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'"varivrNo. 3i Saturday Morning, August 11, 1945 1 Japs Ask For Peace--Surrender Is Near; Marine Vets Utter Fervent 'Thank God' Peace is near. Peace—for which we fought and bled and saw our buddies die—is close at hand. Once Canadian Peace and the quiet we have dreamed about through nearly four years of blood and sweat and disease and filth Sailor, Now is so close you can almost touch it—yet, so close you cannot believe it. In Corps You want to cheer, but there is a lump in your throat that • stops it; you would like to cry—but hold it back. Normandy on D-day should Thoughts of the future already are crowding the realities be enough to satisfy the fight- battle in of the moment. er's appetite for The realities are best represented that a port and starboard watch probably would be put into ef- anyone, but it didn't for Ca- by the following United Press dis- fect. nadian born Pvt. Jean J. patch: Beaudoin,- now receiving his pri- There was no general outburst of cheering or other display of training the Base Recruit (United Press) mary at WASHINGTON emotions among the many over- Depot. He enlisted in the Marine —Radio Tokyo Friday broadcast seas veterans stationed here. Corps only 13 days after being dis- an offer by seared and shattered The reaction among the women charged the Canadian Navy. on from Japan to surrender to the Allies, Marines, too, appeared the "I wanted to get in the other and the offer Friday afternoon subdued side, though a few femi- war before the fun was over," he was being considered by the nine cheers were heard in their war barracks when radios blared said. "I fought the European United States, Great Britain, Rus- from the engine of a frigate, forth with the news of the Jap room sia and China. to see how it's done surrender offer. now I'm going The official Japanese surrender in the Marine Corps." "Wonder what do now," offer may be acted upon before I'll was the comment of many of the DIFFERENT Saturday, although even if it COUPS IS Marines. should be acceptable, it might be So far Pvt. Beaudoin finds the Speculation was rife as to the time before it could be put Murine Corps vastly different from some "wheal's and how's" of demobili- a into effect. -his c .nmlian seagoing job and zation after the war.' This ques- The offer was conditioned on the good *,o"kiipr. tion, however, would have go Japanese Emperor retaining his to "The whole bloomin' Canadian unanswered for the present. sovereignty. Unofficial belief here Navy, the Normandy battle and was that this in itself was not Although press reports indi- eight days in the brig couldn't be Karis likely be a barrier acceptance cated tbat London and aiiti tougher than this," he commented, to to of the surrender. other world capitals were going but added hastily, "I like it. I There official word ■ delirious with Joy at the prospect think I'll like it even more when I was no on this point, however. of peace, San Diego seemed to get out of boot camp." serenely the (Photo by Sgi. Matt Mickelsen) ' Apparently Soviet was react to news. Y. Russia NORMANDY: D-DAY the first to receive the official Downtown streets were quiet THEN AND NOW. Showing a photo taken only a few Japanese surrender notice. For more quiet than usual. — His ship, the frigate HMCS Navy, standing just months ago when he was a member of the Canadian several hours after Moscow an- StrathaJam, was five receipt Normandy Beaudoin now in training at Base Recruit nounced of the offer, offi- miles off the coast of Pvt. Jean J. cial Washington had not received OKINAWA (United Press) D-day was Depot, admits that a new uniform and haircut can change during the invasion. It any communication regarding the American troops went wild on this- there that she struck a mine which appearance move. one"s slightly. peace Friday afternoon, island they conquered less thin severely damaged her and killed Washington was com- however, in two months ago today when they six of the crew. Beaudoin was munication with the other three at heard radio reports that Tokyo hla station in the ship's engine Allied powers discussing the sur- render offer. had said Japan would accept the when it happened. He and Corps Training room Schools 'Credit' Tokyo Radio said the surrender Potsdam surrender ultimatum. Others in the engine room were un- High school and college credits same procedure. offer—which came four days after They fired off guns and flares. able to go above-deck for 22 hours now be granted for boot camp It is recommended that schools history's first atomic bomb anni- Tracers criss-crossed the sky. Men after the explosion. will specialist training, flight instruc- grant a maximum of four credits hilated Hiroshima — was being yelled and beat on buckets. They tion, and other military experience (two units) for the "successful transmitted through the Swiss hammered one another's backs following approval of a new p':i completion" of basic or recruit and Swedish governments. shouting: Solomon Cost by the War and Navy departments, training programs in accordance "The war's over." the American Council of Educa- with the school's policy of allowing How the peace news MCB: The display of pyrotechnics was the Guadalcanal, the first of tion, and the National Association school credit for learning fields In The varied activities of the greater than any ever seen during U. S. Marines' World War II of Secondary School Principals. the basic training coutse. Base moved on without interrup- Japanese suicide attacks. campaigns in the Pacific, cost Purpose of the new allowance is To apply for special credit, the tion Friday morning despite a Searchlights were turned on. them a total of 4390 casualties. to help service personnel on active form "Application for Credit for general murmur of optimism and Machine guns opened up. Bullets this The Leatherneck dead in duty or veterans to apply to civil- Educational Achievement During relief that spread through bar- ■were falling everywhere. totaled 1092; drive another 204.1 ian educational institutions for Military Service1 must be com- racks and office buildings. "We'd better get into a foxhole, were wounded in action, 527 high school or college credit for pleted. Forms and complete infor- "Thank God," was the com- somebody's gonna get hurl," they suffiTcd combat fatigue and 28 their military experience and train- mation may be 'obtained at the ment of most Marines when they said. are lifted as missing In action, ing. Personnel who wish to inform Base education office, Special first heard the news. But nobody did. The Yanks were according official to reports former or prospective employers of Services department. Officers and Up until press time Friday certain they were going home soon from Marine Corps headquar- their training and experience enlisted men and women of both there was no official announce- and the result was the wildest ters. gained while in the Navy or Ma- the Navy and Marine Corps are ment regarding a V- J Day celebration ever seen in the West- rine Corps may also follow this eligible. schedule, although it was known ern Pacific. 'Canal' Day This Week Three years ago, on Aug. 7, 1942, Marines stormed the beaches of Guadalcanal and hurled themselves against a numerically superior enemy in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese ad- vance in the Pacific. The day was thereupon marked for history, for the attack was the first American offensive of the war. Through five dramatic months of bloodshed and jungle suffering, the men of the Ist Mar. Div., Rein., absorbed a deluge of Jap bombs and naval gunfire and banzai attacks, and they fought back and defeated the enemy. And Guadalcanal became the symbol of a new kind of war—a war without moments of glory, with only blood, and horror, and prolonged misery. Today, the war's battlefields are far removed EYES AND EARS. A dug-in Marine height- from that once-bloody island where the enemy TAKING IT. A Jap bomber sored a direct hit finder which kept anti-aircraft guns on Jap met his first major defeat, but Guadalcanal is on this Guadalcanal airplane hangar, but the |tergets over Guadalcanal. still the symbol of the Pacific war. enemy paid heavily for such attacks. Top!?Dere Marineand 'Son' in Strange Drama By StfSgt.Bert Hanna which had become infected and he MCAD, MIRAMAR—A 12-year-old white boy who lived required immediate medical atten- and worked with guerrillas on Mindanao in the Philippines tion. He had burned his right hand in heating steel f<-r 8 bolo may way during the Jap occupation soon be on his to knife he was making and was In America as the adopted son of his "buddy," MTSgt. Philip danger of losing two How it feel to be back States? This litter should reach ingers or does in the D. Conway, 23, of Denver, Colo. possibly the whole hand from in- you at your furlow address, but of course you may be a littul too The strange story of the attach-' fection. busy to» read such things as litters. Howsumever, Top, when you of the Ist had been under sober up I should be very pleezed indeed to hear your reackshuns ment between the sergeant and MAW, "I took him right over to sick and to this country. boy, blond, blue-eyed Carl Sell, a intermittent Jap shelling bay," said Conway. "The father native of Zamboangawhom he met bombing. entrusted him to my care and went I wuz oh so glad to see all your ugly faces over at RAR centur; and helped shortly after the BOY NEEDED CARE back to his plantation. Luckily, the nearly 34 months for you guys, wuzn't it? You peons did not look so American invasion of Mindanao, doctors were able to stop the in- The boy and his father had bad except that I thought Moonhead's pate wuz a littul more shiney was revealed upon Sgt. Conway's come fection and save those fingers. We your down out of the nearby hills where than when I left you. An wasteline has droppt down to where return to the U.S. became great pals and he followed you may jist a sarjunt even their plantation had secretly been be mistakin for plane buck or maybe a me almost everywhere I went." " cerpral. With your redewst wasteline you should be good for quite LEFT BEHIND a stay this country as think still the wasteline The idea of bringing Carl home in I they are using Conway reluctantly left the boy sistem for sending men back Over There. with him occurred to Conway when when ordered to the States, but he thought Gut lookt he was relieved to be sent home. I Head very left with the assurance that hope "Carl's folks, who have three other well indeed, except that I do through adoption proceedings in- he took those ear rings off befour children, are quite willing that he stituted in the civil court at Zam- leaving for furlow. why did become my adopted son," Conway An boanga he and Carl will soon be pointz said. "They want him to get the you let him file those on together again. And the sergeant his teeth —altho must admit they advantage of an American educa- I will then realize his ambition to when he bites into tion. He hasn't gone to school come in handy put Carl through school in Denver of those steaks he has bin since the Japanese invasion. one and take him on hunting and fsh- dreaming neerly about for three ing trips in the mountains of Colo- TO. COME WITH FRIEND years. rado when the war is over. Bombsight seemed pritty neer "A friend in my outfit has , normil, altho he will hay to brake Those projects have the warm agreed to bring the boy back with himself of the habit of pinching approval of Conway's wife, who is him when he returns. The city at- torney Zamboanga every womin he meets an sayin' living at Camp Lejeune, N. C. The of has pledged "Let's you an me neck." adoption also has the enthusiastic that he will take the case to the Peabrain, howsumever, has me consent of the boy's father, Otto courts and perhaps I will be able by worreed, Top. I could not help but notiss that every time tne police Sell, Mindanao plantation owner to submit testimony deposition. and his car went by with siren on Peabrain dove under his bunk yelling "Last and native of Germany, "He very unhappy when I Min- was OBe in the shelter bring the moskeeto loshun!" An when the Navee mother, both of whom are left him but I promised I wouldn't ship!" danao citizens. MARINE ft •SON' fog horn blew its regular noon signal he would yell "Abandun Zamboanga friends fail him. He even wanted to stow- an a an . . . as jump off the top bunk holdin' his nose few odds ends of Conway met Carl last March in away aboard my ship but I talked necissary gear like a deck of peenuckle cards, kribbige board, the charred and bomb-blasted rub- used as a rendezvous for guarrilla him out of it. My wife tells me cigarets an his uncentsored copy of"The Diary of a Frentch ble of Mindanao where the ser- forces battling the Japs. The boy she's gotten a dozen letters from Stenogrifer." geant's outfit, a service squadron had a seriously maimed hand him since I left." There are Many Things in this country of whiten I hay tried to warn you, Top, but sum you will jist hay to learn by hard experientz. If you are so misunfortunate to live in Kalifournya you will find 'Dream Marine' Is Eligible JAPOLOGY that your beer patch on your shoulder won't get you any free beers. Patches are too common out here—what with the doggies bein' abull to wear them on both shoulders an the defentz workurs getting them For 'Mr. America 1945' for striking. not Another possible Marine entry Marine, too; he has been in every Howsumever, Top, things are better in the Midwest By staggering for competition in the "Mr. Ameri- Marine campaign from Guadal- your serviss ribbons so as to make more rows you may be abull to ca for 1948 was visualized this canal to Okinawa. Being very hay severil free ones befour being week by a young San Diego woman modest, he refuses to wear any forst to crack your wallit. If in who submitted the CheVron campaign ribbons. Am enclosing a to Jap women are accustomed to desperashun it looks like you mite what she termed "a picture of my snapshot of him that he had taken doing the hardest physical labor. hay to pay for one I would sugjest dream Leatherneck." on the beachhead at Okinawa. They carry their babies on their that at the point you fumbull in Would appreciate it if you could are excerpts from the backs while working in rice fields your wallit an, by acksident, bring Following publish it. (Signed) Patricia." lady who signed her letter and elsewhere. out a Nip cen note. young In tribute to such an unusual only with "Patricia": You will find, Top, that the Jap Marine, the CheVron could scarcely money allways gets them. "In your May 12 issue of the refuse to publish the picture. At They will say—"Soljer, what do CheVron you ran a picture on the first glance some of the houses in Marine's Feats you hay there?" sports page of a Sgt. Kenneth the background might appear to be An you will say—"lt is a littul Graham, saying that he had been similar to those seen at Ocean mominto of Over There." With invited to compete for the title of Beach and other California seaside Too Numerous this statmint you should assume • 'Mr. America of 1945.' Hmmmph. resorts. However, since the Ma- grim an morn full look. All I say is that he has nothing on rine landing on Okinawa was an To Mention At this point the civilyun prob- my a easy dream Marine, real man. He one, it is true that this "dream By StfSgt. A. D. Hawkina say—"l suppose you took it off a Jap after fearse hand- % ably will a has blond, curly hair, is six feet Marine could have stopped for Combat Correspondent to-hand combat?" are on his tall, and his shoulders quite dip before dashing into OKINAWA (Delayed) — Writing At this point I would advizze that you jist look more grimer an broad indeed. He is a fighting latest campaign.' a brief news story about barrel- *ay—"We don't like to talk about th,ose things." No use telling him chested Sgt. George H. Smith is Shat Frog Ears found a hole box of the stuff hid away in an like trying to condense Margaret abandind cave an gave you a couple of hansfull so he wouldn't hay - Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind." to help you dig your foxhole. Sgt. Smith, who went to Oki- In later litturs, Top, I will give you more pointers on furlow pro- nawa with the engineers of the Ist seedure an propur soshul conduck in this country. But getting Mar. Div., is also a veteran of the kaek to your arrivul at RAR Centur, I shall nevur forgit the look Cape Gloucester and Talasea cam- on Beast's face when he saw his furst WR. It wuz coming out of paigns and was wounded during the Base theatur where you guys had jist finished two solid hours the Battle of Peleliu. •f whistling and moaning every time a membur of the opposit sacks Here are a few of the things flasht on the fillum screen. (With pleßty of propur liburty, Top, I which happened to the husky, 185- think you men will get over the movie whistling habut.) -pound Californian in leading a demolitions squad throughout the this trick seer-sucker Anyway, Beast spots cute littul in green 80-day Okinawa struggle. an bis ussual walkin' ahead of bim, gallops up to her in gentilminly Led his squad cave-blowing on a her pairaid fasbun, slaps her on the back, an aftur ricking up off the reverse slope ahead of the Vines, groun he observes a mass of stripes on her arm. preventing the Japs from firing The Beast sez—"Littul one, would you hke to ingage in a bit of into Marine infantry coming over eo-educasnunal Judo—an what is that insigneea on your sleeve that the hill. looks sumthin' like a mastur gun- "Deloused" a minefield near wry sarjunt's chevron ?" Machinato airfield, enabling Ma- An she sez—"That is what I am rine tanks and amtracs to land on —a MGySgt. I hay bin in the the beach. Blew up an unmanned •ervisg OVER two years." Japanese *7mm. gun with Jap ex- Well, Beast has bin gunnry plosives the same day. sarjunt over Three Years, in the Was mistaken for a hospital Core five times that long, knows corpsman when he helped evacuate every weapon from peashooter to 37 infantrymen wounded in 45 3fcs mm, bin thru four campains minutes of ridge fighting. Carried —an if he's lucky he might be one injured Marine off the ridge abull to get on as sentree at Gate in his arms. Helped administer 4 whin he comes back frum fur- blood plasma. low. Killed a possum-playing, gren- la case you did not hear all of age-throwing Jap with a Jap rifle. the details of that incountur of Smith was examining enemy dead Beast's, I'll hay to tell you in the next litter. at the time, leaving his own car- bine propped against a wall several Must go now an see if I can borrow sum cigarets off some new yards away. guys jist in frum overseas. % Helped set up a defense line Bunnynosc's fren not bothering to tell bim It wuz nice of girl around Shuri Castle the first night Angeletz that she wuz a doggie, until he arrived in Lost marreeying after its seizure. Bunnynose much comfort wusn't it? That way she gave so mere Drove back from the front lines still His Own all those lonely months. overseize thinking she wuz once in a Japanese 1938 Chevrolet thought It wuz most considerit of her, I MR. AMERICA? A girl submitted the above snapshot of truck. Tour Core fren, a Leatherneck who, she says, is head and shoulders above Currently Smith is repairing a , -*•. SARJUNT HETNEMANN other contenders for the title of "Mr. America of 1945." Jap 2%-ton White truck. Corps Saturday. Morning, August 11, 2 -Marine CheVron 1945 Indian Mystic Predicts Okinawa Outcome By PFC. Olin Heath An Indian mystic and a friend to the late Ernie Pyle, PFG. Joe P. Gatewood, recently passed through Base R&R Center, told his buddies, by signs in the rainbow, that the Okinawa campaign would be.successful, and when the tide of battle would turn in our favor. < Before the Marines sailed for theBasewithM.JeanHimesSkirting Okinawa, Joe and his Indian friends staged a ceremonial dance, in which they petitioned the war gods to favor the imminent Leath- erneck invasion. SEES SIGN IN SUV Then when the convoy was en route to Okinawa, a rainbow Talk about tough luck— two of arched over the convoy. The In- the gals really hit it this week. dian boys saw in this the answer Firstly, SHIRLEY ORWANT from to their prayers. Over half of the the Base Chaplain's Office was arc was chrystal clear, the re- changing trains in Chicago 'tother mainder was blurred. Joe inter- day. In the rush and the mob, and preted this as an easy invasion lugging her own luggage, she with resistance gradually stiffen- slipped and tore the ligament hi ing midway through the operation. her knee. So, her address for th« (Photo by PFC. Marion H. Bruwn) Joe gravely told Marines aboard next six or eight weeks will be his troop ship what to expect. Wesley Memorial Hospital, COMPLETE. Pictured above is the Marine detachment for the newly commissioned Ch- "The other fellows laughed off cago, 111. .. . The next casualty USS Macon. The entire group was drawn from personnel of the Base Sea School and was "GUNDY" GUNDERSON awaiting my 'Indian sign', but I told them of is now orders to board the ship. to remember what I said. I wish I R&R, who was struck by a car on had been a betting man," the Pacific Highway. She is up at the young Indian said. USNH, San Diego, in a nasty old Oldest Marine War Enlistee Returns Joe Gatewood didn't have to go cast. Sure was 3orry to hear about to war. Only the braves living off both these accidents 'twould be to — the reservation, or who are mar- nice remember them with a note From Pacific Warfare With Airmen ried to white women, or who own or two, wouldn't it? By StfSgt. Bert Hanna property off the reservation are The war must be almost over! MCAD, MIRAMAR—Meet MTSgt. saw action in France, Mesopotamia subject to call from the draft. But We are getting about everything John W. Summers, 53, of Albuquer- and Egypt. He was awarded the Joe and most of his draft exempt- we ever dreamed of wanting for que, N. M., who claims to be the Distinguished Conduct Medal In ed tribesmen wanted to serve. the barracks. The latest and best oldest man to enlist in the Marine France "for gallantry and good FRIEND OF PYLE thing (next to tlce water coolers) Corps since the start of World War conduct in the field." Joe was a personal friend of is the full length mirrors. They are IL His commanding officer in Meso- Ernie Pyle, the late war corre- really super, and were so He's worth meeting, not because potamia was the late Maj. Kermit spondent. When the Leatherneck needed. In fact, having them of his age but because of his youth Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roose- was working in Albuquerque, N. averted a near-catastrophe the spirit first day —because of his adventurous v-lt. *-hen in officer in the British M., both lived on the same street. they were installed. One which Father Time's scythe, com a, of the gals (name purposely de- my AO.er the war, Sgt. Sum- The two met on Okinawa upon bat experience in two vid and leted) was tearing out of her mpis rani" to this country to work Ernie's request that Joe drop by even the loneliness of P-n-itic is- squ&droom on her way to work- (for Mi; : v.jopvelt as a chauffeur and see him. They had a long talk, land duty h.ivon't blunted And in a terrific hurry—and gave one an>i r. j'ly.: i.ird for the major.? were photographed together, and also bei.;hi!'!rer> ' T'>e outbreak of the Joe told some of his combat ex- sonahiy new mirror. Imagine her i'rt x"a\< i""H found him engaged as periences, which the writer used in amaze- ment when she discovered that He's !*»iq'iil ohii-t -ill .'iv:sion inspector for hus column. being «vt!. .v-irs in.l eager the New Mexico police, in the hustle she had forgotten fed vii State MTSgt. SUMMERS Pyle as a •hs.ih'irge - Joe described Ernie her skirt. Thank Heaven for the to accept a. which he PASSED 'FORM V' , . still is spirited man who understood and made could get for the asking, he's bent Only mirror! a few days under the age . easy work of making others under- upon slaying in and seeing the limit for enlistment in Class 1, stand what he himself saw and NORMA ("ATCH") ACHESON show through to the finish. What's then open to men under 50 and re- heard really took the Sentry serious the more, he's applied for specialized stricted to guard duty within the One Bomb Away; other night —it appears that w< training and hopes to return over- continental limits of the United are now supposed to be quiet liko seas, this time as a flight engineer States, S«t. Summers was sworn in Jap Astray little mice when we come through instead of an airplane mechanic. the Marine Corps in June, 1942. Goes CheVron Facts the Gate and in our Area- aftei. Cal.—lstLt, So. AT PHILIPPINES 'I wanted to go but it EL CENTRO. Wen- The total circulation of the being warned by said Guard to he overseas dell M. Browning of Edwardsville, 0 Another amazing thing about didn't look like I'd get out of Class CheVron last week was 36,995 very quiet, "ATCH" took her sho s 111., wasn't satisfied with shooting Sgt. Summers, who has returned to 4 because of my age," the quiet, an increase of 530 more readers— off after she got into the VVR Area down Jap planes with his guns—he MCAD here for leave and reas- gray-haired said. than the previous total. and tippetytoed all the way the Leatherneck used bombs. to signment after duty with a service "However, I found that if I passed The CheVron, edited by its barracks. I calls it cooperation! Browning made his unusual 6 squadron of the Ist MAW in the a 'Form V" physical exam I could "kill" staff at MCB, seekn contribu- while a member of the high-scoring Notes at Random—The men Philippines, is that he hasn't been get into aviation as a technician tions from other Marine bases in 'Wolfpack" Corsair squadron which the hall really are causing on sick call since he enlisted in I didn't have any trouble passing in the West Coast area. mess operated from carrier no end of and we hear June, 1942 even while the physical and get- a Almost as many furor, that — overseas eventually Last May 0 subscribers undergoing bombing and shelling ting on an overseas detail. the squadron headed to the CheVron live in eastern mess work is much lighter and for Kanoya airfield do a little pleasanter these days. More and landing with invasion forces to U.S. the West. . . . CALLED "POP* bombing as in promotions have on D-day at Zamboanga, Mindanao. and strafing. Browning come out mak- "The idea that because a man ts was just starting his bombing ing everyone feel a lot better. Sgt, Summers U an Incurable out of his forties he can't stand the ■when he saw a fighter getting HOUSING SHORTAGE ACUTE Our part in the Friday Pa- soldier of fortune. . . . hardships of the field is a lot of ready to take off. Personnel changing station in- rade was lauded and the report NATIVE OF ENGLAND bunk. Of course, I took a lot of "Just about the time he was tak- volving assignment to duty in the "Well Done" came back to us. A native of Chislehurst, England, kidding when I was in the Philip- ing off I let her go. I was leading continental limits of the U.S. are . . . Someone has suggested how where he was reared and edacated, pines because of my age and every- him just a bit and the bomb urged, because of the housing nice 'twould be if the outdoor- he served with the British Army one called me 'Pop. That's to be caught him square. When the shortage, to make definite housing dances-that-used-to-be were re- through four years of the first expected But I'm glad I got a smoke cleared I couldn't even see arrangements before bringing fam- vived. What say? Anyone or all World War. In a machine gun out- chance to see some of this showI a piece of the plane."—Sgt. Douglas ilies to the vicinity of any naval who think it a good idea, let us fit which used armored cars, he, and maybe I'll see some more." I F. McKean. shore establishment. know.

MONK SEES, MONK DOES. This pet of the enemy plane on a bombing run. No. 2— nearby. Hey, a guy could get killed out here. 2nd Mar. Div. photo section gives with his Where's that starter gizmo? With the Jap No. 4—After the enemyraiders have been de- version of a Marine combat cinematographer planes looming larger in his finder the "pho- stroyed, the monk tallies the footage shot Covering a Pacific air raid. First photo on left tographer" has a little difficulty locating during the engagement, only to find that there shows "cameraman" perched on the pan tilt starter button. No. 3—Wow! A close one! wasn't any film in the camera. It's no use handle, preparing to sight-in on the raiding Must be the Kamikaze. The monk climbs the trying to make a monkey of a cameraman. planes. Have to be on the alert to track on camera ia fear when an enemy bomb hits (Photos by MTSgt. Alfred W. Rohde Jr.)

Morning, August llt 1945 Marine Corps jSaturday CheVron — 3 A Fighting Man's Tribute When Marines get together, when the "snow- jobs" flow, arguments always center around what Marjne division was "the best" and who had "the roughest duty." When the arguments are over, when the last beer is drunk, none of the participants has con- vinced the others—and each Marine goes his way still sold that his division was "the best" and that he and his outfit had "the roughest duty." Each Marine campaign has had its own par- ticular kind of hell. Some were short but mur- derous ; others were long and arduous. Heat and disease figured in many—cold and wet were others. But though every Marine who has fought can rightfully claim special laurels for his own divi- sion, in the minds of the civilian population one Leatherneck invasion will remain uppermost in their memory in the years to come, when the men now fighting are telling their children "Kiddies, when your daddy was with the Marines— on ... " That invasion was the five-month campaign for what most people call Guadalcanal the is- lands of Gavutu, Tanambogo, Tulagi and—Guadal- canal. In good-natured rivalry, the men of the other Marine divisions must credit the men of the Ist Division, Raiders and Paramarines who splashed ashore three years ago to launch America's first offensive against the Jap with a tremendous job well done. From Guadalcanal on, Marines have gone in after the Jap backed by many things learned at the expense of the Ist Division. In addition, later Marine invasions had the backing of complete sea and air domination and superior fire power and modern equipment. The first blood curdling Jap - screamed "Ban- zai!" was a horrible- thing when Marines first heard it in the Solomons. The lessons so pain- fully learned there were passed on by those fight- ing men to the other divisions. For those things all must be grateful. Not to lessen credit for the equally difficult and courageous accomplishments of the rest of the Corps, but just to give credit when credit is due is the purpose of this anniversary tribute to the men who took Guadalcanal. Three Years Ago —Flag Was Raised —Honor Saved MARINE CORPSCHEVRON Letters of general Interest to Marines will be published. Please be brief—sign your name, Safety Valve although it will be withheld if you wish. Published every Saturday at no cost to the government, by United States Marines and distributed free of charge on the Base, Copies may be furnished units outside the U. S. and off the Marine Base, by contacting circulation department. Mail subscription price for parents and friends for one year is 51.30. The CheVron does not necessarily express the atti- Explains Story 'Miss' Purple Heart for Wounds tude of Marine Corps Headquarters. Editor, The CheVron—Am enclosing a copy of the cita- Editor, The CheVron Some of the fellows and I are Jackson Extension — Telephone: 5121 633 Presidential Unit having an argument over the Purple Heart. They say I The CheVron, Bldg. 15, Corps Base tion our son received. He also has two Address: Marine rate it and I say I don't. I on Peleliu year and San Diego. 40, Cat Citations, one awarded when he was with the Ist Marines was last Entered as second-class matter March 19, 1945, at the post while there was evacuated for heat exhaustion. I was Diego, California,under the Act of 3, very surprised office at San March 1879. and the other with the 4th. Am much that hospitalized for three days. I returned to my outfit and The CheVron receives Camp Newspaper Service and Ship's in all these months you never even mentioned his citation a while later went up on the lines again. This time I Editorial Association material. Republication of credited less as an article was evacuated to the Medical Battalion where I matter prohibited without permission of CNS, 205 B. 42nd under your column of citations, much spent St., New York City 17. in your paper. I cannot understand the reason. three days and two nights. Also, has a star been author- ized for this operation? Maj.Gen. Earl C. Long, Honorary Editor NAME WITHHELD JOHN McGUIRL Lt. Herbert C. FairaH, Officer-in-Charge Corp. P. Sgt. A. S. Heinemann Editor Mt. Vernon, N. T. FPO, San Francisco, CaJ. PFC. John R. Hunter ------Sports Editor Corp. Wm. F. Taylor ------Reporter Editor's note—four pride in your con's achievements is Editor's note—The Purple Heart ta received for wounds StfSgt. E. L. Warner ------Art Director certainly understandable. We regret there are many suffered in action against an organized The star Corp. William E. Cooper------Circulation Manager enemy. PFC. Betty Gammill ------Business Manager stories of this nature that we miss. The citations listed has been authorized for the operation. in the- column are sent to us from Washington, D. C, ------only publish we receive. far ■«• -fr ￿ Church Services and we can what As as a we a for enlisted MABTJTE COXtPS BASE (Protestant) Sunday Services: story in the CheVron goes, are paper Base Chapel—Morning Worship, 1015; Holy Communion, 1106. personnel and your son is an officer. Whether we run R&R Center—Morning Worship, 0815. (Base Theater) Transfer to Line Duty RD stories on officers depends to a great extent on the value Morning Worship, 0915. Bldg. 110 (Brig), Morning Worship,— 1045. Tuesday: Adm. Bldg. (Room 206), Bible Class, 1900. we place on the news as it is happening. Editor, The CheVron—Could you please tell me rf H is (Soman Catholic): Base Chapel.—Mass, 0015; R&R Center possible to get transferred to line duty? I talked with Mass, 1015; RD—Mass, OSOO. Base Chapel—Mass, daily. Mon-— day through Saturday, 1630; Confessions, daily, Monday «■ *• ￿ my first sergeant and he said they were all too busy to through Saturday, 1600. R&R Center—Confessions, Satur- bother with it. I am on general duty and I know I days, 1700. RD (Bldg. 123) —Confessions, Saturdays, 1800. could (Jewish) : Base Chapel Sunday, Services, 0800. (Latter be of more value in line duty. Day Saints): RD (Bldg.— 123), Morning Worship, 0800. No Unit Ribbon for MAG 31 (Episcopal): Holy Communion, 0730, Base Chapel. (Christian NAME WITHHELD Science): RD (Bldg. 123), Service, 1800. Editor, The CheVron — I would appreciate it if you Miramar, Cal. CAMP MATTHEWS (Protestant): Morning Worship, 1000. would clear up a matter for me. I served overseas with (Soman Catholic): 1100. (Jewish): 0915. Editor's note—Yes, it is possible for the transfer to be Mass, Service, MAG 31 attached to the 4th Wing. Some of the (letter Day Saints): Worship, 1400. (Christian Science): Air effected. If the "top" is too busy to talk it over with you, Wartime minister at Chaplain's office Thursday, 1600-1700. fellows say that rate the Presidential Unit Citation we request permission to see your "skipper". He will take CAMP EI.IJOTT (Protestant): Sunday, 0915, Communion, and wearing it. I haven't heard any official word on 0630, are the time to talk with you, 1000 Post Chanil. (Catholic): Sunday Masses 0800, 1116. we Mass dally. 1630, Confession before Mass. (Christian Science): it and personally do not believe rate it. What's the Wartime minister at Chaplain's office, Wednesday, 1700-1800. word, Doc? ￿ ￿ ￿ (Jewish): Post Chapel, Thursday, 1830. (bitter Day Saints): Sgt. 1930, Camp Post Chapel, Friday 1830. HAROLD MASTERMAN MCAD, MXRAMAB (Protestant): Sunday: Communion 0730, Miramar, CaL Divine Worship 1000. Vesper Communion Wednesday 1800. Sixth Defense Shoulder Patch Mid-week Fellowship, Wednesday 1830. Choir Rehearsals, Editor's note—Da' word is that so far as we know the Tuesdays and Thursdays 1830. (Catholic): Sunday Mass, 0830 fellows wearing the ribbon are way out of line. To date, Editor, The CheVron —In recent editions (of the and 1130. (Confessions, Sunday, 0800, 1100; daily and Satur- CheVron) question days). Daily Mass 0630. Novena, Mondays 1900. Devotions, we have not been notified that the MAO 31 rates the I have seen the asked and answered: first Friday of month, Mass 0630. Holy Hour 1900. citation. "What shoulder patch does the Sixth Defense Battalion (Jewish): Thursday 2000. (Latter Day Saints): Wednesdays 1815. (Christian Science): Wartime minister at Chapel Fri- rate?" By order of the Commanding General of the Fleet days 1400-1500. All services held in the Depot Chapel. ￿ ￿ <■ Marine Force, Pacific, this organization is authorized to CAMP (Protestant>: Post Chapel, communion wear the shoulder patch for an anti-aircraft battalion of at 0900, Bible Class 0930, Morning Worship at 1015, Vesper Serivce 2000; Wednesday, Vesper Service 2000; Ranch House FMF, Pac. Chapel, service at 1015; Infantry Training Center, Sunday Deck Courts Stay in SRB Capt. J. J. STROTHERS morning worship, 0700; at Theaters. lf-T-1 at 0800. 15-T-l at 0900, 16-T-l at 0900, 17-T-l at 6900. (Catholic): Post Editor, The CheVron—Is a deck court martial ever re- FMF, Pacific. Chapel, Sunday Masses 1115. Daily at 0800 and Mass 1730. book after a certain of Confessions Saturday at 1600. Novena, Wednesday 1900; moved from one's record length Editor's note—Thank yon, captain, thank yon. Queries) House Chapel, Sunday Mass 0915; Tuesday and Friday, is record of the fault having been Ranch time? If so, any com- on patches and service ribbons constitute a large part of Mass 1645; Confessions before all Masses. Infantry Training left the Center, Mass at 0760; at Theaters. 14-T-l at 0900, daily at mitted in book? our daily mall. Our source of information en answering •060; at 0800, 16-T-l at 1000, at 0800; Confes- 15-T-l 17-T-l NAME WITHHELD must necessarily come from Headquarters, Washington, sions before each Mass. (Chxhrtiam Science): Ranch House Cal. Chapel, Sunday 1115; Study Group, Thursday 1830. MCB, San Diego, and it is not always possible for the CheVron to keep 0900, Monday (Jew. Day Saints): Post Chapel, Sunday 1900. martial stand informed to-the-minute on various authorizations. la£)s Post Chapel, Friday at 1900. Editor's note—The records of deck court Per- CAMP axUXSPTK (Christian Science): 1200-1300. Adm. in the record book and are never removed, even after sons in position to ejuote authoritatively on such subjects Bldg, Wednesdays. (Catbolle): Services at 0815. (Pretestaat) separation from the Corps. It is a permanent record. will find their correspondence most welcome in this office. Services M 1000. Saturday: Morning, August 11, 1941 4 Marine Corps CheVron Three Years Ago Marines Opened First Pacific Offensive By Sgt. Eugene A. Cook, Oombat Correspondent Three years ago this week, the men. of the Ist Mar. Div., Vets Reinforced, landed on"The Island." Guadalcanal Marines have stormed dozens of beaches since Aug. 7, 1942. They have fought and bled on islands and atolls from Winners of Nine there to within the shadow of Japan, but to the men who launched America's first counter-￿ punch of World War H there is protecting the field held, and then Top Medals only one battlefield significantly blunted the three-pronged drive- Where are they now, the termed "The Island"—Guadalcanal, One other large force of Japa- the military laboratory of the Pa- nese got ashore. They were ac- Marine heroes of those first cific war. months Guadalcanal counted for by Marine riflemen few on Guadalcanal today is no longer a and a roving battalion of Raiders who won the Medal or Honor? major military base; it is pri- led by a man named Carlson. marily an island of memories. iSgt. John Basilone of Rair- On Dec. 7, when he relinquished The world watched tensely as tan, N. J., was the first en- his command of the area, Gen. travel-weary Ist Div., rein- listed man to win the medal in the Vandegrift was able to deliver forced by Raiders and Parama- a this war. He kept his machine- simple farewell to his men. It was ashore in the misty guns firing even when it meant rines, splashed an unadorned tribute. The writers carrying shells through enemy dawn on Guadalcanal, Gavutu, taking of the drama. Tulagi. were care lines to his men. After returning Tanambogo and They had their notes for "Into the mar- With the Philippines lost, with to the United States to be Valley," and "Guadalcanal Diary," Guam and Wake the enemy's ried to a woman Marine, Sgt. Lena in and the other volumes that were hands, the United States had Riggi of Portland, Ore., and after perpetuate the heroic battle. right to speaking on bond selling tours, struck back- swung with its said, (Ollicial USMC Photo) Vandegrift in part: ■ . Basiione insisted - returning -trying to stop the Japs in their . on to at all times you have faced without" path of conquest. action. On Iwo Jima, shortly after JUNGLE TRACK. The new, improved Guadalcanal boasts flinching the worst that the enemy For a few hours, the Japanese the Marines swept ashore, Basilone a railroad. Seabees built the track and named it the could do to us and have thrown suspected merely a not a full- was killed. G.B.&T. (Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Tokyo). raid, back the best that he could send scale invasion. They fell back from against us. It may well be that BAUER MISSING IN ACTION the and their immediate beaches, this modest operation, begun four objective, the airfield (later named Lt.Col. Harold W. Bauer of months ago today, has, through Henderson Field), was Woodruff, Kans., was nearly out Marine Aviation Has Tremendous secured your efforts, been successful In but the Japs soon proved of gas that day over Henderson quickly, thwarting the larger aims of our knew what was afoot. Field when he saw a squadron of Growth Since Guadalcanal Days they enemy in the Pacific. Jap planes attacking a destroyer. CAMPAIGN ALMOST LOST "The fight for the Solomons is He engaged the entire force StfSgt. Theron J. Combat alone, By Rice, Correspondent On the second night, Guadalcanal not yet won, but I know that you, saw four Jap planes fall in flames, From a few obsolete aircraft that Japanese shifted to the Central was almost lost. In a naval battle as brave men and men of good wiH, before he ran out of gas. Bauer landed on Guadalcanal three years Pacific in November, 1945, the off Savo Island, four Allied cruisers will hold your heads high and pre- has been missing action since in ago with the mission of fighting sight of an enemy plane became a —the USS Vincennes, Astoria and vail in the future as you have ia Nov. 1942. 14, off the Japanese air force. Marine rarity. Tarawa, Makin, Kwajalein Quincy, and Australia's Canberra the past." Maj. Kenneth Dillon of — Bailey Aviation has grown until today it and Eniwetok were seized in costly were sunk. The crippled Allied Pawnee, Okla., won his medal the CHANGES IN SIX MONTHS has hundreds of sleek, modern battles, but there «vas practically fleet withdrew. The invading force night of Sept 12, 1942, when he no Six months after the island was planes strafing; the streets of air opposition. was left on its own. Guadalcanal ignored a severe head wound for secured, Marines who fought Tokyo itself. Marine airmen began to look like Bataan. there 1» hours while he led his Raider Meanwhile, as- would have had difficulty finding The story of that advance and sumed the job of policing thou- The smaller islands had been se- troops in hand-to-hand combat, the battle scenes. Underbrush cot- growth is an aviation epic. miles cured in a few days. But the "Ca- and helped save Henderson Field. sands of square of water ered the shellholes. Bloody Ridge They called Henderson Field at surrounding nal" was to take six months. It His wounds were fatal. numerous bypassed was just another tropical ridge. Guadalcanal the "Patch of Des- Japanese garrisons. was to take the best efforts of men Sightseers now may notice row FIRST ON tiny" The incredible feats of hero- like Vandegrift, Foss, Schmid, a HENDERSON of warehouses, and they hear of a ism by a few Marine aviators who JAP FLIERS HIT AT SAIPAN Basilone, Edson and Paige. And John bucian Smith of Lex'ugton, Ist Div. Marine who revisited the stopped the Jap dead in his march At Saipan, the Jap air" force hundreds of their buddies who o'<>h first American fiver to land island and then didn't recognise of conquest have proven the ac- hiding temporarily, would never walk away from the Henderson. led a 21-plane came out of the place where he had fought be- on F:Hrl curacy of that title for a few acres only to be slaughtered by carrier- battlefield. squadmn a,<;h.;iM Japs oftei. out cause warehouses now stood where of mud and battered palm trees. based Navy planes. It was the Repeatedly, the Japs attacked numoei ing his force six to one. there once was a jungle. same story, on a smaller from the hills. Repeatedly, the Ma- Between Aug. 21 and Sept. 15, he WIN ACE RATING scale, at At night, when the island's lights FIVE Guam. rines threw them the east downed 16 planes while his squad- Tinian and back, to are glowing brightly, they may- During the first year and a half at Tenaru, and to the west in the ron accounted for 83. risen The invasion of the Philippines hear the jungle sounds—if th«y an* Smith, of combat in the Solomons, five three battles of the Matanikau. to the rank of lieutenant colonel, found Marine dive-bombers blast- not too close to a radio and it Marine pilots were established as On Sept. 13, reinforced from the — is now executive officer of a Ma- a Manila seldom occurs to them that those the top of the United States. ing path from Leyte to sea, the Japs launched a major rine air group the aces pressed sounds once startled tense Marines in Pacific. But keeping the planes in flying for the hard ground push on Henderson Field, the Maj. Robert E. Galer of Seattle, troops, while Leatherneck- fighter because they sounded like snipers condition became a major prob- "Patch of Destiny." It was certain Wash., commanded the second cleared sky of moving in the brush. lem. Conditions Henderson p. its the enemy to Japs—in a Radio fighting squadron on Guadalcanal. at succeed. The Last year, Guadalcanal was stiH Field were indescribably bad, and pla les. Tokyo announcement said so He shot down 13 enemy planes, — the Pearl Harbor of the South Pa- there was nothing like an over- Bloody Iwo Jima put our com- themselves. was unofficially credited 27. cific. Henderson Field was almost with haul base within 1000 miles. bat troops within fighter plane The broadcast didn't take into A lieutenant colonel, he served as as busy as La Guardia Airport Ground working with- Jap homeland for the a known as observer at Iwo Jima and crewmen, range of the account battle Bloody From its runways. Army, Navy and an as an in sight the lines, repaired but then was fighting force called the operations officer at of front first time, even there Ridge, a Marine planes roared out over a Okinawa. planes by day and took turns only token resistance in the air. Raiders, and leader named Ed- the a great web of airlanes. Other giant PAIGE standing watch over them at son. NOW CAPTAIN Finally, at Okinawa, Marine airfields on the island throbbed night. Finally, Guadalcanal was Again, in October, the enemy PlSgt. Mitchell Paige of Char- Aviation, relegated to the back- with activity. secured and the moved ahead. struck knockout blow at the Pa., singlehandedly war ground * since the Solomons cam- a Today, Guadalcanal lies far in leroi. halted a field. The issue was in doubt. One Jap break-through by manning his MARINES GET TWO-THIRDS paign, again had its day. the backwash of the war. It no reporter "This is probably machine-guns after all his men wrote: longer has a stirring role in the Of the more than 1200 planes On May 10, 1945, a new chapter my last dispatch front Guadal- were either killed or wounded. Now drama of the Pacific Guadalcanal shot down in the South Pacific be- in Marine Aviation was launched canal." a captain, he recently reported to tween Aug. 20, 1942, and the fall when Marine pilots, flying from a belongs to history. a unit at San Diego for duty. of Munda less than a year later. Marine - manned carrier, made MARINES HOLD Brig.Gen. Merrit Austin Edson Marine pilots were credited with bombing and strafing runs in sup- After a relentless sea and air of Chester, Vt., won his medal on 800. port of Leatherneck troops battling bombardment, the Japs attacked. Upper Hand Gained Bloody Ridge, where he led 500 When operations against the on Okinawa. But the thin barrier of Marines Marines against 1200 Japs, killing on 800 of the enemy, and saving the Over Sickness "Patch of Destiny," as Henderson Field was called. He later partici- Guadalcanal as on every pated in the Tarawa, Saipan and On Guadalcanal, Pacific island Tinian invasions, and now is com- where American manding general of the Service servicemen have set foot, great Command. FMF Pacific. strides have been made in eradi- cating Capt. Joe Foss, the crack-shot an enemy often deadlier than the pilot from Sioux Falls, S. D., de- Japs—disease. Long stroyed 23 Jap pkmes between Oct. ago, the upper hand was gained 9 and Nov. 19, 19*2. Now a major, over the anopheles mos- quito he is on temporary duty at a Ma- on Guadalcanal by malaria control rine Corps air station In .Santa units employing tactics Barbara, Cal. ranging from the fundamental spraying of stagnant water to low- VANDEGRIFT LED OFFENSIVE flying planes using DDT spray. Maj.Gen, A. A. Vandegrift is see- While caution must be exercised ing to a victorious finish the of- on Guadalcanal today, many of fensive he launched with victory the early preventative measures- on Aug. 7, 1942, when he led the required by troops have been re- Ist Mar. Div. in the Guadalcanal laxed or eliminated. offensive of the war. On the "Canal" — and later, leading the WOUND CHEVRONS Bougainville invasion —he shared The Navy Department has ad- the mud and mosquitoes, the heat vised the House Committee on and tropical storms and the battle Naval Affairs that it does not fa- perils with his men. He was deco- vor enactment of the bill to author- rated for his inspiration as a lead- ise wearing of wound and war er and for "tenacity, courage and service chevrons. At the present resourcefulness."* time area campaign service rib- Today he wears a full general's bons are used extensively and are four stars, and as Commandant of < Official USMC Photo) distinctive evidence of service. the United Stites Marine Corps he The Purple Heart is now author- is guiding all the Marine divisions CHOSE TO DIE. The early morning sun reveals the corpses of half-buried Japs in ised for wounds which necessitate as they climb the last rungs of the the tidal sands of Guadalcanal's Tenaru River after & Banzai attempt to dislodge the treatment by a medical officer" an.i ladder of the Pacific to Tokyo. Marines on the island. is considered adequate recognition. Morning, August 11* 1945 Marine Corps. CheVron — 5 Startled Marines Nab Six Nip-Naxis By PFC. Olin Heath Leathernecks when they bagged When 6th Div. Marines fighting on Okinawa captured six the six Germans. white prisoners near a Jap artillery position, they rubbed IGNORANT OF DEFEAT their eyes, and wondered just who and where they were Quizzing the captives, one by fighting. Their quarry were dirty, beardless men and wore one, a Marine interpreter learned strange woolen green fatigue suits.' that some Axis artillerymen were These six men, 10,000 miles from old squad leader from Greensboro, observing Japanese employment of Berlin, were serving the Fuehrer. N. C., who recently returned to field pieces. None of the six knew Corp. Clarence E. Jones, 28-year- R&R Center because of wounds, anything of the defeat their com- described the astonishment of the rades were suffering in the home- land. This Ain't Hay Jones' unit was later bivouaced ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT near the Yontan airstrip on Oki- CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC nawa, the night two gliders loaded (Delayed)—Stateside rationing to with Jap commandoes landed. the contrary, there's enough food About 200 Japs, armed with gren- aboard this ship to feed each Ma- ades and TNT, tumbled screaming rine pilot and ground crewman, out of the gliders and bolted for and every Navy officer and en- the American planes scattered listed man a full ration three about in revetments. times a day for 80 days. Marines and Seabees, momen- To be exact, our food supplies tarily stunned, recovered quickly total 433,366 pounds; our drinking and machine - gunned the raiders water, 2325 gallons. and kept damage to American One hundred fifty-three items, planes surprisingly low. Most of ranging from 40,000 pounds of the Japs concentrated on destroy- potatoes to 39 ounces of maple ing themselves, once the tide of (Photo by Flt'C. Ilobert L. Keller) syrup flavoring, fill our huge re- the battle was swung against them. frigerators where men wear TOT AND TWO STARS. An orphaned tot in the arms winter clothing if duty FIND AMERICAN FLAG of an Okinawan nurses' aide skeptically eyes Maj.Gen. inside keeps them there any The Marine was amazed to find Lemuel C. Shepherd, 6th Mar. Div. leader, during a visit length of time. an American flag on a dead Jap. to a civilian camp. Our provisions also Include Our flag, carefully folded, had re- 125,000 oranges, 10,000 onions, ceived far care by the Jap 5000 lemons, 10,000> grapefruit, than had his own orange and 85,000 apples and 45,000 eggs. white silk battle flag. The Ameri- Amphtracks Play New Role; In addition to 200 loaves of can flag was well woven from a white, raisin or wheat bread, our FIRST ACE. Knocking down flax material and had no disfigur- Front-Line Hospitals bakery turns out 120 pies or five Jap planes in night inter- ing marks or writing on it. The Now (Delayed)—The Ma- 'me as well as medical personnel." cakes every 24 hours. ceptions at Okinawa, Capt. Rob- Japanese flag had served virtually OKINAWA rine Corps' amphtracks have Once the amphtrack moves into At every port the commissary ert Baird of South Gate, Cal., as a diary. Many of the characters a new job, one far removed the desired site the hospital gear is officer replenishes our supply of became the first night fighter once translated, described activi- tackled task of carrying unpacked and set quickly into po- beef, liver, pork, chicken, frank- ace in Marine history and prob- ties of the Rtce Bowl area in the from their usual men and their gear sition. The metal interior is cov- furters, fish, ham, veal, salami, ably first in the Pacific war. Great Northern China. fighting liverwurst and bologna. through the surf and across Pa- ered with white fabric, trays of There's even ice cream three cific beaches. Now, fitted with the surgical instruments are placed in times a week. equipment of a field hospntal, they a sterilizer and the portable operat- The one missing item is fresh 'Exchange' Hen for Khaki are serving as front - line mobile ing table and lamp are set up. milk, but gallons of the operating rooms. Then, using the canvas covers 80 Sgt. John Chapman "Stopped layin'," the Texan said powdered variety are consumed By W. In addition to offering the maxi-. carried as part of the vehicle's Correspondent laconically. daily, reports Sgt. Bernie Milli- Combat mum of protection against the regular equipment, blackout cur- But his foxhole beside a few gan, combat correspondent. IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed) in weather, and sniper and mortar tains arc rigeed so that the doctors — crumpled hen's feathers, rested a This is the tale of a silent shell fire as well, the amphtracks were can woi k throughout the night package. It contained two suits of without fear of drawing enemy burst and two suits of pressed able to move across rice paddies and ditches in the wake of the rifle or artillery fire. Band Arrival khaki on—of all places—Iwo Jima. EGGED TO REVENGE Odd troops when nearly every other The amphtrack's own high- It began when a Japanese hen RYIRVU ISLANDS (Delayed) type vehicle bogged down. This powered, portable spotlight may be escaped from an enemy pillbox Marks Parade —A group of Leathernecks with maneuverability alone, medical of- used in an emergency to provide (Delayed) under attack by men of the 3rd an IN THE PACIFIC — a 2nd MAW unit have extra ficers claim, proves their worth. additional lighting. It the afternoon of a Marine Mar. Div.'s 3rd Tank Bn. After a score to settle with the Japs. was Utilization of the hitherto strict- ADVANTAGE OF METHOD Corps battalion parade a "rest hectic chase around the front lines, they in When first landed at this ly combat vehicle in its new role is Contrasting this to the usual bat- companies the cackler captured by Sgt. base, a area," and already the was advanced they procured the idea of Navy Capt. Joseph W. tle dressing station, Capt. Kim- smartly aligned on the drill not were Billy Wade of El Dorado, Tex. hen that laid less than five Kimbiough of San Francisco, chief brough points out the obvious looking toward their camp on tethered the eggs every week. The little group field, The lanky Texan surgeon of the Ist Mar. Div., who benelit to the wounded, often the hill. They were awaiting the night. was by everyone on is- hen in his foxhole that Next envied the started woik on the idea months treated under the inadequate shel- a band borrowed for the arrival of morning the first noiseless "shell" land. Then a Jap plane strafed befoie the invasion of Okinawa. ter of a tarpaulin hastily pitched occasion from a neighboring unit. the fire where 12 other the area. The Marines got to burst near MAKE FIELD TESTS against a hill or in a cave entrance, Suddenly the band came into were heating their C ra- their foxholes time, but not the Marines in "Rcr.lizing that the target would and to the surgeons who have sight not on the road winding a beautiful gold and hen. — tions, and present problems in difficult ter- woikrd in knee-deep mud and used down the hill on the right, but sizzled merrily in a meat white egg rain anil longer evacuation routes." llasblights. headed for the steep incline sur- pressed khaki. That's what the pan. he said, "the medical staff dis- It its first appearance on the rounding the field. Spectators made cackler was worth to an Army ob- For six successive mornings cussed possible solutions and made front lines, the captain revealed, way hurriedly, for it was evident server fiom Tennessee who boasts Wade gulped his golden breakfast extensive field tests before deiid- one of the mobile operating rooms the boys were late, and wanted to an amazing capacity for fried while 12 mouths drooled nearby. ing to use the amphtracks. Now it had as its first patients, two Ma- make up time. chicken. the seventh day, Wade has the enthusiastic support of rines, both with serious wounds of To the accompaniment of cheers On was absent. So was the egg. for A RULE FOR DISPLAY the chest and in great danger from from assembled Marines, the band So, was the chicken. OF THE FLAG shock. slid down the slope, reformed on that matter, U.S. flag is suspended "With the new facilities," he the field, and marched sedately The following morning, there When the Metalsmith Has a building and a pole, the said, "the medical staff was able onto the grounds. The parade pro- were 13 Marines heating C rations between union is toward the pole. (o woik on them all night, admin- ceeded on schedule. over the fire. Wade had returned. Rat Trouble ister oxygen, whole blood and plasma, and in the morning had IN THE PACIFIC (Delayedl — the satisfaction of knowing that Life on this island has been pretty patients had a better than even much a rat-race to PFC. Eli A. the chance survive." Flores of Phoenix, Ariz., but he be- to lieves the finish line is in sight now. A metalsmith by trade, Flores Spotter Gets Jap spends much of his free time mak- ing metal wris-twateh bands and other souvenirs for friendl*. Cave Dweller Things went along well until OKINAWA (Delayed)—Early In three rings disappeared one night the morning, he had seen one flash from his well - locked little shop. from the Jap antitank gun on the In their places, ht found a berry, a side of the jagged coral bluff. But, riece of bark and a chunk of in turning his hood, the Marine c 01 al. artillery spotter lest its location. After that, other things disap- All day long, 2dLt. Bruce Wil- peared, always to be replaced by liams of Washington, D. C, some other worthless, object. watched and waited fV>r the Jap to The climax came when an offi- fire again. At dusk the vigil end- cer's wristwatch was stolen—and a ed. Williams suddenly saw "part rusty nail left in its place. of the mountain open." A Jap Flores began a systematic search emeiged, quickly cleaned the bore for the watch and finally found it of his gun. in a hole at the root of a palm tree, "When he finished,™ Williams along with the three rings and said, "he went back in the cave other stolen loot. A pack rat scur- and closed a camouflaged gate be- rjing from the hole provided him hind him. It fitted the contour of with the solution to the mystery. the bluff so perfectly you simply Now Flores believes he has the couldn't see his emplacement." answer to the problem. He intends But by that time, the Marines -.«- .-# .«..,..■ the lines, however, in fields and for long. Half an hour later, the "What a guy," said PFC. Lester loaded bazooka to where he could one of them to a group sitting at abandoned houses, one sees them bleating resumed. They shot again D. Stoltzfus, a member of Rogers' see the sniper—which was fine, ex- another table, "give with a seven munching contentedly straw mats —ducking each time because of a emit—F Co., 6th Mar. Div. cept the sniper also could see him. letter word for a southern state vand old kimonos. possible answer from Jap snipers— " "There we were on Oroku, try- "He scored a direct hit on the "Gawja!" was the ready reply. have disconcerting but the crying continued through- They one ing to take a little ridge. The Japs cave where the sniper was located. "We want a seven letter word, They bleat continually and out the night. Strait. had aseries of intersecting trenches but before he could get back to not a five letter word," was the sound is similar a child's In the morning, tired and angry, the to at the top of it. They were throw- cover the Japs opened up on him reply. cries. the Marines went out to get the ing mortar shells and grenades at One night two infantrymen in goat, which still was wailing. And us. in the underbrush 20 yards from the Ist Marines were awakened by "We moved up until we were so their foxhole they found the cul- wailing. close they couldn't reach us with CHAMP prit— a two-year-old Okinawan CHIMPS BONDS wish that goat would cut it mortars, but they were still pitch- "I girl! One of the tired, angry Ma- He sounds just baby ing grenades. We tossed our own out. like my rines reached into his pocket. daughter," said. grenades back at them, but that one Two chocolate bars later, every- wasn't good enough for Rogers. "Yeh, Td better take a shot at one was happy. Mabel Cracks Up as Girdle SlacksUp USES DEMOLITIONS Mabel, do you know that the "He made up a hefty demolition cost of taking the Marshall Islands charge. He walked up the hill a —one of the quickest Pacific op- ways, not paying much attention erations spearheaded by Marines to what the Japs were throwing at — was Six Billion Dollars? him. He'd rigged a three-second Really, Myrtle? Why didn't we just buy it from the Japs? I'm suie they would have sold for less Marine Strength than that—what with the price of When the Guadalc anal offen- real estate going down, and all. sive was launched, the Marine Coups had two divisions in the Shut up, Mabel, and listen. That money includes planes, oil, am- Pacific available for action. To- munition, ships, and the training and equipping of personnel—Six day, are six full divisions there Billion Dollars! Again I leave it to you to imagine what it will cost in the field and the overall us to go all the way to Tokyo. strength of the Corps has almost tripled. Oh, don't leave it to me, Myitle, I bate figures - including my own. On Aug. 7, 1012, there were These war-time girdles have about as much snap as a 65-year-old 161,336 Marines. The Marines biddy with a sprained back. Corps today has more than 475,000 officers aoid enlisted per- Forget your bulges, and hear this. We've spent about 300 Billion of which some 18,

FRIDAY, AUG. SI OTHER RESULTS I- ••'■—• —~i - {ifnolo by Corp. Louise T*arker) Ist Guard Co vs Service Co. Gordon Hendricks (US), Salt * Base'DUqpnsary r% Fire Department Lake City, decfeioned Daniel Colo- CLOSE. The camera catches a near-miss at the weekly Rscß Center vs Hq. Co, Guard Bn. carlo , Seattle, Was*.; Ottn Recruit Depot boxing smoker. The smoker is now fea- Minnich (142), Venice, tW, and turing special entertainment by song-and-dance artists. Marine Corps CheVron Morning, 8 - Aiun^UJ[^^H Pacific Baseball Flash Appeals As 2nd 'High-Pockets' Kelly IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed) age. Six of the hits were homers, A Marine team here has a first— three were triples, and ten were baseman who reminds old time doubles. fans in the - of baseball service In the field In "Hi-Pockets" former Quinn is a class George Kelly, by himself. He handles the moat star. N. Y. Giant difficult chances with an ease that The player is Pvt. Wellington amases onlookers. In 40 games be "Wimpy Quinn of Winalow, Wash., has made only two errors. property of the Chicago Cubs. Be- is six-feet, tall, he entered the he was Quinn two-inches ifore service, weighs 195 pounds, and throws and a member of the Los Angeles bits rigbthanded. Coast league club. In recent averages, Quinn is Manager Pvt Harry Hughes of leading the league's first basemen the Marines and former Atlanta in hitting and fielding. In 40 Crackers pilot, tabs Quinn as one games he banged out 52 hits in 144 of the finest prospects he has seen service. trips to the plate for a .861 aver- in the Quinn entered professional basa- ball witb Vancouver of the British Columbia league after graduating from the University of Oregon. He latum* was a baseman then. After « (Official Pboto) third I'SMC a season in pro ball he became a THE STRETCH. Here is Pvt. Wellington Quinn, a Marine baseball flash in the Pacific first baseman. who turns in a performance at first base which reminds fans of "High-pockets" Kelly. In 1940 be chalked up a Western International league runs batted- in record with 150 runs in 140 British Interested games. Under Clarence Rowland in 1943, Quinn showed real promise In Diamond Game at first base. He was one of the best defensive infielders in the By Jack Cuddy league and finished the season In

Grasshoppers—Scourge of the Pacific by E. L. WARNER, StfSgt.

THISWEEK FOR NEWSMARINES OVERSEAS Mondav—MAJ. BONG. NO. 1 U.S. WAR ACE. KILLED IN JET PLANE Tuc<=ii.iy—ATOMlC BOMB STARTLES WORLD; SHATTERS JAP CITY Wednesday—TßUMAN ANNOUNCES RUSSIA AT WAR WITH JAPAN ThiiL_Jay—2ND ATOBOMB HITS JAPS; RUSS ATTACK MANCHUKUO Friday—JAPAN REELING IN DEFEAT; SURRENDER FORECAST MILWAUKEE (SEA)—Because she need- NEW YORK - The glorious postwar world ej an unusual type of blood, Gloria Konicki. we've been heanng so much about will be 12, ill at St. Luke's Hospital here, had to complete with telephone service from jour await tests from 400 donors before the right auto to the office, home, or any place else kind was found. Townspeople came to in the world. The American Telephone and Gloria's assistance after a story was run in Telegraph Co. has a unit to be mounted on a local paper. the dashboard, which includes phone, re- ￿ <￿ halters, ALEDO, 111.—A husband was stumped by ￿ ￿ ￿ form questions he was asked to fill out in GREENWICH, Conn. (CNS> — George making a divorce application. The trouble Houston was ploying double solitaire with wa.s, the clerk discovered, he didn't know his wife when three masked men entered his wife's name. "I just call her Honey," their home. One of the intruders continued he said. tlie game with Houston, the second looted ￿ <■ <■ the house of $75 and nine cases of whiskey MAKTINSBIIJG, W. Va. (CMS)--Martins- and the third stood guard. Later all three burg's harassed poslmcn aren't bitten by .aft,, each kissing Mis. Houston goodb;.c. dogs any more. Lately they have been bit- •0- ￿ <> ten by a small boy who sneaks up from SAC::.V.IL\\ TTO A 3C-rlay Jul behind, nips them on the legs and vanishes i..ntence was imporad on a Sacrament') in the bushes. woman for threaten.ng to burn the ho.i.c oi an evacuee Japanese-American family MISMOTLA, Moiil.

ChevronCHICK ■."as the fiv: tof its kind impose'! en a local John Brandenburg refused to pay the fine, esident for tbicatenmg I'isei who have re- went to jiil instead and then spitefully u.ned to the West C>a-t. flushed hi:, $1000 bankroll down the cell- ■> •> O- block toilet. indi.\:;apolis (Cns> — a i7-.vcar-.oii local resident saw the motion pH aire "Lil- NEW YOKR (CNS) - John S Sumner, tinger," ba'xd on the liie of the notoiious who doesn't like sin, poir.ts with pride to badman, then stola a car from a parking these resu'.ts of his record this year in sup- lot and, leering dramatically, knocked o'er pressing vice: 37,002 books banned, 23,818 three trees and sre front porches before he pictures and postcards confiscated: 12,900 was apprehended by pui suing police. "I circulars burned and 24,293 "immoral" odds HAVE A BITE? A man would be a fool to refuseflie offering; of movie felt meiin," he explained to the judge. and ends destroyed. player Jane Russell. Apples are SO harcii&jfet these clays, are they not? Marine Corps CheVron Saturday Morning, 12 - August ll^^^Arij