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'MONTGOMERY WAJ EIGHT fttEPrOBP MAIL THIBUW8 Thursday. Aug. 0. 194S L! FIRST AIR OF Prison Freed Comrade Gives . New Details All But Two : Bailed Out Aboard the Mercy Ship Beeves, Off Omori Prison Camp, Tokyo Bay, Aug. 30 U.R How Capt. Colin Kelly, first hero of the Pacific war, actually died in battle was revealed for the first time today by a surviving crew man of his Flying Fortress whose lips were sealed by nearly four years of confinement in a Jap anese prisoner of war camp. The additional details of Kel ly's death after sinking the Jap anese battleship Haruna off the Philippines were told by Pfc. Robert Altman, 26, Sanford, Fla., Just evacuated from the vile Omori prison camp in the su burbs of Tokyo. Altman said he was loading 500-pound bombs into Kelly's B-17 at Clark Field north of Manila Dec. 10, 1941. "Suddenly the Japanese launched an air raid, and we had to take off with only three bombs," Altman said. "We crossed Blgan in northern Luzon and saw a party of Jap anese landing under the protec tive bombardment of three de stroyers and one battleship cross ing further out. "Capt. Kelly made a run over the battleship expecting to see a carrier nearby. When none were found he returned to attack the battlewagon, later identified as the Haruna. "We dropped our three bombs In train, scoring one direct and two indirect hits. The second bomb struck the ship's bridge. "Our navigator, Lt. Joseph Bean, observed black smoke from the vessel's bridge from 20,000 feet as we hit for our base. "Two Japanese fighter pilots Jumped us when we were five kilometers from Clark Field, and Kelly had dropped to 10,000 feet. The B-17 "blew up" In less than a minute after the Japanese fighters set it afire, Altman de clared. Of the ship eight-man crew only Kelly failed to clear ha nlnne he added. S'Sat. Do- lchanty, the right tall gunner, also was killed. Altman said he was one of five crew members who balled out of the plane safely and reach ed Clark Field unhurt, but was later captured. Prisoners who arrived in the Omori prison camp during the put year, he said, told him a fantastic legend had grown up that Kelly was the "first suicide pilot" that he had flown his plana down the Haruna'a smokestack. the machine before officials of the Cranberry Canners' Assn., and the U. S. Rubber Co., who aided in developing the device. TO ACCEPT BOYS 17 To fill gaps caused by de mobilization of naval reserve personnel and to offer steady employment and opportunity for advancement to young men, the coast guard is opening a recruit ing drive for 17 years olds, it was announced today. Physical requirements for en listments are: height, 64 inches; weight, in proportion to body build; vision,, 20-30; and educa tion, two years of high school for apprentice seamen and gram mer school for steward's mates. Additional Information can be secured from the recruiting of fice at 806 S. W. Morrison St., Portland. POLITICAL FUSS Los Angeles, Aug. 30 (U.R) Lester McMillan, ssemblyman of the 61st district, today was accused of striking Julius Lev- enson in a political argument. Levenson was treated at Holly wod Receiving hospital for a gashed chin. TWO MILLION JOBLESS Wnohtnotnn. Allff. 30 (U.R) The War Manpower commission tnrlav 2.000.000 war work ers are out of work throughout the country as result or muni tions cutbacks in the past two weeks. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS MM ford and vicinity: Partly cloudy fhrnuvh Fridav and warmer tonlrtit. Cooler Friday. Few acatlered thunder fctormi In higher mountains. OreLon: Partly cloudy through Fri day with llftht rain on coast mid from Ronebuiff lute tonight and Friday. Few scatters thunder itorma eastern por tion. Warmer tonight weit of Caicadea. Cooler Friday. Gentla west to south west wind orr roast. 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