Norwood In The Service-This Day In Norwood History-March 22, 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, And 4 Clusters To Lt. Browning

On behalf of his cousin, First Lieut, Robert A. Browning, 24, pilot of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane, who is now a prisoner of war in Germany, John J Conley of Welch’s newsstand received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters at the Army headquarters, Logan Airport last week. The presentation of the medals, without ceremony, was made by Capt. Wasson W. Lawrence of the Army Air Corps. Accompanying Mr Conley to the airport was another cousin of the U.S.C.G., who is stationed in Boston.

Lieut. Browning, son of Mrs. Margaret Browning of 33 Myrtle Street, entered the service in December, 1941, As a fighter pilot he saw considerable action over enemy territory and it was while on a night mission over Normandy that his plane failed to return to its base last June 3. On August 10 Mr. Conley was notified by Major General J. A. Ulie that his cousin was a prisoner of war in a German prison camp near Dresden, Germany, about 100 miles from Berlin.

With the Russian advance on Berlin. the prison camp was broken up and Lieut. Browning is now believed to be at another camp in the heart of Germany Before entering the service. Lieut. Browning attended Norwood High School and from there went to the Mt. St Charles School in Woonsocket. He also attended Northeastern University. and for a time was employed at Welch’s newsstand.

Everett Richwein HomeAfter 40 Months 0verseas

Everett F Richwein MM2 C arrived home his week on a 30-day leave after completing 40 months overseas duty in the South Pacific.

Richwein arrived in San Francisco the first of the month. En route home he stopped at Camp Bradford Norfolk Virginia, and spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother Russell QM2 C whom he had not seen for four years. While Everett was there the boys put a telephone call through to their mother Mrs Emma Rowell of Pleasant Street.

After his leave, Everett will remain in this country for advanced schooling.

Home After 3 Years Overseas

CpI Roger P Flaherty son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Flaherty of 20 Lyden Street, arrived home last week on a 30-day furlough after three years of overesas service.

Cpl Flaherty has been in the service four years, receiving his basic training with the Tank Division in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He went overseas in 1941 and has been in campaigns in Africa, France, Italy and Germany.

While at Anzio he was made feature editor of the Beachhead News, a frontline newspaper that originated at Anzio and followed the troops» but kept its original name of Anzio Beachhead News.

Previous to enlisting, Cpl. Flaherty was on the staff of the Norwood Free Press.

(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)