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The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 6

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THE BOSTON DAILTS GTOBE THUKSDXY, JANUARY 28, 1943 6 altitude over Germany, running to U.SJ or Unconditional an estimated 35 below zero. One waist gunner froze nis lace so badly that his lips were bleeding, ii mmn'iiiw A Dllot and a copilot in one Diane alternating at the controls, sat on Raid on Germany Picnic, U. S. Flyers Say Continued from the First Page Yank flyers, most of whom returned unscratched, piled out of bombers and expressed surprise at the little resistance encoun Nutter Is First Harvard Man to Bomb Germany Contenting himself with the claim their hands to keep warm. Believe Nazis Lost 10 Planes No official estimate of German losses can be made but at least two Fortress crews believed they each shot three German planes.

Two more crews were sure they each got tered. "It was a picnic," they ex Surrender9 Soon to Replace Europe's Vf (CotJyrifht. IMS. by Boston Glob and Overseas Nws Agency.) LONDON, Jan. 27 (ONA) Allied circles predicted today that the letter U.

S. for 'Unconditional Surrender' will soon make their appearance on the walls and streets of every occupied country In Europe. The new anti-Nazi slogan will shortly, it is believed, replace in popularity the symbol V-For-Vic- tory, and the figures 1918, representing the year of the German collapse in the last war, which have long infuriated the Germans in the occupied lands. two enemy planes. The Flying Fortress named "Car of being "the first Harvard 'man over the line," Navigator Lieut.

Ralph H. Nutter 22, of Norwood returned safely with other members 1 claimed. "We caught them completely unaware." ter and His Little Pills" piloted by Capt J. W. Carter, Lawson, Okla which has weathered 11 raids with of the crew of a Flying Fortress to their base in England yesterday, out a scratch, was attacked simul taneously on both sides by two Ger man fighter planes.

The fighters after assisting in the first American air raid on Germany proper since the outbreak of the war. Norwood Man on Raid Typical of minor casualties was the bombardier of the fortress "Blitz-buster," Lieut. Robert L. Edwards. Boston, who was hit by a piece of were nailed simultaneously by Engineer Sergt.

S. A. Kirk, Lincoln, Lieut 'Nutter is the son of Mr. left waist gunner, and Sergt, R. A.

Liven good. Butler. Penn. and Mrs. Ralph E.

Nutter. 64 Elm spent flak, and got a black eye. Another Flying Fortress, "Devil's Among those wno tooKpari was navigator Lieut. JR. H.

Nutter of Norwood. He as a graduate of Norwood High School, where he was an outstanding athlete, being Playmate," piloted by Lieut. X. NORWOOD HERO- Lieut. Ralph DOROTHY CAROL NESSON WILLIAM FALASCA A man at rest produces about as much heat as that given off by a 60 watt electric bulb.

Nutter who flew in the first M- Norwood, Harvard '42, who said he was the first Harvard man to BENJAMIN WHITE captain of the track team and holder of many running records. said Carol. After resting by holding on to Horsman. she swam 1R5 American air raid on Germany. Benson, Anguilla, which was said to have been the last to leave Germany, also claimed two planes shot down by top turret gunner ered to White and Falasca and tu was culled out.

Falasca-uflh co over the line, After his graduation from high school in 1938, Lieut. Nutter entered One of the minor disappointments of the raid came to waist gunner leg and back injuries and was abled four days. Sergt Howard Jones, Wellsville, feet to a rowboat. Resting again, she swam 50 feet farther to shallow water and reached the bank. Meanwhile, Horsman took Robert ashore.

Elsa, alone in the rowboat, was rescued by two other swimmers. Utah, and ballturret gunner Sergt, James F. Boyd, Baltimore, Md. White. 32.

manaeer of tVio Syracuse University, and later attended Harvard Law, SchooL He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in Three Focke-Wulfs were claimed Sergt. Donald Bevan. 23, of bpring-, fielcl former New York News artist who before the take-off had carefully labelled all the bombs, "Yours Always Teddy." the nick Edison in Lynn, applied for Arm. Officers'-Training School last Auemt Carnegie Hero Medals for 3 New Englanders' Continued from the First Page January, 1942, and after receiving by the Flying Fortress "Royal Flush" Carol is the daughter of Mr. anH piloted by Lieut.

Harold Jtieasiey, Mrs. Samuel Nesson. Her father is The commander of one group of Flying Fortresses, Col. Curtis Le-may, Columbus, said: "It went pretty well except that it was rather dull compared with some we've had. Given a bit of better weather we'll give 'em a show next time that will really mean something.

As it was, we managed to get a large number of bombs on the target and near the vicinity." Lieut. Nutter of Norwood was in Lemay's group. The flyers included the first British soldier to go on an American tne real estate business and member of the firm of I. Nesson name of his fiancee, Gloria Naiswald of Tenafiy, N. J.

Then something went wrong with the bomb release mechanism, the fortress was sent to the shop and the crew assigned to another ship. Andalusia, La. Sergt. James Farrer, Talala, said he saw a German plane go down after being hit by bullets from his gun. Another enemy plane was hit by navigator Lieut Everett Clinard Rantoul, Dorothy Carol Nesson, known Sons, Boston.

She is in the fifth the commission October was sent to Europe. Another Massachusetts man, gunner Sergt. Donald Bevan of Springfield, received a minor setback before the takeoff. He had labeled all the bombs with the name of his fiancee but due to a mechanical defect in the bomb release, the Fortress was sent to the shop and the crew assigned to another ship. as Carol, was 9 years old last Aug.

grade at the Claflin School. New. 6, when she helped save 8-year- The raid brought from the kai tonville, and has lived in Newton Center five years, going there from Brookline. She has a brother. Charles, 3, and a sister.

Ivy. 10 111., and a third by tail gunner Sergt, Henrv Streets. Dry Fork, W. Va. Bomber Command Chief, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, a special old Robert B.

Tucker Jr. of Everett from drowning at Wessagus-sett Beach, North Weymouth, after he had lost his grip from a The Fortress "Connecticut Yan months old. message of congratulations to the Eighth Bomber Command for "this raid. Maj. Errol R.

T. Holmes, Royal artillerv flak expert doing liaison with the United States Eighth Air Force. He said he was astonished by the precision of American for kee" piloted by Lieut James Verinis, New Haven, was another three-baeeer. The sharpshooters This is her second award for her rowboat and had submerged three rescue. She and the others who re well-planned.

gallantly-executed operation which opens a campaign Though as large as Pennsylvania, Honduras has a population of little more than a million. were ballturret gunner Sergt. Roy ceived the Carnegie Medal some "ftvts iu ue tauea io'' train ing momentarily. He is a native of Lawrence and a graduate of LaW rence High School and Dartmouth College. He is married.

Although he lost a wallet containing $90 dur. ing his rescue work, he has refused several offers of cash awards. Falesca, 21, is the son of Mr Mrs. Michael Falesca, 10 Harlcw Saugus. He enlisted in the Coarf Guard six months ago.

He ig native of Saugus, a graduate a Saugus High School and was a fons. er machine operator. He has or. brother, Arthur, now in the Army. Randolph Man Saved Unknown Boy William J.

Skayhan, 48-year-old Randolph letter carrier, saved an unidentified boy, about 9 years jfd from being killed by a subway train in Boston last July 10. The boy fell from a subway plat-form onto a track upon which a train was approaching at about 15 miles an hour. Skayhan iumnpri intn times in 10 feet of water, 250 feet from the bank. the Germans nave long areaaea. mation Hying, "it was aosoimeiy tiptop; the Hun wouldn't come near montna ago were awarded the Mas Smith, Indianapolis; topturret gunner Sergt.

Lawrence Murray, Lin- To them it is yet another sentence in the writing on the wall. sacnusetts Humane Society MedaL Carol and Robert's 6-year-old us: den, N. ana xaugunner oeigu Between us we can and will bust sister, Elsa, were in Carol's row-boat at Fore River, with Robert countered was extreme cold at high Virgil Burgan, Kansas City, Mo, Two Saved Woman at Lynn Germany wide open. I I i i rs.nt mm White and Falasca aided in saving hanging on at the back of the boat, being towed, when Robert T-rnCVTTY C.H Boston and Cambridge upen Tnursaay ana aamrqay iiii a.au r. m.

meiue weus, ob, irom drowning at Lynn last July 22, after the woman dropped from an observation ost his grip. Carol dove after him and swam 15 feet to his aid. tower into Nahant Bay and drifted into water 8 feet deep, 47 feet from ii Hih I Ya UlU' ll'l 1 if 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ii! i Parents of Children Helpless a sea wall. wmte jumped into the water, While parents of the two chil dren watched, paralized with lear. swam on leet and towed Miss Wells, unconscious.

60 feet to a rroun of the pit, lifted the boy, and with the from shore, Carol and Robert disappeared beneath the surface five AfJ Jri-vr pumgs and caned lor nelp. Tnough iram noi more man 100 leet away thrust the lad toward two mpn nn omer men reiused to enter the times as Robert threw his arm' the platform. He crouched around the girl's neck and strug water, Falasca jumped in. swam 12 feet and took hold of Miss Wells neath an overhang of the platform and the train stopped 250 feet ho. and grasped a pile.

gled. Although Carol's chest and abdo yond. There was a stron? backwash men were scratched in the struggle, from the wall and the three were Wrong Number "Auntie, were you ever nronow several times washed from the piling against the wall. After 20 min utes a line was thrown from the to?" sne managed to support the boy five minutes without being able to break his hold until Homer Horsman, 31, of 15 Spruce Milton, seeing her plight, swam out and grasped both children. "Don't take me, take Bobby," i Once, dear, a gentleman asked wall, Falasca got a temporary footing raised Miss Wells and White.

me to marry him over the telephone. got a line around her and she was but he had the wrong number." Clipping. pulled out. The, line then was low- Scars Sears Boston and Cambridge-Open Thursday and Saturday Till 9:30 P. fI.

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