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25 December 1943

 

10:00 hours local

 

With the kind permission of Colonel Shannon Lucky, the Commanding Officer of the 918th Bomb Group (H) at Archbury,

 

England, the 120th Provisional Combat Bombardment Wing at Archbury, England will host the 1943 Christmas party and dinner.

 

Merry Christmas

 

December 25, 1943

 

918th Bomb Group (H)

Archbury, England

 

Welcome to the 918th Bomb Group Christmas party and dinner.

 

To start things off we now have a special treat for you, Captain Gayle Hill singing, "Silent Night".

 

Let’s all gather around the Christmas tree and sing some of the old favorite Christmas songs.

 

Christmas Songs

 

The 918th Bomb Group (H) at Archbury, England is honored to have Bob Hope and his troop from Hollywood California back in

 

the States giving us a:

 

Command Performance

 

The Bob Hope Show  

 

After you go to the Bob Hope Show Web site, please click on the photos on the left portion of your screen to view and hear the videos.

 

Before we have our Christmas mess, you will be delighted to hear your commanders:

 

Colonel Shannon ‘Simon’ Lucky

 

Lieutenant Colonel Magnus ‘Theodore’ Kimura

 

Colonel Harry ‘Alvin’ Higginbottem

 

Sing the "The Chipmunk Song" for you.

 

All enlisted personnel are invited free of charge to the Christmas dinner.

 

All officers will pay the equitable dining fee of $.25 per officer to Colonel Higginbottem, the Treasurer of the Officer’s Mess.

 

Captain Father Dominic Twombley will say the Christmas prayer:

 
“Lord.  As we spend today going about the work at the 918th Bomb Group (H), help me to put aside any bitterness that I'm not celebrating at home with loved ones. I ask you, Loving Father, to give me a special sense of your presence as I meet people, that I may shed on them the light of the Bethlehem Star, the Spirit of Christmas. “
“We thank you, Father God, for the love that binds us, for the food that nourishes us, and for your giving of your Son into our world to save us.”
 
“Amen!”

 

Happy holidays,

 

Harry B. Higginbottem

Harry B. Higginbottem

Colonel, Air Corps (ren.)

Deputy Commanding Officer

120th Provisional Combat Bombardment Wing

 

Archbury, England

 

HBH:tlm

 

Click here to join the 918th Bomb Group (H) Yahoo Group

 

Click here to visit the 918th Bomb Group (H) Web site

 

 


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