Ninth Air Force Poised For D-Day Combat Roles In Britain
The Ninth Air Force prepares for close air support as Mustangs Thunderbolts and Lightnings fly from field conditions in southeastern England. Pilots train in dive bombing skip bombing and glide bombing to interdiction targets beyond the bombline ahead of Allied infantry advances. Columns note tent life, improvised showers, and portable steel mat runways as crews practice daily missions over the continent.
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William Wade
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Germany
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Thunderbolt
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High Record At Western Michigan University Earned By Returning Veteran
Mrs. Harriet Conzett of 412 West Washington learns son Richard Buchanan has been posted on Western Michigan University's high scholarship list for the last semester. Buchanan, Storekeeper First Class, served 13 months in the Pacific after entering Naval service in 1939, and was at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack. He fought in eight major battles and sailed on the USS Minneapolis, later surviving the Tassaforanga explosion.
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West Washington Street
Western Michigan University
Richard Buchanan
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Pacific
Naval Service
Young Buchanan
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South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Minneapolis
Minnie
Tassaforanga
Siamese Twins Born In Sweden
Reuter reports two Siamese girl twins were born May 19 at Naessjoe in southern Sweden. The babies are progressing well though doctors have not decided if separation surgery will be attempted.
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Sweden
London
Jane 2
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Reuter
Transocean
Stockholm
Naessjoe
Grove City Dean of Women Resigns After Nine-Year Term
Dr Marguerite Appleton resigns as dean of women and professor of history at Grove City College after nine years. Assistant dean Elizabeth Hood succeeds her, with a new assistant to be named soon. Appleton will retire to Providence Rhode Island after a long career in education.
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Grove City
Marguerite Appleton
Grove City College
Gay
Elizabeth Hood
Appleton
Providence
R. I
Millburn Grange hosts meeting and memorial program
Millburn grange plans a June 12 memorial program under the chaplain with a June 9 Rotary dinner on the horizon. Members meet June 7 to tidy the hall and assist in preparation.
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Millburn Grange
Grange
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