Laurel outlook., 1944-11-22
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enemy During aerial operations
which preceded and supported the
Allied break-through at Casino,
Marauders displayed extraordinary
accuracy in bombing numerous tar
gets.
On May II, in direct support of
the Fifth army drive towards Rome,
the group achieved spectacular re-
suits in an aerial attack on heavily
defended enemy troop concentra-
tions, including the famed 18th
Panzer Grenadier division. De-
spite numerous planes damaged and
crew members wounded, the un-
escorted Marauders released almost
1000 augmentation bombs on the
target. Irreplaceable casualties and
and destruction were piled on the
ALREADY hard-pressed enemy, smash
ing key reserves and aiding the AL
lied drive northwards.
The group was cited for results
which set it above and apart from
other units, typical of the con-
tinuously superior precision bomb
ing made possible through unstint-
ed effort and superlative perform
ance of duty by every member of
the organization. Through their
unsurpassed courage, skill in COM
bat and steadfast devotion to duty,
the personnel of the group have
reflected great credit upon them
selves and the military service of !
the United States"
Marauders from the group have |
flown more than $50 missions dur
ing the African, Sicilian, Italian
and French campaigns. The group
has also received the Croix de
Guerre from General DeGaulle and
he provisional French government.
Overseas since April, 1914, Ser
yeant Tufte has flown more than
10 missions as an armorer-gunner.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed j.
rufte, live in Laurel.
Public relations office, Rosecrans
field, Mo-, Nov. II: /
PFC. Victor Micheal, son of
Phillip P. Micheal, 4O6 Forest ave- J
ue, Laurel, graduated recently
rom the air mechanic school at {
eosencrans Field, a base of the
crying division, air transport !
ommand, near st. Joseph, Mo. He
yill be assigned to an air transport /
ommand base as a member of an
ircraft maintenance crew.
A graduate of the Laurel high I
chool, Private Micheal was an en-
loyee of the Northern Pacific rail-
Dad at Laurel prior to his enlist
nent in 1912. He came to Rose
rams Field from Camp Luna, N. NJ,
4 June of this year.
His wife, the daughter of Mr..
nd Mrs. Godfred Harding, and
hild live on Route /, Laurel.
U. S. marine recruiting station,
ute, Font:
A former Laurel high school
udent has graduated from the
arine corps infantry and Brown
g automatic rifle school at Camp
endleton, Calf. I
He is Private Glenn K. Fly, son I
Mr. and Mrs. William Fly, now /
Billings. {
Private Fly graduated from Lau- f
| high in 1886 and was employed =
the Bremerton, Wash, navy .
Ird when he was inducted last =
me. His wife, the former Shirley =
nderson, and two children, live in =
In navy pre-flight training at =
hens. Ga, Cadet Robert M. Su,- =
an, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sui =
an of Laurel, tied for second =
ace among honor graduates, a =
piping from a station newspaper .
veals. .
Said the paper: "Glen E. Miller, =
;P (A), of Lake Orion, Mich, .
tn an overall pre-flight average =
1858, was top honor graduate =
long SIND Bait. selectees, accord 3
: to list released today by the =
.ords office. Following closely =
re Thomas F. Hastings, ARM2c, =
Houston, Tex, and Cadet Robert -.
Sullivan of Laurel, Mont, who 1
d for second place at. 3.64. (
Miller, varsity football and box
: star at Wayne university, where |
graduated in 1899, was captain /
the regimental championship
Ger team from G-3 and also y
we'd at battalion commander. -
Hastings and Sullivan were also ."-
i'd Bait. commanders. Hastings
served as an aviation radiomar
ce before Pearl Harbor.
Eight AP trainees, two marines J
II V-5s ranked among the top
I'd of primary selectees from the 1
d Bait" S.-