Evening star., 1947-08-18
Searchers Hold
S|ightHopefor
Atcheson' 'sLife
Three Other Runkinq
Macarthur Aides
Lost in Air Crash
BY the kssoeiated Press

HONOLULU, Aug. 18.-Surface
ships and planes continued their
search early today for Ambassa-
dor George Atcheson, jr., and
four other victims of an Army
plane crash, but chances of their
surviving more than "a hours in
a rough sea were so slender that
almost no hope remained of find
Ing them alive.
Three ranking officers from Gen.
MacArthur's strategic and opera
tions staff also were among 10 pas
sengers and crewmen lost when the
Bit, inbound from Tokyo, crashed
into shark-infested waters after
running out of gasoline OILY 6s
miles west of Pearl Harbor.
Three men of the 13 aboard were
rescued yesterday from the choppy
sea and five bodies were recovered.
Those rescued were Capt. T. L.
Rider Of Ponca City, Okla, who suf-
fered q broken arm; Col. Harvey
Huglin Of Fairfield, Iowa, and a
Sergt. Holland of Colmesneil, Tex,
probably Lee Chapman Holland, 20,
who suffered head injuries.
Kicked Sharks Away.
Col. Huglin, who related in ra-
dio interview that he kicked sharks
away during his long night in the
water, reported Mr.. Atcheson said
nothing as the big plane plunged
toward the sea and destruction
'He only smiled very quietly"
The five bodies hauled up from
the sea included those of Naval
Capt. Randolph B. Boyer of Au-
dubon, Mimi, or Portsmouth, Va,
and Col. David LAIR, Watertown,
N. Y. Identities of the others were
not announced.
(The Army newspaper Stars
and Stripes in Tokyo said AL
lied headquarters sources con-
flrmed that the other two VIC
Tins included Col. Carl A. Russell
of Richmond Heights, Mo-, and
Capt. K. r. Still, who the paper
identified as the pilot. An unof-
fetal source said Army Capt.
Cecil Sigmon-no address given
was a member of the crew.
Assistants to Macarthur.
Col. Russell was an assistant chief
of staff under Gen. Macarthur. He,
Col. Larr and Capt. Boyer, like the
rescued Col. Huglin, were members
of Gen. MacArthurs headquarters
joint s5Eategic plan and operations
group.
(Capt. Boyer, who formerly
lived at 1720 North Edgewood
street, Arlington, left for Japan
in April. His wife, Mrs. Harriet
Boyer, and two children are be-
lieved to be on the way to Japan,
friends here said. He was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in
1927. For heroism against the
Japanese in 1912, he received the
Navy Cross.
(Col. Russell was attached to
the war plans division of the
War Department general staff
here from 1889 to 1914.
(Col. LAIR, graduate of West
Point in 1923, was stationed in
Washington during the war for
time before going to the Pacific.
He received the Distinguished
Service Cross for heroism in New
Guinea.
(Col. Huglin is brother of
Brig. Gen. Harold Huglin, now
stationed in Washington)
Bypassed Fuel Stop.
The pilot bypassed little Johnston
island, a fueling stop 300 miles west
Of here, to make the run from
Kwajalein direct to Hawaii One
Tokyo source, explaining why the
pilot may have bypassed Johnston,
said the little island is extremely
difhcult to find in poor weather.
II have Is minutes to the island
and have 20 minutes fuel" the
pilot radioed a few minutes before
the crash-landing. The radio log
of the Navy's Hawaiian Sea
Frontier command showed the
tower advised him your position is
400 miles from Oahu, 260 degrees
true approximately west) from
Barber's Point, Oahu"
Impossible to make Oahu" the
pilot responded. And, at brief
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