Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1942 — Page 5

FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1942 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WORD FROM WAKE ‘FIRE POINT-BLANK’

Seven Japanese Ships Went Down Because Marines Waited Till Jap Fleet Was Only 4700 Yards From Shore.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U. P.).—Time: 5 a. m. Date: Dec. 11. Place: Wake Island. Maj. W. Bavler, U. S. Marine Corps, made another lead pencil notation in his battered notebook.

It said: nds. inpbation {i &» Execelling in TO POINT

“Landing attempt by 12 Jap ships, including light cruisers, destrovers, gunboats, two troop or supply ships. \ Long Wear UP WINTER-

ap casualties: One light cruiser, two destroyers, one gun-

Ja les: ] ! boat, two bombers STARDUST INTO-SPRING

“Note: That Japs closed in

to 1700 yards before five and | ESS a : y 5 : : LIFE-INSURED WARDROBES

three-inch guns ony up at|

pont lat ange 4 , SLIPS

rods Maj Bayler's prosaic words were in scribed in the annals of

American heroism beside the classic : command of Col. William Prescott JE : at Bunker Hill: “Don't fire until : : vou see the whites of their eyes.” : 4 ¢

The new account of the heroes]

f Wake Island was made public by| ih : 3 SR » U. S. Navy with a revelation 3 : $ i AR WITH THE 12

that yr? en Japanese warships—not| g# a | e as previously announced—were & 3 | 3 33 > MIRACLE POINTS k before Wake succumbed after! : b S He ; : freed : : : MAGIC y : © Veave MIBAATE RAYON bt t t EL

It was accompanied by President i = 3 : ’ Win, Mika LE NYLON : H (CE 5 NINE for ; oe : 3 . 3 § WO ‘ 2 { ? L

Re oosevelt's official citation of the] © i : : : SEAMS for exira Siren th! courageous con-| © vo - ous EACL Le" FriTivG i ok wet Ces | fq alla tev and heroism. . . i : : 5 - : 4 RACLE ring 2 i ? # d wnat devotion to duty and splendid con-| Si : : = ; ARRO 3 y aquc molt e ustin > i Bi : : a MIR Cie WRINK- i 3 Held Their Fire 6 AC 4 2

7. Leh a TRACLE FREEThe citation listed Maj. James] 3 DOM from shifting. creepP. S. Devereux, commander of tne ; a : £5, or pLvistingl YEAR 1st Defense Battalion A S Marie] 3 a . ROL DL ASHAB! \ D I }, S S Y hon ne Figh : ji With ACLE _4-GORE ;

and Maj. Paul nam, | : : = 1

jer of Marine Fighting | 3 ,, ALTERATION s [ 211 of Marine Aaircraft 15 Surance IR one year! ] ! T T ! E - YEAR GUARANTEE against

The new information on the battle = seams pulling out!

of Wake made clear for the first Maj. Devereux Sizes 32 to 41. Tearose, white. time the manner in which Wake’ ‘

marines managed to take so heavy| «pec. 18—11:40 a. m—One Jap! a toll of the Japanese attackers high reconnaisance plane. ‘ Their coolness in withholding fire| “Dec. 19—10:30 a. m—Jap bomb- Life Insured for One Year d by their small battery of six 5-inchiers hit airport and camp. No ifs, buts and ands. If this ad n

ve Sou satiswhole

guns and 12 3-inch guns was of-| “Dec. 20—All quiet—first day of 1 or ficially compared by the Navy to {bad weather Year, we wi cheerfully give the feat of the “Total casualties: 28 dead, six

Byv standards of modern armament [wounded as of Dec. 20 from VMPF4700 vards—a fraction more than'211

two and a half miles—is as close “Notes: £ or closer than “the whites of their{ “(1) Jap bombers of Dornier type, SPEC] AL #4 ANT ARY N ALE! 5) WH oy (MI i £

was to Prescott’s musket men./two engine, twin tail, 160 knots. I holding back Jue fire the “(2) Attack formations always in n of Wake literally blew a major form of line of division Vs in close tion of the Japanese attack force; | formation. Excellent air discipline Handsome SWEATERS

(3) Nine sure Jap bombers shot

made public down; three more possibly. One e's fight. One four-engine patrol (flying boat. One R ul | 4 00 Pace-setters in smart wardler's day by day record CL (ight cruiser), two DD (de- 24 ar y ® 2 528% 3% robes . . . with that sparkle he Marine garrison stroyers), one gunboat.” ” one so needs now to snap nd 365 men—plus a, Maj. Putnams report dealt large- up January ensembles! We medical detachment. lv with the efforts of the Americans A sketch an was a brief report bv to Keep what planes they had left Sp eve any after the first attack. Of the orig- J wusny SE were Aown out from “=al force of 12 officers and 49 enol plane. They cover listed men, eight officers and 19 en20—two days listed men still were on duty Dec. 20.

- 1 3 before the Wake garrison was over- y enlised men and two of the of- shaker weaves with woven whelmed. The Navy communique DCErS Were on duty despite wounds. contrasting trims! indicated, but did not state spe-| One officer and Sis enlisted men BUTTON CARDIGANS in ifically, that Maj Bayler left Wake| “cre in the hospital and “doing waist or torso length or cut w ite the reports. (nicely” on Dec. 20. The remaining boxy ... all with embroidered E | three officers and 24 enlisted men trims, all with warm long

5 Hours After Oahu {were dead. sleeves! In black, white, Dw 4 i CE All Leather in Vital Parts!

Four of the planes were in the green, yellow!

The Navy released this synopsis] | “ y of Maj. Bavlers day-by-day ac- Air against the Japs at the time of | Very limited quantity of these > : } the first raid, and the other eight unusually smart fashions at N x TC PETERS ‘WEATHERBIRD

count: i Dec. 8 7 a m—Received word Were on the ground being serviced. this a Sizes 34 to 40. \ Seven eof the eight on the ground 3 " " 3 3 and

ake by a pat: action through Dec.

LONG - SLEEVE JACKET SWEATERS in heavy baby

bombing Oszhu General quarters) {were destroved. and the other was We Te

station ¢ § ‘ a hh Wg damaged i : : IN k ; 2 al . avin € Q pp Jes One of those in the air taxied S = & 4 : i Ny 3 f 3 j D 1 a m 0 n d Brand SHOES

bombers on a northern course : ,. nto debris on the field and bent its propeller, leaving just three

000 Tort 100 ® o go. I | ¥ \ 3 ] 2 3 ) on wl M AEthe tion bombs and planes ready for service after the 3 3 3 A N EC EoD MS nC Art 40, TSE BL ER k a for Roys nulfaneous rafin Casualties Tab . A ‘ &. VON x ia : : o3 dead | sufided. Seven Ry ae 14 the Marines had but Em A ER ant 3 8 and Girls al HOIARES Suraet. Gestrored | two planes, and one of en ETN : o

airdrome in clk column

pianes, and one those wag)

i poor condition. Mechanics and aps

round crews relieved the situation / : 4 . 5 Tia SO oR a 0 Straw p Trimmed WITH LEATHER COUNTERS—resist twist, warp or

1. Camp No. 2. Killed ree d at : Three dead. Got erviceable craft, and perhaps

: Sap NR 45 4 m 1 others, out of the wreckage. Maj Re : 9 1 | Lu pr \ ALB 4 ; ! WITH LEATHER HEEL: BASES — withstand web ec. W100 3. M—IT Jap putnam paid particular tribute to TI @ S A LR RA weather. WITH LEATHER y s Sad att,

No casualties a ‘ the ground crews, saying: | \ Dec. 11-53 a m —Landing at- “Parts and assemblies have been | 1 5 X SAY 3 New outlook fash $3 oo J DE oe Shine

somewhat bv making sg king at least one breakdown.

tempted by 12 Jap ships, includin J pi) b; . bo Shims, npn traded back and forth so that no| Foi - ti rmits r ight eruisers, lestroyers, gunboats. airplane can be identified. Engines! a BRT : fons that flatter oN et pm oi two troop or supply ships. Jap cas- have been traded from plane t | § 3 ¥ | Jong. sesin 9 ualties: One light cruiser. twe d . ch P © 0 § 3 J So unfailingly! again, Shh : vb CHUISEE, TWO O€tiplane, have been junked, stripped, X 3 j stroyers, one gunboat, two bombers. rebuilt, and all but created.” Note That Japs Closed into 4 is vards before five and three-in Advertisement

"ne opened up point Blank If Y ; Chil § SN 3 SORA 5 : Special Dec 12-27 Jap planes bombed our | d 5 Gh S 5 : rr J G ’ | > Re anunary Group

cale and Wake from 22000 feet

No casualties. Dec. 13—All quiet

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