Flynn Recalls Tough Flights Over Europe in 8th Air Force
USAAF gunner T Sgt William B Flynn recalls five close calls during combat missions over Germany and France. He describes a Bremen mission with a mid air collision, a German fighter attack, bailouts from 10 000 feet, and a Dessau sortie with a near miss six to eight inches away. Flynn earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and three oak leaf clusters on the Air Medal and awaits further action as the invasion proceeds.
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USAAF
England
Europe
William B. Flynn
Blanche Flynn
Ninth Street
la Crosse
Wis
Flynn
Dailey Dailey
West Chester
Germany
Dailey
Bordeaux
Dessau
Sgt. Flynn
Luftwaffe
Mothers Honored by Soldiers Return Home
Pvt. Robert A. Coney, a 1942 Logan high graduate and February 1943 enlistee, returned from overseas duty including Salerno and Sicily to his mother Mrs. Robert Coney at 812 Rose Street. He reflects on efficiency of meals and sanitation abroad and recalls Africa’s scarce meat and use of greens.
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Naples
Tom Mix
Casablanca
Africa
Robert A. Coney
Italy
Coney
Sicily
Salerno
Mal
Pvt
Sith
Camp Wolters
Tex
Logan High
Robert Coney
Rose Street
Expert Infantrymen To Get Raise In Pay
President signed legislation boosting army infantry pay. Foot-soldiers not in combat areas receive a $5 monthly increase while those in combat groups get $10, pending Wartime requirements. Qualified personnel will also receive a special medal.
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Washington
Ness Completes 29 Bombing Missions in WWII Service
S. Sgt. Bernard J. Ness, tail gunner on a Flying Fortress, survived a deadly flare on a mission after completing 29 required missions. The crew struggled with damaged oxygen and nose compartment casualties as radio operator died and navigator William T. Kronger narrowly escaped. Ness departed for overseas duty Oct 26, 1943, now awaiting a new assignment.
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England
Bernard J. Ness
Flak
Flying Fortress
Army
Stars and Stripes
South 3Rd Street
Ness
William T. Kronger
Milwaukee
Sgt. Ness
Albert Ness
Johnston Street
Liberator pilot Col Colleran earns honors on long bombing hops
Lieut Col Robert L Colleran of La Crosse Wisconsin served 13 months overseas with the Fifth Air Force in New Guinea. The Liberator flyer earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a June 1943 mission when his aircraft survived 50 plus hits and belly landed saving all crew. He completed three of the theater’s longest Liberator missions including Palau with a 19 hour 2900 mile flight. He now serves on the staff of the Fifth Bomber Command commanding general. his wife Margaret lives at 1410 Pine Street.
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Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Robert L. Colleran
la Crosse
Wis
J. L. Colleran
205
South Ninth Street
Bob
West Point
Army Flying School
California
Macassar
Celebes
Soerabaja
Java
Palau
Jap Island
Philippines
Colleran
Fifth Bomber Command
Margaret
Pine Street
Great Variety Of Weapons Shown By 76th Division In War Bond Exhibit
The 76th Infantry Division staged a combat weapons exhibit at La Crosse fair grounds as part of the Fifth War Bond drive. Visitors could see rifles, bazooka, grenades, mortars, flame throwers and artillery, with soldiers explaining uses while guarding the display.
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LA Crosse
la Crosse Fair Grounds
76Th Infantry Division
Artillery
Engineers
Signal Corps
Ordnance
Fair Grounds
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Germany's First Air Raid Over England in 1915
Germany's initial air raid on England occurred January 19 1915 with Yarmouth and nearby towns attacked marking a historic early aerial offensive in World War I.
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Germany
England
Yarmouth
Father and Son Meet on Leave Somewhere in England
Corporal Kenneth L. Dennison in the air transport service and his son La Verne Dennison in the navy met on leave in England. They sent photos to Mrs. Kenneth Dennison of 717 Market Street. La Verne trained at Great Lakes and served from the west coast to the east coast with ribbons from battle areas. Both brothers are reported in invasion engagements. Keith notes indicate December 1943 leave and Brooklyn departure.
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Dennison
la Verne Dennison
Kenneth Dennison
Market Street
Corp
Air Transport Service
Army
Patterson Field
Harnishfleger Company
Milwaukee
la Verne
Central High School
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
England
Brooklyn
N. Y
France May Be Turned Into Nazi Puppet Within Days
Reports from Madrid indicate Germany may end Vichy sovereignty within a week, taking civil functions and governing through German military courts. Vichy ministries of interior justice and propaganda reportedly handed to Berlin, with courts ceasing and propaganda radio aligning to German programs.
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Madrid
Vichy
Hungary
Romania
Interior
Justice and Propaganda
Vichy Radio
Limit Travel Please Beaches and Trains Full for Holidays
Washington reports Col J. Monroe Johnson head of the Office of Defense Transportation warns non essential holiday travelers may face congestion and no seating on trains or intercity buses as capacity is strained. He urged postponing trips to ease travel demand during the holiday period.
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Washington
Col J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Public Housing Transfer Planned for War Worker Dwellings
The management of publicly financed converted dwellings for war workers will move from the Home Owners Loan Corporation to the Federal Public Housing Authority on August 1, the National Housing Agency announced Saturday.
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Chicago
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Federal Public Housing Authority
National Housing Agency
Gasoline violations found in La Crosse OPA drive
Ninety seven of 214 motorists in 10 La Crosse district cities were cited for gasoline rationing violations on Friday. Patrols noted improper sticker displays and misuse of A B and C coupons. Each violator received a notice to appear before the local war price and rationing board to justify continued gasoline rations.
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la Crosse Opa
Phil H. Griffin
Griffin
Roosevelt Signs Bill Cutting Loan Interest to Four Percent
President Roosevelt signed a measure reducing the annual interest rate on federal land bank and land bank commissioner loans from 31 percent to 4 percent for the 1945 fiscal year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner
Fourth of July boom year sparks wartime pride
A 1944 July Fourth column mixes wartime sentiment with a sale pitch for See mann Lumber & Coal Co. It highlights a war bond push at the Inter-State Fairgrounds by the 76th Division from Camp McCoy and jokes about German and Japanese foes. It also notes a Milford Del. man with a V-marked egg shell and promotes Seemann Lumber inventory while urging prudent spending.
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76Th Division
Camp McCoy
Seemann Lumber & Coal Co
Seemann’s
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