Evening star., 1944-08-14
BY JOHN A. MACK.

Seven men In beds at Walter
Reed Hospital, all amputation cases,
took time recently to air their COM
plants. They weren't speaking of
the pain they suffered nor of their
disabilities. They were complain
ing about the home front.
Pfc. Nicholas De Saints, 80 of
New York lost leg one hour after
landing with the first wave on
D-day.
"If they would take every striker
in the country and put them in uni
form long enough for them to see
the front lines, there never would
be another strike in the United
States. Strikes aren't fair to those
Of us on the fighting front, but the
strikers will never know until they
see for themselves"
Morale Is Injured.
Pfc. De Saints was a mechanic
before he entered the service 81
months ago. He wants to resume
his job when discharged.
That's right" said Pfc. Walter
Pierowicz, who lost both legs at
the Anzio beachhead "It not only
takes away needed material, but
1t plays hell with morale They
should be sent over for while but
not for too long-hel, they're need
ed here at. home. We know they
are, but most of them don't seem
to realize it,"
Pfc. Pierowicz was a professional
baseball player in Buffalo, N. Y,
before he joined the Army. He is
being fitted with artificial legs.
Upon his discharge he plans on
going to college and ma ajoring in
pysical education. He wants to be
an athletic coach.
All the men agreed on the strik-
ers, but they also felt the COM
plant of Pfc. Roland Sanner, Is,
Of 434 Lincoln avenue, Takoma
Park, should be aired.
Victim Of Two Torpedoings.
Pfc. Sanner had two ships tor
pedoed under him within "a hours
during the invasion of North Al
rica. He was badly burned In the
second attack.
Civilians seem to overlook the
fact that we don't get much pay"
he said, land they charge service
men as much as they can. Some
look down on the serviceman,
thinking their own sons and broth
ers different, trying to keep others
at a distance OF course, this
isn't true of all people, just a few.
but they make it noticeable enough
to the GIL"
Pfc. Sanner Is graduate of West
ern High School and has been in
the Army two and one-half years.
He is now recovered and stationed
at Walter Reed.
Pvt. Charles E. Lloyd, %, Of I'LL
r street NV. was hit by shrapnel
two days after D-day During the
interview his mother sat at his
bedside and gave approval to what
he said. Pvt. Lloyd agreed about
the strikers, but added:
The main reason for the strikes
is that the American public doesn't
realize the war is so serious. There
Is reason for this. They haven't
had q real taste of 1t unless they
have lost member of their i'm
mediate family. I don't think the
family of casualty would strike
for any reason"
Thankful for Americas Escape.
Thank God they don't know as
much about war as the people of
Europe" answered Pfc. James r.
Kenney, who lost leg in Italy. "I
hope they never do They strike
for few cents an hour more while
we fight for practically nothing to
keep the war away from our shores.
If they would stop to realize that
every strike might bring the war
closer home maybe they would stop.
l don't think it would hurt to let
them know what war is like if they
could see it on the front lines, but
let's keep those front lines away
from the United States"
Pvt. John Bellfower, who Just re-