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Four Hoey Brothers DischargedSons Of John Hoey Of Walnut Street Served In Air Forces And Navy IiAll four warrior sons of John Hoey or Walnut ©lrcot have returned from for ‘Sung fighting fronts, and arc now resting “on j their combat laurels after receiving honorable discharges from the I service whore they were active | in various branchesiThe newest and last member off the Hoey brothers to return from the wars is Staff Sergeant Thomas I Hoey of the United States Air i Fore**, who spent nearly rive i years in the service of Uncle Sam.Sergeant Hoey spent SO montnsin the European theatre mainly about Ihu island of Corsica as a mechanic on fighter plane*. Later i he shipped jr.to the Pacific zone, spending seven months in that area and taking part in the Okinawa campaign, the last major action against the Japanese.Lieutenant John Hoey of the United Stares Army Air Forces also spent nearly rive years in the service, being overseas in the Pacific theatre with the 13th Air Unit for Pi months as the pilot of. 017 and Oill cargo planes* These! large craft moved materials right into the battle zones, and evacuated the wounded and other personnel moving out of the area.Lieutenant Edward T-loey who was discharged in mid-summer after -12 months in the service, also was a member of the 33th Air Force group in the Pacific war zone, with which he spent 13 months as :■ navigator on a heavy i bombing plane. He took part ini '15 missions while in the Pacific;(Continued on Pace 8
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Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut, US
Wed, Nov 07, 1945
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