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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
4
MUROG California Aug 2. Rescue crews reached the wreckage of two B 24 Liberator bombers that collided in mid air yesterday, killing 17 or 18. The crash occurred about 12 miles south of Furnace Creek, Col Gerald Toyle of Muroc Army Air Field reported. Wreckage was spotted from the air.
Captain Ted Bellmont of Austin, wounded four times in earlier service, is hospitalized with a leg shrapnel wound. He is the son of L. Theo Bellmont, director of something at the University of Texas. Also, the veteran count at the State Confederate Home notes one remaining veteran as of August 2.
Hollywood gossip notes Anita Loos will write a sophisticated comedy for Deanna Durbin titled Merry, Merry Marriage. Durbin moves from 20th Century Fox to Universal for the project after finishing Lady on a Train. Felix Jackson calls the Mason chart of box office, and other industry chatter highlights Sam Goldwyn’s push for Steve Cochran as a heavy and budding whispers about Billy Wilder and Lost Weekend.
San Antonio airman Sergeant Brace, serving with the Ninth Air Force in England, was commended by Lieut. Gen. Brereton for heroism during a February London bombing raid. Brace moved through a hail of fire to extinguish an incendiary device and prevent its spread, a feat praised as displaying the highest sense of service.
In 1940 and while serving in North Africa, state sergeant Frank M. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prenk W. Smith of 233 East Saverg Street, earned the Ai Modal for gallantry displayed during air raids over Germany aboard a Plyings Fortress. Also mentioned is Sgt. Robert W. Beckham, 35, with ties to local residents.
On Wednesday August 2 1944 at J 4 Beckham 438 East Croc ett Street the Air Medal was awarded for meritorious services as a turrets gunner on a Liberator bomber over Europe Sst Warren W Wiebeciy 2215 is named in the document
A San Antonio Light item notes Petex street honored for faithful performance as a section chief in the combat intelligence department of a Mustang fighter squadron stationed in England.
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