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Evening star., 1943-12-19
Col. Bowman Leads
Bombers 10 Bremen

A BASE IN ENGLAND.-Col
Harold w. Bowman, whose wife and
two children live at 312 South Irving
street, Arlington, Va, led his Flying
Fortress group on its first bombing
mission recently in the operation
over Bremen.
1t was his heavy bomber outfits
first flight over enemy territory
since joining the Air Forces in the
European theater, and despite the
hazards involved in attacking q
target like Bremen, all of the
Forts in the colonels group returned
safely.
I'VE went over the target as in
structed," said Col. Bowman, "and
although the visibility was not too
good, my top turret gunner says
he saw a thick band of fire
spreading.
1--WE encountered little flax al
though it grew heavier directly over
the target. I am satisfied with the
immense quantities of bombs we
dropped and from our position over
Bremen that the operation was a
success"
The plane he few was the "Snil-
ing Jack"
Col. Bowman, command pilot
who received his wings in 1929 at
Kelly Field, at one time was public
relations officer for Gen. H. H
Arnold, He is graduate of the
University of California at Berkeley
He moved to Washington with his
family when he was assigned here
In 1899. He went overseas ap-
proximately two months ago.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Red Cross Aide
Broudcusts News
For Servicemen
Australia Program
At 6 AM. Is Called
'ReveiIIe Roundup

A former Washington secretary
now with the Red Gross in Australia
has her own early morning radio
program, "Reveille Roundup" for
Allied servicemen.
Six mornings week Susan Tate,
%, formerly of the Miramar Apart
ments, gets up at 5 am. to be at
the radio station by 6. Her program
is half an hour of &C. L" news, jokes
and music, and it has become very
popular with servicemen in Aus
tralia and in New Guinea, where it
is heard by short wave
Miss Tate herself was in New
Guinea for several months, arriv-
ing when the battle for Buna was
at its height to do morale" work
with a hospital unit.
Back In Australia on leave, after
she had been overseas a year, Miss
Tate was auditioned for a new early
morning broadcast. She got the job.
She left Washington in April,
1912, to 60 overseas with the Red
Cross. For the year before she had
worked two nights a week at the
Hams Point Red Cross canteen and
one night week dispensing coffee
to soldiers from a mobile canteen.
She has been termed No. "chin-
up" girl. She prizes a sketch of
herself in uniform done by 1t.
Comdr. McClelland Barclay, now
reported missing in action. Her
brother, william Tate, and a sister,
Mrs. Harry L. Edwards, live in Sill
yer Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Physician Writes His Ideas
OF Typical Fighting Man

"He has the tenacity Of Zosloski
the Philadelphia boy one generation
removed from Poland; the quickness
Of thought of the officer from Har-
ward who traces his ancestry almost
back to the Mayfower; the adapt
ability of the American Indian who
is with us; the humor of the corps
man whose father runs a beer hall
in Ohio; the geniality of a former
sergeant from North Carolina who
helped develop a new gadget for our
machine gun, has been awarded the
Congressional Medal and is now a
first lieutenant: the ability to learn
of the relatively uneducated Vlodi-
vostock-b former enlisted man
who is now a second lieutenant and
who is always well-informed on the
news: the leadership of the
Hawaiian born captain Of one of our
companies, and the ruggedness of
the 230-pound former pro-footballer
from New York.
This then is the real American
boy, a composite of Poland, Russia,
New England, the South and the
great vast West and Northwest, not
to speak of the Indian boy who may
find US a little bit strange but who
fights side by side with us anyway.
Most of us know what we are fight
ing for and are glad to be able to do
our share.
There is some talk about being a
misused generation, born in one war,
raised In the depression, and living
in world distorted by another war,
but maybe that is not so bad. Maybe
that is the secret of our tenacity,
our ability to take it, and best of
all, our ability to dish it out. This
being our inheritance, then, we will
accept it and see that our children
get a better inheritance and that
tyranny and the forces of evil now
besetting us will never again rear
their ugly heads"
1t. Saidman is a native of WASH
ington. and was graduated from
Eastern High School and George
Washington University He interned
at Gallinger Hospital for year and
was resident doctor at Sibley Hos
pital. Overseas since July, 1912, he
has been in New Zealand, Guadal-
canal and Australia.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Sergt. Vinson Returns
From South Pacific

FORT MEADE. Md-Sergt. Fred
Douglas Vinson, son of Mrs Edward
Case. Rockville, Md, has been as
signed here upon his return to the
United States after % months serv-
ice in the South Pacific area. He
was a member of a Field Artillery
battery which left the United States
in January, 1912. The battery was
Gisbanded at Guadalcanal in Oc-
tober this year and the battery COM
mander was permitted to select for
return to the United States 20 men
whose services had been exemplary.
Sergt. Vinson, who was gunner as
well as cook, was among those Sc
lected from his battery. His wife
lives at Lancaster, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Colonel
Charles B. Westover. wife, Mrs. Alice F.
Westover, $3.50 California street: in Eng
land.
Norman William Ditzler, jr.. son OF Mrs
E. s. Ditzler, 500 Peabody street NV.
somewhere in Egypt with medical unit,
Charles c. Cooley, son OF Charles Cooley,
2706 Thirty-sixth street N W.; in Euro
First Lieutenant.
Jay NJ. Mount, son of j. A. Mount, $500
Fessenden street NV; in European theater
George L. Flax, son of Mrs. Sadie Flax
1925 Illinois avenue NV; in European
professional baseball pitcher: In England
KengerSon Donald MacLean. son of Mrs
Ellen L. K MacLean. 1916 Sixteenth street
NV: in Italy.
Chester 3. watts, jr;- son, Of Chester )
Watts. United States Naval Observatory;
at Wright Field, Ohio.
Russell K. Hollingsworth, jr.. son Of DR.,
and Mrs. Russell K. Hollingsworth. 62q
Douglas K Herbert, %. son of Mrs
Mabelle Page Herbert. 1O1 street SW.:
at Naval Air Training Center. Pensacola,
Second Lieutenant.
Richard B. BlackweIl. son of Mrs Peter
Fort Benning OCS.
Thomas Wesley Jones. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Q. Jones, 531 Fern street NV,
John, q, Blodeett, son Of Mrs. Louise
Blodgett, 2235 Hall place NV, at Fort
Robert George Mahon. son Of Mrs. J. c.
Mahon, 2l27 street NV, at Fort Ben
Charles Hudson Jones tr son ~ CoJ
Evening star., 1943-12-19

To the Greenville Army Air Field. Miss.
Joseph A. G. Robinson. son of Mr. and
MIS- James G. Robinson, 7013 Rolling road,
MS 5eha NJ ias
To Wendover Field. Utah.
:, Second n9.i It: charlss p Weber 20; son Of
Hs E. Il pau " sf Gh'pma Nn ns
Miscellaneous Addresses.
l., Lee e; gesiey, son Of Mrs; Rose 1. Bes-
vess sers Of rsd NeT daaa aaTahFs Vnsdn @ son As Of
Mssaa Eewsrd uS Case, Rockville. Nd to Fort
ss l. sr n HISS see peusn st Mt Street sea ME
Stewart Field, Newburgh, N Y.
wv William M,5n. Jay Loyery. q, son q MI; and
william ias Mekimme m aea so Son c0t,fSeM Of Mr,
Marion NJ McKimmie. 4sI5 Twelfth street
NdId NiEd 70, To- the basic pilot school. Cochran
Pyt. Arthur winburn Saunders, jr. son
ti,n Of M a'st and Mrs Arthur ": Saunders. Glen
for presyIs.ien ssdst trainins. f''''' 4.'''
ans Nj; s 81 s &!
Harold D. Kraft jr.. son Of 1t. Col. and
Mrs; H. p Kraft, sr., 1900 Youghborough
road. to Stuttgart Army Air Field. Ark.
Second 1t. Charles F. Laycock. son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Laycock. 7I6 Fourth
street Sc. to the Rome Army Air Field,
Ny
Marvin A. Massey. 23, son of Mr. and
Mrs; William M. Massey, 922 D street, to
Claudius Franklin Poland. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. c.. E. Poland, Sterling, Va, to
the. The Naval Air Training Center, Corpus
Pvt. Paul D. Koenigsberg. wife. Mrs,
Zelda D. Koenissberg., los Anacostia road
Sc: S!s. to A Armored School Communication
David T. McMahon, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Richard G. Mcmahon, 1918 Sixteenth street
NV, to Advanced Fying School Eagls
Pass, Tex.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

The excellent LIT. Monte Weaver.
record OF the Air Force all-star
baseball team here, % victories and
l defeat, was said to be in no small
measure attributable to the coach
ing and management of 1t. Weaver.
He is married to the former Ro-
berta Lee Clifford of Orlando, Fla.
Evans Is Chaplain Assistant.
Corpl. Fred R. Evans, 81, son Of
Mrs. Rita Evans, 5415 First place
NV, a member of station hos
pital in England, recently was pro-
noted to his present rank.
Corpl. Evans formerly was en-
ployed in the ordnance section of
the War Department. He entered
the Army in January and received
basic training at Camp Pickett, Va.
Assigned here in April, he is now
chaplain's assistant. He aids the
chaplain in his contacts with SOL
dier-patients and helps to plan re-
ligious services. He attended Texas
Wesleyan College.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Charles B. Westover
Promoted 10 Colonel;
Weaver Is Advanced

p A BASE IN ENGLAND.-Lt. Col.
Charles A. Westover, whose wife,
Mrs. Alice F. Westover, lives at 2230
California street, has been promoted
to colonel here.
Last September Col. Westover,
then a group commander at Moses
Lake, Wash, came overseas to join
Liberator bomber division as chief
of staff under Brig. Gen. James P.
Hodges, commander.
A 1887 graduate Of West Point,
he served as member of the staff
OF Maj. Gen. Follett Bradley from
July to November, 1912. Shortly
after his return he was promoted
to major. He received his next pro-
motion at Blythe Field, Calf, in
March, when he wa; commander of
heavy bombardment group.
Col. Westover holds the Air Medal
Weaver Coaching Team.
1t. Monte Weaver, former Ma
tionals pitcher, has been promoted
to first lieutenant here.
A graduate OF Emory and Henry
Evening star., 1943-12-19

On page CA The Star today de-
scribes in a feature article the serv-
ices rendered America in her war
effort by chaplains. The Star, at
tempting to secure complete lists OF
District chaplains, obtained partial
lists with rank based on latest avail
able information.
Following are the names of min
listers and priests serving the Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard, as
provided by the Navy:
Comdr. John F. Hughes, 1t
Comdr. Roy E. lie Moine, Comdr
Paul G. Linaweaver, 1t. David L.
Quinn (prisoner of war;, Capt.
Thomas B. Thompson, 1t. q. g.
Michael j. Doody.
1t. R. A. w. Farrell, 1t. q. g.
George j. Grewenow, It. William
H. Hoffman, 1t. q. g. Lawrence R.
McHugh, 1t. Comdr, Perry l.
Mitchell, 1t Robert J. Plumb.
1t. Paul j. Redmond, 1t. Comdr
Leon A. Shearer, 1t. Maurice S
Sheehy, 1t. William H. Shape, 1t.
q. g. George Fabian Tittman, 1t
q. g. Bernard Edward Vogler, 1t
q. g. Niles T. WEIGH, 1t. w. F.
x. Wheeler, Comdr. Robert J. White
1t. Comdr. Merritt F. Williams, 1t
Carl F. Yeager, 1t. Comdr. Charles
Leslie Glenn.
Army Chaplains.
Following is list secured from
Army records. 1t is not designed to
be complete list and the rank in
some instances may have been
changed as result of promotions
too recent to be included. In all
cases listed here, lieutenant" means
first lieutenant.
1t. Albert j. Dubois, Capt. Thomas
l.. Farrell, Capt. Hugh G. Gaffney,
Capt. Austin L. Healy, 1t. Darneal
Foster, 1t. Louis B. Kines, 1t. Will
liam j. Lineback.
Capt. James Russell c. Pinn, 1t.
Charles D. Rooney, Capt. Mariner
T. Smith, Capt. Speer Strahan, 1t.
John j. Wood, 1t. Ralph E. Austin,
1t. Isadore Breslau, 1t. Lorenzo @.
Brown. 1t. Joseph w. Buckley, It.
Edward P. Callens, 1t. Theophane
R. Carroll.
1t. Carl r. Check, 1t. Donald B.
Clark, 1t. Joseph G. Cole, 1t. Pat
rick j. Coyle, 1t. Kenneth w. Crosby.
Maj. Simpson B. Daugherty, 1t
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Sweater Starts
D. C.. Friendship
OF WAC, Sailor

This story began two years ago
when Seaman Leslie Holden of the
Royal Navy received a sweater from
an American girl, and it fitted.
Seaman Holden decided 1t must
have been made by girl of sur
passing qualities. AS her name and
address were inclosed with the
package, he decided to write and
thank her.
A flourishing correspondence en-.
sued, and when the sailor learned
he was to come to America, he
cabled the girl, Sergt. Lenore Nier
of the WAC Mayfair Detachment
on duty in the District, to telephone
him a certain day at IL noon at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
here.
Sergt. Nier called, and the two
have met and had a wonderful time
together.
Seaman Holden has gone to sea
again, but before he left they PROM
ised to see each other again after
the war.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Edwards Wins Silver Star
For 6aI|antry in Italy

A BASE IN ITALY-First 1t. Cor.
win v. Edwards, whose wife lives at
l405 North Jefferson street, Airing.
ton. Va, has been awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
here.
"As forward observer" the cita.
ton reads, LIT. Edwards was ad-
vancing with an infantry company
when a German 88 nm. gun opened
fire on the column from a high hill,
killing one man and wounding six
others. The column scattered and
took cover.
LIT. Edwards. with utter disregard
for his safety and while under con-
tinual fire from the enemy gun,
worked his way across open ground
to bare knoll from where he effec.
lively directed artillery fire on the
enemy gun, forcing it to Withdraw
from its position
The officer remained in this ex-
posed position approximately six
hours, searching the terrain for
more targets and directing fire on
enemy trucks and tanks"
1t. Edwards entered the service
over three years ago and went over
seas last June.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Jap Called Don't Shoot
But Died Hurting Grenade

0y SEhGI. EARLE w. JOHNSON.
BOUGANVILLE.-A Jap who
yelled in perfect English, don't
shoot" when he got caught in the
middle of group of Marine fighters
was little too late in his frantic
efforts to save his life or to trick
the Leathernecks.
The story was told by Marine First
1t. John A. Sabini, of the Winder-
mere, 1925 New Hampshire avenue,
NV, Washington D. c., leader OF
unit which wiped out IS Japs In
the initial landing at Cape Torokina
November /.
The lieutenant said the Jap had
been one Of several in a pill box
under attack and had come out
with others to meet the assault.
Suddenly, It. Sabini and another
Marine several yards away spotted
the Jap. Just as he raised up and
shouted for them not to shoot, the
two Leathernecks caught him in q
deadly cross-fre.
Before the Jap went down he
tossed q hand grenade close to q
third marine, but failed to cause
damage.
1t. Sabini, son of Dominic J.
Sabini, now leads patrols through
jungies in the front lines. Such
patrols are carried on day and night
to spot movements of the Japs. OF
the night patrols, 1t. Sabini smiled
and said:
You always have a funny feeling
Evening star., 1943-12-19

cried out with pain or complained
in any way while we set his leg or
arm or removed shell fragments
from him.
Hurt? Sure 1t hurt-hurt like
hell. But he lay there and said ::
Thanks, doc. I won't have to go
back to the hospital, will I? I can
go back to duty, can't ~ Boy, we
really have soldiers here!
High Praise, for Leaders.
MAY I say something from my
own personal observation? War is
not a picnic in some beautiful spot
by a babbling brook. 1t is some
thing that one does not like to talk
about.
Now I can understand the close
mouthed attitude OF the boys OF
1918 after they came home. We
have in this great Army OF ours
men from all over the United States
who are welded together for one
purpose-to lick the enemy and get
this thing over with as soon as pos
sible. Our leaders are the best
They really know what the score Is
and they know when and how to dc
that which is necessary.
The individual soldier in action
is wonderful thing to watch. ]
have watched him and sometimes
taken care of him later. My own
medical corpsmen do things daily
that make me hold my breath with
wonder and awe that human beings
could do such brave acts with such
willingness, knowing that the next
step or the slightest false movement
might be the last"
Asks Pointed Questions.
Capt. Kilmer directs these ques-
tions to civilians at home:
How are the things back home?
How are the farms producing? Are
the mills working to produce the
socks and cloth that we need? Are
the quarries running full time get
ting out that stone for the steel
mills and making that cement that
we need? Are the orchards produc-
ing apples that we need? Are the
man and women working at their
jobs to send us supplies that we need
with the same unselfishness, fervor
and untiring devotion to a cause as
the soldiers here?"
In the service for three and halt
years, Capt. Kilmer formerly was
resident physician at Columbia Hos
pital, Fort Wayne. Ind. His mother
Mrs. Wade c. Kilmer, and his wife
and three children live in Arlington
at the Taylor street address.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
D. {. Brothers Reunited
AT Station Hospital

TUSKEGEE FIELD, Ala. - Two
brothers who were separated when
the older was inducted into the
armed forces were brought together
again when First 1t. HALEY B.
Taylor reported to the station hos
pital here as dispensary officer. His
older brother, Staff Sergt. Robert E.
Taylor is sergeant major at the post
hospital.
1t. Taylor was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the infantry re-
serve from ROTC at Howard Uni
versity. He was commissioned first
lieutenant in the Medical Reserve
Corps In June. Sergt. Taylor was
inducted in March, 1912.
Both men are graduates of Howard.
1t. Taylor received his medical de-
gree in 1912 and was an inferno at
Freedmen's Hospital for a year.
Sergt. Taylor was licensed in en-
balming in 1910 and was employed
by the Mcclure funeral service in
Washington. They are the sons of
DR.. HALEY B. Taylor. pastor Of the
First Street Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Star Lists District ChupIoins
Serving in Armed Forces

Francis T. Day, 1t. Edward S. Dor
sey, 1t. Lewis M. burden, 1t. Mike
c. Elliott, 1t Morton c. Fierman
1t. Raymond H. Firth. 1t. Eugene l..
Fisher, 1t. Remigius E. Fleishell. 1t
Joseph A. Graziani, 1t. Douglass F.
Hall, 1t. John j. Harrington, 1t.
Paul F. Ketchum, 1t. Alonzo j. Nc
Hugh, 1t. John Mcguire, 1t. Ernest
N. Mattison, 1t. Philip F. Mulhern
1t. Martin j. O'Gara, 1t. Joseph
Parent, 1t. James H. Phillips, 1t
Daniel E. Power, 1t. King D. Red
dick, 1t. Francis N. D. Reynolds, 1t
John G. Schulz, 1t. Joseph L. Shan
non, 1t. Cornelius A. Sharbaugh,
1t. Alban G. Sheehan, 1t. Levi l..
Stanmore, 1t. Joseph c. Sullivan
1t. Charles w. Thomas, 1t. Frank
Lamar, 1t. Paul D. Wilbur, 1t. Paul
w. Yinger.
Capt. Harold F. Donovan, 1t
James A. Mayo.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Library Of Congress Aide
Saws China Will Be Great

HEADQUARTERS PANAMA CA
NAL DEPARTMENT. Henry
M. Douglas, serving with the 9Th Air
Force public relations office at AL
brook Field and formerly on the
staff of the Library of Congress, re-
Gently lectured in Balboa, C. e., be-
fore an audience of servicemen and
civilians on Far Eastern affairs. He
declared China will emerge from the
present world conflict as one of the
great nations of the world.
China will be great" he said, "as
she has always been great-in the
arts of peace, united as never before
in her long history. strong and ade-
quately equipped to put down ag-
gression and maintain peace in that
part of the world"
Evening star., 1943-12-19
o Pre-Flisht School for Pilots, Maxwell
Etald. Ala

10 fre-fuBnG SCHOOL fIOtS, NhAWcii
Field, Ala.
Ross g. Bennett, 2O6 Douglas street N e.
Alfred C. Boswell. 224 Bates street NV
~ James v. Brown. 14a5 Columbia road
Wayne 0. Brubaker, 1870 Franklin
street NE.
..,I william g W. Bru6aker' as1 Charming
james Collins. Route No. J..
Thomas E. Edley, jr., 33l4 Brown street
Philip H Groggins. 1909 Survey lane:
William T; Grier; 42n5 Illinois avenue.
Renqy snny g. Hs HeT6er a4a asso Sfsss KesrneS H
Francis A. Hurley. s31 Longfellow street
Martin A. Koenig. 1917 Quincy street
Joseph /. Lnbsr: aos9 Mills avenue NE.
Carl r. Mcclure. a15 Peabody street
aa walter L. Morgan. 1907 Eighteenth
John Sannaa H : Meose; s9,1s 1a14 tsoa street NE
c,Fres Fred ); so9der. ir.. 1877 Rock Creek
Calvin W. Thompson, 3s17 Illinois ave-
), Joseph R. Tinker. e1s Delaneld place
:. Clarence W. Walden. 1o7 Fourth street
To Perrin Field, Tex, for Basic Pilot
Training.
Thomas E. Cook, 10, son of Mrs. Mary
B. Cook, 1921 Ordway street NV.
Leonard F. Heinecke, "a, son of Mrs.
Ineresa Hetnecke. 81 Gallatin street NV
Charles r. Wolfe. 22, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph w. Wolfe. 5016 Nebraska
avenue.
Howard A. Courtney, 10, son of Mrs.
Hllda J. Poole, 1900 Lamont street NV.
To Quartermaster School. Camp Lejeune,
New River, N. C.
Corpl. Leon Henner, 1910 D street NE,
-. Sergt. Elmer E. Watrous, 1923 South
Themas en- street, Arlington, Va
euAntico, Va.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Courses Completed

Arms Qualifications Course, Paine Field,
wash.
Pfc. Sidney j. Duckett, 1909 New Jersey
avenue. marksman.
Miscellaneous.
Stan Serets Sam Levin. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Levin, 5403 Fourth street
NV, Eeather forecaster's course. Canute
corpl. David E. Daniel. 1888 Central
place NE. Armored School Gunnery De-
partment, Fort Knox. KY.
Aviation Cadet Glenn F.. Morgan, $500
Bradley boulevard. Bethesda. Nd Aerial
Gunnery School, Harlinsen, Tex, Army Air
Second 1t Richard NJ. Hufty, 90. son
Of Mrs Mary w. Hufty, -3925 Morrison
Second 1t. Charles E. Mathews. 81, son
OF Mrs; Alma Mathews, 1715 Eighteenth
street stree NV, Navigation School, Ellington
:. Flight ofncer William q. Chick. son Of
MIS-. Mary c. Chick, 1914 Potomac avenue
EE;. Bomba rider School. San Angelo, Tex.
MS seGond 1,d 1t. WILLIAM e. Scott, 90. son Of
Navigation School. San MarcoS TeS
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Ii. Albert Lange Promoted
In South Pacific

SOUTH PACIFIC.-First 1t. Albert
N. Lange, "a, who formerly attended
Catholic University, has been pro-
NOTED to captain here, where he is
serving with the Marine Corps.
Capt. Lange is a veteran OF the
battle of Guadalcanal. He landed
with the first contingent of marines
and during the campaign command
ed units that helped finish the air.
port and built bridges and roads
Frequently his unit worked under
Jap fire.
The son of Mrs. ]. E. Clarke, Ken
sington, Md, Capt. Lange was COM
missioned via the platoon leaders
class at the Basic School, Philadel-
phia Navy Yard. in February, 1912.