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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-24

where or when the party would
he held-which is all an inva-
sion force needs to get its feet
dug in on the beaches.
While the ai-corps was set
ting the stage for this opera
tion with weeks of steady
bombing it always was careful
70 scatter that blasting over a
large enough area to avoid
tipping it's hand. 1t ran count
less missions which, except for
the harrassing effect, probably
we're useless except to help
confuse enemy intelligence
about the impending assault.
AS D-Day drew near the
NAVY added to the enemy's
Confusion over the To-
calitv of the invasion by
staging a number Of fake sor-
ties at various points along the
southern French coast. Suisse
ouent reports indicated every
such sortie brought a shift OF
German def ensive power.
"Dress rehearsals" of air
and naval operations a few
days prior to D-Day got the
Germans at least partially
mixed up on timing. Twice be-
fore the actual invasion they
broadcast that landings were
under way.
Fake air and naval sorties
few hours before the first as
sault waves hit shore man
aged to pull some enemy power
off balance. Additional "dry
rum air missions helped jam
enemy radar to keep it from
checking the oncoming arma-
da too closely.
All in all, it seems that these
tricks-long considered STAN
da-d operational procedure -
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CITY STILL MOVING
DEBRIS FROM STORM

we are still using our men and
equipment to clean up storm
damage in Wilmington, but as yet
we have not evaluated the cost of
the damage to the city," J. A.
Loughlin, city engineer, said yes
terday.
City crews, including personnel
from the highway, sanitary, and
park departments have been work.
ing since August l, the night of
the storm, to remove fallen trees
and scattered brush, on streets and
in alleys, Loughlin reported.
we still have eight trucks haul
ing DEBRIS he revealed. For two
weeks We had almost our entire
engineering crew removing storm
damage"
Loughlin said work on other city
projects had to be stopped to allow
local Workmen to complete the
cleanup job
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AGANA, Guam, Aug. 13-De-
layed-lR-The Chamorros, $4,000
of whom lived Oh Guam before the
war, are slowly submerging in an
ocean of other races.
There are Filipinos, Chinese, Jap
anese, Siapanese and whites in such
numbers here that the pure-blood-
ed Chamorro is a rarity and soon
may be extinct.
The Cnamorros realize that the
war solved nothing for them.
They again have their lovely IS
land, which produces little; they
again are caught between the pres
sures of huge oriental and occiden
tai civilizations which are grinding
them relentlessly. They have re
verted to their prewar status: sub
jects of the United States. They
have no vote, no voice in the long
range fate of their own island.
The war hasn't even helped theil
10-year fight to be known by the
name of their own choosing-Gua
manians. They prefer that so there
will be no chance of confusing
them with the people of Saipan
Rota or other islands in the Mari
anaS.
Two years OF japanese DONNA
ton and the subsequent battle tt
free Guam changed the status O.
the Chamorros but little. The Jap
anese brought in nothing TO make
the island any richer. Their occu
patton was so casual that they tool
very little away from it.
The natives themselves estimate
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RENTALS INCREASE

NEW BERN, Aug. 23-Although
under the 1889 lease of the state
controlled Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad to the Atlantic
and East Carolina Railway COM
pany the lessee was obligated to
paw annual rental of only $6O,5OO
almost double that amount was &C
tually paid during tae past fiscal
year ending June 80, because ex'
cess rentals ran up the payments
under the graduated scale for IN
creased business.
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With The AEF
Keepin6 An Invasion Secret

did the job. The Germans knew
we were coming, but they
didn't know when or where.
Still, at least one bunch OF
airmen and reporters around
a poker table on the even OF D.
Day would have felt better II
we had known for sure then
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DEPUTIES FIND SUGAR

DURHAM, Aug %. -(P)- Dur
ham Deputy sheriffs, searching the
woods of Mangum township this
morning for whisky still, uncov-
cred $500 pounds of bagged sugar.
Sheriff E. G. Belvin revealed. The
sugar was hauled to the county
home, where it will be stored and
used by the institution as well as
the county jail, Belvin said
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FALL OF PARIS
HAILED LOCALLY

Franco Americans residing IN
Wilmington yesterday hailed the
liberation of Paris and expressed
tho opinion cit is wonderful that
the Allies gave the Free French,
the underground, and the French
patriots the great privilege OF free
ing their own capital from the Ger
mans"
Declaring at is the most wonder
full thing that has happened late
W." the former French citizens
were overjoyed with the posslblll-
ties of communicating with famll-
les, many of whom they have not
heard from since the fall of France
on June %, 1910.
The French flag waved proud
" alongside the American flag at
the home of Mrs. E. W. Halleck,
of 81 Red Cross street, as 1t al
ways does ION big occasions.
81 am overjoyed and hardly able
to express my feelings for this
noble gesture on the part OF the
Allies in allowing our people to
recapture our beloved Paris, said
Mrs. Halleck. Il think it is wonder
full that the Allies gave the Free
French, the underground and the
French patriots the great privilege
of freeing their own capital of the
Germans.
Mrs. Olga Sears, of 7O2 Market
street, commented, "I'm so happy
Tor my countrymen. know that
they are celebrating their liberia
ton today"
News of the freeing of Paris from
German bondage brought this COM
ment from Mrs. D. H. HoWes, OF
IT'S Chestnut street: Its the most
wonderful thing that has happened
lately. l am SO glad that the French
people did it, and I suppose it will
bring up their morale. I know they
are glad to get rid of the Boche.
Il think the Partisan people get
ting rid of the Germans will set
an example for all OF France so
that all the other towns will try TO
do the same" concluded Mrs.
Howes, who lived in Southern
France at Valence before coming
to the United States "a years ago.
She had visited Paris many
times"
Mrs. Sears and Mrs. HoWes mar
ried American soldiers in France
after the last war.
Virginia Romeril, OF Catherine
Kennedy home, who has had no
word from her family residing in
France near the Swiss border since
1910, said I'm glad to hear Paris
is liberated.
Mrs. Halleck declared you can
not realize the anxiety I have en-
dured the past four years with my
beloved country under the heel of
the Germans. I have not been able
to communicate with my relatives
and have often wondered what has
become of them. I will now be free
to write and to learn of their
whereabouts.
I deeply appreciate the kind
feelings of all the American people
who have comforted me during this
great ordeal during these four
years, and I want to thank the
press for their splendid articles
that have saved so many French
Americans from despair and have
kept our hopes bouyed up all during
this terrible situation My heart
is overlooking with gladness, and
sad also at the sacrifice OF SO
many live Of our brave allies. We
hope that we can some day help
and repay America in some Inea.
sure for our deliverance.
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NEW PRO AT BASE

CHERRY POINT, Aug. 23-War-
rant Officer Gordon Crowden,
USMRC, who has recently re-
turned from 10 months service
with the Marines overseas, has as
sumed new duties as public rela.
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PATCH PROMOTED

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. Up
The promotion of Maj. Gen. Alex
ander M. Patch, Jr., to the tenn
porary rank of lieutenant general
was confirmed today by the senate.
General Patch, commands the 7th
American army in southern
France.
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tons officer for the Marin.
station station he here, succeeding g'5 Ws..,'h
Officer Max Dunlap, who wa, warrant
en- an overseas assignment aS s-'
no Some cobra eobras can eject t,,,.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Should Win 20

At his present pace, New
houSer should be an easy 20
game winner, first southpaw in
the American League TO reach
this goal since Thornton Lee Of
the White Sox bagged p in
1914.
= AL Milnar. then with the In
dams, had won 18 in 1910. AL
Smith. also of Cleveland, posted
II victories for the best mark
for a left-hander in the league
last year
After his big season in Al.
Lee hurt his arm and has been
OF little value since. Milnar also
went down the hatch and was
waived out OF the league and
Smith appears TO have hit the
~toboggan, leaving Newhouser
the outstanding left-hander, if
not the outstanding of all
chuckers in the loop.
Marius Russo. best OF the
Yankee left-hander since Lefty
Gomez. never won more than IA
games In the majors. Nor did
Johnny Wander Nicer OF the
Reds or Max Lanier Of the
Cardinals, over in the National
League.
Best double no-hit" Wander
Nicer achieved was IL one sea-
son. Lanier chalked up ID last
wear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Mike May Return

In baseball. Will Mickey Coch-
rane. now II. Comdr. Cochrane.
manager of the Great Lakes
baseball team return 10 baseball
as a manager
Many OF Mickey's close per-
soNal friends think he will. They
feel that by the time the war is
over Joe Cronln. now manager
Of the Red Son, Will think IL
time for a change Of scenery
and surrender that job IN Black
Mike.
Others think Cochrane has
had all of the baseball miseries
he wants. He still maintains an
office as manufacturers repre-
sentative In Detroit. He's made
more dough per year out OF that
than he ever made out of base
ball
Other acquaintance say he
viii skip one and all baseball
offers.
As for 1t. Charles Gehrlnger.
now baseball coach at ST. Mary'S
Pref1ight on the coast, he's a
sure gamble 10 leave baseball
alone and continue IN a manu-
featuring business ne helped
build here with the aid Of MS
partner, Ray Forsyth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07

great trio. blazed his way 10 81
victories in a sensational four
wear stretch from 1881 10 1884,
inclusive. an average Of approx
imately - victories a season.
Tops was IN "A, when he rolled
up Is wins. no less.
Not only did he lead the
American League IN WINS that
year he posted the best per
centaee mark 1897, hest
earned run average t23S),
pitched the most innings t2S2l
and aggregated the most strike
outs 1881.
While much has been written
Of Waddell's average OF p wins
a season IN a slX-year period,
Grove. In run Of seven years,
averaged slightly more than "A
triumphS a year.
This gIlded period was marked
by % victories in 1880 and II
in 1881 He was with the Atm
letcS all Of this time. Revealing
that he was still far from
through. Grove won 20 games
with the Red SoX IN 1885.
That Grove was the greatest
Of left-handers appears lncon-
f1cfahia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Youngsters Eye
Tennis Crowns

Six Detroit district players,
four juniors and two boys will be
selected for the state tennis cham
pionships at Kalamazoo July Hip.
They will be determined today
and tomorrow following compile
ton of early round play yester-
day at Hamtramck Park.
In the junior section. Bill
Sayres is already in the semifinal
upper bracket. lie gained three
victories, defeating Bob King,
60. 60; Martin Duvall, 60, 6-3,
and Bill Casteel 60. Ga
Attracting attention for his
opening day performance was
Victor Braden of Monroe who
scored twice in each division
Braden may be semiflnalist
with Bob BlumenfeId. runner-up
for the public parks title. if he
can get by Phil Applebaum today
in one OF the feature matches.
The Monroe youngster is already
in the boys semifinal after taking
Andy Cramer, So. 81, and Bill
Fagin. 60. GA.
Leonard BroSe whose remark
able improvement over his 1943
play is the talk of the juniors.
moved along in stopping Dick
Gresla Gf Monroe. 6-1, 6-3. His
next opponent is the winner of
the AL Hetzeck-Jehn X Glib a
bracket.
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First
To Win b

NEW YORK. July After
splitting a series with the Red
Sox m Boston. the Tigers were TO
open a four-gsme series today
with Joe McCarthy's World Cham
pion Yankees.
"Stubby" Overmire for the
Tigers Will oppose Ernie Bopham.
The windup game IN Boston was
a terrible affair to witness. After
the opening inning. the game was
a barrage of base hits fired by the
Red Sox off the offerings of Rufus
Gentry, Jake Mooty and Walter
Boom Boom" Beck
When the final returns were in.
the Cronin men were credited with
1873 victory on a total of 20
hits. including five two baggers,
two triples and one home run.
Bob johnson hit for the cycle,
a single, double. triple and home
run, while Bobby Doerr had per-
feet day az the bat -four for four, :"
along with adding five more TO
his RBI.
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Detroit Results

FIRST RACE-xl, 900. claiming. 3.ysar.
ODDS and up. furlongs
'Celssu (Loturcol 1870 $50 3.2O
Galortta (CaffarellsD $40 $40
Gold Queen tMansoD $40
.Marcap. Ebony Bee. Iris 3. Gezirs.
Hollybon. Red Duster. Lovely Dawn.
Drawawsy and Tomily also ran.
Field.
SECOND RAcE-sl 900. combination.
Some Gaia tMilligan) ll20 so 40
Ina Pearl Hart $50 80
Rose Wreath tMansorD $50
t ins or .Akons wind. Top Beau.
tHortdaI, 1Liselotte. shinsmup and Reemar
also ran
4Dixiana entry.
~ l.. Mcknight and p X. Thorn entry.
THIRD RAcE-sI 500. claiming. q
year Odds, furiongs:
she pidnt SMan.ori $3.50 1870 80
Vestibula ORobsrtsl 40 2 So
Hasty Chance (Adams) ? ~
Time .0l
she she Lady I.aveua Little Moose
Crafty War 'ssmbo. 'Ronroy, Hold Ne
Tight and Mossy Lake alsp ran
j. L. Mcknight and Mrs. h. Ducnsrme
entry
.FislA
FOURTH RACE 81, OoO. claiming. 3
year.olds. furlongs.
Another Time
(LOturcob 80 20 3 10
Commando Tom tBsncoi ; 20 -
Harv Aethel fHawksworthD "
Time 7 II 3-5.
Wavecap, Tiny'S Choice Little MIX,
Wexford Point. Chic Shirley and Naiiina
Bright also ran
FIFTH RACE 81 800 claiming 3-year.
ods and up . furongs
brilliant Fly CRobertsl 500 10 Sc
Three ClOvers tCanareliaD 100 3 hO
Hopeful Reward adams 80
Time III IS
Bv Conscript Mss Militant. Katny.
Tetro Jr and Lazy TonE also ran.
White Spot Farm entry.
SIXTH RACE 81 600. allowances. 3
Handy Lady (BurnSJ $50 $50 2 ~
Restriction adams 800 20
Naldina Loria tBianco) 2 IN
Time ! II Is.
Happy Factor. Count Fotay and Val
dina Cooky also ran.
rDiNiana entry
SEVENTH RACES 500. combination.
3.year-olds and up l-ls miles
Buena Ventura
1Mansorl 1870 80 4 IN
Easy Jack fGonzalezD 40 3 o0
Guest Star Terry ) 90
Time 50 So
surgeon DICK. wishihsdasaI. Aridsicsl
subduc. Bull Whip Red Rock Canyon
Magnesium 'what Happened and Pear
HsrbOr also ran.
Field
EIGHTH RACES 400. claiming, 3
year-olds ana up. lis miles.
Amino tCaffarellat Il 20 81 so
star Back (MolenAt 3. 50 2. 30
War Bonnet tRObertsl ~
Time l:A7
okoole Msluna, Teddy'' Flame and Be
trothed also ran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Bob Tales
Some Answers and
Some Problems
In Postwar Sports
BY BOB MURPHY
(SpOrts Editor)

Almost every day now the
sportS-minded people you meet
are talking about what will hap
pen when the war clouds roll
away and peace returns TO
peace-lovlng and a sports-loving
land.
To come closer home. here are
some of the topics we have
heard debated OF late.
Will there be a second race
track?
For Some 10 or IL years now
we have heard rumors, always
at about this time of year that
a group of local sportsmen would
start a second track.
So far. IT always has been
talk. but no action. This guess
well leave TO others.
Now that all football schedules
have been wiped out and all coll
lege teams will start anew after
the war. fans wonder If such
natural rlvalrleS as u. OF ID. vs..
Michigan State and U. of d. vs..
Michigan will be possible.
To this we can only say: II
Michigan can journey as far as
Milwaukee TO play Marquette a
NIGHT GAME. as they will do
this next fall and overlook a
natural such as u. of D.. then
somebody else can answer that.
But worse still. II Michigan
State continues 10 cross the
country 10 play Pacific Coast
teams and still leave l.. of d. of
their future schedules - well,
somebody else can answer that
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BRGVITIES:


National League president,
stated today that JIM TOBIN Of
the Boston Braves would replace
GEORGE MUNGER of the st.
Louis Cards in the All-Star game
at Pittsburgh July IL. Speculation
developed recently when TOBIN,
who already has pitched two no
hit games in 1914, was omitted
from the lineup. He was hastily
injected into the MI roster. how
ever. when MUNGER announced
he was entering the army and
would not be available.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
StinLOVeS q Fight

action. So far. however, his big
gest achievement is the looping
off % pounds in a few months to
a trim 1876. He stands only feet
4 inches.
But back in the days when anna
teur boxing was king in Detroit,
Nadeau fought as fiyweight or
bantamweight. 112-118 pounds. He
won Golden Gloves championships
in both classes.
In 1884, when an amateur box
ing buddy named Joe entertained
the same idea, Nadeau turned pro
Nadeau engaged later in as pro
bouts in and around Detroit and
elsewhere, losing only II deci-
sions. He was first handled by
Harry Baxter and later by Jimmy
Brady.
Nadeau quit fighting fin the
ring) in 1899. but picked up a
few years later with an outfit
that dotes on 1.-THE marine corps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
FIRST TO WIN Is

TEX" HughSon boosted his sea-
sons record TO IL victories against
three losses. He's the first Amer
lean Lacquer 10 reach l3. The SoX
pounded Gentry for seven hits and
five runs in the first two innings
and ne was charged with his
eighth setback against four VIC
tories.
After Johnson homered into the
right field stands, with Fox
aboard. Gentry walked off the
mound in the second and Mooty.
who had been warming up for a
fun inning took over.
Jake was wild, but. although he
gave up one run, he didn't allow a
hit until two men were down in
the fourth.
Then johnson tripled, Doerr
doubled and Finney and Wagner
singled for two more TALES, max
ing The score 3 TO o.
Boom Boom" appeared in the
fifth and should have faded out
of the picture after that round.
He was belted for five hits and
the score mounted to II runs be-
fore he had retired the side.
The Tigers were presented with
their first run by "Skeeter" New
some. who passed up a force play
at second base with two down and
tried TO get Jimmy Outlaw. who
beat his throw 10 first by two
steps. Mike Higgins single scored
Chuck Hostetler from second.
The Red SoX pushed over two
more runs over in the seventh on
two singles and a two-bagger
The Tigers hoped on Hughson
in the eighth for three hits. in
Guiding a two-run homer into the
left field screens by Outlaw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Soldier Hurts
TeaHlSferWiHl

With Cpl. Harold Blumke. for
mer Briggs star, home on furlough
from a camp in Virginia and doing
nice JOB Of pitching, Teamsters
walloped Fruehauf. 9-l. in the
Mack Park softball league feature
last night. lie hurled a three
hitter.
Local 7 girls edged Hudson 6-5,
scoring four in the sixth inning.
Johnson, the leader, plays Hudson
which must win or miss a playofi
spot, tonight at $50 Police meets
Local l54 at Z and Keller girls
clash with Local 80 BomberetteS
AT Sis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Two JOCKEYS
Change Jobs.
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

Shifts by two of the most prom
inent jockeys at the Detroit track
were revealed last night with the
announcement that Charles BIZ
anco had been signed by the
Bomar Stable of Detroit and Por-
ter Roberts dismissed by the Dixi-
ana Farm of Charles T. Fisher.
Bianco is the 27-year-old light
weight rider from Brooklyn, who
came here from California with
trainer L. C. Bedwell for the first
time this spring after campaigning
chiefly in the west
Bianco is now at his best form.
The Brooklyn Italian sold him
self to trainer Robert Emmett
Potts Of the Bomar Stable when
he scored a surprise victory with
Hi Neighbor in the $500 Marie
Guyon Handicap June "a and fol-
lowed with Little Wizard in the
$500 Versailles Purse. June %.
He had II winners at the meeting.
HADN'T WON
Roberts dismissal by trainer
Jack Hodgins of Dixiana Farm
was no surprise, inasmuch as the
29-year-old veteran from Louis
vile had turned in a series OF
very disappointing rides.
The Dixiana horses appeared TO
improve greatly when change in
riders was made. so Hodgins made
the separation permanent.
|, Hodgins used Bianco on July q
and saw him bring Our Sponsor
down TO a five-length victory and
a $3.50 mutuel. The horse had
failed under Roberts.
Yesterday Hodgins sent George
Burns out TO ride Dixiana's Handy
Lad and the 3-year-old Sweep All
colt won.
One of the biggest deals of the
Detroit season was completed
yesterday when T. d. Melrose
Cleveland owner, boosted his pow
erful stable 10 "a head by pur.
lchasing four 2-year-olds from the
Darby Dan Farm of John W. Gal
breath. The price was no revealed
The horses are Darby Dierdre
Darby Dido. Darby Diplomat anc
Darby Daphne. the latter Ally
With the exception OF Darby
Daphne. all have started at De-
troit
Johnny Long. Darby Dan's
smart young trainer. yesterday
turned the 2-year-olds over tc
Howard Hoffman. the Melrose
trainer.
Hoffman is the tracks cham.
pion trainer. Today he will start
competition for his fourth straight
$500 trainers award
The slender Kentuckian took hi,
third in the Today period ending
yesterday with 26 points against
10 for Al Wellman and IL for w
F.. Harmed. They will receive $25(
and 500, respectively.
Although Hoffman undoubtedly
will score some victories out oil
the four Darby Dan Juveniles
trainer Long kept the one that
looks best.
That is Darby Dunedin. the FLY
that popped up TO whip Arthur
: M. Roses Misweet and AL Wells
toilette in the $500 LassieS
Handicap Tuesday. Long now Is
epointing her for the Lassies Stakes
at Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07

amounts TO 90 per cent and rep
reSents n lot Of fine chucking.
Moreover. backed by a team
none too potent with the stick,
many OF the victories came the
hard way.
With little luck. Trout could
well have more than a dozen
wins slowed away by this time.
He lost a number OF well pitched
games for the want of a little
power from his mates.
With Trout already having
established himself as a great
finger Trout won 20 games
last year,. the showing of New
houser IS the more spectacular.
Having apparently overcome a
tendency 10 be- wild. the young
left-hander is now hurting sem
sational ball and finally fulfill
Ing earlier predictions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
Willie Pep:

Featherweight champion, was A
. To / favorite 10 win his 10
round nontitle bout tonight with
WILLIE JOYCE in Chicago
first outdoor boxing show of the
season at ComiSkey Park. Pro-
moter JACK KEARNS was look
ing for gate of $4,000, provid-
ing bad weather doesn't intervene
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-07
10000 Fans:

Are expected TO be on hand to-
night at Griffith Stadium when
the Washington Senators meet
the ST. Louis Browns in war
relief baseball game. Honor guests
at the game will include T/SGT
CHARLES Com NJ A " d o.
KELLY and 1T. ERNEST Chill
DERS. heroic doughboys who won
the Congressional Medal Of Honor
for bravery in the Italian cam
paign.