Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Arthur Henry Arnold in a review of United states army air Force operations disclosed that during two and a half Taranie Mican airmen Des loroyed ene planes aloft i and on the ground and destroyed nearly if too plane losses for the 1 same period were put at Arnolds Bonscore showed that from through May the Saaf air combat destroyed enemy probably shot Down and damaged in addition the american air forces destroyed on the probably destroyed 347 and damaged american losses this period were combat planes aloft 036 com Bat planes on the ground and approximately 200 noncombat air Craft lost at a result of enemy action on the ground or the commander of the Saaf said he believed the present com Arnold of the Luftwaffe is the same As it was six in Bftts ago the germans no longer have speak f the he Are confronted the dilemma whether to defend Indus against bombing attacks and save planes for invasion or to fighters against the heavy bombers and losses which cannot be the Luftwaffe answer to the general Arnold was to defend Only such targets As they deem a notable re cent instance being their defense against attacks on synthetic Oil but even these occasional fighter defense forces Sel Dom number More than 200 planes whereas in earlier Days of the a combined bomber offensive As Many As 400 fighters oppose the Allied Arnold said accordingly our attacking forces have greatly increased numerically while the enemy resistance has greatly Deci there has never been an air Force constructed in the world be fore that has had the Power we now have to use against Germa Hundred million times the Hundred Millionth email letter in Enro Ute to the states from the european Thea ter this the letter is addressed to George is Signet a by Devight Eisen Hower and carries this simple Mes Sage Hundred million soldiers of the european theater have used email to Send a Mes Sage melt will play Cairo goodbye laugh Provok my comedy which was presented at Camp Huckstep week by the Middle East Little theater will make a tonight stand at Ewart memorial Hall in Cairo on june 12th and 8 million blood donors fowl Ameri can red Cross blood donations have now passed the pay on eight million americans have Given an average of a pint of Wood each to the red Cross for use in the treatment of wound in Tail states soldiers throughout the War scribe released new York Lurry Allen War has been released m a recent exclude of prisoners of War and is now in Allen was taken prisoner v the enemy in 19i2 Dinin a commando Rad on lie was captured when a British on which he was was i i twi Cray Bernard aran do walking Down a Chi Cago Alley recently when he tired an Inri Bent paper Barton Lyng at his overcoming the usual whim to kick he leaned Over and opened it the contents were labelled Nitro property of corps of a member of police Bomer squad said explosive was to have wrecked the entire Arandish nervous condition is not Esprit de corps Camp Happy highs Epners of the Lith armoured were recently Given permission to Wear lows car ter civvies shoes when off duty and the said shoes knocked off list of forbidden for those who Charles Kilburn offered an official explanation i heard reports that other not hampered by i were outdoing you in naturally this state of affairs could not be from the Blue from War is hell lans an eighty Earold commando Learned recently that this is truly a Rug ged he went into Battle with a cooking pot jammed on his head and when the improvised helmet became shoved Down he became a a physician spent 20 minutes in removing the pot without taking the fallen heros ears with general concern Boston it seems that Mark in tha manner of All Good worries about her famous husband who is in the thick of she therefore wrote commander of the in and hogged him not to visit the front every came a pintle Lebuff my you turn your Lamb chops Over on the stove and ill run my Small world Sailor Finch Davi 1 was preparing to Board his troop train when he Paw a parti Cular wac simultaneously Board ing a special car attached to the same despite the Rule that military men May not ride with Wircs m troop this of made the entire memorable trip not Only with the one wac hut with a whole Carload of the commanders of the two units nodded pern Mson after a Brief the Wao Why she was Davids v never say die fort Wil Liam the Stamen was carrying a message to Headquarters when bowled Over by a nearby Bolt of lightning the indestructible Pri vate picked himself dusted off his uniform and reeled on to he with the he Bow succumb to sick Call after completing his Mission although his injuries were not buy More War Bonds Sglav Walter Torkildson in Call of the Isth com Points out that while yank and Home May Dif Fer on exactly what is the top pastime of the armed Heitner Magazine has it right on the in Torkildson area the prime favorite requires no extra equip ment which was Tife basis of Dif Ference Between yanks billiards and times Volley hit the sack is the name Walter gives the occupation and he out that even the most jittery i can usually stay in one place Long enough to play this of course this May not quite Falun Der the yank time sphere of Dis but its so important a phase of army pastimes that Wal ter Sterns to be right in pointing out it cant be Torkildson got around to the discussion by noticing the conflict Between the  Ball As had answered yanks findings that it had not considered billiards because Trie re Creaton hits do As yet in clude billiard it May be something of a he re but this Post has a it came in to surprisingly Small package and Click Clack can be heard not any time in the recce at its still second to hit the sack syk master continues to speak up with the i latest is on the subject of wearing class a uni forms and Tiea to the movies or to town in the sky Mas ter makes a Point of saying its not about the but does ask for warnings in and Vance rather than getting information too late to take suitable this unique column always 13 never we Nas Over its Compla but simply reports ih2m As beefs and sets Forth explanations or the columns Are always signed the i her Anzio Echo continues its on Yahle career As beachhead and if you think the Beach head is All the think about youre for z10 Echo is now How wrong some authorities7 Are when they say that Lili mar the afrika Kurps Sonoff which was by the my army and subsequently became the property of All the is Best War song the Echo it is a fetching hut we Are plumping for Jat Endrai will the fighting French goes on to ask did you know that fifty percent of the discs played by Sally the Berlin Are made in Germany and not transcriptions of broadcasts As generally supposed close listening will re veal a slight teutonic accenti Loff you Fery Lily Pone and her leading Andre Kostela will tour the persian Gulf command announces the pc Dis Patch with an idea that sounds Ai goe8 Cial service has a plan to recruit i musicians to form an tra under who Brin Ging his celebrated orchestrations with theres a definite if connected with the warns if series of plan Nen rehearsals under Kostelanetz produces a then the of the con and flute and cello players who Are travelling with will be increased to a full for a fac Good its a swell idea what is the second thing you Are Gong Todo when you go Home on furlough0 asks inquiring re Porter Al pass in heatwave As a variant to one of those favorite i of tin going to sit myself a refrigerator tend drink cold milk until the cows come the i am going to wait until 5 and then take a subway i surely miss being pushed around in the sub ways of j am going to Park my carcass on a Stool some joint and drink Beer until it comes out of my Philadelphia in going to hit a place where there Are lights going in and out saying Beer on tap and nuts to every thing Joe in going to go to the Model lunchroom and enjoy one of my dads Good Steak Din those easterners sure do stick say you dont get there for longer than we care to that a simple statement and not a Perso Nal crack at the been Reading a Zero beat co Lumn by one Sam in one Way or weve Learned that Katz has been in the army for nearly to that before he worked for the medics he Laboured in a new York music store and that he seems to have been involved in Many Camp activities besides the weekly Zero beat columns and now the announces with a feel ing of Heartfelt pass ing of another ramber of the army from the dignity and prominence of that Seldom encountered private Hes now it just in the was have birthday Washington parades and parties around the world marked the second anniversary of the to mens Aimy corns last George Marshall lauded the wacs1 Devotion to our sol Diery these american troop shows Are aired by egyptian state broadcasting on lie Long wave dial meters or 62v mondays and on meters or 1348 pcs tuesday through Hun Days shortwave land at or 5785 Cairo time May 26 Melody Roundup songs of the mail Gall Carol Oscar John the pied May 27 Cha lie Mccarthy with Joan Blondell and Lena Are you a Genius who asking May 28 american news let ter from the personal album Virgi Nia May 29 performance Surprise great music guided by Walter May 30 up to scratch danc ing in the May 3i tunes from t e old front line theater please forgive me with Charlz c the hit Parade slim Matra and Joan Edwards vocal