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Word: kayo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Colorado's Democrats last week put forth their idea of what the well-dressed 1944 candidate will wear. Their choice was a bemedaled uniform occupied by a wounded young Air Force Major, Carl Eugen ("Kayo") Wuertele, 30. Major Wuertele (pronounced Wurtell) was at Pearl Harbor when the Japs came over. In 205 combat missions since, he collected five wounds and seven decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. His Flying Fortress, Hel-en-Wings (for his wife, Helen) fought over Midway and Bougainville. In the Solomons, he shot down four Jap planes, had his own left foot nearly shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mirror to the Future | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

...finals, Kelly of Eliot flattened Bragg of Winthrop for the only kayo, but technical knockouts were registered by Regal of Kirkland over Hussey of Lowell, Polanski of Kirkland over McLaughlin of Dunster and Hinchcliffe of Winthrop over Cobb of Kirkland. Brody of Kirkland took the unlimited final by default. Franken of Winthrop got the decision over Roberts of Leverett; Passeneau of Eliot beat Ditrinco of Winthrop; and D'Autroment of Winthrop got the nod over his teammate, Kahn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 42 BOXERS COMPETE | 2/24/1940 | See Source »

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