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EIGHTH AIR FORCE'S WWII SERVICE SALUTED.(FRONT)
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The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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September 28, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Anita Weier The Capital Times
Clyde Coenen said he never thought he'd have the honor of speaking to the Wisconsin Assembly.
But it was the Assembly that honored Coenen on Tuesday as it presented a resolution to the 89-year-old Appleton resident honoring the "mighty" Eighth Air Force and proclaiming Oct. 8-14 as Eighth Air Force Week.
During that week in 1943, the Eighth lost more than 150 heavy bombers to enemy fire in the skies of Europe in World War II.
"Despite heavy losses many feel that this was the turning point for daylight strategic bombing," the resolution states, also noting that slightly more than 150 German bombers and fighter planes were ...
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