Catasauquan Wins "D. F. C." In Second Decoration
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Catasauquan Wins "D. F. C." In Second Decoration
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Date Created
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1943-02-15
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Creator
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The Bethlehem globe-times. (Bethlehem, Pa.) 1925-1977
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Identifier
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ww2-7945
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Description
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Clipping extracted from The Bethlehem globe-times pertaining to WWII military personnel from the Lehigh Valley, part of the BAPL WWII Newspaper Clipping Collection.
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Digital Format
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application/pdf
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Clipping
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Bethlehem Area Public Library
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Contributor
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Entries added in 2013 funded in part with Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.
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Date Submitted
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2013-04-01
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content
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February 15, 1943
Catasauquan Wins "D. F. C." In Second Decoration
Captain Thomas J. Lynch, Catasauqua, who a few days ago was credited with having brought down his eleventh Jap plane, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, according to announcement made yesterday by Lieutenant General George C. Kenney, commander of the Allied Air Forces of the area.
The award was given Captain Lynch for “extraordinary achievement” in having participated in more than 50 operational flight missions against the enemy in the Southwest Pacific.
This is the second decoration won by the 26-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch. Last year he received the silver star decoration by Lieutenant General George H. Brett for gallantry in action in the southwest Pacific.
