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Page 14 - The Goldthwaite Eagle-Mullin Enterprise - Wednesday, Oct. 5,2005
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
74% of all Texans have either themselves, a family member
and/or a friend have experienced some form of domestic vio-
lence.
77% of all Hispanic Texans indicate that either themselves,
a family member and/or a friend have experienced some form
of domestic violence.
73% of all Texans believe that domestic violence is a serious
problem in Texas.
The public must become acutely aware of the tragic conse-
quences domestic violence has had on our families, friends,
workplaces and communities. Far too many Texans know some-
one who is a victim of domestic violence. We all must help
these survivors find safety, receive justice and create opportu-
nities for them to live the violence-free lives they deserve.
Statistics provided by: Texas Department of Public Safety
and the Texas Council on Family Violence.
Submitted by:
The W.A.V. Project, P. O. Box 835, Goldthwaite, TX 76844
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Sumter graduated from
Goldthwaite High School in
1939, and attended John
Tarleton College, now
Tarleton State University.
He married Laura Helen
Saylor, of Goldthwaite, on
October 9, 1942. He was
commissioned Second Lieu-
tenant in the Army Air
Corps, receiving his wings
on the same day. He had vol-
unteered for the war effort
after the attack on Pearl Har-
bor, driving to Houston to
enlist and hoping not to have
Robert Sumter Gerald his asthma detected by the
1922-2001 flight surgeon.
Editor’s Note: Following Robert "Bob" Gerald
is the inscription on the served in the 91st Bomb
dispay to be shown at the group during the Sth Air
Mills County Historical Mu- Force Campaign in Europe,
seum. On October 9,1943, he vol-
The display reads... unteered to participate in the
Robert Sumter Gerald of “Ankiam Raid”, which be-
Goldthwaite died on came known as the “Suicide
Wednesday, October 17 at Mission of WWII.” Bob’s
Harris Methodist, HEB, “Wheel and Deal” was
Hospital in Bedford, Texas, among the squadron of
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He was born on April 4,1922 B17’s, which comprised the
in Evant, Texas to Robert mission’s unescorted decoy
Julian Gerald and Mabel group. Sent over Berlin
Stoddard Gerald. Robert while the primary bomb
Sumter Gerald’s grandfather, group destroyed key muni-. •
Dr. Robert Stoddard, was a tions targets in Eastern Ger- Pictured above is Daphane Evans with the framed dis-
graduate of Yale University many, they suffered the play of Sumpter Gerald. Leon Sutherland Photogra-
and Columbia Medical greatest loss of any mission phy donated the design and framing of the display.
School. He came to Texas of the war. The apparent The display can be seen at The Mills County Histori-
in 1868 to ranch and practice youth of the slender college cal Museum in downtown Goldthwaite.
medicine. Julian Gerald be- boy had struck fear in the
gan his career as Superinten- hearts of his crew members ered millions of pounds of Hundreds of young pilots,
dent of Schools in Star, when he was assigned as coal, flour and supplies to many of whom came from
Texas where Robert Sumter their pilot. He was 20 years starving German civilians, the flight decks of aircraft
was born. The finances of old, was a pound too light to facing the harsh winter of the carriers, began careers with
the state of Texas during the pass the flight physical the Soviet Blockade. Bob was American under the gentle
Great Depression were such first time and had a little again called to duty during tutelage of Captain Gerald,
that educators were paid with more than a year of military the Korean War and the early B ob Gerald graduated
vouchers to be redeemed flight training. Their fears years of the Cold War as a from TCU Ranch Manage-
when the treasury had suffi- lasted until the first mission, member of the elite Strate- ment School in 1975 in the
cient funds. Teachers in ru- for which he received the gic Air Command. The first class of night school stu-
ral Texas became part-time Distinguished Flying Cross, threatof Atomic war was dents. . He began ranching
farm laborers to make up for They dubbed him “Pappy", balancedby the global pres- both his own land and that
the lack of income. and they lived to. recount ence of aircraft flown by this of Laura Helen s family. The
The elegant, educated, their harrowing 25 missions specialized group of pilots center of his world was al-
Robert Julian Gerald picked over Europe. with the highest security ways Mills County. After 50
cotton, carrying Webster’s Bob Gerald left the Army clearance and the skill and years, Sumter returned home
Dictionary, which he memo- Air Corps tojointhefledg- courage to fly through the to his roots.He hadmarried
rized before the state trea- ling company, which became world'8 worst weather. . . the skinny girl with the big
sury was replenished. Rob- known as American Airlines. Major Gerald left the mili- eyes that had been his child-
ert Sumter rode on the cot- He took leave from passen- tary to become. Captain hood friend. He reveled in
ton sack pulled through the ger flying in 1948 to volun- Gerald for American Air- the beauty of the native
fields behind his father and teer for the Berlin Airlift. He lines. He had seen his first countryside, pampered his
spent the school days in the was among the primary airplane when a barnstormer cattle, and nurtured the wild-
one room schoolhouse cadre of pilots who manned landed in a cow pasture west life. .
where his mother presided, an unbroken stream of C of Goldthwaite and charged He cherished the memory
Sumter became a resident of 54’s. flying 24 hours a day, the awestruck local citizenry of rubber band gun wars
Goldthwaite, Texas when his their engines running while for a vlew of the countryside under the Methodist Church
father was elected to the soot-covered refugees from aloft. The price of that porch and walking around
judgeship of Mills County in rushed to unload the life-sav- brief adventure bought a life- the square on homemade
1930. ing cargo The airlift deliv- time ofthe love of flight for stilts. He was again a cus-
many Mills County boys, in- tomer at the long marble
_ eluding Sumter Gerald. He soda fountain in the Woody
morruuirsoy began flying in a single en- Drug Store where Laura
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