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Evening star., 1944-03-26
D. c. Man on Plane
Ruidinq Purumushiro

AN ALEUTIAN BASE.-Willian
Bolyin, 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry M. Bolvin, 80 Todd place NE.
was machinist aboard Navy plane
that bombed Kurabu Zaki's installa-
tions on the southern tip of Para
mushiro Island.
The flight leader wore an expert
mental electric-heated "zoot suit
and the others piled on wool, fur and
leather fight clothes as protection
against the long hours of below
freezing temperatures.
Bolvin has been overseas almost a
year. He alternates occasionally at
the guns.
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talks of the Japs he does so in a
tone and with Schoice of words
that must be heard to be appre-
ciated. One cannot describe them.
The day before we left on the
operation he asked for time to see
his wife and baby before we sailed.
He lived at the port where he had
been stationed and had tentatively
arranged several times to get away.
Each time he was told he could
not be spared. The party with
friends and the trip to the hospital
to see the baby had to wait. This
last effort turned out the same way.
They asked him, Whats the mat
ter with you? What do you want to
go ashore for? Don't you know
there's war going on?"
He knew well enough, and he
Evening star., 1944-03-26
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c.
SUNDAY, MARCH 49, 1914 -
Nazi Plane and Line
|0f Trucks Bagged
by District Flyer

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Mar. 25.-
Flying 80 missions from the landing
at North Africa to recent attacks on
Casino, all without a scratch, Is the
record of Capt. Robert G. Brown,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Brown.
4805 Arkansas ave., Washington, D..
C. But in his P-40 he scratched"
the enemy plenty. He bagged a
Messerschmitt in dogfight during
the invasion of Sicily.
This Nazi made prize blunder,"
Capt. Brown recalled at the Army
Air Forces Redistribution Station
No. /, where he Is awaiting a new
AAF assignment. He was SO eager
to get my wing man that either he
didn't see me or didn't care. He
made perfect target at less than
100 yards. One short burst did it..
He sort Of shuddered. in midair,
then crashed in a ball of smoke. T"
But strafing a long column Of
Nazi trucks on the road to Gabes
really was a field day." according
to Capt. Brown.
'"It was a swell opportunity to do
some real damage" he said. I'VE
swung up and down that road,
throwing down shells on those
trucks. There were about 300 Of
'em. We burned up almost a hun
dred. Then it got dark. The COL
umns of smoke rising from each
truck looked like big trees growing
in the middle of the road"
Flying as a dive bomber in the
air assault on Pantelleria, Capt.
Brown was credited with destroying
a battery of four ack-ack guns with
a direct hit.
He entered the Army In Septem-
ber, l941, and went overseas in
October, 1912. He wears the Air
Medal with seven Clusters.
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Father of 5 Overseas
Shines Shoes to Keep
Busy in Spare Time

Sixty-year-old Nicholas Man.
thos, naturalized in 1914, re-
members the gay COS when
there were free lunches and
beer for 5 cents, but Nick has
f1ve sons overseas and he re-
fuses to idle away his spare
time"
That is why you'll see him
after hours" with a 16-year-old
shoeshine box making his
rounds at Municipal Center.
His full-time job consists of
working 48 hours a week at st.
Ellzabeth's Hospital kitchen.
For 28 years he operated a sue
cessful delicatessen.
Nick's six sons in the services
are: James. 20; Michael, %;
John, 26; Pete, "a; George, %,
and Frank II. He hopes the war
is over before his seventh son is
called.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Chaplain Finds
DWy Tree Chapel
Is Roinproof

Chaplain William r. Rings of Bal
timore and for the last Is months Of
Aruba Island says nature has erect
ed for him an open-air chapel. The
winds have been the architect, the
lumber remains in living trees and
some titanic force has arranged a
series of boulders for pews. He
writes:
Since Easter, 1943, I have con-
Quoted regular Sunday services in
The Worlds only Divy Tree Chapel.
Divy' trees grow only on this
island. The trade winds, which
blow almost constantly, have bent
them and interviewer them to such
a degree that very little rain goes
through this natural roof. Since
the average RAINFALL is only 10 inches
a year, 1t has not been necessary to
cancel a single service"
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Transfers Announced.

% Middle Tennessee State College for pre-
aviation cadet training: Charles E. Need
ham. Ross D. Pierce and Richard X.
re- Bainbridge Army Air Field, Ca: 1t.
sJack .Alfandro, as basic pilot instructor;
Charles W. Curtis, Joseph W. Bickel.
Howard G. Rubin. william r, cahill and
Truax eePs Field. ,0n Wis., for !ftnssi tranins as
fadio technicians: Robert l.. Otero, Will
liam 8. Van Dyke and Frank w. Dicker-
RI Maxwell Field, Ala, for pilot trainins:
sEecond Its. Richard r. Price and Parker
nj Fort Knox. Ky. Armored school: sergt.
RoTard hspt,Ts and + seorter sfn ss copl flames E.
rS Berry College, Mt. Berry. Ca. for pre-
11ight training: Clarence H. Biederman
tFnd Edward L. Bennett.
ID Selfridge Field, Mich, with the 477th
Bombardment Group: First 1t. Daniel
u. Bailey and Second 1t. william j.
Parks, jr., both of the air forces.
ri Pecos Army Air Field, Tex. Walter r.
konganeeker for advanced pilot training
Rnd Second 1t, Thomas M. ,Rinewalt.
ri University of Wisconsin with the Navy
Robert c. Hajnsworth.
n Keesler Field, Miss: Tech. Sergt. James
E. Narem. Vincent Arnold Atkins, Fraser
~. Battey. Richard J. La Roche, jr.; Ar
Ahur r. Cochel, jr.: Louis r. Dennis, jr.:
8idney Reznikov, Delwyn ]. Allamong,
Aeonard r. Ansell, Wallace r. Hickman
shnd Wilbur O. Whitman.
70 San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center,
Tex.: Charles K. Levy. Morgan 8. Seal,
George A: Chipouras, Langdon H. May
lew and Ray r. Tubb.
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To South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock
Tex; Charles F. Castle and Paul E
Hussey.
Miscellaneous
Jack Goldberg to Army Air Forces Train.
1ns, Command Sioux Falls, s. OAK, fol
radio operator-mechanic training; Seconc
Lt; rr,v WALDO q o,sd W Whitehead to Courtlsnt
e Navy prsiisht School, Athens, Ca. Ca;
Gincinnati, Ohio, for prefight course; vii.
for heavy bombardment training; 6ergt
Edward L.. Harris to Blythe, Calf, TO,
neavy bombardment trainings George w
Fling, technician fifth grade, to an all
service command depot in England.
Capt. John. M. Hannah to. Fort Sill
Okla, assigned to the, staff and faculty o.
the Field artillery School, serst. ,Artie H
6at : 6s (. crew frainins; CAPT: William Z, Alex.
Station, No. 2. Miami Beach, Fla, for dut,
with the dental clinic: 1t. Thomas ii
Narem to Camp Davis. N. c., to the Anti.
aircraft Artillery School
:, Seret Thomas w. Clark to Middle East
theater with the Army Air Forces; Angus.
tus j. Mornone to. Wofford College, S. C..
i9r Hr,, preayiation cadet training Charles
dlenyieW, m; John W; sprinser to ' Arm,
Air Field, Frederick, Okla, for advanced
twin;engine training; Thomas Pope to Alot
Second 1t, Staniy S. CARRIER to March
Field. Calif., for, engineer camoufagt
school; 1t. Chester Kneller to Fort Ben.
npg (Ga) Infantry School.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Cound Gets Legion of Merit
For Depot Setup in EnoIond

Col. Oliver E. Cound. Quarter
master Corps, 1905 Thirty-seventh
street NV, has been awarded the
Legion Of Merit for outstanding ac-
complishment in organizing and
establishing the United States ARMY
depot system in England.
Col. Cound's citation said he es-
taolished the depot "in spite of al
most insurmountable handicaps" by
his knowledge of logistics and his
organization ability. The system. Il
was said, has been greatly respon.
sible for the success of the Services
OF Supply mission in the Unitec
Kingdom"
Col. Cound, native of Texas. at.
tanned the rank of captain in the
last war after joining as a private
He remained in the service.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Marines Name Bergen Bay Hill
After 1t. Georqe S. Planter
By SERGT. SAMUEL E. STAVISK

BY SERGT. SAMUEL E. STAVISKY
OF Washington, a Marine Correspondent.
The sword Of Damocles is small
time stuff to what has been hanging
over the head OF Marine First 1t.
George S. Planter, 36, husband Of
Mrs. Margaret Planter, $50 Eight
eenth street NE.
1t. Planter was directing the
progress of his outfit in the third
day of vicious local engagement in
the jungle near Bergen Bay when a
Jap artillery shell burst over his
head, showering the area with
shrapnel and injuring three men.
The lieutenant, giving orders over
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Ii. March Declares
RabauI Air Battles
|0utrank GuadaIcana|

1t. Harry A. March, jr., one OF
13 aces in the Navy's Skull and
Crossbones squadron en- route home
believes the fight for air rule over
Rabaul has been more difficult
than the fight for control over
Guadalcanal, according to a dis
patch to The Star.
Another squadron ace is 1t
Comdr. Tommy Blackburn, also ex-
pected here this week. 1t. March
lives at $500 Thirty second street
NV. Comdr. Blackburn lives at
1902 Loughborough place, Chevy
Chase, Md. 1t. March had a score
of five Jap planes, Comdr. Black
burn IL, according to the dispatch
The two teamed to destroy a big
Jap transport plane at Buka, where
welcoming ceremonial was in prog
ress, and the dignitaries being hon.
ored had not left the Jap ship when
they dived to the attack.
1t. March participated in at
tacks on Tarawa before the marines
landed there. He was over Bou-
gainville when the marines went
ashore to wrest Empress Augusta
Bay from the Japs.
Concerning the comparative
strength of Jap defenses at Rabaul
and Guadalcanal, 1t. March said:
When we first started to fly over
Guadalcanal We were fighting over
or near our own base. That Is 9
factor not to be lightly regarded
even though water rescues in those
days were not as well organized al
they are today. OF course, living
conditions were rugged, and We
had a small number of planes at oul
disposal against numerically strong.
er forces. I marvel at the flint
job the marine and Navy pilot!
did against great odds.
I'm our missions against Ra.
baul we make much longer strikes
We have been fighting over a Jap.
anese stronghold-at least it wa.
that once-and one mistake ovel
Simpson Harbor. for example, woulc
mean the end if We went down ir
that area. A plane badly shot ur
has a long trip back to its base
Pilots are well aware of it, and il
is only natural they should be con.
cerned about it."
1t. March named his plane
"Skeex" after a nickname of hi.
daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

the held phone, escaped unhurt, but
the shrapnel cut the phone wires.
The following night, while his
company was repulsing three Jap
counterattacks, another Jap shell
burst over 1t. Planters head. The
conclusion hurled him into an ad-
jacent fox hole, but again he escaped
unscathed from the flying fragments
OF iron.
In another engagement the ma
nnes. who captured a heavily forti-
ned position formerly known as Tar
get Hill after spectacular three
hour march, renamed it Planter
Hill to honor the lieutenant who
had led them to the victory.
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ting In K l n 6
Georges box at
R oval Albert
Hall. And Pfc,
Thompson has
occupied tn e
Kings box three
times since to
attend concerts.
Through the
R e d Cross, he
h as obtained
several frst-rate
tickets to hear
the Royal Phil
harmonic, con-
Quoted by John
Barhnralli
Evening star., 1944-03-26
COhn Writes Letter
To His Year.Old Son

From his soldier father in Eng
land, Steven Michael Cohn, 1901 c
street Sc, received a V-mail letter
wishing him a happy first birthday
and offering him little advice for
the future.
Let me wish you a very happy
birthday today" Pvt. Ralph D. Cofn
wrote. Today you are passing the
first milestone in life. I hope and
pray that you will be always as well
and free of troubles as you are now
in passing each succeeding mile
stone.
I'm sorry can't be with you anc
our Nom to celebrate your birth
day, but there is war to vim FIRST
Wen have to celebrate later eH
know your mother will have a mic,
birthday cake with one candle OF
| it. : With your little bat stronl
lungs you should be able to- blov
it out.
'I hope you viii always hav
cakes with frosting, ice cream ant
candy. The English kids over her
unfortunately don't have any o
those nice things. 50 always remem
Der that you are very, very lucky t,
be an American, living In. peace II
America. Always stand up foriit, a.
it is worth while fighting for. &
Gas I sit here writing your lettel
I'm looking at your smiling face OF
the picture and Dragging to tht
fellows about you. am really PROUD
to have such a fine-looking son a.
you. I really miss you and Mon
very much, but there Is no use vast.
ing time incoming or crying about 1t
as 1t won't help shorten the war
The only thing I can do is to worl
as hard as I can to help shorter
the war, 50 we three can be together
again.
We'll, son, I'll close with all my
love to you. Give Nom q big kis.
! for me-"
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didn't answer a word-just turned
on his heel and went back to work
at his chart table. His baby wouldn't 7
walk or talk as long as she lived
because there Is a war going on.
Sure, he understood. If he couldn t
go, he couldn't CO.
He'll ask you If you know what
ship has the biggest gun aboard
her. You'll run down the long list
of our latest battleships but discover
that you are all wrong. Then he'll
tell you that the biggest gun is
aboard the hospital ship Relief.
She's carrying it in her double bot
toms as ballast.
One of his favorite pastimes Is
to sit in the charthouse and look
through the Pacific Fleet. He has
Evening star., 1944-03-26

Pfc. Thompson, the son of Mrs
Lillian Thompson, S05 Greenwood
avenue, Takoma Park, formerly
worked in the accounting depart
ment at The Star. He has been
overseas nine months.
Since the original London broad
cast, Mrs. Thompson had heard her
husband over the air many times
She has a recording of the broadcast
Evening star., 1944-03-26

to announce a maneuver along with
them would come a dozen of the
sandwiches, chicken, liverwurst, ham
all the varieties you could think of.
And our friend would wonder in
nocently: Nov where in the -
do you suppose they came from?"
On second thought I guess I'd
better tell you about John. our
aerologist, in the next letter.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

netn ivan Ken
ny, 20, of 6205
Shadyside ave-
nue., c a pi t oil
Heights, Md,
W h e n he re-
turned from a
merchant ma
rine trip to
Casablanca and
found his broth
ers home from
overseas.
Mrs. H e ! e n
Kenny had un-
expected visits
from her three
sons last month.
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Aboard Ship After Battle AScoe Settle With Jops The Great

This is another letter from 1t.
w. E. Coyle, U. S. N. r., former
radio director of The Star, who
participated in a large-scale
radUdl attack on the MarshduS.
Now that the job is over and the
miles are shortening between us
and civilization, the boys all seem
to be thinking about women, wine
and song.
It's quite contrast to the trip
out. Then every one was very
serious about the coming attack and
didn't want to break the spell by
in any frivolous thoughts.
Now all the things we used to do
and haven't done in a long, long
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Photo Officer Praised
For CuImness Under Fire

SOUTH PACIF1C.-Marine Capt.
Louis G. Johrden, 545 Fourteenth
street Sc, former Washington and
New York photographer, has re-
celved letter of commendation
from Brig. Gen. Francis P. Mulcahy
for distinguished conduct during the
Rendova-Munda campaign.
Your courage, calmness and de-
termination during enemy straf1ng
and bombing attacks were an in
spiration to the men in your unit"
the letter said, in part.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

South America
and for four
days W ere all
home together.
Aviation Ma
chinist's M a t Q
Second Class
Edward Eugene
Kenny, %, who
was serving with
the Navy in the
Aleutians, en-
listed five years
ago. On duty
a b oard a de-
stroyen he par
ticipated in the
Coral Sea hat
Evening star., 1944-03-26

was trained at
Sheepshead Bay,
N. Y. He h a S
made two pre-
vious voyages,
one to Algiers
and Birzete and
another to Liv-
erpool, England.
| Able Seaman
(Second Class
Thomas r. Ken
ny, 18, entered
| t h e merchant
marine in July
and also trained
a t Sheepshead
b aY III e. re-
Evening star., 1944-03-26
A LONG VIEW OF THE HOME FRONT.


When the ackack guns
MY fox-holes full of water Jerrys
When the ratons get here and begin
AND the hills reach heaven
When you see fellow fall wounded
Inc battle swayng back and forth like tide
suppose stopped
What would the
WHICH WAY
What compass point labeled back?
In which direction snail thoughts
For here In wartmes nherland soldiers stray
From battle scenes and dutys call
although dream. always the
Winds first through hell
7F7 fF' " -
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Sits in Box Of Royalty
To Attend Concerts

In a January q BIC Gondon)
broadcast, Mrs. Clarence Thompson.
ITO Hudson avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, heard her husband tell of sit
Evening star., 1944-03-26

and wondered If I would know
him.
"He looked up and when he saw
me you should have seen the express
sion on his face. I was never so
glad to see any one. Our officers
were swell. They made it possible
for us to have that night together" /"
Three former schoolmates recently
had reunion in North Africa, where
they have been stationed eight
months. They are Corpl. Sumner
F. Barrows, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S
Barrows, At Carol avenue, Takoma
Park, Md; Staff Sergt. David
Payne. son of Mrs. Olive Payne, "a
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, and
1t. Ennis White, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude White of the Washington
Sanitarium.
The men were brought together
with the help of the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Poems of q Soldier in ItuIy

Corp W. Hicks 5r 23 has sent the folloDing
Italy The fance OF Val Van zie 1904 South Thomas street
Arlington Vay Corp Hicks has been than
Uith the parachute intdntry
Evening star., 1944-03-26

tIes. He had not been home for l8
months.
Chief Petty Officer Kenny Joined
the merchant marine a year ago and
Evening star., 1944-03-26


school safety patrols Of the t police precinct Washington The completed
Of the yhd Arrest Lon the rlaqueon the
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Three Brothers Meet
Al Reunion Here

What d'ya know, the fleets int"
exclaimed Chief Petty Officer Ken
Evening star., 1944-03-26

when they arrived within two weeks
from the Aleutians, Casablanca and
Evening star., 1944-03-26

turned from his sect
South America,
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which case the drafting Of
fathers will be promptly stop
ped with Is year old youths |
ard other available single men
being taken only for replace
merits. German defeat will
bring the discharge Of many
married and older men from
the Army within a short time
thereafter. Reduced produc-
sion OF war material and the
closing down of war plants, in
many lines, can be expected.
Production of planes, naval
iandirg vessels, heavy guns
and artillery, munitions and
bogseDs will be maintained.
Manufacturing Of civilian
needs will start gradually in
i944 and increase rapidly. A
lore abundant supply Of farm
implements and machinery
can be expected. A number Of
motor trucks for civilian use
will be manufactured, with
passenger cars coming late IN
the year III case of German de-
feat.
On the legislative front:
Congress will continue refusal
to vote taxes heavier than
those in the present bill, with
scheduled Social Security tax
increases postponed. Opposi-
ton to subsidies will continue,
with a deadlock between Con-
gress and the President de-
veloping and a final compro-
mise resulting. The course Of
legislation will be distinctly
toward the right. Congress
will be more economy-mirded
than ever, and appropriations
for both military and civil
purposes will be reduced dras-
tically, excepting for the bene-
fit Of war veterans. Legisla-
tive probes will bring many
unsavory situations to light.
Further legislation benefitting
wounded veterans, granting
n1ustering-out pay, and pro-
viding for overseas voting
will be quickly passed. Dis
agreements between the Con-
gress and the President will
become more numerous, as
the months pass, and the ma
tional legislature will grow
more independent in thought
and action.
On the political front: De
spite rumors to the contrary
the odds favor Mr.. Roosevelt
being a candidate for reelec-
ton. He won't run unless he
believes he can win but he
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With a Buckeye A.
In Congress-. ~ : :
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based upon the opinions and
thoughts 81 others. as well as
olir eag4l with no guarantee
they will prove to lsa correct
1911 will bring Axis defeat
III Europe, prooably carly in
the year and certainty not lat
er than Autumn. 4 year ago
We predicted Axis defeat in
Africa by June FIRST 1T came
/ in Aay); Italy out OF The Wag
by September fest italian
sii1r9llder vas arranged Sep
tgllllser tllira) and tic defeat
of Germany III December or
January. While thsre is still 4
chance Germany wall collapse
or be defeated before Febru
ary first, most observers now
believe the end will not come
before April OF May. Failure
OF the United Nations to take
full advantage OF the breaks
last September and October
may have lensthened the war
! BY six months or more. The
irvasion attempt against
Western Europe is expected
before Spring, the exact time
depending greatly Oh Russian
Front developments. The Rus
sian writer offensive will be
nost successful and may
bring quick end to the
European war. Heavy Ameri-
/ can casualties will result from
! he invasion Of Europe, al
though not as heavy as are
predicted Dy some government
| 0lsesnaen.
] In the Pacific, the waF
| gainst Japan viii be stepped
! 10 tremendously in 1914, with
realty increased naval and
air activities. McArthur's S
| sreatest desire is to recapture
| the Philippines, only a step
rom China's mainland. The
Marshall Islands viii be taken
oen, with Truk, Wake, and
probably Guam.
Or the home front: Ap-
nroximately two million more
Americans, including million
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, arc
scheduled to enter the armed
forces III 1914, unless the
European war ends quickly, in
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TELLS WHY AMERICA
CAN'T BE CHRISTIAN

New York, Jan. - lANPl
Bishop Lorenzo II. King, resi-
dent bishop Of the Atlantic
Coast area Of the Methodist
church. Iii addresses given
Friday at Albany n. l., and
the previous three days in
Brooklyn, Worcester, Mass,
and Bangor, Me-, told huge
audiences attending the de-
nominations mass meetings y
the crusade for new world
order that America car 'nevea
be truly Christian as long a5
tie nation fosters an uil.
Christian concept Of man l
regard to one-tenth Of It's pop
ulation, the Negroes.
One of a four-man team OF
bishops, Bishop Kings ad,
dresses in New Englard and
New York state were part q
s fr.1. f.efe. ssrarant -