SGT Juseaume downs 109

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION, England--Staff Sergeant Earl C. Juseaume, 21 year old B-17 Flying Fortress tail gunner recently got the range of a NAZI fighter plane, fixed his sites and blasted him out of the sky. His triumph was scored on a recent Eighth Air Force attack on German industry on Hamburg, second city of Germany.
     Sergeant Juseaume, of Marlboro, saw about 18 Messerschmitt fighter planes coming in from above, just as his formation was about to begin its bomber run. As the big silver Forts swung into their bomb run the "bandits", as they're known in Eighth Air Force vernacular, began to attack in waves. Said SGT. Juseaume, "they made three waves. The first wave veered off to the right of our plane, the second to the left, the third came in dead astern. It was this third wave of four ME-109's that caught my eye. I picked the number four man because he seemed to be headed straight for me. I let him come within 300yds., then, while he was jockeyin' for position, I gave him a few bursts. He started bouncing and came into within 150yds.. Now was the time to shoot the works, and I did. His canopy flew off and he started down-spinning like the whirling dervish." Sergeant Juseaume's Fortress, "The Prowler", enjoyed a successful attack with no casualties or battle damage.
     A veteran of the pre-invasion air war, he has participated in attacks on enemy industry at Mannheim, Politz, Misburg, Hanover, and Saarbrücken. He participated in ground-support tactical assault on "D Day". The Marlboro Sergeant is the holder of the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters, awarded for "courage, coolness and skill" while carrying the air offensive to the enemy.
     Sergeant Juseaume uses words as a weapon as well as he does 50 calibre shells. Recently he made a trip to London and participated in a radio broadcast beamed at occupied France and the underground. Of French descent he speaks the language fluently, and was happy to take part in this program to fight to Fighting France. He spoke for about five minutes-telling of his experiences over Europe, and of his immense respect and admiration of French people.
     He is a member of the Third Bombardment Division, cited by the President for its now historic England-Africa shuttle bombing of the Messerschmitt plants at Regensberg, Germany, last summer-the first of its kind in the army air forces.
     The son of Mr. And Mrs. Lewis a Juseaume, of Marlboro, he is a graduate of Marlboro High School. Prior to his entry into the AAF, he was a drummer-free-lancing over the Boston, Worcester and Marlboro area. He lived at 21 Mount Pleasant Street, with his parents. One brother, Rusty Juseaume, is also in the AAF, and is stationed in Florida. Sergeant Juseaume entered the service in September, 1941, and won his wings in November, 1942.

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