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Rendezvous
Who Is He?
Dear Editor:
have:
tion
CO\Tr
issue
\\'ho
cxact"
or p;lratrooper to be
rcl.tt ion of mine. ,
Pvt. CI:J\tOIl
, I woulc] like to
xon«- illfoflll;l-
('OlllTrJllII!; the
of the \1Ii;ust
of ,\m FORel:,
IS the soldier.
I think he is a
E\';JIls, Ilono]II]1l
Dear Editof:
, , , The picture Oil the ('O\Tr is t h.rt of
111\ brother. l st Si.;t, II, I-: Cooper hdore ht;
went into the iuv.iviou .
L. R, Cooper, I lollvwoocl. Calif.
Dc.u I-:tlitor:
, , . Tht; mother of Pic, Vvilli.uu H.
vndcrvou would like to h;I\T au origin;II
print of the pllotogLlph .uu] .m , inforru.rtlOII
a\'ail:Jhle, Pfe, .Yuclcrvon is reported
Illissillg in .ut iou sillce [um, h .n«] he \\as
with the p.ir.rtroopcr-, that invaded :'\or.
11I;III(h,. The f.nn ilv .md fricud , feci xure
tluit the pic-ture is' that of \Ollllg ,\Ildn.
~()ll. ...
\Irs, Jas, \\'. Criffin, Defuniak Spgs .. I,'Ia.
Deaf I",ditor:
, .. I bl,liele lie is niv brother, IIe is .rt
present Illissilig III .rct ion slll('e D d;11 JIl
Fr.iucc.
I\'t. .\. P\lShh;ILII\i('z. 'I'ucvon .. \riz.
Dear Editor:
. Tlte con'!' of vour ,\ugust issue Ic.rtines
;111 ;Iirhorlll' sol(ltu who. 1 believe. is
IlI\' lnot ln-r lie is Special Sell'icc Offl('Cf,
1st. Lt. JOIIII 1-'. Dcn'rellx, SOllle\\ here III
l talv. ..
Helen \1. De\TfeUX, \!OlllOl', La.
Deaf I':ditor:
, lie hears a strikillg reselllhlall('l' to
I'll', (;eoll;e T, Trot m.m. of 1\;1])1(1 CIII,
S, D" a close fr icud of 111\' f.uu ilvv. l'vt ,
Trot m.m as we k nov,: f roiu tll~ ofIiu:11
C:IsIJ:t!II' list \\;IS killed ill .ut iuu Oil D d:II'
III :'\Oilll:III,!I',
\Iarihllllt;'\1. Rohertsoll. \lcridi;In, \I iss.
UI!fortllll;/teil', \IT dOll't klloll' tlIe n.nnc of
tt«: p:l':ltwoper', The pid1l1e I"IS t"keJr rim.
illg tile hst {CII' IlIillllle' heio,e ;1J\;"ioll ;lIld
1/1 the e\l'itel1/ClIt I/() Clpt;o1lS IIl'lC rel'fJlrled,
If :111\ (Jlle ill Iii, olltl/t CJlI Jelclltd, tllis
,soldier, \lc'll he gl:/d to prillt 11/" n.nnc. 1-:,1.
Law of Averages?
Dc.rr hlttor:
,\ lot of fcllO\ls ill tilis fll illi.; r.ul.r-t
LIIk .rlxiu! phI illg 0111' the strilli.;. or hill k.
illg the Lt", of ;lll'LIgl'S, Tltel fel'l t h.it lu.k
rt u rx oul. .nnl tlJ:lt's \\11\ lOll sec :1 ".'iff\'
.mcl HIIst Club' ill cvcrv s'jlladroll ill t lu. :II'r
force, \\'ell. I hope ,'ill not soulldlllg old.
tnncrivl: m philosopllic:tI .ibou! It. hu! [
look at it tIllS \\;1\', LIl'l'I' llllSSIOIl ill il-clf
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OCTOBER,1944
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Vol. 27 No, 10
October 1944
THE OFFICIAL I SERVICE JOURNAL OF THE U, 5, ARMY AIR FORCES
B R Iff
Ccucr.il Hurmon :IlIS\\l'l'S SOJlll' im por t.mt ljlllstions for cOlllbat returnees,
Air Mastery Over France
.\ report on our air act ivit ic-, dUrJlli.; t l u, \1I1l'l1 marcl: on the Rcich.
Fighter Control-Nerve Center of Battle S/Sgl, Mark Mvrphy
I lOll' om planes in Europe :lIe sent to tltl' rj~ht pl.icc at the right time.
Little Planes With a Big Punch Herbert Ringold
If itOs ;1 tough job O\TI rough territon, thL' gilt: it to t lu: Cra'lhuppers,
Get Wise Lt, Col. George 5, Richardson 11
Take a look at these accident reports; their lessons 1ll;II' suvc H)l1I neck.
Airborne Army Moj, Charles D, Frazer 12
On;:llliI.Cltioll and potentialities of tlic ncv,: .\lJild connu.md ill Europe,
The Invasion of Noemfoor 14
.\ picture :ICCOUllt of air opcrnt iuu- ill t hi-, S