First Over Germany 1945 05 12 nr 05 (PDF)

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FIRST OVER GERMANY

Vol. 1, No. 5 — May 12, 1945

Published by Headquarters, 1st Air Division

Pages scanned: 8

 

Names

  • Anderson, Edward W.
  • Beaman, Bartlett
  • Collins, Henry B.
  • Coustey
  • de Rancourt
  • Gross, William M.
  • Halton, William T.
  • Hickey, Morgan F.
  • Lacey, Julius K.
  • Littge, Raymond H.
  • MacDonald, Henry G.
  • Meyer, John C.
  • Moats, Sanford K.
  • Patch
  • Spaatz, Carl A.
  • Stewart, Henry M., II
  • Travis, Robert F.
  • Turner, Howard M.
  • Valin, Martial
  • Whisner, William T.
  • Williams, Robert B.

France Pays Tribute to 1st; General de Corps d’Armee Martial Valin decorated with the Croix de Guerre with Palm these officers: Brigadier Generals Bartlett Beaman, division chief of staff; William M. Gross, commanding general of the 1st Combat Bombardment Wing; Julius K. Lacey, commander of the 94th Combat Bombardment Wing, and Edward W. Anderson, 67th Fighter Wing chief — Captured flag presented to FIRST by ground troops; huge Nazi flag captured by 42nd “Rainbow” Division at Schweinfurt — Division photographs Oschersleben ruins (FW 190 aircraft plant) — Mickey bombing paid dividends — 163 men receive French awards; Division men decorated at impressive ceremony; Sergant Morgan F. Hickey of the 384th Bomb Group — All ground personnel to fly over Germany — 487th fighter sqdn cited for gallantry; Captains Henry M Stewart II, Raymond H. Littge from 487th Fighter Squadron decorated with Silver Stars for defending a Belgium airfield shown with Colonel William T. Halton — Redeployment training underway