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MAGAZINE JANUARY 1977 Volume 102, Number 1 National Commander

William J. Rogers

Table of Contents CHANGE OF ADDRESS Subscribers, please notify Circulation Dept., P. O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206 UNIONISM WOULD THREATEN MILITARY CHAIN OF using Form 3578 which ia available at your local post office. Attach old address lubel and COMMAND 4 give old and new addresses with ZIP Code BY NAT'L CMDR. WILLIAM J. ROGERS number and current membership card num- Legion chief speaks out against unions in armed forces ber. Also, notify your Post Adjutant or other officer charged with such responsibilities.

OFF THE HIGHWAY: LAKE ERIE'S ISLANDS 6 The American Legion Magazine Editorial & Production Offices 1608 **K" Street, N. W. IS AMERICA'S NEXT FRONTIER BACK HOME? 8 Washington, D.C. 20006 BY NEIL MORGAN 202-393-4811 Chronicler of westward boom wonders if national (New York direct line) 212-586-3460 urge to move is slackening Office of Publisher 1345 Avenue of the Americas HE GAVE US SMOKEY THE BEAR 10 New York, N.Y. 10019 212-586-3110 Widow of artist recalls his gifts to Americana

Advertising Sales HE COULDN'T DO THAT! 12 Robert Redden Associates, Inc. BY GEN. GEORGE C. KENNEY, USAF, RET. P. O. Box 999 How U.S. ace shot down U.S. plane and got a medal Teaneck, N.J. 07666 201-837-5511 THE WORLDS OF JIMMY CARTER 16 Publisher, James F. O'Neil Myriad international issues confront our new President Editor and Associate Publisher, Raymond J. McHugh HITLER'S Production Manager, John A. Stanley FORGOTTEN ARMY 20 Managing Editor, Frank Kuest The story of German divisions that tried to take Murmansk Senior Editor, Grail S. Hanford American Legion News Editor Ralph E. Risley BICENTENNIAL LANDMARK: PERRYOPOLIS, PA 22 Art Editor, Walter H. Boll Circulation Manager and Assistant Publisher, Dean B. Nelson DOES U.S. NEED THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY Indianapolis, Ind. AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 24 The American Legion pro: REP. DOMINICK V. DANIELS con: SEN. A. JAMES McCLURE Magazine Commission

Benjamin B. Truskoski, Bristol, Conn, SHE DID MORE THAN WAIT 32 (Chairman): Milford A. Forrester, Green ville, S.C. (Vice Chairman) How wife of a Medal of Honor POW endured his Vietnam captivity ; James R. Kel ley, Radnor, Pa. (National Commander'.

Representative) ; Billy Anderson, Miami, Fla. Lang Armstrong, Spokane, Wash.; Normal Biebel, Belleville, III.; Adolph Bremer Winona, Minn.; B. C. Connelly, Hunting-

ton, W . Va.; Andrew J. Cooper, Gulf Shores, Ala.; John J. Dunn, Sr., Scranton, PA; Raymond Fields, Oklahoma City, Photo Credits Okla.; Chris Hernandez, Savannah, Ga. James V. Kissner, Palatine, 111.; Russell H Photo and illustration credits in Laird, Des Moines, Iowa; Loyd McDermott this issue of The American Legion Benton, Ark.; Morris Meyer, Starkville, Miss. ; J. H. Morris, Baton Rouge, La, Magazine include David Welsh, Roger A. Munson, Euclid, OH; Robert F Southern California Visitors Council, Murphy, Chelmsford, Mass.; Robert A. Oke Photo Researchers, Black Star, Al- son. Diamond Bar, Col.; Floyd J. Rogers Topeka, Kans.; Wayne L. Talbert, bert Staehle, Delphi U.S. Air Force, Shirley Ind.; Frank C. Love, Syracuse, N.Y. (Con Starbuck, Rand McNally, United sultant ) Press International, John Martinez, American The American Legion Magazine is owned and Legion Department of published monthly by The American Legion. Maryland. Copyright 1976 by The American Legion. Second class postage paid at Indianapolis. Ind., 46204 and additional mailing offices. Price : single copy, 30 cents ; yearly subscription, $3.00. Direct inquiries regarding circulation to: Circulation Department, P. O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. Departments Send editorial and advertising material to: The American Legion Magazine, 1608 "K" NOTES ON OUR DESK 2 NEWS Street. N. W., Washington, D.C. 20006. OF THE AMERICAN LEGION . 28 BOOKS THAT MATTER 3 PERSONAL 46 NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS DATELINE WASHINGTON 18 AMERICAN LEGION SHOPPER 54 Send name and address, including ZIP number, VETERANS NEWSLETTER 26 PARTING SHOTS with $3.00 check or money 56 order to Circulation Dept., P.O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not be returned unless a self-ad- dressed, stamped envelope is included. This magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Microfilm copies of current and back issues of The American Legion Magazine are available through: University Micro- If POSTMruD UUACJifiA.ASTFR • """deliverable, please send Form 3579 to: films, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, Mich. P . 0 Box 1954 indianapoIis> Ind 46206. 48106.

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 and I say "Nuts" to (President) Tru- NOTES ON man and other MacArthur critics. I liked Ike and I liked MacArthur equally. Bill Corbett OUR DESK Wilmington, DE

Sir: In reference to recent mentions of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, I served with him in Manilla in 1929 and 1930 with the 31st Infantry. In 1930, dur- The article in November on the Sir: I don't know who is right or ing maneuvers at Fort Mills on Cor- United States Lines' cargo ship SS wrong on "amnesty," but I have in- regidor, I recall MacArthur said: American Legion evoked memories structed my son to refuse to go into "WHEN the Japanese invade, this for many about the first ship to any battle which is not a declared is what we will do—declare Manila carry that proud name. She was a war. Korea and Vietnam were wars an open city, burn Cavite, go to war-tested passenger-cargo vessel which the leaders of our country Marivales and the last stop will be that served with distinction in the did not have the guts to declare. If Corregidor." It happened 11 years Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean. they had met their responsibilities, later. If any of my children had been Built in 1921 for the Munson we would not have this division. male, his name would have been Lines' York-South America ser- Walter J. Cornelius New Douglas MacArthur O'Reardon, and vice, she was one of the fastest ships Hannibal, MO he would have been a West Pointer. of her kind in the 1920's and 1930's. Sir: I would like to see veterans Charles C. O'Reardon In 1941, she made an eventful voy- swamp President-elect Carter with Bayport, NY age to Petsamo, Finland, to rescue letters opposing his planned general more than 900 war refugees. Sir: November was my first issue amnesty. Veterans must stop this ac- With the outbreak of World War of The American Legion Magazine tion. Frederick J. Egger- II, the ship became first an Army and the article "The Vietnam War Penn Yan, NY transport, then a Navy attack trans- Has Been Put on the Shelf" was in- Sir: We were so pleased to read teresting and informative. Give us about "Remembrance Day" in the more useful articles. Keith Clements November > article by Rosemary L. Ginn, U.S. Ambassador to Luxem- Louisville, KY bourg. Our son, Sgt. Lawrence L. Sir: In your Bicentennial Landmark Lind, was killed in action Jan. 25, article on Cambridge, MA (Novem- The first S.S. American Legion 1945, and he is buried in the U.S. ber) the writer says the Pilgrims Military Cemetery at Hamm, Luxem- port. She carried American troops came to Cambridge. It was the Puri- bourg. Thanks again to the people of to bases in the Caribbean, then to tans who came to the Boston area, Luxembourg. Australia, New Zealand and islands Charleston and Cambridge. The Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Lind of the Pacific. She carried Marines Pilgrims went to Provincetown and St. Paul, from New Zealand to Guadalcanal in MN then Plymouth. They sought separa- tion from the Church of England; America's first offensive action in Sir: Dr. Edward Teller's article on the Puritans to "purify" the the Pacific. Her gunners shot down U.S.-Soviet military strength (No- sought three Japanese planes during that vember) should be required reading liturgy of the church, without leav- ing it. Mrs. D. W. Leahy landing and the Legion evacuated for every congressman. Most politi- Los Angeles, first American wounded from Gua- cians don't seem to be nearly as con- CA dalcanal. cerned about what is good for the Sir: Veterans in Nebraska VA hos- The ship was retired at Seattle in country as they are about what is pitals are running into intolerable 1946. good for their own career, and that delays. Congress should be aware of career depends on your vote. So del- this. I think we should pay more to Letters to the Editor uge congressmen with letters de- VA doctors and more should be hired Sir: I served as an electrician on manding a military buildup second on a full-time basis. the first SS American Legion in the to none, before Russia takes over the Thomas J. Hemled 1930's when she and three Munson world. William J. Dowd Omaha, NE Line sisterships were the fastest U.S. Madison, CN ships on the South American service. Sir: Thanks for "What Did You Do The only ship that overtook the Le- Sir: Dr. Edward Teller's statement in the War, Mom?" (November.) I, gion while I was aboard her was the in the November issue that "Russia too, was a Wave and I wish some day then new Italian luxury liner Roma. has won the Cold War," can be predi- my 13-year-old daughter will be as Ackley T. Bush cated on the fact that the United proud to wear the uniform as I was. Seminole, OK States lost so much at Yalta. The I appreciate reading anything about Soviet philosophy of dialectics is de- our women veterans. Sir: The November article on the signed to cause dissension in every June A. Smith SS American Legion stirred my mem- country on earth. Minocqua, WI ory. In July 1942, we boarded the Ira Smith Sir: The excellent article on Fort transport American Legion at Well- Thunderbolt, GA Selden, (November) had one er- ington, New Zealand, bound for NM ror. The fort is close to Las Cruces, Guadalcanal. On Aug. 7, 1972, 2nd Sir: I read the slurs on Gen. Douglas not Gallup. It's just off 1-25. Bn., 11th Marines, 1st Marine Divi- MacArthur by some readers. "Mac" William Ryerson sion made the landing. That Navy thought he was a combination of Al- El Paso, TX transport had an illustrious history. exander the Great and Clark Gable, W. D. Harrison, Jr. and by golly he was! They said Editor's Note: Our red-faced map Clinton, SC "Nuts" to the Germans at Bastogne reader admits Mr. Ryerson is right.

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THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 3 !

The Commander's Message

Unionism Would Threaten

Military Chain of Command

Department, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. A ll our threats are not external. Nothing and no one can be allowed to break that This fall, while the headlines and television news time chain. The life of this nation could depend on it. There went to candidates for national office, a major union is no place in it for strikes, slowdowns, shop meetings, voted to raise $13,000 a month "war chest" to unionize pay bargaining, NLRB elections, et cetera. Legitimate members of the Armed Forces. as these tools are in industry-union relations, they are The American Legion is flatly, unalterably, vehe- and must continue to be illegitimate in the Armed mently opposed to any such action by any organization Division Forces. and I have called upon our National Legislative I know we have laws on the books that bar strikes in Washington to insist that Congress ban such activity. or slowdowns against the Government; but I know, The American Legion is not anti-union. The American too, that these laws have been enforced only inter- Legion is pro-American. al- mittently. Various courts view them in different con- It is unthinkable that any influence should be texts. Strikes by police and firemen have plagued many lowed to interrupt the military chain of command in an electronic-nuclear age when every policy, every strat- cities. Doubt is intolerable when national security is in- egy, every tactic is based upon instant response to volved. danger. Some argue that today's serviceman is in uniform Some of our European allies have tasted the fruits not because of patriotism, but because he wants a of military unionism. Capable, experienced officers have good job, and therefore, he should be allowed to or- resigned rather than face the humiliation of shop ganize and unionize. Nonsense. steward's meetings. Raw recruits have challenged mili- The Supreme Court ruled more than 20 years ago tary commands and disciplines. Men in uniform have that military law "is that of obedience. No question become enmeshed in the politics of trade unionism. The can be left open as to the right of command in the involvement of Portugal's armed forces with leftist officer or the duty of obedience in the soldier." unions played a major role in that country's recent un- Last March the Court held that "a military organi- rest that brought down one government and threat- zation is not constructed along democratic lines and ened its role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. military activities cannot be governed by democratic Last June, 54 left-wing Labor Members of Parlia- procedures. Military institutions are necessarily far ment ignored their party leaders and voted to allow more authoritarian; military decisions cannot be made trade unions in the British armed forces. The move by vote of the interested participants." failed, but this threat cannot be allowed in the military But if the military sacrifices some rights, Congress forces of the United States and Government have obligations. There are too many We are embarked on a new era in our services—the complaints from career military men and women that "all volunteer force." The results, to date, are en- their benefits and entitlements are being eroded. When couraging. Realistic pay scales, guaranteed benefits, the magazine U.S. News and World Report recently intelligent appreciation of the sacrifices in service life aired this issue, an active duty serviceman responded and the continued dedication of servicemen and women bitterly: can all contribute to a capable, professional force. needed unions in the past because Con- As new weapons and sophisticated equipment reduce "We never gress was always there to watch out for and protect the need for enormous manpower, we are maintaining us." a nucleus of global military power without conscrip- Congress can never "abandon" those in uniform. tion or selective service. Every parent in peacetime America can be thankful that this shadow has been lifted. But it must not be replaced by the menacing shadow of military unionism. The Constitution charges Congress with responsibility to "raise the Army" and the other services. It charges the President with the responsibilities of Commander-in-Chief. He carries out those responsibilities through the chain of command in the Defense

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THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 century Victorian-style h Rocky shoreline of Kelly's Island, Doric column that com- on Bass Island and turn-of Lake Erie s surprising memorates Adm. Perry's 1813 victory, picturesque lighthouse reflect charm and appeal of

after Perry's was 1813 when Oliver Hazard lines, "We have met the enemy, and One hundred years It at the Battle of Lake Erie, Perry first sailed his flagship they are ours." victory built a centennial Lawrence into the harbor on South In the harbor where Perry once the people of Ohio Put-In Bay the world's Bass Island in Lake Erie. He had waited anxiously for the British memorial at — column, 352 feet high. maneuvered his nine ships past the warships, the little village of Put-In largest Doric inside the column was British encampment at Erie in Penn- Bay has grown up. Summer tourists An elevator people could enjoy sylvania and as he entered the beau- walk barefoot on wooden piers past added later so the top, including a tiful natural harbor, he knew the rows of cabin cruisers, sailboats and the view from miles yachts and listen to the slap-slap of glimpse of Canada only five water on wood. Many of the island's away. The 25-acre site around the Off The Highway houses are colorful gingerbread con- column makes up one of the coun- fections dating back to the "Roaring try's smallest national parks. the Erie Islands British would soon come for him. Twenties" when, it's said, natural Visitors can reach from The Americans spent nearly a caverns on the island served as by private boat, ferry boats Clinton or by month on the Erie Islands before the speakeasies. Purple grapes grow in Catawba Point or Port islands have air- British Admiral Barclay came with sunny fields on the Erie Islands and airplane. All the Airlines, based at Port six warships to challenge Perry. The visitors can tour three wineries and strips. Island one of the last Ford battle went so badly at first that enjoy fine Ohio wine, some of it sold Clinton, flies in use. Perry abandoned his wrecked ship. only on the islands. Trimotor planes still on the Erie Four-fifths of his crew was dead There are three Bass islands, and Tourist information obtained by writing when Perry took the survivors in a to the east, Kelly's Island. All have Islands can be Superintendent, P.O. Box rowboat to the nearby Niagara to deep glacial grooves that have at- the Park Bay, 43465. continue the fight. Only a few hours tracted scientists. Kelly's Island is 78, Put-In OH —Theresa Welsh later, Perry penned his immortal noted for unusual rock formations.

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By NEIL MORGAN Pete Wilson has been elected twice miliar to Westerners. About one- by large majorities on his pledge to fourth of the population of the Jt bout 20 years ago, Americans do all he can to limit his city's Southern Rim is contained within X* began to suspect that some- growth. The town of Petaluma went California, and Californians long de- thing extraordinary was happening to the courts to sustain its right to lighted in pointing out that their along their West Coast. After a schol- limit the number of new housing own gross product exceeds that of arly two-day conference in 1957 at the units built each year. The Wunder- all but four or five nations. seaside retreat of Carmel, Calif., kind governor of California, Jerry The major difference is that now novelist Wallace Stegner wrote that Brown, has profound questions, but those statistics seem repugnant to there was "from Seattle to San few answers. He insists that small is many Californians who are intent on Diego a tremendous stir, a great beautiful, that we must accept new getting out of California to the green swell of energy and optimism and limitations to our lives and dreams forests and unpolluted coastlines of creativity," and concluded that the and face up to the end of California less crowded Oregon and Washing- West was not merely contributing growth. ton, or retreating from teeming Cali- regionally to the national culture. More recently there has been at- fornia cities to the less hectic pace "We are the national culture, at its tention given to Kirkpatrick Sale's of Tucson and Phoenix, Salt Lake most energetic end . . . not a region book "Power Shift," which seems City and Denver. So far it is a with- but the mainstream, America, only to Californians somewhat nostalgic. drawal expressed primarily in holi- more so," he wrote. It argues the concept of a Southern day travel. Those who are retired That was in the midst of the Rim stretching across the southern are more prone to move away from largest migration in the history of U.S. from North Carolina through California cities, but with all its un- the world, one that quickly made Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New employment, California remains the California the most populous state Mexico, Arizona, the Las Vegas tip setting for 8.5 million jobs. Not in the country, the state most regu- of Nevada and California. Within many of us can afford the luxury of larly poked at, probed and dissected this Southern Rim, Sale points out, exercising totally free choice; we by both experts and amateurs. In population has doubled since the end live where our work is, and the only 1963 I wrote a book called "West- of World War II from 40 to 80 mil- way that the West Coast or the ward Tilt." It stood for a few years lion people. Its boom is sustained by Southern Rim drains population as a signpost to the social, economic oil, defense and leisure industries, from the Midwest and the Northeast and political upheavals caused by agri-business, real estate and ad- is to drain jobs. this new regional power. Then the vanced technology. The author artic- This has been happening at an ac- timeliness of the book was toppled ulates the region's economic muscle celerated pace since World War II, by Californians' revulsion for the in terms long used within California. when conventional regionalism was excesses that it had forecast. If the Southern Rim were an inde- shattered in America. In the goings In the most recent, swaggering pendent nation, he writes, its Gross and comings of military service, years of California dominance, the National Product would exceed that young Americans saw a lot of their significant theme has been the effort of any country other than the Soviet country and, it appears, millions of of many of its people to retreat from Union, with the exception of the them decided that they would pre- bigness. In San Diego, suddenly the United States itself. fer, if possible, to live somewhere nation's ninth largest city, Mayor More than the vocabulary is fa- other than where they had been

8 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 living. Those somewheres usually have been associated with two fac- tors of geography: coastline and sunshine. So it was that California was catapulted, in postwar migration, from 10 to 20 million persons. Then, as its economic machine began to flash the overload signal, boom times came in Atlanta, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix—all in the sun belt that is part of the newly defined Southern Rim. In both the westward tilt of the 1950's and 1960's and the Southern Rim growth of the 1970's, the flip side of the story has concerned the withering of prosperity in much of the Midwest and Northeast. Urban scholars have been tempted to lay fault for the decline of cities in these regions to in-migration of un- skilled minorities. It is clear that its welfare burden has figured in New York's financial debacle. But Sameness of California subdivisions is often criticized Chicago has survived large minority default. in-migration without At- sunshine cities. Industry has been that 19th century Germany had popula- lanta, with heavy minority sensitive to this movement; it has gained an advantage over Great tion, both native in-migrant, is and fostered it in a variety of ways that Britain by its late start in indus- the success story of the South. In have not been altogether understood trialization. Germany was able to Oakland, San Francisco and Los by Americans. apply new technological innovations, Angeles, minority populations are The American film industry that and profit by the experience of older comparable with those of Northeast began in New York moved to Cali- industrial economies. In the same cities; further, they are primarily fornia for sunlight and open space. way, the tardiness of industrializa- the result of in-migration during the At Phoenix, Motorola factories and tion in the Pacific states in the mid- past 30 years. their employees have come in toto 20th century ruled out, for a while, So the minorities must not bear from Chicago. At Boise, Id., a suc- the inertia of tradition and provoked the main burden for the decline in cession of newcomers from the the search for new methods, new prosperity and power of cities in the Harvard Business School established products and new marketing tech- Midwest and Northeast. Nationwide the Boise Cascade Corporation. niques. rises in affluence, leisure and mobil- sense there is logic Government, too, has had a hand In a very real ity have made it realistically possi- old in this population shift. Research to that joke about the foreign ble for millions of Americans to and development contracts were ruler whose only hope for economic pursue their goal of life amid the awarded to the think tanks and salvation was to declare war against amenities of coastal cities and laboratories of the West Coast in the United States and to lose. The such numbers that most of the (Continued on page kh) technology that took man to the moon evolved in California—before Lyndon Johnson prevailed to deploy NASA facilities in Houston, thus signaling the transition in federal contract emphasis from West to South. But still corporate headquarters picked up and took their people where they wanted to live: firms like Wickes Corporation from Sagi- naw, Mich., to San Diego, and Grey- hound from Chicago to Phoenix, Ariz. Smart corporate headhunters and personnel chiefs had learned the lure of coastline and sunshine. Rapid communications and the computer worked to minimize distance between some left-behind assembly line and the glass-walled offices where the more privileged employes went to work in the West or South. Yet another strong but little observed factor mitigates against the Northeast and, to some extent, the Midwest. Back in 1915, American San Francisco skyline reflects continuing Footprints of movie stars recall heyday vitality of Western cities economist Thorstein Veblen observed of film industry that glamorized the West

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 9 lots Ai Staehle, center, gave us Smokey the Bear, Butch and of memories Me Gave ff& Smokey TheBest hierarchy). The Borden staehle was my hus- and Ives, was studying art in Munich, advertising Albert Company was working on an idea so band. His name may not mean Germany when he met and married to similar that they bought Al's picture much to the average person, but the daughter of the Court Painter protect patent rights. The idea any schoolchild knows his "Smokey the Royal House of Bavaria. Albert to evolved into Elsie the Cow. the Bear." was born in Germany to American After that he had all the work he For over 50 years Al Staehle, citizenship in 1899. could handle; the swan for the soap Smokey's creator, painted illustra- "I started to draw as soon as I of the same name, rabbits, birds, tions that have become part of could hold a pencil," he said. monkeys, a gorilla, bears and Americana and have found a place Success came early. In 1918, he en- tigers, pic- numerous cats, kittens, dogs and in the hearts of animal lovers every- tered a poster competition. His her calf a puppies. All peered out from national where. This is my tribute to him. ture of a cow feeding advertisements on posters, billboards Al came from a long line of bottle of milk and saying, "Nothing's the and magazines all over the United artists. His father, an American il- Too Good For My Baby" won (Continued on page Jf8) lustrator who painted for Currier first prize by public vote (not the NOW-hear these forever-young favorite songs FREE for 10 DAYS When they play"Begin the Beguine," you'll feel like dancing "Cheek to Cheek!" What magic songs they were—songs we danced "Cheek to Cheek" From those incredible to . . . fell madly in love to ... cut a rug to.

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By GEN. GEORGE C. KENNEY flight to Formosa and the reconnais- the P-51 had gone in. Then the little sance of the southern part of the rubber dinghy which formed part of February 10, 1945, one of my island were uneventful. No air oppo- the parachute pack was inflated and Onfighter pilots deliberately shot and there sition was encountered La Croix was safely in it. Now down an American C-47 plane carry- scattered and in- were only a few someone would have to patrol over ing 12 crewmen and passengers, in- accurate bursts of antiaircraft fire x him to make sure that the Japs cluding two U. S. Army nurses, in during the hours flying over enemy didn't get any funny ideas about cap- the China Sea about 180 miles north territory. turing the downed American pilot. of the island of Luzon in the Philip- The flight of four Mustangs left pines. It was not a case of mistaken the rocky Formosan coast behind Curdes called Scalley and told him airdrome identity. The fighter pilot knew it and about 45 minutes later picked to hightail it back to his take was an American plane when he up the northernmost of the Bataan and get another flight out to as his fuel supply wouldn't opened fire on it. chain of islands some 150 miles to over, if a I awarded him the Distinguished the southeast. Curdes and his wing- last much longer. Also, to see Flying Cross for his action. man Schmidtke took over the search rescue PBY amphibian plane from For the month past, we'd been of the northern half of the group of the neighboring base at Linguyan pick bombing every military target we islands and Scalley and La Croix was available to come out and Schmidtke to could find on the island of Formosa, were assigned to inspect the south- up La Croix. He told broadcast which at that time was completely ern half. climb to 15,000 feet and a "Mayday" call for help and then held by the Japanese. Air fields, fac- Every island flown over by Curdes stay up there covering him while he tories, oil storages, railroads, bridges, and his wingman turned out to be stayed down to keep La Croix com- power plants and shipping had been so peaceful that they began to won- pany and see that the Japanese subjected to daily attacks. We were der if the intelligence boys hadn't anything. running out of targets, so I ordered decoded the wrong Japanese mes- didn't try Just to press home this last point, one more reconnaissance sweep of sage. Suddenly a voice sounded in Curdes now turned his attention to the island by a flight of fighters. Curdes' earphones. It was Scalley the Jap strip. With all six caliber .50 In addition, I asked them to look calling to say that he and La Croix guns blazing, he raked the area from over the islands of the Bataan group had located a field on Bataan Island the southern one end to the other. When he about halfway between and were attacking it. Curdes said pulled up from the attack everything tip of Formosa and the north coast "OK, we're on our way to join you. was quiet. of Luzon. From decoded intercepts Save something for us to shoot at." messages, our intelli- Suddenly, however, he had another of Japanese Just as he and Schmidtke arrived gence people believed that the Japs problem on his hands. Out of the in sight of the Jap field, there was using small temporary land- afternoon haze to the south appeared were a another voice on the radio. It was strip one the islands for an airplane. Was it ours or the ing on of La Croix. His plane had been hit refueling night flying bombers enemy's? Curdes quickly climbed to their and he'd collected a bullet in his from Formosa. get in firing position. Then he rec- leg. "The damn ground fire got me," That morning, at the field at Man- ognized the type. It was a C-47 two- he called excitedly. "The plane is galdan in Central Luzon, Capt. Louis engined unarmed transport plane. out of control and I'm wounded. I'm off, leading four- Still, it had to be examined as it E. Curdes took a bailing out." plane element of P-51 "Mustang" could be a Japanese copy of the Curdes watched the Mustang fighter planes on the reconnaissance DC-2 that the Douglas Airplane Co. plunge into the water about three mission I'd ordered. The other three had sold them before the war. As miles offshore to the west and then members of the little flight were he closed in, Curdes made out the Lts. Schmidtke, Scalley and La saw the white parachute blossom American insignia. He was satisfied Croix. a couple of thousand feet above and that it was one of ours. But what The weather was excellent and the finally settle down close to where (Continued on page 50)

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.' . . northern littoral. Iran has tried to in- tion of relations with Fidel Castro's off of the American 'tutelage. Persian Gulf. Cuba, compromise on the American "Not the dissolution but the sulate and dominate the alliance Rhodesian crisis could inflame role in the Panama Canal Zone and strengthening of the Western The with new social-economic offensives remi- must at this hour be the slogan for much of East Africa. Confronted situation, Carter evaluate niscent of President John F. Ken- the states of Europe." this must tiny American base nedy's "Alliance for Progress." The attitudes in an increasingly the future of the are para- at Diego Garcia, the British-owned Foreign policy played second-fiddle conservative West Germany to the maintenance of NATO island that sits almost in the center to domestic issues in the 1976 presi- mount in Europe. Equally impor- of the Indian Ocean and which offers dential campaign. Yet many voters defenses to the only visible American power base. gasped when Mr. Carter declared tant will be Mr. Carter's reaction financial crisis. Seeing the oil that flows from Saudi that he would not commit American Britain's The in value, London has the other Arab forces should the Soviet Union de- pound plummet Arabia, Iran and asked the International Mon- Indian Ocean has cide that once Marshal Tito dies it urgently states across the stabilize its factor in would employ force to bring Yugo- etary Fund for loans to become perhaps the No. 1 probably es- economy. As slavia back into the Moscow orbit. currency. The loans are assessing the American And more gasped when Carter sug- sential to the survival of the Labor this article is written, the world's oil- is staggering under gested that the United States should government that producing nations are considering withdraw nuclear arms from the de- the weight of accumulated welfare another price increase. If it ap- declining productivity and cent, fense of South Korea and begin a costs, proaches the threatened 10 per step-by-step phaseout of American inflation. industrial economies in the United that Carter's "jobs garrisons in that country. Concern Mr. States, Japan and Western Europe Carter indicates he will rethink would be jolted severely. these positions. And in the shadows of the oil prob- Any suggestion of withdrawal lem lurks the ever-explosive Israeli- from South Korea, observers point Arab problem in the Middle East. out, would force Japan to reappraise Cautious, dollar-oriented Saudi Ara- its own strategic position which is bia has engineered, with Egypt and now based on U.S. nuclear strength . . . Not Since Syria, an end to the Lebanese civil and the American Security Treaty. war. For the foreseeable future, Leb- The Yugoslav issue touches the anon has been relegated to its pre- heart of the North Atlantic Treaty Harry Truman World War II status as a mandate or Organization and always-delicate re- appendage of Syria. lations with the satellite states of In the short term this appears to eastern Europe. Took Office . . . quiet the Middle East, but in the The mere suggestion of Soviet months ahead the consolidation of military action against a post-Tito Syrian power on the north and in- Yugoslav regime causes deep con- sistent Egyptian and Jordanian terri- cern in Turkey, Greece, Romania, torial demands on the east and south Hungary, Austria and Italy. could bring new tension to Israel. American support in November for a That concern was not eased by now" program in the United States UN resolution criticizing Israeli rule President Ford's campaign attempt may increase the rate of American in occupied Arab territories stung to rationalize away Soviet domina- inflation and thus encourage world- Jerusalem. During the campaign tion of" Poland and other eastern wide inflation adds to counter evalu- President Ford and Mr. Carter sought European states. While it is true that ations. to outdo each other in their pledges many of the satellite countries have The President-Elect also is being of support for Israel. Mr. Ford au- maneuvered for themselves a sem- pressed for an early statement on thorized new missile subs. Now it is blance of diplomatic independence the Rhodesian-South African di- Mr. Carter who inherits the still from Moscow and some economic lemma. As a candidate he remained knotted Mideast dilemma. latitude, all are still firmly enmeshed aloof from Dr. Henry Kissinger's candidates also sought to as- in the Warsaw Pact and solidly inte- late 1976 African offensive that Both defend grated into the Soviet military com- brought about the Geneva conference sure voters that they would status in the Panama Canal, mand—particularly in the event of with black leaders and a commit- the quo any confrontation with the West. ment by Rhodesia's President Ian but Dr. Kissinger was actively cam- paigning for a revised treaty with Conservative Europeans worry Smith to establish majority rule retreat the tra- about neo-isolationism. The leading within two years. Panama and a from claim of sovereignty conservative West German newspa- Mr. Carter did not criticize Dr. ditional U.S. canal. The same pressures per "Die Welt" raised the question Kissinger's initiatives, but he left a over the in an editorial immediately after strong impression that he would take Dr. Kissinger felt will now be di- against Mr. Carter and his the election: a less active role in the thorny racial rected It is not an easy "The Bicentennial year campaign problems of southern Africa. Secretary of State. involvement is emo- in the United States was not the The course of events in South problem. U.S. involvement is at urgently needed national and inter- Africa could be crucial to the Carter tional; the Cuban

; Latin national reckoning ... In foreign administration. South Africa now least implicit and many Amer- ican countries will judge the Carter politics it means that the power fated guards the vital sealanes past Cape- Administration on the basis of its to lead the free world will go on let- town—the highway of Middle East approach to Panama. Before the ting the reins drag. oil bound for the United States and election, more than one-third of the "And so the isolationists on both the highway for American goods to Senate went on record against any sides of the Atlantic scent the dawn the Arabs states. diminution of U.S. authority, but the ... In Europe false prophets are South Africa's role in the Indian voters upset this equation. Now it is already calling out for dissolution of Ocean is equally important. The the Atlantic alliance, for the shaking Soviets have already penetrated the (Continued on page 39

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CAN CARTER WIN CONGRESS? PRISONER EXCHANGE WITH MEXICO!

SENATE POWER STRUGGLE IS ON.

For the first time in eight years , the committee pattern. Backers of the move seek Democrats will not only have a large to reduce Senate committees from 31 to 15, maj ority in both chambers of Congress , but subcommittees from 174 to 100. also will have their nominee sitting in the Rare, however, is the committee or sub- White House. But it would be a mistake to committee chairman willing to give up his assume that bliss will now reign. post without a fight. Also, supporters The Democrats rule on Capitol Hill, it is inside and outside Congress will battle to

true ; but on many upcoming issues , the prevent the proposed elimination of such conservative or liberal philosophy of the Committees as Veterans Affairs, Small legislators will determine the fate of Business, Space, among others, whose

President Carter ' s proposals on taxes, activities would be absorbed by the 15 employment, health programs, etc. Although surviving Committees. Jimmy Carter swept the solid South, most legislators from this region can be expected, as in the past, to j oin Republican PEOPLE & QUOTES - conservatives on a number of key measures. Can Jimmy Carter display the political TERRORIST NUKES FREE SYSTEM IDEAS style and finesse needed to win over enough "Increasingly the nuclear "The best thinking comes conservatives and liberals to support his technology will be accessible out of a free system, where programs? to more sophisticated private good ideas are rewarded and terrorist groups." Zbiginiew bad ones penalized." G. Wil- Brzezinski, foreign policy Ham Miller, chairman, Tex- Although relations between the United advisor. tron Inc. States and Mexico worsened during the past two years, an unprecedented tentative CORPORATE COMPLAINT CHINA OUTLOOK ". agreement has been reached between the two . . the more successful "There is little chance in countries involving an exchange of the enterprise is in supply- the foreseeable future China prisoners. ing the real needs of the will become a superpower in world's people, the louder the class of the United States The plan would permit U.S.-citizen become the voices of protest. and the Soviet Union." Lt. convicts in Mexico to be exchanged for Often, nationalism is used as Gen. Samuel V. Wilson, Mexicans imprisoned in the United States, the stick to beat a world director, Defense Intelligence to complete their sentences in their own corporation." Walter B. Wris- Agency. country. ton, chairman, Citicorp. MORALITY'S EBB If President Carter approves the ex- WHITHER INDIA? change, the Senate also must ratify the "Especially in international "If there are no civil liber- affairs, morality is at a low agreement by two-thirds votes. The ties and no dissent, then ebb. The ideas of Machiavelli program could be scuttled if the courts where is the democracy we that physical force and craft should decide that under the fought for?" Vijaya Pandit, instead of right and moral Constitution aunt of India's Prime Minis- returned prisoners can not be detained in principles were the essential ter Gandhi. bases for political actions U.S. jails as the result of a trial in have received wider accep- another country. PRAISE FROM U.K. tance than ever before." "For Britain, the U.S. is Ambassador James Shen, Before the Senate can get around to the world's greatest democ- free China. considering and acting on any legislative racy." Anthony Crosland, British Cabinet member. MORE SHOE LEATHER proposals by incoming President Carter, it must resolve an internal for "Walking will be the trans- struggle HUMAN RIGHTS BULWARK portation mode of the fu- power. The ensuing maneuvering could "Where there is no press ture. . . . What we need is result in weeks of delay in any new freedom, generally you will to break the chains of en- Administration programs. find human rights are not slavement to the automobile Perhaps the key issue inside being defended as they should —make it a recreational ve- the Senate be." Aga Khan, UN high hicle in the true sense." Brian is a move to reorganize the traditional commissioner for refugees. Ketchum, architect.

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By JAMES A. FLANAGAN dangerous deployment center of the man—the kind of officer Hitler some- Russians in the extreme north," he times listens to.

Empire road 50 still echoes after cries . . . "a modern fortified center, "Leave me your papers," he says. 35 years to the tramp of boots a dangerous strongpoint in the thinly "I'll think it over." and growling engines of Hitler's Elite populated territory along the Arctic But events overpower caution. In Mountain Corps Norway. It's not dif- Ocean." May final orders land on Dietl's ficult to imagine June 22, 1941 when The Fuhrer fears that from Mur- desk: Advance and conquer Mur- its columns waited near Finnish bor- mansk Stalin can overrun vital ore mansk. There is no option. der posts. Officers pace in silence; mines near Petsamo in Finland and Dietl studies his predicament. Both men settle down to grumble, smoke Narvik in occupied Norway. Those divisions lack men and equipment. and tell bad jokes; or just sit, lost minerals feed German war produc- Even with support and service ele- in thought. They're a long way from tion. ments attached he only musters their native Austria. Then, at ex- Light sparkles off Hitler's gilt 27,500 men. In all northern Finland actly 0231 hours, border barriers fall. glasses as he demands: "You've got Luftflotte V has barely 60 aircraft. Orders crack through chill, night air, to manage those ridiculous 60 miles Naval support is refused until after "Forward!" from Petsamo to Murmansk with Murmansk falls. His supply line is Everywhere that cold dawn, from your Mountain Jagers and put an end almost non-existent. the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea, to the threat. Finland will be glad Against him stands Marshal Kli- German might strikes at Russia. to help." (Russia had dismembered menti Voroshilov, Commander of Mountain Corps Norway is Hitler's her in the 1940 Winter War. Fin- Soviet Northwest Front with two left hook. land's government had promised to Finland-tested divisions in formi- Finnish scouts and Austrian Ja- cooperate in the German attack.) dable defensive works that dominate gers plunge into a desert of stone: Dietl fears this campaign. Outside the ocean flank and with 10 to one Dunes of fragmented rock roll away the Chancellory windows Berlin air superiority. to the horizon. They trudge through gardens stir in April sunshine. The And this is only an outer crust. A snow filled craters, climb over great city stretches in the warmth of highway connects frontier positions chunks of glittering granite and ford Spring. How can its people under- to Murmansk and from there rail dozens of foamy torrents ripping stand his Arctic? nets spread south and east. narrow channels to the sea. Nothing Bluntly, Dietl opposes Hitler. He Against these odds, Dietl launches

grows here ; life has fled. and his Chief of Staff, Lt. Col. von his march across Finland. The nickel A ghost wafer glows through Le Suire know their resources are mines at Petsamo are secured and murky twilight: the midnight sun. hopelessly inadequate for the mis- Germans glimpse a rarity. In Pet- They struggle ahead, like divers on sion. samo's River Valley grass grows, seabottom. Why does Germany need "My Fuhrer, the landscape up even a few stunted trees: The Arc- this God forsaken land? there in the tundra outside Mur- tic's concession to 40 days of high Their Commander, Gen. Edward mansk is just as it was after the summer. Dietl, knows the answer. He remem- creation. There's not a tree, not a A week later, his Jagers crouch in bers all too clearly his meeting with shrub, not a human settlement . . . jump-off positions along Russia's Hitler two months before in Berlin. in winter there's ice, snow and it's own border. Morning fog boils in off An Arctic map sprawls across a table 40 to 50 degrees below. Icy gales the ocean. At 0300 assault troops in the Reich Chancellory. As Dietl rage throughout the eight months of rise; slip forward like shadows watches, Hitler jabs at it with his Arctic night." through the haze. index finger. "Murmansk is the most This is a simple, direct fighting In 2nd Division's zone, the 136th

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Regiment seals off Fisherman's Pen- insula, then pushes toward Titovka. The 137th covers its right flank. All is quiet. With grunts and muffled curses, Gen. Schlemmer's men struggle across jumbles of boulders and around depressions filled with stagnant water. They storm Titovka from the mist. No opposition. Patrols thrust East, find an NKVD camp and two airfields, both deserted. Then explosions and small arms fire shatter the silence—from the south. Russians A string of pillboxes shields Ti- tovka River. Germans infiltrate but Siberians refuse to budge even when surrounded. Flame throwers roast emplacements; grenades blow out strongpoints. Survivors fight on with bayonet and knife. Russians by- passed dig in and wait. Later special assaults have to literally pry them from their caves. German mountain trooper shown in World War II action Further south, General Kreysing's stroyers land troops at Litsa Bay. Hurricanes from a British carrier. 3rd Division reaches the river with- Patchwork forces race north to seal Two German freighters are torpe- out incident. They pile into rubber yet another flank. A frustrated Dietl doed as British submarines strike dinghies and paddle across through reluctantly pulls his forces back. from Russian bases. murky twilight. Most of their Eastern bridgehead Plans for a new attack at Litsa But when his men cross the Ti- is abandoned. Still he determines to slow when Hitler demands priority tovka there are no roads. The maps try again. His staff lays on a new for his nickel and iron ore defenses. are wrong; Dietl can't sustain his plan to outflank high ground barring But rumors fly that Gen. Schorner's two division front. His 3rd Division access to the road. But a motorcycle 6th Mountain Division is hurrying swings north behind 2nd Division's dispatch rider carrying copies of it, north from Greece. right flank and the two push on to rides off into Russian territory by But 6th Division isn't coming—not Litsa River. mistake. Scratch one good plan. They yet. Enemy cruisers prowl off North Meanwhile, 2nd Division scouts make another—set for July 13. Cape; convoys from Norway dare probe east of Litsa. Then they see it: This time Dietl decides to strike not leave port. Yet trickles of re- A fine new road south across a near- with Schlemmer's 2nd Division in a placements and supplies move over- by valley. Word flies back to Dietl, powerdrive through the "Long Lake" land and Hitler presses Dietl. who redoubles efforts to mount a sector, then pivot south behind Rus- Murmansk must fall before win- quick attack. Seize that road, and sian positions checking Kreysing's ter sets in. they will be less than an hour's drive 3rd Division and press south for On Sept. 8, Jagers give their from Murmansk only 28 miles! — Kurik and Traun Lakes. He hopes weapons a battle check, curse the Men replace mules and horses. to disrupt enemy resistance and race rain and launch one more thrust. Jagers stumble under heavy shells toward Murmansk. Schlemmer's troops, whose em- strapped to bent backs while light The mountain troops surge over blem is a black elk on a red shield, artillery pieces are manhandled for- Litsa River and hit a line of low drive east in "Long Lake" sector. ward. Raw, bloody hands pull and hills near "Long Lake." Their attack South of them Kreysing's new regi- shove wagons ahead. Two-thirds of stalls. On July 18 he calls off his ment (388th from Norway) will Dietl's men now haul supplies to offensive. punch straight across Litsa River, Litsa River. Both sides lick their wounds. while further south the balance of On July 6, engineers start to ferry Jagers squeeze out Russian beach- 3rd Division will strike out behind troops across near the bridge. Rus- heads and dig in on the Litsa line. Traun Lake. After linking up on a sian artillery fire slams at crossing August comes; decisions must be new road, the Germans will drive points. Geysers of water spew up; made. Should Mountain Corps Nor- on Murmansk. dinghies overturn. Men splash help- way attack or retreat? Hitler rules This time Stukas are overhead. lessly in frigid water. Ground attack out withdrawal. There is only one They fall like hawks on Russian aircraft roar in. option. Occupied Norway is combed bunkers. Schlemmer's men come in "Where is the Luftwaffe?" shout for men. Two regiments move east, fast; its new regiment (9th SS Dietl's men. special battalions bolster coastal de- from Norway) takes Hill 173.7 by Its few dozen planes are far south, fenses; Reich labor service boys re- storm. New Road is just ahead. supporting a German force near double their efforts to hack trails Then—disaster. Fresh Russian Salla. across granite wastes. units launch reckless counterattacks, Somehow three German Battalions Murmansk's importance mush- press 9th SS back against Hill 173.7, get across and plunge inland. Truck- rooms. U-Boat-plagued American Hitler's pets break. Dietl is dis- loads of Russians roar up the road, and British ships swing around Nor- gusted; 2nd Division veterans shift dismount, and hurl themselves at way's North Cape and fill its harbor. axis to restore order ; but momentum German bridgeheads. All day men Planes, tanks, ammunition flood is lost and see-saw struggles rage fight and die for control of the road. warehouses. from boulder to boulder. For over a A new emergency! Russian de- Petsamo is shocked by attacking (Continued on page J+0)

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WASHINGTON Opposing Views by Congressmen on The PRO & CON Question . . WmM Does U.S. Need the Occupational "YES" The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 could, for so many years, was enacted by the Congress in order to assure ignore the plight of its safe and healthful working conditions for the more workers. But it happened. than 60 million American workers in over 5 million OSHA (and the adminis- work-places nationwide. It is a landmark achieve- tering agency, the Oc- ment in the field of health and safety. cupational Safety and The National Labor Relations Act protected the Health Administration) basic right of the worker to organize and bargain was the long-awaited and collectively; the Fair Labor Standards Act provided much needed response to a right to a basic minimum wage to protect against this appalling situation. economic exploitation, and the Occupational Safety There are of course and Health Act protects a worker's right to life and problems which the law Rep. Dominick V. Daniels health. and the administration of (D-NJ) Is there any doubt that America's workers are the law have presented. entitled to safety and health protection on the job? But with hard work and diligence these problems Our workers spend an average of 40 hours a week can be solved. OSHA represents an admirable pur- in some of the most polluted, physically hazardous pose of American government and offers a compre- and physically damaging environments imaginable. hensive, fair and reasonable approach to the safety Silent suffering has never made headlines. We and health of our working men and women. now know, for example, that tens of thousands of This legislation was designed to make a real coal miners suffer a slow death as a result of ex- impact on the menace of the workplace. The law posure to minute airborne particles of coal dust. was passed only after the most convincing testi- We have recently examined, through hearings held mony for its need was produced. We should support by the House Education and Labor Subcommittee the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Manpower, Compensation and Health and in its efforts to fairly and effectively enforce this Safety, the poisoning of workers exposed to the vital legislation. chemical "Kepone" in Hopewell, VA, and the serious effects on worker's health of occupational ex- posure to lead. It is simply a fact of the modern industrial process that our workers find their lives and health endangered while earning a livelihood. We know that over 14,000 persons are killed every year at work; that there are over 10 million workers injured every year; that even by conservative estimates work accidents cost this country $10 billion a year. It is difficult to conceive that our great country

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24 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 Safety and Health Administration?

Let's set the record to keep them from hearing loud noises; straight: An inspector demanding that a "Mom and Pop" 1) We are all in favor store have separate lavatories. of safety; Employers tell me that there is no way they can 2) We all agree that get advice from OSHA on their premises without each employer must running the risk of being fined. If an inspector sees make his place of busi- something wrong, he is required to cite it even if ness as free of hazards as the employer agrees to fix it at once. he reasonably can. In- Rather than offering a constructive solution to deed, for the sheer effi- safety problems, OSHA has just become another ciency of their operation, huge bureaucratic boondoggle. The American peo- most will do so of their ple are fed up with politicians whose only solution Sen, James A. McClure own accord. to a problem is to create another monster bureau- (RID) 3) We agree that em- cracy which produces few results other than piles ployees and unions must cooperate in efforts to of paperwork, harassment of employers and work- make the work place safe. ers, higher prices to consumers and loss of jobs. Do we need the Occupational Safety and Health Whenever OSHA forces an employer to close, and Administration? No, and most certainly not in its this has occurred repeatedly, his employees also are present form. Never before in the history of this kicked into the unemployment lines—and they are country has a government agency been given such supposed to be the beneficiaries of the law. tyrannical power over individuals in the pursuit Paying a federal bureaucrat $30,000 a year to warn of their everyday business. farmers that wet cow manure might be slippery is Experience has taught us that bad safety laws a graphic example of how completely ridiculous the can do as much harm as no laws at all. They can OSHA administration has become. OSHA not only close down businesses, undermine the economy and costs Americans billions, but it cripples the free put people out of work—to say nothing of drasti- enterprise system. cally raising the prices of consumer goods. Take for example a few counterproductive OSHA experiences from my own state of Idaho: A $6,000 fine because an employee left a small, temporary obstruction in front of one fire extin- guisher; A businessman assessed $2,900 for failing to paint the load capacity on a small chain hoist; A requirement that construction equipment have I have read in The American Legion Magazine for January the arguments in PRO & CON: Does U.S. Need back-up warning alarms, while construction work- the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? ers at the same site be required to wear earmuffs IN MY OPINION THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS: YES NO

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Veterans Newsletter

MORE VETERANS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HEALTH it is not automatic, VA cautions. .. Information SERVICES : Veterans with service-connected and application forms are available at VA disability ratings of 50 per cent or higher are offices. eligible for free medical care for non-service- connected ailments and injuries, the Veterans WINNERS SELECTED IN 1976 LEGION POST SCRAP- Administration says. . .Formerly, such care was BOOK^ HISTORY CONTESTS available only to those with at least 80 per Tirey J. Ford Post 21, cent disability rating. . .Extended services are Independence, MO, was provided for in Veterans Omnibus Health Care selected for 1st Award Act of 1976 (PL-94-581. . .Law expands "medical in the 1976 Post Bicen- services" to include rehabilitative and family tennial Scrapbook His- health services (when they relate to treatment tory Contest, while and training of veterans with service-connected Jacob Coppus Post 258, disabilities) and states when dental services Little Chute, WI, won may be furnished. . .Law also extends VA' 1st Award in the 1976 Civilian Health and Medical Services (CHAMPVA) National One-Year Post to dependent survivors of veterans with History Contest. . permanent and total service-connected dis- Shown in photo examin- abilities who die of non-service connected ing entries for contest causes. . .Program had been restricted to fami- are National Historian lies of those who died of service-connected Alton H. Carpenter

. disabilities. .Priorities for medical (NY) , left, and Ameri- services for veterans are established with top can Legion Librarian priority going to those with service-connected Tom Hull, at National disabilities . . . Law requires a study be made Headquarters. to determine how to accommodate growing number of elderly veterans in the health care system. HIGHER INSURANCE BENEFITS CONTINUE; The 10 per cent across-the-board increase in benefits NEIL ARMSTRONG GETS NATIONAL VETERANS AWARD for holders of American Legion Life Insurance AT BIRMINGHAM CEREMONY Legion National Com- Plan approved last July for remainder of 1976 mander William J. by the National Executive Committee has been

Rogers presented extended through December 31, 1977. . .Under the 1976 Dis- the increase, for example, Legionnaires under

tinguished Na- age 30 (26 in Ohio) can get $11 , 000 in coverage tional Veterans for only $24 per year. Award to Neil A. Armstrong, first GI BILL CHANGES DON' T AFFECT VA HOME LOAN man on the moon, PROGRAMS : The Veterans Education and Assistance at Veterans Day Act of 1976 does not change GI home loan pro- Banquet held in grams, the Veterans Administration says. . Birmingham, AL, Congress specifically ordered continuation of as part of Regional Veterans Day Observances loan guarantees and direct loan programs for

. . .Rogers was principle speaker at obser- peacetime veterans, and those entering service vances which were started shortly after World after Dec. 31, 1976 are eligible, VA points War II and have become widely recognized out . . . This applies to both regular home and under direction of Legionnaire Raymond Weeks mobile home loan programs

. . . Shown in photo from left are Rogers

Armstrong and Weeks ... In his address , Rogers PHILIPPINE MEDAL UPDATE The Philippine said "The American Legion played a leading Embassy in Washington, D. C. has advised The role in restoring Veterans Day to its rightful American Legion that U.S. Veterans of World War and meaningful date of November 11. " II service in The Philippines who feel they are entitled to Philippine Service Medals should

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INSURANCE PREMIUMS WAIVED : Veterans having General GHQ, AFP, Camp General Emilio National Service Life Insurance policies issued Aquinaldo, Quezon City, the Philippines"... with beginning of World War II and who become Heretofore, such inquiries had been received totally disabled before reaching age 65 may and accepted at the Philippine Embassy in be eligible for waiver of premium payments Washington. . .Inquiries should be accompanied Veterans Administration says. . .Total disabil- by evidence issued by the Philippine Govern- ity must have existed for at least six consecu- ment of participation in the liberation of the tive months and waiver must be applied for since Island Republic.

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Veterans, Military Committees To Change for 95th Congress

Election results and retirements will Three members of the House Armed bring new faces to some major commit- Services Committee are retiring while tees affecting veterans and the military one was defeated. Retiring are Reps. F.

when the 95th Congress convenes. Edward Hebert (D-LA), William J. The Senate Veterans Affairs Commit- Randall (D-MO), and Floyd V. Hicks tee will have a new chairman since (D-WA). Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw Sen. Vance Hartke (D-IN) was de- (R-CA) was defeated. feated in his bid for re-election. It So far, there have been no changes in was uncertain at presstime who would the House Veterans Affairs and Defense succeed him. Appropriations committees. However, The 15-member Senate Defense Ap- new committee assignments for the 95th A plaque memorializing the heroic raid propriations Committee will have six Congress and switching can result in which freed over 100 hostages at En- tebbe Airport was presented to the Gov- new faces, with four members retiring changes in these, as well as all other ernment of Israel by Legion National and two defeated in elections. Not re- committees in both the Senate and Commander William J. Rogers. Shown elected were Sens. Gale W. McGee House. accepting plaque is Israel's Ambassador (D-WY), and Joseph M. Montoya Two members of Congress very ac- to the United States Simcha Dinitz, center. At right is Dr. Robert Shor, na- (D-NM). Retiring are Sens. John O. tive in military affairs were re-elected. tional commander of Jewish War Veter- Pastore (D-RI), Mike Mansfield (D- They were Sen. William Proxmire (D- ans. Presentation was made at luncheon- MT), Roman L. Hruska (R-NE), and WI), and Rep. Les Aspin (D-WI). reception held at Legion's Washington Hiram L. Fong (R-HI). Former Navy secretary John Chafee Headquarters On the Senate Armed Services Com- was elected Senator from Rhode Island, mittee, Sen. Stuart Symington (D-MO) while former Chief of Naval Operations Vet Population Now is retiring while Sen. Robert Taft, Jr. Elmo Zumwalt lost his bid to unseat 29 Million; Vietnam Total (R-OH) was defeated. Sen. Harry Byrd (Ind-VA). Over 8 Million

The veterans' population in the New National Cemeteries Are Dedicated United States reached 29 million in Fis- cal Year 1976 and Vietnam era vet- At Indiantown Gap and Otis Air Base erans exceeded eight million for the first time, the Veterans Administration reported. The largest veteran population seg- ment remained those from World War II, although the total of 13.4 million was down 200,000 from last year. Nearly one million veterans are now 75 years of age or older. Included are 867,000 World War I veterans, down 100,000 from last year. Their average age was 81. The remaining 675 Spanish- American War veterans had an average age of 91. More than half of all the veterans, or 15.7 million, live in nine states. Five of those states showed a decline since last year. Largest increase in population was in Florida with 39,000 new veterans raising the total to 1.2 million. Cali- fornia continued with largest total of 3.3 million, up 29,000 for the year. Other states with more than one million veterans were New York, 2.5 million (down 6,000); Pennsylvania, 1.8

Military ceremonial units dressed in early American uniforms paraded at dedications million (down 4,000); Texas, 1.6 mil- of new National Cemeteries at Otis AFB, MA (upper left) and Indiantown Gap, PA lion (up 17,000); Illinois, 1.6 million (upper right). At Otis ceremonies, four chaplains representing major religious groups (down 2,000); Ohio, 1.5 million (down participated (lower photo). From left, are Carl Bergstrom (Protestant), Disabled 5,000); Michigan, 1.2 million (down Veterans; Rev. Leonard T. Duffy (Catholic), past department chaplain (1973-75), American Legion; Rabbi Alvin W. Lieberman (Jewish), Jewish War Veterans; and Rev. 2,000); and New Jersey, 1.1 million Peter B. Koskores (Greek Orthodox), VA Hospital, Brockton, MA (up 3,000).

28 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 J

Legion Pushes Education Effort

By JOANNA ADAMUS

"What do you want to be when 1976 NATIONAL PRESIDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS you grow up? When young people answer "a nurse," "a doctor," "a lawyer," do you ever pause to consider that one day you might be their patient? Or their client? How will you receive the services of these youngsters when they are well qualified men and women? Mark LaFrance Matthew George Bernard Shaw once ob- Raimer Peter M. Perrotti Sheryl L. Buchwalter Linda Jo Wells Sanford, Maine Adams, Massachusetts Rochester, New York Ocean, New Jersey served: "Youth is such a wonderful Dayton, Tennessee $1500 $1000 $1500 $1000 $1500 thing, it's a shame to waste it on the young." Fortunately, The American Legion, for almost 60 years, has taken a more constructive view. The Legion has always strongly supported the principle that education is a necessary prerequisite to a successful democracy. It reempha- sized this when its National Execu- Guy Honeycutt Theresa Clark Melanie M. Carp Erin M. Curran Karen Britton Shelby, North Carolina Omaha, tive Committee voted last May 5-6, Nebraska Danville, Illinois Altadena, California Glen-Jo, Wyoming $1000 $1500 $1000 $1500 $1000

Kerry Pi 1 1 more Vickie White Matus Phoenix, Arizona Indiana $1500 Special Bicen- $1500 Eight & Forty tennial Scholarship Nursing Scholarship

to establish The American Legion National Committee on Education. This committee has brought new meaning to the Legion's continuing commitments and responsibilities in the field of education, child care and youth. It will be staffed by professional educators, lay persons with a strong interest in education, and lay members of The American Legion and Auxiliary. Five Area Conferences across the Post country are triggering the Education Commander Rich Albert of Frank Leahy Post #1974, Illinois presents $1000 and Scholarship program with spe- scholarship to Jeffery Weist. Pictured on left is sponsor Bob Nevers cial focus on career education, financial aid information, American Education Week and new publications that help bridge the widening sociological gap between education and the work ethic. How many times has an employer complained to a young worker: "Just what did you learn in school?" Changing times and mores have taught us that college is not neces- 1976 Oratorical Contest Winners (I sary for every job. Without diminish- to r): Robert H. Maus, Honolulu, HA $8,000 John P. Mullen, Brown Deer, Wl $5,000 Helen A. Bures, St. Petersburg, FL $3,000 David (Continued on page 52 F. Abernethy, Harrisburg, PA $2,000

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It was a Sunday—Feb. 28, 1973 when the board of directors of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation approved an application for a $10,000 grant for the Excep- tional Child Center at Utah State University. It was to be used to help underwrite development of a play- ground. Utah State University contributed another $15,000. The park was to: 1. Provide a model physical play- ground for handicapped children; 2. Stimulate research in physical development 3. Enhance the training of disciplines in normal and handicapped children. The grant proposal was submitted by Dr. Devoe Richart while the site design was done by Professor Wen- dell Morris. The photos on the opposite page tell the result. In the last quarter century we have developed a healthy awareness that large numbers of handicapped persons live in our midst. These persons come from all types of families. Many can be taught to be agreeable and useful citizens, although each must be respected for limited abilities and many will require a protected social atmosphere. The Legion Foundation was among the first organizations to realize that the de- gree of their independence will be determined in large measure by the quality of training they receive from parents, teachers, and others during their developmental years. The primary role of the Excep- tional Child Center at Utah State is to train professionals to work with and provide programs for the de- velopmentally disabled. The American Legion Child Wel- fare Foundation's grant went for this purchase and installation of park equipment. The design, layout, and landscaping of the 9-acre site was done by Utah State. The project was dedicated Oct. 11, 1975 by the Utah State faculty, townspeople and Legionnaires. The Child Welfare Foundation was founded in 1954 "to add to the sum total of man's knowledge about children and youth; and to make the best possible use of such knowledge through wider distribution." Since 1954, the Foundation has raised approximately $800,000 and Less formal than the university park in Utah, two-year-old Camp West Mar is per- has allocated $550,000 to projects haps more typical of American Legion youth programs. West Mar affords recreation across the country. Applications for and growth opportunities each summer for 600 boys in the Western District of the American Legion's Department of grants for 1977 must be received by Maryland. Located on 75 acres near the President retreat of Camp David, West Mar is manned by Legionnaire Volunteers like the cooks March 31, 1977. Representatives of shown above and is directed by Richard "Poppa Doc" Graham, a retired civil service non-profit organizations seeking in- worker shown with two of his charges. Barracks were built with contributions from formation can contact Robert H. Legionnaires. Camp features a pool, firing range, archery, sports fields, etc. A high- light aside from watermelon parties and Patty, Executive Secretary, P. O. — firemen's displays—is the C & O Railway caboose that serves as a first aid station. Boys who need injections are compensated Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. with a view from the cupola of the old caboose

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 31 Here is the story of the wife of an American pilot shot down over North Vietnam, a man who won the Congres- sional Medal of Honor, who spent over five years as a prisoner of war, escaped, was recaptured and tortured and finally released. Col. George E. Day is now back on duty with the Air Force. Doris, or Dorie, has gone back to caring for her family. But in this conversation with Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven C. VanWert and in diary notes she made available, the reader will glimpse some of the anguish of women who wait and pray for POW- $0 MIAs of the Southeast Asia conflict. Colonel and Mrs. Day pose happily with sign neighbors made to welcome him home from Vietnam

The doorbell rang at 7:30 the "It was a day I'll never forget," clothes, scrubbed walls and cleaned morning of Aug. 26, 1967 in Phoe- says Mrs. Day. "Girls I knew had the oven. nix, AZ. Mrs. Dorie Bay, 38, wife of talked of the blue car and the notify- "But now I wouldn't see him in Maj. George E. "Bud" Day, Air ing committee, but I had never 10 days after all." Force fighter pilot in Vietnam, thought about it happening to me. Dorie and her children wouldn't opened the door to find three people When I opened the door, they didn't see the major for six years. on her doorstep: an Air Force of- have to tell me ... I just knew. I "I can almost pinpoint the mo- ficer, a chaplain and a Family Ser- leaned back against the door and ment Bud was shot down," says Mrs. vices representative from nearby said, 'My God, my God, not me too.' Day. "I had washed some guest tow- Luke Air Force Base. She and her It was the first time that blue uni- els that morning and while I was four adopted children, Steven, 10; form had ever looked so cold. ironing I reached back and picked George Jr., 4 and the two-year-old "I had been planning to meet Bud up what I thought was spray starch, I pre- twins, Sandra and Sonja, had been in Hawaii in 10 days and had but it was oven cleaner. When I eagerly waiting Major Day's return pared food for the time I was going sprayed those guest towels, it was from Southeast Asia. Now their life to be gone all that day. I had a just as if a knife had cut into me. I was to become an ordeal of uncer- funny feeling that I had to get ev- shook so badly that I had to sit down tainty. George E. Day had been shot erything done. I had gone lickity- and drink a cup of coffee. I knew down over North Vietnam. split through the house and washed that something had happened, something had gone wrong." That simple incident told Dorie almost as much as the notifying com- Our Most Decorated mittee could later that day. "It was a surprise to me that Bud Col. George E. Day is a native of Sioux City, was shot down because I didn't know IA. He joined the Marine Corps in 19^2 and that he was flying over the north," served 30 months in the South Pacific during she said. "As a matter of fact, I World War II as a non-com. He was commis- didn't know just what he was do- sioned a second lieutenant in the National ing." Guard in 1950, was called to active duty in In June of 1967, Major Day orga- 1951, took jet pilot training and served two nized and became the first com- tours during the Korean War as a fighter- mander of the "Misty Super FACs" bomber pilot. A veteran of more than 30 years F-100 squadron at Phu Cat Air Base. of service, he is the nation's most highly deco- The squadron flew classified sorties rated officer with more than 70 awards, topped over North Vietnam. by the Congressional Medal of Honor. "When the commitee members entered the house, the chaplain made a special effort to emphasize that

32 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 Kissinger Recognizes Vigil of Legion and Families

When National Commander William J. Rogers met with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger this fall, the fii^st topic was the fate of Americans missing in South- east Asia. "There must be no discussion of diplomatic recognition or United Nations membership for North Viet- nam, or aid for the country, until we know what happened to our men," Rogers said. Kissinger promptly agreed, then surprised the commander with the first word that U.S. and North Viet- namese diplomats were to meet. The secretary then authorized Rogers to make public the impending talks and a U.S. condition that the POW-MIA issue be No. 1 on the agenda and that no other topics would be dis- cussed until it was resolved. Rogers said Kissinger's action was recognition that the American Legion has pressed the issue since the involvement of Americans in the Southeast Asia hos- tilities and recognition of Legion support for the Na- tional League of Families. For seven years the Legion has provided space and administrative support for the League in its Washington headquarters building and it has supported League activities in Congress, at the Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (left) and National Com- White House, Pentagon and State Department. mander William Rogers discuss American Legion mandates

Bud was just missing, just missing," written out and followed our plan. tell? Can I tell my family?' Mrs. Day recalls. "He put such an But he was missing in action! I " 'Yes, certainly. But remember, emphasis on the word 'just' that it wasn't sure what to do. it's still not official.' gave me the super boost I needed "My next question was 'Do I still "A few days later, Norris called right off the bat. The first thing I get this month's pay?' There were again after returning to the States. asked was if he had a chute. They things to consider in regard to main- We must have talked for hours. answered 'Yes' and that the rescue taining our family. My mind had There were many things he couldn't personnel had heard a beeper. I really turned to jelly. Of course, his tell me because he hadn't been com- didn't even know what a beeper was, pay went on and that was a great pletely debriefed, but he compen- but I knew that if he had a good comfort." sated for not telling me about Bud chute, then he made it." But there was nothing to do but by telling me about himself. I could The Days had moved to Phoenix wait until 11:30 one morning when understand what was happening to from New York just five months ear- the phone rang. She recalls: my husband. lier. Bud had left on Easter Sunday. "I kept saying, 'Hello', but no one "I was one of the few who knew Dorie had few friends. There was no answered. Finally, a voice said, 'Is that Bud was alive. The North Viet- one close to talk to, no one to share this Phoenix? This is Sergeant Such- namese wouldn't admit to having her grief. and-such from Udorn Air Base, him, so he was still officially an "Both my parents and Bud's had Thailand. Stand by one for a MARS MIA. At first, there wasn't a list of passed away," she says. "Actually, telephone call.' He'll never know POWs. When a list was finally re- we had only 10 days from the time what a relief it was for me to hear a leased, Bud's name wasn't on it. It we arrived in Phoenix and Bud had military phrase such as 'Stand by wasn't on the second list, either. I to leave. He bought me a map, 'one'. Immediately, I replied, 'Yes, was concerned because I knew in my showed me to get to how the base, to yes, this is Mrs. Dorie M. Day ! There heart that if his name didn't come the nearest shopping center and to was a pause. Then he asked, 'Is this out on one of the lists, he would the airport. He stored everything Mrs. George Everett Day?' 'Yes,' I never be coming home. Finally, in that we didn't think we would need answered, 'this is Mrs. George Ev- December, 1970, over three years af- during the year he was going to be erett Day!' 'This is Norris Overly, ter he was shot down, his name away. I didn't even have pictures on Mrs. Day. I have been a cellmate of came out on a POW list. Officially, the walls. your husband's for the last two he was alive." "The twins had just joined the months, and I wanted to tell you From August, 1967, to December, family. In fact, the judge had hur- that he is alive and well.' 1970, there were few organizations ried to get them on the docket be- "It was a very short call. I tried formed by POW wives. fore Bud left. not to get too excited after hanging "As a matter of fact, we weren't "We had talked about the pos- up the phone. We had an emergency really supposed to know who the sibility of something happening to number in San Antonio, TX, to call, other wives were." Mrs. Day recalls. Bud. Ten years before, he had sur- so I dialed to get official confirma- "We hadn't thought to try to get to- vived a bailout over England and it tion that Bud was alive and a gether, but little by little, we became made us plan for the unexpected. prisoner-of-war. aware of the identities of other Bud had left me his will and every- " 'Is there actually a Norris Ov- wives with husbands either MIA or thing smack-dab in order in a book- erly?' I asked. He was indeed real POW. I had joined an organization let. If he had died, I would have and had just been released. 'Well,' I called the Detached Servicemen's opened that book with everything said, 'he just called me. . . . "Can I (Continued on page J$)

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 33 John Saunders has succeeded his mother Leona (Lee) as commander of Post 149, Bremerton, WA. His father, G. G. (Sandy), served as post commander in 1970-72. Both parents participated in their son's swearing-in ceremonies. John is an Army Vietnam War veteran and has served as post vice commander and adjutant. Leona is a World War II Marine Corps veteran and currently serves as Americanism chairman for the Department of Wash- ington. Sandy is a Navy veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars. He is currently vice commander of the Department's District 3.

Although he helped defeat the Boston Red Sox in the last World Series, Pete Rose, of Cincinnati Reds, has many friends in Massachusetts. Because of a friendly World Series bet. Post 69, Reading, OH, was host to visiting delegation from Post 159, Graniteville, MA, which presented plaques to top Cincinnati players. Shown in photo, Clyde Scott, long-time member of Post from left, are Dennis Courchaine and Phil "Moose" McLenna (presenting award), both of Post 159; Pete Rose, Mayor Bill Ernst of Reading; Deac Winn, of Post 159; 411, Milwaukee, WI, waves happily and Charlie Ross, commander of Post 69 from official Bullpen Car he won in local radio contest involving Milwaukee Post 178, Van Wert, OH, boasts four Colonial Color Guard of Post 140, Brewers major league baseball team. generations of one family as members. Lindsborg, KS, helps in dedication of Scott has been associated with baseball They are: great grandfather Pete Craig, Swedish Pavillion by King Carl XVI many years having played on Army 89, WWI Army veteran; grandmother team during World War II. He has been Madge Williams, 66, WWII WAC vet- member of the post drill and firing eran; son Ted C. Williams, 28, Vietnam squad units for many years. Air Force veteran; and grandson Ed-

ward Rogers, 20, Army veteran who Meinrad A. "Stup" Stuppy, 82, is the served three years in Germany. He is only surviving member of the Greater youngest member of Post. St. Louis American Legion Bowling

League, established in 1 926. "Stup" is a Life Member of Post 4, St. Louis, MO, Post 145, Leesville, LA, joined other and still serves as its secretary. He local veterans organizations in successful campaign to establish a permanent memorial to Sgt. Abe L. Allen, World Gustaf, of Sweden. Originally built in Fair, pavil- War I hero from Leesville, who was a St. Louis for 1904 Worlds member of General Pershing's "One lion was moved to Lindsborg recently Hundred Heroes." Shown at roadside and was restored to its original state and yellow color. Color Guard members, from left, are John Martin, An- drew Olson and Patrick Miracle.

SGT. ABE ALLEN An honor guard from Post 1, London, England joined the Air Gunner's Asso-

Only soldier from Louisiana to ciation at a special commemoration and under General John J. Pershing's serve dedication service held at the Royal "One Hundred Heroes" In World War 1. Company B, 28th Infantry. Air Force Church, St. Clement Danes, Received Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Nfcdal. The Strand, England. Service was in I and the memory of 70,000 wartime air gunners of the Allied, British and Common- wealth Air Force who died while serving in the two World Wars. A "Roll of IE? Honour" commemorates over 19,000 American airmen who died while serv- marker installed by Louisiana Highway ing from the United Kingdom. Ruined first ball to open the Department, are G. M. Hunter, left, during the World War II "Blitz", the rolled the symbolic anniversary this year, commander of local Veterans of World church was restored by donations. Post League's golden other with Legion and bowling officials pres- War I unit, and Robert Gallagher, past Commander Fred McKenzie and commander of Post 145. Legionnaires participated in the service. ent for the ceremony.

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NEWS NOW! Get in on the Proud Legionnaire accounts and documents, including photos, are required. Contact G. S. Lester, Portrays Uncle Sam (S.E. Asia) Associa- in RFC/ RAF India PROFITS tion, 46 Fulmar Road, Bedford, MK41 jXW Jim Jensen is a proud American who exemplifies the theme, "The American 7JZ. Legion—It's Great To Belong." Ill veteran, SMALL A disabled World War II For his book research, Kevin Born, and life member of past commander RR 3, Box 2A, Humboldt, NE 68376, Jensen has Post 461, Round Lake, MN, needs patch, history of all Army and three ENGINE devoted much time during the last Army/ Air Force combat units which the "Spirit of '76." years promoting saw World War II action. REPAIR! Wearing his own beard and self-made costume, he has portrayed Uncle Sam Music Hath Charms Work part time, full time right at home -we help For Octogenarian of the way, you every step Having just passed 80, Rudy Hoefs about it... as a small engine pro. you can cash in No doubt is the only charter member still playing on the huge demand for qualified men in one of America's official of the American fastest growing industries. You'll be able to command top with the band hourly rates of from $10.00 to $15.00 per hour-and that's Legion's Department of North Dakota, for labor. A simple tune-up earns as much as $17.50 for just which was organized in 1924. He also less than an hours work, and parts, engines and accessories will add even more to the profits. is a charter member of the Whapeton, a Plenty of business waiting for qualified men. ND Elks Band and is now forming will 46,000,000 Small Engines Are In Use Today! state fireman's band, of which he That's the official count from the Engine Service Assn., and become a charter member. one-million new engines are being built each month. With fully Hoefs began playing the baritone in Belsaw training, you can soon have the skill and accredited Hankinson, knowledge to make top money servicing these engines. People 1909 with his church in will seek you out and pay you well to service their lawnmowers, ND. He later became a member of a tillers, power rakes, garden tractors, chain saws, mini- edgers, composed of members bikes, snowmobiles, generators, go-carts, paint sprayers, snow- German band blowers... the list is almost endless who fought with the German Army lived in Hankinson. In 1917 he Professional who Tools And went "over there" and played with the Equipment Field Artillery Band in Germany PLUS 345th and France. 3 HP Clinton years with the Legion Engine . . During his 53 Department band, Hoefs played the at numerous parades and celebrations and saxaphone. He during Bicentennial Year. baritone, trombone played in 20 national conven- Jensen has traveled over 6,000 miles, says he KEEP- All YOURS TO including 1,000 miles at his own ex- Extra Cost! . All At No pense, to march in parades. He partici- the annual parade at the NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! pated in in Seattle. You don't need to be a 'born mechanic' or have any prior Legion's national convention this profitable trade right at home experience. You can master Jensen is a past vice commander of in your sparetime. Lessons are fully illustrated... so clear you Legion's Minnesota Department can't go wrong, and with our famous 'learn-by-doing' method the you get practical 'hands-on' experience. We also show you and past commander of its 2nd District. how to get business, what to charge, where to get supplies He served as chairman of the 2nd Dis- wholesale... all the inside tricks of the trade you need to '76" assure success right from the start. trict's "Spirit of committee and Department's similar Send for FREE Facts -Do It TODAY! secretary of the NO Obligation— NO Salesman Calls! committee for three years. He served on You risk nothing by accepting this offer to see how the local Bicentennial Committee and is easily you can learn the skills you need to increase Round Lake's postmaster. your income in a high-profit business of your own.

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Tallakson, of Minnesota, was the first pulled from famous fish- Beulah May Wilson, 99, San Diego, CA, bowl July 20, 1917 in Wash., DC. He first woman to join Navy. At age 41, as Is January Legionnaire served in combat without a scratch, see- Mrs. Beulah Worrell, she enlisted April in Arotois Sector, St. Michael 6, 1917 at Minneapolis, MN, after Con- The number of well-qualified nomi- ing action gress voted to allow women in the Navy. nations for "Legionnaire of the Month" and Meuse-Argonne. She enlisted with her son Herbert and is growing, making it more difficult to was discharged as chief yeoman in 1920. make selections. For January we have Owen W. Anglum, 80, Ash Grove, MO, chosen Norman H. Tallakson, 86, a alternate NECman (1964-68). charter member of Post 167, Willmar, Roy E. Anderson, Woodbridge, NJ, de- MN. partment commander (1941-42). Tallakson has been a Legionnaire Sam Gray, 71, San Pedro, CA, past for over 57 years, serving as post ser- national vice commander (1972-73). vice officer for over 50 years. He was Loran Cotrrell, Lincoln, NE, adjutant Post 167's first finance officer and also George Francis Foster, 82, Wilmington, of world's largest American Legion the first finance officer for the De- DE, department commander (1961-62); Post, Post 3, Lincoln; and Chef De partment of Minnesota's 7th District. consultant on National Defense Civil Chemin de Fer, Passe of Forty & Eight He served as post commander and Preparedness Committee (1965-66 and (1975-76). historian. Our selectee also is a past 1969-76). Allen B. Willand, New Smyrna Beach, John B. McDade, 78, Scranton, PA, de- FL, national director Americanism partment commander (1935-36). Commission (1950-53).

My Feet Were Killing Me...Until I Discovered the Miracle of Hamburg!

It was the European trip I had always dreamed about. I had the time and money to go where I wanted —see what I wanted. But I soon learned that money and time commander of Barracks No. 1230, a don't mean much when your feet hurt World War I organization of the De- too much to walk. partment of Minnesota. After a few days of Tallakson served on the board of sightseeing my feet over were killing me. the Minnesota Soldiers' Home for Here's Feathersprings for them Oh, I tried to keep going. In Paris I why work 20 years. In 1966, he was honored for limped through Notre Dame and along the and why they can work for you. These sup- ports are like nothing you've ever seen 50 years of banking on the same Will- Champs-Elysees. And I went up in the Eiffel before. are custom fitted and Tower although I can't honestly say I re- They made mar street. He still serves as a director member the view. My feet were so tired for your feet alone! Unlike conventional of the Willmar Bank. and sore my whole body ached. While devices, they actually imitate the youthful elastic support that Nature originally in- In civic and community affairs, everybody else was having a great time, I tended your feet to have. was in my hotel room. I didn't even feel like Tallakson also has an impressive record. Whatever your problem corns, calluses, sitting in a sidewalk cafe. — first of the Willmar pain in the balls of your feet, burning nerve He was the president The whole trip was like that until I got ends, painful ankles, old injuries, backaches Chamber of Commerce and a president to Hamburg, Germany. There, by accident, or just generally sore, aching feet. Flexible I happened to hear about an exciting break- of the local Kiwanis Club. For 25 Feathersprings will bring you guaranteed through for anyone who suffers from sore, the relief with every step you take. years he served as treasurer for aching feet and legs. county Red Cross, the County Nurse This wonderful invention was a custom- Don't suffer pain and discomfort need- Service Committee and the local Izaak made foot support called Flexible Feather- lessly. If your feet hurt, the miracle of Ham- spring. When I got a pair and slipped them Walton League and Sportsmen's Club. burg can help you. Write for more detailed into my shoes my pain disappeared almost information. There is no obligation whatso- He was very active in area baseball and instantly. The flexible shock absorbing sup- ever. Just fill out the coupon below and gave feet was like cradling boy scouting programs. port they my mail it today. them on a cushion of air. I could walk, © Featherspring International Corp. 1976 churches also have benefitted | Area stand, even run. The relief was truly a 1 FEATHERSPRING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION from Tallakson's devotion. He served miracle. 514 N. E. 124th, Dept. A L1 as board member, treasurer and in vari- And just one pair was all I needed. I learned that women also can wear them Seattle, Washington 98125 ous other committee assignments for even with sandals and open backed shoes. YES! I want to learn more about the guar- many years. He was member of the They're completely invisible. anteed relief Flexible Featherspring Foot Sup- choir for over 30 years and president Imagine how dumbfounded I was to dis- ports can give. Please send me your free cover that these miraculous devices were brochure. I understand that there is no obli- of the church men's club. gation call. sold only in Europe. Right then I deter- and that no salesman will mined that I would share the miracle I dis- TAPS covered in Hamburg with my own country- men. James E. Gordon, 85, nation's first Today thousands of Americans of all ages Address many with foot problems far more severe draftee of World War I, at Veterans — than mine—have experienced this blessed City Administration Hospital, Martinsburg, relief for themselves. State Zip WV. Gordon's draft number—258—

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me how I can make $2.50 to $9.00 profit go and tell their friends that their by bombing his land and had to be

per pair. And tell me I how can earn daddy was in prison and their friends punished for their actions, as well. shoes for myself while I'm at it! would tell them their daddy was 'Your husband must be punished, bad. Then they'd come home and must be punished!' he kept saying. Name ask me, 'Is daddy a bad man?' 'No, "Just how much he knew about of course not,' I'd answer. 'Your me really came to light when he Address daddy is a very good man'." leaned over the table, shook his In 1911, Dorie Day and 165 other finger in my face and said, 'We don't City concerned citizens went to Europe want your son bombing our land in in an attempt to find out informa- two years!' I realized that he knew all State Zip tion about their husbands. They went about my family, even to our to Geneva, Paris and Stockholm. In son's age.

42 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 "It became apparent that he was Stockholm. Later, other pilots shot picture, showed it to the girl and trying to get us to admit that we down over North Vietnam con- said, 'Cut my hair just like that wanted 'peace.' But we knew that his firmed the clues in the package. Bud, picture.' And that's how I looked meaning of the word 'peace' and recognized the picture and articles when I saw Bud again." ours were very different. I looked and knew I had been in Europe." In the 67 months that he had been him right in the eye and said, 'I un- In January of 1973, the announce- gone, Bud Day had been shot down, derstand, but I wouldn't say that we ment ivas finally made that the captured, had escaped and made Ms wanted 'peace.' I felt the whole POWs were coming home. way to South Vietnam only to be time that we were being recorded. "We knew when the President recaptured again. He was tortured "One of our complaints was that quested air time that he was going mentally and physically. His actions we weren't getting very much mail to announce the signing of the agree- were soon to earn him every sig- from our husbands, and felt that the ment, but even so, it was hard to nificant military combat award given mail we sent was being censored. believe," she says. "When you've by the United States for valor, in- 'But Mrs. Day,' he smiled. 'You re- waited for so long, even when you cluding the Medal of Honor, our ceived a letter just a few days ago, know in your heart that the moment country's highest award. He would didn't you?' And I had. will come, it's still impossible to be also receive the Republic of Viet- "I felt that I should try to let Bud fully prepared for it. nam's highest medal for valor. know what we were doing in some "In a photograph of myself that "The first time we really had time way. But I doubted that a letter I had sent earlier to Bud, I was to sit and talk was in Bud's hospital telling him about Stockholm would wearing a green dress. When Bud room," Mrs. Day recalls. "I told him ever get through. So to let him called on the phone before he landed that whenever he was ready to see know, I sent him a copy of my pass- at March AFB, CA, he remarked the children again they were out- port picture, which is smaller in size how much he loved that picture of side the hospital door. He said, than a normal snapshot. I enclosed me in the green dress. Because of 'Bring them in, they must be curi- a sugar cube from Stockholm, some that, I looked all around for it, but ous.' We were all together again in jam from Geneva and chocolate from of course it was long gone by the that hospital room, but Bud looked Paris. I knew that from these arti- wayside. I had another copy of the so different that I was afraid the cles Bud would know that I had picture, because I had kept track of children wouldn't recognize him. His gone to Europe alone, because if every letter and every picture that eyes were so sunken and he shook I had taken the children then they had been sent to Bud. I took that so badly and he cried so much. But would have been included in my picture, went and bought a dress as they were tears of joy. I couldn't passport picture. He would know much like the green one as I could, cry, I just couldn't cry . . . one of us that I had gone to Paris, Geneva and went to the beauty parlor with the had to refrain from crying."

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Is America's Next Frontier Back Home?

British industrial machine escaped less, rootless experimentations of so demolition in World War II and now many of America's young. totters into obsolescence, while re- Not long ago my wife and I took built German industries, with more the time to travel from our heme in modern technology, thrive. In much California to New York by train. the same way, the old, obsolete fac- The cornfields and silos flew past tories of New England cities are between solid old farmhouses with boarded up while new factories with their mobile home annexes, a re- computerized assembly lines open in assuring America midway between the South and West. It is easier, and the excesses of the coasts. It was a often more economical, to start over time when Patricia Hearst and New fresh than to strip out and rebuild. York City's financial affairs ob- The geographic center of Ameri- sessed the news media, and in the can population pulls ever southward 3,000 miles between coasts we and westward, making the factories marveled at the impression of calm- of the Northeast more remote from ness and solidity. The conventional their markets and raising distribu- wisdom is that Middle America is tion costs. a voice of the past. But anyone who Some comfort may be found in the crosses the nation by train must thought that the United States is wonder if the heartland may not be large enough in area that it need the steadying anchor that yet can

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A 1977 ECONOMIC FORECAST. NEW YEAR SHOPPING BARGAINS. METRIC PINK ELEPHANTS? VA MOBILE-HOME GUARANTEES.

Solid Brass, Sculptured Cutting through the professional economists' jargon, here's what they're "American Eagle" Buckles saying about 1977: "Good, but not great." " COST-OF-LIVING: Will rise slightly more than last year—from a rate of Actual Size 3% " x2 1/2 just 6 per cent to cent. Incidentally, that's one of the Enjoy the pride of owning, thrill of wearing under maybe 6% per and joy of giving these numbered edition belt lowest inflation rates in the world. Among major nations, only Germany buckles. The American Eagle, in a dramatic turns in a better performance. display of strength and power, created from an original, exclusive work of art. Cast by hand, WAGES: Increases should be in an 8 per cent to 10 per cent range, fig- duplicating the process used by soldiers and ured on an hourly basis (for union members, the average will be over 9 artisans of the 1770s and 1800s. Molten brass, per cent). Productivity, however, will rise appreciably, too, so that the heated to 2000°F. in small crucibles, is poured into sand molds. Then each buckle is re- wage hikes won't spark a serious round of price increases. moved, smoothed and finished to a rich, lus- HOUSING: Some improvement for new residential construction, but trous glow in 7 handwork steps. No two are exactly alike. Your 3 5/e"x2 1/2" buckle comes in nothing spectacular. Last year, about 1% million units were built; this a unique "Oldtimers" genuine cowhide leather year, around 1.7 million (with higher sales tags). drawstring pouch. Buckle only, each $15.00. INTEREST RATES: These will remain relatively stable for the next Add only $4.95 For Handmade Cowhide Leather Belt (Available only with buckle order). Belt is tanned to couple of months, then start to rise. The reason is that businessmen will soft, supple perfection with over 15 hand operations. borrow fairly heavily the of the to finance larger inven- Smooth on exposed side. Sueded on trousers side. toward end year Specify length (by waist size) and color: Saddle tories and new plants and equipment. Brown or Antique Black. $"1 Q95 " UNEMPLOYMENT: Statistically, it will remain high perhaps around Belt and Buckle . . .both only I — 7 per" cent. On the other hand, employment will be high, too. But it's un- l""oRDER TODAY SATISFACTION GUARANTEED employment—not employment—that fuels political action. Heritage Mint, Ltd., Dept. AL1 2221 Barry Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 90064. RUSH Buckle(s) at only $15.00 each. This month and next are traditionally good for bargains. RUSH .Buckle(s) and Belt(s) sets at JANUARY: Appliances, especially refrigerators, usually are reduced. only $19.95. Saddle Brown Belt Antique Black Belt. Waist size Radios and stereo sets, too, are apt to get post-Christmas cuts. Household If not completely satisfied return in 15 days buys include "white goods," furniture, rugs, glassware and dishes. Shoes for full refund or cancellation of credit charges. Add $1.50 shipping and handling for and shirts head the list of clothing bargains. any size order. (California residents add ap- cars, this proprite sales tax.) No C.O.D. FEBRUARY: Normally, this is the best time to buy used but Check or money order enclosed.Q Charge my: year demand for second-hand cars has been very high. Other possibilities: Master Charge Carte Blanche Bicycles, draperies, housewares and furniture. BankAmericard American Express

Acc. # . Exp. Date, When you shop for alcoholic beverages in the months ahead, be prepared Signature for some confusion over bottle sizes and prices. As of last October, distillers Name (Please print) _ voluntarily began a transition from present package sizes to metric. Address *By the end of 1979, the shift must be complete; thereafter distillers will

City State . ,Zip_ L be required by law to use only six metric units. In the interim, you will see a mixture of old and new. A comparison of current sizes and the new SENIOR CITIZENS metric measures looks like this: Florida Living You Can Afford CURRENT SIZES NEW METRIC SIZES Mobile homes from $8500.00. Lot Rent $37.50 Half gallon (64 oz.) 1.75 liter (59.2 oz.) month. Retire at Beautiful Dogwood Mobile Quart>(32 oz.) 1 liter (33.8 oz.) Park. Rated Three Star. Recreation Hall, Bingo and Laundromat. Fifth (25.6 oz.) 750 ML (% liter; 25.4 oz.) Write Charles Boitnott, P.O. Box 953, Pint (16 oz.) 500 ML (% liter; 16.9 oz.) Bushnell, FL. 33513 Half pint (8 oz.) 200 ML (1/5 liter; 6.8 oz.) Miniature (2 oz. or 1.6 oz.) 50 ML (1/20 liter; 1.7 oz.)

As the costs of conventional housing continue to rise, the Veterans Ad- ministration is making it easier to acquire a less expensive alternative—the mobile home. Under new VA regulations, a veteran now can get a guarantee up to FUND RAISING $12,500 for a single-wide at a rate of 12 per cent for 12 years. If he buys a Easy way fo raise money for your Organization lot at the same time, the package will be guaranteed up to $20,000. For SF^ because everyone has fun playing BINGO! double-wides, the top guarantee is $20,000 at 12 per cent for 20 years Thousands of Organizations are making up to ($27,500 if a lot is included). gfgr $500.00 per week using 'BINGO KING" supplies and FREE Idea Bulletins. Write for FREE catalog If you purchase an improved lot alone, you can get a guarantee up to »ll and details on raising money for your Organiza- $7,500 at 8 per cent for 12 years. Used mobile homes, too, qualify for B tion. PLEASE GIVE NAME OF ORGANIZATION. guarantees, but only after an appraisal. ^'BIIVGO HLHVG' By Edgar A. Grunwald Dept. 701-A, Box 2588, LITTLETON, COLO. 80120

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IF YOU CAN SING, WHISTLE OR HUM A TUNE... you can play the Musical Saw. No notes Planer Molder Saw to read, no (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10) musical knowledge required. Since 1921 we have furnished the Power entire world this unusual, (tweet-toned He Gave Us Smokey the Bear JOOLS instrument. If you are 10 or 70, you play feed ^tmtt^ t no pay. Musical Saw, soft hammer, bow, r >«Jn and lesson* mailed on 5 days' trial* in r Write today for details and free copy of "Sawing f News of the World," picturing successful saw States. A number appeared on Amer- 3 musicians. MUSSBHL & WESTPHAL, 100 Fort St 1'ort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 53538. ican Legion Magazine covers. But "Butch" was his favorite. The love affair began in a pet shop window. Saturday I'll show you how to cash in on the profitable badRe and but- Evening Post ton business." BADGE-A-MINIT lets you make metal pin back editors were looking for ' a cover sub- badges for pennies which you can sell for up to 75C each, or photo buttons for as much as $2.50 each. ject to boost newsstand sales and Get FREE sample button and fully illustrated money making plans by return decided a puppy would be a good mail, or send $34.95 plus $1.75 shipping tn BADGE-A-MINIT, Ltd., Box 618, subject. Al was asked to come up Dept. LE-1 7 LaSalle, Illinois 61301. with some sketches. A passing glance into a Greenwich Village pet shop I WANT EVERY READER window met the pleading eyes of a gfeofthlsof this Paper to have big red r jjjj^ my six week old cocker spaniel. Now you can use this ONE power-feed shop to turn cfiS EARLIANA TOMATO Butch and Al Staehle did their job rough lumber into moldings, trim, flooring, furniture well. —ALL popular patterns. RIP-PLANE-MOLD . . . sepa- F"KING OF THE EARLIES" Whenever a "Butch" cover ap- rately or all once with a single motor. Low Cost Big solid, scarlet fruit, disease at peared, it resistant, heavy yielder. was number one in news- . . . You can own this power tool for only $50 down. Ideal for table or canning. Send 15c for big stand sales. Fan mail came from 30^ay FREE Trial! _ acket or 25c for 2 packets FRFIT E xc?tInY°facts and copy of Seed and Nursery Catalog. lAtt everywhere. Most of it was ad- NO OBLIGATION-NO SALESMAN WILL CALL R. H. SH U Nl WAY SEEDSMAN dressed to the mischievous pup. s ° Dept. 303 ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61101 RUSH COUPON ™«S Sometimes letters were sent to the Kansas City, Mo. 641 1 artist asking him not TODA Y! ^^L^r --- to be too hard r n FREE on the dog for the many pranks BELSAW POWER TOOLS he CATALOG played. Once, when a cover depicted 3809 Field Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. 64111 6e=^^J | L Butch running through the • TABLES & CHAIRS I house r~I Please send me complete facts about VCC J • OFFICE & LOUNGE FURNITURE unraveling a roll of tissue, a case of PLANER — MOLDER — SAW and I • BANQUET & MEETING FURNITURE details about 30-day trial offer. toilet tissue arrived from a fan with • HAT/ COAT RACKS CHAIRS! a note to please let Butch enjoy him- Name m self. Another cover, during World Address — direct —— i adirondack War H, showed the dog chewing a 276-01 Park Avenue So., New York. N Y. 10010 City 1 book of ration stamps. This brought SHIPPING POINTS/Piltsburgh/Chicago/Boston i a number of coupons in the mail. State g£ Dallas/ Atlanta/Tupelo/Los Angeles The U.S. Department of Interior wanted a mascot for its forest fire Jk Famous ^\ UTR0KDIC prevention campaign and Al was asked to collaborate. The Rangers Paxc suggested a woodchuck or a raccoon. Amo "The raccoon looks too much like Comfort That's Out Of This World! a burglar," Al protested. So they settled on a bear. •GENUINE LEATHER "I felt a bear could be portrayed as the father ." •FABULOUS VALUE! of the forest . . Al explained. % NOT 3G" NOT 20* The bear was fitted with a ranger's hat and badge, blue jeans and a pail of water to put out fires. He was named after Smokey Joe Ryan, a famous New York Fire Chief. Smokey was part of the war effort and Al received only "expenses" for his posters. (The original brown bear who symbolized HERE'S FABULOUS COMFORT! SHOES LIKE THESE "Smokey" recently died.) HAVE BEEN NATIONALLY ADVERTISED FOR $17.95 AND WEAR THESE SHOES The monies which continue to come UP! WHY PAY MORE? Enjoy the same FINE QUALITY . . FOR 14 DAYS . . . from various Smokey HANDSOME STYLING . . . SUPER COMFORT ... FOR MUCH enterprises go If not satisfied, LESS! You simply will not find a more comfortable, serviceable We'll Buy Back.' to forest education. or stylish shoe at any price! 'Em Al never forgot it was the popular

7'/j, 2 . 9. 9Vj, 10. 10V*. 11 3 13 MEN'S SIZES — 6V2. 7, 8. 8V 11. , 12. WIDTHS: C. D. E. EE. EEE vote that launched his career and ————————— SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY BACK — he always wanted to paint for every- OLD VILLAGE SHOP, Dept. M-3274 Hanover. Pa. 17331 Enclosed is $ (Md. residents add sales tax.) | one. When he died in 1974, we Sure, I want more for my money. Send me America's C.O.D. (Enclose $2.00 deposit per pr.) I favorite shoes at the lowest prices around . . planned a memorial show of his CHARGE IT: AMERICAN EXPRESS DiNERS CLUB How Sizes S Style No. MASTER CHARGE BANKAMERICARD work, but instead of using a fine art Many? Color Widths CARTE BLANCHE INTERBANK # GIOVE Tan Leather gallery or "select" museum, we M232561B LEATHER Oilord Tan chose Miami SHOE Leather Acc't #. Exp. Date Dade Community Col- M232579B Slip-On lege and Dade County Museum of $14.98 nr. plus $1.50 postage & handling per pr. Name How Sizes & (please print) Science and Planetarium. Both are Many? Style No. Color Widths SUEDE Sand Beige Address frequented daily by busloads of vis- M232546B Sueded Oxford LEATHER itors, tourists and lots of children. SHOE Sand Beige City M232553 B Sueded Slip-On Al would have liked it. $12.98 pr. plus $1.50 postage & handling per pr. State .... Zip —Marjorie Houston Staehle ———————— © Old Village Shop, 1976 48 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1977 !

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If they could our nearest holding in the Philip- stay around until dark, the casta- pines? As he flew alongside, the ways would be fairly safe until day- transport made a right turn and break the next day. Curdes kept started toward the Japanese air in hoping for a relief flight to take strip. Curdes called on the radio over, for even by throttling to using one VHF channel after an- down save fuel he could stay for only Hanover other, warning the pilot not to land about two hours more. It was still on the strip as it was in enemy four hours before sundown and it shoes! hands, but received no response. was already too late to get a rescue The C-47 was now on its final ap- plane on the scene before dark. Put another $200 in proach glide. Something had to be your pocket next By four o'clock Curdes was about done, and quickly. Curdes dove in month with a Han- to give up and head for his home over Shoe sideline front of the transport, forcing it off as your extra base at Mangaldan. It was almost a its path and making it necessary for moneymaker. And two-hour flight and he had barely get a free pair of shoes while you're at it! the pilot to circle back to get in enough gasoline left to make it. Show friends and neighbors how to save more than position for another attempt to land. Just then four Mustangs came into $15 per pair on . . . dress shoes, casuals or work A second, then a third time Curdes shoes. Top quality, fine leathers, over 200 modern view. It the relief flight. Curdes spoiled the C-47's landing approach, was styles to choose from. and Schmidtke swung their P-51's sit- Show the picture-selling Hanover catalog evenings, but the pilot kept on trying. The on the course for Mangaldan. When weekends, lunch hours. Don't sell. Let them buy! uation was becoming desperate. they landed they'd been in the air six Pocket your high commissions, wear your free Curdes swung around and fired a FREE catalog and sales kit for 30-day no- and a half hours, something of a shoes. burst of machine-gun fire across the obligation trial. record for the Mustang. nose of the C-47. The transport pilot No salesman will call. / MAIL F The next morning, just at dawn, EE TR, paid no attention. Curdes made his J AL two amphibian rescue planes coupon decision. /The transport was getting PBY The Hanover Shoe, Inc. escorted by Curdes and Scalley ar- Hanover, Pa. 17331 too close to the island to delay any Dept. I823 rived over the three dinghies, barely Please send catalog and sales kit for 30-day longer. He decided to force it to visible in that first faint light of FREE TRIAL. I am under no obligation. No ditch in the ocean. It would be risky salesman will call. but anything was better than letting day but still afloat. The first cracked its fuselage Name that whole planeload of Americans PBY fall into enemy hands. landing in the choppy water and Address _ He pulled in behind the transport had to be abandoned. The second one City .State/Zip. and closing to within about 20 yards, landed safely and quickly picked up coolly shot out the right engine, then the 13 occupants of the three the left one. The plane hit the water dinghies, as well as the four crew FIND TREASURE! nicely, and came to a stop less than members of the wrecked PBY. All 50 yards from La Croix's little three airplanes returned safely to dinghy. As it began to sink, the door the Linguyan base without further on the right side of the fuselage incident, landing just in time for Free Literature/ opened and 12 people, including two lunch. Curdes and Scalley were the DEPT AC7-D 1011 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD guests of honor. SWEET HOME, ORE. 97386 women, crawled out and got into two large rubber dinghies that the That afternoon Captain Curdes pilots had detached and inflated. could have been found at the air- All were safe, at least for the drome supervising the painting on time being, but Curdes still had to the side of the fuselage of his plane Geranium protect them. That meant flying over of a little American flag—alongside PLANTS SEED. New double FROM the seven swastikas representing the and Semi-Double varieties, all shades. to keep the Japanese out of the pic- Described in New Seed & Nursery Cata- ture until they could be rescued. He seven German planes he had shot log. Send 15c in coin for 50c Pkt. C D C C during tour in the Mediter- or 2 Pkts.for2Scand Catalog- 1 FA L E called to Schmidtke, telling him to down a R. H. 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The PBY, who had picked up the total supplies -k Plaques & trophies of 17 people that morning off the it Tables & chairs * Jar & breakopen fuel gauge showed "Zero" when they •k Armchair races tickets first sighted the landing field on coast of Bataan Island. end •k Fund raising through group travel Bataan Island. Editor's Note: General Kenney was ALL STAR BINGO INC. Dept. AL-l La Croix explained the situation. commander-in-chief of U.S. Air P.O. Box 2816, Clearwater, Fla. 33517 From being a thoroughly hated Forces, Pacific, during World War II.

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EIGHT TIMES TEN At ten you are a youngster, At twenty you're a fellow, At thirty you are wiser At forty you are mellow.

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Shirley A. Thomas

PILLOW TALK Credit cards have taken the place Of bills we used to flash; Luckily, though, for the human race, The tooth fairy still pays cash! May Richstone

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