The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-05-21

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ssoeeu USN FacaBane
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his crrw les r. aacc nn
MAR patrnls
Lteufeusnt Commando Stpgal
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street Ssn DNne Cal was
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\ wher L8sAFenanf Gem
msn6sg Sfuvail assumed corr
maoG
Lieutenant Commander Gfeu
fell unw q commander. VS.
awarSsd . NAVY Erass fer ms
s~unnasrine expleim which m
clans0 a japanese submarine as
anncunsed previously rn > Mars.
Department press Felesse April
q lssz
Ths offtctal eaeae q sinAInEs
fer the submarine under cour
r1snd 81 Lieuienant Commands
sioVsn yves seven khirs SUNK oae
probably sunk and saHo asnaaKed
Ths citation accompanying tae
awaFc 81 tss Naes Cross 20 Lien-
tenant Comussuaes Stoeail whe
s1ne3 hss beer gwen smother
romraano. praised hiu for sink
ma flT large Japanese vessels
tnret Z. which nere CLOSELY con
vowed a. SIC hHi ere % the IS
tacks MAG b. BIS craft ifr Jap
snese vessels wera escorted bg
destruyeEs e ansi submarine
crHfs
TIE Submarine S ssiI ous there
. shsre kluEEfuE hard a. the
Jnpsness wren the hunting r.
900 keepnE kfatlan far onels
ard onutnnogs wrecks waen the
cpsrr IS soafre
9ol car get 1nr story oui al
La uteusnf Commando Stuvai3
R lih shs distinct understanding
thai m e slnrg 81 tee ship and
ketp ire Is out Of TINS story
Sas graduated from the Nave
Aesnsuay IL 1e9a and has been IN
submarine snce 1854 3
Men Deserve Credit
We had e tram there ne
ssvk Thst tire pf4nrtpal res
son fM OH success TIE exeeu
tive officer was Particularly cut
standing ant To- shaf matter So
were the diving oifieef sno every
other oisicer and man or ihe
boat They know tbem JOBS TIE
reaii belongs t. them 80 please
kNsp TIRE cut Of TINS story
So the executive ufilcrg, who
was 1t Robeft = D0anm SO. Of
"a f7th avenue. Ean Francisco.
ct the Silver S1ss MedAi Lieu
tenant Commander gtuvan rec.
ommen6ed TIE diving officer fos
: similar awafd. hsis iefi the ship
nsiare sction "a taken or has
recommendation TIE other off
G ~ recommended ioG the
New and Marine Corps medal
Yes ar fhe former skippef
= tne 8. 0IusFIne SAYS Rith moe
- uloe We md ; team
TIE team - eapisined made
svers louE psuois II the Ps
czflr Il was o. these thsi ihex
81 ter hiR auf = Ter shots
although the shlp MISSED with
Ne first salvo q tsFpeaoes which
Wa lred e. 8 japanese patfo
vesae
Ue made ~ las hat hy
streak uf aek be HeLstes with
3 GIN j. vas aaHIae the s.xih
attsck TINS aaz 81 : CONVOY
escorted br Destroyer T. was -
nsght snc we - e. ihfee @eu
-one a. tne aaeane Faa Be- ca
urnu amc one 81 the ua.rd ship
= columan TaeH we sa7ana
around and hrea g salvo ar t1e
last ship
They got a. three e Those Tire
Iuck came a. Nhen . torpedo
q that last salxo missed la IN
tended tafEef saeaEe1 o. o. ar
other par q re convoy. and
blew up q vessel there -Four hit
NIih three xaisas
For the neeaHs ard for their
oRn amusement. fhf crew paint
- the buikaead with 8 small
t1rpedo pierced Jap Tag fm
esery Enlp tfaex ~
Morals Tops
The morale q ne crew WAS