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Evening star., 1941-12-22
Residential Social Notes
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Letter
To Receive on New Year Day

Mrs. John R. Williams and her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Letter, will
be at home at 5 o'clock on New
Year Day. They will receive in
Mrs. Williams house, at 1881 New
Hampshire avenue. where Mrs
Letter is spending the season.
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson will be at
home at 5 o'clock on Christmas Day
in her home on Dupont Circle.
Mrs. George T. Marye has issued
invitati tions for dinner Tuesday eve
ming. January 6, at the 1925 F Street
Club.
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and her
daughter, Miss Madeleine Austin,
are at Wardman Park Hotel, where
they have taken an apartment for
the winter. Mrs. Austin and her
daughter have been at Longwoods
on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland |,
where they occupied Forest Landing
Manor through the summer and
autumn. They have entertained
many house parties over the week
ends, their guests including number
of their Washington friends.
Mrs. A. C. Moses entertained at
a tea and art exhibit yesterday
afternoon at the Burlington Hotel
Oils and water colors, painted by
Mrs. Moses daughters, Miss Patricia
Moses and Mrs Mary Wade Rodier
of Ridgefeld. Conn, were shown
The exhibit will be open until Janu-
ary /.
Miss Margaret Boteler will en-
tertain about 200 guests at an in
formal tea tomorrow afternoon in
honor of Miss Jocelyne Allen and
Miss Barbara Vickery, two OF the
seasons debutantes. The party viii
be held at the home in Georgetown
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Miss Burbank Weds
Corpl. Wolfenbarger

Miss Dorothy Mae Burbank OF
Washington and Corpl. Benjamin j.
Wolfenbarger, jr.. of Clinchport, Va,
were married Saturday evening in
the Columbia Heights Christian
Church. the ceremony taking place
at 7 o'clock with the Rev. A. P. Will
son officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss
Jane Grissom and Sergt. Jack
jenkins of Fort Belvoir, Va. served
as best man for the bridegroom. Mr..
Tom Robertson sang selections, &C
companied by Mr.. James Hutchin-
son at the organ.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the home Of the bride S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs George H.
Burbank, at 500 Rock Creek Church
road.
Corp. Wolfenbarger, who is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin j.
Wolfenbarger of Clinchport, is now
on duty at Fort Belvoir.
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of Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Boteler, par
ents of the hostess.
Mrs. Roderick Brown arrived by
plane Saturday morning from San
Francisco to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Spencer. Mr.. Brown,
who is somewhere in the Pacific
on his way to the States by clipper,
is expected to join Mrs. Brown be-
fore she ends her visit here.
Mrs. Charles Scott Sykes OF
Bronxville. N. Y, with her two
small children. Cynthia and Charles
Scott. jr., are here for the holi-
DAYS with Mr.. Sykes parents, Judge
and Mrs. B. o. Sykes. They expect
Mr.. Sykes down in time for Christ
mas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis r. Muther and
their three young sons Of Wilmette
ILL.,, have returned home after spend
ing several weeks visiting Mrs. Mu-
ther's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
S. Gromann, at the Roosevelt Ho-
tel,
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Lingos Will Give
Tea Tomorrow

Comdr. and Mrs B. Harrison Lingo
will entertain at tea tomorrow after
noon for their daughter Miss Jane
Tunstall Lingo, and Miss Eileen
Erwin. The party will be from S
to 7 o'clock.
Comdr. and Mrs. Lingo will have
as their house guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Wallworth and Miss Polly
Wallworth of Philadelphia, who will
arrive tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-12-22

The United States tale output
comprises more than half the world
total.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Noted Musician
Will Be Guest at
Brazilian Embassy

The Brazilian Ambassador and
Senhora de Martins are planning a
buffet supper party Wednesday eve
ming, January 81, in honor OF their
distinguished countryman, Gulomar
Novaes. pianist, who will be soloist
earlier that evening with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
The Ambassador and Senhora de
Martins also are expected to en-
tertain for another distinguished
musician from their country, Fran
cisco Mignone, who will sail for
the States after Christmas. Senior
Mignone is leading musician OF
that country a native of Sac Paulo,
where he studied piano and COM
position before going to Milan, where
he was given a scholarship by the
Province of Sac Paulo.
Also coming from Brazil next year
will be Carolina Nabuco, famous
novelist and biographer of that re-
public, who will arrive in April.
Senhorita Nabuco is the daughter
of the first Brazilian Ambassador
to Washington, the late Senior
Mauricio Nabuco, who himself was
distinguished man of letters. Sen
hor Nabuco was an ardent advocate
of the American Union and
retired from his post as Ambassa-
dor to become the Secretary Cen
eral for Foreign Affairs. which cor
responds to the Undersecretary Of
State in this country.
The Ambassador and Senhora de
Martins will spend Christmas out
Of town, Joining group Of their
intimate friends in the country.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Margaret Holmes
And G.. w. Kelley
Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Shopper
son Holmes of College Park. Nd,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Margaret
Virginia Holmes, TO Mr.. Carl
Williams Kelley.
Miss Holmes is a graduate of
Wellesley College and is a men,
Der of the Washington Wellesley
Club.
Mr.. Kelley is the son Of Mrs.
John D. Kelley and the late Mr..
Kelley of Durham, N. c. He was
graduated from the University Of
North Carolina. studied at the
University of Maryland and is
engaged in cooperative research
at the Bureau Of Mines.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Pinchots Give
Informal Luncheon

Former Governor of Pennsylvania
and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot were hosts
informally at luncheon yesterday,
entertaining in their home on Rhode
Island avenue Associate Justice and
Mrs. Stanley F. Reed were the rank
ing guests and others at the lunch
con were the Undersecretary of War
and Mrs. Robert P. Patterson the
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Oscar L. Chapman. former
United States Minister to Norway
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman; former
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs
Henry F. Grady, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Clapper and Mr. and Mrs
Bernard Segal and Mr.. Irving Sega
of Philadelphia and Mr.. Sam Barlow
of New York City.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Suburban
Washington
News Notes
Nance Latiner
Visiting Parents
AT TakOma Park

1t. Charles Y. Latimer, q. 8. N,
and Mrs. Latimer have with them
for the holidays at their Takoma
Park Md home their daughter.
Miss Nance Jane Latimer, who is
student at Sayre School for Girls at
Lexington, KY, and 1t. Latimers
sister, Miss Ruth Latimer of Lexing-
ton. Mrs. Latimer's sister, Mrs. F.
v. Preston, left during the week end
for her home in Bangor, Me, after
spending a week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H Chesley en-
tertained at dinner yesterday at
their home in Woodmoor, Nd.
Mrs. Robert o. Coulter of Sandy
Spring has gone to New York, where
she will be Joined by her daughter,
Miss Jean Coulter. They will con-
tinue to Cohasset. Mass. to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Coulter's son
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger B.
Coulter.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r Pole
Robson of Sandy Spring are their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lincoln Parks of Port Jervls.
N. Y.
Mrs. James McCulloch of Coles
vile and her daughter. Miss Eliza
beth McCulloch. will have as their
guests in their Sandy Spring home
for several days at Christmas Mrs.
McCulloch's sister-in-law, Mrs. Eli
Mohler of oxford, Pa; Mr.. Cecil
Goodwin Of Westchester, Pa, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Keyes Of
Annapolis.
Mrs. Ira Gillikin Of Charleston,
w. Va, with her two daughters.
Anne and Martha Helen. has ar
rived TO join Capt. Gillikin al the
home of her mother. Mrs. J. JanneY
Shoemaker, in Sandy Spring. An
other daughter, Mrs. Raymond
Haven of Boston, also is spending
! the holidays with Mrs. Shoemaker,
and son and daughter-in-law, MI.
and Mrs. Jack Shoemaker, will come
from Kennett Square, Pa, 70 spend
Christmas Day.
DR.. and Mrs. Louis T. BuSsler Of
Sandy Spring will have as their
guest over Christmas Mr.. Rudyard
Bussler. who is on leave from La
| Guardia Field in New York.
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Party Tempo Accelerated
With Social Calendar
damned to Bullying
Entertaining Everywhere While
Young and Older Sets Plunge
Into Yuletide Festive Whirl

This is the time of when all attempting
to keep abreast with the outstanding social the day Yesterday
there dozens parties but those nothing when
Willis Vckey whose Howard Vickery
Junior Ay DanghteT wb is to M he hed the Amy War colsee %
there parties
masquerade ball Hurley had planned for
their daughter Miss Ruth Hurley Although the masquerade
cancelled most of the dinners will scheduled
Wendt
oua Mary Frances Breeding the Wesley Heights Club
Miss Wendt will entertain number of friends dinner earlier in her
Kenwood Md home
Many Are
In Nearby Virginia
party to another yeserdman of them being held IN nearby
Richardson's held
their Fairfax VA home and the tea given by I It, Gomdr and Mrs
This latter for the Freemans daughter Miss Ann Donaldson
Freeman.
No one had to go over the District line Tor Yesterday
evening the debuane soldiers home leave and other members OF
the ysunse5 M o 80 80 iqs at m @ % ana o @ c @
Aspmvals Franklin Earlier
had attended the cocktail given by the
Miss Elizabeth hostess
Miss Essay also honor yesterday at the luncheon given by
with berries the red and
ornmented
the tea table Assisting the hostess here were Miss Elizabeth Benson
Hill Janet capper Miss Mary Latimer Miss
Nicholson
Putzki, also
yesterday party luncheon honor of Miss
Joan Dodd.
It. and
Hosts at Farewell Party.
farewell cocktail
M Goetz A. and Mrs coez who
leaving Florida.
her mother Mrs. James R. Walsh who
orchids Mrs
black velvet gold beads cenered with rhine
Mr.
Walsh, Arthur H Mr.
M J. Roberts Walsh Mr. and Mrs Howard c.
Mrs John Trney Mr. and Mrs Turney r
Turney, Col Phillip w. Mrs
George Y. Thomas Caget Mr. Harry C.
Charles r. DR.
Allen King Mr. Mrs Fred Lancet Mr. Harry Covingon
Walker c. Burke Mr. Emerson
A. Rooney Alexander Ander
A. Coulter Wells. Mrs A. Whit
Hogeand Misses Elise Curry Helen Goetz Betty Raston and
Mcdowell; Curtis MI. and Mrs W. W.
Robinson Mrs
williamson John Umbarger Miss Maitland
Allen c. Minnx
NIr. Brand
Amon Other Hosts
which Mr. and Mrs
popular Henry
the Christmas festivities Mr. and Mrs
feted
Mr. Louis G. Caldwell whose
cocktail gathering in honor of Judge Eugene O. Sykes.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Miss Edith Brechbill
To Wed MIR. HitZ

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brechbill
of College Park. Md, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Edith Brechbill. to Mr.. Chester w
Hitz OF College Park. The wedding
will take place January 30
The announcement was made at q
party last evening in the Brechbill
home. About 26 guests were present
each being given a Christmas gift
Mr.. Hitz was presented with" Miss
Brechbill, and gave his bride-elect
a diamond ring.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Eleins at Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson c. Elgln
were at home Saturday afternoon
when they received nearly 100
guests.
Their home in Bradley Hills. Md.
was decorated with ropes of ever
greens and bright berries and tiny
electric lights.
Mrs. Elgin's assistants who pre-
sided at the tea table. and saw that
the guests were served, were Mrs.
John NJ. Nader, Mrs. Carson w.
Culp, Mrs. Frank J. Gills, Mrs. Rob
ert A. Weppner and Mrs. Frank P.
] Farley.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Miss Dean Home

DR. H. Trendley Dean of the Pub
lie Health Service and Mrs. Dean
have been joined for the holidays
by their daughter, Miss Ruth Dean,
who is student at the University
of Michigan.
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Marjorie B. Crouch
To Wed in January

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Crouch an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Marjorie B. Crouch,
to Mr.. LLOYD P. Frederick, jr. The
wedding will take place in the
Metropolitan Baptist Church on
January l6.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
14,l32 War Truins Run

During the first two years Of
the war one British railway ran
l4,l32 special trains carrying more
than 100000 soldiers and 104,694
tons of baggage.
Evening star., 1941-12-22
Visit at Fort Sill

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Bamford Smith
are spending the holiday season at
Fort Sill. Okla, with Mrs. Smiths
niece. Mrs. Charles E. Hart, and
Mai. Hart. who is on duty there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Nothing Forgotten

Against the wall right angles the back door large
cupboard and this goodszed
nothing has been forgotten this delightful Kitchen
venlating fan necessary carrying away food
Winter and drawing in fresh air in Summer.
Every part this house is fine and exciting
designed for the life of family of four with all their
Various hobbies The mother has been imagined interested
garden porch and the lower level
ools potting bench This could a
dark by the enthusiast
Dad something outdoor sportsman show his coec
on Of fruit and bird hanging the first and second floor
gassedn poche His books displayed floor ceiling
shelves the living other spots about the
and children enjoy the music in the base
ment.
should yourself Poncharrain
blocks McNhos road It's open daily and Sundays
a m o $50 p m. through February 81
The this 1871 ideal home will be announced
conclusion of the Detroit Builders Show which will be held
Convention Hail. February IA to % inclusive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
At Nassau's Jungle Club

At Nassau where $50 guests attended the dance at the
Jungle Club for the Fighter Fund the Duchess of Windsor
"a berd dance frock of white net edged black pcot
with black velvet shoulder straps and front bow
black beaded jacket had interpreted bands of white beads
This significant of the backandwhte trend in evening
fashions Well dressed in many cities sponsored the
dress with the black bodice and light skrhe bodice often
being of jersey Black and white lace another combna
ton that favor.
Bright red is the runner-up in both slim and boufant
ocs and champagnebege and green the color high
lights At Miami where capacity crowd hronged the Surf
Club the pasels included baby blues and pnks yellow
and green chartreuses, lemon yeows to antique COLDS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Kitchen Of I94I Model Home
CLOVIS With Color
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

DO YOU gct+as excited do about the modern peay
1treamned kitchens We've the 1871
home French Town House and pleased with
particularly bright simply bursting
color white background with of blue
The French provincial print adorn the
shelves
window tiny plants placed. touch of Spring all
the lovely garden
while doing The day culinary tasks Simply couldn't help but
make them lighter
We stopped studied the Of the working
tiers and dinner for 20 would be
in spot The working surfaces placed conveniently
below the stainless cabinets vivid red with
blue Indirect lights
the cabinets illuminate the counter surfaces
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Floor Is a Delight

The covering is a real delight shade lighter
sapphire blue with Of white that begin the door and
around the edge of the
inches from the wall base 1t not only extremely effective but
in keeping with the simplicity of the decoration.
this U-shaped aeectrc kitchen dining
the snack bar caught In addition TO being the
feet spot midday late evening repaSs Just
right for breakfast plays double duty distributing
for meals served the kitchen.
The the left Of this placed advanageously
that table. Directly
the sink dshwaShe and disposal We further
description without word about this combination.
The sink shining modern stainless steel the dshwasher.
The latter of saved in the
which would otherwise be in the mental task of doing the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09

White accepted first choice for formals in New
York Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Miami and Quebec. Quoting
Womens Wear: And white in everything: white
chiffon lace and shee white crepe and lots of white rayon
jersey, white taeta and newest of ALL white angora wool
jersey
In Los Angeles bae and light reds divided second place
light gray light champagne beige soft blues and pnks
sufficiently important be noteworthy frequent but
all gatherings prints usually coorfu and spaced
on white grounds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Cocktails With an Old Flame!
Would You Risk II?
BY IRENE NJ. HAWKINS
Women's Editor, The Detroit Times

IN DURLINGS column find the following brief
Conesses San Francisco young certainly would like
cocktails old I
also like be ballroom dancer with fascinating Lanoong
partner But alas just quiet housewife with ntelec
tual husband -
plight Is nothing unusual. lady we'd all like
something different preferably gamorous.
As rule q mans fool,
When it's hot he IL cool
When it's cool he wants it hot
Always wdnting Whdt is not.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
New Years Eve Fashions
Forecast New Trends
By JOAN DEAN

NEW YEARS EVE styles at night spots throughout the
country, by the reporters of Womens Wear Daily
forecast important trends for 191 According to this
magazine fahonabes thumbs up for glitter matter
where they gathered to cheer in the New Year.
In New York and Dallas Miami Beach and Quebec bodices
gtterng with sequns buge braid embroidery We'd
in scinaton with rhinestone trimmed bags and plastic slip
pers and brilliant ewelry In Palm Beach, glitter the
password to the ball!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Slim Lines for Chicago

Ceebrans at smart restaurants and supper clubs In Chi
welcomed the long and slim silhouette for 1914,
instead of greeting the New Year the fitted bodice and wide
skirt The latter, the wideskred dress of the rufed
rhumba type, mostly at resorts.
frecks definitely favored in the cities In Dallas
The slim and jacketed dinner the fashion
often the hrongs that danced in the New Year
downtown hotels and country clubs WUmens Wear.
Interpretations ranged from short boeo waistength and
hplength jackets, sequin trimmed with gold embroidery
with wooden accents
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
Melody in a Flat!

ballroom dancer with the Lanooking partner prob
ably gladly change places with you intellectual
husband he can be joy bore depending what
do about it, Better plunge headlong good
and keep with him. Reading you little learning
to eat olives you don't like well first gradually
you develop taste for and first thing know become
addict
But still sometimes intellectual husband only
pleasant companion who Is attractive
of his home life melody symphony in fiat. you know
what
Would you would you NOT ladies have cocktails
old flame and why not do as>e San
good actually going out after
the things THINK you'd like Only please
Mr. During
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
This One Wants Perfume

Only today received letter from who lives
farm telling about bottle of perfume she Christmas
you'll know she what that perfume doing
soul sometimes think the Maker gotten terribly
mixed up when he assembled giving sport coupe
engine for truck chassis for here big and longing
for the wispy nothngs that belong young things
Who wouldn't like to have cocktails with Nothing
could be fun bit of adventure delight finding
out II ne still cares wishes he had hung onto oh
of having him tell you temptation to bait him
still further the dangerous ecstasy of meeting again
again until first thing know you've snapped inelec
tua husband for cocktail lion and longer
housewife but a wreck woman doesn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-09
White First Choice

password to the ball.
Evening star., 1941-12-12

being met with everything we've got
except our 14-inchers Beside me
the signal officer flashes word from
Capt. Tenant to the Prince of
Wales, I'VE eluded all torpedoes this
second attack" It's fascinating to
watch our tracer bullets speeding
toward the Jap bombers.
12:03-We've just shot down an
other torpedo bomber. 1t gas about
400 yards away and we've shot out its
whole motor. It's at1re and disin-
tegrating pieces of the fusilage are
flying about and now it disappears
over -the surface of the water into
scrap. The brilliant orange from the
fire against the blue sky is so close
it's startling. All the men are cheer
ing at this sight. It's SO close you
can almost reach out and touch the
remains of this Jap bomber.
Crippled Wales Keeps Firing.
12:15-The Wales seems to be
stopped definitely. I have been too
busy to watch the attack against
her but she seems in utmost diff
Guilty. Her guns are firing constanaly
and we're both twisting. One mo-
ment the Wales is to our starboard
and the next it's at our port. I am
not watching the destroyers but they
have not been subjected to air at
tacks. The Jap's are throwing every
thing recklessly against the two cap
ital ships. There's fire aboard us.
It's not out. I just saw some fire.
men and fire control parties.
The calm Of the crew is amazing
I have constantly roved from one
side of the flag deck to the other
during the heavy firing and attack
and the cool presence of all hands
has seemed unreal and unnatural
even when they're handing up shells
for the service guns, each shell is
handed over with q joke. I never
saw such happiness on mems faces.
This Is the first time these gun
crews have been in action in this
war and they're having the time
Of their lives
12:2O-I see 10 bombers approach
ing us from distance. It's i'm
possible to determine whether this
will be q high-level attack or an
other torpedo attack. They're COM
ing lower. 1t is definitely another
torpedo bomber attack. Stand by
for barrage!" comes over the ships
communications system. One plane
is circling around. It's now at 300
or 400 yards, approaching us from
the port side. It's coming closer,
head-on. and I see a torpedo drop.
Evening star., 1941-12-12

their steel helmets. Some are run
ming along side the three-fourths-
exposed hull of the ship to reach q
spot where they can slide down the
side without injuring themselves on
the jagged hole in the ships side
Others are running to reach point
where they have shorter dive to
the water. I am reluctant to leave
my new portable typewriter down in
my cabin and unwilling to discard
my shoes which I had made just
week before. AS I go over the
side, the Prince of Wales, half a
mile away, seems to be afire but
her guns are still firing their heavi-
est. It's most obvious she's stopped
dead and out of control due to her
previous damage.
86 BOmbers Used.
The air attack against the Prince
OF Wales carried out the same
scheme directed against the Re-
pulse. The Japs were able to send
two British capital ships to the
bottom because of % an armed
torpedo attack and (2) the skill and
efficiency of the Japanese opera
ton. It's apparent that the best
guns and crews in the world would
be unable to stem torpedo bomb
ing attack If the attackers are sui
eide determined.
According to the best estimate OBJ
tainable, the Japs used 86 bombers
in their operation, 18 high-level
bombers and approximately Is tor
pedo bombers against the Repulse,
and probably an equal number
against the Prince of Wales. In
the case of Wales, however, the
(See BROWN, Page A-8D
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and his whole side is exposed to our
guns but instead Of climbing away,
he's making a graceful dive toward
the water. He hits and Immediately
bursts into flames in a gigantic
splash of orange against deep blue
sea and the robins-eg blue sky.
Other planes are coming in, sweep
ing low in an amazing suicide effort
to sink the Repulse. His daring is
astonishing, coming so close you can
make out the pilots outline. One
coming in at 1148 at our starboard
just dropped a torpedo. A moment
later, I hear a shout of JOY, indi-
eating he was brought down, but I
didn't see that. We also claim we
brought down two high-level bomb
ers previously. but didn't see those
crash. At least at the moment, I
have no recollection of seeing them.
At 12:01-Ahother wave of torpedo
bombers is approaching. They're