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THE TROY RECORD, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1943. 15 i Hand Shot Off, Gunner Nips Nazi BY JOSEPH WILUCOMBJE. JR. International News Service Staff Correspondent. A U.

S. Flying Fortress Station. Somewhere in England (INS)--Few tales of heroism can equal that displayed by two sergeants and their crew mates from this base who took part in the second Flying Fortress raid on Schweinfurt. One of the sergeants, after losing his left hand, shot down an FW- 190. The other, who gave him first aid, went back to his guns and blasted an ME-110 out of the sky.

Both have been recommended for high awards. They were waist gunners aboard the lenu biiip "5io," wuu-ii was piloted by Capt. Charles T. Schoolfield, of Baltimore, Md. Crew members credit Captain Schoolfield's brilliant evasive tactics under heavy fighter attack for their safe return to this base.

It was Schoolfield's 22nd mission. 5 Enemy Hit. His crew was credited with shoot- Ing down three enemy planes. and probably destroying two others. Scores of enemy fighters closed In on the Sis shortly after its P-47 Thunderbolt escort left it halfway to the target.

Despite ceaseless attacks from that time on Captain Schoolfield made a successful bomb run. However, just before the bombardier, Capt. Floyd A. Evans, of Kilgore, dropped his bombs a 20 millimeter shell hurtled into the Fort. It landed smack against the left gunner's flak vest and exploded.

Shell fragments tore his left hand off at the wrist. Right waist gunner, Bert Perlmutter, of Columbus, S. leaped across from his own guns, whipped out a handkerchief and applied it as a tourniquet to his crew mate's wounds. The wounded struggled against Sergeant Perlmutter's efforts to calm him and staggered to his guns. At that moment an FW-190 streaked in to attack from above and slightly astern of the wounded dan's position.

He gripped his guns with his right hand and poured a stream of molten lead at the German. Perlmutter and other crew mates said later that the FW burst into flames and blew up. The bleeding gunner held on to his guns to ward off another attack, but the loss of blood overcame him and he passed out. Enemy Fighters Active. Meanwhile Sergeant Perlmutter Tvas training his guns on an.

ME-110 which was coming in on his side of the ship. After a short burst he saw the enemy plane go down trailing smoke. Both gunners were officially credited with two enemy planes destroyed. Captain Schoolfield continued to employ every evasive maneuver at his command to thwart the attack of fighters, which were queuing up and burning in above and below his ship. One of them crossed the eights of ball turret gunner Bruce A.

Hardy, of Evanston, 111. It was a black ME-110. As Hardy's 1 bullets ripped into it it blew up. A few minutes later a probable JU-88 victory was scored by tail gunner Second Lieut. Curtis L.

Dunlap, of San Diego, Cal. Another probable was obtained by top tur- ret gunner Joseph C. Stoner, of Monongahela, Pa. GLANCES By Galbraith Heights has been named to head Woman's Guild of the newly ormed Episcopal Church of Latham. Assisting officers are Joseph Powell, secretary, and Irs.

Chester Richards, treasurer. .1 ard party and food sale will be eld today at the Pitts hose ouse hall. The primary classes of Calvary 'hurch will have a Christmas party omorrow afternoon in the church chool. Mrs. Howard C.

Benneu, uperintendent, will be in charge, 'eachers of the department who ill present the program are lobert Terwilliger, Mrs. Adam Graves, Mrs. George Whitney, Miss Dorothea Bennett, Miss Grace Galoway and Mrs. Walter Kerl. The S.

W. Pitts Hose Company as under way a scrap-paper drive nd has asked residents of the Latham School District to leave old apers and magazines on their ront porches Sunday. Collections ill be made from 10 a.m. until 2 Sunday. Plans have been made to cover every house in the istrict, announced Samuel Goldie, hairman of the drive.

Mr. Goldie assisted by Eugene A. Theroux, resident of the Hose Company, nd the new officers. Latham Mrs. Walter Ruhtz, accompanied by.her daughter, Miss Jean RuhU, are in New York.

Ronald Roe, seaman, first class, husband of the former Francos Martin, is spending a ten-day leave i here. Mrs. Perry Edson and sons, Perry, I and Clyde, of Amsterdam, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Orrett.

Herbert Johnson has been named as chairman of the knitting group of the Lathan Red Cross Unit to succeed Mrs. Elmer Litchfield. i The Mr. and Mrs. Club of Calvary Church will, entertain the children of the Fairview Home to; night for their annual Christ'.

mas party. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.

Wil" liams and Mr. and Mrs. William Hubbs are supervising the affair. Also on the committee are Mr. and Mrs.

Elbridge H. Linton, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Claydon, Mr. and Mrs.

George Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Milliken.

The party will take in the church school. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spicer, intendent of the home, will accom- pany the children. I Miss Alice S.

Pratt of Latham AIR CONDITIONED COCKTAIL LOUNGE MUSIC DANCING ENTERTAINMENT DAILY. 4 to 8:30 EVENINGS, from 9:30 Eagle Streets, ALBANY COPS- BY MEA SBJVICf INC T. M. RKL S. PAT.

Hero of Guadalcanal Named Brig. General Washington (UPJ--Col. Merritt A. Edson, one of the heroes of Quad- Marine Raider Battalion, was nominated yesterday to be a brigadier general. Edson, 48, is a resident of Chester, Vt He has seen service with the Marines on land and sea and in the air.

Before being commissioned i an officer in the Marines, he was an Army private during the Mexico foray in 1914. He was awarded the congressional medal of honor for outstanding heroism in repelling a Japanese attack on Henderson Field. Guadalcanal, on the night of Dec. 13-14, 1942. He also was awarded the dis- tjnguished service order of Great Britain for his daring in that action.

He was present at Tarawa in the recent invasion of the Gilbert Island.s where he served as an i observer. Duce's Son Active In Puppet Regime Ben (UPJ--Vittorio Mussolini, 25- year-old son of a fallen duce, is 5 man-sponsored Fascist affairs with the favor of Adolf Hitier. reports from the German frontier said yes- I terday. i According to these reports, young Mussolyii has been named to head 350,000 Italian republican Fascists in Germany and entrusted with forming a new Italian army from 400.000 prisoners held b. the Nazis.

He was understood to have revealed his role in a speech to a Fascist battalion which volunteered for service on the Russian front. Vittorio never took part in Italian fore his father's fall. Pfc. Ralph Geerholt is spending a 15-day furlough from Camp Rucker. with friends ar.d relatives.

Miss Esther Cummings spent several days with Mr. and Fred Geerholt in Stephentown. Mr. and Mrs. eorge Nugent have returned after spending a few in New York.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummingm were recent guests of his father, Edgar Alderman. A THE AIR 2 drops in each nostril open odd-clogged nooe.youbreathB freer quickly. Caution: Uw only aa directed.

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Fred Bond. Mrs. C. E. Bennett was in charge of the devotions.

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