Evening star., 1942-02-19
Prisoners
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1t. Comdr. Samuel Arthur New
man, Navy.
1t. q. g. Stephen O'Rourke,
Navy.
1t. q. g. James Burnham Robin
son, Navy.
Ensign Frank Wolfsheimer, Navy.
Maj. George Hubbard Potter, Ma
rfne Corps.
Capt. Frank Cunningham Tharin,
Marine Corps.
First 1t william Wallis Lewis,
Marine Corps.
Master Technical Sergt. Andrew
J. Paszkiewicz, Marine Corps.
Pvt. (First Class John Wilson
Kaufman, jr., Marine Corps.
Chief Marine Gunner William A.
Lee, Marine Corps. u 2r. . ~,
Louis NJ, Cormier. civilian worker.
Ellis Gordon, civilian worker.
Edwin D. Nye, civilian worker.
First Navy List Released.
Up to this time, the Navy had
made no mention of prisoners, and
had made no comment on broad
casts from Japan, repeatedly made
by captured members Of our armed
services. However, when Guam fell
on December 13, after six days Of
resistance, and when contact with
Wake was lost on December 23 after
IA days of resistance that wrote new
pages of heroism into American his
tory, it was assumed that many of
the men had been taken prisoner.
The list included Capt. George
johnson McMillin Of youngstown,
Ohio, Governor Of Guam, and
Comdr. Winfield Scott Cunningham
Of Long Beach, Calf, commanding
officer at Wake.
Others on List Served Here.
Several other Marine officers in
cluded in the list are known in
Washington, having served tours of
duty here in the past.
Col. William Wallace Ashurst of
Lexington, Mo-, was attached to Ma
rine Corps headquarters here from
1885 to 1885, Quartermaster Clerk
Paul Guy Chandler of Plain City,
o4liO, C(1 NCQ CllC 4VxeAl l1lC Dol dChS
here and at Quantico from 1887 to
1910. Maj. Edwin P. McCaulley,
Ontario, Calf, was at headquarters
here for few months in 1880.
Another ofncer, 1t. Col. William
K. Macnulty of San Francisco, who
was captured at Guam, was sta
toned at headquarters here for five
l., 10oo
Definite status Of the prisoners
could not be determined, the Navy
said, due to the interruption of COM
municationS when various posts
were overwhelmed. 1t added:
However, from information that
had been available up to the time
of the capture of some of the groups,
and from the rosters Of personnel
serving at the different places, it is
presumed that those not otherwise
accounted for are prisoners of the
japanese"
President Roosevelt announced
November IA that the United States
marines had been ordered out Of
China, q move that indicated the
seriousness Of Japanese-American
relations. It never had been OFF,
cially announced whether the ma
rines were able to leave the country,
although some Of them had been
reported to have made their way
to the Philippines. Today's list
shows that 81 Of the Peiping de-
tachment are presumed captured,
and rs from Tientsin.
Admitted Probable Capture"
After reporting repeated attacks
on Guam, the Navy Department an
nounced on December 13 that it was
unable to communicate with the
island either by radio or cable. It
added that "the capture Of the
island is probable" At that time
there were reported to be about 400
naval personnel and 155 marines on
the island.
Fewer than 400 marines held Wake
Island for IA days against an-out
Japanese attack. Day after day
the Navy announced that Wake
Island was still holding, and the
dogged resistance of the defenders
became q saga of bravery. The
handful Of men beat of the Japs
with IL fighter planes, six 5-inch,
81 caliber guns; twelve 3-inch anti
aircraft guns, eighteen 50-caliber
anti-aircraft guns and thirty 30
caliber anti-aircraft guns. plus the
usual small weapons.
Indication that the defenders
went down fighting was given IN
IN announcement on December a
That two enemy destroyers were put