Edward Tappan Receives Air Medal at English Base
Lt. Edward Tappan is awarded the Air Medal in a ceremony at the English base. Gen. Doolittle announces the honor. Col. Heflin presents the medal. He is the son of Mrs. Rhetta B. Heaton of Spruce Pine North Carolina and his wife Mrs. Margaret E. Tappan of box 452 Tucson. Tappan attended the University of Utah before enlisting in September 1942.
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Edward Tappan
Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Lt. Tappan
Clifford J. Heflin
Rhetta B. Heaton
Spruce Pine
N. C
Margaret E. Tappan
Box 452
Tucson
Tappan
Arma
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded to Lt Wesley H McCartney
First Lt Wesley H McCartney of 402 B Glass Canyon Miami receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat. A B 24 Liberator navigator and son of Mr and Mrs Jessie James McCartney, he has flown 35 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe since December 1943 and holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. McCartney
Glass Canyon
Miami
Lt. McCartney
Jessie James McCartney
University of Arizona
Germany
Europe
Altfillisch Son Aboard Destroyer Receives Presidential Citation
James P. Altfillisch of Tucson serves as boilermaker on a destroyer recognized with a Presidential Citation for its South Pacific service. The ship has engaged in 14 major actions, and his father is a night factory superintendent at the Consolidated Vultee plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Altfillisch
C. F. Altfillisch
Tucson
South Pacific
Altfillisch
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Vasquez Grandson Completes Local Assignment at North Court
Corp. William G. Vasquez, grandson of Mrs. H Enciso, residing at 403 North Court Street, is completing his duties in a local assignment. The notice notes his familial connection and street address as part of the record.
Radio Operator Vasquez Joins Liberator Bomber Crew
Corporal Vasquez, a radio operator and gunner, trains at Pueblo Army Air Base to become a valued team member for combat missions. He enlisted in April 1943 and is supported by his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wright, of 922 North Ninth Avenue.
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Pueblo Army Airbase
Corp
Vasquez
R. M. Wright
North
Ninth Avenue
Aviation Cadet Bermudez Soto Receives Training Assignment
Aviation Cadet Filiberto Ber mudez Soto son of Mr and Mrs A O Soto of 2807 South 12th street reports at Carlsbad New Mexico Army airfield to receive advanced flight training in high level bombing and dead reckoning navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filiberto Bermudez Soto
A. O. Soto
South 12Th Street
Carlsbad
N. M
Arizona couple reaches captaincy in Pacific service
Seth Douthett of Tucson advanced from first lieutenant to captain while serving in the South Pacific. His wife WAVE Ens. Nancy Douthett is stationed at Terminal Island in California. Both are University of Arizona graduates.
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Seth Douthett
Tucson
South Pacific
Wave Ens
Nancy Douthett
Terminal Island
California
University of Arizona
Army air forces recruit completes training in Texas
Pvt. Chelmer L. Buchanan husband of Olive Buchanan residing at 1962 East Monte Vista Tucson has finished basic training at Amarillo Army airfield basic training center marking completion of Army air forces courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Chelmer L. Buchanan
Olive Buchanan
East Monte Vista
Tucson
Army Air Forces
Amarillo Army Airfield
Foley Joins U S Naval Hospital San Diego Staff
Kathleen H Foley of Tucson has begun duty at the U S Naval Hospital in San Diego after a hospital corps school promotion. She is the daughter of H E Foley and sister of Mary E Foley, an Army nurse corps lieutenant.
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Kathleen H. Foley
USNR
Tucson
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Miss Foley
Hospital Corps
WAVE
H. E. Foley
East Seventh Street
Mary E. Foley
Army Nurse Corps
Three Tucsonian Paratroopers Aid Division Effort
Three Tucson residents serving in a paratroopers division contributed to a major operation. The article notes their unit’s role and the broader mission, highlighting their involvement and hometown ties.
Soldiers Hold Off German Divisions in Early European Fight
A Tucson soldier and paratroopers kept in action 33 days without relief during the first attack on the European continent. The initial group included Corp. Charles W. Beck Corp. William A. Ormsby and Corp. Lawrence Brothers with Corp. Edward E. DuPont accompanying the paratroopers.
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Tucson
Corp
Charles W. Beck
Aubrey Lane
William A. Ormsby
Lawrence Brothers
Edward E. DuPont
Pfc Leonardo L Rodriguez Receives Good Conduct Medal
Pfc Leonardo L Rodriguez Cor t aran Ariz a member of an air corps military police unit stationed in Italy has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal according to an announcement by his commanding officer. Rodriguez entered foreign service early last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo L. Rodriguez
Cortaro, Ariz
Air Corps
Italy
Pfc
Rodriguez
Soldier Receives Bronze Star for Italian Campaign Service
Pfc. Rodriguez, assigned to his present unit in Italy after arrival, has been authorized a Bronze Star for his service in the Italian campaign. Inducted at Phoenix, he trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, and served months in the states before going overseas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Florentino Rodriguez of Cortaro Arizona. His wife Esther Rodriguez lives at 1001 Delaware Street Tucson.
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Italy
Pfc
Rodriguez
Phoenix
Sheppardfield
Tex
States
Florentino Rodriguez
Cortaro, Ariz
Esther Rodriguez
Delaware Street
Tucson
Chemists Explore Redwood Waste By Products
Scientists examine chemical and fibrous by products from redwood and redwood bark waste produced by lumber operations in the western United States to find useful materials and applications.
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West
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