Evening star., 1944-07-16
Winder Puts Saipan
Affairs in Order Aided
By Other D. {. Men

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layed) Marines landing their own
civil affairs experts here in the wake
Of combat troops were headed by
1t. Col. Donald r. Winder, former
Washington attorney.
Col. Winder, 2l21 Virginia avenue
NV, with 10 officers and enlisted
men will handle the civilians on
Saipan, large percentage of whom
are Japanese, until the Army garri-
son forces are installed.
According to Marine Corps COM
bat correspondent, Col. Winder's
primary objectives are to prevent
civilian interference with the armed
forces and to rehabilitate the in
habitants. He serves as adminiStra-
tive, judicial and legislative head.
The assault forces brought 5000
tons Of food for civilian, use. II
necessary, this win be supplemented
by conflscated Jap supplies and
requisitioned civilian supplies.
Two other Washington men in the
civil affairs unit are Capt. John p.
Collins, 4003 Twenty-first street NE,
and Capt. H. Prud'homme, 3l04 Q
street NV.
Chambers Back at Front.
After one-day rest at the division
command post, "Jumpin' Joe"
Chambers returned to the front with
his men.
Marine 1t. Col. Justice M. Cham
bers was standing only 200 feet
from an ammunition explosion and
had to be sent to the rear for a
brief rest. The blast was believed
set by wire-controlled land mine.
Although Col. Chambers men
landed as reserves, they were COM
mitted to action soon after pene-
trating the rain of mortar and ar
tillery fire on the beach, and have
been in practically every engage
ment of the campaign. Four of his
key officers have been killed.
(Col. Chambers was recently
prominent in a news dispatch
from Saipan, stating he had car
ried 1t. Col Evans F. Carlson of
marine raider fame to safety
after Col. Carlson had been
wounded.)
Col. Chambers, whose wife and
three children live at $50 Quebec
place NV, is Silver Star hero of
Tulagi. He evacuated a front-line
hospital under fire despite wounds
suffered from Jap mortar shell.
Kengla Takes Command.
Marine 1t. Col. William A. Kengla
Of Washington landed as an OBJ
server, but was commanding
front-line post within four hours,
when the original commander was
wounded.
Col. Kengla came here as an OBJ
server from Marine Corps head
quarters in Washington, but his past
service as battalion commander in
this outfit, before he contracted
malaria on Guadalcanal, enabled
him to assume field direction of the
leaderless unit.
A veteran of 10 years in the Ma
rine Corps. Col Kengla now is on
the plans and training staff.
Later, when a relieving officer ar
rived to take charge of the unit, Col.
Kengla strapped on his cartridge
belt, picked up his carbine and
swung away down the road, once
again taking up his business of being
an observer.
Col. Kengla's wife and son live at
eO5 Edgewood road. Arlington, Va,
and his father, A. J. Kengla, lives at
l400 Madison street NV.
Col. Kengla holds the Silver Star
medal for gallantry in action on
Guadalcanal.
Siwash Stays on Board.
Siwash, the duck which broke into
national prominence after the Ia
rawa campaign when it was re-
vealed he single-handedly routed
Jap pig and rooster, was disap-
pointed in this assault.
At the last minute Siwash was
not permitted ashore with the as
sault troops. He remained squawk-
ing on board ship until the fifth
day of the campaign.
You'll just have to say that ST.
wash was on working party this
time" said Col Prestley M. Rixey,
404 King street, Alexandria, Va,
who is Siwash's commanding Of
flcer and benefactor. 1--WE value
him too much tn have IN eat hin, -