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Midnight, No Gas Flier Makes Safer\I Ilf( »»»«ln* V swhieh durini; tli**war helped it* make him the leadI»«»111 h;. rdier of the Ninev first Bom-ha rdment tiroiip o] flie Kitrhlh Air Force. enabled Hilaries Hudson, .’II, of Taft. to walk a way from a mid-iiia it elt;; Mi hindiu- on the Santa Barham heaeh. aeroi'ding to the As-olt; jaioil Press.llmi'-oti. whose li-lit plane flipped over aid whs w r» eked in the heaeh landing, aid he was hiown off eol | fe aftej leaving Halieoek Field.Santa Maria, on hi wav to 'Faft.and inied llie Santa Barhata airport I mid.Ah ia eeii o resident heard shouts for help from the low flyinu plane, at 11 oeloek Sunday niuld. hut thought it a joke, they told poliee.( old inued appeal ;pt the fire department. eoat uiiard and poliee to the lie jiit a- Hudson. vvitli hi fuel e\liaiited. made his landing on the lane. He wa oulv simhtlvI “ %hurt.iIedoii \v;i eommiioned a lieutenant at AN iiliani i iehl. Ariz.. in .lanuary. ]!{:;. and went overseas inAu;'til of that \ear. Hi e\p« rtnessa a homhardier led to hi promotion to captain and then to major.He flew many homhin^ missions ova r Frame and Hermany and was twice wounded. He hold the Dis-tin^nihed Serv iee lt;Tos. the Distinguished Fly in- lt;To and three oak leaf eliiters. Air .Medal with four oak leaf elimters. Presidential I Hit Dilution, Purple Heart, and 1 i ‘ * Ivihhon w ith i\ hattle fat. He i» tin* on of Mr. and Alt. S. (A. liudon of Bakersfield. !
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Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Jan 28, 1947
Page 9
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Lisa B.
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