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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11

LYLE ROSSO on his birth
day, June II, the occasion will
be celebrated tomorrow evening
with Mrs. Rosso, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Rosso will join in dinner
party in Windsor. Sunday eve
ming the birthday club TO which
the Rossos belong will have
supper at the RoSso home on
Elizabeth road.
DOLORES JUNE FALKEN-
HAGEN. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Falkcnhagen, 1914 s.
Walnut, on her 18th birthday to-
day.
MISS ALICE TUCKER who
has a birthday anniversary to-
day. The birthday club Of which
she is a member will celebrate
with a Sunday night supper at
her home. Miss Mable Tenant,
Of Detroit. is expected.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
Graduates Gather
for BuncO Party

ROSEMARY MILLER Ruth
Kandt. and Dorothy Rocken-
suess were hostesses al party
last evening for 25 girl gradu-
ates from Mount Clemens High
School.
The party was held az the
home of Ruth Kandt. "A Grove
Park Airplane bunco was
played and prizes were won by
Mary Alice Smith, Regina Ep-
pier and Aleda HILBERT Red and
White decorations. the class
colors. were used and the con
terpiece was OF red roses and
white stock.
MRS GEORGE BEAUFAIT
entertained tho members Of the
Hollyhock club. yesterday after
noon in her new home Sleepy
Hollow Mrs. Walter TeSner
and Mrs. Ralph Beaufait were
guests. while Mrs. Alphonse
Van Hollenback was prize win
ner. The next meeting Of the
group will he held June "a
when election Of officers Will be
held. al the home of Miss Ida
De keyscr, AS Washington ave.
nue., and Will be the last meeting
Of the season. Fourteen mem
bers were present yesterday.
PVT. AND MRS. ROBERT
VERMUELEN, whose wedding
was an event Of June |, wer,
brief visitors with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. CASTOR Ncrmuelen
before Pvt. Vcrmuclcn left foi
Fort Custer yesterday. The new
lyweds have been honeymoonine
in New York City. and the bride
has now returned TO her parents
home in Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
Vaughn HaNin
Wedding Held

WORD HAS BEEN received
of the marriage Of Edna B.
Vaughn. daughter of MIR and
Mrs Henry NJ Vaughn, Union
street, and George A hallin,
son Of Mrs Gerda B Hallin, n.
Gratiot avenue, on June 8, al a
simple. ceremony in the Bacon
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Niagara Falls. n. Y. Rev. Ray
Is Hallin. brother OF the bride
groom, performed the ceremony.
The bride wore white en-
broidered organdy gown with a
sweetheart neckline and long
puffed sleeves, She carried red
roses and lilies Of the valley tied
with a white satin ribbon. and
wore a tiara of the same flowers
IN her hair.
Mrs Ray K Hallin was ma
iron OF honor and wore a gown
Of peach chiffon and a corsage
OF gardcnias.
After honeymoon in Niagara
Falls, the couple Will make
their home al ll08 n. Gratiot
avenue.
MRS MABLE CASSELL, 81
BellevieW. will be hostess for the
next regular meeting of the
League Of Women Voters, which
will close the season. Mrs. Harve
Ollphant and Mrs Hugh Neale
viii assist Mrs. Cassell. The for
mer Economic Welfare Chair
man, Mrs. Eugene Whitman,
who is now living in Detroit.
Will present the program Man
over Problems A large attend
ance is expected al this meeting.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
ESQ Attend
School Picnic

MORE THAN $50 parents and
children attended the Clemens
school picnic, held last evening,
at the school grounds. Ice cream
was served by the Mothers Club
and games were played under
the leadership Of Drucilla Ran
som. The boys three-legged race
was won by Gordon and Jackie
Lacy: the boys lame duck race.
by Billy Krause; the girls lame
duck race, Eileen Fandale, the
girls three-legged race, Ella
Jean Smith and Mary Ann Har-
ris
The mothers shoe kicking
contest was won by Mrs. Paul
Litvin and Mrs. Delmer Sheets;
the heel and toe race, Mrs. Har-
old Schmidt and Mrs. Paul Par
ker.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11

beginning a. three o'clock, while
the Older BOYS and girls will
combine an activity period with
story Hour or quiet reading.
The activities. such as puppet
show dr7matizations, special
projects Wiii depend Of course,
upon the children interests.
An achievement card will be
given 20 each child so ne may
keep a record of books read and
activities which he mas entered
into
The work viii be directed BY
librarians with help fom school
teachers who remain in town
this summer. Parents may coop
crate In the program by taking
their children 90 the library. II
they are too young 10 60 by
themselves.
"Wnh recreation facilities Inn
itcd tins summer because fewer
trips Wili nc made, fewer cot
taecs rcntcd. and because more
parents are working, We feel the
library can, through ITS chill
drcn department offer need
ed service Miss CroCker stated
Miss Everill congratulated
Miss Crocker on the program
,r3 e,,S -De ,l,otchf 4 a Snlpn-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
Miss Purman
TO Marry

THE END Of the school year
Will have double significance
for Eleanor Purman, High
school commercial and English
teacher, for on SATURDAY, June
10. the day afte~ school, closes
here. she will be married.
The daughter of Nr and Mrs
Theodore Purman OF Detroit
she will become the bride Of
Harlan Townsend, yeoman sec
ond class, USNR, who is sta
toned at Great Lakes, III He
is the son OF Mr. and Mrs Lee
Roy Townsend Of PittSfleld,
Mich.
The wedding Will take place
al Ii 30 o'clock in the morning
AT Visitation Catholic Church in
Detroit. and Will be followed by
a large reception at the bride :
home during the afternoon A
number of Mount Clemens
teachers viii assist at the recep-
ton.
Miss Purman plans 10 return
10 Mount Clemens next Fall She
came here last Septe Nber after
a years experience in Farming
ton, after her college course az
Michigan State Teachers Col
lege at Ypsilanti, and graduate
work at Wayne Her fiance. al
so an Ypsilanti graduate, enter
ed service in March. 1912.
MRS. AUGUST KLOCKOW
So .Ahrens, who has been con
fined to her home by illness, i!
slightly improved.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
Business Women's Event
Draws Crowd Of 100

Pink was the predominating
color used in the color scheme
with garden flowers decorating
the rooms. The coffee table was
laid with a lace cloth, with a
floral ccntcrpiece in crystal
bowl. Pink candles in crystal
holders, were placed on either
side Of the centerpiece.
Mrs. Ella Egnew and Miss
Nyrta Bowers presided Mrs.
George Moseman was in charge
OF the table selling War Savings
stamps and she reports that sales
were brisk.
This is an annual event OF the
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club and has always been
one of their most successful ven-
lures.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11
Bride-elect HOnored
at Personal Shower

MARY KATHERINE MIL
LER. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward J. Miller. Fcsscnden
street. was honored at a personal
shower last evening al the home
Of Mrs. Horace Sicgler, 233
Howard street. Mrs. Peter Da-
husky and Mrs. William Widrig
were assisting hoStesSeS.
Bunco was played with prizes
going TO Mrs. Nola Wilson, Mrs.
William Wood, Miss la Forton,
Mrs Michael Dinko, and Mrs.
Peter Dalusky. A buffet supper
was served.
Miss Miller will be married
the latter part Of June to Pvt.
George A Dalusky. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Dalusky. 2l5
Jones street, who is stationed at
Fort Mcclellan. Ala.
FIN PRACTISE FOR
the pageant, The Golden
Chaln, which Will be presented
by the Methodist Church Sunday
school, June 10, will be held Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock All
those having speaking parts or
parts in the pantomime, together
with the Beginner, Primary. Jul
Nor and intermediate depart
ments are urged TO attend.
MRS. WALTER FENTON has
invited the members Of the To-
cal Farm and Garden Club to
view her gardens and see her
display Of iris. The grounds
will be open all day Sunday
MRS. EDWARD HALLER re-
turned yesterday from New
York City where she has been
visiting relatives for ten weeks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11

With the ColOrs

EDITORS NOTE; For reasons Of Sc
eurity and because Of lack Of space.
full addresses Of those IN the armed
column.
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full addresses Of those IN the armed
forces cannot be printed In this
column.
NORMAN AND MARVIN DU-
SETTE, petty officers, USN.
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Du-
settle. Is Clair avenue, left yes
terday for duty. Norman is sta
toned al Staten Island and Mar
vim is at Norfolk, Va.
DALE ALLEN Of 8l08 Ford
avenue, Van Dyke, has enlisted
in the Y. S. Army, and awaits
his call to training at Fort Gus
ter on June Is. He is married
and has a young son.
MRS. BERT WALLACE
and Mrs. Mary Wakefield left
Thursday for Chicago. to spend
q week with Pvt. lst Class
George Wakefield. who is sta
toned at the University OF Chi
cago.
PVT. JOHN RASPET. JR..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Raspet
Of II Franklin street, has arriv-
ed at Sheppard Field, Texas,
following his entry into service
a month ago.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-11

MORE THAN 100 guests were
present at the evening coffee
sponsored by the Business and
Professional Women'S Club last
evening, al the home Of Miss
Kate McCrcady, Market street.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
MORE CONTRIBUTORS
TO WAR FUND DRIVE
(Contlnued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
School, $3.50; Walter JONES,
$500; Sugar Grove school, $2.42;
White Oak school, $3.50; Don
Bumgarner, $500 and Aubrey
Barker, $1.00.
Rock Creek school, $1,000, con-
tributed by the followindg: Car
ry Lee Roark, Hazel Price, Rilda
Mahala, Harry Lee Osborne, Jo-
an Price, Max Roark, Coda o.
borne, Lewis Price, Dwight Price
and Mrs. Pauline Martin, $1.0O
each.
Lansing school, $15O39, contri-
buted by the following: Grade l.
A, Mrs. Ralph Miller, $1,000;
Grage 1-B, Mrs. Deboard, 1888;
Grade 2, Miss Sallie Miller, ST.
rs; Grade 3, Mrs. Claude Gam
bill, $1,000; Grade 4, Miss Maude
James, 5000; Grade 5, Miss Clara
Perkins, $14.1O; Grade 6, Miss
Ada Cox, $1,000; Grade 7, Miss
Gertrude Perkins, $2O.55; Grade
8, Miss Josephine Weaver, 1920;
Grade 9, Miss Pauline Weaver,
$4,000; Grade II, Miss Doris
Spencer, $15.46; Grade IL, Miss
Virginia Jarrett, $3.50; Music
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

Dept, Miss Ruth Lewis, $500;
Joseph A Martin, 5000.
Fairview school, $1,000, con-
tributed by the following: Paul
inc Coldiron, $1.00; Kenneth
Coldiron, $1.O0; Grin E. Shepherd
$2.75, and misc, $5.25.
Warrensville school, $3.50, con-
tributed by the following: w. Lee
Jones, $1.0O; Jack Miller, $1.OO;
Sally Burkett, $1.0O, and misc
$5.O5.
Graham school, $4,000, con-
tributed by the following: L. B.
Ham, Buddy Denny, Robert Mil
Ter, CLAN Weaver, Mrs. M. V.
Spencer, Mrs. Ethel Perry, Ro-
bert Graham, Claude Ham, Mary
Louise Spencer, Mrs. VIM. Little,
Guy w. Spencer, and Mrs. Guy
w. Spencer, $100 each.
Stages Creek school, $25.54,
contributed by the following: j.
T. Reedy, $1OO; Avery Johnson,
$1.00; Mrs. Dona Jones, $1.25;
Ben Miller, SLIP; Wayne Miller,
$500; Paul Miller, $1.O0; Dean
Sharpe, $100; Mrs. Winnie Jones
Thomas, $1.OO; John Frank Mil
Ter, $2.56; Mrs. J. C. James, $1.OO;
J. T. Mcneil, $1.OO; Mrs. Edna
w. Mcneil, $500; J. Floyd James,
$500; and misc, $161.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

New Hope school, $1O.1O, con-
tributed by the following: Kath-
leen Farmer, $1.OO; Bobby Gene
Stamper, $1.0O; Gincy Taylor,
$1.O0; A. A. Perry, $500! Misc,
$1.1O.
Thaxton school, $500, contrib
uted by the following: Bruce
Cor, Mrs. Ray Denny, Ray Den
ny, Geraldine Wilson, Joyce Bau-
guess and Mamie Greer. $1.OO
each.
Meadow View school, $14.O2,
contributed by the following: T.
F. Calhoun, Russell Weaver and
Donald Goss, $1.0O each; Wade
Wood, $500; Harriet E. Eastmen,
$500 and misc, $500.
Additional names for jefferson
school: Pauline Hodgson, $1.00;
Garfield Hodgson, $100; Robert
Harris, $1.0O; Ralph Bare, $1.00;
Virginia Roland, $3.50 John Cal
loway, $1.00; Betty Lou Dickson,
$1.0O; D. L. Shepherd, $100; Ho-
ward Dickson, $1.O0; Gertrude
Lewis, $1,OO; Mary Lee Craven,
$1.O5; Lemmie Lewis, $1.O0; Do
ris Wallace, $1OO; Sarah Dean,
$1.OO; Mrs. Joe Neal, $121; Mrs.
Orville Jackson, $500; Hugh Nc
Neill, $1.15 and R. c.. Weaver,
$1.05.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

and Brazil. Yank ingenuity
has overcome difficulties of
terrain and distance to cap
ture Christmas cheer and i'm
provise some of the comforts
of home. Christmas to these
men will lack the proverbial
trimmings and the faces of
loved ones, but letters from
home will make up for that.
In picture at top lonely U. S.
sentry keeps his Christmas Vigil
utthe US. outpostin Sitka, Alaska.
Right: Il Christmas package
tor a marine in the South Pacific.
1t arrived early in November.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

Civilians will get more canned
grapefruit juice and larger sup
plies of canned pineapple ,aspara-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

gus, corn, spinach, and other
foods, announces the War Food
Administration.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02

Grmly scientifically without letup, the strategists of
our mapping the destruction of the
Relentessy against fierce resistance the mighty fighting
forces OF America and our lighting Allies are closing H.
Each plan of larger-scale invasion attack
. each penetration of enemy-held territory demands
greater of troops greater aradas of the and
sky colossal stock piles of materials and supplies
All of which transportation and more
transportation For back of every attack of armed
transportation the uninterrupted efficient all
weather transportation Of railroads here at home
Consider these facts the American railroads carry
ing about million fighting month in organized
and from training centers and ports of
embarkahon and nearly that many furlough.
An of 1917 tons of equipment and supplies
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-12-02
BACK OF ENEPv ATTACK

overseas with every American soldier and another
tonand-ahaf every month after he reaches destination
- box full for every four soldiers on the fighting
fronts nearly all of which American rails.
Add to this tremendous load the vast quantity OF
materials which must to plants, plus the huge
volume freight and the unprecedented civilian
travel and you have the biggest transportation job
ever undertaken and handled.
No one knows how big the traffic load in America
will CROW We do know that ofeasives increase
in size speed will get bigger and tougher The rail
roads will continue handle the job and handle it
efficiently they must be permitted to buy necessary
materials for essential maintenance and requirements.
The tide battle in railroad transportation must
lag falter jeopardizes all for which fight
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28

.nuroerous fire.
Men ignored their wounds 60
fight. They charged until gaping
stomach wounds, riddled back or
torn limbs stopped them. Then they
begged doctors to patch them up
so they could go ahead. One cap
tain shot through both legs sent
Maj Henry Pierson Grove a mes
sage apologizing for letting hm
down"
This was the toughest fight in
marine corps history" said Maj.
Gen. Julian c. Smith, second divi-
sion commander. There's nothing
in any, previous war or this war
to compare with it."
Smith and most of his staff liter
ally were blown from boat when
they tried to circle the western end
of the island. Maj. r. NJ. C. Thomp-
kins Waded half mile in chest deep
water under enemy sniping To get
q rescue boat. The officers, includ-
ing Brig. Gen. James Underhill,
assistant fourth division chief, and
Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Bourke, Of
Severene Park, Md, divisional ar
tillery officer, took cover in the
water behind the stranded boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
TARAWA BATTLE BLOODY

WITH U. S. MARINE ASSAULT
FORCES. Tarawa, Nov. %. tUP)--
At the highest blood cost in the
history of their corps, U. S. marines
broke the back of Japanese resist
ance in q 60-hour battle on Tarawa.
Never since American fighting
men began writing heroism into the
nations records have SO many men
died SO quickly in such a small
area.
But the Japanese were beaten
The elite corps of enemy marines
we're forced back into the taperLlg
tail of his lizard shaped island
there to stand and die, some by
hari kiri.
There has not been time to bury
the bodies of either marine or jap
anese dead. There was no official
count of the casualties, but Co..
Merritt "A. Edison of marine raider
fame said only a few hundred men
of two battalions who stormed an
inner beachhead were known to
have escaped death or Injury.
"a battalion usually numbers
1000 men but in some cases may
run as high as 1900, marine corps
officials in the United States said)
Navy Secretary Frank Knox in
Washington told newspapermen
yesterday to prepare the public for
heavy losses. Johnston's dispatch
was written before final conquest
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
SateIbersFoIl to
Gallant AussieS

a few hundred yards beyond the
advanced Allied forces.
Capture of Satelberg gave the
allies a firm hold ON the Huon
peninsula. which jutS from the
northeast New Guinea coast op-
posite New Britain island, 1t also
set up a possible push toward Bog
adjim, next strong enemy base lot
miles up the coast.
The Japanese at Satelberg were
remnants driven from Finschhafen
which was taken Oct. 2, and OF
forces landed later in q counter
attack. The australians, aided by
a few American engineers, began
moving on Satelberg Nov. II. Con-
siderable military stores. including
field guns, were seized at Satel-
berg.
Allied planes continued battering
enemy lines along the coast, hit
ting Kari in the Sio area so miles
from Finschhafen and communica-
tions around Bogadjim. Light yes
sells, probably. PIT boats, sank three
barges off Sio.
The communique reported two
more japanese cruisers damaged
or probably damaged. A night
bomber scored two hits on one off
Kavieng, New Ireland, causing a
fire, and a light cruiser probably
was hit north of New Britain by
reconnaissance planes.
A small cargo ship was set aI.re
off Wewak, New Guinea, where
one enemy plane was Shot down.
Reports from Admiral william F.
Halsey's South Pacific headquarters
said a Japanese artillery position
in the Magine islands off the En-
press Augusta bay beachhead on
Bougainville had been silenced by
U. S. destroyer and aerial bomb
ardment after it had fired on troops
landing on the coast. inflicting some
damage and casualties.
In raids from Tuesday through
Thursday, Allied aircraft expended
nearly 100 tons of bombs on Bou-
gainville strong points, the largest
being &c tons dropped in the Nat
chin bay area. Raiding planes also
aided the troops b. hitting at ene-
my ground points near the beach
head and sinking nine barges. Near
ly $50 planes participated in raids
on the northern Solcmons targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
FORGET PEARL HARBOR?
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

In the nearly two years that have
elapsed since the japanese stole upon an
unaware Pearl Harbor and virtually de-
stroyed our Pacific fleet, Americans
generally have supposed that as soon as
the national security permitted, court
martial would try Admiral Husband E.
Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter c. Short.
who were the Navy and Army command
ers, respectively at Hawaii.
Now their supposition is brought into
question, for in authoritative opinion the
courtmartial must be held before De-
cember OF this year or never under
Army and Navy regulations which estab-
lish a two-year statute of limitations.
Will the War and Navy departments
bring these former high officers, now
retired and in civil life, to trial? The
Owen J. Roberts commission which in
vestigated the Pearl Harbor debacle
found that Kimmel and Short never con-
suited together with respect to defense
of the islands-a terrible bunder at best,
neglect of duty at worst.
The commissions report also indicated
that the high command at Washington
was pretty fuzzy about what should be
done: was torn between the necessity
for defense measures and the desire not
to alarm the civil population OF Honolulu.
There has never been any conclusive
determination whether the blame should
attach to Kimmel and Short or to some
Of their superiors in Washington or
whether all of them deserve to be shown
up, disgraced and punished for derelic-
tion Of duty.
Can it be that officers who are most
to blame will protect themselves by see
ing to it that Kimmel and Short are never
brought to trial? Is it still contrary to
the interests of national security for
courtmartial to go into the causes of the
results which are known to the world?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Benifo Is Bitter
Religious Fanatic

NAPLES, Nov. 81 up Benito
Mussolini, sick and seeking escape
in religion, in which he has be-
come almost q fanatic" Is "fero-
ciously" bitter against members of
the Fascist grand council who voted
his overthrow and wants them
sentenced to death, Gen. Antonio
Basso said today.
Basso, who was military governor
of Sardinia when Mussolini was
held there after being depoSed, said
that because of Mussolini's illness,
he believed the Germans merely
were using his name.
"MuSSolini insisted on seeing the
priest at his bedside twice daily
while he was in my charge on Sar-
dinia," Basso, now commander of
Italian military forces in Cam
pania, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28

ALLIED HEADQU UARTE ER S,
Southwest Pacific, Nov. 81. (UP)--
Veteran Australian forces moved
rapidly today to clear the japanese
from New Guinea's Huon peninsula
after capturing Satelberg in fur
ious battle and sweeping beyond
TO drive the retreating enemy from
four more villages.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
muniQue announced that Satelberg.
10 miles northwest of Finschhafen.
fell Friday in gallant" 24-hour
assault by the Australians, who for
a week had been working up steep
trails toward the 3 3200-foot high
plateau fortress.
Clearing the adjacent area, the
troops advanced another Ia miles
to take Mararuo. Masangkoo, Pal
anko and Flor, inflicting severe
losses on the enemy. The Japanese
were retreating toward Wareo, only
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
{. {. $4,000 Short
War Chest Goal

Ell Centre is just $4,000 short of its
goal in the Community War chest
campaign, officials announced Sat-
urday, the total amount to be
raised being $29,400
Thanksgiving holidays have slow
ed up the campaign with few addi-
tional reports on progress coming
in, but leaders in the drive were
confident Saturday that Ell Centre
would go over the top.
Enlisted men at Camp Ell Centre
voluntarily have contributed $3.50,
no drive having been conducted
among that group. No report has
come in from the campaign being
conducted for civilian employees
and officers at Camp FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28

Of Tarawa. Later at Pearl Harhor
it was announced the island had
been won and only few Japanese
of some 1000 there remained alive)
"Guadalcanal was something, but
I never saw anything like this"
Lieut.. Col Evan F. Carlsot., raider
chief, said.
The sickening smell Of death per-
meated the blasted shell-torn
beaches, the Scared blockhouses
of the enem" and the riddled plat
eau topped by cocenut trees on this
tiny islet (Betio) 2la miles long
and 900 yards wide.
Dead Japs were everywhere-in
the blockhouses, in the surf, scat
tered among tattered palm fronds.
And marine bodies were nearly as
numerous. At low tide you could
see the corpses exposed on the
coral reef fringing the beach where
they tumbled while walking in 500
yards of neck-deep water through