The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-06-22

An account comes from the
oath Infantry on Mindanao of
how 1t. Lee r. Weeks of Per-
kinston led a bayonet attack that
broke the Jap lines in the Bat
tie for Davao.
1t Weeks is the son OF Mrs. L.
r. Weeks, Sr., ard a nephew OF
Representative w. M. Colmer.
This was his first campaign and
he led his platoon, aunt OF the
veteran Victory Division in a
mass charge down a hill, killed
at least three Japs and broke the
Nip line.
After cautiously circling around
1t. Weeks and his men found
themselves on the top OF a hill.
II was almost dark so Ii.
Weeks radioed to his company
commander Were on top Of the
hill. What now?'
"Hoia that hill at all COSTS
came the reply.
But Lit Weeks didn't want to
spend the night there so he ra-
diced Keep your men under
cover, we're going to shoot our
way through"
Then, forming his men into O
solid line across the hilltop he
gave the command "Charge and
shoot up a storm"
The result was that the Japs
fell back and scattered through
the jungle. Three of them were
seen to fall and many more were
no doubt killed, but the Ameri-
cans did not stop TO count them.
With resistance thus broken
up the company was able to push
through the next day.
William A. Kennedy Training
At Norfolk
William A. Kennedy, seaman
first class, l9-year-old veteran
OF IA months duty aboard a de-
stroyer in the Mediterranean
area has been assigned to Nor
folk, Va, for training for duties
on a new destroyer of the At
lantie Fleet.
Seaman Kennedy wears the
American Area ribbon with one
star and the European-African
Middle Eastern ribbon with two
stars.
His wife, the former Haze
Taylor, resides on Route 2, Pas
cagoula.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Louis Kennedy of Pascagoula.
who have two other sons in the
Army, Trennie who is a corporal
and Willard, a private.
A graduate of the Wade High
school, Seaman Kennedy work
ed at ingalls, before enlisting in
the Navy.
Capt. J. ]. Holland On Luzon
From the 38th Infantry head
quarters on Luzon comes the
news that Capt. Joseph j. Hol-
land, son of Mrs. ], j. Holland
Pascagoula, is stationed with thaI
division as supply officer of the
18Th Field Artillery.
Capt. Holland entered the ser.
vice with the Tennessee Nation.
al Guard in Sept. 1910. He wal
graduated from the Officer
Training school at Fort Sill
Okla. June, 1912, and has beer
overseas for a year and a half
He was stationed in Hawaii a
first then in New Guinea.
His wife, Mrs. j. j. Holland
| Jr, resides in Meridian.
Wilson Wyatt Advanced In Ranl
News has been received tina
Wilson Wyatt of Eseatawpa ha'
been advanced to the rating o
chief boatswain's mate at a baS'
somewhere in the Marianas.
Before his promotion Chic
Wyatt had been boatswain'
mate in charge of a gang o
stevedores moving vital wa
supplies at a forward base in tn
area.
Chief Wyatt enlisted in thu
Seabees in July, 1912. His wifi
died shortly before he embarked
for overseas duty leaving an In
FAINT son who is in the care o
Chief Wyatt's parents, Mr.. an'
Mrs. C. w. Wyatt in Escttawpa
High School Graduates Enlist
Among the recent enlistees il
the Navy are Werner Larsen o
Moss Point and James Edmunt
Slim Arledge of Paseagoula
both of whom are this year
graduates from their respective
high schools.
Larsen, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Svned Larsen, was vale
| dictorian of his class. Arledge Il
the son of MI. and Mrs. j. V. Ar.
ledge and nephew of Mr.. and Mrs
Alex Willis of Paseagoula. HI
also took an active part In elias
activities.
The boys enlisted at Gulfpor
last Tuesday whence they wer'
sent to Jackson for further as
signment.