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Patriots keep
War Promise
When his P-51 Mustang ran into
heavy flak over Cologne in 1944
and was crippled, Capt. John Cole-
man, Yank fighter pilot on his 50th
mission, pushed it as far as Til-
burg, Holland, and bailed out. It
was German-occupied territory, but
he was hidden from the Germans
by two young members of the
Dutch underground. Yesterday the
pair, Jan Franken, 22, and his sis-
ter Anna Maria, 19, paused at La
Guardia Field en route to visit
in Milwaukee the American flier
they had harbored for three and
one-half weeks, until Tilburg was
liberated.
Coleman and the Frankens made
a pledge to visit each other at the
first opportunity. Coleman, now a
food broker, saw the brother and
sister when he made a business
trip to Holland several months
ago. At that time he arranged
their present visit to America.
HOLLANDERS ON
WAY TO REPAY
YANK'S VISITS
New York, July 31 (AP) — Jan
Franken, 22, and his sister, Anna
Maria, 19, of Tilburg, Holland, left
New York airport today for Mil
waukee, Wis., to repay a couple of
visits from Capt. John Coleman Jr.
at 4455 N. Frederick av.
Coleman dropped in on the Frank-
ens first in the spring of 1944, para-
chuting from his flak-damaged P-51
Mustang fighter plane. The Frank-
ens said they hid him from the Ger-
mans until Scottish troops drove the
Germans back 3½ weeks later, and
released him.
Coleman, a food broker, visited
Holland several months ago the sec-
ond time and made arrangements
for the Frankens to come to the
United States by boat, they said.
en een van de K.L.M. managers. Photo's werden
er niet gemaakt, want dat was in Milwaukee
leuker met John; dus we wisten wat ons
te wachten stond. Kwart voor één stegen we op
in een 4 motorige P.C.A. en we landden twee keer,
eerst in Cleveland en later in Detroit. De eerste
keer dat we vlogen. We zaten vooraan en nogal
veel lawaai maar we hadden een prachtige tocht
en 't beviel ons best. In Milwaukee wachtte
John ons op met een reporter en er moesten
foto's worden gemaakt. Daarna reden we naar
huis waar pa en ma weer met een reporter
wachten. 's Avonds kwam er nog een en na een
tijdje praten, gingen we niet al te laat naar bed.