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7-4-43 "Ned" & friend owners of a Red Bike

10-5-43 "Ned" went on pass to London

10-19-43 "Ned" and Harry Brown Finch met in [blank] London for holiday together

11-7-43 "Ned" hiked his Pilot [blank] Airplane is named "Wham Bam"

12-23-43 "Neds Dad sent him a Tobacco Hand [blank] " " took it to a tobacco Shop in London

12-25-43 "Neds Group had Christmas party [blank] for orphans - presents for the children [blank] The Squadron had a Party also [blank] Major Bailey gave Officers and [blank] Enlisted men - cigarettes.

1-26-44 "Ned's" Lt. Newman, Goose-creek, Texas, Awarded [blank] The Dist. Flying Cross. Lt. Newman now holds [blank] Air Medal,

5-30-45 "Ned's" points as of This date

36 points for 36 mos in Service

23 23 overseas

20 4 combat Stars (Bronze Battles Occupation Stars

79 total

+10 Combat stars are due

89 Ned at 5 points per star

6-2-45 "Ned" Advised promoted to full time Flight Chief (Ratings were frozen in ETO) "e" Flight Prior to this "Ned" was Crew Chief, As Flight Chief – Has under him 12 Crew Chiefs (1) One asst Crew Chiefs

9 Armors

3 Radio Men

24 Total Staff

6-3-45 "Ned's" C.O. has credit for 28 enemy aircraft

31 Days JANUARY, 1944 1st Month CAUGHT THREE RABBITS - [NOD?] Sun. 9 FRY TONIGHT - VERY GOOD. NO INP DEVELOP. RAIN + FOG - NO FLIGHTS - MON. 10 NO SPECIAL EVENTS CEPT USUAL POWERED EGGS! TUE 11 FOGGY MISSION. LT NEWMAN. 59 BOMBERS LOST 5 FTR LT CABLE "AUGERED IN" TWO CRIPLED FORT BAMEIN- ION FIRE - I SHOT UP - INS. MAN ARM OFF - MISSION HUNTING CABLE - THOUGHT TO BE IN BHANNEL - SLEEING - SNOW WED 12 FOGGED IN. SLEPT LATE - GOT 1LB EXP CANOE. SAW AGROUPE COMBAT FILMS INC. LT. NEWMANS. LOOKED FT 'MEAT HOUND' NOT DAMAGED TO BAD. CREW OUT IN HOLLAND THUR 13 NO FLIGHT. LOST BASKETBALL GAME 17-16. COL DUNCAN DEFUSED TAS BOMBS. THAT CAME OFF HIS SHIP WHILE EXPERMENTING. "MEAT HOUND" WRITTEN UP FRI 14 FOG AND RAIN SAT 14 BIKE FIXED BV RANEV FOG TOO THICK TO CUT BRUNSWICH DESTROYED 2,000 T IN 28 MIN

FEBRUARY, 1944

Sun. 6 ESCH. LT. CALLANS - SMASHED MY B&T INDICATOR - BOMB RUN TO CALAIS CALLED OFF. WENT TO SEE MR MAYHAW

MON. 7 NO MISSION - MUCH NEEDED REST - ALERT - E/A OVER NOW, CLOUDY - SO MAYBE THEY WILL GO ON HOME - LIGHTS OUT - WROTE LETTER ON KNEE

TUES. 8 LT.STETT - ESH TO GERMANY (S/W) 720 R.F. NO CLAIMS - SHIN NOT BALANCED BOTTER FLY BOMB EXPLODED. SCARED.WELL WED. 9 MISSION SCRUBBED - BOMB MISSION SEROB BOTTER FLOY MOP. LT STRIET OK VERY COLD THUR 10 ROOM ORDERLY - GOT SHOT VERY COLD - SNOW FLURRIES - MISS TO BURNSWIEK - VERY BITTER DOG FIGHTS - LT KEYON. NO ROUNDS FIRED FRI 11 OFF DUTY - STAYED ON POST MISS TO FRANKFORT HAD FRESK EGGS FOR BREAKFAST IN BED HAD PARTY TONIGHT AT JOLLY FARMER SAT 12 STILL OFF DUTY - GOOD BREAKFAST NO MISSIONS. LT NEWMAN BACK FROM REST

29 Days FEBRUARY, 1944 2nd Month ESCH LT. NEWMAN CGO BOMBERSTO BIRLIN – NO FIGHTS – VERY COLD Sun. E/A OVERHEAD – JOME H/E – FLARES 20 SPOTTER – LT NEWMAN – VERY COLD MON. BRITISH WAR GAMES NEAR BY – ON BOARD – DONT LIKE IT! OF COURSE NO ONE ELSE DOSE ESC. TO [ATWERK?] RATHER LT NEWMAN FLEW DOWN MZIN ST. PEOPLE WAVING AT HIM – ON DECK, AFTER GETTING NO. 5 ON COAST HIT TWO BIRDS S/G – DAMAGING [RW.?] CAWLING, [SUPERCASING?] E/A BOMBS SHIP TRANS TO SERV. GP. – VERY BAD COND. – HELPED [GLADDEN?] IN HANGER – FEET COLDEST EVER – (2 E/A SHOT DOWN LAST NITE – W/IN SIGHT

S. Matthias New Moon 1.59 a.m.

STAYED AT POST, NO ACTIVITY! MENT HARRY B + BILL AT IPSWICH – SPENT NITE AT ROYAL GEORG HOTEL – GOOD BEDS - + HAD HAM FOR BREAKFAST BILL, FENTON + I WENT TO MOVIE – CAME BACK TO POST

FEBRUARY, 1944

SUN. 27 SLEPT TIL NOON WENT TO SEE MR MAYHAW BOTA REAL FEED CAKES + PIES

MON. 28 VERY COLD SHIP CRACKED UP ON RUNWAY PILOT NOT HURT SNOW FLURRIES VERY HEAVY FROST

TUES. 29 SNOW FLURRIES ESCH SCRUBBED HEADED ALL OF FLIGHT STILL NO NEW SHIP THIS IS BAD

MARCH, 1944

WED. 1 NO MISSION BUTTER FLY HELPED [?] BOARD TO-NIGHT NO [?]

THUR. 2 OFF TO-DAY GOT UP LATE THERE WAS A MISSION NO FIGHT HAVE A SORE THROAT HERES HOPING I CAN BREAK IT UP LONDON RAIDED LAST NIGHT

FRI. 3 VERY COLD BOMB RUN TO [BERLIN?] THE IST ESCH ALL THE WAY NO ACTIVITY STILL VERY COLD SNOW BLIZZARD

SAT. 4 SHIPS TOOK OFF IN IT TO BERLIN NO FIGHT WHERE IS THE LUFFWAFF ONLY FLACK NEWMAN WRITE UP N GOOSE

31 Days [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 3rd Month (Sun. 5) A BEAUTIFUL DAY - NO MISSION MY SHIP REPLACED - LOOK LIKE A WREAK - MAJ. BAILY PULLS A FAST ONE - (Mon. 6) SHIP MADE MISSION [ESCH?] TO [BER?] ARMST [?] NO ACCEPTANCE INSP PULLED - SHIP IN VERY POOR CONDITION WENT TO SEE FARMER (Tues. 7) PULLED INSP. IN VERY POOR CONDITION[S?] - GAS LEAKS [?] F (Wed. 8) ABORTION, MY FIRST IN 73 MISSIONS GAS LEAK IN L. WING LT. SPERRY [E/A?] [B17?] OVER IN DAY LIGHT AS SHI[PS?] GOT OFF - ESC TO BERLIN - WEAKINING LUFF[?] (Thur. 9) [ESCH?]. LT. NEWMAN - NO ACTIVITY SAYS SHIP IS GOOD - 1203AL LEFT LT. LISTEOIN "ACES" OF E.T.O. STARS & STRIPS. (Fri. 10) WENT TO [GAS SCHOOL?] GOT TEAR GAS IN MY EYS NO MISSION - ON GUARD TONIGHT (Sat. 11) NO MISSION NO INK NO THINK

3rd Month [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 31 Days (Sun. 12) LT. NEWMAN IN HOSP. - RAINING DARN POOR SHIP - IRKEDTHOROUGHLY (Mon. 13) ANOTHER ABORTION, SECOND IN 73 - ITS HARD - LT. JORDAN BOMBS FALLING SOMEWHERE NEAR - [IPSW?] (Tues. 14) NO MISSION - GEN. [Doo?]LITTLE - SPATTZ LEE & HERE - LT. NEWMAN BUZZ WATERSHAM - REPMENDED - GOOD SHAM DOG FIGHT - 38's & 47's - 51's - (Wed. 15) HEAVY RAID LAST NIGHT 13 E/A [DOWN?] - HEAVY [MK?] - MISSION TO BRUNEWICK - LT NEWMAN - BUZZED [WATERSHAM?] MADE THE BRASS MAD - TO HELL WITH 'EM - I'LL DO IT AGAIN - (Thur. 16) BLACK DAY - LT. NEWMAN FAILED TO RETURN * DUSTIN WENT DOWN TO STRAFE AIRPORT - LATER SAID, "ON [D?] [ON COURSE?] HOME" - MORE THAN JesT A SWELL FELLOW GONE. VERY BLUE ABOUT IT. HERE WAS A MAN THAT HAD GUTS. WANTED TO WIN AND GO HOME. I PRAY THAT HE IS [SAFE?]. (Fri. 17) BOMB RUN SEVERIAL SEVERIAL TONS (Sat. 18) NO MISSION E/A BOMBS IN VICINITY

31 Days [blank] MARCH, 1944 [blank] 3rd Month (Sun. 19) SOMETHING UP. FEW PLANES ARE BEING PAINTED. [COL DUNCANS?] SHIP A DUZY - (Mon. 20) DOUBT INVASION COMES BFORE MAY OR JUNE - HOWEVE MATERIALS ARE PILEING UP ON COAST - DUNCAN FORMS SPIED SQD. (Tues. 21) OUR FIELD IN RESTRICTED BELT- MAYBE THINGS ARE ON THE UP AND UP (Wed. 22) HAVE VERY BAD COLD FEEL ROUGH. E/A OVER [LAST?] NIGHT. SOME BOMBS (Thur. 23) PLAYED SO[?]OR - WENT TO C/WAF SCHOOL TODAY - (Fri. 24) RE. PAINTING SEVERAL SHIPS FOR THE BUZZ BOYS (Sat. 25) GOT OLD SHIP NEW PILOT - LT JOHNSON BUZZ BOYS REALLY PRACTICING CLIPED BUSHES 5FT - I HIT THE GROUND -