Delmar Airman's Group Cited For CBI
Service
For outstanding achievement in the
China - Burma - India Theatre. The veteran 64th Troop Carrier Group to which
Cpl. William W. Dickerson of Delmar is assigned, has been cited by the 12th Air
Force. Cpl. Dickerson is now entitled to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge. He
is the son of Mrs. Rose E. Dickerson and attended the Delaware High School
before entering the service.
Last April his troop carrier group
stationed in the Mediterranean area was suddenly ordered to fly to the support
of Allied forces battling the Japanese in the Imphal Valley, India and the
Myitkyna area in Burma. Seven days later the big twin-engined C-47 transport
planes of his group were delivering the needed supplies where they would do the
most good.
The unit continued to support the
Allied armies for two and a half months and played a tremendous part in driving
the Japanese from Northern Burma and the Imphal Valley. The group,
affectionally called "Cerney's Circus" after its commanding officer,
Col. John Cerny of Harrison, Idaho, is now back in the Mediterranean area,
starting its 27th month overseas.
Above from the Salisbury Times 19 Dec
1944
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