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. Hutchinson and
daughter, Shirley, returned to thefr
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