Evening star., 1945-05-23
1,O5 Flyers Back
From Europe Divided
On Fighting laps
By the Associated Press.

oS lne Associated Press.
BRADLEY FIELD, WINDSOR
LOCKS, Conn, May 23.-To LOTS
Airmen who have arrived home
from Europe redeployment is Just
the Army's fancy name for the Pa
cific.
OF the first unit Of heavy bonn
bardment personnel to be brought
back for furloughs and training "in
heavier aircraft" before going to
Pacific war areas, some men are
eager for double dose of warfare.
Others will 60 only IF I can't get
out of it."
And the majority agree with Tech
Sergt. James Horizontal" Marshall
Of st. Louis: Its up to the Army
I just work here"
Arriving yesterday in a feet of IS
Liberators and Flying Fortresses-
the same planes with which they
bombed Germany-the 300 enlisted
men and 275 officers gave the United
States typical CT greeting.
Hug Each Other.
They piled out of the bomb bay
doors of their planes heller Skelter,
yelling Hit i hard, boys" They
patted the ground, Rugged each
other and their planes. Some ad-
mitted companionship with an
American girl-a treat they had not
enjoyed for some time-would be
interesting"
Only when the big Army trucks
had transported them with their
gear and souvenirs to the receiving
hangar for processing did they get
around to talking about the other
war" still to be won.
Capt. George Cline of De Ridder,
La. former instructor, lamented
that he had been in Europe only two
months and said: Il missed it over
there. Now Id like to go to the
Pacific"
M Sergt. Jessie johnson of Du
Quoin, Ill, who put in % months as
ground crew chief and won seven
battle stars for sittin around wait
ing" declared: I'D just as soon GO"
Lieut.. Joseph Kostek, Fall River.
Mass: THE only thing l came back
for are the women. The pictures of
the ones in the Pacific look all
right"
Sergeant Will Buy Bonds.
S Sergt. Harold Weiss of Brook
lyn: III go see the movies but
that's as close as I want to get"
S Sergt. Joe Wasil of Cleveland
III stay on the ground and buy
bonds and wave the boys Off
s. Sergt. Warren S. jefferson of
Sandy Level, Va: Between Jets
and flax we've had enough"
Corpl. Charles H. Connor of
Homestead, Fla: Guess Id better
go and help those guys out SO they
can get home, too
1t James Avitt, Newton, Iowa:
Il got wife. Do you blame me
for wanting to stay in the States?"
One of the happiest men of the
day was not a returning airman,
but S Sergt. John Hewlett of Du-
bois, Pa, a veteran of Africa and
Sicily, now stationed at Bradley
Field.
Brother Steps From Plane.
He was helping out by driving
photographers around in a jeep.
Just as he pulled up to the side
of the third plane to land. out
stepped his brother, Pvt Harry How
lett, who had been overseas 81 .
months and had been a prisoner
of war for two years The brothers
had not met for more than five
years.
Honor guests on the Shady Lady !
B-24 we're two 3-month-old golden .
retriever pups bought in England
by 1t. Mitcheal Peluse Of wilkins /
burg, Pa, and 1t. Malon Echols of
Tucson, Ariz.
The men were the first of the
large group of Air Forces personnel
scheduled to be brought back for
redeployment to the Pacific After
a 30-day r. r. & r. rehabilitation,
recuperation and recovery leave,
they will report to designated CEN
trail assembly stations.
And from there it's Next stop
Pacifici"