Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01
Marines Celebrate 767 Years
Of Tradition November 10
Gen. HoIcomb Sends Congratulations
To Men Fighting in SoIomons Islands

The Marine Corps, recording spec
tacular achievements on the worlds
battlefronts. is carrying on tradi-
ton Of heroism and success that has
never wavered in 1877 years.
AS the Marines look forward to
their 18TH anniversary November
10, they can pride themselves that
memorable Leatherneck achieve
ments Of the past are being matched
again and again during the year in
which the most significant birthday
in their colorful history is to be
observed.
In connection with the ami
versary, 1t. Gen. Thomas Holconlb
commandment of the Marines, has
sent his word of greeting to the
Marines fighting in. the Solomons
ITO you men, far from home, /
say: Keep up the good work, Ma
rines. I'm immensely proud of all
of you"
When the last campaign of this
war has been fought and won, the
Marines will rise from foMholes ano
trenches the world around for their
final roll call of honor. The list will.
be long
Long List of Heroes.
Inscribed thereon will be the
names Of the men who fought at
Pearl Harbor, Wake, Midway and
in the Solomons. High on this list
OF heroes will he found the names
of Maj. Loften Russell Henderson
1t. Col. James P. Devereux and
Capt. Richard E. Fleming.
There will be other names, OF
course, but the names of those GER
tainly will be ranked as among
those who have upheld the tradi-
tons for courage, self-sacrif1ce and
tenacity begun with the corps
founding November 10. ITS, at Tt1n
Tavern in Philadelphia.
Their deeds will be compared with
those of men at Mont Blanc. Sois-
son, Belleau Wood and scores OF
other battlefields; perhaps even
Samar. in the Philippines, which
stands unparalleled In Marine
Corps annals for hardship and
courage.
Tribute to Samar Men.
For long time there was GUS
tom among marines to pay tribute
to the men of Samar. Whenever
such man entered a room in which
marines were present, officers and
men alike would request: Stand
gentlemen. He served in Samar.'
The story of that expedition be-
gins on Saturday morning, Sep
TENDER %, 1901. The sun had been
up but a few hours and the ma
tives, smiling and chattering, were
filing into the stockade guarded
by Company c, 9Th United States
Infantry.
The sentry paid little attention
to the natives, for they worked in
side. He looked enviously as the
rest of the company filed into the
mess hall for breakfast. The last
native was coming in, but the sem
try paid no attention to him. Sud-
denly, the man whirled and cut
the sentry down with bolo; the
others rushed the trapped soldiers
With table knives, chairs and
bare fists, the soldiers met the at
tack. They died by the score. A
handful of doughboys, led by a
sergeant, fought their way to the
rifle racks and stood the natives OIL
until they could escape by boat.
The marines were called into &C
tion, They were commanded by
Mai. L. w. T. Waller. Three COL
umns were dispatched against a
native fortification in the Sohoton
region. Sheer mountains, they
were reported impregnable. Two
columns attacked by the shore
while third advanced up the
river.
Up the cliffs scaled the marines
Two hundred feet straight up. Sus-