The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22
NEWS OFOuR
MENaudWO
IN UNIFORM

Emile L. Berkeley OF this city has
been commissioned second lieu
tenant in the WAC at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga.
Private First Glass John L. Dwyer
of $50 East Main street is serving as
bombardier- navigator with a
Marine Corps unit in the Pacific.
Private First Glass Edward j.
Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
F.. Harry of 13 William street, Is
now stationed il England.
Lieutenant Richard G. Rendell OF
$50 Columbia Boulevard has been
transferred from Camp Lee. Va, to
Bella Mead, N. j.
Sergeant Frank Albonsky of so
Wood street Is stationed at Gordon
Johnston Field, Fla. His wife is
| the former Helen Nemence.
Five sons of Mrs. Margaret Ne
mence of AZ Giles street are in the
service. Victor is in italy, and Paul
is in China. George has just COM
pleted training with paratroop
unit at Camp Mackail, N. c. An
drew is in Australia, and Thomas,
who has been overseas for more
than a year, is at an undisclosed
post.
Joseph Jeremiah of 81 South
mayd road has been discharged
from the Coast Guard as the result
of wounds sustained while on duty
in Sicily.
Gerard Legere Of % East Liberty
street has been promoted to corporal
at Shreve port, La, where he Is
serving with an Army engineering
unit.
Howard Humphrey Of IS Ives
street is studying at gunnery
school at Pensacola, Fla. He recently
completed course at the Navy
aviation machnist's school at Nor
man, Okla.
ThomasJ. Kelley of "a Rose street
and John j. O'Brien of 1874 North
Main street have been promoted to
second neutenants, according to a
War Department announcement.
| Corporal Charles F. Mapke of q
Hotchkiss street has completed a
furlough here and has returned to
the Army Air base at Homestead,
Fla.
Terryville, Nov. give could
lick the Japs in year, If they
would let Lieut.. Col. Evans Carl
son. son of Rev. Thomas Carlson
Of Plymouth "have his own way"
This is the way, 10 year old Corp.
Wilmer Greenmore, Marine veteran
answered the question as to how
long 1t would take to defeat Japan.
LAS it Is, the war will probably
last two years. maybe more" added
the trim, good looking youth who
has seen plenty of action since he
joined up December 80, 1914. Re-
luctant to talk about himself, the
machine gunner who admitted par
ticipation in hand to hand fighting
at Guadalcanal was generous in his
praise of Col. Carlson and his Carl
sons Raiders, several of whom he
knew personally. They are a great
bunch and they have never yet got
the credit they deserve, Greenmore,
state.
1.-The raiders certainly had q dir
ty mess to tackle and they suffered
plenty. They did so well that if
the initial task forces had received
then the supplies that are being
sent to the area now, it would have
been almost a pushover for the
YankS to win, he stated.
Corp. Greenmore stated that the
JapS are not supermen, and that |
they are not as good fighters as
Americans. Only when the enemy
has a superior number of fighters
does he engage the Americans; as
soon as the count is even, the Jap,
although still dangerous and very
treacherous is inferior to us. He
cited cases to show that Jap Snip
ers are far from good marksmen. BY
our standards, the Japs are not we'll
| equipped, although they know how
to use their somewhat obsolete
ordnance. Greenmore who is on
furolugh at his home in Plymouth
has seen a few Japs try to sur
render, but because of their treach-
erous methods used to kill other
Marines, his outfit just did not at
tempt to take prisoners. Only a
dead Jap is a good one in this
war. and then he needs to be real
ly dead.
One favorite trick Of cornered
Jap Is to feign dysentery and then
while adjusting his clothing throw
grenade at his would be captors.
Greenmore says his outfit Is wise
to that game now and they never
give such Jap an even break They
just let him have it. Only one Jap
killed himself within his sight.
Greenmore stated and he was an
officer who deliberately fell on his
bayonet to avoid death at the
hands of the Marines.
Home on his first leave since he
enlisted at the age of II. the youth
full fighter recalled five weeks train
ing at Paris Island. eight months
duty IN Cuba and thence he served
in New Caledonia and then Qua
dalcanal. In January 1943 he had
four gruelilng days against the enc
my at Tulagi and used his bayo-
net to good advantage. His tough
est assignment he described as a
two weeks drive at Kokumbona,
engagements which moved down
1900 Of the enemy. For these two
actions he received two stars. A
combination of malaria, shock, eye