Evening star., 1950-08-27
ID. c. Flyer Tells of 'Rocketing'
Korean Town in Fighter Sweep
Infantry Officer
Helps in Rescuinq
Wounded Sergeant

Korean combat exploits of two
Washington men-one a flyer and
the other an infantryman-were
told in reports reaching Wash
ington yesterday.
A communique from Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters quotes jet
pilot 1t. Irwin w. May, %, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward N. May,
4611 Davenport street NV, on
results of a fighter sweep over
large factory town in the Pyong-
yang area. 1--WE rocketed it," 1t.
May said.
Mrs. May said her son told her
in a letter last Monday that he
had completed seven missions
one a day-since going into ac-
ton August 8. A graduate of
Wilson High School in 1947, 1t.
May has wanted to fly since he
was II, his mother said. He first
learned flying at Congressional
Airport.
The Army newspaper Stars and
Stripes, from Korea, told of the
heroic action of platoon COM
mander 1t. Carter w. Clark, 27,
of the 25th Infantry Division,
Western High School graduate
and son of Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
subcommittee that investigated
the Mccarthy charges to deny the
accusations Senator Mccarthy
had made against him.
IdleneSs Irks Service.
The Senate group concluded
its investigation two months ago
officer, The Star learned yester-
about the time the Loyalty Board
reached its conclusion clearing
him.
Since then Mr.. Service has
been doing nothing" and nearly
gcing crazy from idleness. To
fill in the time he has been study
ing Hindustani in hopes of bet
ter preparing himself for the in
terrupted assignment to India.
His family continued on to
India after he was recalled while
en- route there. At present, his
wife and a 5-year-old son are
in New Delhi. A 15-year-old
daughter and a 13-year- -old son
are in boarding schools near New
Delhi.
The slender, 42-year-old For
eign Service Officer, staying tenn
porarily with friends in nearby
Virginia, said yesterday he had no
idea of why there had been such
a long delay in the case. Informed
of the reasons given by responsible
sources to The Star, Mr.. Service
had only a brief comment:
"As testified before the Senate
committee. I often had to deal
with Communists in collecting in
formation I thought would be of
value to the State Department."
That-reporting on events lii
China-large1y was Mr.. Services
EwGrksduring a long assignment in
The Naf2 East before and during
word Wal Il.
Responsible officials here agreed
that Mr.. Services China assign
ment required him to deal with
the Chinese Communists to obtain
information worthwhile to the
department. srs.sas.sssss..s sg,-.sea
John u. Peurifoy, who was Dep
uty Undersecretary of State for
Administration until he was re-
Gently named Ambassador to
Greece, has been steadfast in his
defense of Mr.. Service. When MFR.
Service was recalled to Washing
ton last March to appear before
the departments loyalty board,
Mr.. Peurifoy issued a 400-word
statement defending the Foreign
Service officer and bitterly assail-
ing Senator Mccarthy.
Calls Action "a Shame"
Mr.. Peurifoy at that time said
it was "a shame and a disgrace"
that Mr.. Service and his family
should have to face once again
such humiliation, embarrassment
and inconvenience, and I'd like to
say that the sympathy and good
wishes of the entire department
go out to him."
The order recalling Mr.. Service,
Mr.. Peurifoy declared, disrupted
the departments chain of assign
ments with the result that vital
diplomatic operations in India
and the Far East are 'being in
terrupted and impaired"
Mr.. Peurifoy's statement was
criticized in some quarters, as a
prejudgment of the new hearing
for Mr.. Service. AS a result, he
disqualified himself from any re-
sponsibility in the matter and the
departments Loyalty Board re-
port was to have gone directly to
Undersecretary of State James E.
Webb. Mr.. Humelsine now may
take jurisdiction.