April 22. 1fM3
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PAGE SEVEN
Long-Delayed Tokyo
Raid Story Released
After Long Secrecy
(Edltor'i Note Jack Rica, Associated Press staif photographer,
hit been In the thick ol much of the nival action In lha Pacltlc,
racordlna tha avanti ot tha war f trat hand with both camera and
typewriter. Ha lilt Sin Franclaco tor th wir lona ihortly attar
tha itart ot hoillllllei and wai th only civilian photographar
with tha aircraft carrier Horntt whtn that ihlp carried Mi).
Oan. Jamei H. Doollttle'i illers Into Japan! waleri lor thalr
hlitorle raid on Tokyo mora than a yaar ago. Hii eyewitneu
account of that minion, written on th day of tha attack, li now
released with publication of th war department'! official account
of th Ooollttl adventure),
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By JACK RICE
WITH THE U. 8. FLEET
SOMEWHERE IN THE PA
CIKIC, April 18, 1042 (Delayed)
(At lliftli explosives and Incen
riliiry bombs frum U, S. army
11-20 (Mllrlii'll) bombers droppod
on a lurprliod Jnpun ihortly
after noon today.
Then hcavlly-laden, twin-en-lined
bombers wer launched
on llielr mission of terror and
destruction from the aircraft
carrier Hornet lome 600 mllei
nt of Tokyo. The operation
proved to everyone who saw It
that th armv mnA naw nnui
had got together and wero com
bining talent to carry the war
to the enemy In hli homeland.
Heavy Bea
There win a heavy iea run
ning and ialt apray from the
huge wuvca of lha cold North
Pacific wm ihipplng with iron
zy over the ihlpi of our Uik
force. We were running at high
ipei-d to carry to the Japancie
a measure of the tragedy they
had been Inflicting on ui and
our allies,
About 7:43 a. in. one of our
erulaors lighted a imull Japii
none patrol boat tome 29,000
yards to port of our ihlp. A
light crulnor Immediately went
to Intercept and alnk the enemy
ihlp. Tha operation took but a
few mlnutei, The cruller fired
with auch rapidity ahn teemed
to be a mmi of flamea. ,
"Spttklt" Bunk
The "apltklt," a navy men
cell Japanese patrol boaU, aank
before any of the men aboard
could be aaved. She probably
wai able to report our poiitlon
with fair accuracy, however, io
Vice-Admiral William F. Haliey,
commanding our group, decided
that Inaimuch aa we wera with
in Japan'i patrol lanei, It would
be a good idea to launch our
deadly cargo.
The launching of the un
wieldy, big blrda from the r
itrlcted flight deck ot the car
rier went off with clock-like
regularity, the entire operation
taking lei than an hour. It re
a vi I red luperb icamamhip by
tha officer! and crew ol the
Hornet to get those plane off,
with a violent iea and high wind
combining to conapir against
ua.
High Skill
It took flying skill of the
hlgheit degree to lift the heavy
bomberi into the gray overcaat
and find the target!, but it wai
accomplished without a hitch.
A great deal of the credit
muat go to Col. Jamei H. Doo
little, who planned thli moat au
daclous raid of the war io far,
but he, too, depended heavily
on the practiced and aure crewi
of ths planca and ahlpa which
took part in the attack
We left port without knowing
our destination or million, at
usual. But we knew we were
out for something big
Curiosity reached a new high
when tho senior aviator aboard
our ship ran in with the Infor
mation tho deck of the Hornet
wai loaded with twin-engined
bombers. That set up an entire
ly now train of thought: maybe
wo wera going to dallver planes
lomcwhcro. Well, we did, but
where we delivered them was
a big surprise to the Japanese,
as well m to our people at
home.
Wc found out where we were
going that same day, when the
commanding officer messaged
all units to proceed to a certain
point off Japan and launch the
B-25s for the purpose ol bomb
ing Tokyo.
A cuuplo of nlghta bofore we
arrived at our destination, I was
back in tho chiefs quarters lis
tening to the Tokyo propaganda
brondenat. The announcer was
holding forth with a long spiel
1 about how the Japanese could
foci perfectly safe from the
. bombings which were ravaging
moat of Asia because their main
enemies, tho Americans, had no
bases from which to carry out a
raid,
There was an Immediate
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chorui of ratzberriei from the
chlefi. "That'i what you think,
Bud," one yelled with a wide
grin.
Cerrier Return!
Immediately after launching
the bomberi, we turned and
headed back out of range of
Japanese retaliation, Early In
tho afternoon we came In con
tact with another amall enemy
pulrol boat, which the same
light cruder dispatched with the
nma eny speed la that encoun
tered during the morning.
This last engagement, how
ever, netted five aurvlvors, who
presumably were taken back to
our base for questioning ai
priaoners of war.
The itirt of tha return voy
age was without Incident except
for iky-high leu and the amuse
ment we had listening to the
confuted and bewildered chatter
of the Tokyo radio. The recep
tion wai very good, of courae,
for we were very cloae when
the fun itarted.
All the men on our ihlp ex
preaied iitlsfuction with a Job
well done. They were glad they
had been along on the first
American bombing raid upon
Tokyo, So was I.
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Cliff Reeves, district freight
and passenger agent, Southern
Pacific company, has announced
the appointment of O. V. Gibson
as traveling freight and pauen
ger agent, lucceeding George
Morgan, transferred to Seattle.
Gibson was formerly traveling
agent for the Southern Pacific
In Montana, with headquarters
at Butt. . .
J. O. Ormandy, general pas
aenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific, was here on an official visit
Thursday from hla offices in
Portland.
ROMANCE RATIONED
SEYMOUR, Conn., VF) An
84-year-old farmer admitted to
the ration board that he had used
the gasoline allowed for his trac
tor in hli car Initead. Asked
why. he replied: "To go to see
my girl friend."
Cautioned by the lurprised
board, the octogenarian quickly
auggcated a way to eliminate
those pleasure trips.
"How about extra gas for a
honeymoon?" he asked.
Reluctantly, the board said no.
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Five Klamath men graduated from army air force training ichooli today ai new ncond lieu
tenanti in the air force. Lett to right lhay arei Lt. D, T. Job, Lt. J, W, Niih, Lt, J. T. Parliotto,
Lt. H. E. Voatch. and Lt. M. M. Walker.
Sub Waioo Returns After
Record Bag of Eight Ships
By CHARLES McMURTRY
PEARL HARBOR, April 22 (P)
The submarine Wahoo has re
turned from Its second adventure
In enemy waters with another
eight ships sunk for a total of 13
In two successive patrols.
Naval officials said the eight
bagged in the aocond patrol was
a record number for a tingle
patrol, but Lieut. Commander
Dudley W. (Mush) Morton, skip
per of the Wahoo described the
exploit as "Just cut and dried
linking of ships."
"It was Just light, track, shoot
and link," laid the 38-year-old
Miami, Fla., officer.
Besides the eight ships, total
ing 37,000 tons, the Wahoo dam
aged a ninth and wrecked a
trawlor and two sampams. The
sinkings all wore achieved with
in one week's time. For the two
patrols, the first in January, the
total tonnage sunk was 69,000.
Morton admitted he got
thrill one night when Japanese
tanker's five-Inch shell fell close
to the Wahoo's bow, forcing the
Wahoo to submerge. Tho sub
marine resurfuccd later and sank
the tanker within 45 minutes.
"Tha aame night we sighted
and tracked a small freighter,"
Morton related. "We surfaced
and aank him by gunfire ihortly
before daylight.
"While we were sinking him
another small ship showed up.
At first we thought it too amall
to bother with but It turned out
to be a small, neat dlesel-power-ed
freighter. So we turned to
on him. I don't know why he
didn't run. We closed fast aa
we could on the surface and
Gen.. MacArthur to
Continue Services
Past Retirement
WASHINGTON. April 22 W)
General Douglas MacArthur will
continue his services in the field
after reaching retirement age
next January 26,
Undersecretary of 'War Pat
terson, telling this to a press
conference today, said the serv
ices of the southwest Pacific
commander have been of "the
most extraordinary value to the
country."
MacArthur will be 64 next
January, the age at which re
tirement from the armed forces
ordinarily becomes effective.
We must revive the rights ot
the individual the strength, the
character that is the essence of
Amorlca, Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey of Now York.
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oni li.lr.
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Remember Those
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New Air Force Second Lieutenants
Fi ra WM
sank him by gunfire. The men
love to shoot the guns because
o many participate and lee the
battle."
The submarine's crew formed
the Wahoo commandos and
pleaded with their commander
for permission to board that trim
little freighter.
"They wanted to board her
and get fresh fish before she
sank but tho weather wouldn't
permit It," Morton explained.
. As soon as the Wahoo had
neared combat area, the crew
tuned in on the Tokyo radio.
"The Japs gave us a propa
ganda broadcast that the sub
marine menace had been raised,"
Morton said, ''then we got nine
ships in seven days (eight sunk,
one damaged).. But the boys
want you to tell the Japs they
are tired ot so much xylophone
music. Every program is full
of xylophones."
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DEFENSE GROUP
Cerene Tipton, whose rank
with the Marion county civilian
defense council has been that
equivalent to colonel in the
army, has been requested as a
member of a State Citizens De
feme Corps committee by Jcr-
rold Owen, state civilian defense
council coordinator, it was learn
ed Wednesday. Her presence in
Portland, Friday has been asked
by Mrs. E. W. St. Pierre, director
of citiren service corps and civil
ian war savings for Oregon.
Miss Tipton, as a member of
this committee, will submit a
brief of her work and will be
represented by Col. Dclphine
Savage of Salem, who became
chief of staff upon the enlistment
of Miss Tipton in the WAACs in
Portland April 13, and by Major
Hazel Harper, also of Salem, who
Is block leader chief of Marlon
county.
It Best
I FORGES
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Headquarters Army Air Forces
Gulf Coast Training Center, Ran
dolph Field, Tex. The power
and fury of the army air forces
was strengthened today as hun
dreds of Uncle Sam's new fight
ing pilots, ready and eager to
hit Hitler and Hirohlto where
they can feel it, were graduated
from the AAF Gulf Coast train
ing center's ten advanced flying
schools.
Numbered among the new
pilots are five from Klamath
Falls:
Lieut. DeWitle T. Jobe Jr.,
408 Main (Eagle Pass).
Lieut. John W. Nash, 2530
Reclamation street (Ellington)
Lieut. John F. Parisotto, 2033
White avenue (Brooks Field, San
Antonio, Tex.).
Lieut. Robert E. Veatch, 1956
Earle street (Lubbock).
Lieut. Mathew M.
route 1 (Lubbock).,
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against the axis during 1943,
received silver pilots' wings and
commissions as second lieuten
ants or flight officers.
The military pilots, trained In
the air forces' highest traditions
were graduated from these aerial
alma maters: Aloe, Foster,
Brooks. Moore and Ellington
fields; the Pampa, Lubbock,
Blackland and Eagle Pass flying
schools, all in Texas; and the
new advanced flying school at
Altus, Ok la.
Before they get actual combat
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post-graduate flying schools In
the types of bombing and fighter
planes they'll use later on.
Contracts Awarded
For New Merchant
Ships on Coast
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22
(IP) Contracts for 357 merchant
ships, Including 189 Victory
ships, a new design, have been
awarded Pacific coast shipyards,
the maritime commission an
nounced here yesterday.
The other ships to be eon
struct ed on the coast Include 131
high speed tankers and 37 Liber-
tics. Contracts for 112 other
ships were awarded to yards In
other parts of the country.
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Film Actor's Son
To Marry Soon
HOLLYWOOD, April 22 (ZD
Andrew Victor McLaglen, 22-year-old
son of the film actor,
and Maria M. Harrison, 18, have
applied for a marriage license,
but have not yet announced
their wedding date.
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