The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-02
lis No Longer Secret Now;
I'D. Was Visitor in Tacoma

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troops. some Just back from desert
maneuvers and thoroughly sea-
soned by sand and heat.
WOUNDED SHIPS. MEN
At Bremerton he saw wounded
ships and wounded men" being pre-
pared for service again. and at
Boeing he inspected a new. secret
bomber that il much larger than
q Flying Fortress - which should
be bad news for axis forces every
where.
Maj. Gen. Charles II. White,
commander OF the army corps and
MAJ. Gen. /. Muir, commander of
the northwestern section of the
western defense command. met
the president at Fort Lewis and
escorted him over the 7o,000-acre
post which was shrouded In early
morning fog. and smoke from
nearby forest fires.
GUARD OF HONOR
A guard of honor made M Of
New York troops serving at Fort
Lewis and a composite band made
up from various divisions did the
arrival honors. and the chief ex-
ecutive drove Immediately to a
drill field where he saw a top
flight regiment OF motorized field
artillery. The troops looked hard
and brown the result OF six
recent weeks training in nearby
desert country.
Then he went to the main review
field where a full military division
was drawn up. Selected units
staged a Commute review with
tanks. tank destroyers, jeeps. arm
ored cars and full complement
Of mechanical equipment raising
great clouds Of dust that swept
over the open car from which he
watched the presentation. Picked
infantry soldiers and ski troops
also participated. The division
commander. Maj. Gen. James Nil
liken. received the review with
the chief executive.
HARDENED SOLDIERS
A heavy majority Of the troops
Mr.. Roosevelt inspected at Fort
Lewis were finished. hardened sol
diers Because Of the momentary
war potential of the Pacific Coast,
troops concentrated at a post like
Lewis are not raw recruits, but
men ready and trained for COM
bat.
Mr.. Roosevelt then moved on to
the Bremerton navy yard, travel
ing by car some so miles through
South Tacoma to the Tacoma Mar
rows where he was joined by Vice
Admiral c. s. Freeman, COM
mander OF the 18th Naval District.
After q i5-minute ferry ride. the
presidents party. including his
naval aide. Capt. John l. McCrea
and Rear Admiral Ross T. NC
Intyre. surgeon general OF the
navy. entered the yard. command
ed by Rear Admiral S. A. Tai
finder.
SAW MANY WARSHIPs
Mr.. Roosevelt saw warships OF
almost every type in repair or
under construction at the yard.
pausing In his slow automobile
tour to examine battleship model
and TO meet and shake hands with
a group OF sailors wounded in this
war.
The high point Of his navy yard
visit was a brief. extemporaneous
talk TO workers who jammed the
center Of the yard during their
lunch hour TO get a glimpse Of
the chief executive.
II have seen wounded ships
and wounded men. and we are
bringing them hack and max
Ing them new" he said.
4 have been looking things
over. coming across the country.
and all I can tell you Is that am
more and more convinced that the
people OF the whole nation are IN
this war TO win IL. and win IL just
as fast as we can
PROUD OF JOB
He remarked how the Bremen
ton golf course on which he play
ed in the first World War lis now
covered with machine shops and
other buildings" adding that he
was proud Of the job being done
at the yard in another conflict.
Mr.. Roosevelt introduced the
shipyard workers into the news
paper world Of -off the record"
explaining that I'm not really
here because I am taking this
trip under navy orders and that
means that my cruise is not pub
lished in the papers"
$50. just remember that for
about 10 days. you haven't
seen me-" he added a. the sew
erai thousand workers listen
ing 60 him reared with
laughter over the secret
Mr.. Roosevelt lunched at the
home Of Admiral Taffinder over