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b . Ch ge s or g i zat i on :( 1 Chaage s dos i at i on one .( a s f er of i t s Yone .( 3 j Cha ge o f Co ma d g f i c er s N e .(4 Ch n ge o f S t a f Of f i o r s s None .(5 ) Ch ge s T 0 s S quadr on r e or g zed o t 15t h at Groas t t o ,

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s t r e f ed, s i e e y p l e s des t ro e d, p s on l ki l l e .Q C t o u r e H er t , aw dcd 15 45 . ou ded .3r d OLC t a Ai r edal , On 13 2 45 . r g ! g a d T de s t r oy ed .

( 19 ) 2nd Lt Ja s L. a p , J r , 0- 771015 - .r ode l , on 15 ], 4 5 .R r a l l i r t oak a d r i v er b ge s des t roy ed .

( U) ad I t Ch e s H. r a , 0 - 774146 - i edal , o 20 1, 45br i dg .d 3 l oao t i v es des oy ed .

(2 1 ) Lt l l H. s e , 0 - 721394 - -i r e da l , on 18/ l 45

r ol l g s t ook an d f i e l d guns d ged .{22 ) Capt Jame s E• 'f a n , 0 - ? 92 35 - Li s t i hed Fl y g Cr os , f

xt r or di ery ac i ®ve nt , on 6 12 44 . R l i n e out , ro l l i n g s t o eka d MT des t r oy ed .3rd OL t o Ai r i eda l , on ].l

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d(23 j 2nd Lt Edwa d • do d , U- 819525 - r ed l , on 20 2, 45 .

RH bombed d aut , 1? R a r s d aged .(24 ) 2 d Lt ober t L. ub ar d, 0 - 72 1413 - . r e da1, o 2 1/ 5R di v r s i on cut , r ol l in g s ak da aged .

(25 ) d dw c F •J $ 0- 71 l l - A eda l on 16 1 45 .R line aut, loco tive da ged, 6 RR rs dam ged, 4 g it hit.

2 ) 2 d Lt C r l es b . i t o , U- 721429 - . r e da l , on 30 1 .br i d e des t r c y ed , 22 IR e s d 1 ng e deat r oyed or ds nage d .

(2 7 ) . d L Jam s T. Kni ght , 0 - 721413 - Ai r ] -l , on 2 1 44.

11 F ee.r s de s oy ed, 15 dama ed, 1 MT: e s t r oy ed .( 28 ) l at Lt Robert D. Loua s , 0- 82723 4 - d OLC t o r e dal , on 9 1 45br i dge t , R c ar s d c , 4 ' e t r oy3 .( 29 a j or i ahae C. oC t hy 0- 736277 - 1s t ULC t o DFC, n 11 1 5dum des t r oyod , 4 T des r oy e d •(3 0 ) l s t Lt Jo s h . :a e , 0 - 8304U9 - l s t t o Ai r edal , 2

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St o r ge s heds des t r oy e d, barge s damaged •{32 ) 2n Lt .oyo eJ, i e , U- 766538 - i s t O C t o Ai r edal , on 30 1 45,

BR br i dge das t r oy ed , 22 R :c er s d 1 en g n e d s t r oy ed d aged .( 33 ) 2nd Lt Ra l p h D. c a i e l , 0 - 721475 - -_i r eds l , on 11 1, 45 .

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h . Los s es i n ct i on( 1 ) l s t L Royce J . Mai er , 0 - ?66598 .(2 ) d Lt Ja es T. n i ght , U- 72193 .

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(3 l s t Lt i l l i am F. r y , 0 - 8 20 448 - 2 d OLC t o r e al , 1 . 1 5 •o du bo ed, m h :l l i ng ya d s t r f ed .{ ) l t Lt Geor be r̀ . B i ght , 0 - 82144 - d OLC t o i r ie dal , l l ,

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( 5 ) Znd Lt Jac k P . Da o , 0 - 719273 - t OL o i r da l , 25 2 45 .T des t r oy ed ; l ooom t i e a d 20 c r s deat r oy d.

- ( 6 ) 2 ld L't ri e r y i. D . , 0- 2U59239 - Ai da l , 10 1 45 .B i dg® d mag d, T des r oy ed.( 7} Edwar d L. or sn er , d Lt . 0 - 722015 - Ai r dal , on l l, l 45 .

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l c o o1 r ef i ner y d s t r oy d ,( 9) nd Lt or r es t L. Fe s , 0 - 7213 4 - r Meda l , on 22 45 .

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ont h o f Fe ur u ary , 1945 Pr ©par e d by Ea l D. ck , C pt . , . C.

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1. New o de l f oot a a r i vod t od y , t e boondoc k r t pe , t h ki nd i t h t he o ga i deout l eat her . For hat ev er pur po s e t hey r e de s i •ncd l o o r r e u qu st i on l ys ac r i f i c ed .

2 . he e duc at i on me et ng t hi s ernoon f eat u re d t al s g ven t hr ee o f f i c er s ont h s ubjec t . Advent ur es hi ch bef e l l ne on m s t t o t h St at e s .

3 . S c e of us o r e adept at i n ; t hi ngs p l anked do our money f or a ch c eat one of t he px wat ches due t o be r f l ©d of f s oon . he e g r et t e r at i on handedut t o us was a pac k or t shor t , s o t her e n ur al l y a l i t t l e r i pi ng , utprobabl y not hi ng t o c o par e t h t he s qua now o i ng up i n t he 3t at es , er ethere are "n ente" fags.

4 . o t he r Squ adr o i n t h i s r oup l r out on a ombe r e s c or t s on , a d s o e e r eo v e r us t r a t h e y r ump e d by t w nt y l u s hun f i ht e r s . e n a i s g vt i ns e s f t l i c k s a d t hen c l e a r e d out , t r k n oc +i ng do t hr e o our f i ght e r .:dos t o f t he p i l ot s , ke ou s , h a ve ne r h a d a c hanc e t o mu t i t h n y p l e sn the air, and tharefore muf d their on ly opportu ty . u Squ on e t outs h or t l y t e r e a f t e r l o o n g f o r t he l uf f e out f i t , t t h ey h ad di s pp e d .

5 . Vde r e a l l o u t o buy ome s urp l u s t ock f rom t he P , i nc l udi ng some c i g et t e s .C g r ot t e s ar e no b ngi ng a much h gh r pr i c e on t he bl c k mar ket r ec ent l y ast i r c r t of sh or t : ge be gi ns t o r each I t al y . l s o t he ubs t ant i al pr i s on s ent enc esf or opcr at or s y h ve s o et h i ng t o do i t h t he eudden ju p i n pr i c e .

. SO sho r i n t o . Us ua l f ar e , f our en , t h e e men , s ong , d c e , et c . ®f i ht g 5?t h makes a e l l - behav d but hi gh l y e r i t i c al udi enc e . hi s notou theatre, but filled it up from front to back n®ve theless, without r g •df or t h ot he r out f i t s s ome hat adamant m Cro l a bout s egr e gat i on . ' .r s tSer ge nt s d ot he r w ee l s " s omet i me s hang t he i r f e et o f t he bal c oni es , s oabsor d do t hey bec o e i n t h a t o c a l de ct er i t y of t he danc i n gi r l s .

7 . Today as br i ght an d c l e and hung up 44 s ort i e s , hi ch ma de f ul l d y ' s or k.

8 , p r s che du l ed da c e c e of f t hi s even ng , and s l i ht l y bet t er re su l t s er eo bt i ne d al l ar ound . For one t h i n g t he t y e of men was appr ec i abl y bet t er t hanl as t t i me . os t of t hem c ame f r o t o and not s o ny f r om ros s t he c n l .B t t her e r e s t i l l t oo m r at s d a l e c f l i ans . Th e oas i s , i ch smov d do om t h© c l ub or t h i s ga l a s l ur e s t , ,ras a ve ry busy p l ac e , and manyof u s c ool ed our ar i d t hroat s on t he us ual st oc k of i n and c o n ac . he c at e er sr a o a of spam be f ore t hey c ou l d get al l t he d̀al l i os ' s er ved .

9 . hi s oveni ng s I ro r m Ceatur ed Lt .Co . mi l t on of the oyal S ot s i l i er sa t l k on :G ac i t i es , bot h in Cr oss et t o nd t he t heat r , a ol e . eS

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g e u m n ,y g oo d l au g h e s i d e s g i v n ' u s s be t t er p x s p ct i v e o f c on d i t i on e

r o• d her e t n ou l c h d o t ' a r wi s e . The Co l on e l d e t s on e o f

t b e s t I me e t g s we . e v e r : d .

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br o up er l i g ht ou s ek eo g e l u t s t r e et f we e go . t n gat ur n ed ou t t he ower s h t - b e opoe d i on t t , o ok t h oy out of t h

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:.n t he s ec k , s t n ow o out on a c o l d n i g n d s t end hi a u a d , k ee g t r u c ai n d wom out .

11 . Thi s s en v age day , n d t he we at h ar uo f r on t p e mi t e d us t o et o f t hr e

e i ht - p 1 n n d an e t o p .e mi si ons . e i ht l cn s ho wer e s a or t

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s f or t c o n opu a en t i t l ed or cf i a h i t h S a d " , a ook w i c h i e.11 bout

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when s ay , "I t s t oo l on g i t 11 t r e eo l e " , e s ays , "S o i s t h w c. "

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17 . T n w o di dn ' t co i t o t he o r der ly r oo t o get t i r s r vi e e r e aor ds e h akeds t no r port t o t C ever y he l o u t i l 10 00 P . T n t i oe v hi a h t h y

ne v r f ound t i t o oo l y t h hu g on t bu l l e t boar d f or o r a k . Thi sl l 1 arn e .

18 . Iae e am d por k ahope f or s upper . Th pi l ot s t r i ed out .n " novat i on " t odaybo bi ng i l eve l f l ght n d t . g nl l t hei r di r eet i ons by r adi o . T i s en ab l et hem t o bo b t r ough a ov aa: t . The y mi s ed t b br i d e 5 0 y ds on t i r s tt r y , s ai d one pi l ot , . . p i l ot s w r e ki l l ed t o day x a t e i r p l es ao l l de dover t f i e l d. The y ere l e s t han a t hou d f eet h gh nd never had a ah oe .

. t o b l out , The ai d t happ ed t h e i l e of t he f i e l d.

19 . T n i gl t bo ber a o our f i e l d us e t ar e a r o d ar o f or a j et i s on r an gewhe t y have t o get r i d of t l aads . So t i es t l ey p t i r bo bs o f f -s hor e d som t i t gro be nd hous e , pe ps s o n i g t o t ho ae ,e ar e l l r e s i ed t o i t i n a f t al i s t i o ay .

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21 . Ther e ar e f ew or e gadge t s i n t ooo pi t of a P - 47 t ha one a n s a, gr aeeo ver , e pee i al l y dur i n g t e whi t e e at o ex c i t e nt . One of our ne i l ot sam baok and aonf es s ed t hat he had t r i ed t o f i re hi s r o cket s af t e r he had

- a l r eady dr opp d t he o a l l j r r y got aa a uz z j ob .

22 . Our bi - e kl y danc e d spam s t e am of f t on i g ht , d j uat as e e g et t gs t ar t ed al o g e a an A- 20, f l y n g l ov er t he r t er , and di ed i n ab ut twoof f hore , c i rs at l r i n ont o o r p l ace . S e r ah f o r t ar e con t i nue d al lt ou gh t n i gh . S ev al s ma l l bo at s and a s eer a hl i gh wer e us d t o s cour te a , but t ar ew a n ever f ound .

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