Noll Receives High Commendation for Air Support Work
Charles L. Noll of the air support party in France is commended by Major General Lunsford E. Oliver for his role with the 19th Tactical Air Command fighter bombers. The citation lauds the party's radio-directed close in air support aiding the Fifth Armored Division during key operations including the Falaise pocket and advance into Paris.
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Noll
19Th Tactical Air Command
France
Charles L. Noll
Lunsford E. Oliver
Fifth Armored Division
West Avenue
la Crosse
Kate
Albert G. Kelly
San Jose
Calif
Kelly
Fifth Armored
England
Falaise
Dreux
Luxembourg
Paris
30 New Carriers 3 000 Planes Being Planned
Boston reports Navy plans to build 30 new carriers and 3 000 planes in 1945. Walker M Mason New England WPB chief says naval officials told him Europe victory day will not affect arms and armament for the Navy. Bridgeport figures show air output rising from 220 to 300 planes monthly.
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Boston
Navy
Econ
Walker M. Mason
New England War Production Board
Mason
Naval
Washington
WPB
Bridgeport
Conn
Europe
La Crosse Man Spent 26 Months With Army Air Transport Command
S. Sgt. Paul L. Krett describes 26 months overseas with the Army Air Transport Command in Africa and the Middle East. He served as a plane technician at bases in the Gold Coast, Sudan, Cairo, and Iraq, noting heat, malaria, sand, and dust storms, with furloughs to Palestine and visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Nazareth. His awards include four gold service bars, the African Middle Eastern ribbon, good conduct, and the American defense badge. his brother T5 Robert Krett is in the Southwest Pacific with the 32nd Division.
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ATC
Africa
Paul L. Krett
Alberta Krett
Tyler Street
O. K
Sgt. Krett
Blackest Africa
Gulf of Guinea
Gold Coast
Brett
Cairo
Iraq
Palestine
Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Omar
The
Krett
Sudan
Sgt
Robert Krett
Hot Springs
Ark
Southwest Pacific
Y Di Den Membership Shows Steady Increase
After two weeks of operation the Y Hi Den reports steady growth in membership. Club officials expect more high school students to join as cards become available at Central and Logan high schools and at the YMCA and YWCA offices. Only members in good standing will be admitted to the Den.
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Y-Hi-Den
Central
Logan
YMCA
YWCA
Den
New Manager Named for Preston Creamery Blair Wisconsin
Lawrence Wooldredge is the new production manager of the Preston Cooperative Creamery at Blair. He assumed the position on November 27 and previously managed Ridgeland Creamery near Barron for four years. He also spent five years at Marathon City and eight years at Barron plants. his family will join him once housing is found.
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Blair, Wis
Lawrence Wooldredge
Preston Cooperative Creamery
Blair
Ridgeland Creamery
Barron
Wis
Marathon City
British liaison officer recounts WWI to Leon Miller
Lieut. Leed Jaeger, 1936 La Crosse State Teachers College graduate, describes accidental wounding by French forces of the interior and his wartime experiences with the British in Belgium and Holland. He recalls Eindhoven Arnheim Louvain Paris and life in trenches and barns eating German rations with limited souvenirs due to war debris.
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Lieut
Leed Jaeger
la Crosse State
Eindhoven
Arnheim
Germany
Louvain
Brussels
Belgium
25th Bomber Mission for La Crosse Pilot Anderson
Second Lieutenant Alan M. Anderson of La Crosse Wisconsin has flown his 25th combat mission in a B 24 Liberator group commanded by Col Philip R Hayes. He arrived overseas in July 1944 and helped bomb Nazi targets from France to the southern Balkans.
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15Th Aaf
Italy
Alan M. Anderson
State Street
la Crosse
Wis
Philip R. Hawes
Pearl River
N. Y
Anderson
France
Balkans
Fargo High School
North Dakota State College
Wahpeton
N. D
RAF
Jefferson Barracks
Thunderbird Field
Ariz
Lincoln
Neb
Pecos
Tex
A. T. Anderson
I. W. Anderson
U. S. Navy
55 Per Cent Of Monroe County Quota Reached
Monroe county reports 55 percent of its Sixth War Loan quota achieved. Total sales reach 635,227 versus 414,944 at the same stage of the Fifth War Loan. E bonds total 178,094 or 27 percent of the quota. individual sales 526,094 or 50 percent, ahead of the prior drive.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
James McCord
R. G. Tiegs
Tomah
R. E. Wildes
Sperta
Vaughan Promoted to Major General in UK Base Command
Brig. Gen. Harry B. Vaughan Jr of Philadelphia, commander of the U S Army base in the United Kingdom, has been elevated to major general. He has led the UK base since its activation last September.
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London
Harry B. Vaughan, Jr
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
U. S. Army
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