A Nebraska Newspaper Touting the Successes of Colonel Joseph Laughlin

A Nebraska Newspaper Touting the Successes of Colonel Joseph Laughlin

A statewide Nebraska newspaper describes the recent accomplishments of the Nebraska born-and-raised Colonel Joseph Laughlin

In this article, the recent successes of Colonel Joseph Laughlin in France are described. It includes the details behind a Ninth Air Force record-setting flight that was Colonel Laughlin's idea as payback to the Nazis for all that they had done so far. The article notes his excitement to fly and his good sense of humor through his stories. This article also confirms that Colonel Laughlin was not present at the attack at Pearl Harbor; he was in San Francisco. The full article was not preserved, but the official press release that this article was taken from can be found in full in this collection.

National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division

United States Air Force

1944