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er, leading war ace Just returned from the war zon interviewed by the press. Lt. Comdr. Diplb of the Navy Pub, •lone is present to assist in the interview* WELCOME HOME LT. RUDDER. HOW DO YOU FEEL BEINa BACK IN THE STATES. AGAIN? PRET5?Y GRIPED AT IT ALL. WHIT.. 21 nios- ' j> Jr; (to press) lt. RUDDER'S EYES WERE MISTX '//HEN THE OtJTLIKES i ted’a . ' or THE BTATUE OP. LIBEH'EY, SBIBOL OF .AlfflRICAN FAITH AND FIOHT FOR LIBERTY LOOMED INTO SIGHT. oi .--■a. TPRE'SS: mT IS THE FIRST THING YOU ARE GOING TO . DO IN NEW YORK LT. LT.:,; GET A DAME. M'.CDR; HE INTENDS TO FLY BACK TO HIS OLD HOME TOW IMMEDIATELY & SEE HIS MOM AIJD ALL THH FOLKS. j PESkSS: . ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR THEY DAMN WELL SHOULD. '' liT.CDR: LT. RUJJDER MODESfLY DISCLAIMS ANY HIGH AWARDS. "EVERY MAN B- THE BATTLE LINE DESERVES IT AS MUCH AS I", THE ACE SAID. PI^SSl, ..WHAT ABOUT THE CASE OF CHAl^PAGNE ADMIRAL GEEVIL WAS GOING ■ V. ’‘TO GIVE YOU FOR BREAKING RICKENBRECKER' S RECORD? ■ LT: y. AW, HE CRAPPED OUT ON I®. LT.CpR: ..LT. RUDDER IS A TEETOTELLER. THE PRICE OF A CASE WAS GENER * * ; OUSLY DONATED TO THE RUSSIAN RELIEF AT HIS SUGGESTION. PRESS': HOW DID YOU SHOOT DOWN ALL OF THOSE PUNES7 f ^ '* ... LTV .*I GUESS I'M A PRETTY DAMN HOT PILOT. LT.CbRr BASHFUL LT RUDDER ATTRIBUTES ALL HIS SUCCESS TO A COMBINA - TION OF TEAMWORK, LUCK AND SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT. * SS^ DO YOU THINK THE ARMY PILOTS ARE AS GOOD AS THE NAUY PIL- . 0JS7 *■- ■ : -I can FLY CIRCLES ROUND THEIR NAVALS. v^T.CDR! HE PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE FIGHTING SKILL OF HIS COMRADES IN THE AIR. it : ^ — PRESS: WHAT ABOUT THE JAPANESE? LT: - THOSE FATHEaDS! THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR FROM JRD BASE. LT.CDR:. WHAT .THE LT. MEANS IS THAT THE QUALITY OF THE JAPANESE AIR-' / ..MEN IS DECLINING. . f , -1 1 ^ SS: WHaT about your mechanic? Was he pretty GOOD? WAS BORN ALL THUMBS. IT WAS A THAT DUMB SON-OF-A-B ' WONDER-1 EVER GOT OFF THE DECK. LT.CBR;Jr RUDDER IS LAVISH IN HIS PRtilSE OF OUR CORAGEOUS GROUND- CREWS WHO WORK DhY AND NIGHT TO KEEP 'EM FLYING. a Con-t-lnued next page
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