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Th# Manitowoc Horaid-Time*WisconsinMonday, April 2, 1945mr mStrouf Helps ToKeep BZ9sPrivate First Class Lloyd A.Strouf of Manitowoc is one ofhundreds of enlisted men at a huge Superfortress base in theSaipan to bomb Tokyo's aviation industry on Nov. 24, 1944.“The work of Private StroufM ana his fellow soldiers is directlyMarianas whose diligent efforts responsible for the success of the r.ave made it p ssibie for the B_29s in bombing Japan’s waxgiant B-29 bombers of Major General Curtis E. LeMay’s XXIB mo» - con.mar.lt;1 to strike reg*-I______iariyindustries,” General O’Donnell said in congratulating them. These men realize their rest the heart of Japan s war sponsibiiities in the pre-missionindustry-. tasks of insuring the maximumPrivate Strouf is an airplane chance for safe return of the airmechanic in a combat unit com- crews.manded by Brigadier General ‘-Without the spirit of team-Emmett O I i : Jr.. who lyd work which has been exhibitedthe first B-29 striking force from jjy every man, our pioneering,job, which is only beginning.could not have been a success. They have given their servicesfully and in complete disregardfor pe rsonal comforts and pleas- j ures in lieu of hard work and. long hours.An additional tribute has been paid Private Strouf and the others for their toil in constructing their B-29 bases. They arrived last August and September and,since aviation engineers were busy with the high priority task of airstrip building, they constructed homes for themselves and for the aerial combat crewswho arrived later.Private Strouf, whose wife, Marion, and mother, Mrs. Caroline Strouf, live at 811A Franklin street, was graduated from Marquette university in 1938 with a bachelor s degree of legal iaw. He was a United States In- j ternal Revenue agent in Wisconsin prior to his entry into servicein April. 1943.
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Apr 02, 1945
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