The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-29
BY ROBERT MILLER
United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

United Press Stan Correspondent U. s. Marine Headquarters, Guad- acanal, solomon Islands, Sept. 15.-- (Delayed)-(UP)- - Corp. Augustine H. Oberg, lanky half Indian, half- Swede from San Diego, Calif., charged into the Japanese machine gun nest single-handed, killed two Japanese gunners, and turned the gun on the enemy lines.
 When the ammunition ran out, Oberg picked up the gun, hurled 1t at the Japanese, and Stalked back to his own lines.
 T was just mad" he explained.
 That was one reason why the am. bilious enemy attempt to recapture Guadacanal on Sept. l2 failed.
 That was just one. There were plenty more reasons because more Marines were mad.
 There were Marines like Major Kenneth D. Bailey, DanyiIle, IIl., whose men ran out of hand gre- nades while they were i'm . front line position, within easy throw. ing distance of group of Japanese hiding in . cIump of bushes.
 Bailey picked up . handful of rocks and pitched them into the bushes, the Japanese jumped up, believing they had been attacked by some sort of delayed action bomb, and ran terrified into the open, where the Marines moved them down.
 There was Col. Merritt Edson, Chester, Vt, commanding oficer of a raiding party, who spent the en- tire night of Sept. 13-14 in the front lines, after bullets had ripped through his collar and shirt.
 Pvt. James G. Hall, Jackson Heights, N. Y., was knocked out by the concussion from mortar ex- plosion. He came to just as the ad- vancing Japanese entered his fox hole. Hall played dead, while the Japanese stripped him of his gun and ammunition. When they left, Hall got up and returned to his own lines.
 There was Pvt. Chester Colon, of New Britain, Conn, whose ar- tiIIery observation post was sur- rounded by the enemy in the early stages of the battle. For two and . half days, Colon ducked the Jap- anese behind their own lines.
 While he was lying fin . field to escape artillery fire from his own force, Colon spied five Japanese jump up as 8 shell landed too close for their comfort. Colon killed all five with his rifle, then escaped.
 Likewise cut of was Sgt. John R. Morrell, Greenviile, Tenn. who used his time behind the enemy lines to find the location of an important Japanese command post. He report ed to Col. William ]. Whaling, Grand Rapids, Minn., whose knowledge of the rough terrain made it possible to wipe out the post-and seven high ranking Japanese officers with it.
 Sergt. McrrelI, while he was cut of from his own men. listened until he heard the Japanese password. From then on he used it freely in his tour of enemy-held country, whenever he was challenged.
 Once Morrell actually sat on . log with two Japanese soldiers who ! were resting.
 Next day, however, Morrell and two privates were surprised by the i Japanese while they were drinking from Q broom. Morrell killed two Japanese before he and one of the privates managed to escape.
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