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THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON Pa se Ten v. U. S. S. Lexington Hit Japs Hard Before Being Knocked Out 1 ' rvwy-g,T aa JAP PLANE CLOSES IX TO ATTACK 1. S. S. LEXINGTON A Japanese torpedo plane (arrow) "hedge hops" over anti-aircraft bursts as it closed in to attack the V. S. Lex ington in the Coral sea battle. White spray at left was thrown up by bursting anti-aircraft shells, exploding as they hit the water. Black puff of AA fire at right indicates another Jap plane attacking from that direction. The Lexington, badly damaged in the attack, later blew op and sank. . , : - . :.... - . " . - --- MlMHIIil'"lr 4 " r JAP CARRIER FIRED BY NAVY PLANES IN CORAL SEA Flaming debris sprinkled the water and smoke plumed from a Japanese carrier of the Shoknko class, ns she weaved in tho Coral Sea making a big "S" in her wake. Navy torpedo and dive-bombing planes left her ablaze on the morning of May 8, over one cruiser, while going In. That cruiser didn't tire at ui. She must have mistaken us (or some of their own the weather was so bad it was an easy mistake to make. ! "We slid through a bit of scud and came out astern of the carrier. ! Her lookouts recognized us and she began a sharp right turn. All the anti-aircraft guns in the unit uponed up on us, bounced us around some, but didn't stop us. ! 'Several enemy fighters I saw Messerschmitt types with liquid cooled engines, Zeros and older fixed landing gear types mixed to gether came at us, but we were in the final run by that time, well fanned out. Carrier Decka Empty "Just before I let my fish (tor pedo) go I could see the carrier well. Her decks were empty all her planes were in the air, either defending the ship or pounding our own carriers. We saw the whole Jap vessel jump as our tor pedoes began exploding. Then we were busy dodging fighters, call ing down our own fighting pilots, and heading home. "We closed up into a tight for mation so all our gunners could get cross fire into any Jap fighters bothering us. It was well, too, be cause 12 Jappies came down on us. They came cautiously because we were flying only 30 feet above the , water. "After several gentle passe, in our direction two of the Zeros got caught in our gunners' converg ing fire and dropped flaming into the sea. The rest cleared out, and left us alone. Our problem then became one of nursing our fuel we were damned low so that we ceuld make it back home. Thirty miles out one plane's tanks ran dry. The pilot made a perfect, wheels-up landing. Later a des troyer picked up the pilot and his two men. The rest of us made it back. We could hardly believe from the way the Lexington looked a that time, that she had been hurt." Let us revert for a moment to , the attack on Japanese carrier. No. l. As Lomm. Brett s torpedo planes came snaking out of the low cloud. Comm. Ault's four heavy dive bombers were gaining altitude for their attacks. They first flew over the Japanese at j 3.500 feet, picked the carrier from amid the formations below. The Japanese ships momentarily were ' 11: clear air but were steaming fast : for a rainsquall. Bombers l'nmoVsted The four planes turned intt their dives just as the first tor pedoes Were being released. Much ! of the carrier's anti-aircraft were busy with the torpedo planes i there being 11 of them and Comm. Ault's bombers were not ! molested in their swift, straight i descent. The result was that three i of their bombs plunged through the carrier's deck. Towering masses of smoke and debris rose after each blast. "The bombs seemed to act in a dual manner." one of the tor pedo pilots who saw the dive bombers come down said after- Olive Barber ward: "Not only did they tear that carrier apart but they also had an incendiary effect. Of course, that's not so strange. Carrier have huge gasofme ' Once thU .tarts to Yum , THOSE VARIOUSLY-MINDED FRIENDS its goodbye." ' Only one of this force of four ( n acquaintance of mine lately of good report," and I know o dive bombers reached the ""'gave me her own particular me- surely that did the neea arise ington after the baule. A cloud of thod of selecling friends. She is thls woman would rise to my Zeros intercepted Comm. Ault i g DJr nature; has a great defense; would believe no ill of little force and shot down three. :, niinl, nv,u t The commander's last words over have o((en feU uneasy about the radio were: u.ideiv different tvDes which at- "My rear gunner is badly hit. trac, me WM un5eemly j nave ! minded friends. May their tribes m niwi told myself, to enjoy a woman oi . no increase: fn unlit fin-J j- .... ..v lu a , tven then, she would not repeat it. jcs, i neea an tnese variously the water.' Heroes Many The dive bombing pilots of United States carrier II were busy meanwhile, dropping their big ex plosive charges on and around the questionable character almost as much as I did the minister's wife. But my friend gave me an ex planation of how this may be. She enjoys one person, she ex- Women Workers Said Making Good At Jobs ii Thi.r utp plained, because she makes a good " AaHllVurON, June 20. (U.R) 24 nf these which accounts for the dinner companion, although she j war Pla"t managers who have ?-r number of hits seven -as Sht have nothing to offer if ljt ! hired thousands of women work cornPareT with the iTxington" erature were being discussed. An-, . , wen pleased with the way, SaTof three on the carrier her er of her friends is intensely Jher are n .ng good m Indus dive bombers hit The Lexing- civic-minded, and the zeal with ' 'J' Thelma McKelvey, chief of ton's main dive 'bomber group, I which she enters into poliUcal I "e women s division of the war remember, did not find the Japan- issues stimulate and entertains "Power commission, reported ese at all. and the only dive bomb- those about her. Still another ing support given the torpedo "end has such sympathy and . Ils' McKelvey, just returned Planes was by four planes. understanding that she can talk , fr?m a tour of west coast Indus-; planes as oy tour P'"- ' h nal problems tries, said about 2,000,000 women1 Tn, lZT?LtnJr??i wit her and this bringing them kill be employed in war plants: S he open clarifies many a by end of the year. Pointing oay battle came during the attack situation i c"' that housing and transports! of United States carrier II's dive f'uation. problem restrict th. i i bombing groups. Lieut. John L. ' began to understand why it ; 'nJ c wnr? .Th rowers oe of the pilots, had told U that I am attracted by such I '"on ' new J" m his comrades that he was going to : divergent personalities. I once P''m sa'd.atIeYery wo" I put his big bomb into a Japanese taught with a girl who was my . hiT, , carrier "come hell or high water." antitype in every way. and her nYp'L l' Powers' dive was watched by thought processes continually such as San Dle and Seattle." a number of men. They said he amazed me. She was not evep BAR EXAMINATION'S held his ship straight for the what the world calls a very q at fm T,',n -n im c- . Japanese deck until he was uown "moral" person, and my family . ia. studnu " fl, S'ty to 500 feet-point-blank range never ceased to marvel at our minattons at the capi to here even for a dive bomber There mutual enjoyment of each other. Monday and Tuesday P' J he released his bomb and began i An extremist in dress, it was number in many years, the su- i.u, is inline wciji iiuuiiHiii iu iivr mat nvr nai oe preme court said today true to its mark and the resulting the latest model, while I usually explosion shattered not only the wore no hat at all, or if I did, draft Rnmn 'Trpt Jap ship but also Powers' plane, it would likely be a weird affair,, pAPMiNr-rnNT m m mm "There is no question that John ' purchased season before last. No I From a rosTor r7 iL ,h7 i n1 knew what he was doing." one of doubt she considered me a dowdy ! J X TL lc" an4,r0 his fellow pilots told me. "He knew creature, and I know I thought nUha c ouole of Woorow wnsin," that if you go below about 700 feet her rather shallow. Yet some- ; S Robert E Lee a TTolas ET m your recovery the blast will get thing about her set my wits at a i son. , Mariin Luther Jn OUvcr you every time. To stay above 700 new and sparkling tempo. In her ; Cromwell, a Lloyd George, a Hon- feet means you must release your presence, I put my best foot for- rv Ford an Al Smith and 2 Kin bomb no lower than 1.000 feet. He wafd. A fine gift, that, to receive ' George held his to 500 and was probably from any one. I 4 ssiw32sjjr:i": u has m frM askf FOr d.rT God blesi" him " ' count among my frlends a fcw of ' CAMP CALLEN, Cal. (U.B Pvt. , ...x. p t .toi-a,.vav. me it-un busier, jz, oi Kansas, was I fellowship we have enjoyed to- homesick for some home -town Kether, and still do, is one of gossip. He wrote to his girl friend my heart's dearest treasures. Yet j at Wichita, Kas., saying, "Let's tea KEN N ETH U HARi son of Mrs. JIary TaliJ gene, who was reportJ ng in action in the Bay area. His brother. 24, is on duty aboard craft carrier. School Elects TnRANF Annual rhnn1 eler . " '"'"H"11; uireu uuve some lown uirt. - ine return tion w., fheTd Tat the WEh 1 school ChuSe t0 the "clusion of all envelope contained a handful of !L" . .A - L ,eh Rh. P"i others are of the "unhonored and Kansas' richest too soil. this week. C. G. Smith was elected director for two years in place of " J. n ,Ti 1 J ...y ".j :a deep, all-prevading smriritv 1 Warnock Seal & f " ' eh h a three year term. John Mulligan facu'? 'or get,l'n,g at ,the heaTt was elected clerk for one year. Ad- of thlnfs' ,so tnat 1 w"yS 5? visory board members elected more clear.'y usuch P-oblcms as I ...or. T..nh Vr... ,r, I"! VtT dlSCUSS With him. Crader. The budget for the com ing year was voted. Miss Mildred Petne of Lake A firm believer In total ab stinence, yet some of those whom I have enjoyed most are given Geneva, Wis., is visiting an aunt, ' o lingering o er long at their Mrs. W. H. Lohrey. 1 cups. I have forgotten their weak- Trie Raymond Woods family and j ness because of their strength. Irene Briggs and Ruth Woods are , The one I have in mind just now attending meetings of the Assem- never makes unkind remarks, bly of God at Salem over the practising the admonition to dwell week-end. ' only on those things which "are SPECIAL BLUE PLATE DINNER 65c Served Every Sunday 12:00 Noon Till 8:00 P. M. 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NEW SERVICE LAUNDRY 839 High Street Phone 825 (I)) 8 M Japanese were showering their Lexington from battle, that they blitz upon us. sank one of the carriers and left The only real records available' ,nothcr "I?" enveloped in fierce tor the deeds of the day are the ,lamc- The leas' damage the reports and memories of the gal-,f.cc0"d coul.d have suf- was not merely on the receiving: lant boys who flew away to do , ,u "lula nae uccn a corn end of battle blows. I their jobs. They sav that at least ' ,Sli, nK'f, . Her airmen, banding with those three Japanese aircraft carriers op- ' COUUl ' ,JKe to"rt of the second carrier in our tea- posed them in the fighting that )ur scouts were off at dawn, borne air force, delivered a devai-day with more than IliO Japanese 1 They made contact with the Jap tating left hook, followed by a planes. And they say, many of nncse at 8:10 a. m. on May 8. At right cross to the Japnnese chin, them told me as much within an '' 30 m- our dive bombers and almost at the moment when the 1 hour after their return to the torpedo planes with a small fight er escort took the air to blast the Japs. The Japanese were fortunate In being In an area of the sea where there was an unusuallv larce num ber of hard rainsqualls. These served to screen parts of their ocean fleet one squadron of deven heavy dive-bombers from the I.rxingtnn never did find a Japanese target and returned with 1 lit striking a blow. Our first contact with the enemy was hi.-ute by one of the youngest pilots on our scouting force. To i.mplify his report Lieut. Comm. Hubert Dixon, skipper of the scout units, flew into the youngster's sector and remained there two hours and SO minutes. 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