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sThree-Hundred Texas-Trained Mexican Fliers Back From WarRClr\rSAN PEDRO, CAL — {/?) — Three hundred Texas-tunned tilers of the 201st Mexican Fighter Squad-ron returned from the Pacific war today aboard the transport. Sea MarlinGiven their final training course at Majors Field Greenville Tex the fliers made v p the first Mexican expeditionary force in histoiy The Squadron of 38 offlceis and 231 iren served eight months in the Philippines campaign supporting \merlcan ground forces Fighting unde its own flag the Squadron lost 31 men, including four pilots killed and one missingIts combat record Included 50 missions mid 293 combat sorties It dropped 181 tons of bombs durmg operations with the U S Fifth Air ForceOn hand to greet the Squadron here was its commander. Brig Gen Anion 10 Cardenas Rodriguez along with Brig Gen Guzman Cardenas Mexican mJHUry Btiache in Washington and Bng Gen Clinton D Vincent personal representative of Gen H H Arnold, head of the U S Air Forces Aftoi deb irking the men weretaken to Peek Park for an officint welcome bv MaJ Gen Courtlnndt D Parker, U S Commander of th# Sou‘hern sector of the Western Defense CommandGeneral Vincent will accompany the gioup to Mexico The fliers are scheduled to arrive in Mexico City Friday or Saturday via Laredo, Cardenas Rodriguez said that th* Squadron had everything fn the way of cooperation from American forces * and that ‘operation with the Americans were extremely smootn and highly satisfactory ”F Hsi
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Valley Morning Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 14, 1945
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