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PRICE FIVE CENTS
M'Arthur Lands
On 'Sacred Isles'
By Th Associated Praia
AT8UGI AIRFIELD, Naar Tokyo, Aug. 30 Genaral Mac
Arthur arrived In Japan and iat up headquarter! In Yokohama ai
Nippon'i military ruler today amidst the lint alien armed
forces aver to occupy the sacred Islands.
HAND-PICKED TROOPS
Paratroopers and seaborne marines and sailors, hand-picked
to remind Nippon of the invasion o( the Philippines, swarmed
out ol the skies and in from the sea in an unbroken stream.
They took over Atiugl airfield, 18 miles from Tokyoi ran up
the Amorlcan flag over Yokosuka naval base, Japan's second
Urgesti rode by Japanese truck Into Yokohama, port of Tokyo
where the occupation force will establish general headquarters!
and begun evacuating prisoners
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In -------i ..
By FRANK JENKINS
PAI1IS: As thcso words uro
written, news that tho Japs
are suing for pence has lust been
received' In Paris. You d expect
that this city, jammed witn
American GIs cither headed for
tho Puelflc and waiting hero for
transport or merely norc on
leave and expecting to get or
ders for the Pacific (with a brief
pause at homo for training, etc.)
would up going wuci.
11 ISN'TI
'
TN Perls tho Bed Cross Rolfr
bow Corner, halfway along
tho Boulevard des Capticlni's
from tho Church of the Made
leine to the Place do i'Opcra, Is
tho stamping ground of the Ul
There he gathers In thousands to
take advuntage of tho facilities
that aro offered in tho way of
recreation eating doughnuts,
drinking cokes, listening to the
orchestru. getting Information
about where he can go and. what
Jie can sco while on leave or Just
sitting In tho sidewalk cafe,
tinntcring witn nis icnows ana
watching the crowds go by.
" You'd think Rnlnhow Corner
would bo pandemonium at this
moment, and the fact that it
l.in t Is puzzling beyond measure
,-5 Occasionally' there will bo a
little cell of celebration. Maybe
a couple of dozen GIs will start
whooping and dancing and par
ading down the streets. There
was a momentary outburst of
Ioy. tils went up to Mrs and
;lsscd them on the cheek, ex
plaining that in this great mo
ment they had only love In their
hearts even for MPs. Some of
them took pawing advantngc of
tho occasion ond kissed officers
who usually got red In the
face, but took It pretty well on
the wholo.
Kissing of nurses and Red
Cross girls went on for a little
while on a fairly extensive scale,
(Continued on Pugo Two)
Elie To Build'
Auto Business
Another automobile business
building Is to rise Immediately
in Klamath,
The owner Is Jack Kile, who
announced today he will con
struct n building nt 000 South
6lh, where he now operates a
used car business. In tho new
structure, SO x 100 feet, will
be located tho Ella Nash com
pany, agency for Nnsh cars.
Kile said the biulding will be
Oi tile construction, with facili
ties for service, snlca ond parts.
' This Is the third motor busi
ness building to be announced
hero within a few days.
, .1 i
Japs Blasted Kelly's Ship,
Surviving Crewmen Report
" By ELGAR BROWN
; Ropresonling the Combined
Amorlcan Press
VABOARD MERCY SHIP
REEVES OFF OMOH1 PRISON
CAMP, TOKYO BAY, Aug. 30
jl') How Ctipt, Colin Kelly ac
tually died in battle was rem led
for tho first tlmo today by tho
fliirvlvlng crowmon of his war
plane, Their lips had been
sealed for nearly four years by
confinement in a Japanese prisoner-of-war
camp.
America's famod aco, ono of
tho war's first martyrs, didn't
sink tho Japanese battleship
llnruna by piling his bomber
against Its stack but ho died a
great hero just tho same, .
Captain Idolised
At tho mention of his name,
(oars welled Into tho eyes of PFC
Robert' Allman, 20, of Sanford,
Fla., Just evacuated from the
vilo Omorl camp In tho subur
ban Tokyo area, The crow, ho
explained, idolized tholr captain,
: ''Captain Kelly made a run
over the battleship, expecting to
sco a carrier nearby. Finding
nnnn was visible, ho returned to
attack tho baltlcwagon, later
I of war from "u block noil nolo
wnt'r "e"ll bcalliiKs were
common.
M'Arthur Pleased
The occupation Ls "going
splundldly," MucArthur mild.
Yanks were moving In an order
ly fashion "without bloodshed"
and he suld the Jopunoso ap
peared to lc acting in good faith.
Thq occuputlon by troops In
full buttle dress and. ready for
any contingency, was eight
hour old when MncArthur step
ped onto AUugl airdrome from
his shining silver C-54 transport,
"Uoloun," at 2 p.- m. (1 a. m.
Eastern war time).
Cheering Units
The supremo allied command
er landed amidst cheering para
troopers of the lHh airborne di
vision who began pouring from
an unending stream of trans
ports at 6 a. m. (6 p. m, Wednes
day, eastern war time) simultan
eous with landings at Yokosuka,
led by the fourth marine regi
ment, The fourth marines, rushed to
(ho Philippines from China,
were ono of tho heroic outfits In
the fight for Manlln bay and
stood to the last on Corrcgldor.
Today's landing was mndo by a
reactivated regiment.
.Tho 11th airborno division
helped MncArthur clear 800,000
Japanese- put .of the Philippines
ana were victors at nicnois ncia
where Japan struck its f I r.s t
blow at the isiunds.
Use Jap Trucks
; Pnratrooo units drove in Jap
anese trucks, duly saluted by
enemy officers, to occupy Yoko
hama, five miles closor to Tokyo
than Yokosuka. This was the
first step toward a juncture be
tween the sea and airborne forc
es whose original landings were
made IB miles apart on cither
sldo of Mlura peninsula.
Guns Ready
' Both air and sea lorccs were
covered In typical btfttlo fashion
(Continued on Pago Two)
Lightning Sets
Fires In County
I Lightning storms Wednesday
afternoon and evening started a
number of small brush and for
est fit os in the county, but none
of them have become serious.
Three spot fires were started
Wednesday afternoon in the
Klamath marsh on the Indian
reservation but all were under
control. Klamath Agency men
reported that they wcro on the
lookout for other blazes which
might have started by lightning
strikes. .
Three fires were started in the
Fort Klamath district, according
to John Sorainson of the forest
service. Two aro out and the
other Is under control.
Klamath Forest Protcctlvo as
sociation reported one small
blnze In tho Kings Cabin district
which is under control.
A small fire, also believed set
by lightning, started on Stukcl
mountain Wednesday evening,
but was soon extinguished.
Identified as the Harunn, We
dropped our thrco bombB in a
train, scoring ono direct and two
indirect hits on tho Harunn. Tho
second bomb struck on tho ves
sel's bridge."
Tho first was a near miss oft,
and tho third a near miss for
ward, ho continued, Both
caused damage,
Magnificent Skill
"Tho captain's skill was mag
nificent, to maneuver into posi
tion or to attack. Our navigator,
Lt, Joseph Bean, observed a
black wako and tho vessel was
burning from the brldgo all tho
way back as wo hit for our base
at 20,000 feet altitude."
wncn the plane was five kilo
motors from Clark field, Altman
related, Kelly dropped to 10,000
foot. Then two Japanese fighter
Clones attacked and set the
omber afire Immediately, .. .
"Our plane blow tip in less
thnn ono minute," Altman said.
"Of our cinht-man crow. Contain
Kolly never cleared tho ship
and Staff Sat. Dolchantv. riuht
side gunnor, also was killed. I
balled out with' five others and
reached baso unhurt," .
Telephone Mil
KLAMATH FALLB. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 194S
SPREADS TO 3D
Waters ' Plant Down
Because Of AFL
Demand
Work stoppage In locnl plumb
ing shops extended this morning
to the Waters Plumbing" and
Heating compuny when three
more Journeymen plumbers
struck in accordance with a de
mand by the Plumbers and
Stcumflttors local, AFL, for a 15
per cent Increase in wages.
This brings tho total of jour
neyman plumbers out on strike
to six and tho thrco shops which
aro now down arc the Davis
Plumbing company, G. C. Mot
ley Plumbing company and the
Waters company.
Owners Meet
Grover Motley, Scth Waters
and Dean Davis, owners of the
thrco shops affected, met yester
day and were advised by the
war labor board of Portland that
under a war labor directive no
one Is permitted to raise or low
cr wages without first securing
the approval of the WLB to do
so, and that persons making any
cnangc whatsoever in the prcs'
cnt wage structure arc subject
to heovy penalty under law, ac
cording to a prepared release
given The Herald and News this
morning.
A conciliator from the WLB
(Continued on Page Two)
MLB:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 P)
President Truman declared to
day he thought the whole coun
try, as much as any individual,
was responsible for the Pearl
Harbor disaster.
Mr. Truman told a news con
ference he had no objection to e
court martial but didn't intend
to order one.
In addition, he said he always
had favored a unity of command
for the army and navy, but
didn't want to amplify his views
on that now.
Answering a Darragc of ques
tions based on the release yes
terday of official reports by
boards of inquiry which investi
gated the events leading up to
Pearl Harbor, tho chief execu
tive said he had read the docu
ments carefully.
Conclusion
And, he said, he had come to
tho conclusion the whole thing
was a result of the policy of the
country itself. It wasn't ready
for preparedness, ho asserted.
Preparedness moves by the
late President Roosevelt were
stifled, Mr, Truman said, ond
KF Sets Perfect
Traffic Record
CHICAGO, Aug. 30 (P)
Alter the slight casing of gaso
line restrictions last Juno 22
the nation's July traffic death
toll rose 15 per cent over the
same month in Jim, the Nation
ol Safety council reported.
July traffic deaths were 2030.
making a total of 13,190 for the
tirst seven months of Jins." De-
spite the Increase of deaths
throughout the country, 232
cities reported perfect records
for July.
Kaunas of cities in the 10.000-
25,000 population class, based
on deaths per 10,000 registered
venicics, included Klamath Foils,
Ore., Independence, Mo.,- and
Chllllcotho, O., oil 0.0.
Pelicans To Get
Grid Uniforms
At Modoc Field
Grid uniforms will be is
sued to Klamath Union high
school fobtball aspirants to
morrow afternoon beginning
at 1 o'clock. A physical ex
amination will also be given.
Coach Paul Angstead said to
day. ,
Angstead expects approxi
mately 50 boys to turn out for
the opening practice session
of the season Saturday morn
ing in preparation tor the
first game with Grant of Port
land on September 21a
IRK STOPPAG
IB
SHOP
Supplies Parachuted To Prisoners
f7
k.W$8 ... ,
fV M i H,p
Parachutes with specially prepared oil drums containing food
stuff and bundles of clothing are dropped by the 73rd bombard
ment wing at the prisoner of war camp near Weihstan, Shantung
province, China. At bottom.' POWe run out of house to receive
the supplies, (AP wirepboto from 20th air force radioed from
Guam).
Fire Ravages Historic .
TOId Crystdl School House
i Another historic landmark
vanished yesterday, when fire
gutted the old Crystal school
house, at the head of Crystal
creek, completely destroying it.
Farmers and mill workers
pitched in to fight the fire; and
Mexican laborers rushed from
the Scott creek forestry camp to
help. The fire ' started about
11:30 a. m, and was suppressed
by the crew of volunteer fire
fighters bv about 4:30 p. m. Two
small spot fires were started
from flying coals, and only quick
action of the volunteers prevent
ed the fire from spreading to
nearby forests, John Sarginson,
district ranger stated.
The schbol wos occupied by
employes of Demick Lumber
company, who lost an tneir
household goods in the fire, in
cluding guns, billfolds, phono
graph, beds and mattresses.
The school, on the west sue
42 Billion Lend'Lease To
Be Stricken From Books
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30 UP)
President Truman notified con
gress today that the more than
S42.000.00U.0UU this country
spent oh lend-lcose aid to its
allies should, In the main, be
written off tho books.
The reason made clear- in a
lengthy report Mr. Truman sent
to Copltol Hill is thot the ad
ministration believes the United
States received three things
more important thon a dollar
basis settlement, They are:
1. Victory over Germany and
Japan.
2. More thon $5,600,000,000
through last Mnrch in reverse
lend-lease.
3. A commitment from all
nations receiving lend-lease -to
Join in organizing postwar in
ternational trade on the basis
of lowering barriers.
Truman Letter
In a letter occomponylng the
report, Mr. Truman told the
lawmakers:
"With the defeat of the axis
powers, whoso ruthless plan for
world conquest ond enslave
ment came so close to succeed
ing, the United States has real
ized the mojor objective for
which lend-lease oid hos been
extended.
The president has ordered
lend-lease operations halted,' ef
fective V-J Day, and already
hos cut off requisitions for sup
plies which formerly would
hove been ordered under the
mutual aid program.
Peacetime Plans
Meanwhile, arrangements arc
being worked out with lend
lease countries to switch their
commerce over to o peacetime
basis. American officials, will
begin conversations with a Brit
ish delegation next week for
somo sort of credit substitute,
Summing up the gigantic pro
L 1
August 30, 1945
Max. (Aug. 29) 80 Mln. .. 44
Precipitation last 24 houn .....00
, Stream year to data 13.28
Normal 12.40 Lait year 10.62
I , Forecast! Claar Friday.
of Klamath lake, at the head of
Crystal creek, was bunt in load
by D. U. Brown and Ben i'eter'
man. Material was hauled by
scows equipped with sails up
Crystal . creek, from the old
water-wheel Ruf us Moore mill.
in Klamath Falls. The building
was put together with square
nans, . wnicn came irom aan
Francisco in the fall of 1892, by
railroad cars to Ager, and
freighted from there by team to
the building site. -
' School was held in the old
building from 1893 up until
1941, when attendance dwindled
from 48 to 5, and the school was
closed. Three generations of the
D. G. Brown family learned
their three K s In the old school
which had grades from one to
eight and one, year of high
school.
Exact cause of the fire which
destroyed the building, is unde
termined, i ,
gram, Mr. Truman said: "Each
of our principal fighting part
ners has contributed to the pool
of armed might in accordance
with its full abilities ond ca
pacities." Now, he added, the lend-lease
Arrangements are being wound
up in on "expeditious ond order
ly manner, subject to military
needs for the movement of
troops or for occupation pur
poses." "The overwhelming portion
of lend-lease aid which now
totals over $42,000,000,000," it
seid, "has been directly con
sumed by our allies in the
war."
Beckham Freed
From Jap Prison
Word hos been received here
of one of the first Klamath Falls
boys to be liberated from a Jop
onese prisoner of wor camp.
Mrs. Frank Pryor, 2028 Siski
you, learned Wednesday that
her son, Cpl. Gall Beckham, hos
been freed ond is "all right."
Bcckhem entered the army
from Klamath Falls before the
beginning of the war and was
token prisoner at Corregidor,
The last word thot Mrs, Pryor
hod received from her son was
in 1943 when he was interned in
a prisoner of wor camp at Muk
den, Manchoukuo,
HONG KONG ENTERED
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 30
(P) A strong British naval force
commanded bv Rear Adm. C. H.
J. Harcourt entered the port of
Mong Kong today to reoccupy
the crown colony, British Pacif
ic fleet headquarters announced
hero tonight.
Number 10606
SOT. DIETER'S
DEATH Q N DAY
OF RAID TOLD
Tulelake Member Of
Doolittle Party ,
Lost In Action
A long-held secret of the war
was divulged today when it was
announced that Staff Sergeant
William Dieter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Dieter of Tulelake,
was killed in action on the day
the Doolittle fliers raided Japan
April 18, 1942.
The word came in a telegram
from the war department to Mr.
and Mrs. Dieter, and was the
first definite report they had re
ceived since the raid on which
Sgt. Dieter was a bombardier.
Until now, Sgt. Dieter has been
listed as "missing in action" and
there was some basis for belief
he was a jirisoner in Japan.
Crash at Sea
It is presumed the definite in.
formation as to his fate came
inrougn ui. unase Nielsen. Hv-
rum, Utah, who with three others
nas just been freed from the
Japanese. Lt. Nielsen was navi
gator on the plane on which Sgt.
Dieter was bombardier. It
crash-landed at sea after drop
ping bombs on Japan.
The telegram to the elder Diet
ers expressed regret at the long
delay in getting definite informa
tion, and said that a letter with
further details is on its way.
Mrs. Dieter has asked the
mother of Lt. Nielsen at Hyrum,
Utah, to telephone her when Lt.
Nielsen arrives there, so ahe can
get further first-hand - informa
tion regarding the circumstances
ox ogt.. iJieter s death.
Varied Reports
. The Dieters recalled that some
time " ago a newspaperwoman,
who said she had been in China,
wrote them she had heard,
through. Chinese grapevine, that
Sgt. Dieter had been drowned.
The elder Dieters thought the
letter might be the work of a
(Continued on Page. Two)
AFL Raps Strike
Vote Handling
SEATTLE. Aug. 30 (P) A
statement criticizing handling of
a strike vote being taken among
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union (AFL) members in Wash
ington, Oregon, northern Cali
fornia, Montana and Idaho was
issued last night by John Chris
tenson, president of the union's
northwest council.
The union's 65,000 members
in the region, he said, would
walk off their jobs unless a de
mand for 20 cents per hour raise
in wages was met. Ballots are to
be counted September 4 and the
union's policy committee will
meet at Portland after an
nouncement of the results to de
cide upon action.
Christenson sold the union
had found "much iri the way of
errors, slipups, delayed mailing
and lack of cooperation on the
port of some employers" in
handling of moiled ballots.
Car Runs Wild;
Halted By Tree
A car 'belonging to A. H.
Bussman, 2039 Del Moro, ca
reened drlverless down the hill
above Pacific Terrace Wednes
day evening and came to a stop
after crashing into a tree.
The automobile ron from the
Bussmon driveway, down the
hill across the front yard of the
Bob Ellingson home into an alley
and then into the tree.
A front and back fender of
the car were smashed ond one
axle bent. According to Buss
mon, the emergency brake ls be
lieved to have failed as the car
was parked In the driveway next
to his house.
EAST COAST
ARRIVALS
By The Associated Press
Soren H. Have, TS, 2703
Homedale, Klamath Falls. Ar
rives on Queen Elizabeth due
at New York August 31.
Roy R, Miller, PFC, 1675
Portland, Klamath Falls. Ar
rives on Queen Elizabeth due
at New York August 31.
Robert S. Hall,. SSgl.,
Chlloquin. Arrives on SS
Monterey due at Newport
August 30.
Thomas E, Glover, T4,
McCloud, Calif. Arrives on
SS Monterey due at Newport
News August 30. ,
Ships Damaged
In Portia nd's
Costliest Fire
PORTLAND, Aug. 30 (AP) Hundreds of tinhotters '
leaped and swam to safety today as the most costly fire In
Portland's history roared through the outfitting basin of
Kaiser s Shipbuilding corporation.
. The blaze destroyed the outfitting dock and adjoining
buildings, and seriously damaged several of the seven com
pleted ships valued at $25,000,000 lying in the basin.
The vessels, some still smoking, were being towed to safety
in the Willamette river. " , '
Workers Leap From Building
Workers leaping from burning ships reported one cabin
painter drowned, and an asbestos worker missing. Police said,
however, that the men might be safe but unaccounted for.
While firemen bottled to keep the still uncontrolled blaze
Lost
iBItt
Sgt. William .Dieter of Tule
lake, one of the Doolittle bomb
ing crew, whose death in action
on April : 18. 1342, was an
nounced today, mqie-than three
years later.--- c.-js'.ir' .:
' Five juvenile boys, ranging in
age from-9 to 14, have been ap
prehended by city police and ju
venile officers and charged with
illegal entry ' into eight private
homes here and the Klamath
Variety .store, ( ,.; ',--. .- , :
A 12-year-old boy was - the
ring-leader - of-the' gang, . which
stole watches, beer, cigarettes,
guns, butcher kriive3 and money
from the places entered.. .
All five youths admitted im
plication in the thefts which
have been going on- for over ; a
month in Klamath Falls. - I
They gained entry to the
homes in various ways, includ
ing removal of screen from win
dows and by the simple method
of unlocking doors.
Some of the stolen property
has been recovered, but o few
stolen articles were thrown into
the main canal, juvenile authori
ties said today. -.
The youths were bicked by ef
ficient law enforcement action
upon a tip that two boys were
peddling ring-toss game sets to
people residing on Pacific Ter
race. The boys were selling
these games, which were valued
at $1.19 apiece, for whatever
price they could get. They also
shoot o mean game of craps, ac
cording to an eyewitness, who
watched the boys roll the bones.
All five are awaiting action
from juvenile authorities.
Japs Hit Them
Sticks, Yank
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 (IP)
Stories of brutal Japanese cop
tors who beat them with bam
boo sticks and metal rods until
they were black and blue from
knee to hip and could hardly
walk, were related here by eight
American fliers. .
One airman said he had his
wrists tied behind him ond hod
been hung by his thumbs in ef
forts by the Japanese to force
him to reveal American plans
to invade Nippon.
. In Good Condition
All ore in good condition, and
their wounds ore healing. They
still are held by the Japanese
who threatened correspondents
with bayonets when they 1 first
tried to Interview them In the
YMCA here. Entrance was gain
ed after a 15 minutes delay. The
city of Shanghai still awaits its
official release , ,
Hit With Quirts '
Six released American prison
ers of war, survivors of Wake is
land, likewise told of, Japanese
brutalities. - ' K
The Japanese hit them with
quirts "quite a lot," they said.
Marine Lt. Col. J. P. S. Dev
crcux and about 1100 Wake sur
vivors were transferred to Japan
"from reaching the nearby ship-
waj, one ui ine JO-ion wnirloy
cranes collapsed.
Edgar J. Kaiser, general man
ager, said it was impossible to
tell how much damage was done
to the ships. AH were insured,
$3,000,000 Damaaa
Later, however, a yard offi- ,
cial , boarded the towed-a way
; ships, and reported only two se
riously damaged; one partly
burned, -and the rest in good
condition. He said all could
probably be put in condition for
delivery. Another source unof
ficially estimated damage at
around $3,000,000.
About four and a half hours
after the blaze broke out, fire
officials said they believed it
was under control. Firemen and
coastguardsmen, 1 battling with
power, acetylene and water lines
out, continued patrolling the
area. ...-j
; Fire officials were unable to
determine at once whether the k
blaze broke out on the Bexar '
Victory or on the outfitting
dock. Workmen in the area re
ported a sudden explosion, fol
lowed by immediate fire spreading-
over the Bexar, the dock,
md the troopship USS Glynn..
Sparks Ignite
The fire,' which centered
around the outfitting dock and
basin; was believed caused by '
welding sparks falling on oil
being piped into the generator r
of the Bexar .Victory,
i Six or seven ships were lying
In the basin. Albert Bauer, man
ager of the . yard, feared they ;
would be destroyed, with, a loss,
of ?25,000,000
Paint Feeds Fire
Nearly 3000 workers were on
the job when the blaze broke '
out during the morning shift.
The flames, fed by fresh paint,
drove firemen from the outfit
ting dock.
' Firemen were battling to keep
the blaze. from still untouched
shipways. A pall of black smoke
covered the north Portland dis
trict, and lights and telephone
communication at the yard went
out. . ' " ' . ' "- '
; It was the first serious fire In
any yard in this area, though
Oregon Shipbuilding lost its ad
ministration building by fire
(Continued on Page Two)
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77 th Division
Enters Yokohama :
: " YOKOHAMA, Aug. 30 (JP)
While Japanese troops guarded
the highway a battalion of 750
men of the 11th airborne divi
sion moved into and occupied
this sixth city of Japan , this
afternoon.
. The move' was ' accomplished
so unspectacularly thdt even tho .
Nipponese citizens exhibited lit
tle interest as the convoy of 40
trucks rumbled the 15 miles
from the Atsugi airstrip to their
posts along ine seaside roaa, iu
kohama's main drive which
borders the big port serving
Tokyo.
; There they found the white
stone American consulate build
ing undamaged by air raids. It
was in charge of the Swiss care
taker, Jacob Kern, and his wife
Annie.
With Bamboo
Fliers Report
last year, the six told corrcspon- ,
dents here. i
Principal Freed
Among American prisoners ol
war freed here was Dr. Charles
Boynton, Yale graduate and
principal of the American school
of Shanghai.
Second Lt. Harold H,' Elfler,
Chicago, pilot of an ormy B-24
bomlber, and his bomber crow ...
were shot down May 17. Tho-..
novy men ' were on a plane
which crashed June 26, follow-...
ing an attack on a Japanese con
voy of three destroyer escorts, a'
picket boat, three cargo trans-,,',
ports and two troop transports
north of Shanghai,
j Pollack said anW-alrcraf t
knocked the bomber out of the;
sky and It crashed near tho con
voy. " -''-' ., , -:
Slugged By Japs
When Japanese rescuers pick
ed them up, Pollack saw about
1200 ; men swimming around, :
from'a troop transport that had
been sunk by the bombers.
"As the Jnps picked up the.,,
swimmers each greeted us by
slugging us," Pollock related
"We were locked in vegetable
bins and beaten every couple ol.
hours.