Evening star., 1944-04-23
Seigh Is Instructor
In Gunnery Tactics at
ii. ). Base in Britain

men are stationed here, and news Of
their activities Is being sent home
in informative detail at present.
A former Star reporter, Staff
Sergt. Robert Seigh, 20, son Of Roy
Seigh, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, is waist gunner on the Lib
orator, Spirit of 49, and holds the
Distinguished Flying Gross and the
Air Medal with three Oak Leal
Clusters.
Sergt. Seigh now is serving as
gunnery instructor at his station,
with his commanding officer, 1t. Col.
Robert Miller of Clinton, ILL.,, con-
hdent that his combat experience
will prove of "inestimable value to
new men coming into our COM
mand."
Entering the air forces in october,
1912, Sergt. Seigh was soon sent
overseas and placed on crew that
has been on some Of the roughest
missions to date, including two day
light attacks on Berlin.
Lawyer Awarded DFC.
Cited for extraordinary achieve
ment while serving as co-pilot on q
B-26 Marauder over enemy-occupied
Europe, Second 1t. Wilbur H. Law
yer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. D. Law
lyer, 1919 Calvert street NV, re-
Gently was awarded the Distin-
guished Flying Cross.
1t. Lawyer has participated in 80
af off TO oh 1.n
made on Nazi airdromes, marshall
ing yards and other installations in
German-held Belgium, Holland and
France. He already. holds the Air
Medal with three Oak Leaf Clus-
ters.
A former employe of the British
Purchasing Commission in Wash
ington, 1t. Lawyer began his avia-
ton career in Canada with the
Royal Canadian Air Force. He left
for England in 1912, and later, in
February, 1943, transferred to the
United States Army Air Force. His
wife, Mrs. Jacqueline Lawyer, lives
at Atlanta, Ga.
Lawrence Speeds Supplies.
Pfc. George Lawrence, son Of Mrs.
Eunice Lawrence, 311 Bryant street
NE, is one Of the men who are as
responsible for moving supplies by
air as the pilots who fly the trans
ports-the air mechanics.
At an Air Force Service Command
Transport Group, Pfc. Lawrence
services the planes which fly thou
sands of pounds Of cargo. He at
tended air mechanics school before
coming to England in December,
l943. AS a member of this Air
Transport Group, he is working in
one Of the most important subsidiary
branches Of the Air Service Com
mand.
Functioning as the mobile supply
and service unit Of one part Of the
Allied Expeditionary Air Force that
is blasting the Luftwafie from the
skies, the ASC maintains depots,
warehouses and engineering shops
at the disposal Of the fighting COM
ponents. To haul the necessary
|cargoethe engines and aircraft
|parts-to the forward area Is the
job Of the Air Transport Group.
Harrington Wins Medal.
Tech. Sergt. John r. Harrington,
20, son Of Mrs. Marion Harrington,
624 Fourth street NE, radio operator
and gunner on q Flying Fortress
named ''Mr. Lucky" recently re-
ceived the Air Medal with an
Ook Leaf Cluster for ''meritorious
achievement" on numerous bombing
attacks upon Hitler,s war machine.
Mueller Rides Thunderbolt.
First. 1t. Carl w. Mueller, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Mueller,
701 Dahlia street NV, recently was
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross and three Oak Leaf Clusters
to the Aid Medal. The 23-year-old
Thunderbolt fighter pilot, a veteran
Of more than so missions over enemy
territory, is a member of the first
England-based fighter unit to carry
out dive-bombing mission against
German installations in Europe.
Varnau Wins DFC.
Staff Sergt. Arthur L. varnau, 20,
OF Arlington, Va, was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross for sex
ceptional courage" during a recent
bombing attack on German war in
dustries at Frankfurt.
AS the Picadilly Ann, Flying For
tress, headed into her bombing run
over Frankfurt a burst of enemy
flax tore through her nose, wound
ing the navigator and the bombar-
dier. Leaving his ball turret g,lns,
which had been rendered useless,
Sergt. varnau scrambled to the shat
tered nose in time to release the
bomb load on the target.
He then administered first aid to
the bombardier and navigator. He
later was commended by a fight
surgeon for his skillful treatment
of the wounded officers, whose lives
he probably saved, the 9th Army
Air Force dispatch states.
A former Department of Agricul-
ture employe, Sergt. Varnau, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil B. Varnau of
1909 North Oakland street, Arling-
ton, previously was awarded the Air
| Medal for DESTROYING An enemv