Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
International Photo

IS, -
make sound But yelling bloody murder inside all
time.
Doc looked as Wied as Decker and day
the and both bedridden and the
brought meals to
settled night my felt lighter
than days. My legs hurt badly couldn't bear have
them touch anything. had lie my back with my legs
pulled up form
with Doc among felt the in
Decker get / lose my legs.
Furthermore the radio operator the plane that
ing had given my Way ne reported,
had been frantic talk cohcrenty the accident
after he learned that 1 had survived by miracle.
TP TO that moment constantly waly
u would be terribly upset by first my
present predcament But woman-ke, knew
ne worried half to death pleased punch!
Anyway I tried get comfortable nght-a
possible feat by the way called out TO the men:
ITS wonderful 20 bed know you're the road
to recovery instead of ruin
On the following Monday felt so much better in
body and spirit that wanted bath Suddenly realized that
was filthy. Not dirty but filthy
Since the hadn't washed my the
time IN my life 1t hadn't even seemed important The only thing
had missed tooth brush and when Doc arrived he had
his pocket for
But felt human again nc wanted a bait Rammy
who had made himself pair spraned
ankle, fixed everything for
On the side of knoll Of sight the camp he
the soldiers universal bathub his helmet Then he found
towels wash cloth and clean clothing. Then the
carried me down the hill and left me to scrub up
Nov in thought privacy took off my old
pants and shirt and bathe all felt
that alone.
And l wasn't! looked around and there a neighbor-
ing knoll the natives could figure whether
they were gOggeeyed at the rite performing
skin different from their None the
| knoll or made the slightest effort o mOest me.
Our days began to take pleasant routine broken only
by the arrival of the plane with supplies.
Every day, Doc did little more peeing Decker and
myself But beginning heal. The gaHgFene
checked and both Of high spirits again. Eventually
inherited Rammys rutches but Decker forced spend
of his days bed
Doc and Rammy wonderful From the moment they
arrived they began TO make comfortable
It, they had mproysed cook tent and shelter supplies
out of parachutes and had set pup tents all
The beds still hard, but by comparison pre-
vous lot living in the Ritz and the Waldorf
rolled into
ID AMMY put the willing He showed
III them how chop poles with jungle
of their stone-age
They quick to learn and helpful around camp When
realized how friendly and harmless they them
and jungle knives, thinking their work
They would them for but for themselves.
They would take gifts home night follow
ing morning they would he returned.
They touched thing that belonged TO us couldn't
get them to taste food although could tell
their diet monotonous of potatoes and
sweet potato leaves Quite obviously pig decay
used only TO celebrate great
The only thing could get them accept ~
American cgarets They loved them But they alwsys
terrified by matches by cgaret lighters light
Cgare from and hand them Pete and his
BY the time Capt Walters and his pararoopers Pete
and his followers had learned at English my
name, Maggie have always heartily deested loved
the the natives pronounced it, They softly surred the
and it became "Mah-gy."
ny KING Fur syudiprsr