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Thm OSEGOH STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon. 7eddcrr Morning. May IS. 1S45
Company Correspondent of -,
Silverton Provides Graphic
: ; Story of Action Against Nips
' j, Br Pvt. Earl K, Johnson
- (Company! eorrespondent whoM bom address Is route one. box 1U. 7
- , , 1 Silverton, Oro.) . ,
' (Special to Tho Statesman)
SOMEWHERE JN THE PHILIPPINES The titanic trugle of
.the 149th Infantry versus the Japanase lor possession of the Zombales
mountains in central Luzon is nearing a climax.
. ... American doughboys jvho are rooting the fanatics from their un
derground catacombs find that intricate networks of tunnels often
form a part of" Japanese defensive strateer- " .'-'
.. Your rifleman A correspondent
will graphically portray in a play-
by-play ' account. V typical day
with Company "G" on the line.
.This fighting . company is com
manded by Capt. Tim Donavan of
Neola, . Ia. ,'r
Ge on Reconnaissance i
- We are embarking now upon a
reconnaissance patrol prelude to
the impending battle. An advance
ment" of 2000 yards eastward
brings us to the foot of the enemy
held mountain - lying lengthwise
-north and south, the latter end a
sheer precipice. The objective is
heavily covered with bamboo and
eucalyptus laced i with tropical
vines. - . ' j I '
: We are estimating the enemy to
be approximately 200 strong and
that they; are hiding in roughly,
. thirty caves.:.;.,;''' j"
Ammunition carelessly dropped
by the Japs along jthis trail indi-
. cates that they are armed with
the murderous knee mortar, gre
nades and 25 calibre arms which
are likely both rifles and machine
guns. ; ; :;'".' -j ;-;.-';' '
Ready to Move Up -
Again at our bivouac area, we
are getting ready! to move up
while an artillery 1 reconnaissance
plane is directing the curved tra
jectory firej which begins its flight
of death 15,000 yards to our rear.
- While the screaming projectiles
are sealing the self -dug graves
of the dishonorable Nips, we will
portray the outward appearances
and attitudes of these Philippine
liberators. With little enough wat
er to drink and none "at all for
shaving, we look tough enough to
whip anything that will fight.
Stem lines around the mouths and
eyes cause these youngsters to ap
pear ten years oldef than they are;
Not so with a young ted-haired
boy whose face is wistful and
beardless. I detect unmistakable
tears -in those blue eyes as he
attempts to smile at me.
Our screaming and blasting ar
tillery makes i it seem; that our
heads will burst. We wonder how
those Nips are feeling ;now.
Though the men lose their fear
when the heat is on, they are
afraid now. , j
Staccato of Death j
With unlocked -ifles at short
guard, G company moves to at
tack the western Hope with the
exception of the third platoon
Which is flanking to come in on
the east slope. E company is ad
vancing toward the north end.
- With our movement; the artil
lery ceases and our mortars beat
a stuccato of certain death.
H Hour!" , ;: j ".-j, v..'.
Now with enemyf bullets whin
ing around us, our three units vent
their flat trajectory; fire from the
valley that surrounds the goal.
Employing skillful jfire; and move
ment, each rifle and machine gun
has his sector of fire. .
Whenever the company stops
. moving, I can usuajly-find a place
to take notes behind a eucalyptus
tree. Being a rifleman as well as
company correspondent, it is my
duty to account for a share of the
Nips decease. :
Dla Is Deafening
Our mortars are moving their
fire toward the crest of the moun
tain, while we are glowing the
dazed Japs out of Jfreir caves with
grenades. The din is deafening
now. Riddled bodies In grotesque
shapes on every hand mute tes
tament, this, that naught can live
in this impenetrable curtain of
lead. We have personal contact
now, with the two; other units at
the crest of the MIL The atmos
phere hangs heavily with smoke
and deal silence jas patrols are
being organized to. search the dug
outs. . a j ! :. .
Leaving the caves that are
booby-trapped for jthe combat en
gineers to blow up, we are mak
ing a thorough search for remain
ing Japs. j '
Japs Captured I
Here is an underground hos
pital -complete with dental and
surgical equipment, a generator
of electricity and; two very sick
Japs who will give information
to better facilitate? capture of the
next objective. As we are going
through the tunnels, some of them
. running completely through the
mountain, we are finding ammun
ition, clothing and a very little
rice the only food I they have
In nut shell, so to speak, co
operation among men and . em
ployment of impenetrable fire and
movement, are the basic reasons
the Infantry, "Queen of Battles,'
Is closing in on Tokyo.,. , ..."
G.T. Club Meeting to
De Held on Thursday
ROBERTS The G. T. club will
meet Thursday, May 17, 1:30 pjn
dessert luncheon, at, the home of
Mrs. Frank Needham, 1000 Mom
fn?.dde. Mrs. Cora Smith, Mrs.
Jr.hn Orsborn and Mrs. Albert
Elackenship will assist.... y
FOnTLAirD,' Ore, (r)-:Miss
T r - A T tun hart 'a tooth nulled.
Lt. Roger Lewis
Wins DFC for
Courage, Skill
WITH A 12TH AAF B-25
GROUP IN THE MEDITERRAN
EAN THEATER For extraordin
ary achievement while participat
ing in aerial flight as a pilot of
a B-25 type aircraft, First Lt. Rog
er D. Lewis of Salem, Ore., has
been awarded the distinguished
flying cross, i
The citation stated in. part that,
"on December 31, 1944, Lieutenant
Lewis flew in an attack upon a
railroad bridge at Reverete, Italy.
Displaying great courage and su
perior flying ability "he enabled
his bombardier to release his
bombs with precision accuracy up
on this vital bridge.
The Salem pilot is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Jory, Rt. 3, Salem.
His wife, Ruth, lives at 1695 Ber
ry st, Salem. The lieutenant has
flown on more than 60 :combat
missions. 1
ASHEVTLLE, NC-(S p e c t a 1)
Tarrell J. Tipton of 353 Leslie
street, Salem, Ore,, has been pro
moted to the grade of staff ser
geant. As a member of the army
airways communications system
of the army air forces, he has an
important assignment in connec
tion with its world-wide opera
tions. He is the son of Mrs. Nora
Tipton.
WITH THE CONTINENTAL
ADVANCE SECTION SOUTH
ERN FRANCE-Nearly a thousand
men work around the clock stor
ing captured German war mater
iel at the engineer depot. Super
vising the work is the 718th de
pot company which also issues all
specialized supplies to frontline
engineers of the Seventh and the
First French armies. One of the
members of this depot is TEC.5
Donald L. Barrick of 1610 S.
Church, Salem, Ore.
WITH THE 100TH DIVISION
OF SEVENTH ARMY IN GER
MAY PFC William J. McHolick
of Monitor, Ore., has recently been
assigned to the 397th Inf. Reg, of
fthe 100th infantry, division and
has been serving with that organ
ization on the Seventh army front
in southern Germany. With his
new .assignment he has become a
member of the famous "Century"
division.
qJo Ly country, ftis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing; ; ?
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain-side
Let Freedom ring
tfTH WAR LOAN
May 14
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Osgood, Bales
See Action Near;
Jap Homeland
ABOARD A US LIGHT CRUIS-'
ER OFF OKINAWA-(Delayed) -
El win R. Osgood, radarman sec
ond class, whose wife, Mrs. Mary
Jean Osgood, Jives on route two,
Sllverton, Ore., and William H.
Bales, fireman second class, whose
father, H, D. Bales, resides on
route six, Salem, Ore., saw duty
in the ; very .shadow of the Japan
ese homeland in recent weeks as
the US navy carried the wari into
Japan's front yard.
f'As 'a prelude to the Okinawa
operation, their ships and crews
Spent four days close by the Jap's
mainland as a part of a task force
which sent I Wave after j wave of
earrier-based planes against Ky
ushu and Honshu islands. Ships
were assigned to provide anti-aircraft
protection for the navy's
hitting flat-tops. One teamed up
with a destroyer to shoot down a
Jap bomber, and capture its pilot
alive after he had parachuted into
the water. Earlier that day, two
twin-engine j Jap bombers . were
shot down a few thousand , yards
jff the cruiser's starboard beam.
This cruiser) and her entire com
plement came through without a
scratch. L; I
tt. William Robison's
Plane Gets 'Home' r
With Over 500 Holes
AN' EIGHTH AIR FORCE
BOMBER STATION, England
Second Lt. William G. Robison, 21,
B-17 Flying Fortress pilot from
$alem, and his crew are nOt sure
whether changing planes before
taking off on a bombing mission
to Germanyl brings good luck or
bad. ii - . ' r.r :(
J They only know that when a
mechanical flaw in their assigned
fort forced a last-minute transfer
to another, hey brought her back
to this Eighth ;Air Force base from
an attack oik rail yards at Orian
enburg riddled with over 500 flak
holes--but with only one crew
member slightly wounded. t,
j Lieutenant Robison is the son
of GraydonlD." Robison, Box 20,
Beech ave., Salem. He has the air
medal with! one oak leaf cluster
for "meritorious achievement,"
j ; The Oregon airman is a member
Of the 486th bomber group cited
for its shuttle bombing attack on
Messehschmitt factories.
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOM
BER STATION, England Sgt. Le-
and D. Henderson, 19, son of Mrs
lice I. Vogt, of 1981 Fairgrounds
roaa, caiem, ure., nas Deen awara
ed his first Oak leaf cluster to the
air medal for "mentonous achieve-.
ment"- during. Eighth air ' force
bombing attacks on German mili
tary and industrial Installations.
He is an aerial-gunner member of
the 493rd bomber group, Third air
division, the division cited for its
bombing of Messerschmitt aircraft
plants; i -
to June 30
Circus
Ready
To GiveTwof
ShowsTodav-
Arthur Brothers circus was due
in Salem today with every prob
ability of a large unofficial wel
coming committee of the 'area's
youngsters at the circus grounds
east of the state fair buildiags on
the Silverton road. ' '
A . performance is scheduled at
3 p.m. and anofher.at 8 pjn witn
the doors opening an hour earlier
in each case. . - i .
The circus managemente said
tickets were available at Quisen
berry's. I
More than 90 acts in 26 d&plays
were promised, including dozens of
clowns, blooded horses, pomes,
elephants, trapeze artists, motion
picture sea lion and all the! other
attributes of a .modern snow.
The management has declared
that all tents have been flame-
proofed. ?
Noted figures In Lthe show In
elude Ken Maynard and hisihorse,
Tarzan: the Hollywood Madwags;
the Sing Sing troupe,-and ithers.
Advance publicity of theicircus
said ' owners ' were parocularly
proud of the clowns-"the backbone
AN EIGHTH; AIR FORCE? SER
VICE COMMAND STATION Eng
land Sgt. Rodney M. Fruitt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George H. t'ruitt,
route one, Halsey, Oregon, fs sta
tioned at this strategic airfdepot
where battle-damaged B-lf Fly
ing Fortresses of the Eighth Air
Force are maintained and repair
ed. He works in the computing
gunsight section of the mainten
ance division and he is also a
power turret technician. His bro
ther," William, is also serving in
the army. 4 I
GERMANY Sgt Bernard W,
West, 21, Silverton, Ore.,!! is a
member of the photo reconnais
sance squadron that recently re
ceived the presidential citation
"for extraordinary performance of
duty in action against the jeriemy
during the month of May, J 1944."
Sergeant (West is now assigned
to CoL James M. Smalleys 363
tactical reconnaissance g o u p,
first air force organizationj;He is
a squadron operations clerpc'His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John ,A1
thuis, live at 211 West Center st,
Silverton, Ore. S'
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, It
aly PFC Dan L.i PerhSns of
Brooks, Ore- is In the altitank
platoon of 2nd battalion, 363rd in
fantry regiment which added the
weight of its metal to the full fury
of the Fifth army's new Ispring
offensive toward the Po valley in
Italy. " " I;' -;: .
Firing 3t-millimeter guns both
direct and indirect, the 91st fPow
der River" division "tankers! have
been hitting such targets as pill
boxes, roads and paths. j
MILL CITY Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Chance have received word
of the safe arrival in England of
their son, CpL Kenneth Chance,
of the circus." Arthur brothers'
clowns were declared "the wacki
est groups of buffoons' in the bus
iness who conceive ideas "for mak
ing people laugh" but never at
tempt "the lampooning of anything
or. anyone that will cause pain or
sorrow." ; - ' " r '
The circus comes here from Eu
gene. -' ; ' j -i
War Prisoner '
Returns; Takes
Farm . Labor Job, rv
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William J.,Towne, just returned
from San Tomas. prison in ' the
Philippines, began ;work Tuesday
as manager for the Marion county
Farm Labor council, C. Vfi Paul us,
president, announced.
" Towne, a former Salem man, at
one time worked at the Miller
Mercantile store and also ;v;as ac
tive in Boy Scout work. Lter he
was employed by the Jan.. Mars-
man company - in the islands. At
the outbreak of the war he joined
the army and was captured when
Manila felL He was released from
the prison camp in April.! '
The newly Organized labor coun
cil services groups of producers of.
hops, cherries, onions, beans and
peas, prunes and nuts, mint, flax
and miscellaneous crops.
More than 1000 Salvation Army
mobile canteens are now. in ser
vice throughout the world.
THAT'S WHY WE
Today,: Riversides arc even stronger; :: 12
stronger ... than our super-safe, pre-war River
sides! Every ply is stronger because each individ
ual cord is stronger to begin with. Each cord is then
chemically strengthened in an impurity-removing
bath to make it stay stronger longer! But that
only half-explainS Riversides greater built-in
strength! The cords are next immersed in a bond
ing solution which "welds" them together. In the
final operation, the cords are imbedded between
two layers of synthetic rubber. THE RESULT:
A Riverside ply ; ; i a 12 stronger ply: : : ready
to be cemented to similar plies to make a Vlocked
together" extra-safe Riverside tire-body! It's this
built-in strength that insures your getting MORE
MILES-OF-SAFETY on RIVERSIDES!
SP1SCE-TEST PROVES
RIVERSIDES' 12
STRONGER PLIES
GIVES GREATER;
BLOWOUT PROTECTION!
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Pretty Mildred Darling and her favorite pet horse, "Frisco." who make
up part of the Arthur Bros, eircas playing at the grounds east of the
state fair en the Silverton road at I pJn. and t p.m. today. 1
CAY..
r.llLGG-OF-GAFG7Y
OH niVERSIDGS!
In tests Eke this one, a big
ateel apike U "shot? into 'the.
spinning tire like a projectile!
Noticehcwitactuy'Wies"
itself in the 'tire. Yet . . . no
rupture, no blowout!
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PDICES
Phone 7prkier8; '
ToHearHealy
At Annual B leet
: The Salem local of United Tele
phone Employes, of Oregon will
hold its annual dinner meeting at
7 o'clock tonight at the Lions Den
followed by several acts of enter .
talnment and a short business
meeting.
. The "entertamers will be Mar
jorie Lundahl, vocalist, accompa
nied by Jean Claire Swift, pianist;
Ransome-. Daniels pianist, and
Jack Spong,' magician. , j 7
Dick Ford, president of the
Salem local, will preside and act
as masterof ceremonies; Ed
Healy, president of the UTE bf O
from Portland, will' be guest
speaker. - ' f
Canadians Will Fight
Nips American Style
WITH THE CANADIAN
FORCES IN EUROPE, May 15
(JPhA Canadian Far Eastern force
will j be organized on American
lines will use ; American equip-r
ment and .will , serve with the
Americans, it was learned here.
Terms of service in the Far East
have not yet been received from
Ottawa but Canadians who intend
to volunteer hope they will re
ceive American rates of pay. 1
6.00-16 Six
Plus Fed. Tex
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It -had been givir-2 her trouble
for three wets., iau
.weeks old, . -1
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