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Show Awarded Medal mht OHIcer Ronald V Purser 20 Hyde Park, navigator m a B.24 liberator squadron recently I was awcrded the An- Medal to .'meritorious achievement dunng aerial conflict with the enemy. I Since his arrival in Italy, Flight Officer Puresr has become a veteran vet-eran of missions to oil refineries, age installations ct Vienna, U'ia. "Every time we kno:k a out or the Russians capture it seems that our next missi-1 that much tougher. I g"e;: because the Jerries keep m their anti-aircraft guns back, thing is certain the so-r milk-runs' are few and far ML tween." W eran 01 niww - , , I air fields, railroad yards, harbois. land .bridges in Germany Austria, Hungary, Yugos.avia, and Nortn-jern Nortn-jern Italy. I He is authorized to wear the I Distinguished Unit Badge as a I member of a heavy bombardment group which was awarded the nations na-tions highest group award for the bombing of underground oil stor- Flight Officer Purser was t . - uated from North Cache i school in 1942. Prior to ent. the service he attended . State college. 'U' Entering the Army Air corpt May, 1943, he has been gradu from navigation pre flight and advanced navigation SCI jiA! Before leaving for overseas dut h was stationed at Topeka, Kant.il His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vv 1 Purser, reside in Hyde Park. P ! f! |