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7W0 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Aug. 2. 1944
TRIP ENJOYED BY
Two Accompany Flight of
C-47's Dropping Rations,
Ammunition, New Guinea
. (Taking advantage of a mo
mentary lull in lighting on the
Aitape front oi Ne wuuinca. me
only two American correspond
ents In the area Acme Newspic
tures' Tom L.. Shafcr, Chicago,
and United Press War Corres
pondent Francis L. McCarthy
accompanied a flight of C-47s
dropping rations and ammuni
tion to scattered outposts on the
southern flank of the U. S. Drlni
pmor river line. Here is their
report of these daily flights at
low altitude over enemy lines.)
By Francis L. McCarthy
United Press War Correspondent
With U. S. Army Forces on
the Aitape Front, July 29 (U.R)
I went on a "biscuit bombing"
mission today accompanied by
Acme's Tom Shafer to see for
myself the manner In which
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troop-carrying C-47s are utilized
as cargo planes to drop to front
line troops every necessity of
life, from shoes to grenades and
including grave-marking crosses,
rations and cigarettes.
For 80 minutes we -wheeled
and dipped over enemy territory
on the western side of the
Driniumor line to make our 150-
foot "drops" at stalling speed in
a small cleared site in the mid
dle of "no-mnn's land."
We didn't draw any small
arms fire from the enemy on
this particular flight, although
every single one of these twin
engincd Douglases has been bul
let-riddled at least once.
Japs Learn
The Japs learned the hard way
that firing on these planes al
though a tempting target in
variably draws the wrath of
Yank artillery down on their
heads.'
Piloting our C-47 was 24-year
old 1st Lt. John P McNew, Car
thage, Mo. There were three GIs
Private Manley J. Blevlns.
West Jefferson, N. C, and
S'Sgts. James W Johnson, Hol
lywood, Cal., and Fred H. Jol-
ley, Spartansburg. S. C, pushing
out our cargo each time the su
pervisee officer, Capt. Andrew
G. George, Waterloo, Iowa,
sounded a buzzer from the cock
pit of the plane.
These boys had their heart in
their work they were dropping
supplies to the infantry unit to
which they are attached.
Giving them a hand were
Wnlmsley's crew members:
T'Sgt. Anton M. Koesler, Muen
stcr, Texas, and Sgt. Ray W.
Williams, Winston Salem, N. C.
When we took off from the
airport we' climbed to our maxi
mum "altitude " of lou teet ana
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Everyone thnlli with pride at ihe. smart appearance pf our girlt In uniform, particularly In meir cool
looking summer outfits. In this group are Spar Seaman Jennie Dietz, of Hollywood, Cal., in grey and white
tripod seersucker; Army Nurse Lt. Alice E. Hall of W. Pittston, Pa., in olive drab, light weight tropical
worsted; Wao Pvt. Lois 8. Blsbey, of Houston, Texas, in her off-duty dress of beige shantung; Marine
Sgt. Mary Ann Doherty, of Pierre, S. D. in green and white striped seersucker; and Wave Seaman First Class
Betty Matney of Ashland, Ky. In grey and white seersucker. Women out of uniform have a part In provid
ing these uniforms If they save their used kitchen fat, because used fat Is necessary In processing all fa
rlc. aa wll a dvea. Used fat la also an inaredlent In the tannlna of leather baas and shoe.
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ahead of us. piloted by 1st Lt.
James D. Larson, 23, Mt. Ver
non, Wash., with 1st Lt. John T.
roared down the length of the Ennor, 20, Des Moines, Iowa, as
snaky Driniumor to Afua village j co-pilot
to our southernmost flank perim
eter.
Natives Seen
I could clearly see natives
bearing litters of our wounded
over winding trulls through the
Jungle, with scouts ahead, on the
flanks and behind. I saw clearly
one cannon-blasted clearing in
which our artillery earlier this
week slaughtered 400 Japs.
We droned over enemy lines
at varying speeds, maneuvering
evasively to throw off any ack
ack. We could see parachutes bil
lowing from a C-47 directly
Their varl-colorcd chutes
dropped to earth right on the
nose of the area they were
shooting for.
We made eight runs over the
"target," dropping packs con
taining shoes, rations, etc.
We went from near-stalling
speed to full throttle after each
drop, barely brushing the tops
of tree, at the end of the clear
ing. There wasn't a sign of a Jap
although we were almost con
tinuously over enemy territory.
Our job over, we roared back
to home, glided to a landing and
pulled up as trucks immediately
backed up against the open door
and started to reload for another
trip,
Over three million persons at
tended United Service Organiza
tions in continental United States
, during a single month, according
to a compilation of figures re
cently released at the USO headquarters.
There were only 150 cases of
claims for pensions for disabled
former servicemen of World War
II pending at Milwaukee at the
end of May. During February.
March and last December cases
numbered 3000. About 2000 Wis
consin veterans of World War II
up to May, 1944, had failed to
file pension claims at the Veter
ans administration office.
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salute. Preserving precious foods at home is an essential Citizen
Soldier activity true to our traditions of thrift, of cooperation, of
construclire fighting against a destructive foe,
America's farmers, and victory gardeners, will produce in 19-M
die greatest amount of food in our country's history. None of it
can be wasted all of it will be needed for our fighting men and
women, our allies, the liberated countries and ourselves. In this
invasion year, less canned fruits and vegetables than ever will be
available for civilians.
Help food fight for freedom in your own home by canning all
the fresh produce possible from your victory garden, or from your
market by wise in-scason purchases. And to prevent waste, know
your canning methods. W rite for free booklets to your State Agri
cultural Gillegc, or to the United States Department of Agriculture,
Washington 25, D. C
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Salvaging Metal, Paper, Fats ,
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By Walter Cronklle
United Press Correspondent
London, Aug. 2. (U.R) Ger
many recently released another
of its "vaunted" secret weapons,
a Messerschmldt 163 rocket
propelled fighter plane, in a des
perate effort to halt American
bombers, it was revealed today.
Preliminary reports indicate
the ME-165 s were defeated in
their first engagement with
American Lightning fighters but
United States air force head
quarters withheld judgment on
its potentialities.
The new plane was "secret"
only In the date when It would
first appear. Most of its details
have been known by allied head
quarters for some time and what
was not known could be sur
mised from allied experiments
with similar craft.
It was the first of two new
weapons Germany was expected
to throw into the air war. The
other is a jet-propelled fighter
plane on which virtually all na
tions, including the United
States, are known to be work
ing. Both American and British
heavy bombers have been at
tacking rocket and Jet-propulsion
engine factories at Stutt
gart and elsewhere In Germany
on a large scale. The authorita
tive magazine the Aeroplane
warned that the scale of attacks
indicated that Germany now has
Jet-propulsion engines In produc
tion on a scale that may threat
en allied air supremacy over
Europe.
First accounts of the new
rocket plane indicate lt merelv
is an adaptation of rockets as
booster power to augment the
gasoline engine, when the pilot
needs a sudden burst of speed
to elude or catch his opponent.
Flynn's Accuser
Dworces Singer
Hollywood. Aue 2 fll P
Blonde Shirley Evans Hassau,
22-yenr-old film player who nev
er got to court with her pater
nity charges aeainst Actor Frrnl
Flynn today obtained a divorce '
irom Henry Hns?nu. vocalist and
former navy Soahee.
Stepping down from the stand
after testifying to Hasrau's
"cruel" treament of her. Miss
Hassan avoided comment on her
nllcgntlnns against the debonair
film actor.
Her lawyer. Charles P.. Tavlor.
said the matter was still "pend
ing "
Meanwhile. Miss Hassan la dci.
Ing free'ance movie work under
the name of Sheryl Starr.
"I don't sing or dance or any
thingI Just look pretty," she
explained.
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USAAF Marks Anniversary
Now Has 75,000 Ma
chines and Huge Force
Washington, Aug. 2. (U.R)
Thirty-seven years ago Tuesday,
the U. S. army air force was
born in a signal corps order set
ting up an aeronautical division
"to study the flying machine and
the possibility of adapting It to
military purposes."
The 'aeronautical division"
was staffed by one officer, two
enlisted men, and no planes.
Today the USAAF, in an an
niversary statement, announced
that It had reached the strength
of 2,300,000 officers and men
and more than 75,000 planes, in
cluding 34,000 combat aircraft
the largest and most formid
able air army in the world.
Firat Plana Flimsy
Thirty-five years ago today
another anniversary the signal
corps aeronautical division ac
cepted its first military plane. A
two-passenger ship designed and
built by tne wngni muuren,
was powered by a 30-horsepower
engine. Its only "instrument"
was a piece of cotton twine fas
tened between the landing skids
to serve as a turn and bank In
dicator. Wrt... tha nrmv has In onera-
Hon the B-29 superfortress
bomber, whose four engines, ae
livering a total of 8,800 horse
power, could power nearly 300
planes of the type first used by
the army. In addition to its main
eneines the B-29 has about 150
other motors to drive its gener
ators, bomb-bay doors ana omer
apparatus, and carries several
hundred instruments of all kinds
to aid in its operation.
Arnold 14th Pupil
Shnrtlv after the purchase of
its first plane, the army estab
UshoH Its first flvina field at
College Park, Md. the world's
first military airdrome.
The 14th student assigned for
army flight training was a xouth
named Henry Arnold, wno De
came one of the first three offi
cers to earn wines. Today, as
Gen. H. H -Arnold, he Is chief
of the world's mightiest air
force.
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TTnverhlll. Mas. (U.R) Two
employees of the Haverhill Coal
Co. will never deliver their
wares to the wrong address
again. On one of the hottest days
of the year, the pair a driver
and a helper delivered 20 tons
of soft coal to the Colonial thea
ter instead of the Strand theater,
which had ordered the load.
They had to shovel out the 20
tons and make the delivery to
the right address.
In the 11 months ending May
31, 250 disasters struck 44 states,
occurring at the rate of five a
week during the 48 weeks cov
ered by a Red Cross report. Dur
lng the year ended July 30, 1943,
there were 187 disaster.
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