The midland journal., 1943-02-26
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Delos Wheeler Lovelace
Consolidated Features.-wNU Release.

Delos Wheeler Lovelace
Consolidated Features.-wNU Release.
NEW YORK.-The sooty ends of
the nustache Of Brig. Gen.
Frank O'D Hunter sweep skyward.
They seem to swagger as they
He Needn'tWatch on the gem
Younger Airmen eral they are
To Learn Tricks He }ass seems nrsns, to-
swagger, too. His middle has thick
ened and his best profile has two
chins, but even without a plume,
cape and doublet and hose, he looks
as swashbuckling fighter as all the
18th century could churn up.
Outwardly, that is. Actually, the
general, on his record, is tough, di-
rect and silent, no fire-eater at all.
His prediction from London that our
attacks will finish the Luftwaffe
along about 1943 is substantial talk.
The general is not one of the
youngest American brigadiers,
but he is young enough, 48, and
his Eighth American Fighter
command, very likely will fol-
low him toward Germany off the
airfields of England more often
that it will leave him behind.
He downed eight German planes
In the First World war and can
wear DISC with four oak leaves, a
Purple Heart and Croix de Guerre
with palms. The oak leaves and
palms indicate repeat perform
anceS.
In the following peace he set
cross-country records, crashed
twice, and became an authority
on precision flying, which comes
in handy now. But he won't talk
about his past and that is why
he is a swaggerer only to the
limit Of that mustache.
A long parade of reporters agree
that he is mum cuss. Invited
once to say a few thousand we'll
chosen words on why he remained
in the army, he answered: II guess
it's because I like the life," and
went back to his tip-to-tip flights.
w RANCHES over the efficiency
w of American bombers have
lately been. a little muff1ed by the
roar of American motors high over
Think What Gen. cities where
Andrews Would some critics
Do With Pegasus swore s1''asar our our
craft could not 60 except at too
great cost. Shortly they should be
quieted for keeps. The new Amer
lean commander of all forces in
Britain is a flier too old to be fooled
and his proposal to intensity bomb
ing of the Nazis points to show
down.
Lieut.. Gen. Frank Nj. Andrews
started from West Point in 1906
as man on horseback. But in
the last World war he quit the
cavalry for cockpit. Since then
he has held increasingly imp0r-
tant air commands. I'm his own
amphibian he hung up three
world records, SO the water
hazards should bother little
when he orders an invasion
across the English channel. He
is an expert on blind flying, too,
and English fogs or cloudy
French skies ought not to trouble
him, either.
The general was quite spell get
ting to colonelcy over the army's
peacetime promotion hump. He
made it in 1885. Since then, how
ever, he would have done well to
carry an extra star at all times.
Promotions piled in that fast.
He comes to his command
from the Middle East where he
earned a Distinguished Service
Cross. He has a couple Of Mic
araguan decorations, too, and
If he wishes may also sport the
medal of q commander Of the
Italian Order Of the Crown. II
he wishes!
MME. WELLINGTON KOO,
Ava whose father called her Hui
Ian, which means teor-Heavenly
Orchid, seems too fragile to turn
- the spotlight
More a meteor all by her
Than Orchid on self on Pres
u. S. Aid to China ioen. % Toose-
lend aid to China. But she does, and
makes the allowance look much too
much like pea without any Of its
three shells.
Unlike the three S0ong sisters
whom she admires, Mime. Ko0
works alone. Maybe this is why
she throws aside finesse. Our
help is ''pitiful" to q China ON
the verge Of collapse, she says.