HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1944-08-24, Page 3HEADS AIR ARMY
Lt. -Gen. Lewis W. Brereton, U. S.
;Army, heads the new Allied Air-
•i,borne Army which took a foremost
(part in the Southern France 'Tn-
Z'asion.
°+British Lieut: Gen. Frederick A.
4411. Browning, is Gen. Brereton's
;deputy, The Airborne Artny, first
of its kind in history, is composed
of American and British paratroop
and glider forces.
AWARDED MEDAL
For -bravery in the face of the
enemy while photographing Can-
adian troops in the battle for
Zlrtonalast winter Sergeant Jack
Arnold Stollery of St. Thomas,
Ont., has been awarded the Milit-
ary Medal. A member of the
Army Public Relations photo-
graphic unit in Ttaly, his disregard
of danger while securing action
pictures in the forward area was
credited with bolstering morale
of the combat forces. Sgt. Stollery
is the second Army Public Re-
lations officer to be honored to re-
cent awards, Lt, J H. Smith of
Toronto having been made a Mem-
bar ofthe Order of the British
Smpire for gallantry during the
icilian campaign.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN UNITE TO WIN R.C.A.F, AIRCRAFT PLAQUES
A Hurricane fighter, of the type previously made at Fort William by the
workers of Canadian .Car and Foundry, now engaged on Curtiss Helidiver
production, was the choice of school children of Victoria. and Haliburton
counties in Eastern Ontario to carry the name of their area as the reward
of buying over $25,000 in war savings stamps. Picture above shows Group
Captain A. D. Bell Irving, officer commanding Trenton air station, after he
had presented them with a plaque expressing the R.C.A.F.'s appreciation.
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
Tltis is the handsome R.C.A F. Plaque which, together with the
honour of having their name given to an aircraft, goes to schools •
which have reached their war savings stamp objective—the cost of
the aircraft. The scroll reads: "Presented by the Royal Canadian
Air Force in recognition of the financing of an aircraft through
the purchase of war savings stamps by the students" of the schcola
or schools honoured. Several hundred thousand school children par-
ticipated in the enterprise this past school year. Popular choices were
Canadian -made aircraft such as Fleet Cornelis, Noorduyn Harvards,
Canadian Car and Foundry Hurricanes and Ansons.
BOW -WOW CHOW
These Marine Doberman pinschers, Guam -bound, answer the call
to colors and the call to "chrbw-down," on deck of a Coast Guard -
manned assault transport. They're members of a 60 -dog platoon
of scouts and message bearers, and favorite sport is ferreting Jape
out of foxholes.
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`RETIRED'
"Retired" from action by' the Allies
at the age 01 76, this Nazi prisoner,
proof that graybeards in uniform
is a fact in hardpressed German jll
army, is pictured headed for inter-
ment after capture in France,
School Children at Simcoe Ont., raised $1.1,600 in war stamp sales and their
money bought a. Fleet Cornell training plane which was presented to the
bombing, and gunnery school, Jarvis. Proud of their job, these pupils give the
plane a "going over. Left to right. Harry Bryan, John Page, George Kerr,
Creighton Riordon and Doug. Hare. Only recently the workers of Fleet
Aircraft, at Fort Erie, were honoured with their name given to a plane which
they made "on their own time" and which they presented to the war effort.
CANADIAN TANKMEN CLEAR WAY FOR BRITISH INFANTRY
On the main road leading into the Italian village of Montespertoli, Canadian tanks halt while British
infantry moves past to mop up the town. The tanks already had blasted the town but the "P.B.L"
had to clear the enemy from buildings.
HERO DECORATED
His Majesty the King decorated
a number of Canadians during his
visit to his troops fighting in Italy.
Picture shows His Majesty shaking
hands with Major J. K. Mahony,
of new Westminster, B. C„ winner
of the Victoria Cross after his
medal had been pinned to his Bush
shirt.
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DISEASE -CARRIER
Summar
dysentery,
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are candodon
a fly's body.
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A single fly can lay
600 naso which In
24 hours become a
swarm of maggots.
Files oat garbage
and manaro. Most
fly specks aro
vomit spots.
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