Evening star., 1942-07-03

EUGENE JORDAN LIT.
KING. NE
graduation from the Naval Acad-
emy he served on the U. S. S. Vir-
! ginia and the u. S. S. Nevada. On
May 30, 1917, he was transferred
| to the U. S. S. Antilles. That vessel
was later torpedoed and sunk, and
Comdr. Tisdale was awarded the fol-
lowing letter of commendation for
heroism:
while serving on the u. 8. S. An
titles when that vessel was torpe-
doed and sunk on October II, 1917,
he displayed GOODNESS and courage
in command of the forward guns,
and delayed leaving until he was
forced to dive from the bridge of
the sinking vessel He was active
/ in assisting others to the life RATS. "
After a postgraduate course in
engineering at the Naval Academy
he served on the U. S. S. California
was attached to the Navy Bureau
of Engineering, then assumed COM
mand of the U. S. S. Stewart in the
Asiatic Station in September, 1928
| He later was awarded the Navy
Gross with this citation:
For distinguished service in the
line of his profession as command
ing officer of the U. S. S. Palos, in
handling a difficult situation at
Changsha, Human, China, between
July 16, 1880, and July 81, 1890,
when that city was attacked and
looted by a welI-organized Com
munist band. Through the excel
lent leadership, good judgment and
! skill of 1t. Comdr. Tisdale, all
Americans and most of the for
eigners were successfully evacuated.
and the loss of American and other
| foreign property was limited by his
| timely action"
Served on Lexington.
Comdr Tisdale later was engineer
officer of the U. S. S. Lexington. which
was recently sunk in the battle OF
the Coral Sea. In November, 1885
he reported for duty as captain OF
the yard, Naval Station, Olongapo
P. I. On June 30, 1886, Comdr. Tis-
dale was retired. He was recalled
to active duty in December. 1910
and January ID, 1941, reported fol
duty at the Cavite base.
1t. Comdr. Whitney, native o1
Michigan, entered naval service as
a national naval volunteer in June
1917. and served on the U. S. S. New
Jersey and the U. S. S. Leviathan. HI
was commissioned an ensign Decem.
Der 3, 1921, and became lieutenant
commander in 1889. From 1887 te
1899, 1t. Comdr. Whitney received
instructions at the Naval Air Sta.
ton, Pensacola. Fla In October
1889, he was assigned to the nava
base at Cavite.
Awarded Navy Cross.
The last word Mrs. Whitney hearo
from him was cable he sent thank
ing her for New Year gift. He hae
been wounded in the early bombing
of Cavite. His note read, Thank
for gift, am better"
He was awarded the Navy Cross II
March, 1912
A graduate of the Naval War Col
lege at Newport, r. l., 1t. Comdr
Whitney earlier attended Carol
College, Waukesha, Wis. after grad
uating from Estanaba High School
Estanaba, Mich.
In December, 1910, he supervised
the evacuation of 800 Navy wive'
from Manila, among whom wa
Mrs. Whitney and her two chill
dren. His tour of duty was nearing
; its end, and Mrs. Whitney wanted
him to return with her to thi
country. He refused, saying, "Nt
one can keep me from doing m,
duty; there are too few officer
here now
, Went to Cavite in September.
Mrs. Whitney was active in Ret
Cross work in the Philippines. o.
her return to the United States sh'
became affiliated with the Rex
! Cross national headquarters in tn
home service department She ha
not given up hope that her HUSBAND
S is alive.
1t. Jensen, native of Californi;
= and graduate of the University o
California, entered the Navy's &C
2 tive service in 1887 as an ensign.
r L can't help feeling he is al
= right some place" said his wife
daughter of Capt. w. D. Chandler
l U. S. N, and Mrs. Chandler of $40
r Tilden street NV.
1t Jensen went to Cavite las
= September He was at Cebu whel
! that city fell to the japanese.
0 Mrs. Jensen, mother of 5
e month-old baby, went TO Honolul
!. to join her family there when he
i husband was ordered to the Philip
r pines. She witnessed the bombin
= of Pearl Harbor and returned
r this country in April. She was Dor
= and reared in Washington. He
e father is on active duty in the Nav.
Cross Is a Dentist.
t 1t. Comdr. Cross of the Medicf
0 Corps, Naval Reserve, was at Cavit
when the Japs occupied it, and HI
wife feels that he is prisoner. Sh
= said many members of the Medict
/, Corps were left behind to care fc
= the wounded when American troop
e retreated. The last time Mrs. Cros
! heard from her husband was in
? letter sent around Christmas.
r A graduate dentist of the uni