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    2. Delilah
    3. In a copy of a newspaper page from November 11, 1944 that I have found among all this stuff I have is listed: It looks like Worchester Evening Gazette, November 11, 1944. (Not sure if that is correct) TOTAL CASUALTY LIST TOTALS 14 "Five casualties, one missing and two prisoners of war were reported among today's casualties from this area. There were seven wounded making a total of 15 casualties." KILLED; Corp. Robert COHEN, 32, 10 Tahanto Road, in the Southwest Pacific June 23, 1943. Previously reported missing since that date. S1/C Osais J. LEBLANC, 32, of 15 Oriole Street, Gardner, died of wounds suffered in the Pacific area. S2/C Tadenz B. WILCYNSKI, 20, 60 Epping Street. Miltbury in Southwest Pacific. PFC John E. MEADOWCROFT, 43 Elm Street, Whitesville, previously reported missing in France since Oct 15 now reported killed on that date. Capt. William J. DRISCOLL (This is the person I got the page for and will list his entire obit), 25, 7 Ames Street, in plane crash at Birkenhead England, October 19. PRISONER OF WAR Pvt. John R. DICKINSON, 5 Hollis Street, Framingham, a paratrooper, missing since June 6 in Germany. Corp. Channing L. PRATT, 21, Southbridge, missing in Normandy since Aug 2, in Germany. WOUNDED Staff Sgt. Guido CONSALVO, 32, 357 Lancaster Street, Leominster, in France, Oct 23. That is as far as this piece of paper goes. Here is DRISCOLL obit. PHOTO KILLED IN CRASH "Capt. William J. Driscoll, 25, opf 7 Ames street commander of B-24 Liberator bomber squadron based in England, was killed in a plane crash at Birkenhead, England, Oct 18., according to a War Department message received by his mother, Mrs. Natalie Driscoll. He had completed (either 15 or 35) missions. A graduate of Classical High School, Capt. Driscoll attended.............employed in the enginering department of Norter (?) Company prior to entering the AAF in May 1942. He was comissioned a second Lieutenant in March 1943, went overseas in August 1943 and became a Captain in September of this year. He has one brother, Joseph Driscoll, a discharged veteran. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 7:30am Monday at Asconsion Church." I think this is a MA. paper but not sure, it was something I got researching this air plane mid-air explosion that killed 23 crew members being ferried from Langford base back to Tibenham, Norfolk, England. delilah evans AVANS RESEARCH

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