Oldest Air Group Has Noble Record
The 15th Pursuit Group traces a storied history from World War I to World War II. Based at Eddleville Alabama, the unit produced many aces, ferried P-35s to England, supported North Africa and Sicily campaigns, and earned numerous Distinguished Flying Crosses and Silver Stars across about 1,000 missions.
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Kilgallun
Allied Air Force
Tiste
ENS
Eddie Rickenbeeser
Ore
Roosevelt
PAS Sukter
AL Aa
Atin Roose
Et Norns
Eddleville
England
Asia
Italy
Africa
Om Bataan
Iceland
Yeeland
Elisa E Shahan
St George
W. Va
AAL PL
North Africa
Sicilian
Cap Bor
Tvo
Sicily
Balerno
Pass
Jeter
Postwar Rockets Seen To Transform Mail Cargoes And Travel
Marsheld OQ The postwar era may bring mass and express rocket shipments and faster air travel states G E L Pendray Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. He predicts rockets could transport people at high speeds, aid aviation cargo and weather forecasting, with turbine power advancing aircraft and even buses and generators.
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Ager
Perdrey
Hudson Major Led Troops on Saipan
Mai Aimerin O'Hara of Findson and his Army battalion fought on Saipan. They needed days to maneuver around Mt Tepot thau, then pushed through Saipan's Geesh Walters to the sea. O'Hara said once they got rolling they were all right as few live Japanese were seen. The enemy waited for an advance then pinned Americans with machine guns and grenades before counterattacks.
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Mai
Aimerin O'Hara
Findson
Saipan
Mt Tepotthau
Geesh Walters
Brejal
O'Hare
O'Bara
Dust Storms Rage Through Aleutians In Widespread Sand
Army engineers have spent years moving mountains and removing sand and ash to carve out space for bases in the Aleutians. Ten troops report sand in food beds and equipment as winds scour the islands. The harsh dust storms are described as a new challenge beyond wind snow sea and fog faced by the oldtimers.
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Oklahoma Dust Bowl
J Rorse
Laundry Sorter Finds 4300 Dollars in Wash Bundle
In Bay Shore Frank Manfridt sent a hamper bundle to Frank Morton the laundry truck driver. A sorter found a purse containing 4300 dollars in cash and certified checks inside the bundle and turned it over to Morton to return with the clean laundry. Manfridt offered a substantial reward.
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Bay Shore
BNS
Frank Manfridt
Frank Morton
Manfridix
Battle scarred islands formed from Siberian winds and dust
Historians now say these Pacific islands grew from Siberian dust and volcanic activity. Powerful air bases will stay strong in peace, but dust threatens popular stations. Commanders plan to plant vegetation to bind soil, while pilots expect a postwar push to reseed with grass and fertilizer.
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Siberia
Pacific
Japan
French Want De Gaulle Allies Told by Local Frenchman
In a village near the front a self appointed liaison, Leon le Batchelet, a one legged Frenchman, explains support for De Gaulle over Laval or Petain. He aids the mayor and works with Allied civil affairs, saying Normandy welcomed De Gaulle more than other regions and that rough transport and rationing continued despite war. On D Day locals stayed home or hid in trenches. five killed, two wounded later. Eisenhower advised staying out of the way.
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France
Monsieur Leon le Batchelet
Vines
Allied Civil Affairs Group
Frank C. le Gost
Vernon
Satchelot
Hheraton
Msieu
de Gaulle
Normandy
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petsin
Laval
Petain
Watives
Batchelor
Bateheiet
Eisenhower
DDT Foe of Forests Targeted by New Spray in Colorado
DDT insecticide, used in Italy in World War II, shows promise against forest pests. In Colorado, tests in Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest cover over 20,000 acres as spruce budworm outbreaks threaten pulp wood. Entomologist L. W. Orr notes DDT's strength against body lice and plant pests, with Canada and eastern U S forests also affected by budworm outbreaks.
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Fort Collins
Col
Carrie
North America
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain National Park
Roosevelt National Forest
Colorado
L. W. Orr
United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Selisville
Canada
United States
Northeast
Nasi Stooges Stain In France Belgium
Dr. X D Wygant of the Rocky Mountain bureau reports on forest pest control using DDT. Experiments show the spruce bud worm dies on contact, not by eating poison, enabling sprays in limited plots. East coast dusting uses stomach poisons, but Rocky Mountain terrain requires ground or helicopter methods to cover larger areas.
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X. D. Wygant
Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Wyoming
Waterford Native Listed Missing
Waterford native Captain James R. Geary Jr of the Eighth Air Force is listed missing following a bombing raid over Germany on May 2. Born in Waterford, he lived in Nyack with parents Mr and Mrs James Ralston Geary at 10 Jefferson Street. A highly decorated flyer, he holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and three Oak Leaf Clusters. His brother Pvt F H Geary serves in Florida, and another brother, Daniel Geary, is returning from Bolivia where he was employed as a mining engineer.
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James R. Geary
Eighth Army Air Force
Waterford
James Ralston Geary
Jefferson Street
Nyack
Captain Geary
Germany
Yack
John Hooles
Stanton Steamer
Asine
Florida
Army Air Corps
Daniel Geary
Bolivia
McGee pleads not guilty in Troy Police Court
Peter McGee age 59 of Para Avenue faced two counts of fault related charges after pleading not guilty in Trey Police Court yesterday. case adjourned to Monday. Arrested by Central Station police following a Saturday night complaint from his wife Yolande McGee. FOLIO VICTIM DIES. Mrs. Rose Peters of Blasdell, aged 23, died Sunday in Meyer Memorial Hospital from infantile paralysis.
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Peter McGee
Para Avenue
Trey
McGee
Central Station
Yolande McGee
Buffalo Cpi
Rose Peters
Blasdell
Meyer Memorial Hospital
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