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tensley Field, Grand P-rdrie.A plane be aring . -~ jor
eneral Charles i'dwin Thouas .Junior, comanding
general of the 14th air force arrives.
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General Thomas was invited to speak to a meeting of
the 443rd T"roop Ca rier,-Jing of ensley Field, recently
alerted for active duty.
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A thousand men of the 443rd are on hand to hear general
Thomas.
before the general speaks, however, there's a littleceremony.
Dallas Co unty Judge ". L. Lew Sterret
presents him with an honorary Sheriff's Cori ission
and a western type hat.
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General Thomas tells the 443rd members that Joe Stalin
could tell them why they were being called to active
duty pay lst. In his absense, however, the eneral says,he'll do what he can.
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Military visitors], script, March 9, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700273/m1/3/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.