Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-11

the four Navy fighter pilots who
brought an ignominious end to a
japanese torpedo bomber which
was speeding to attack an escort
carrier in Philippine waters. One
of the pilots was 1t. q. g. John F.
Sargent, jr, SOB Randolph street,
West Falls Church. Va, who was
helping fly protective patrol above
the fleet units. When the Wildcat
fighters spotted the Jap he i'm
mediately dropped his valuable
torpedo harmlessly in the sea and
sped homeward Despite his 10
mile lead the Jap lost the race after
a 15-minute pursuit by the Wildcats.
The bomber caught fire, fell out of
control, rolling over and over until
1t crashed into the sea.
Ship Takes Direct Hit.
Six Washington Coast Guardsmen
were aboard a Coast Guard-manned
transport at Luzon when the ship
took direct hit from Jap plane,
but the transport continued into
Lingayen Gulf in Luzon to dis
charge the liberators of Manila dur
ing 10 attack-ridden hours, special
dispatch from LuZon disclosed.
Among the men were: Milton H.
Woodward, chief water tender, 904
Shepherd street NV; George M.
Albee, electricians mate third class,
1905 Kenilworth avenue NE; Mar
vim M. Mcdonald, motor machinist's
mate third class, 2O13 Kalorama
road NV; Joseph B. Ross, stew
aids mate second class, 1927 Ken
dali street NE; Wallace E. Shipp,
pharmacists mate third class, 5421
Carolina place NV, and John R.
Sipple, pharmacists mate first class,
2150 P street NV.
Two other District Coast Guards
men, James A. Howard, seaman first
class, 1877 w street Sc, and Joseph
A. Vollmer, seaman second class,
1911 Nineteenth street NE, are
serving aboard Coast Guard frigates
and participated in initial landings
In the Philippines. Seaman Vollmer
was in the Hollandia, Wadke, Biak,
Aitape, Sansapor and Leyte land
ings. His ship helped to clear sea-
lanes where men and supplies are
sent to the front.
Lautman Films Raid.
When the 9Th Army Rangers lib
Grated more than 500 prisoners from
the japanese concentration camp
at Cabanatuan, Luzon, Pfc. Robert
c. Lautman, Signal Corps combat
photographer, SIG Quackenbos street
NV, had the job of the filming the
raid.
Col. William W. Dick, jr., landed
on Luzon with the 25th Tropic
Lightning Infantry Division as q
staff officer in an artillery unit. He
is the son of Col. and Mrs William
w. Dick, ST., of the Westchestel
. Apartments.
Pfc. Harvey D. Levy, 2117 Tunlaw
road NV, also landed with the
'Tropic Lightning Division on Lu.
ION along with six other District mer
of the 25th Infantry who spent
Christmas and New Years af1oa'
with the combat convoy steamins
toward Gen. MacArthur's lates
landing in the Philippines. The mer
were: 1t. Col. John w. Ferris, 293s
Bellevue terrace NV; First 1t
Richard P. Smead. 3706 Fordhan
rad NV; Staff Sergt, Lester D
Ketterman, 404 G street NE; tech
nician Fifth Grade) Louis B. Bayly
1448 Park road NV; Pfc Charles A
Smith, 470 F street S.W., and Pfc
Lacy w. Adcox, 426 Thirteenth
street NE.
Two local men landed with thu
14th Army Corps in Luzon: Pfc
Ollie r. Absher, 225 T street NE
and Sergt. Richard w. Haga, A.
Tenth street S.W.
First Sergt. Louis w. Gross, Gil.
Nevada avenue NV, has beer
awarded the Philippine liberation