Old Judge Reflects on Prohibition Headlines
A judge recalls stacks of newspapers sent by his nephew George. He shares amusement at early headlines from various counties noting drunk driving arrests and other prohibition era stories. The exchange hints at the era’s social climate and media coverage.
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George
Doctor Gentry
Boy Paxton
Flying Tigers Hero Tales from Col Robert L Scott
Wartime memoir fragment recounts Col Robert L Scott and AVG pilots in Burma China and Indo China. Details include his combat flying in P40 Kittyhawks and the story of George Paxton surviving a Zero onslaught and blunting enemy air power. The text covers missions over Kunming Laokay and a brush with French-held Lackay.
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Mobert
Sco
West Point
Kelly Field
California
India
Burma
Durma
Chennsutt
Chensautt
Atsia
Bootoon
Hurmng
Army
Itn Chins
Army Air Corps
George Paxton
Therm
Paxton
Hill Rector
Rengoan
Mingsladen
Gentry
George
Wai
Sela
George Patton
AVG
Kunming
Indo- China
Squadron Ace’s Burma Raid Across Salween and Burma Road
A fighter pilot details a long day over Burma and Thailand fronts. He strafes Japanese gun positions near Laskie and the Bald, hits a ground force near the Burma Road, sinks or damages barges and trains, and engages a pontoon bridge area while supporting AVG bombers. He flies nearly eight hundred miles, endures anti aircraft fire, and reports heavy rain and cloud cover as he hunts targets from air and river.
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AVG
Bishop
China
Indo-China
Lauksy
Kunming
Chennault
Lackay
Laskie
Thailand
Lushia
Katha Snokking
Bhumo
Myitryina
Irrawaddy
Mogaing
Katha
Cham
Sulween
Fpaoshan
Chefan
Burma Road
Burma
Utrain
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