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THESgt. Tex Hughson Awarded DFC; C Downs 2 Hun Planes From FortAnother .soldier has been added to the growing ht of Canandai-gua’s Distinguished Flying Crosswinners. He is T-S_t. F. anc.s H. (Tex) Hughson, son c»f Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hughson. So Perry Place.Engineer and top-turret gunnei on a B-17 Flying Fortress based in England. Sgt. Hughson. who is believed enroute home'alter his missions over enemy tetuitory. wrote his parents under date of Nov. is that he ha - rec* ived the award inn. is bringing it home with him.Base Tells StoryA release from his bomber station describes the engagement which G thought to have won Sgt.ward bound by dead reckoning, Lt. Ross tried to chait the bomber away from flak concentrations, but the plane was over the Ruhr. Germany's most heavily defended arc i, and it was impossible to avoid antiaircraft tire. However, l.t. Brown flew the Li 17 in constant evasive action, a difficult job with the controls impaired, but managed to got it through without serious additional damage. Finally, afiei flying over one flak battery after another, he mil sed the plane across the Continent. and over the Channel, for a landing at its base without further injury to The co-pilotany ot on th*the crew.“Skippc i ”isHughson the DFC.The stSecond Li. Geiald A. Clcmnu r. 21.follows:Eighth Air Force Bomber Sta i tion, England Crippled in one of | the big air battles that marked the j recent reappearance oi the Luff- ‘ waffc over Germany, the Eighth Air ! Force B-17 Flying Fortress “Skip- ; per” was brought safedv home with four wounded gunners, after flying through flak barrages of the Ruhr Valley, without radio contact with ; the ground, and its navigational maps shot to shreds.Riddled with over .500 holes from . rockets, cannon and m * chine gun i file, with one engine gone, lour superchargers damaged, the left wing flap and left stabilizer pait’y chewed off. and with its tail wh?e! unable 11 be lowered, the Fort wasv brought to an expert two-ponf landing at its base by. the pilot. First Lt. Gavin D. Blown. 25. of Toronto. Canada.Intense flak ovei the target, a German Ordnance Depot at Magdeburg, damaged seveial bombers, forcing them out of formation, among them Lt. Brown's B-17.of Connellsvillo. Pa., and the nos ■-turret gunner is ^ Sgt. Bernhai d G. Hammann. 3b of Muspeth. I.. I.Methodist WSCSVotes PurchaseMembers of the Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service, in a monthly meeting at the church yesterday, voted to purchase a $500 War Bond. Several members have volunteered to work in the various bond sale booth.-- during the Sixth War Loan drive.Mrs. Charles F. Bentis. president, conducted the business meeting.i which followed morning work onEnemy fighters in great numbeisipounced on the battered planes as they fell behind. FW 190's and ME 109\s by the score attacked us from the rear, after our disabled superchargers made us leave the formation.” reported Lt. Brown.In the ensuing exchange of fire between the lone bomber and the outnumbering fighters, the gunners on tilt Skipper” claimed seeing throe of the Hun planes go down, one ME lu9 hit by the tail gunner, and two more by the top-tunvt gunner, '1” Sgt. F. A. Hughson. 24. of 80 Perry Place, Canandaigua, N. Y. The waist gunner was wounded in the back, the radio operator, and the bail- turret gunner were hit in the legs, and the tail gunnel's left eyeball was lacerated. Finally the attackers were driven off by P ol Mustang escort fighters.When the Bombardier-navigator, Second Lt. Alvin E. Ross, of Scott dale. Pa., tried to set the Fort back on it.- course after mek »* was over, he found his maps had been ripped to pieces by enemy gunfire. We were al»o unable tu get our loca-Fi;LieBrisThhmHe\vhop*•i*a G,e (optteitucbe;Irehenuth.Of Big War Bondaninm;MgrananmINavy dittv-bags for the Red Cross and luncheon ser red by members of Gotham Street and Park Avenue Groups. A talent table in charge of the Hubbell Street Group netted $15.40.Mrs. A. W. Armstrong was chairman of the program which opened with devotions bv Mrs. George A Russell based on the Christmas story from the Book of Luke. Miss Loe Voak gave a resume of missionary work in Thailand and Malaya. Miss Ruth Wilder read a Christmas story. “They Returned to Their Own Country, the program being concluded with vocal solos. “The Little Cliri-H Is Coming Down” and “Because.” accompanied by Mrs. Clifford L Strait, who also played for singing of Christmas carols.The next meeting will be Jan. 4. with luncheon in charge of the West Lake Road Group. Mrs. W. E. Douglass, chairman, and Adelaide Avenue Group, Mrs. Frank Freer. cY aii man.(*€RHciwtoMPlt;hiwtrcch;fisifco)isS h 11 C P .5CLASS SOCIAL MONDAYBrooks Class of the Methodic Church will hold a social and business meeting Monday evening at the church. A tureen supper to beition by radio, In* said, “because the ’ served at 6:30 un let direction ofcommunication equipment had | Mrs. Charles Bishop, will be follow-been shot out.” ed by a Chiistmas program inAs he figured out a course home- i charge of Mrs. William E. Fniith.A
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Fri, Dec 08, 1944
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