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Evening star., 1942-06-11
Midway Was Better Than World Series,'
Says BIZ Crew, Glad to Get Shot at Jops

selves equally hard. They ate only
four skinny meals in four days;
slept only two to four hours nightly.
No Sleep During Battle.
Engineer Sergt Bernard Carroll
of Toms River, N. j.. got no sleep
at all during the battle as he and
others of the crew worked night
long to keep the engines in shape.
Their attack on the Jap fleet the
morning of June impressed the
crewmen most. Capt Gregory said
I'VE circled around in clouds for
IS minutes waiting to get a good
crack at them. They were under
heavy overcast, but foonshly stuck
their noses out Of It, and we went in
and let them have it. We passed
up a battleship to crack a carrier
and really cracked it,"
Navigator 1t. Lamar C. Peterson
OF GunniSon, Utah, said
The Lord must have blown those
clouds away for US"
After bombs had been dropped
from a fairly low level, Machine
Gunners Sergt. Matt Schu Of
Plankington, S. Oak, and Sergt.
Robert Martin OF San Francisco
strafed the decks of enemy ships.
Capt. Gregory grinned: Il
couldn't figure what the shooting
was all about and guessed another
Zero was on our tail. I called to
Fits. asking if We were being at
tackled. His answer came back over
the radio, Club. CLUB, glub!' and
that's all I could get out of him.
found out later he was saying
No more!'"
Not Impressed BY Japs.
The men of this crew weren't i'm
pressed by the Jap fighter pilots
1t. Pate said:
1T looked to me like they were
just showing of. They never did
want to mix it. They did all sorts
OF acrobatics all over the sky. 1t
looked pretty as hell. but they'd peel
off whenever they got fairly close
to us. AS far as we're concerned
that suicide theory is all exploded.
Those Japs like to see the sun rise
every morning as much as anybody
else"
1t. Fits was the only member of
this crew to get a real shot at a
Zero. He recounted the expert
ence:
I'D Just watched bombs splatter
Evening star., 1942-06-11

when the Japs sighted us they
Immediately deployed, each ship
turning individually, trying franti-
cally to avoid attack.
I'VE were at a medium altitude
because of clouds, and anti-aircraft
was soon splitting at us. 1t was far
more accurate than We expected,
and many of our planes were
bounced around a bit but none was
seriously damaged.
we picked out as our targets
the biggest ships in sight and laid
our bombs in a pattern. Our bonn
bardiers and rear gunners saw
direct hits on one cruiser, one
transport and possibly second
cruiser One of our planes also
reported hitting battleship.
Frankly. we didn't stay around
too long to check up. Anti aircraft
fire was making things hot and we
left in hurry.
we really were happy as we
headed home. We had our first
taste OF battle and had given the
Japs a taste Of our striking power.
Pilots Snatched Sleep.
over the inter- plane radios the
gang was full of life and pep. We
knew no fighters were in the air
since there had been no carriers
among the Jap ships, so there was
nothing to worry about en- route
home.
we landed at our base and crews
started Immediately to get the ships
in shape for the following morn
ing. We knew the Japs would be
over then. Pilots snatched a little
sleep, since in the air they have
to be awake all the time while
others are able to doze a bit.
I'VE hoped of the next morning
at dawn under orders to attack the
same enemy force. We climbed
way up and headed on out. After
short while new orders came over
the radio, and we were told to at
tack even larger japanese battle
front. which already was close to
Midway.
That change didn't puzzle our
navigator. It. Bill Adams OF San
Bernardino. Calf. who as far as
I'm concerned is the best navigator
in the world He did a superior job
throughout. as did the Navy patrol
bombers which had the enemy To-
Gated perfectly. and gave Adams in
formation which enabled him to
take us straight to our targets.
Adams told me We would reach
our targets at "a minutes after the
hour. and sure enough We hit It to
the minute. Capt. Paul Payne Of
Des Moines, Iowa. sighted the enemy
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Rv the Associated Press.

EN tne ASSOClAIeO freSs-
GEN. EMMONS' HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Territory of Hawaii. June
IA better show than the world
series" was the way crew members
Of one of the Army's big Bit bomb
ers described the battle OF Midway.
Pilot Capt. Charles E. Gregory
of Houston nudged his co-pilot and
fellow Texan, 1t. Robert o. Pate OF
Dallas. the first time they saw
anti aircraft shells coming up at
them.
I'VE felt so good to be in action"
the captain recalled TODAY, that we
just laughed at those shells"
That's the way the whole crew
felt from Bombadier 1t. Henry
H. Fits of Macon, N. c.. who sat
in the nose and saw his bombs hit
japanese aircraft carrier. to Tail
Gunner Corpl. Melvin E. LOmaX of
Wichita. Kans, who during the
fight called to Capt. Gregory over
the interplane radio, Hey. Captain,
slow down and let that Zero Jap
anese fighter plane) catch up with
US"
Thought About His Girl.
None OF the crew had much time
to think of being scared. although
Navigator 1t. Yale H. Lewis Of St.
Louis commented:
The first time I saw those Jap
bullets flying past. I began think
ing awfullv hard about my girl and
hoping I'd get back to see her some
day"
These men all came back without
scratch and with their plane Un-
damaged by Jap bullets or shells,
shape otherwise A message trans
mitted by Radioman Sergt. Elmo
Hamalainen OF New York CITY as
they were returning to their base
tells the story:
En- route two bad engines. Short
of gas Fourteen men aboard, two
seriously wounded from another
plane. Two soft tires. Give us all
facilities"
Capt. Gregory sat the bomber
down o. K. although one OF the
tires blew out shortly after the
landing.
The plane. a new one. few ST
hours in four days, participat ting in
all actions both June and June 4.
The crew members pushed them
Evening star., 1942-06-11
j. ). Naval Units Join
British Home Fleet
To Blockade kazis
Full Strength Is Not
Revealed; King George
Poys Inspection Visit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June ll.-POwerful
United States naval units have
joined the British home fleet In
the tasks of blockading the Ger
mans and protecting vital Allied
shipping lanes by keeping Adolf
Hitler's mightieSt Warships from
joining the battle of the Atlantic.
The American forces, whose ar
rival was announced today, appar-
emily are sufficiently strong to cope
with the German super-battleship,
Tirpitz. the cruiser Admiral Hipper
and other lesser craft should they
venture forth from the Norwegian
bases where for weeks they have
constituted a potential threat to
Russias Arctic supply line.
Plans for Dash Indicated.
Indications that the Tirpitz might
soon attempt a dash into the At
lantic were seen here in Danish
radio reports that Grand Admiral
Erich Raeder. commander in chief
OF the German Navy. had just COM
pleted an inspection Of that YES
sci and other warships at Trond-
helm.
The full strength OF the American
units, described Offlcially as task
force" was not revealed, but some
indicat ation OF their power was given
by the disclosure that King George
VI had inspected a United States
battleship, a cruiser and several de-
StroyerS.
That the American warShips have
been operating from bases in the
United Kingdom for more than a
month was evident from the an
nouncement that they had been
greeted at sea and escorted TO port
by the British cruiser Edinburgh,
which was sunk May while pro-
tecting Russia bound convoy
against attacking German Subma-
rines, destroyers and planes.
Message to GifYen.
hllol inspecting tlio hlilCl IL All
men O. war in a colorful ceremony,
King George dispatched a message
to Rear Admiral Robert Giffen,
commander OF the task force, say
ing:
Il have been deeply impressed by
the smart and efficient appearance
OF the ships and the ships COM
panies, and congratulate you and
all those under your command upon
the alert and cheerful spirit with
which you are undertaking your
duties in the common cause"
While the task force is under the
direct command OF Rear Admkal
Giffen. he will receive his orders
from Admiral Harold r. Stark, COM
mander Of all United States naval
forces in European waters,
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Businessmen Schedule
Cruise for June IS

Plans were made last night for
the Federation of Businessmens
Moonlight Cruise on the S. S. Mount
Vernon June Is at the monthly
meeting OF the Federation's Board
of Directors
Senator Murray. Democrat. Of
Montana, chairman of special
Senate committee studying prob
lens Of small businessmen. has
been invited to speak at the next
Federation dinner.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

rectly ahead of us. 1t was our tar
get. That destroyer was really put
ting out. 1t must have thrown up
500 AA shells in 30 seconds. The
sky was black with exploding shells"
Detroyer Squarely Hit.
Chuck: I'VE kept going in and
the bombardier laid one right on
the stern OF that destroyer. We
could see the explosion and it was
smoking badly as We pulled away"
Jack: Then two Zeros got after
us. The tail gunner got the first
one, which went down in flames.
The side and rear gunners knocked
the hell out of the second Zero.
Then we were more or less alone In
the air as far as the enemy was
concerned and had time to look
over our situation"
Chuck: Our situation wasn't any
too good. Our flaps were shot away.
The left wing was a little wobbly.
One motor wasn't functioning right.
1t was nearing night time and we
were heading for a strange field on
4 small island"
Jack: L believe it was pure luck
that got us back plus, OF course,
smart navigation and swell leader
ship by our group commander. Capt.
Ernest Manniere of Hartford. Conn.
Our night never broke forma ton
and we landed okay"
Jack and Chuck: Those BITS will
win the war;
Both also would like to get back
into action against the Japs and
don't expect any heavier fire than
they already have experienced"
1t. Edward A. Steedman. 26. OF
Sherman, Tex. and his co-pilot
Second 1t. D. K. Carpenter. 2l. OF
Monroe, Greg. saw action on June
3 and June 4 as members of bomb
er formation headed by Capt. Cecil
Faulkner OF Bellevue, Tex.
I'VE took of without knowing
exactly what We were up against
although We knew our boys had a
flock OF Japs spotted" said 1t.
Steedman. Our captain just flew
along and we came in out of the
sun and saw an invasion fleet of
Is vessels. We dropped our load on
transport. Next morning We
started out again as soon as daylight
and found and hit a carrier. Our
bombardier put one right on the
bow"
Three Japanese Zero-fghters at
tackled their plane and one of them
was shot down by the tail-gunner.
Somebody asked 1t. Steedman:
Did you feel good when you saw
that Jap 60 down."
"Oh hell. yes" answered 1t.
Steedman 1T was either he or l."
Later four Zero fighters got under
the bombers tail but it got away
without a scratch.
Said 1t. Steedman and 1t. Car
penter: Put three OF those It's
together and they'll tackle ANYTHING.
We would just as soon be in one
Of them over Toxic as any place we
can think Of
Evening star., 1942-06-11

all over the carrier when I sighted
this Zero coming up under our
nose. I hollored over the plane
radio, Fighter on nose. fighter on
nose I grabbed the machine gun
and let him have few rounds. But
I'm afraid I missed"
The crewrnen highly praised the
marines and naval personnel who
participated in the battle. They
said the three services co-ordinated
perfectly.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Pacific Council Given
Encouraging Report

An encouraging report on the
naval situation in the Pacific was
given to the Pacific War Council
by President Roosevelt late yester-
day as Navy spokesman refuted
Axis claims of Japanese occupation
OF Aleutian Island bases.
we have no informa ton about
any japanese on Alaskan soil" the
Navy spokesman said. adding that
'certainly none of our inhabited
areas. islands or rocks are troubled
with unlimited visitors at this time"
DR.. A. Loudon, Netherlands Am
sbassador, said that what the Presi-
dent told United Nations repre-
isentatives on the Pacific War Coun-
Gil about the American naval vic
tory over the, Japanese fleet at
tempting ar invasion of Midway
Island last week was very encour-
aging in all respects"
The problem OF the Netherlands
East Indies may take a new turn
as a consequence OF Midway" he
asserted hopefully.
HdudA DcmuTS Oh DctAlB.
An indication that the informa-
.tion given to the council by Mr..
Roosevelt went beyond what has
been made public by the Navy con-
cerning the Midway action was seen
in a request by British Ambassador
Lord Halifax that reporters not
press him for details Of the dis
'cussion.
Ambassador Loudon commented
'that the Toxic claim of occupation
Of Aleutian Island bases does not
mean that it happened adding
that all the council heard from the
President about the Aleutians was
Encouraging.
Sir Owen Dixon. new Australian
Minister to the United States, sat
,in on the council meeting for the
first time, presenting his credentials
to Mr.. Roosevelt just before it be-
gan.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

They were too busy protecting them
selves. From then on the japanese
were Withdrawing and it was a series
Of mopping up operations
The Army heavy bombers safely
completed refuelng and rearming
and took off again They located
the Japanese battle force once more
In the afternoon and damaged one
heavy cruiser and possibly another.
Col. Walter c. Sweeney, jr., of San
Francisco. son of Maj. Gen. Walter
C. Sweeney. led the squadron OF
FLYING Fortresses in attacks both on
June and 4. Gen. Sweeney came
out of retirement this week to accept
appointment as commander OF the
California State Guard and the
State Militia
Col. Sweeney told Of the attacks
from close up.
Every one of our squadrOns got
into the Midway battle before it
ended and my squadron was lucky
enough to have been in three at
tacks,' he said. ANY commander
would have given a right arm to
have been in our position
Col. Sweeney and other crewmen
of the Bills praised their planes
most enthusiastically. some saying,
These planes will win the war"
/ Crews of the Flying Fortresses said
the japanese fighters never pressed
home attacks on the American
bombers, not a single one of which
was shot down. whereas the Fort
reSses shot down three and possibly
four enemy Zero fighters.
Col. SWeeney's squadron lost two
men on the ground at Midway, but
the only other casualty was one
rear-gunner who was shot through
the finger.
Japs Fear Firepower.
Fortress crew members said the
Zero pilots feared the flrepower of
the Fortresses, and, except for iso-
lated cases, seldom came close. The
Zeros usually made one pass from
below. firing a few shots and rolling
over on their backs, firing few
more rounds at the bombers and
then breaking off action.
The Fortresses were operated at
high speed for many hours and stood
up superbly, their crew reported.
Several of them came home on two
motors.
Col Sweeney gave this account:
I'VE first contacted the enemy far
out in the Pacific on the afternoon
OF June 3. There were over 20
japanese ships lined in columns,
with big ships in the center. We
circled to the westward and came
In with the sun at our backs.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Battle Force
Continued From First Page)

Americans got in the first decisive
blow.
Army bombers made their first
contact with the enemy far to the
west of Midway the afternoon OF
June 3. Bombs, dropped in a me-
dium- altitude attack, hit and dam
aged one cruiser or battleship which
was left in flames, as were also one
transport and one destroyer.
The following morning Army
,planes took off. anticipating that
Japanese planes from the second
enemy feet, which was much closer
; than the force bombed the previous
would hit the island.
Marine flyers also hoped off and
were in the air when the Japanese
arrived.
, Twenty minutes later marine dive
bombers swarmed down on Japanese
ships, adding further destruction
Navy dive bombers and torpedo
! planes also attacked about the same
time but the details have not been
released.
At $50 a m, Army heavy bomb
ers-Flying Fortresses-attacked the
japanese battle fleet from a high
altitude, hitting one carrier (pos-
sibly the Army bombers also dam
aged other enemy vessels, inasmuch
as at the time of writing all the
reports were not received.
Jap Planes Attack Midway.
Meanwhile. japanese planes from
carriers were attacking Midway
: Their first attack, made at high
level with heavy demolition bombs
lasted SO minutes and was directed
against both Sand Island and the
nearby Eastern Island, which to-
gether comprise Midway.
: japanese dive -bombers then slip
, ped out of the sun and attacked
Midways ground installations while
= pursuit planes followed with strafing
: attacks. At least 180 enemy planes
, participated in the attacks.
, Marine fighters engaged the enemy
, planes and the marine ground de-
tenders cut loose with everything
J from anti-aircraft to sidearms.
. The Japanese did not bomb run
ways. apparently expecting to occupy
; the islands and use them for an
airbase.
, Shortly after the japanese with
drew. the American planes returned
I to refuel and take on more bombs.
This was the critical period OF
the entire ba tile for our landbased
, airforce" said Gen. Hale.
but the enemy didn't come back
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Thousands Of laps
Died al Midway,
Nimitz Indicates
More Than 30 Vessels in
Armada, More Than Half
Casualties, He Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, June
1.-THE Japanese force which
Americans defeated at Midway was
an armada of more than 80 ships
and perhaps half of them became
Casualties in the first three days
of battle, Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz, commander of the United
States Pacific Fleet, disclosed yes
terday.
Information released by Admiral
Nimitz indicated thousands OF the
enemy must have perished. Japa-
nese ships were sunk or damaged so
rapidly and the invading fleet was
on the run to such an extent that
the Nipponese did not stop to pick
up their men who had been cast
into the sea.
Final Returns Still Awaited.
This huge invading force. it was
sald was in addition to the undis-
closed number of ships sent against
Dutch Harbor about the same time.
The battle of Midway moved so
rapidly that the final returns still
are not scored. 1t ended. for the
time being at least. Saturday night
when pursuing American forces lost
the Japanese feet remnants in the
darkness.
. Until the final accounting the
score, as reported by Admiral MINI
itz, stands at two and perhaps three
japanese aircraft carriers sunk, with
all of their planes; one destroyer
funk and three battleships and
eight to II other ships damaged,
three of them transports and the
others warships.
One L. S. Carrier Damaged.
Admiral Nimitz reported the loss
of one American destroyer, damage
TO one United States aircraft car
rier and the loss of an undisclosed
humber Of planes.
/. The Japanese have admitted the
Joss OF one aircraft carrier, damage
to another carrier and a cruiser
hnd IS planes missing. In turn they
asserted they had sunk two 19900-
Ton American aircraft carriers. one
transport and shot down l35 United
States planes.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Swedish Freighter Sunk
In North SEQ by Planes

Py the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE Amer
lean Swedish News Exchange, Inc.
announced today the sinking. in the
North Sea. of the 2,956-ton Swedish
freighter Varmdo
Five of the crew were killed when
the vessel was attacked from the
air. The surviving % members were
landed in Rotterdam.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Clipper Sweetheart Chosen

HONOLULU CP).-Mercedes Kath-
crime. lie Roy Of Olympia. Wash,
has been selected clipper sweet
heart" by soldiers OF the Hawaii
command. A stenographer. Miss
lie Roy has been faithful letter
writer
Evening star., 1942-06-11
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-20
Lynn, Says:

The cherry family is one with
many branches. In addition to
the red, tart pitted cherries which
are abundant in the summer and
which can easily be put up well
in cans, there are two other types
Of cherries worthy Of mention.
The first of these Is q white
type cherry commonly called
Queen Anne. This lends itself
well to salads and adds distinc-
tive favor especially when used
in combination with other fruits
such as pineapple, oranges,
grapefruit and bananas. A little
bit of the Queen Anne CHEEKY goes
q long way.
The other type, called Bing
cherries, are deep, dark red, and
quite sweet. For that reason they
are at home in desserts. They
can be made into sauces and
served over ice creams and pud-
dings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-20
Safe Tankers

Unlike other ships, a tanker.
while loaded with gasoline or light
oil, will not sink if it is punctured
or springs a leak except when the
accident occurs in the engine
room or living quarters, says Col
lier's. AS the cargo is carried in
numerous large tanks, several
may be damaged at one time, the
result being that the oil leaks
down to the level of the sea and
lightens the load of the vessel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-20
- ~ 81
l6oi1!1li4iQ

D ECORD breaking has many odd
IN angles that often remain hidden
behind the scenes. Gene Fowler,
author, poet and sage of Hollywood,
insists that Barney Oldfield, the vet
eran auto racing driver, is the all
time leader when it comes to mat
ter of uniqueness.
Barney learned to drive a car
one morning." Gene says, "and he
broke a worlds record that same
afternoon"
This happens to be 100 per cent
true. Henry Ford, looking for a
chance to test one of his new cars,
turned the job over to Barney and his
mastodonic cigar. Barney spent an
hour or so learning how the differ
emit gadgets worked and few hours
later gave his machine the gas, prov
ing a car could be driven at a faster
pace than q mile minute.
If asked to take the chance, Old
field also would have been the first
to try driving car from the top OF
a skyscraper.
While playing golf with Johnny
Weissmuller, we discovered the Tar
zan swimmer also had been fea-
ture in the unique division.
Johnny, after turning in a II at
Lakeside, said, "The first time ever
swan in competition set a new
worlds record at 100 yards. The
second time ! started 1 happened to
break this first record"
The difference between Weissmul-
Ter and Oldfield is that Johnny had
been in hard training under COM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-20
The AnsUers

1. A river. BY leading an army
across the river contrary to the
prohibition of the civil govern
ment of Rome, Caesar precipitat-
ed a civil war which made him
supreme, hence, "to cross the Ru-
bicon" is to take the irrevocable
decisive step.
2. Nitrous oxide.
8. A knife.
4. Isle of Man.
5. Montague.
6. Gold and silver.
7. Linoleum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-20

Cherry Upside Down Cake.
. eggs
"a cup sugar
VI cup boiling water
u cup cake flour
VI teaspoon salt
" teaspoon baking powder
! teaspoon lemon or orange ex-
tract
Ia cups red, pitted cherries
VI cup butter
" cup brown sugar
Beat yolks until thick; add sugar
gradually. Continue beating and
add water. Mix well and add sifted