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Evening star., 1943-11-28
BY COLT HENDLEY.
Former Employe OF the Editorial
Department OF The Star.

A BASE IN AFRICA.-If you ever
need advice on the social niceties
OF putting on dance in North
Africa I am the man to see, not
Emily Post. I have just finished
with one-and completely by acci-
dent-for Coast Guard unit oper-
ating in this area.
In the process spent three days
making the arrangements. got to
know everybody in this little town,
got mixed up with the local rack
eteer and vice king, and best of all
met lovely mademoiselle who said
she was a very lonely girl"
Evening star., 1943-11-28

l was in a small African port
after two and a half weeks off the
beaches at Salerno, Italy. Things
had not been TOO easy at Salerno
at first, II you remember your news
reports, and officers and men were
glad to get away from the con-
tinuous air raids and the steady
work.
We arrived on a Sunday after
noon and found we had to wait a
day before work could be started.
(That night the engineering officer
on my ship went up town and had
a few drinks, if I may be frank
with the readers of The Star, Of
good African vino) He returned
to the, ship around midnight with
the fantastic story that he had
just hired band and a hall and
was going to give dance for the
boys. Then he went to sleep.
Our engineering officer is a wild
character so I thought nothing
about his story. The next morning
he insisted that he had hired a
band for Coast Guard dance the
following Wednesday night.
I thought I had better investi-
gate. ..
After much questioning discov-
cred there was only one orchestra
in the vicinity, a 17-piece Army
band. My friend insisted that he
had to call Capt. Hall to confirm
the date. Later he admitted he
didn't have to call Capt. Hall but
had to hire a hall. ..-
I contacted the orchestra finally
and they said they were to play
for the Coast Guard at the Grand
Casino.
Fine, I said. -
Then we began to look for the
Grand Casino. It turned out to
Evening star., 1943-11-28
; D. 6. Men Graduate
With Quuntico Class

QUANTICO, Va.-Three men from
the Washington area recently were
graduated from the Marine Corps
Reserve oficers' class here. They
are Second Its John P. Miller, %,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Mil
Ter, 340l Thirty fourth place NV;
Bertram L. Schulman, 81, son Of
Mrs. Ettie Meyers, 523 Mellon street,
and Preble Staver, %, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie D. Staver, 42l5 Forty
ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba.-The
man who gets 'em up" at this base
isn't as unpopular as you would like
to believe
He's congenial, good looking ma
rine named Corpl. Russell P. Brown
of 416 Seventh street Sc, Wash
ington, D. c.
He may be a bit unpopular when
he blows reveille and taps, but the
calls to meals and the recall from
the days work offsets them.
Corpl. Browns day begins before
every one else's, except for the men
on guard duty. Reveille actually is
second on his days calls, with the
first call preceding it. Following
reveille comes assembly for roll call.
Then comes breakfast.
Except while the troops are out In
the field, Corpl. Brown is contin-
ually on the CO. He knows IS calls.
During parades he and other field
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Stan Sergt. Enos H. Lee, ~, OF
Forest Hills, Md, recently was
awarded the Air Medal for COM
pleting five bombing missions and
the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in action"
Sergt. Lee originally was on an
Air Force refueling crew, but when
more combat men were needed he
volunteered and was assigned as
waist gunner on the Liberator Doity
Bold. His first mission was to the
sub pens at La Pallice, one of the
most heavily defended spots in
Europe.
Shortly thereafter the group was
called to duty in the desert, to sup
port the invasion of Sicily. Lees
first mission there was against the
heavily defended port of Messina.
Again Doity Bold survived the ack-
ack fire.
After Messina there were three
raids on airdromes. Then came the
delicate job of bombing the mar
shaling yards and adjacent airf1eld
at Rome. Over the target one of the
Evening star., 1943-11-28

limited at just
n o W, M a j.
c h a r ! e S H.
Musso, jr., indi-
Gates in letters
to his wife, who
lives at the Cliff
t on IRA c e
Apartments.
Mrs. Musso,
h o W e er, be-
lieves her hus-
band took part
in the landing
with troops of
an evacuation
hospital at Sa-
a - - -, l.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

only there was one hitch, the spa
ghetti was made of brown flour and
therefore not very good. However,
she was so nice about it and even
served it so nicely in our rooms (the
unholy FOUR that we all praised it to
high heaven. Now we must eat it
every time they cook it (poor me).
First Bread in Six Weeks.
Patterson received package to-
day containing shrimp, crabmeat
and shad roe. We are going to have
a little spread before the evening is
over! We can always find time to
pamper our stomachs.
Tonight for the first time in six
weeks we had bread (real, honest-to-
goodness) with our supper. I ate
three huge slices-one for dessert
it was swell. The news from all Sec
tors is so good that even skeptical !
am getting optimistic. 1t can't end
too soon for yours truly"
Maj Musso received his medical
degree at Georgetown University
and later became an instructor there
He held Reserve commission,
which he resigned in 1899 to become
a captain in the District National
Guard He entered active service in
February, 1910, and went overseas II,
April of this year.
Maj. Musso, who is chief of q sur
gical team, wrote Mrs. Musso that
there are five Georgetown graduates
in his outfit.
sen of Libertyville, ILL.,, and a cannon
shell hole in the right wing of the
ship piloted by Second 1t. Vernon
Williamson Of Dayton, Ohio.
They had knocked OF q couple o1
Evening star., 1943-11-28

lpropellers ran away and the bomber
had to drop out Of formation, land
ing at Tunis. The crew had the
satisfaction of knowing their bomb
ing was a contributing factor In the
results secured.
Following the Rome attack the
group practiced low-level flying for
two weeks in preparation for the
never-to- be- forgotten all-Liberator
attack on the Ploesti oilfieldS. Going
in at lower than treetop level, this
group, specialist in high-altitude
bombing, caused untold damage to
the reflneries that supplied the Nazi
machine with one-third its oil.
The group flew 2,400 miles to blast
the Weiner-Neustadt airplane works
near Vienna and followed up with
three more raids on airdromes. Lee
wasn't able to make any of these
as Doity Bold was temporarily
grounded.
Sergt. Lee was wounded over Vege-
sack, but stayed at his guns. He is
now back on flying status, ready to
resume operations against the Nazis.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
4 Get Good Conduct Medals

PANAMA CANAL DEPARTMENT.
-Four enlisted men from Washing
ton, now serving with an aircraft
warning regiment with the Air Force
Fighter Command in this area, were
awarded the good conduct ribbon
recently. They are Corpl. Cleveland
B. Dennis, jr., 621 Eleventh street
NE; Pfc Edward F. Giovannetti, 18
Charming street NV; Pvt. James
A. Mccarthy, 824 Madison street
NV, and Sergt. william L. Mort
field, 1903 Kenilworth avenue NE.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Truylor Return to Coast

Woodrow w. Traylor. yeoman Sec
ond class, With the Navy, recently
returned to San Francisco, Calf =,
after visiting his wife of 3214, Thir.
teenth street NV. Yeoman Tfaylor
has served a tour of duty in China
and took part in three major en-
gagements in Africa and the South
Pacific, where he was just before he
returned on . 30-day rehabilitation
leave.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
-Four District Officers
Promoted 10 Majors
In England, Africa

Three District officers in England
and Bethesda officer In Italy were
among those whose promotions were
announced recently.
Advanced IN England to the rank
Of major were Capts. Richard l..
Trainor, Joseph r. Didden and Nc.
Lean F. Whitcomb.
Capt. Harry L. Smith, now q
major, enlisted in the Air Forces
prior to Pearl Harbor and has been
in the Italian campaign since mid.
summer. Of 1912.
Maj. Trainor's wife lives at 1017
Taussig place. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. K. Trainor, live at 1345
Kenyon street NV. A former at
torney with the Internal Revenue
Bureau, he was commissioned at
Miami in June, 1912. He attended
Columbia University and the Army
and Navy Engineering School, Hart
ford, Conn. He formerly was in the
District National Guard.
Maj. Didden's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Didden, live at 139
Twelfth street Sc. Maj. Didden
attended Catholic University and
later was employed as an architect
in Atlanta, Ga.
Maj. Whitcomb was with Galliher
& Huguely, Inc. He is attached to
the Air Force Service Command.
Maj. Smiths home address is 680l
Denton road, Bethesda. He at
tended American University and the
University Of Maryland His wife,
the former Barbara Bushman, now
Is at Hollywood, Calf Maj. Smith
wears the Air Medal with three Oak.
eaf Clusters
Evening star., 1943-11-28

most Of his time here at the Holly
wood Canteen, singing with the SOL
dier band.
Pfc. Proctor formerly was en-
ployed by the ONCE, chief of finance,
in the War Department.. His
brother, Ralph G. Proctor, is sea-
man. second class, with the Navy
overseas. The men are cousins of
John Clagett Proctor, whose articles
appear in The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Wormock Takes Course

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Pvt. William Davis Warmack, 18,
OF 5025 Forty second street NV.
has arrived here for q course Of in
struction prior to appointment as an
aviation cadet In the Army Air
Forces Flying Training Command.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

and installations and attacks on hos
tile naval vessels and shipping, the
citation said he demonstrated out
standing ability, courage and devo-
ton to duty.
1t. Custis entered the Army in
October, 1941, and received his bonn
bardier's wings at Williams Field,
Ariz. He is graduate of Dewitt
Preparatory School and was a junior
at Maryland University when he en-
tered the service. He has been over
seas since February.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

FVA6AAAAvAy SA-
pressed In 4 let
ter from Pvt.
r r a n c lis r.
Young to Mrs.
Ellie a b eth B.
Young, 518 A
s t r e e t Sc,
shortly before
he left for over
seas last sum-
mer. He is now
In Algiers.
Part of the
letter reads as
follows:
Mother, ou
mllSt. MT. faar
Evening star., 1943-11-28

FIOCIOT appear.
e d in he
American Way" "
kiss the Boys
Good-by," F." Men
in White" and
S e eral other
Civic Theater
productions. He
also sang with
the Trojan or
chestra and on
s e v eral radio
stations before
e n t e r in g the
S e ice las t
M a r h. p &c.
Droctor crordc
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Capt. Fred E. Wright, formerly of
1l56 South Thomas street, Arling-
ton, Va. now communications offi-
Ger Of the Air Transport Command s
Africa-Middle East Wing, has been
awarded the Air Medal for heroic
in a rescue mission
while stationed in Greenland last
year.
The citation accompanying the
award, which was presented by Brig.
Gen. Earl S. Hoag, commanding gen.
eral, stated that when a number of
planes were forced down in the
Greenland area during bad weather
Can't. Wright volunteered to take
Evening star., 1943-11-28
It. Custis Gets Distinguished Flying Cross
For 200 Hours on Pacific Missions

NEW GUINEA.-First 1t. John
K. Custis, son of DR.. and Mrs. Gus
tbs, $3.50 Partridge lane NV, has
been awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross "for extraordinary
achievement" while participating in
200 hours of operational flight mis-
sions in the Southwest Pacific area,
during which hostile contact was
probable md expected.
Throughout operations which in
cluded bombing of enemy airdromes
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Civic Theuter Artist
Serving at HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Pfc. Ray
Proctor, $3.50 8 street NV, has been
on duty here for three months.
A former Civic Theater member
and q pupil Of Leon Askin, Pfc.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

part in a search which was con-
Quoted under extremely hazardous
conditions. The stranded flyers were
located and all rescued later by dog
sleds.
Returning from the search, the
citation adds, Capt, Wright and the
others in the crew of the plane i'm
mediately volunteered to transport
a critically i'll Army officer from the
Greenland base to the Walter Reed
General Hospital in Washington.
Capt. Wright was in charge Of
American Air Lines radio station
at La Guardia Field, N. Y, before
entering the service in June, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

SOUTH PACFICLeanng the eeps they assigned
to drive two marines Of engineering unit here Will
Walt eft). Franklin street. Alexandria,
Va and Pfc Upton Everhard 1888 Wisconsin NV
De Walt has been marine Guadal
canal Evehard enlisted three years ago
Iceland Cuba and Guadalcana-Ocia Marine Corps Photo
Evening star., 1943-11-28
By the Associated Press.

AN ADVANCED ITALIAN AIR
BASE. Nov. 10 Delaye6.-The boys
were just back from a Rhubarb. and
all of them got back, which made
them very happy, because they do
not always come back from Rhu-
barbs.
OF all the missions these invader
pilots fly they rate the Rhubarbs as
the roughest, for the Rhubarbs ride
the rooftops all the way.
So they figured themselves pretty
lucky today. The only scars they
carried we're the shell and machine
gun holes in the tail of the Abs
flown by Second 1t. Allen M. Han
Evening star., 1943-11-28
D. {. Surgeon in Italy
Tells Of Experiences;
lauds vaIor Of Men

The incredible experiences of a
former Washington surgeon now in
Italy with advancing. American
forces cannot be much more than
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Mental Tyranny Foes
Worst Curse, D. {.
Soldier Writes

The reassurances Of a son to the
mother who fears for his safety are
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Plans
Continued from Page C-1.

to place Mr.. Willkie on all fours with
President Roosevelt However, In more
recent days a serious attempt to get the
Republicans together on the question of
foreign policy and international cooper
alton has been made. 1t does not seem
that this issue can die out entirely. In
deed, some Republicans question whether
Mr.. Willkie would let it die, figuring that
he will make the most Of 1t In his CAM
paign for the nomination next year.
AS of today, the race for the Repub-
lican nomination looks to be between
Mr.. Willkie, the outspoken, and Gov.
Bricker, the reticent. The Ohio Repub-
ncan has so far abstained from taking
any positive position on foreign policy
but he undoubtedly would be the choice
of the more isolationist group In the
COP against Mr.. Willkie.
Gen. Macarthur might easily become
the choice Of the Republicans, although
he is not candidate and will make no
move. His outstanding reputation as
soldier. which may easily be still further
enhanced during the coming year, ap-
peals to the American people. So far.
most Of the spade work is being done
among the organization Republicans for
Gov. Bricker and Mr.. Willkie. The latter.
a great salesman, is out selling himself
to the organization leaders, with whom
he has not been popular in the past.
II neither Willkie nor Bricker can gain
majority Of the delegates early in the
convention, and that body becomes dead
locked, the convention might easily turn
to Gov. Dewey and demand he accept
the nomination. Or 1t might 90 to sen.,
ator Taft or Senator Vandenberg, Is .
eompromise candidate.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
European Front

Inc Allied air campaign against Ger
many and German occupied territory
centered mostly on France as the week
opened. Striking principally at COM
munlcatlons, the bombers which roared
across the Channel blasted lock-gates.
tugs, barges and locomotives in both
Northern France and Belgium What
ever the objective of the raids it is GER
tain that when Germany finds it es-
sential to move troops and supplies
either from the occupied countries to
bolster defense elsewhere or from else
where to bolster defenses along the
Channel, the damage being inflicted in
the present raids on transportation will
assume possibly fatal effectiveness.
Monday night large force of bombers
based on British fields flew all the way to
Turin in Northern Italy to give that city
its 28th bombing of the war, an attack
which left the city without electric
power. Other areas not physically
bombed had their nerves pounded as
raid alerts sounded all along the path
the planes Travelled. Returning, the
planes scattered and came by devious
routes back to their home f1elds-that is,
all but 13 of them.
Commenting on the often-raised ques-
tion: Where is the Luftwaffe?" Gen.
H. H. Arnold, commander of the Ameri-
can Army Air Force, declared Tuesday in
Los Angeles that 1t is so widely dispersed
it no longer has the numbers in any area
to retain its strength, which may ex-
plain in part why so few planes were lost
in the raid on Turin.
Tuesday night heavy formations of
British bombers gave Aachen, vital Ger
man rail and munitions center, thor
ough going-over which the Berlin radio
characterized as terror raid which had
spread great destruction in residential
sections. In bombing the city, which
has population of $4,000, the British
lost 20 planes. Accompanying the big
raid were lesser actions by Mosquitoes,
Beaufighters and Typhoons against air
fields deep in France and against Ger
man antiaircraft defenses over wide
area
The raids were followed by heavy
attack Of Flying Fortresses Wednesday
on three points In France during the
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Strategy
Continued from Page C-1D

our main invasion base prevails, the
forces earmarked for elsewhere will have
to be diverted to the Mediterranean.
So will our transport forces on which
will fall the task of carrying men and
supplies for both the military and the
civilians of Italy. This might unduly
prolong the war in Europe and necessar-
lily give the Japanese more time in which
to prepare their defenses. 1t is a plain
fact that We have neither the men nor
the transport facilities to wage stimuli
taneously an offensive war on two oceans,
particularly when the distance from the
United States to Europe is over 5000
miles, while the distance from the West
Coast bases to the Japanese-held islands
is over 5000 miles.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

course of which IS pursuit ships were
shot down although IL American planes
including bombers were lost. The
principal objectives at which good re-
suits were obtained were an aircraft
repair and assembly plant at Villa
coublay, an aircraft factory and park
at lie Bourget and an airfield at Amiens
Wednesday night there we're further
raids on the transportation lines in
Northern France and Thursday night
Halifax bombers smashed the Pugeot
motor works at Montbelaird in North
eastern France. Pugeot turned out two
ton trucks at the rate of about 1000
a year and employed around 10000 men.
During the night and the afternoon
preceding it II enemy airfelds were
also bombed
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Pacific Front

From all over the Pacific front there
was only bad news for the Japs through
out the week.
The isolated Munda airfield on New
Georgia Island was brought increasingly
Australian and American forces in a
combined operation captured vital Mubo,
gateway to Salamaua, one of Japans
last two ports on the New Guinea coast.
Kiska was bombed and shelled several
times while rumors were current that
an American air force had bombed
Paramushiro, Jap naval and air base
on the northern tip of the Japanese
owned Kurile Islands. These rumors
were brought to the attention of Sec
retary of the Navy Knox who would
neither deny nor confirm them which
leaves the reports right where they
were at the start, in the rumor field and
undenied though an opportunity was
given for a denial.
1t was revealed Monday that on the
previous Saturday four japanese cargo
ships apparently headed for Kiska had
been intercepted 280 miles southeast of
Attu by a large force of Army heavy
and medium bombers and Navy patrol
planes which were quite far out at sea.
One of the ships was sunk, one left
blazing and the other two damaged.
The action took place on a direct line
between Japan and Kiska
Sunday lone surface vessel of the
Navy again shelled Gertrude Bay on
Kiska, it being the third such attack up
to that time
Down on New Georgia, lack of sup
plies had apparently doomed the Munda
airfield. Heavy air raids on Bougain-
vile, Villa, the Shorthand Islands, Rabaul
and other supply bases prevented assist
ance to the beleagured garrison at
Munda and when an effort was made
Tuesday night to bring help in by an
other naval force four more Jap vessels
were sunk one being a cruiser and the
other three destroyers. 1t is probable
that two other destroyers were sunk and
a complete checkup may bring an even
higher toll. 1t was revealed Friday that
the action resulted in such severe damage
w eAAS SAA4eS0 oG0CCo oCoGldycI SWl1l IL
was necessary to sink her. Damage also
was done to an unspecified number of
cruisers.
American troops were reported to have
occupied Roviana Island which lies be-
tween Rendova and New Georgia.
The drive on Mubo was launched
Thursday when Allied forces captured
Green Hill which dominates Mubo and
Friday the Jap field itself was taken in
a drive from Green and Observation
Hills. About 1000 Japs were killed in
the advance.
Friday q force of 80 Zeroes and bomb
ers few over American jungle fighters
on New Georgia and an intercepting
American force shot down IS to bring
the total Jap plane loss in that area
since June 80 to $50 or more.
Elsewhere in Burma, Indo-C China,
Timor and China, Allied planes struck
ct the Japs with considerable success.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Surrender Put Up to Italians War Goes Badly All Fronts
Americas 84th Week of War,
202d Week of World War II
Bv HotOard p. Bailey.

Musoini Italy
That ulmatum carried available
Italy pamphlets dropped Allied
italian
time honoraby to the overwhelming
nations thus the terrible
contained joint statement President
Minister Churchill last week.
The appeal in the of humanity probably
thoughts great part the Italian
of the Nas has been growing steadily through
treatment at the hands OF the followers
likelihood would much prefer of normal labor
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-01
GAS Line BREAK
CLAIMS 3L|vES
Mysterious Circumstances
Surround Salem Trag.
edy; Two Hospitalized
(NEA Telephoto; Passed by Censor)

Salem, Mass, Feb. 1.--(UP)--
State and local police today investi-
gated a mysterious chain Of cir
culmstances which led to the deaths
Of three persons and the hospital
ization Of two others after an ilum-
mating gas line broke In the cellar
Of a Salem house.
The tragedy was discovered by Ar
thur Levesque, Al, an air raid war;
den, who saw light shining
through a cellar window.
Within on the floor were Philip
Plourdre, go, and Pierre, Richards,
4S, who apparently died Of fumes
and Frank x. Caron, 81, believed to
have suffered q heart attack as he
attempted to rescue the men. Frank
Gendreau, 48, and George Richards,
AZ, were overcome by the fumes
and were In critical condition at a
hospital.
Qendreau was believed the first
man to enter the cellar, but he es-
capped through a window. He was
kept under police guard at hospi-
tai while authorities investigated a
report that the windows were plug
ged with paper.
The first theory was that Gen.
dreau was In the cellar and that
Plourde smelled gas and rushed
downstairs to help him. Gendreau,
however, escaped and left for his
his home. Meanwhile, Pierre Rich
ards became alarmed at the pro-
longed absence Of Plourde and went
looking for him.
Both had collapsed by the time
George Richards returned home.
He went to their aid and was over
comes. -.
Air raid Warden Levesque ar
rived at this time and sent Caron
to help the trapped men while he
attack In the yard, but Levesque
called police. Caron died Of a heart
and other rescuers returned in time
to save George Richards.