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Petty Ottieer 2/e Russell Mitcliiuu whs home on n seven-day furlough reeenrly as guest of his wife. Mrs. Lucy Williams. Miteham. 2<>24 X. t'apitol avenue. Eli route home. Officer Mitcham also visited with his mother. Mis. Ida Mitcham and his sister. Ida in South Bend. He was accompanied hack to his post at Newport. Rhode Island by his wife.
Ciias. Reuinald 'Wright, tile youngest son of late Remus 11. "Wright and Oval Wright is serving as a coast guard. He was graduated from the Manhattan Beach Trail ing school. Brooklyn. New York in August and has served as seaman second class and was then promoted to Seaman tirsr class and was one of the trainees after the men were sent overseas. He was then placed in training school and is now a signalman third class He is an Attacks graduate and was employed ui Uhictigo. He is i he nephew of Mrs. Ola Beecher a ml Mrs. Priscilla Miller. 1411 So. Rural st. His brother was inducted in the army Wednesday. He is also brother of Thomas \V.. and Wendel! R Wright ''and a sistei. Miss ola Mae Wright, who attended the graduation and is visiting bis wife. Mrs I-Tedonia Wright and son. Charles R. jr. in Brooklyn. New York. * * ♦ Mrs. Clofeen Turner left Saturday to visit her brother. Pvt. Duncan Yaulx. who is now stationed at Kt. Diw New Jersey. While there, she will visit ftiends and relatives in New York. Philadelphia end Cleveland. <♦ ■X- XCpl. Paul Smith, hushand of Mrs. Madlim* Smith. U!2o Short street has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal with his company in the European theater of operations. * * <$>
William Bhtckmon has bewi promoted to the rank of T Sgt. He spent 11 months in England and is now stationed somewhere in France. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Blackmon. Greenwood, Mis-., and his brother. Lynn L. Blackmon lives at 222,*i MarKindale. His wife. Mrs. Doshla Blackmon lives in Memphis. Tenn. Sgt. Blackmon was inducted In February U‘42 and is serving with the Signal Corps. He reports that lie's getting along nicely and sends greetings to rlativt-s and friends.
Two former residents have entered basic training center at Keesler Field n unit of the Arm\ Air Forces Training Command. They are Pvt. Fred James Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fled Harris. ITiti Shepard st.. and Pvt. Win. Ross Dram*, son of Mr, and Mrs. Ross Drane. 1060 W. 27lh st.
Sgts. Eugene Haley and James A. Stepp, both of Indianapolis, have arrived at overs*‘a destinations. Sgt. Haley son of Mrs. Annie Mae Haley, i*.‘H Lynn st.. was previously stationed at Ft. Warren. Wyo.. and Turner Field. Albany. Ga. Sgt. Stepp, whose four brothers all are with the armed forces in England, received lii< pre overseas training at Center Field. Ala.. He is the husband of Mrs. Ruth E. Bonds Stepp. 2220 N. Capjtol ave. * * i Howard I). Pipes, formerly employed at Madden and Copple Auto Repair shop is now stationed in the South Pacific. He received {raining at Camp Rucker. Ala., and Camp Forrest. Tenn. .and attended Attucks before induction. His wife. Bettye Jane and daughter, Phyllis live at U4N Patterson st. Pvt. Pipes entered the army February 10411 and was sent over seas in March of this year. He received training at Camp Rucker. Ala.
U. S. OFFERS AID TO WAR VETS ' i • The correct name of the law popularly known as the “G. I. Bill of Rights” is the ‘‘Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944.” It was tassed by the United States Congress and was approved on Jurte 22. 1944, Its purpose “is to make the path of civilian life smoother and more secure for the men and women released from service in war," provided they have been discharged honorably. Very few young men and women cculd be given a start on the' road to success in life that would be comparable to what the national government proposes to do for former fighting men and women if ' jthey had to depend on parents, relatives, friends, or their own ef- | : forts. It is to be hoped that all ] j who are entitled to these generous ; provisions gladly and freely offerI rd by a grateful country will avail j themselves of them, for the more piosperous and contented individiuals a nation may have the better 1 off will society be. | Definite benefits to be had are i educational, health, unemployment compensation, and financial aid to i enter business/buy or build a home, and to buy or equip a farm. One who has served 90 days or more after September 16. 1940 and is otherwise eligible, can arrange to have his tuition and other fees paid, and will get $50 a month if single and $75 a month if he has dependents, for living expenses i while getting education or training. The government will guarantee 1h** payment of a loan up to $2,000 for veterans who wish to acquire a home, a farm, or enter business. I Persons who have spent many years trying to own a home and who from hard experience know ; what a task it is. will appreciate ; this line opportunity for home l ownership. ; The United States Veteran’s Ad- . ministration has charge of carrying out the provisions of this law. It has large numbers of branches ! in all parts of the country. Indiana has set up a state-wide organization comprising governmental, educational, fraternal, and civic groups, all proudly volunteering to help this good work along. Indianapolis has twenty such organizations. The Marion county center of information and referral will be in the K. of P. building. At the suggestion of The Indian- | apolis Recorder a colored man was appointed by Dr. C. T. Malan, state | superintendent cf public instruttion. a member of his advisory i council to aid veterans to take (advantage of their educational oje portunittes. This colored member of the council proposes to give .general advice and aid to veterans, all over tlm state. Any veteran or any one knowing of veterans who desiie help is asked to leave his lor their name, address, and telephone number at The Recorder ! office.
SGT. LIDELu H. AMMONS, one of the army's mora'e builders, is shown having lunch with official of the Link-Belt Foundry and other soldiers after making an eloquent apoeai to the plant employes to "continue their all out effort to keep product'o i at the highest peak. Sgt. Ammons has also addressed employes at the International Harvester company, the Malleable Casting company, the Indianapolis Forging company, and other defense plant employes in Lebanon, Terre Haute, New Albany, Ind.; Louisville, Ky., and other cities. He was accompanied by Capt. Mahlon H. Martin, USAAC, who also participated in the labor morale rallies. Sgt. Ammons is being treated at the Billings Gen-
eral Hospital for a fractured leg which he received while on duty in Alaska. He was inducted in August, 1942. and transferred to Alaska in August, 1943. He was returned here after his injury last December. * He is a graduate of Attucks High school and the American School of Chicago. He has pursued his studies at Manual Training High school here and Washington university, Seattle Wash., specializing in business administration. He is a member of Mt. Lion Baptist church and live with his sister, Mrs. Lillian Chestnutt, 634 West 10th street. He is the brother of Otis and Edwin Ammons, Sr., and the uncle of Gerrie and Pvt. Eddy Ammons, stationed at Camp Breckenridge, Ky.
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I*\ t. Heibeit May. :-(*n of Mr. a ml Mrs. James Ms:y, ls*ir» Nei thw* stern nve.. lus returned t.i Ft. Hu;i"hiie;t. Arlz.. niter 'qtemling n brief furlough with his fnmly. A family reunion dinner was held. * * <4 Sgt. L. Ghenthnm, son of Mrs. Fannie Cheatham. *>**tl , 4 VV. Iltli -t.. has been awarded flu* Meeiianies Medal for outstanding service is a merlinnie at the base in New Hebrides Islands. He is a former student <if Christian County school >f Lafayette. Ky.. and was a former Golden Glover of this city. i1l.'h»-27. He was inducted in October. 1941 and received his basic 'raining at Ft. Warren. Wyo. He .as three nephews in the army. Ray Cheatham, stationed at I’earl Harbor: El wood Cheatham. Ft. Warren and Douglas Brown in "alifornia. * • Four Indiana men were recently •rndiinted frotn Great I«tkes. III.. Naval Training Center. They verc: Raymond C. Flournoy. Gary, i'rom storekeepers school: Daniel I. Hill jr.. Gary. Machinists Mate ehoo! : Robert Lee Curl. Minicie. Yeoman school and Thurman Riehi rd Bennef. Richmond; Machinists late school.
ITe. Wm. L. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beimel. 6.”,4 W. l.'itli st.. has been awarded tie* Good Conduct Medal in Co. A ot the 371st Infantry at Ft. Huaeiittea. Ariz. He received the medal for his demonstration of excellent soldierly qualities. 1‘vt. Bennett will have beta in service two years December 5. He received ids basic training at Little Rock. Ark., where he won a medal for rifle range and machine gunner’s medal. Uvt. Bennett recently s pent twelve days at home with his parents and lie will celebrate his 22nd l.irthlay September ]u.
Headed by Bishop David H. Sims of Philadelphia, chairman of the Eastern Division Negro Republicans, a delegation of Negro leaders conferred at national headquarters last week with Chairman Herbert Brownell, Jr., of the National Republican Committee, on campaign plans to regain the Negro vote for the GOP. In the front row, left to right, are, standing, Joseph V. Baker, Philadelphia; seated. Bishop Sims* Mr. Brownell and Harold C. Burton of ^JVew York. Back row, Ludlow W. Werner, editor. New York AGE: Atty. Joseph Mitchell, Boston; the Rev. J. H. Philpot, Philadelphia; Judge James Cobb, Washington, D.C.; Dr. G. B. Powell, assistant director of publicity. Republican National Committee; Marse Calloway, Baltimore; Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Philadelphia; Bert Redding, Delaware; Magistrate Hobson Reynolds, Philadelphia; J. D. Battis, Philadelphia; Sidney E. Davis, New York; Mrs. Bertha J. Diggs, New York; Ernest Wright, Philadelphia; Dr. Gaylord Howell, New Jersey; and Atty. Oliver Randolph, New Jersey.
JAPS GIVE NEGRO MARINES THEIR FIRST BAPTISM OF FIRE IN BLOODY BATTLE OF SAIPAN
SGT. JEPS L. MULLINS, the brother of Mrs. Mattie Warfield, 704 West 24th street, with whom he lived berore induction into the service has been awarded the Purple Heart, an announcement from the War Department says. He was wounded in action
in France.
Inducted in January, 1941, Sgt. Mullins received his basic training at Camp Hood, Texas, and has served overseas with an Engineer division for eight months.
By MARINE FIRST SGT. DAVID M. DAVIES (Distributed by ANP) WITH THE U. S. .MARINES ON SAIPAN ISLAND, Aug. 31. — On June 15 at about 6 a. m.. we arrived on the island of Saipan. The naval gunfire was still blasting ( and an occasional rumble could ! he heard as ammunition or fuel ! dumps were hit. Our land forces had not striu.k. Aboard ship there was a feeling of tenseness, yet a strong feeling of confidence an i anxiety to “get there and get it
over with.”
!> a. m. we got word that the
Other sisters are Mrs. Maggie ^initial wmve had landed and was
AMMUNITION CONVOY KEEPS THINGS ROLLING
proceeding to objective No. 1. Then word came for one platoon of this company to go over the side. Naval gunfire from the heavier vessels, battleships, and cruisers, was directed either into the hills or to the northern end of the island, destroyers and the lighter craft
_ . . . ■! were lying in close and concen-
native French stock, oth- "A,,;’.
Reed, Mrs. Bettie Swfnk, and Miss Luelia Mullins, all of In-
dianapolis.
Sgt. Mullins in a letter to Mrs. Warfield (who will furnish his APO addresr^ said he would like to have all Ms friends write him.
| were or
:ers from the African (scores of them descendants of Hani nibal. an historical reminder of I the trek of that sepia warrior’s I army across the Alps in another
century.
(rating their fire on the lowlands. It was "open house” for our light bombers. Shell after shell was thrown into the Jap sugar mill, located almost on the shore line. Already it looked like an “erector set” after being banged around
A lew weie Amei ican Negro en- j.y a iQ-year-old. We were attached
tertainers caught in the criss-cross of the vicious struggle between
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I Fascism and Democracy.
>0RE I Yet they were all therfe as an ( indivisahle one to bac k slap, to
SOMEWHERE IN F R A N CE. shout, to pay homage to the comAug. 31. (ANP) — If was a great mon cause and inspire its fearless
day for members of a Negro am- champions.
munition company convoy speeding past wildly cheering Frenchmen in Le Mans. Only the day be-
lt was indeed a great day for the Americans. Spontaneous jubilation held sway — intoxicatingly.
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Stin. 1/c James II. Williams lias made another move, probably the greatest one in a life time. He has erossed tin* Equator and has Iteeunie a shellbark as well as bad ids rating ehanged from second class to fiist class and In* wishes to say hello to all of Ids frienns His wife is Mrs. Naomi William-. ♦.Id Cdell st. * * •«> Thai his many friends may know I of bis new location. Ufe. Alonzo E. White was transferred from North Camp Hood, Tex., to Camp Livingston. La., for a short time and then was transferred to Arizona with a new outfit as follows: l*fe. Alonzo E. White. :ir.l40!»r»1. Co. E 371st Inf. !>2ml Div. Ft. Hi inch non. Ariz. Before entering the a l ined y forces he attended Janies St. Tabernacle of God and was a member of the Sunday school and was also an R* >TC in Attucks high school'and a Boy Scout. Ho is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo E. White sr.. 2340 N. Keystone ave. Cpl Thomas Roosevelt Bailey visifrd Ids wife. Mary Rose Bailey 1!)6I Columbia avenue o\er the week end. He is stationed at ludhtnalown Gap. Fa. He was recently promoted from private first class to corporal. * * «> Aviation Cadet Chns. I*. Myers, ron of Mrs. Ella Coleman. Ki(] W. 27th street recently completed his has !w*ii assigned to the advanced fUght school. He was employed by flight chool. «H was employed by the Allison Engineering company. I rior to entering the Aviation Cadet (‘orps.
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of the Nazis through the town after their outskirt resistance had keen crushed saved Le Mans from a destructive shelling. But now all that seemed far away. The war momentarily was forgot as French patriots waved their hands, fingers shaped like “Vs.” beneath brilliantly flagdraped streets dressed up for the occasion mere hours ago. Except for the dust and rumble of heavy GI trucks. MPs directing traffic at street corners, and tall, erect, handsome, black French Fenegalese soldiers leading captured Germans to prisoner cages, (lie fierce conflict raging was for the time something remote. Of especial interest to the U. S. soldiers were the dark, rich-colored French women anxious to embrace their fellows from the States. Some
COLONIALS ARE FIRST TO REACH BELOVED PARIS
fore Lt. Gen. George S’. Patton’s The 3rd Army was the hero, these hard-smashing, fast moving 3rd ammunition troops immediate obArmy had kicked out the Germans jects of plaudits and praise, and leaped on toward the great j They were the soldiers of vie-
1 prize, Paris.
This supply outfit was racing j spoils, i toward the front, wherever it was, to maybe not praise the Lord, but surely to keep that ammunition passed. No one seemed to know precisely where the front was. the Americans were advancing so rap-
idly.
| The allies were thankful Le Mans was in their grip because of the ' 14 vital roads stretching from its borders and two key railways it | harbors. Townspeople were exultant the Boche had been routed and liberating U. S. troops taken over. We’re all members of the , same fighting team. So they shouted and danced 1 about, eagerly wrung hands, kissed ' faces. Many threw bouquets of lij lacs onto trucks, several pitched (apples and pears into waiting arms. 1 Not a few wept for joy. 1 Le Mans a densely populated | city, artistically laid out with beau- | tiful houses and picturesque build1 lags was in a state of serious confusion, but did not show the j scars of battle found in similarj ly fought over territory. Undcmbt- ! edly the hasty ‘‘strategic retreat”
to a regiment which was ordered to hit “blue beach -.” a beach abo’>t
one-half mile long.
This beach was (inectly behind the town of Charen-Kanoa, flanked by a pier wlvch led to the sugar
mill on one side and another naa-jby the Sea Bees commander for
rine unit on the other. The ap- their work.
proach to this beach was made j This was the first time any servdifficult by a coral reef which ex- ice and supply depots have ac tended about 800 yards out to sea. = companied the assault troops on Landing craft boats could not tie! the initial day of any invasion used handily since the only chan- and the first time colored marines ne! through which they could com** had seen actual combat. Everyaround the reef was a Jap artillery one was pleased with the job the
n< * to t * le victors went the | roncen t ra tj on g 0 (he troops were colored boys did—and I'm sure it
; transferred from landing craft ; will possibly lead to another allboats to amphibious tanks on the colored combat unit. The shore (tber side of the reef, then pr.)-! party commander was well pleased (ceded over the reef and to the ; with their coolness under fire and leach. their initiative in battle. Natural-
ly, 1 was pleased, proud, and glad it is all over: “Brother, you can say that again—I will be glad when
it is all over.”
At “D” plus 10 a site for bivouac : for the 18th was chosen. It is lo- ! rated well inland. Some company ! equipment and records were moved i to the new CP (an old Jap farmi house). The night preceeding this
' movement of gear about 300 Jap
^ soldiers infiltrated and were killed
Mortar shells we*^ still raining jor ca p t ured about 500 yards from as my boys unloaded ammunition. w h ere we were t 0 be located, demolition material and other sup-! There was a little excitement plies from amphibious trucks. They that night The a i r fi e ld was bombed, set up ‘ security” to keep out snip- a few of them hit close to U s—not ers as they helped lead casualties ! t00 close Some crazy sn iper set aboard boats to go to ihe hospital ap a mach ine gun and tired wildShips. Rifle fire was still thick as ; ly He won ’ t fire again. A sentry they road guard on trucks carry- shot an officer who. in his anxiety ing high octane gasoli'ne inland forgo< the password. A big, black from the beach. A squad leader j bull sniffed around our barricade killed a Jap sniper that had crawl-, and (lamne d near got his head ed into a foxhole next to his. They t blown off ctomeone shot a goat, stood waist-deep in surf unload- We spent three nights here being boats as vital supplies of food ‘ fore the company moved in bivouac, and water were brought in. The other n ig h ts were very ex-
Ca plain Barr, our commanding cit j ng sleep
officer, gave the boys “free rein.” i For abour * a weeK tbe j a p S “You may go forward and fight if would gIve u? a nightly show by you want to.” he said. The marines p ving over lo . bomb the airfield, were advancing steadily now; there j think tbey hit it with one bomb were only a few scattered snipers once An added attraction wag the on the beach. My boys accounted n jg b t we saw some of them shot
for several of these. Then they down
found some port wine and some Yes ‘ it was j. ere Q n this island saiki (a Jap drink made of rice that I saw my first dead Ameriand TNI ) and • took time out to can fighter and here that I saw drink a “coke.’plenty of “good Japs” (dead ones). “D" plu 2-3-4-5 rolled by slowly. It too bad tbat gych an ancient At night each moment seemed to , civilization has to be taught a lespause briefly before slipping into | gon so drast icaHy But they must the past. Our artillery continued bp taught t hat their way of livto deal out death to the retreat-! hlg sbollld 110 i b ,. the way of ail
ing Japs. The air force gave shows flesb
daily as they bombed, strafed, and ! Sherman was right. War is ex-
harassed the enemy. By "D” plus ac tly that.
8 the entire 18th depot was ashore ! 1
and doing their jobs splendidly'. { They began working with the .Sea Bees and have been commended
PARIS, Aug. 31. (ANP) — The late Gov. Felix Eboue’s French Equatorial African army, composed of Senegalese, Moroccans and native tribes recruited in the Lake Chad territory and the Cameroons, made a triumphant entry into this iberated city lasr week, rhey were the first allied soldiers to arrive here on the he^s of tne fleeing
Nazis.
Armed with modern American weapons.they were members of the Second French armored division. Their battle marked tri-colors bore the Cross of Lorraine as they marched down picturesque Champs Elysess to the tune of Le Marseillaise, en route to the Arch de Triumphe to honor the grave of the Unknown Soldier. Fighting under the command of Gen. Jacques LeClerc. these veterans are fearless fighters. They have been seasoned by the rigors of the African campaign where they distinguished themselves for effecting a juncture with the allied forces in North Africa in Tunisia. They marched 1700 miles across the hot sands of the Sahara Desert from Chad to Tunis to- reach
Paris.
Parisians gave these black sons of the French republic a wild welcome. Women, men. and children lined the boulevards to display their appreciation for their heroes who rallied to the appeal of Eboue and the Cross at Lorraine in France’s most crucial moment.
At 8:40 a. m., the beach was hit. The amphibious tanks ran into heavy mo; tar and artillery fire. Losses were heavier than expected. Mortar fire was concentrated on the reef and on the beach. Men were falling irom shrapnel on ’ha right and on the left. Infantry resistance grew stiffer. At 10:30 a.m. the 18th depot was on the beach. As they disembarked a mortar shell hit at about 25 feet away. Four casualties were put back on the tank to be taken to a transport ship.for evacuation. The rest of the platoon continued inland seeklu r cover from shrapnel. One squad was called upon to replace riflemen in the front lines. The marine; were suffering heavy casualties and were being pushed hack onto the beach. The assault troops retreated to the beach. Front lines we" 1 now only approximately 100 yards inland. Mortar shells continued to rain spasmodically all day and all the first night. The next morning it was discovered that the enemy was organizing a counter attack, which if successful would mean the loss of the beach. The Jap counter attack was on at 7 a. m. As the Nipponese advanced, the marines moved down the beach away from the heavy infantry and mortar fire. A few rugged veterans of several operations remained at their guns and attempted to repel the advancing enemy. Their display of “guts” encouraged the others. Gradually the marines pushed forward, walked over their dead, determined and blind to everything except driving the ‘ Sons of Heaven” back. The 18th depot accounted for their share of the enemy -before they were pulled out of the lines to take over their duties with service and supply.
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