Airman Gilzer Gonzales Escapes Death in B17 Ditching
An airman on terminal leave in St. Lahold recounts a fatal high altitude emergency aboard a B17. He fainted at 22 000 feet but was freed by comrades and survived despite a shattered elbow and other injuries. Allied soldiers aided him as he was treated in a German hospital.
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Felerico Gonzales
St. Lah
Nleves
Aydn
Gotzales
Conadles
United States
John Quincy Adan
Lindbergh Sinks Jap Fighter in Balikpapan Raid
Charles A Lindbergh reportedly shot down a Japanese Zero during the Balikpapan strike on October 10 1944 in the southwest Pacific. The veteran aviator trained fighters with the P 38 Lightning and helped extend range for bomber escorts amid the Leyte invasion buildup.
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Pham
Nashville
Douglas Macarthur
Leyte
Philippines
Southhwest Pacific
Melvilian
Army Air Forces
S.W.P.A
MacArthur
Kenney
America
Afra Bong
Poplar
Wis
Thomas B. McGuire
Dichfield
N. J. Seco
Amon
Thanksgiving Family Gatherings Reported Across Several Homes
Center Brunswick and nearby towns share Thanksgiving visits as families travel to relatives in Greenwich Eagle Bridge Albany and Anderson Indiana. Residents including the Buckleys Echaffter and Hamiltons note homecomings dinners with in laws and friends across multiple communities.
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Aberdeen
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
James Hamilton
New York
Andrew Hamilton
J. B. Arnott
Oister
Elmer Brownell
Cambridge
Duane G. Brownell
Charles Eddy
Ins
Buskirk
Wrils Baker
Mason Wilkend
Hoosick Fath
Wilbur Simon
Melros
Tamiy
Thirdell Austin
Earle van Wye
Lathaman Ore
Walter Francisco
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Troop centers jammed as coast embarkation swells
Army officials warn Pacific coast ports are overtaxed as thousands of troops pour into Seattle Portland and Tacoma with 30 000 arrivals in one port and 21 000 due within two days. Spokesmen say overload will delay transport to camps and training centers.
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Soeattte
Portland
Feneath
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John Beattle
Tacoma Arety
Seattle
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