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W0®^W'•%1 ivClt;'.;-^;’h V'/i :■'I6TH AAF IN ITALY (Bp.)~8-Sgt. Alfonso E. GueMa, 37, brother of Mm.jEstclJa d.‘: OonrAlcs of 613 Pecan Street, Del Hio, Texas, has M Miilhedvio the obetipatJdhkloh* force in Europe u a member of the Mth Bombardment Oroup, 347th Bombardment Squadron, a veteran D^lTFoitroM unit of the 15th Air Eorce. Guerra haa served 36 months overseas as a radio mechanic. ‘ The 69th Group to now assigned the task Of maintaining the peace of Europe after assisting in winning the Victory. During its more than 26 ntonths of action overseas In Africa and Italy, the group participated lii 996 successful bombing missions a-galnst enemy targets. •More than 6,000,000 pounds of bombs were dropped on enemy installations In Africa, Sicily, Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, fiouma-nia, Gl-eeCe, Yugoslavia and Chechoslovakia. •The Distinguished Unit Citation was awarded the group for outstanding .performance on a mission of July 5. 1943, against a Nazi airfield at Gerbinl, Sicily. A cluster was added to this citation following the group’s blasting .of an important enemy target at Wlencr-Neustadt, Austria, April 23,1944, against heavy opposition of Jerry fighters and anti-aircraft fire.The group participated in the first shuttle bombing of the Axis between Italian and Russian bases in June, 1944. It took part In the bombing of Berlin on March 24 last, the longest combat ipl“lon ever flown by Flying Fortresses. Among targets hit by the 99th were some of the most heavily defended In Europe, including such places as the oil Installations at Ploesti, Roumanla; Munich, Germany and the Brenner Pass route.
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Del Rio News Herald
Del Rio, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 26, 1945
Page 3
Full Page
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