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Show Armed Forces Fred Erickson Gets Promotion Matthew P. (Fred) Erickson has been advanced to Fireman First Class, according to word received re-ceived here. He has been in the service since May, 1944, and is now serving somewhere in the Pacific. Local Man ; Makes Fine Record With the 15th AAF in Italy SSgt. Monte E. Gustin of 482 So. Main, Springville, Utah, an armor-er.gunner armor-er.gunner in the 460th Bombardment Bombard-ment Group, is now entitled to wear the distinguished unit badge. At an impressive ceremony at its base somewhere in Italy, Maj. Gen. 'Nathan F. Twining, Commanding Com-manding General of the 15th Army Ar-my Air Force, pinned the streamers stream-ers of a Distinguished Unit on the standard of the 460th Bombardment Bombard-ment Group for its "outstanding performance of duty in armed conflict with the enemy." On July 26th, this Group of B-24 Liberator bombers took off as lead group of a Wing formation forma-tion and. set course for the target. tar-get. Attacked by thirty enemy fighters, the gunners threw up such a curtain of lead that the attack was broken off. Adverse weather conditions forced the bombers to bomb at a lower altitude alti-tude than usual, subjecting them 1 ZlS and heayy anti-aircraft fire Although three bombers were lost, two so badly crippled they had to leave the formation, and others badly damaged, the gallant crews pressed the attack and inflicted in-flicted grave damage to the ob jective, depriving the enemy of one of his most important fighter assembly and repair bases |