The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1945 Page: 3 of 12
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TM COMANCHE CHIEF AUOOBT 3. IMS
iTroy W. Kirkland
' Aboard USS Guam
Burk’s Studio Installs
Photostatic Machine
Lt. George C. Hanes
U/2iL T______>
FIFTH AIR -FORCE, Philippine
Islands—Twin engine pilot 8e-
•cond Lieutenant Oeorge C. Hanes.
22, has been assignee] to the Fifth
Air Force’s famed 417th Gomb
Oroup “8ky Lancers”. The son of
Mpi. Beuna Davis, of 4212 Hamil-
ton St., Dallas, he has been over-
seas jslnce May 6. 1945. 7
The “Sky Lanceri” specialize in
A-20 bombing ami strafing at-
tacks against enemy ground in-
stallations, shippin gand person-
nel. On these missions, demolition,
fragmentation, parachute or fire
______________ bombs are dropped on assigned
task force off Japanese shores for objectives. The target area is'Also
61 days. Iri recent, operations, sup- blanketed by the withering syn-
porting the Okinawa Invasion, she chronized fire of six forward-fir-
protected carriers of her escort lng 50 cftllbrc machine guns set
in a series of battle. in*the A-20's nose. These attacks
Like her sister shin thp nea flown at altitudes ranging
Alaska. £e T^4*Skt«d ™ »hlch
battle crulaer. the two being the *J5J> *“J- *[o»-
Fleet * She LX
and l“nna,ge- 8h' £?VS5.“ "'» healthier—
carries 12-inch guns in place of we’re gone before the Nip ack-
hitvtWea^ni ^al ack gunners can draw a bead on
heavy cruiser and bristles with a us!” . *
ittle cruiser while she was prov-
es her worth during nearly six
lonths of combat from Okinawa
> the fringes of Japan’s Inland
TN THE FORWARD PACIFIC—'
W. H. Shugart. 20, photographer's.
mate, third class, USNR, who at-.
tended 218 different schools in
Texas and then enlisted in the
Navy before getting a diploma, i£
still living an unusual life, for he
is one of a group of Navy men
known at theK'most shot-at crew
In the world”™
Shugart. who calls De Leon his
Dome, followed thf footsteps of
hie father, L. A. Shufcart. during
his ’teen years, putting oh magic j
chmifc* ♦ hfAiioVmiit thp T /ino fitor
one.
shows throughout the Lone Star
State. As a result, he picked up|
his education as he went, thus.
racking up what he belie*ec to!
be the record for schools attend-
ed; .. •
He enlisted in April, 1944, and
became a member ol the Navy’s
advanced fleet camera party which
long ago became accustomed to
having high-calibre shells hurled
their way. In fact, they no longer
raft carrier. In addition, she is
xedlted with assists oi) six at*'
acking enemy planes, while h£r
Waiting for a
Pictures taken over the . target
during the bombing and strafing
runs by A-20 photographer-gun
wear life Jackets and helmets.
Object of the Camera party is
to photograph actual shell bursts
fired at a floating target by war-
ships. The target is towed astern
a fast, converted destroyer upon
whose fantail Shuglart and his
colleagues mount their photo-
graphic^ equipment, Although the
. . , - - towline is more than a half-mile
thirty day furlough, visiting long wWch the lar_
ners,
THE FACT IS
By GENERAL ELECTRIC
Yes Sir; he learned
about tires the hard
way. Lifce many
other motorists, he
e x p e r i me n t e <L
plcryed-the-field . , .
found nothing satis-
fied him like a Good-
year. That's why he's
even willing to wait,
if necessary, for a
new Goodyear... a
tire you can always
count on for extra,
long, safe service.
ii i iK. oiiipo vv nil ii j
get from a distance pf up to ten,
miles have been known to make;
miscalculation and come closer to
the towship than to the target.
Shrapnel from bursting shells has
clattered around the photograph-
ers as they worked.
Narrowest escape for the cam-
era party, sinee it arrived in the
overseas, was inside Germany.
‘‘The cities and small tpwns were
where they put up the hardest
fights,” continues Kirkland, who
explained that the American me-
chanized forces could establish
breaks through the Nazi Tines, at
came when a miscalculation on
the part of a fast-firipg cruiser
sent the photographers flat on
the deck as six-inch shells rained
in the water around the towship.
A quick radio message requested
the cruiser to “cease fire” and to
make corrections in its calcula-
tions. Minutes later the cruiser
advised it was ready to resume
lire. The photographers returned
to their cameras, but again the
cruiser was confused, and again
the cameramen flattened them-
_____________________ „ — selves on the deck amid mumbled
the 822nd Tank Destroyer Battal- I prayers and curses. Radioing a
‘ ’’sorry”, the cruiser withheld its
file and then opened up a third
see" a certifi
EYELIDS CAN FREEZE SHUT in high-
ALTITUDE FLYIN6. SO GENERAL ELECTRIC
ENGINEERS DEVELOPED ELECTRICALLY HEATEO
G066LE5. FINE WIRES ARE IMBEDDED IN
PLASTIC LENSES. G.E. ALSO MAKES ELECTRI-
CALLY HEATED FLYING SUITS, GLOVES,
SHOES/CASUALTY BLANKETS. _
th Army
time—this time pouring salvo af
til salvo squarely on the target.
Kirkland, Comanche, he 14 on
a thirty day furlough here vrtth
his wife, the former Myrle Shoe-
maker, and their son, Davy John,
12. He will report to Camp Gruber,
Okla., for reassignment. ,
6TONS of DIRTY DISHES;^
’ARE WASHED EVERY YEAR _
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
pISHES CAN BE WASHED
ELECTRICALLY FOR
ONLY |{: PER DAY.
It would be foolish to kid our-
selves into believing our Navy
guns never miss their targets,”
Sugart declared, ”ahd_that's why
our little jdb is important at their
practice sessions. Our photographs
help them to determine the cause
of their errors. And practice makes
TUBES
■BBgWI
Oscar Hill has accepted a posi-
tion here with the Western Auto
Associate Store. '-7 f
J. L. Fowler of Kerrville
was a Comanche visitor Monday.
perfect
The Texas photograpner’s par
ents, Mr, and Mrs,. L. A; Shugart,
live on Route 1, De Leon. A broth-
er, L. A. Shugart. Jr., is m the
Arnjy . stationed in the States.
Training Riding Horses, adver-
! tised fn 0ur column*, T* a book
every cattleman should have. It
I tells by pictures and simple words
how to make good riding horses.
! John C. Burns, manager of the
6666 Ranch and president of the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show, whose long experience
on ranches makes him competent
to speak, says:
I ‘‘Horse# . on commercial cattle
' ranches are a means to an end.
I The business requires that cattle
bt handled at times by men on
horses. The better the horses are,
the fewer will be required, and the
more efficient the work. The gen-
tle, well-trained horse that responds
promptly and accurately to the
rider will accomplish far more than
the ’Bronc* or the 'Outlaw* and is
both safer and more dependable.
A gentle, well-trained horse wilt
. result If proper training begins
with foalhood, provided he had
been well endowed with possibili-
ties through good breeding.”
PRICE DOWN
OVER 75%
I in is years, an
ELECTRIC MOTOR,
r WHICH IN 1920 COST
\ $28.25, TODAY
COSTS ONLY $6.90
TOM
ELTOS
JSIrs. C. A. Ciiuiey and dauuh
; ter, Miss Elsie, were here last week
! to visit friends and attend the
jcyd Settlers Reunion.
j Mrs. Dale Howard of Dallas
Spent the week-end here with her
sister, Mrs. Earl Burnett. *"
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1945, newspaper, August 3, 1945; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841584/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.