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Article : 112 wordsCharged with assaulting two women with intent to do bodily harm, Fred Bryson, a negro soldier of the United1 States army, was sentenced by a ...
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Article : 290 wordsGeneral Chennault was awarded the Air Medal for piloting an unarmed transport in numerous missions in enemy-held territory. The citation said ...
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