The newspaper story mentions that Jack T Race was the assigned pilot for General F.W. DeGuingand, (who was Montgomery's Chief of Staff).
DeGuingand's only daughter, born in February 18, 1944, is this woman:
MaryLou Susan DeGuingand.
https://imsvintagephotos.com/a-photo...nd-1962-131169
Perhaps the plane was named after her.