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Evening star., 1944-08-27

I hope you like 1t anyway" He
ended the letter by asking his mother
as a special favor Ito send the Sum-
day newspaper every week. 1t helps
a lot from causing us to be dis
couraged."
A native Of the District, Corpl.
Fairall is q graduate Of Steuart
Junior High School. He attended
Eastern High School to enlist in the
Marine Corps in January, 1912. and
took his basic training at Paris
Island, S. c., and advanced work at
New River, N. c. He went overseas
In August, 1912, and has since seen
action at both Guadalcanal and
Tarawa.
A brother, Petty Oficer First
Class Francis Fairall, "A. went over
in the same convoy to Guadacanal
though neither was aware of the
others presence. One day in New
Zealand, Corpl. Fairall was walking
down the street when he was sent
reeling by slap on the back and
turned to see his brother grinning at
him. Petty Oflcer Fairall had been
at Bougainville as well as Guadal-
canal and both men had exciting
stories to tell.
The Fairalls also have q son-in-
law in the Navy, Seaman First
Class william B. Ellis, U. S. N.
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Soldier Perches
On Explosives to
Guide Tank

When telephone circuit was shot
out during a raging battle in France,
Pvt. Alton N. Jones of Washington
had to climb on top of q tank, perch
on 500 pounds Of high explosives
and guide the armored vehicle.
1t was the private's job to select a
firing point after the tank had ad-
vanced through a hedgerow. A tel
ephone ran from the inside to the
outside rear. and Pvt. Jones walked
behind to direct the tank.
When the line was damaged. he
climbed on the tank and stood on
the explosive that was used to blow
holes In the hedges and gave di-
rections through the open turret.
Although exposed to fire and aware
that tracer would instantly set Oh
the charge, Pvt. Jones, member of an
engineer crew, crawled on the tank
f1ve or six times. He Is with the
I'd Infantry Division In France.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

avenue Sc, Air Transport Com
mand pilot in the China Burma
India theater, was decorated with
the Distinguished Flying Cross. He
has completed more than 300 hours
of operational fight lover the diff
cult and dangerous Assam China air
routes" the citation stated.
First 1t. Ivy L. Belote, jr., 28ll
Mills avenue NE, pilot of a Bit
Flying Fortress. has been decorated
with an Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Distinguished Flying Gross.
Two 9th Air Force flyers from
the District area have received the
DFC in England. They are First
1t. Arthur F. McGrandle, 1927
Madison street NV. and Second
1t. Graham P. Kesler, 1882 Old
Bladensburg road, Silver Spring,
Md.
Staff Sergt. Frederick H. c. Bick-
ford, 1902 Meadow lane, Chevy
Chase, Md, received the Distin-
guished Flying Cross for "extraor-
dinary achievement" as ball tur-
ret gunner on the Flying Fortress
"Ole Miss Destry." The 22-year -old
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Son, Hit on Saipan,
Comforts Mother

Wounded at Saipan by a Jap
sniper, Corpl. Wayne E. Fairall, %,
U. S. M. c., was less concerned about
his wounds than about reassuring
his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. D. Fairall of 212 Third street NE.
He praised the doctors and medical
corps aides and the Red Cross for
distributing candy, cigarettes and
chewing gum" The men get lice
cream two and three times a week
and attend the movies nearly every
night.
Corpl. Fairall is proud of his
Purple Heart awarded while in the
hospital. The captain presented
them to us by pinning them on our
shirts and then shook hands with all
Of U.s." he wrote home, adding that
he was sending the medal to his
mother. 1T is yours to keep for your
own, just little present for you but
Evening star., 1944-08-27

WdVCl.
First 1t. Bob Kramer, SO, spent
a day on Davids rocket boat in the
Mediterranean, and then watched
through binoculars while the
"youngster" took OF for the inva-
sion Of Southern France.
OF the meeting, Bob wrote his
mother: Il had to go half way
around the world and hitch-hike
across foreign country utaly) to
see my kid brother. But his offlcer
fixed me up with the best meal I've
had in two and a half years"
Mrs. Kramer lived with her large
family at 17l8 Kilbourne place NV
most of the IL years she has been
in Washington, but when her sons
all left for the war she moved with
her daughter to an apartment at
4544 Third street Sc. Feeling her
self "slipping-from too many
nerves." she got job at the War
Production Board. II wanted to
find out if I was worth anything
she said.
She quit this summer, after work.
ing for year, to catch up on writ
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Flax (Moscot) Brings Good Luck
To D. G.. Flyer on Air Raids

FLAX boasts no pedigree. but her
master, Staff Sergt. Alan Morrow
tail gunner, 1888 Twenty-seventh
street NV, Is proud of the puppy
that accompanies him on his bomb
ing missions.
At a recent 18th Air Force Lib
orator group dog show in Italy
FLAX rated one of the top entries.
All of the dogs-built along mongrel
lines-had at least one mission un-
der their collars. The grand win
ner, Eye-Tie. won the cheers of his
audience and the title when he took
one glance at the crowd and
promptly bolted the stage.
FLAX, who has seen q lot Of real
flax, was the first mascot in the
Liberator group, Sergt. Morrow wrote
his mother. The men in his outfit
were $50 crazy about her" that they
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Homer Lives Anew
Al Base in Corsica

1t. Paul F. Kirby, $3.50 Edgemoor
lane, Bethesda, Md, has a deeper
appreciation for Homer-"the vast
ageless spirit of the Mediterranean
since he has been stationed on
the island OF Corsica.
In a recent letter to his mother
1t. Kirby told of feeling Homer's
presence in his colorful description
of Corsica.
"A day ago We took our Moroc-
can native wool swimming trunks
and went up Cap Corse to swim
from the reddish rocks" he wrote
The water was very blue and
seethed flashing white around the
ledges. Diving down, you could see
very clearly to great depths. 1t
reminded us of our swims last year
in the same great Mediterranean
far away at Ponito Pescade near
Algiers.
From the rose bower that after
noon we watched a strong offshore
gale blowing out in the direction
of the Tuscan Archipelago and
Italy. Homer's figure always trou-
bled me. for although I have seen
water deep, intense indigo, have
never seen it 'wine-dark.'
Never until that afternoon, when
it actually did become purple in a
vast expanse stretching to the
horizon-a purple like the skin OF
unrubbed blue grapes-all ruffled
with the powdery white caps blown
about by gusts and spreading like
silky surface beneath the sun.
II can never look long at
the Mediterranean without feeling
Homer in the breathing of the
wind-a divinity-the vast, ageless
spirit of the Mediterranean Sea
driving the waves. I thought OF
neat fields or grain blowing and
blowing for miles, and then real
lied suddenly the meaning of per-
haps the most beautiful of all
metaphors-'Pharcys, Lord of the
unharvested seas"
Evening star., 1944-08-27
FogIe's Bombing Mission
DoubIy Successful

1t. James M. Fogle, Thunderbolt
flight leader from Washington,
peeled off from his bombing
run on an ammunition dump just
long enough to silence a 20-mm.
ground installation.
In five seconds the fighter pilot
knocked of the gunner, pulled back
into drive and dropped his bombs
on the assigned target, according to
a 9th Air Force dicpatch.
1t. Fogle has flown more than
IS combat missions and wears the
Air Medal with IL Clusters. A for
mer Maryland University student,
he is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
j. Fogle, 137 G street NE.
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small naval raiding party on Kolom-
bangara, Solomon Islands, Sergt
Rogers bravely exposed himself dur
ing the flre-fight which ensued when
this force approached its objec-
tive. The boat on which SerHt. Rog-
ers served was under the initial and
heaviest concentration of fire. Sew
eral gunners and the boat COM
mander were hit. Sergt. Rogers dis
regarded his own safety to assist
in administering first aid and by
removing the wounded to protected
positions until q direct hit by an
enemy shell, in the aft section OF
the boat, wounded him in the right
side. He also was awarded post
humously the Silver Star Medal.
Staff Sergt. Norman A. Krebs
Pfc. Ernest E. De Leonibus, both of
Washington, saw action on New
Georgia with Sergt. Rogers. Sergt
Kreb is a former employe Of The
Star,
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Brothers Send Back
War Souvenirs

Mrs. Judy Wadsworth, 4i07 Fes.
senden street NV. who 3 .mployed
in the accounting department OF
The Star, Is being well supplied with
souvenirs Of the war fronts BY her
two brothers, Pvt. Jack Shores. now
in France - . postal expediter, and
William, . member Of the Army AIR
Corps, who returned to this corm.
try after spending over nine months
on the African front.
From Jack, 10, she has received
three packages Of assorted war
pieces, including . couple OF sam.
pies Of the dreaded wooden bullets
being used by the Germans: q Mani
armband, and . diary which appears
to have been completed with the
death Of its owner sometime after
June 81, when It's last notation HAs
made in Cherbourg.
The owner Of the diary was Q
member Of . Pan1er division, Karl
Jacob Buhl, whose home was Ia
Frankfurt, ana the diary starts N
1870.
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followed suit. FLAX keeps us pretty
happy during the day. She is the
only girl for miles around-you
know what mean"
Another time the former Star en-
ploye wrote: To-day we got a big
kick out of FLAX. She has a prob
able to her credit. A large grass
hopper crossed her path and she
was quick to bring 1t down. One
foot Of the hopper was sticking out
and tickling her chin and FLAX was
jumping in the air like a horse at
q rodeo."
Sergt. Morrow, graduate of Roose-
welt High School, swears that FLAX
brings good luck to him and wants
to bring the pup home. He has
taught the dog many tricks, and the
little mascot even totes his packages
now.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

mediately behind the infantry and
some members OF the party entered
Cherbourg while fighting still went
on in some portions of the city
Their main purpose was the in
spection of the ran yards for dam
age to installations and for an in
ventory of abandoned equipment.
The scouts found many serviceable
freight cars that needed only to be
demined before they could be used
A large store of locomotives was
also found including several World
War I Pershing engines that still
bore the United States Army legend
on their sides.
Although damage was caused
mainly by bombardment a load of
bombs in one instance saved ap-
proximately a dozen engines for us.
The Germans planned to run the
engines with full steam down an
inclined track into the cold harbor
waters, thus bringing on explosions
that would wreck the equipment.
Bombing OF the tracks by our planes
frustrated the plan.
Lines Are Rebuilt.
The work trains carried rails and
tires behind construction crews of
the Army engineers who rebuilt the
lines. Other detachments from the
engineers demined the tracks and
equipment and rebuilt the bridges
which had been smashed.
Other members Of the first op-
Grating battalion to reach Normandy
cleared the yards at Carentan sta
ton. The Germans before leaving
had run dozens of freight cars to-
gether, wrecking them and creating
a hazard for whomever tried to
extricate them. One time while the
soldiers worked at separating the
cars Nazi artillery laid down a 35-
minute barrage, but they continued
to work.
Little more than a month after
D-day the first passenger train to
be operated by United States Army
personnel in France ran between
Cherbourg and Lison.
At present the rail and highway
units are occupied with following
the swiftly advancing American
armies while the poit units pray
that they can move to harbors
and ports and do their stevedoring
in more natural surroundings.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

0ulGdu MOu d "
Mohammed in recognition Of his un-
firing work as liaison ofiicer between
United States Army Air Forces and
French government officials in
French Guinea. He kept food, med
ical and other supplies flowing to
French colonists, thereby staving OF
growing discomfort and bringing
about harmonious feelings and CO.
operation.
1t. Wojtasiak, who spent year in
French Guinea, is graduate Of
Georgetown University School of
Foreign Service. He also attended
the World Court of Hague in Hol-
land in 1882 and the University of
Warsaw, Poland, in 1884.
Bruce H. Pauly, %, one of the
youngest ground officers holding the
rank Of major at the B-24 Liberator
I'd Bombardment Division headquar-
Evening star., 1944-08-27
18th AAF Lists D. T.. Airmen
Aiding Riviera Invasion

Included in 18th AAF personnel
which participated in Operation
Uppercut," the MAAF's name for its
role in the invasion of Southern
France, were the following men:
Second 1t. Harold E. Kline, pilot,
SO Bryant street NV; Sergt., Mica
nor Reyes, jr., tail gunner, 1917
Massachusetts, avenue NV; First
1t. Irving T. Quinn. jr., bombardier
3700 Massachusetts, avenue NV;
Sergt. Edward Blumenfield, waist
gunner, GIG Evarts street NE;
Sergt. William r. Cullen, waist gun
ner, 644 Massachusetts, avenue NE.
AL are crewmen of B-24s with the
exception of Sergt. Reyes, who was
on a Bit.
Operations Uppercut" softened
Up the coastal area in preparation
for the landings.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

transport command.
Maj Anton George Mensik, who
is with a combat engineer unit in
Normandy, was awarded the Bronze
Star. His wife and two sons live at
6512 Twentieth avenue, Green
Meadows, Md. The 8-year-old son,
George, is at Walter Reed Hospital
with infantile paralysis.
Col. William N. Gilmore. Hay
Adams Apartments, received the
Bronze Star for acts of gallantry
while serving with the 1st Armored
Division during the 5th Army drive
toward Rome.
Pvt. Roger c. Buck, 81, Of 3507
Rittenhouse street NV, was award
ed the Bronze Star for gallantry in
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Maj. Shupp, 1t. Massey
At ARTILLERY School

FORT SILL, Okla.-Two WASH
ington area officers have been TAX
ing special training at the artillery
school here.
Maj. Erwin H. Shupp is attending
the advanced course and Second 1t.
Marshall M. Massey Is. taking the
survey course.
Maj. Shupp is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter F. Shupp, 4l21 Illinois
avenue NV.
1t. Massey is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall H Massey, 1113 Nine
teenth street south, Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

WITH THE 37th INFANTRY
DIVISION SOMEWHERE IN THE
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA
On roads leading to the front lines
stand bridges dedicated to Sergt.
John E. Rogers and Corpl. Frank
Aquilino, both Of Washington, D. c..
The latter, an engineer soldier,
saw action in New Georgia.
During the battle for Munda Air
field, he and some of his comrades
were ambushed and temporarily
halted by enemy machine gun fire.
In the first burst OF fire several
members of the party were wounded.
Aquilino exposed himself, without
hesitation, in an attempt to recover
his wounded comrades. and sacri-
feed his life. For distinguishing
himself by gallantry and self-sac-
rif1ce far beyond the call of duty,
he was awarded posthumously the
Silver Star Medal.
AS volunteer accompanying a
Evening star., 1944-08-27

ing letters and sending packages
to her boys. II can't write them
enough" she said, but added that it
kept her so busy she had little time
to worry.
Bob, the oldest son, was the first
to go overseas, as a radio photog-
rapher with the Office of War Infor-
nation. He resigned last spring to
join the political warfare branch of
the Army. His wife, , and the To-
month -old son he has never seen,
live at 460l Twenty-ninth street,
Mount Rainier, Md.
Jerry, who enlisted a month after
Pearl Harbor, is now a sergeant in
the Army Air Forces. The 22-year-
old aerial engineer has been in the
Southwest Pacific area since last
September.
Ted, who Is 20, spent a year in
Evening star., 1944-08-27

terS, recently was
q W ar d e d t h e
Legion of Merit,
t h e Ar m y S
I o ur t h highest
award, for "ex-
ceptionally meri-
torious" service
as engineering
officer. He Is the
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer G.
Pauly, 4308 Sixth
street, Arlington,
Va.
First 1t. Mil
] ard Arbutina
400 New Jersey
Evening star., 1944-08-27

to the Air Medal was presented the
following flyers:
Staff Sergt. HALEY Sullivan. jr.,
of Indianhead, Md, in Italy; First
1t. Jack A. 'Hargreaves Of Randals-
town, Md, in England; Second 1t.
John w. Rice. jr, 1882 Decatur
place NV. in England; Capt. Fran
els H. Bonham, 2129 Florida avenue
NV, in England.
First 1t. Hugh c. Bowers, 1912
South Eleventh street, Arlington, in
England; Flight Oficer Corson
Jones, 9 Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase, in England; Second 1t. Louie
M. Smith, 1929 Twelfth street NV,
in England, and Second 1t. David
j. Dunigan, jr.,. .314S Cleveland ave-
nue. NV, in England.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

a c t l on IN the
I t a liam cam
paign, his par
ents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Solon j.
B u c X, learned
r e c e tly. MI.
B u ck is tn e
archivist of the
United States.
T he citation
said Pvt. Buck,
a member of the
medical depart
ment in his in
fantry bat t a l.
ion, voluntarily
left. his Safer NJ.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Sergt. Smith completed the figure,
which was approximately 10 feet In
height. by giving up most Of his
evenings for . week.
Sergt. Smith. who lived at 1l9
East Capitol street, studied at the
Dickerson Seminary In Pennsylvania,
the Maryland Institute and the Cor
coran School Of Art In Washington.
He was employed by Woodward d
Lothrop as IN artist before he
entered the Army.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

1clt IAS safer pO-
sition "at the rear of the company"
to go to three seriously wounded
men IN exposed positions" He
went through the fire to the men,
administered first aid, and then got
litter bearers to help him evacuate
them for further treatment. His
actions saved one man from bleed
ing to death and greatly facilitated
the treatment Of the other two"
Staff Sergt. Bradley w. Norris, %,
of 118 Alexander street, Hagers-
town, Md, was awarded the Bronze
Star for outstanding services from
February to June Of this year as
an 9Th Air Force PAT Thunderbolt
crew chief.
Staff Sergt. John A. Anadale, jr.,
9006 First avenue, Silver Spring,
Md, received the Air Medal and
two Oak Clusters for combat mis-
sions over the European theater as
tail gunner. A second cluster also
was won by Second Its. Henry s..
Otto, 1908 w street NV, and
Charles L. Brown, IT'S G street NE,
in England. First 1t. Robert G..
Strobell, 2016 Fort Davis street Sc.
received the second and third
clusters there.
Staff Sergt. Clarence R. Heath,
jr., 1883 Ridge place Sc, gunner Of
a BIS, won the third Oak Leaf
Cluster for participation in an at
tack on Rabaul, New Britain, last
November.
Capt. Andrew D. Turner, 1000
Westford place NE, Mustang fight
er pilot in Italy; Staff Sergt. Rich
ard w. Miller, 21l Varnum street
NV, who is in England, and Staff
Sergt. John r. Reinoehl, 4012 Park
wood street, Cottage City, Md, radio
operator and gunner with the 18th
Air Force, have been awarded the
Air Medal.
The first bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Art activities for Sergt. Irwin A.
Smith, former Warrington artist,
have ranged from painting insignia
on the nose Of 8th AAF Tunderbolt
planes to decorating Z shrine with .
religious figure.
A shrine to st. Francis recently
was being built In . nearby town tn
England. When the townsmen heard
Of Sergt. Smith they asked him to
adorn one Of the outside walls Of
their small building with the saints
figure.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

she fears she
talks too much
about them."
Pride In her
youngest soh, 49,
year-old David,
re a c h ed even
greater propor-
tions when she
heard recently
he saved the life
Of his commando
ing omcer, who
" as drowning
from exhaustion
before Coxswain
Kramer pulled
him out Of. the
Evening star., 1944-08-27

former Univer-
sity of Mary
land student has
C o m p / e ted 80
C o m b a t mis-.
sions.
Capt. M in o t
c. Mulligah, 7l3
South R o va l
street, Alexan-
dria, Va, won the
Bronze Star at
an air transport
command b a S e
in In dia for
IN e r 1T rious
achieve m e n t"
WI h fka A -
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Omcer rece ! v e d
the lie gion of
Merit, four flyers
W ere awarded
the Distinguish
ed Flying Gross
and five District
Area men won
the Bronze Star,
dispatches from
the fig h ting
fronts revealed.
1t. Wojtasiak,
2l50 P e n n S y l.
vania ave n u e
NV, was given
the m e d q ! by
Sultan Mon I a "
Evening star., 1944-08-27
D. c. Officer 5 Award
From Sultan Leads
List Of Decorations

The Sultan OF Morocco presented
the "Ouissam Alouite Cherifien," or
Ofdcer's Medal. to First 1t. Frank
y. Wojtasiak, another Washington
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Youngest Of Seven Kramer Boys in Services
Saves Commanding Officer From Drowning
Mother Quits War Job
To Catch Up on Tosk
Of Writing to Them

Mrs. Charlotte p. Kramer feels $50
terribly proud" of her seven sons In
the service, flve Of whom are over
seas and the sixth ready to 60, that
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Sta sergt. Norman A. Krebs Qeft, Mrs Maude u.
Kreb 21 Charming street Me- and Pfc Leonibus
of Mr. and Mrs. John de Leonbus Me-
look at the marker bridges dedicated Washing
ton heroes of the Sergt John Rogers of
Elizabeth Rogers 5000 Seventh street NE Corp
Aquilno Mrs. Lucy Aquino, 1922 Sixth street SW
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Robert Tamson, air force. 4437 Fessen.
den street NV, At Corpus Christi, Tex.
William @. lngraham. Air force, 800
Sixteenth street NV. at Corpus Christi.
frank Z Warner. b17 Ninth street s.k..
at Corpus Christi, Tex. D
seaman First Clasa
Ernest Kients. 1885 Myrtle avenue NE.
In Caribbean area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-22
Surprise Due
In Graft Trial
By Al KAUFMAN
Times stan Correspondent

MASON, June 22-Hinting at
surprise testimony" Special
Grand Jury Prosecutor Sigler
promised today 10 enliven the
states trial of II lawmakers and
finance company officials on legis-
lative bribery charges.
keep your ears open when
Warren Whitehead testifes,"
Sigler said, intimating testimony
not previously disclosed by
Whitehead, senior clerk Of the
National Bank Of Detroit, who
recorded finance company
checks paid INTO the alleged
"slush fund.
The bank officer he said, would
follow Miles Gray. clerk of the
House. and Fred Chase. Secre-
tary of the state Senate. who are
state witnesses IN Sigler's at
tempt 10 connect the defendants
in distribution of at least $500
in brides on two finance company
bills during the 1889 legislative
sessions. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-22
Owner Of Animals
Put on Probation

Mrs. Mary Chernick OF Taylor
Township was free today after her
conviction of cruelty TO animals
in the court of Judge John l.
Mokersky in lnkster.
She was placed on probation
after she told the court that she
had simply given up" after the
death OF her husband. last March
She was arrested when police
found chickens. goats and a pig
on her property dead of starvation
and lack of water.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-22
TOLD BATAAN STORY

Mai. GraShio wears the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross with two
Mars. His grim story OF the death
march. which cost the lives Of
5000 Americans and FiliplnoS,
captured by the JapS on Bataan.
is one OF the epics Of the war.
Much activity viii be crowded
into the final days OF the Air
Show. Tomorrow Will be Detroit
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Day. The bond committee VIII
bring leading stage and night
club stars 10 the show 10 perform
from the sound stage
A Stinson flying Ambulance. =
Will be brought 10 the airport
Sunday. the final day Of The show
The Sunson company has IN its
tent plaque. containing the
names Of $50 schools which have
each bought an LIS ambulance
plane with stamps and bond pur-
chases.
The bond sales have stepped up
with the attendance az The Air
Show. The diversity Of rewards
offered TO bond buyers IS credited
with the squirt