The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-06-25
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Evaeuees Redeh Seattle Eve Witnesses Give
 Thrilling Account

SEATTLE. June 25--In the first dramatic eyewitness report of what happened at Butch Harbor on June 3, evacuee sesmen told upon arriv- al today. by transport, of how the Jap air attack at 5:45 am. caught the civilians at the northern out post by surprise, and how gall lant gunner on ship at shore laid a deadly screen of anti-aircraft fire about the raiding planes.
 While Army and Navy men quick ly manned anti-aircraft guns. some of the ships crew snatched up rifles and blazed away at dive bombers.
 Tn the lifting of the veil of the Aleutian fog and military restric- tions, 1t also was revealed for ths first time that the commander of the Dutch Harbor naval base has commended for courageous duty un- der fire, the army transports crew gunners.
 How many Jap planes were downed has never been announced and .eports from witrse ss of the raid failed to clariiy tsias point.
 35 Death Certificates
 Major Fletcher, of Unalaska, said that application was made for 35 death certificates after the days bombing Service men aboard the transport at the Seattle dock were tight-lipped about what damage was done at Dutch Harbor, but several of them said that damage was light, considering"
 Considering what?" interviewers asked an army corporal who acted as spokesman for group of half dozen walking wounded.
 Considering, he answered, mo matter how long you have been warned and have been expecting the raid, there's bound to be some surprise when they finally do come over in force. No matter how much stuff you toss at them, some are bound to get through"
 The corporal refused to be identi- fled
 Included in the passenger list  were GA from Dutch Harbor, 34 from Cold Bay and these included IT women and Ie children evacuees.
 Pressed further by intervewers. the corporal said: Its hot stuff that we are credited with knock ing down II If their planes. Per- sonally oidn't see any planes fall How many the navy got, I don't know. But when you're doing your job. you don't have time to watch around at what the other fellow is doing
 c. w. FlsDk. 45, ships porter, said that he spent seven months in France as an artillery man in the last war bat saw more action in two days at Dutch Harbor than in all those seven months
 Hell Of An Attack"
 Major Fletcher, meanwhile, said he was on hit way to confer with the Office of Indian Affairs about the evacuation of natives who are shaking like leaves"
 Continued Fletcher: There was hell of an attack in the harbor on this ship we came down on. It occurred before the passengers aboard, and the men and guns put up a curtain of fire.
 The ship rad docked at Dutch Harbor only the night before the first dawn 1f the bombing raid. She was taken out of the harbor after the bombing started. She rushed out from the docks where she could have some maneuvering space.
 Anti-Aircraft Fire
 The anti-arcraftf fire which went up from the ship was something to behold"
 Fletcher ssio that he had heard there was S:zeable task force in inc Pacific off the Aleutians."
 He said the most vivid recollec- tion of the o,mbing was the "s,ir. prising suddenness with which it came was awakened by
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