Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1943, Oran, Oran                               I u doily new Poper for u. S. Armed  bombers give Europe hot time Bonbon. A 3s�?strtktac at fierce dog fight Tokes Ploce Over roil Center speculation runs rile various reasons offered tils me. Fished to Fly again. Godly they pointed to Wiere his Loos used to to. They Hod both Boon blown Oft. When it men. Oort a. Spools Naaf commander visited turn Wool told him about o plan hero Hod Boon on rap Pilot m the same Ftp who Hod o not of artificial top made for him in England. What another Man had done he could do. Struck by the Pilot s determination the general marvelled. A Man with As much nerve As that ought to Hove his wish. Let s see if he cant get fixed up with some artificial legs by this same British surgeon. Then he can Fly again. West was sent to England where he acquired a new set of legs. Soon hell be Back in North Africa he will Fly again. Two months ago. Too bad. They sat wept is through. But he lint through. Bel go lag to Fly again. The 31-year-om native of Portland Ore. Waa a victim of one of those cruel tricks that Fate plays on the beet of us. All through the tunisian Campaign he led his spitfire boys through one Tough spot after another until they hammered out Ope of the Best fighting records in this theater. Then came Victory. It happened at a the Airport on rape Bon when a grass fire broke out on the Fields just an Ordinary grass fire. West pitched in and helped his men put it out. But the flames spread to a wrecked enemy plane. In the plane was a bomb fixed up As a Booby trap. The flames licked hungrily at the