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Thomas Lewnes Is PromotedNow Fiwt Lieutenant y In Air Foretr. d4 A NINTH AIR FORCE BOMBER BASE. July 13 —Promotion t of in Annapolis Marauder to-r pilot, who now works In close sup-- port of * round fortes on th* I western front, to the rank of Ant ► lieutenant, was announced by ■ j Ninth Air Force headquarters. The new rank wa* received by Ueut. Thomas J. Lewnes. of 164 Main street, who flies with thr Silver Streaks Marauder group commanded by Col. Reginald Vance, of Prederlcksbunr. V».Son of Jolin P. I^ewnes. Lieut Lewnes wears the Air Medal w:fch seven oak leaf clusters for meritorious service with the Ninth Air Force on more than 40 combat missions flown before and after D-tMjr. in that tote his Marauder. “PtceadlQy Willy, has dumped bombs on beachhead tar. let*, “pllotkii plane” sites, airdromes and rs'lroed* in Nad-occupied Europe.A graduate of Annapolis High School .Lieut. Lewncs enlisted at Baltimore in June, lt42. and sis months later became an aviation cadet at San Antonio, Teg. He | received his wing* and a cocnmJs-rion as second Heutenant at Altus Army A’r Field. Oklahoma, in Or-W»t. 1MJ. A brother, staff egt. Fnmcta J. Lewnes, Is M in antt-alKsWt outfit In Tress.v
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Capital Gazette
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Thu, Jul 13, 1944
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