Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-04
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flyer gave up his life. The
price was a japanese battle
ship. Captain Colin Kelly dis
covered the answer to the ia
natical suicide squadrons OF
Japan. He found it in his heart
1t is plain, simple patriotism
OF an American soldier.
Captain Kelly made no state
ments about advancing the
cause Of aviation; his mind was
too set on defending the cause
OF his country. He knew-as he
dove-that his Commander-in-
Chief could never pin a medal
on his chest. The silver bars on
his shoulders were ample dec
grafton. No one knows how
many peacetime miles he flew
or what records he held. But
the American people will re-
member forever that he plunged
his last mile in the service of his
country. His flying record can
show only his hours In the air.
but In his last 30 seconds he paid
for $50 years OF the Bill of
Rights.
Captain Colin Kelly did not
die In vain. Today he is asleep.
But the United States that he
loved-is awake.
THE SCENE Is Honolulu, and
the dialogue begins: 'Listenl"
The increasing roar sounded
like the surging swell OF voices
from distant stadium.
Planes" he said. "Our
patrol. -"
Hs shook his head. TOO
many"
In the distance there were
sharp explosions-like Vicious
blasts of thunder. They rolled
and cracked and echoed. A
binding. jagged snees or yellow
flame rose and spread.
".. Well. It's come at last. ii.
a.. What happened. sir? Was
1t bad2"
Very bad. They caught Us
flat-footed. Approached very
high. Twenty. maybe thirty
thousand feet. The anti-air-
aircraft boys held up their
fire. 80"
They knew Just where to
strike and what to strike with"
THEY HIT us with incen-
diaries the first time over.
They caught the hangers at
Hickam. and even went out Of
their way to set fire to Rogers
Airport buildings and the bar
racks"
THE enemy gave us three
blasts. It'll be days before we
can patch up"
a.. Casualties heavy, sir?"
a.. They scored a direct hit
on Schofield Barracks"
Clipper service, of course, has
been suspended. The Japs are
reputed fond OF shooting down
unarmed transport planes"
1t was japan that the
United States was at war with.
And Pearl Harbor, sir?"
"A mess. They scored direct
hits on the foundries and on
the pumping plant near the dry
dock. They burned the air sta
ton hangers E. The hospitals
all right. and they didn't hit
ony OF the fuel oil tanks :"
PEARL HARBOR was q
cinch. All they had to do
was follow the coast line and
blast away. :"
But how could they get sew
eral hundred planes here?"
God knows. Japan wouldn't
have enough aircraft carriers. D..
My guess is that they got a
couple OF carriers through by
travelling away from the regu-
lar shipping lanes. That
put 100 to $50 little shipboard
fighters In striking distance. -"
The raid occurred at eleven
forty-two.
The bombing OF the Island OF
Oahu had occurred at 1872.
The President OF the United
States announced by radio TO
the country that America was at
war with Japan. whose fleets,
even then, were headed east
ward.
our country has known some
black days, but none 50 black as
this one God help Us alt"
The ADORE are excerpts from
Lightning IN the Night" bv
Fred AlhoU mitch appeared
"a Liberty Ma9usine. Sept. z.
1910.
KENNY Youngman says he
played on program recently
with the Kanazawa Japs. ~
They complained 90 The theatrs
manager about being billed as
Jsps
You want 20 be called Japa-
neSe YOU mean