Local WWII Hero Napier Wins DFC and Bronze Star
Col Napier and relatives receiving multiple honors for European air war service. Napier led raids over Reich as crew chief on Liberators with Eighth Air Force in England from 1943 to 1944. His ship Nuff Sed completed 30 missions before being shot down. current bomber Patches logged 43 missions. Brother Pvt William Grams in England. another airman Marvin Tobin awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three oak leaves. Legion of Merit awarded to Col Henry S. Blesse. Several family members listed with medals and deployments across the European theater.
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Outh Mesquite Street
England
Patches
South
Pvt
William Grams
London
Marvin W. Tobin
Mré
Rosi Mar Tobin
Clift
Khe
Europe
Ai Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress
Purple Heart Awarded to Soldier Wounded at Vire France
Elahthaly wounded near Vire France during hill assault receives Purple Heart. His brother Benjamin F Cath, brother of Sgt Manud A Delgado, notes the injury and hospital recovery in England. The fino is listed among other casuels with shrapnel wounds to the knee and leg.
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Fpgi
Benjamin F. Cath
Manud A. Delgado
GD. McBarland
Helen D. Garena
Francisco Street
Ing Street
Vire
France
Hemans
Extrape
Wasks
Eng
Casualties list names and addresses from Texas war service
Casualty notice lists 14 South Texans wounded or missing with names including Yor C. Beltran Steve Morin and Richard Walshak. Entries show service details, relatives and home addresses in San Antonio Lockhart and surrounding areas. Names include Santos Sepulveda Trevino Williams and Wright with next of kin.
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Yor C. Beltran
Tork
Steve J. Morin
Wother
Prange
Wis
Siva
Morin
West Salinaystrel
San Antonio
Tvl
Jesse M. Santos
Jose M. Santos
Potect
Pyt
Ramon M. Sepulveda
Yelier
Tonasa M. Sepulveda
Mea Allyn
Pie
Martin ‘Trevino
Manuela ‘Treving
Box 421
San Antonis
Richard A. Walshak
Kathleen M. Walsiaik
IMG
Dakota Street
San Antonin
Set Haskell Witlaans
Julia Williams
Lockhart
Roger E. Wright
Well Wright
Wartime Casualties and Local Mentions From War Dept List
Fragmentary OCR lists wounded in action in the European theater with names and family mentions. The document includes soldiers such as Wounded In action in the European area and several mothers and wives in various Texas cities including San Antonio Laredo and others, with addresses like 208 Big Foot Street and 2615 Buena Vista street.
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Anton
Grates MM
Clprians
Anite M
Clprini
Uvalde
Rumaldo V. Correas
Sahel Correa
Raxmonaville
Jones Cy
San Antonio
Enrique Elkondo
Mayln M. Suizanda
Laredo
Esberggiliin B
Two Honored Posthumously
In Victoria yesterday posthumous awards were given to the mother of a air force member and to the wife of another. Brig. Gen. John Egan presented Mrs. Victoria Zapales with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster for her son Staff Sgt. Roy Zapales who died from wounds in a bombing mission against Japan. At Foster Field, Marietta J Douones received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with silver oak leaf for aviator Joy G. Ross, whose husband Lieut. Hoy C. Bennett Jr. was killed in action over Europe. Baptisms in Baptist churches in Chicago rose 20 to 40 percent from previous years.
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Victoria
Roieimonkes Ab Foster
Aloe
Poster Field
John, Egan
Victor d. Zapalez
Roy Zapales
Zanaluw Wis
Foster Led
Marietta J
Dounets
Aly
Joy
Starts C. Ross
Hoy C. Bennett Jr
Europe
Moscow Says Nazis Aiding Argentina
Moscow radio said a German financial expert named George Maing arrived in Buenos Aires from Germany via Spain to advise Argentine finance minister Cesar Ameghino and to transfer Nazi funds to Argentina. The Montevideo paper Espeta Diallo published a list of Hitlerites who arrived to direct mining and other economic and industrial activities in Argentina.
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New Xunn
Moscow Radio
Federal Communications Commission
George Maing
Buenos Aires
Germany
Spain
Ace
Cesar Aémeghino
Montevideo Newa
Espeta Diallo
Moscow
Maing
Argentina
Montevideo
Fall From Bridge Dislocates Hip
A 27 year old man fell about 15 feet from an embankment near the Market Street bridge to the river walk and displaced his right hip. He was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital where attendants said he was to be instructed in the army today.
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Wavader Guara
San Fernando Street
Market Street Bridge
Robert B. Green
Luling Man Secures Local OPA Post
A Luling man, active in the Houston district OPA office, assumes a new post in the Price division. The report lists dates and names tied to the OPA postings and includes unrelated fragments about November dates and local references.
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OPA
Waltey Ly Allein
Susiniess van
Lilie
San Antonio
Consuner Nmr Metal Services
Price
la Antonia Diseel Opa
George Jr
Mike
Enolineed
I Allen
Houston
Tormerty
Eporling Paote
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Col. Napier
Reich
E. W. Napier
Chese
Mes
Ellzgheil Napier
Betty
Him
Lye
West Lynwood Avenue
Col
Henry 5. Blesse
Funston Place
Associated Press
Italy
Glen L. Warglabon
Lon E. Hargis
Maverick
Janskeen
Ayey
Jesse J. Grams
Edward Grams
Air Force
Flying Portes
Louis J. Craber
H.E. Schrader
Burleson Streek
Eighth Aire Force
Sinif Settty
B. Walker
Jetsie Stir
Love
West Rosewand Avenua
Son Bi
Air Merial
Liberator
D. F.C
Tcas
Travis Park
jaMutr
Alle
Antonig
Moemden Pruerat, Memnsit Insurance Contoration
Jatesville
Wise
Alburn Gustafson
Tucson
Ariz
Richard R. Iralvan
Roslyn Avenue
C, H. Howard
Portmouth
Victor Kilman
Narriman Place
San Antonia
Elahthaly Force
Flying Fortress
Frany
Adetty
Beltran
Big Foot Street
Mfrante
Frank T
Frost National Bank
Garfield
San Antonio Clearing House Association
National Bank
Texas
Congress
United States
Ans
San Antonio Wal
Alamo Plaza
Ial
Furniture of
Schmerce AT
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Texas Alser
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Runrily
de Yokovenber
Carlola Nadrueni
Atria
Denver Boulevard
Sarald Galte
Calsdane Mariela Werettinier Aig Muraty
Oven
Hs Suverntiey
Ay CineRett
JT —Coyiinlie Dackwat
Uatenzel
Reeriniee
Gentie
David Campbell
Gof Porter
Russer Nowwoninn
Ayeenty
Neveidhor Thich Martine
Novi Sin Sain
Mavember
North Laneto
Ruther
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Matin
Mivauttion Veil
Sot
Oyidt
PAM Lain
Odwarto Harta
Weston
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Atiitia
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