Nichols High School - Log Yearbook (Oxford, NC)

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The Classes JOHN NICHOLS SCHOOL

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.,.,,..:--:'.. -4-5-'sgfif-' -.ff- l ll' li ' 'ici -nil: I '3' ' lx: ff' e1 I 0-111 A-fe--1 CTHE LUGD 2-If 11 - ai- ,... 4?-5-1 1-5-lgl' 5-lu! -'1 EDWARD Y Horscoorr Member of Class 44 Oxford N C The stars are his who uzll mount to meet them Nettre N Bemrs Club 12 33 Paul R re e Pat rotl Club 13 Woodrow Wrlson Patrrotlc Club 123 Francis Scott Key Patriotic Club 133 Junior Red Cross 11 2 33 Glee Club 133 Edward volunteered for the Arr Corps rrr August 1943 and was sworn rnto the army on September 29 1943 After takrng hrs basrc tr rnrng at Keesler Freld Mrssrs srppr he ment to Laredo A A F Laredo Texas for trarnrng rn the gunnery school rn January 1944 He frnrshed there rn Aprrl 1944 and went to Lrncoln Nebraska to be assrgned to a crew After becomrng a member of a B 24 crew he went to Casper, Wyomrng, for phase trarnrng, later returnrng to Lrncoln, and then to New York He sarled for overseas on August 10, 1944 From England they flew to Naples and then to the 376 Bomb Group, whrch was the oldest and heavrest rn the European theatre Thrs group led the frrst mrssron over Ploestr, and was awarded the Presrdentral Crtatron three trmes He was awarded the Arr Medal wrth three oak leaf clusters, the European Theater Rrbbon of Operatron wrth seven battle stars, and the Good Conduct He had the rank of Staff Sgt and as a member of the 512th Bombar dment Squad ron was credrted wrth frfty combat mrssrons, whrch rncluded targets rn Greece, Yugo slavra, Italy, Hungary, Austrra, and Germany Asrde from hrs mrssrons, the total num ber of sortres was 32 He was flyrng gunner y rnstructor for two months before berng drscharged It has been a pleasure to have Edward back wrth us, and as he enters the Unrversrty of North Carolrna rrr June, we rush hrrn the best of luck Page Twenty one 1946 E F ig, -is A. - -4. ,J f v - .-W Y , . . ... ,F f..-, .. ,. t - 'ei 7, a- - ir . ' ,, V- 4-'-Lv A. ' ?-...-g- -if-f m --C Ei. 5.1 --, --f.. W - - .. -gh- .. 4 ' - -..'l. -,. .iv ' Gil :gf be - ' ' 5 I f -4-Q f--gr.. 1 :- n,,.r-1 LY fl, ' . - ,..,...:,.1a, Q - ., -W f,- ..,, ,. -5 -.5 4 Ze. . . , 9 -. . -.C .,-L.. , - ' G ' 1 W - --' --- ' .. ' ' T 4 -is-rQ.nn-L-:Q,'3,'1.fg-.T.'3,-.i,-921 igi -,-Ky. ,.T,7' f 7' Y A + e i Y 1 'T -1 '- . .1 - '1 1 Z'-'fl -f - ' A 'fit' H.- D ' 3-. . v - 1- . . -J ?: -E..-:f': . - .. :,-..?i: - , . . 1: , , - V - wr ' . ' , 1 e' 1 1 1 3 ' r , . . 4 , - Y ' ' 'Y Y Y I ' Y I Y I