Paul Wurtsmith
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title:
Paul Wurtsmith
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Paul Bernard Wurtsmith was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. Enlisting in the United States Army Air Corps as a flying cadet in 1927, Wurtsmith was commissioned in 1928. Over the next 13 years, he served in instructional and command positions. He took over command of the 49th Pursuit Group in December 1941 and between March 1942 and January 1943, his fighters downed 78 enemy aircraft in the defense of Darwin in northern Australia, against Japanese air attacks. In 1943
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United States Army Air Forces general (1906–1946)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wurtsmith
date created:
2009-04-04T09:00:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:07:30Z
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