A LIBERATOR BASE, July 15–Appointment of Lt. Col. James M. Stewart, of Indiana, Pa., the screen star, as chief of staff of a B24 combat wing was announced yesterday by Maj. Gen. James P. Hodges, commander of an Eighth B24 Division.
Stewart was been serving as a Liberator group operations officer. As chief of staff, he will be second in command to Brig. Gen. Edward J. Timberlake Jr., wing commander.
Lt. Col. James Stewart receives the French Croix de Guerre.
Jimmy Stewart and the crew of his B-24 Liberator
OLD HANDS IN THE BUSINESS
The experts say it’s a young man’s war, but when the Allies invade Hitler’s Europe the Army will depend, among others, on a gang of middle-aged, weather-beaten, heavy-construction veterans, like 52-year-old M/Sgt. Felix MacDonald, to repair the harbors that the Germans may destroy
HERE’S A REPORT ON THE FIGHTING OF EACH U.S. DIVISION IN SICILY – The 1st Division Veterans from Tunisia Distinguished Themselves Again While Others, New to Battle Took the Campaign in Stride.
NEW YANK-RED LINKUPS–Junctions Shut 85-miles Trap on Foe
I was still flying B-24’s in combat on the date of this Stewart column. In the heat of stepped-up operations, I do not recall reading much about Stewart of Gable as they were busy with combat not seeking publicity. Good guys.