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Paratroop Wings Go toDixonite in Japan(Telegraph Special Service)With the Eighth Army in Jin-machi, Japan, (Delayed)—Private Charles Traynor, 19-year-old paratrooper from Dixon, 111., recently won his wings at the 11th Airborne division training- center at Yamoto, Japan, after making rive jumps from a plane in flight; Pvt. Traynor is the so^i of Mr. and Mrs.Traynor of 1117 Center street,Dixon.Traynor’s training at the airborne school consisted of calisthenics, -endurance running, instructions in,the fundamentals ofparachuting, and making fivejumps. At the end of the two week course Traynor received his wings and became eligible to draw an extra $50 a month jump pay.The Dixon trooper joined the army in September, 1946 and was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, for his basic trairting. He arrived overseas in December, 1947, and volunteered for parachute duty and was assigned to the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion.XOX ALWAYS POISONOUSSnake venom is not ahvaj's poison, and that of many “poisonous” snakes can be swallowed without harm, provided it does not enter the bloodstream.
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Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 04, 1947
Page 5
Full Page
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