The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-09
BRAVE CIVILIAN NURSES

were attacked by dive bombing
planes and others which ma
chine gunned traffic. Before en-
tering the hospital they helped
haul dying and wounded sailors
from the blazing oil waters of
the port, and added them to the
notwithstanding train OF wounded
winding its way TO the naval
hospital.
There were 5000 casualties,
including many civilians and
children, and they descended on
the naval hospital almost stimuli
tsneously. Even critical cases
had to be placed in corridors and
outside the building.
SUPPLIES EXHAUSTED
The naval hospital was totally
unprepared for such abnormal
influx of patients. Supplies were
soon exhausted and blood plas-
ma was badly needed. Extra
quantities were rushed from the
city hospital, Miss Shively said.
She and her civilian comrades
worked all day and through the
night until the rush was stem
med.
Medically speaking" Miss
Shively commented, 1.-The state
of emotional upset suffered by
most of the naval personnel was
the biggest problem. They were
so angry at the Japs treachery
and that greatly disturbed them
selves emotionally. Strong man
wept profusely-not because of
pain or injuries, but because
they had been caught mapping,
and incapacitated before they
had chance TO get lick at the
enemy"
Capt. David L. Gaede, a young
man in his twenties, proved a
hi. with the handicapped young
sters, even although he was
persuaded by Major Addlemap
and Chairman Titus TO explain
each of his eight decorations, and
why he won them much 10 his
embarrassment and the chill
dren's delight.
A MODEST CAPTAIN
BY speaking quickly. Capt.
Gsede managed 10 skip a couple
Of decorations, and the Monitor
reporter caught only the Silver
Star, for gallantry in action; the
Distinguished Flying Cross,
with two oak clusters; the Air
Medal and cluster, and the
Purple Heart for she'll wounds
in action. There was also a Pa
c-Asiatic medal with stars
for four major engagements
including the Battle of Midway
and Gusdalcanal
But Capt. Gaede didn't want
10 talk about wars. He wanted
10 make the Riddles forget war
and enjoy some laughs. He did.
Here and there a question forced
him 10 talk about his job as
navigator of a plane over the
Solomons or New Hebrides, or
Fiji Islands or Midway Island
and the grim set of his jaw show
cd that he hadn't won medals
for nothing But nevertheless,
he preferred 10 tell tall stories
about mosquitoes big enough TO
drag men from their tents, of
gooney birds and other multi
hued tropical creatures with
queer habits. He had the child
rem roaring with laughter, and
proved himself as good an ORTIZ
inologist and naturalist as he
doubtless is navigator.
DOWNED FOUR TINES
Lieut.. Norman c. Vivier, only
% years old, admitted under the
children's rapid questioning that
he had been shot down four
times in dive bomber in North
Africa, Sicily and Italy, and had
come through unscathed except
for slight conclusion on two oc-
casions. One fall was in the
sea, but he was quickly rescued.
His home is in Walled Lake,
Mich. He wore a double-row of
military decorations-at least
seven or eight--but studiously
avoided references to combat sf-
fairs.
Lieut.. Vivier similarly won
his way into the chldren's hearts
by telling tall stories-of African
witch-doctor's charms which
we're given to him, OF giant rats
around the North African camp
fires and of the natural beauty to
be seen abroad, from the hot seat
in a dive bomber clocking 500
miles an hour!
The filters avoided direct ref
erences to the bloodshed and
Il