397th Infantry In Major Role In Sixth Army Group France
The 397th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Division fights in the Vosges toward Baccarat Raon et Epte and key towns to push the German 19th Army toward defeat. Pvt. Ernest S. Austin is listed among the unit’s members.
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Sixth Army Group
France
U. S
7Th Army
19Th Army
Saverne Pass
Belfort Gap
Stras
Rhine
Rey
397Th
Vosges
Baccarat
7Th
Raon 'Etape
Senones
Pvt
Ernest S. Austin
La Crosse Lt Baldwin Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieut Harold O Baldwin a Corsica based B 25 bombardier with 45 combat missions over Italy and France won the Distinguished Flying Cross for an attack on the Cittadella road and railroad bridge in Italy on Sept 22 He led the bombardment guiding his pilot to a perfect run and securing multiple direct hits via bombs that destroyed the bridge His group commander noted the attack as among the most accurate of the war He already holds the Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
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12Th Aaf
Harold O. Baldwin
Doris
South Seventh Street
la Crosse
Wis
12Th Air Force Headquarters
Baldwin
Italy
France
Cittadella Road
Lieut
Ang Y
Artillery Battalion Earns War Honors in European Campaign
The 630th Field Artillery Battalion supporting the French First Army near the Belfort gap fired over 4 000 rounds in the drive to Germany. Its crew, veterans of North Africa Sicily and Italy, has earned Croix de Guerre Croix de Guerre Maréchal Foch citation and multiple Service Cross and Air Medal awards. Sgt Arthur Sam of La Crosse Wisconsin is among its ranks.
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Sixth Army Group
France
Leon A. Brock
Honea Path
S. C
630Th Field Artillery
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Germany
Belfort
Expeditionary Corps
Marshal Foch
Col
Brock
Jerry
Arthur Sam
Pine Street
la Crosse
City Recreation Program Expands for New Year in La Crosse
La Crosse recreation department under Director E P Harti plans a broader program for 1945 after a successful 1944. Furnishings for north and south side youth centers are nearly complete, funding efforts exceed 200 local contacts, and plans include skating meets at the La Crosse rink. New winter activities include Saturday gym sessions for girls and expanded facility use at the exchange building to serve all citizens. 1,122 people participated in November in various center projects, with December expectations rising.
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la Crosse
Sae Recreation Department
E. P. Harti
Hartl
North Side
South Side
Youth Center Advisory Board
Harti
Hart
Recreation Department
Kandar
Recreation Det
Exchange Building
Clifford Lee
Op Prelesnik
Carroll Weigel
Ed Lynch
Clarence Koblitz
Ole Hoff
Vernon Chapman
Leif Mahlum
Katherine Loomis
Central
Logan
Longfellow
Robert Moevs Promoted Within Twelfth Air Force
Robert W Moevs son of Mr and Mrs Walter S 1602 Cass Street La Crosse has been promoted to first lieutenant by Major General John K Cannons Twelfth Air Force Moevs pilots a C 47 in a veteran troop carrier group known as Cernys Oak Group cited for service in the China India theater and played a key part in North Africa Italy and Southern France invasions His group drops paratroops tows gliders evacuates wounded and carries supplies to front lines He graduated from Harvard College Cambridge Mass in 1942 and went overseas in June 1944
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Robert W
Walters
Cass Street
la Crosse
Hhe
John K. Cannon
Twelfth Air Force
Moevs
Cerny
Harrison
Ida
Moers
North
Africa
Italy
France
Harvard College
Cambridge
Mass
Army Air
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397Th Infantry
Distinguished Flying
Sgt. Blum
China
Main St
Phene
Robert Moevs
Lacrosse Mutual Loan and Building Association
Hoeschler Bldg
Jos. J. Frisch
Sec'y
Wr Wes
Quik
Epr
The
Sunshine Family
Luxe
ORY Veive
Tan
Rie
la Crosse Area
Ing
Laundry & Cleaning CO
Badger Branch
Caledonia Street
Man
South Front
Main Street
Sparta
Water St
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