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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 18, 19-12. PAGE FIVE Long -Range Patrol From Midway Base Is Downfall of Japs By Walttr B. Clausen Pearl Harbor, T. H., June 18 MV-How the U. S. navy's long-range patrol bombers discovered the Japanese fleet off Midway, a night torpedo attack against the invaders, and thrilling rescues of navy fliers from rubber lifeboats were dis closed today in new accounts of the battle. home at Klamath Falls Sunday after Mrs. Florence Watson and Mrs. El la Yancey shopped in Medlord Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Oannaway of Med ford visited at the Qus and Frank Dltsworth homes Sunday and called on friends enront home. Abbreviated Fair Favored This Year terday approved holding the state fair in September, but on a greatly curtailed basis. The fair will consist of 4-H and Future Farmer exhibits, and the horse races. Eliminated Wjill be the night horse show, the night revue, and the main ex hibits. A Victory food fair will be the main feature. Steel that goes into single sewing machine will make a high explosive shell for a 7S mm field howitzer and the steel in two large outboard motorg would make a sub machine gun. spending a week with his mother here. Floyd Hutchinson returned Tues day to his home at Molalla, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oreen of Cen tral Point visited friends here Friday. Salem, June 18. UP) The State board of Agriculture yes Use Mhtl Trtbunt want adi. Captain Logan Ramsey of Philadelphia, operations officer for the army, navy and marine corps land-based planes at Mid way island, in unfolding further details of the battle said the night torpedo attack was the first time in history the planes had been so operated. The crew of one patrol plane, forced down by fuel shortage, were eight days at sea fighting off sharks which ripped at the rubber of their small lifeboats. Hundreds of Jap Planes in Battle Ramsey said the achievements of the large patrol bombers (PBL's) in discovering and at tacking the enemy formed one of the greatest chapters in the newest form of naval action which he termed "aero-amphibious warfare." , He estimated that the Jap anese threw several hundred aircraft into the battle. Other reports have stated most of the i enemy planes were destroyed. Surrounded by heroes of the engagement. Captain Ramsey outlined the general action and each in turn filled in the details. "In general," he said, "the mission of the flying boats is to obtain information about the er.emy; to go great distances from bases to penetrate areas la all kinds of weather, jvaiu ate information and get it L ck to headquarters. The fortunes of the entire fleet depend fre quently on the information of these young men." He said Ensign Jewell Reid. 28, of Paducah, Ky., made the first discovery of the Japanese fleet June 3 while on routine pttrol hundreds of miles from his base. Here is Reid's story: "We had a Job to do and tried to do our utmost. Japs First Seen Morning of June 3 "Before dawn on June 3 we left Midway on a routine patrol. Hundreds of miles out in mid morning we sighted several ob jects dead ahead on the horizon but they were not distinguish able at our high altitude. We closed in and made out the objects to be enemy warships. The weather was clear with very little haze and we knew we stood out well for A-A (anti aircraft) fire. We reversed course in order to ascertair the track and speed of the enemy and to get more information to our base. "We got ibeam the main body of the enemy and proceeded in close enough f . another look. Then we sent in an amplified report. "We saw 11 ships, including two battleships and heavy cruis ers and troop ships. We spent several hours in the vicinity getting all the information we could. I don't think we were seen. If we had been we would have been shot down. This was the enemy's occupation force. "Through a few scattered clouds we got astern of the enemy fleet to avoid any enemy air forces ahead or on the side j and to observe without being ' seen, meanwhile sending reports to our base." Captain Ramsey interjected: Night Attack Is Decided by Navy 'That night of June 3 we decided to launch a night tor pedo attack by navy flying boats. It was a very hazardous mission and was placed on a volunteer basis. We wanted to hit some troop ships and give the slat-eyes a bath. This was a difficult Job. It had never been done before. The distances were very great. We hesitated to do it but felt we had to hit the enemy. Lieut. William Richards, 31. of Collingswood, N. J., executive officer to Ramsey related: "We had four flying boats. We were all ready to go by the time the army bombers re turned. We four took off togeth er and headed for the position given as the location of the enemy. "When we came into sight of the enemy fleet it was quite visible. It was impossible to distinguish types but we saw two columns of large ships with several smaller ships ahead and astern. They had no lights They were heading straight for Midway. "Once we started our night attack, each pilot was on his own. Lieut. Charles P. Hibbered, of West Springfield, Mass., and myself were at the controls of my ship. Torpedoes Hit Mark On Big Enemy Ship "I gave the attack signal. I had already spotted what I be lieved was the largest ship. It was too far away and too black to identify, but I hoped it would be a carrier. We had a long straight approach to our objec tive and encountered no anti aircraft fire. They didn't even know we were coming, so we were able to get in close and let go our torpedo without op position. "As soon as we released our torpedo we pulled away in a sharp right turn over the stern of the target ship. My two rear lookouts reported a huge ex plosion and heavy black smoke on the ship we attacked. Three of our ships dropped torpedoes, two of which definitely were hits. Our hit was on a big troop ship of about 8,000 tons. A second transport was hit of about the same size. "This was the first time such a thing ever had been done by flying boats and we were more than 500 miles out from our base." A second flying boat was commanded by Lieut. Gaylord Probst, 20, of Los Angeles; the third by Lieut. Douglas C. Davis, 26, of St. Louis, Mo., and the fourth by Lieut. Allan Rothen berg, 23, of Washington, D. C. There were some 40 men in this historic mission. Three of the flying boats got back to their bases. The one commanded by Lieut. Probst ran out of fuel and landed on the ocean. They floated on their rubber lifeboats for three days before they were rescued at 6:30 p. m., June 6. Talent Trail, June 18 (Spl. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Fitzsimmons have returned to their home at Pomeroy, Wash., after three weeks stay at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jennie Hutchinsons Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Yancey from Palo Alto, Calif., and their son, Bob from Corvallls, are spending the week at their cottage here. Bob will re turn to Corvallls June 20 to attend summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Yancey will remain here until July 1. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark from Avenal, Calif., visited several days last week with his father, Burt Clark Mrs. Zell Frye and daughter from Eugene are visiting her parenta. Mr. and Mrs. John Vlncen, on Elk Creek Mrs. Alma Mallery and Mrs. Esther Merrlman returned home Friday from a week's visit In and near Bakersfteld. Calif. Mis. Mallery vis iter her two sons, Ray and Cfeiy Mer rlman. Mrs. Francis Ash returned home Tuesday from a week's visit with his son, Wsyne and family near Red ding. Calif. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. 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