Marine Pilot Reaches 25 Kills in World War II
Marine pilot Bob Hanson of Newtonville Massachusetts shoots down four more enemy fighters to reach a score of 25. The 23 year old six foot son of Methodist missionaries challenges the all time World War I record of 26 held by Eddie Rickenbacker and tied by Majors Joe Poss and Gregory Boyington. Boyington reportedly missing since a raid on Rabaul. Twenty of Hanson's 25 were in the past 17 days over enemy airspace.
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Solomons
INS
Bob Hanson
Nying
Newtonville
Mass
Eddie Rickenbacker
Joe Poss
Gregory Boyington
Boyington
Rabaul
Blanco County Flier Bags Two ME-109s Over Italy
Maj. Lewis Chick of Blanco County piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt and credited with downing two ME-109s during a Checkertail squadron sweep over Northern Italy on Sunday. The action formed his third and fourth aerial victories as Thunderbolts and Lightnings escorted bombers to Udine and Aviano, attacking air fields near Valine deemed critical to Nazi long range fighters.
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Lewis Chick
Blanco County
Checkertall
Italy
Udine
Aviano
Valine
Oklahoma movie rights chase sparks Hollywood chatter
Chicago gossip from February reports Bing Crosby has bid top price for the film rights to Oklahoma. Nate Gross notes a deal may form with the theater fund. Other items include Felix Young launching a 4/40 Revue, Lena Horne’s rise, and a luncheon at Marshall Fields with many Hollywood notables.
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Louella D. Parsons
Chicago
New York
Bing Crosby
Oklahoma
Nate Gross
Town
Tattler Fame
Theater Fund
Bing and
al Rogell
Oahoma
Felix Young
Hollywood
REO
Belasco Theater
Holywood
Heli
Lena
Marshall Fields
Rose Harbaugh
Colleen Moore
Janet Street
June Collyer
Stu Bravin
Skeets Gallagher
Walter Howey
Sally Klers
Howie Mayer
Fanny’ Butcher
Irving Kupeiner
Ray Schaeffer
Pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross for Regensburg Shuttle raid
The officer received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for completing numerous missions with an Eighth Air Force bombardment group over Germany and Europe. He downed two German aircraft during the Regensburg Shuttle bombing raid and is the son of Mrs. Bertha Russ of Converse.
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Eighth Air Force
Germany
Europe
Regensburg
Bertha] Russ
Converse
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