Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1941 — Page 3

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Lieuts. Welch, Ex-Purdue Student, and Taylor Honored for Valor.

HONOLULU, Dee. 17 (0. BP) The Army decorated Second Liew Welch Kenneth

Serv-| ice Cross today for their “cutstand. ing acts of heroism” in sicouiit down six Japanese planes aga overwhelming odds. Lieut. Welcn, of Wilmington, Del, former Purdue University student, downed four enemy aircraft on the

This is the Army's actount of what they did: Lieut. Welch rushed 10 miles in an automobile to his squadrons base. Taking off immediately, he flew over Barber's Point and “observed a for mation of approximately 12 planes 1000 feet below and 10 miles away” Accompanied by only one other pursuit ship, he attacked and shot down an enemy bomber with one burst of gunfire. At this point, he jammed, and while he adjusted it an incendiary bullet ploughed through his plane just behind his seat. He climbed above the clouds to check his plane. Returning to the attack, he dived on an enemy plane fiving out to sea and shot it down. Lieut. Taylor also drove 10 miles under fire to reach his plane, and taking off as soon as he arrived with only one other pursuit ship, he saw a squadron of 12 planes over Ewa, 1000 feet below him and 10 miles away. He attacked the forma- | tion and downed two enemy air eraft. He went back to Wheeler Field for more ammunition and fuel, but be. fore the ammunition boxes could be taken away, a second wave of enemy planes attacked. Deut. Taylor had been advised not to go up, he quickly took off again.

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NAVAL OFFICER

David F. Smith, brother of Mrs A. C. Hon, 4515 E 18th St, is aboard a battleship somewhere in the Pacific. His sister has not heard him since hostilities began. The 20«year-old seaman is a radio

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Jean Marly Lieske, son of Paul H. G. Lieske of 517 Livingston Ave, |

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Loses Foot After Struck by Trolley

AN EAST SIDE housewife’s Christmas shopping tour ended in tragedy last night. As she was crossing Pennsyle vania St. at Washington St. on the way home after shopping downtown, Mrs. Mary Porter, 556 N. Beville Ave, was struck by a trackless trolley. ’ At Methodist Hospital it was RecosmY to amputate her left oot. Mrs. Porter is the mother of five children, tue Punigest a freshman at Technical High School. © Her husband, William Porter, is employed at the Union Station.

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