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■ VI van VIMMVI wan** ..... ■ — ■■■ — ■ ■ i i i' ii —Sgt. Theron A. Refolds, son ofMr. and Mrs. A. J. Reynolds, Tid-loute RD 1. is entitled to wear t e Distinguished Unit Badge, marl: of the highest citation that is awarded units of the American armed forces, according to a dispatch received over the weekend from a 12th A A F Marauder bomber group’s headquarters.His group in the Mediterraneantheatre has been cited bv the War-Department for outstanding performance of duty in armed conflict with the enemy’’. During aerial operations which preceded andsupported the Allied break-through at Cassino, Marauders displayed extraordinary accuracy in bombing numerous targets.On May 12, in direct support of the Fifth Army drive toward Rome, the group achiever spectacular results in an aerial attack on heavily defended enemy troop concentrations, including the famed 15th Panzer Grenadier Division. Despite numerous planes damaged and crew personnel wounded, the unescorted Marauders released almost 4,000 fragmentation bombs on the target. Irreplacable casualties and destruction were piled on the already hard-pressed enemy, smashing key reserves and aiding the Allied drive northwards.The group was cited for results which set it above and apart from other units, typical of the continuously superior precision bombing made possible through unstinted effort and superlative performance of duty by every member of theV ** %/organization. Through their unsurpassed courage, skill in combat and steadfast devotion to duty, the personnel of the group have reflected great credit upon themselves and the Military Service of the United States.Marauders from the group, in which Sgt. Reynolds is a mechanic, have flown more than 1550 missions during the African, Sicilian, Italian and French campaigns. The group has also received the Croix de Guerre from General De Ganllc and the provisional French government.* i V* t
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Warren Times Mirror
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Nov 27, 1944
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