• Український Щоденник Ukrainian Daily! РІК LIU Ч. 132. V VOL. LIU. No. 132. SECTION II. Щг Шішшшт ШМ? Dedicated to the needs and interest of young Americans of Ukrainian descent No. 26 NEW YORK and JERSEY CITY, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1945 VOL. ІЛП SOVIET ANNEXATION OF Air Hero Gets Indomitable Spirit CARPATHO-UKRAINE " Honorable In a letter^recently received by the Ukrainian National Association, a Carpatho-Ukraine, which on March 15, 1939 had proclaimed its in­ Discharge Ukrainian American soldier, whose dependence and soon thereafter lost it when Hungarian troops invaded name we withold upon his request, it and overcame the heroic resistance of its outnumbered and ill-armed describes how in his sector near Nu- Sitch Guards, was annexed Friday, June 29th by the Soviets. The an­ Staff Sergeant Andrew Clem, Jr., renberg, Germany he met "many nexation had been generally expected* — і 35, New Britain's (Conn.) outstand-! Ukrainians who, as they put it, don't in the light of the long evident So- r . _ ing aerial hero and most decorated want to go back to father Stalin's viet intention not to allow any size­ ting° upr of two commissions to fix влserviceman„^ллте,в„ , ^haaAd *.;«his. «,пі*militarв™y лcaree«»^.r. heaven, with which they already able Ukrainian territory remain out­ the new boundary between the two terminated with his honorable dis- have had quite enough to do with... side Soviet rule which might serve countries and to liquidate property charge from the army with a total These people know very little about as a springboard for the establish­ in Carpatho-Ukraine of 166 points, reports the current the Ukrainians in America and were ment of an independent Ukrainian I bulletin of the Ukrainian Youth Or- quite surprised when I showed them my copy of The Ukrainian Weekly. state. The agreement further states that ganization of Connecticut. Sgt. Clem's Carpatho-Ukraine would now be "re-! onlv comment concerning his dis- They were very surprised to learn A similar motive, it is worth re- that the Ukrainians in America knew . ... ... <,„ charge was that with four more *cajling, prompted Poland's support of their plight as far back as the of Hungarian annexation of Carpa­ united with her ancient motherland' |p^* he CQuld get out lwice> famine year of 1933." tho-Ukraine in 1939. At that time and become part of the Ukrainian j Sgt aem u^man by descent, Further on in his letter the writer Poland feared that if Carpatho-Uk­ Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the did not want to get out of the army, states: "At one time I began to He raine remained independent it might units of the Soviet Union. І volunteered for duty in the Pacific think that the fight for an inde­ become a base of operations for' the I when he talked with Army officers pendent Ukraine was practically hopeless, but after talking with these national unification and independence Although the agreement states at Fort Devens, Mass. 'Td like to people for hours at a time and hear­ of the 45 million Ukrainian nation, that the cession of Carpatho-Ukraine see what's going on over there," he told them But the oracials told ing of their efforts and dreams I including Western Ukraine then un­ to the Reds was "in accordance with - Ь™ like the desire shown by the population hflyinge ha s^ a^ bacarke oveailmenr Tht ean dbac thak con-l^tt his . * *<*\ for thinking that der Polish misrule. of Carpatho-Ukraine," the fact re-dition is probably due to a crash Stalin could destroy that indomitable — Then-Soviet annexation of Carpatho- mains, however, that there was no landing his ship made in Africa. Ukrainian spirit that thirsts so foe Ukraine was in form of an agree­ independence and freedom." _ _ e , ,. , . If Several ribs were broken at that ment signed in Moscow in the pre­ form of plebiscite whatsoever g*v™etfan * , sence of Stalin between representa­ the Carpatho-Ukrainians a chance to j He was equally at home m Flying tives of the U.S.S.R. and of Czecho­ express their desire in the matter. I Fortresses or in Liberators and Gets Air Medal For slovakia, the latter which ruled Car­ Now that Stalin has all of Uk-|fou«ht as a gunner in almost every Merit patho-Ukraine before its break-up in . .. , gun position in the bombers he rode the spring of 1939. The agreement А аТкЬоЗь™ геїопТіТеї^' F 5 ^ Г Г? u ^ * ^ ** ™eodore А. Копійок, 19. son was signed by Soviet Foreign Com- and Kholmschyna regions) under his tune he was a lonely tail gunner on *,. korduck, misar Vyacheslaff M. Molotov and ( of ш Mrs Nichola8 rule he has achieved what has long missions because he could fit into 2207 Rice street, Chicago, has been Dr. Zdenek Fierlinger, Czechoslovak been his ambition, AS Anne O'Hare the small space provided. і given the air medal with oak leaf Premier. It provided for an exchange McCormick wrote in her New York Sgt Clem was in the army 37l cUlster for merH as a ndio operator of populations between Czechoslo­ ,Jmonths' H*sp*!nt. 19 m°?ths over-! on a B-17 bomber during many hours vakia and the U.S.S.R., and the set- Times column early m 1944, the зеа8 ^Іп 99 mi88i0ns to his credit. 1of meteoroloeical reconnaisance "Ukrainian question is perhaps the j He shot down one Messerschmitt and; operations., it *was announcebounced by strongest reason for the claim of was credited with one "probable, headquarterODeration8 s it of waa8 bomber group the Soviet Union to the territory 1 He went on missions against Pan- j f i based in England and re- HOME AFTER 26 MONTHS ormer y east of the so-called Curzon line telleria, Sicily, Italy, Ploesti Oil | ^^^j in the Chicago Community ipielde A PRISONER (because) Stalin is resolved not to ' targets in France, Greece, | News (cijppmg ^„t to Weekly by have any possible springboards for Vienna, Unz, and was in the leadjMr Roman Smook UNA Advisor)J lane the Among the recenUy returned ser- Ukraine." Undoubtedly the same de- f °J D n«t American group, The Community News also featured vicemen is Pvt. Paul Goot, 31, 7?^~ } sire on Stalin's part prompted his to bomb Rome. After a forced land- a picture of s t Korduck receiving South 14 street, Newark, N. J., U«: | anneMtion of Carpatho-Ukraine. ing in Yugoslavia, Russian officers і the award from his comman<w rainian by descent, who was liberated; awarded him and other members of omcer c 1S no lon er an> the lane crew by America. 1 n force* л«s oftnafte^r Ьоиіпhavingа іошіу tnere & .^" P Silver Star medals. The citation> a copy of which ^ spent twenty six months in German caiman territory of any appreciable as souvenirs of their close call. !companied the announcement, reads, prison camps. An artilleryman Pvt.t!aze "P°n which Ukrainian national( He is credited with 319.15 hoursj jn part: "...A number of bis long Goot was captured by the Nazis in life can exist free of Moscow rule, of combat flying on his first 50 mis-1 range missions over the North At- North Africa when his advance ar- (Behind the impenetrable barriers | sions and with 257.20 on the remain- lantic to gather weather data for tillery post was overrun by the Ger-. which the Kremlin rulers have erected 1 ing 49 missions, for a total of 576.35; future air and ground operations mans during their abortive Tunisian j between their domains and the out-' hours of combat flying time. ї were completed under the hazards of offensive. He recalls that when he • 8i(je worid, they will once more, as > Sgt. Clem's decorations rival; unfavorable weather conditions and and other American soldiers take* | tn" ^ ь^ОГе the war, liquidate | those of the most illustrious. He the everpresent danger of encounter- has been prisoner were being marched through tho8e Ukrainians who aspire to na- awarded the Distinguished ing enemy opposition. The courage, Tunis, German soldiers, Arabs and! f , . f Flying Cross, Air Medal with 15 cool judgement and skill displayed nal even French civilians spit on them •«° ireeoom ana wno Know irom duetere> Presidential Citation, Eu-jby Sergeant Korduck reflect great and reviled them. history and bitter experience tnat|ro ^ African Middle Eastern credit upon himself and the armed With other prisoners Pvt. Goofunder Mo8COW or МУ other fore,&n | theatre ribbons with six battle stars, forces of the United States." was flown to Italy and then later\ domination there can be no free Distinguished Unit Citation, Ameri- Sgt. Korduck is a graduate of Chi­ transported to German prison camps. \ Ukraine. j can Theatre ribbon, Good Conduct cago's - Harrison Technical high Here he met Soviet Ukrainian army; Тд Шв connection read Ann O'Hare medal, three Battle Stars and three school. He entered the army in Sep­ ппа^пАгя ял w«»ll as Ukrainians do- L _ . „ , «,. Overseas Stars. He is a member of tember, 1943, completed radio inprisonerg forces da * labowelrl as_uxraifor the ^Germans. e ;І McCormick's New York Times col-, the locaJ ^ Магу>8 ^rainian school at Soux Falls, South Dakota The Red Army Ukrainians, he says, umn on page 2 Church. and went overseas last January. were on the whole young fellows. To him they spoke in Ukrainian but among themselves they spoke in Rus­ sian. Inquired as to the reason why, they replied that they found it easier to speak in Russian.