Pag I EugMM Bcgbtor-Guard, Sunday, August 13, 1S44
OUR CITIZENS IN SERVICE
B7 ANN CONNELL
Woman Marine on Duty
At El Toro Air Station
Transferred from Atlanta, Ga.,
recently, PFC Eunice Mary Elliott
of Eugene hu taken over her new
duties at the marine corpi air sta
tion, El Toro, in Santa Ana, Cat
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cha.
W. Elliott of 843 fifteenth Avenue
east, ihe had been serving at the
marine recruiting and induction
office in Atlanta.
Private Elliott, who was leading
lady In several of Eugene's Very
Little Theater productions, is a
graduate of Eugene high school.
She attended tiie University of
Oregon and was a member of Del
ta Delta Delta sorority as well as
Beta Sigma Phi, honorary.
At the time of her enlistment In
the corps in February, the Eugene
marine woman was employed in
the office of the army quarter
master general in Washington, D.
C. A brother, Lieutenant Charles
J. Elliott, Is a member of the army
ski troops.
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Major Childers Tells
Of New Guinea Fight
A letter from Major Gerald
Childers, formerly of Eugene, to
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. E.
Childers, now In Santa Cruz, Cal.,
reveals details of interest. From
I "Somewhere In New Guinea," and
dated July 12, it reads as follows:
"Dear Folks: I suppose I can
tell you now what I've been do
ing lately without getting you all
upset and worried. I've seen my
first battle from pretty close range
and came through OK. It's all
finished now, and we sent quite
a few Japs out on a visit to their
emperor.
"This battalion turned out to
be a bunch of fighting fools, and
our battalion took the piece of
ground that finally broke the back
of their resistance. The Japs are
pretty tricky, but don't let any
body tell you they won't run when
you get them started. Our boys
acted like veterans. I saw one
big bruiser pick up a Jap and
throw him over a cliff, after we
got to the top of the hill. He fol
lowed that by picking up a ma
chine gun, tripod and all, in his
arms and walked into a bunch of
Jups, mowing them down on the
way. He was pretty mad.
"We dug in on the hill for four
days and nights and let the Nips
beat themselves to death against
our defense. They would get all
hopped up on saki and make night
attacks, screaming and yelling,
and only succeeding In getting
themselves blown up. A few of
them committed suicide with hand
grenades It's o.k. with me If they
all follow suit! We found a few
cases of sakl after the fight was
over, no a couple of boys went on I
a binge and wrecked a truck, Just :
to have something to do.
"It's pretty boring around here
now. All we do is lie In the sun
and go swimming. I'm back on
the regimental staff as intelli
gence officer now. I think I'd
rather be in a battalion where
you get a closer crack at the
Nips, but you can t hove every
thing. I'm mighty proud of this
outfit, and to be one of the bat
talion that did most of the fight
ing. Don't start worrying and
let your Imagination run away)
with you they haven t scured me
very much yet. Ceroid."
Major Childers was wounded
on New Guinea during the fight
ing there In June. He Is a broth
er of Capt. Don Childers, who was
taken a prisoner of war of the
Japanese on Bateau.
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This Is the
Chaffee family,
father and two
tons. Nathan
Chaffee, metal. '
smith 1-e, fol
lowed his sons
Into service,
lng the
construction
tallon in October
of 1943. He Is at
Camp Parks,
Calif., aa an In
structor In black
smithing and
foundry work.
He formerly was
a machinist for
the Eugene Wa
ter Board at the
stand-by plant.
Robert Chaffee,
center, the eld
eat son, now Is In
Australia, and
formerly was in
New Guinea.
Prior to shipping
overseas In March
of this year he was
a n engineering
student In ASTP
at University of
Alabama, and
trained In chem
ical warfare at
Camp 8 I b e r t ,
Ala. He entered
tUm ..tvIm Im
February, 1943. f
PFC. Richard B.
Chaffee, second son, now Is at
Camp Leonard Wood. Mo. He is
a member of the Trailblaiers csv.
slry division, and had been st
Camp Adair since his Induction In
July, 1943, until the 70th was
moved to Missouri. Nathan Chaf
fee was prominent in Boy Scout
leadership before his enlistment.
Mrs. Chaffee, who has Joired her
husband in California for the
present. Is a former county presi
dent of P-TA.
Charlotte Plummer
Given Commendation
Official commendation of the
work of Tech. Sgt. Charlotte L.
Plummer of Eugene tor ner worn
as leader of the marine corps
women's reserve band at Camp
LeJeune, N. C, has been made by
Col. J. Ogden Brauer, head of the
women s reserve scnoois, 10 uw
commanding officer of the wom
en's reserve battalion. The com
mendation reads as follows:
"1. It is with distinct pleasure
that this occasion at the end of
the fifth month of the organiza
tion of the marine corps wom
en's reserve band Is taken to
commend to you Sergeant Char
lotte L. Plummer for her ex
ample of superior leadership as
director of the MCWA band
since 11 December, 1943.
"2. The band under the high
ly able direction of Sergeant
Plummer has contributed in a
high degree to the success of
the many ceremonies held with
in this activity, and on the many
occasions of official visits to
this command.
"3. Only through untiring ef
fort, sound mu I cianship. ability
to lead personnel as well as a
deep pride in her work, could
Sergeant Plummer have brought
the MCWR band to the high and
unique position which it now
holds In the marine corps.
"4. Sergeant Plummer, by dr
tue of her demonstrated high
character, her splendid leader
ship, ability and special talents
has proved to be a credit to her
self, to her organization, and to
the marine corps women's re
serve schools. It is, therefore,
earnestly recommended that a
copy of this letter of appropriate
notation be attached to her cur
rent service record.
"Signed: J. Ogden Brauer."
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8TALEY IN ENGLAND
Corporal Thomas H. Sluley, son
of Mr, and Mrs. Elmer L. Staley
and h'jsband of Mrs. Muriel June
Staley, of Trent, who recently ar
rived in England, has been assign-
ed to work as an assistant crew
chief, repairing and maintaining
aircraft on an eighth fighter com- i
mand airfield. j
Corporal Sluley Is an alumnus
of Pleasant Hill high school.
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Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McConnell of Marrola are shosvn
above. Burt R. McConnell, 21,
loft, who entered the service In
February. 1B43, has a wife living
at Wendllng. Bernard S McCon
nell, 23, entered the navy In
August. 1042. The elder brother
specialised as a shlpfltter, the
younger as fireman.
C'pl. Ralph E.
Parkhurat will
complete his
training as an
aerial gunner In
September, a t
Tucson, Arli..
where he Is tak
ing the final
phase of combat
training. A for
mer student of
Eugene high
school, and son
of Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Parkhurst
of Kuecue, he entered (he service
III February, 1943. He has been
stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., at
Buckley Field, Colo., and Lowry
Field, Colo., and at llarllngen
Field, Tex., before going to Tuc
son. He was raised to corporal
when graduated from the liar
lliigrn gunnery school, and Is
scheduled to he a sergeant when
the present course Is completed.
William W.
Rulter, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Kuitrr of Oak-
rldce, has been
FvA ' 111 I"1"1 (raining .
-Si a Kelly Field,
Tex. He entered ,
service . In July, '
a year ago. A
former student .
r- -K j i 3w " tus(l,e nigh
A jL'sjf school, he was
graduated from
RaptUt I'niverslty at Shawnee,
Okla., a five-mouth college pre
paratory course, in December,
1943.
LI. Richard M.
Averill, son of
Major and Mrs.
W. S. Averill of
174S K.iirniount
houlrvard, is an
Instructor in ad
vanced flying at
Randolph Field,
,1'ex., following
h I s graduation
and cnimnisslon
aa a second lieu
tenant in the
army air forces
In May.
SMITH TROMOTED
Lt. M. Joy Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. P. Smith of Norkenzie,
recently has been promoted from
second to first lieutenant. He li
stationed in England with a heavy
bombardment group, In the capac
ity of special service officer.
Before-rhe-Barrle Letter
Comes from Local Man
On Eve of Guam Fight
Lt. Robert Fish, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Fish of route 1, Eu
gene, took part in the invasion of
Guam, and the following letter
from him, written the night be
fore the battle, has real poignan
cy, reflecting the stress of the sit
uation: "Dear Folks:
"It Is 2000 (10 p.m.) here and
0400 (4 a.m.) back on the west
coast. I am sitting in the ward
room writing this letter and most
of the other officers are doing
likewise. For some of them it
will probably be their last letter
home. Tomorrow morning we hit
the beach at 0830 (8:30 a.m.) In
the assault wave on a strongly
defended position. I have just
come from the troop compart
ments where I had a last minute
talk with my platoon on objec
tives, tactics and many other bits
of information that every man,
down to the last private, must
know. We are now about 50 miles
from the objective- and if one
goes up on the bridge he can see
the shell bursts and also the block
busters. It Is a very awe-inspiring
sight and every man is hoping the
Japs will be so disorganized and
dazed that the landing will be
unopposed, but such Is not the
case as has been proven many
times. The little yellow s dig
in and fire from positions that
are so well camouflaged that you
have to see the muzzle flash to
detect their whereabouts.
"We have good intelligence on
our objective and know it is go
ing to be tough. My platoon was
very serious tonight although they
hove been under fire a few times
before; the same tenseness and
seriousness of purpose always pre
vails before a landing. They know
their job as well as any marine
and nothing can stop them once
an order is given. In the marine
corps there is no such thing as
failure to carry out an order, or
cowardice in the face of the en
emy.
"My only regret Is that by this
Cottage Grove Man
Promoted in Rank;
Cited
Promotion of Robert G. Wool
cott, 23, of Cottage Grove, to the
rank of first lieutenant has been
announced at headquarters of the
twelfth air force in Italy.
Now serving as a bombardier
in combat-seasoned medium
bombardment group of B-2S Mit
chells in the Mediterranean the
ater, he went overseas in March,
1944.
The Cottage Grove bombardier s
present organization flew as a
member of the allied bomber and
fighter-bomber team that helped
break the stalemate on the Adolph
Hitler line below Rome. Shatter
ing attacks on viaducts and rail
and road bridges virtually starved
the enemy of supplies and enabled
the ground forces to thrust him
back far above Rome.
This veteran group was cited
secently by the war department
for outstanding support of the
British, eighth army in Tunisia
anrl ciMiv n,4 h Amorti-an sev
enth army in Sicily. It also flew
many missions against wrgeis ui
the Balkan countries.
J. U7nn1ntt' narenta. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Woolcott, live at Cot
tage Grove.
Sergeant Wheeler Has
Third Award of Medal
13TH AAF IN ITALY Techni
cal Sergeant Verden W. Wheeler,
20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H.
Wheeler, route 1, Creswell, has
been awarded a second oak leaf
cluster on the air medal for con
tinued meritorious achievement
while In aerial flight.
Sergeant Wheeler, radio oper
ator-gunner on the crew of a B-24
Liberator, was graduated from the
Pleasant Hill high school in 1942,
and prior to his enlistment In the
army in December, 1942, he was
employed as a carloader and lum
berjack by the Lewis Lumber
company.
'Reliable Babe'
Brings Crew Toj
Safe Landing j
Old "Reliable Babe" lived up
to her name, according to Co
pilot First Lieutenant Leith J. ;
Oglesby, 1391 Moss street, when
she got her crew home in spite
of being damaged, from recent
assault on rocket installations in
enemy-occupied France. j
Piloted by First Lieutenant Nick
Furnace of Belton, Tex, the heavy ;
bomber was bit by anti-aircraft
bursts over the target, knocking:
out its hydraulic system which i
controlled the landing brakes and
landing gear. It also shot out the
left outboard engine, damaged the
right inboard engine and the ship's ;
gyroscopes. . I I
Attempts to mend the hydraulic '
lines failed, but as they neared j
England, the pilot ordered two
parachutes to be attached to the
waist windows, to act as emerg
ency landing brakes, and the land-,
lng gear to be cranked down by ,
hand. As the wheels ol the bomb-,
er struck the runway, the para-!
chutes were opened and the ship
came to a halt halfway down the t
landing strip, perfect landing, i
First man to climb out of the shin clr .
was Lieutenant Oglesby. who de. w. "euNe
w oe proud
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the war will be over.
"My letters have been rather
Infrequent of late but In the near
future I will probably do better.
"BOB" '
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How American Taxpayers Were Saved
!60,000,000
on Harbor Tugs and Equipment
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LESS THAN IN PEACETIME
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SHEETS
are Fresh and
Sweet When
iWE Launder Them
Youll change bed
sheets more often dur
ing hot summer weather.
We know sheets are precious, and t Use only
mild soaps to make them spotless.
New Service Laundry
39 High Phone 82S
DURINO S PRI-WAR YIARS before Pear!
Harbor our earnings averaged 5V5 cents;
per dollar received for all products.
EaRLY in the war there developed
a tremendous need for tugs and power units
to help speed delivery of supplies and
equipment to millions of our fighting officer!
and men throughout the world.
In cooperation with the Army and Navy,
our Chrysler Division, which had been
building marine engines for many years, -developed
a marine tractor and a harbor
tug (called the "Sea Mule"). VTe built them
quickly and in large quantities, both of
hich were very important to the armed
forces and at a saving of $60,000,000 to
American Taxpayers as compared to the
cost of alternate equipment
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CHRYSLER CORPORATION
PlYMOUIH DODGI DISOTO CHRYtllft e AIRTIMP
DURINO 1942-1 943 two com-
plw years of war production
our earnings averaged only 2
cents per dollar received.
56.8 PAID OUT TO OTHER C0MPANIE.
More than half of all the money we hsve rt
on war production contracts 56.83' "
passed along to more than 12,000 other co
panies, most of them small, for materUU ana
services.
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