at 800 feet after seeing them, and the American planes followed to a field.
Cambridge divorce hearing hears wife 28 from Norwell recounts sleep in a barn with only a cow for company. Judge questions if anyone else was present as she describes a night of mooing that kept her awake.
Second Lieut. Lyle A. Cooper 21 of Wisconsin earned the Air Medal at a 15th AAF bomber base in Italy. A B-24 co-pilot with 22 missions, he helped strike targets including Toulon submarine pens and Munich rail yards. He trained at Bainbridge and Moody Fields and joined overseas duty in April 1944.
Prepared meals are kept piping hot while crew operate over an enemy target. The article notes long range bombers using food warmers to sustain crew during missions.
Production of Vitamin B2 in 1944 is expected to be about three times higher than in 1941, reflecting intensified manufacturing efforts and expanded output capacity across key facilities. The forecast notes strong demand and ongoing industrial expansion to meet nutritional needs.
Lieut Richard Hood of 1127 Ferry Street La Sam Wis was awarded the Air Medal by Brig Gen Dean C Strother at a 15th AAF Lightning base in Italy. Hood, with 25 combat missions, serves in the Mediterranean area where his fighter group is credited with over 545 aerial victories. His wife Maria B Hood, resides at 5214 Greenwood Ave Chicago.
S Sgt Bernard J Ness 23 of La Crosse Wis receives the DFC for extraordinary achievement as tail gunner on B 17 Fortess Aquilla. He flew attacks on Berlin Posen Brunswick Regensburg and French coast missions, enduring oxygen loss killed radio operator and heavy flak. He also holds air medal and four oak leaf clusters.
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