Word: flyers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hunt, Tex., Dr. Pierre B. Hill received a letter offering condolence for the death of his son, David, a volunteer flyer with the Chinese Army. Dr. Hill investigated, unearthed what he took to be a Japanese campaign against U.S. morale. David Hill last week was very much alive...
Chennault's Mercenaries. To no one man belongs credit for organizing and recruiting the A.V.G. But A.V.G.'s spark plug from the start, its commander in Burma now, is a famous U.S. flyer: lean, dark Brigadier General Claire L. Chennault of Water Proof...
...Axis subs are operating in the Gulf of Mexico brought a complete blackout along 100 miles of Texas coast. The success of counter-measures was the Navy's own secret. Just one hint was allowed to slip through. The Navy released a terse report of one unnamed flyer: "Sighted sub, sank same...
...Patrick, 78, first Chief of the Army Air Service; in Washington. General Pershing put him in charge of A.E.F. Air Force development in World War I; starting with a handful of "flying coffins," he boosted the force to 45 battle-worthy squadrons in 18 months. He trained as a flyer and qualified as a pilot when...
...Engineer Hugh J. Casey, Cavalryman Clinton A. Pierce, Infantryman Arnold J. Funk, Coast Artilleryman William F. Marquat, Flyer Harold H. George. For astute staff work Colonel Carl H. Seals was also made a brigadier...