Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-18
Detroit Bows to IS Heroes in Big Rally,
Gives Assurance She'll Keep En- Flying


wounded, some OF them severa
times. One, Lieut.. J. Michael Hall
commando, lost his left arm ir
a night raid.
All the men expressed their
deep satisfaction with what they
saw at Detroit's war plants, Ant
Detroit's $4,000 saw much Of what
the heroes saw last night in the
sunset as Detroit's industrial
might paradcd for them.
/ Great masses of armored tank.
rolled from the Chrysler aCscral
Ford of Canada'S speedy Brer
gun carriers we're in line and \sC
were their armored motor We
hicles. General Motors showed II:
Diesel engines and fine new go
nm. anti-aircraft guns.
HUGE FORD TRUCKS
Ford featured the huge 72-foot
truck which takes half of the
wing Of one of his Consolidated
bombers. There were fleets oil
GINS jeeps and ira ctors fol
motorized field units, for rolling
kitchens, and special trucks for
hauling explosives.
There was the 184th Field Ar
ltillery from Fort Custer with It's
ieeps, trucks, rolling kitchens
hospitals.
! Every block a band. Every big
high school in the city was rep
resented. There were the maSSec
colors of the American Legion anC
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
And the Wayne County Council
Drum and Bugle Corps, pride Of
the Legion.
They're moving into "V" FOL
victory. And here are the heroes
It was pandemonium in the crowd
From windows ticker tape anc
confetti dropped in the sunset
Women and children waved flag:
and there were tears in many
eyes.
HEROES RIDE JEEPS
The heroes. in pairs. rode IL
little jeeps which whisked bacl
and forth across the pavement 81
that everybody might get
glimpse of those amazing young
sters.
And they looked every inch tn,
hero. There also was the Kilti'
band in Macdonald plaid kits.
One of the jeeps was out Of line
for a moment. 1t was that gallant
Scotsman, Sgt. Maxwell Dick Rid
dell. decorated with distin
guished flying cross, for 80 all
raids over Germany.
His driver wanted him to give
the Kilties a salute. He stood al
attention as the pipers swung by
THAT music makes me home
sick" he admitted.
Yes, it was a solemn parade, g
parade designed TO prove just
where Detroit stands. The womer
marched, too. The Red Cross, mo-
torized division, was there-tht
women's. voluntary service organ
ization, in neat uniforms, auxiliary
of the American Legion and Of
the VIEW.
FLOATS PASS BY
And the Packard Motor Car
Company had a huge float or
which their workmen were busy
on a Rolls Royce motor. And, OF
course, General Motors was proud
est of its float with banners stat
ing that GIN employees are 1916
per cent subscribed to war bonds.
The ROTC, the Michigan State
Troops, coast guard, marines and
naval training units in cleaning
whites were all present.
There was so much 10 see. And
here were American Italians,
marching with the rest.
And Slovak women in national
costume. The crowd was very
quiet. then burst into frantic APP
'plause. The gallant little band of
Filipinos came next. After them,
the sound of gongs-Detroit's Chi
.nese. Pretty girls in costumes OF
the land of their grandfathers. A
native band with its sharp sweet
music. tn cir beloved dragon,
cavorting in bright colors.
AS Flight Lieut.. Carroll Nc.
Colnin of New York. now of Brit
aims Eagle Squadron, put it:
"We've each got a job TO do,
you and I. You've got to buy
bonds, 1 to fly"
His bright head OF red hair
cleaned under the lights as he
spoke with deep intensity:
1T has got to be done, the
quicker the better. We can't let
each other doxXn -