Flying Fortress Ning Yanks and a Rebel in German Sky Battle
In a dramatic high altitude raid over Central Germany, the Flying Fortress Ning Yanks and a Rebel faced thirty Luftwaffe fighters. Despite losing the stabilizer and damage to elevators, Second Lieut. William N. Hahn steered the craft and fighter exchanges cost the Germans several enemy planes. Staff Sergeants Basye Plecht Hunter and Paulk, plus Sgt. Floyd Paulk, claimed ME-210 and ME-109 kills as the crew pressed the mission to completion.
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England
Germany
Luftwaffe
Sergi
Ray V. Hunter
Chattanooga
Tenn
William N. Hahn
Bronxville
Robert A. Grimm
Milwaukee
Wis
Hahn
Charles E. Plecht
Center Hall
Hunter
Floyd M. Paulk
Shawnee
Okla
Funeral notices and furlough details from Bennington era
North Bennington Richard Winslow of the Marines spends a furlough in Bennington while Mrs Winslow remains. The funeral for Mrs Charles Patten, 75, will be held at St John the Baptist Church with Father Marcoux officiating. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Isabelle Walsh and sons Earl Arthur Raymond, with burial planned in Park Lawn vault until spring.
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Richard Winslow
Marines
Winslow
Bennington
Bennington College
Pvt
Arthur Patten, Jr
New River
N. C
Francis
Park Lawn
North Bennington Catholic Cemetery
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