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Woodson
Suspension Bridge
by William Holmes
...West on 209 four miles beyond Woodson, to the first paved road,
State Highway 2850. ... South on 2850 three miles to... more |
Woodson,
Texas History -
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the second largest town in the county. A post office was established
there in 1905. ..." - See Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hlw49.html |
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Street
scene
Photo courtesy Jack Williams |
Woodson,
Texas Forum
Subject:
WW II Japanese
balloon bombs
In regards to the inquiry about two Japanese balloon bombs landing
in Desdemona
in May 1945, I can provide the following:
Two balloon bombs landed at Desdemona on March 23, 1945. Another
balloon bomb landed in Woodson, Texas (approx. 75 miles NNW of Desdemona)
the next day. None caused any damage. - Steve Allen Goen, Wichita
Falls, December 23, 2007
Subject:
WW II Japanese
balloon bombs
I am writing an article about an event that occurred in May, 1945
in Desdemona
where one or perhaps two Japanese Balloon Bombs landed harmlessly.
Thousands of these balloon bombs were launched from mainland Japan
in the closing months of the war as a desperate effort to achieve
victory. Two of them landed in Desdemona or that vicinity. Do you
know about this event and perhaps you could steer me to someone
who could. What is the name of the local newspaper in that area
if you know? I would like to place an ad for people who may have
remembered the event. Thanks. - Michael Phillips, September 02,
2004
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