• World War II vet finds he was due for Distinguished Flying Cross since ’45 (Austin American-Statesman) – Wally Bludworth of Kyle flew 34 bombing missions in B-24 planes over Germany during World War II, including 19 in which he returned to England with engines shot out and fuel lines leaking. “One time there were 134 flak holes in the airplane when we returned,” he said.

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