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Page 6, Section 2:V'~flM^|x«\Arizcma Sunday/ January ; 30, 1944First Lt- Harlyn S. Vidovitcfi, * only Indian fighter pUot In Maj. Gen, Claire Chennault’s * flying lt;group in the Far East, has been lt;{•romoted to captain, according to a lt;etter received this .week by has mother, Mrs. Alice Vidovich of the * Sacaton Indian School, Pima reser- r vation, from the rilot’s command- I tog officer, Capt. GIen Lundy. I^ Decora ||ttoned^fn Pan- Capt. Vidovifch al azna and South America, aiAccording to Captain Lundy’s letter: ‘He had done a very good ^ job over here as is proven by his - , having been promoted twice since his assignment to this unit. — The ? coolness and courage displayed by Harlyn during combat has been an inspiration to all who have ™ flown with him. His participation in the recent Chinese-American _ ‘push’ in Tung Ting lake area was outstanding. . . /’ R2Son of Andrew Vidovich, a shop W€ Instructor at the Sacaton Indian • School, and Mrs. Vidovich, the 7* young niloi attended high school ^ in Sparks, Nev., and Case Grande. ™ He was graduated from Phoenix Junior College and Arizona State ** Teachers College at Tempe, where Br hs was active in sports and socialactivities. He received his early £l flight training at Sky Harbor and Bo attended advance flying schools at S Eandoloh Field, Tex., and Aldridge toi Field, Tex. wy
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Arizona Independent Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sun, Jan 30, 1944
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