Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1942 — Page 4

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“ pekcE PUN T0 BE TOPIC FOR RETREAT

“The Study on the Churches and the Bases of a Just and Durdblé Peace” will be the topic of discussion at the annual laymen’s retreat sponsored by the Church Federation

of Indianapolis at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at Sweeney chapel at Butler university. Speakers will include DeWitt s. Morgan, superintendent of schools, and Charles A. Breece, Dr. Franklin L. Burdette, Alvin T. Coate, Harold F. Brigham, John J. Haramy, Russell A- Lane and O. S. FHck, The speakers will give short dddresses and then preside over settional discussions. The findings of each sectional discussion group will be presented at the dinner meeting. Glen L. Steckley is chairman of the program committee and C. V. Carrier will preside at the meetings.

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United Press stig Corrédpondent ADVANCED U. S. BASE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Nov, 13 (Dé-

layéd) —Torpedo squadron eight— thé navy outfit that won undying fame at the battle of Midway—is hitting the enémy hard dgdin and taking revenge for its men who died in that action. An operations report today detailed how fliers of the squadron had located and scored two hits on a small concentration of Jap warships approaching the Solomons. “Torpedo squadron eight?” 1 asked. “Wasn't that the outfit that was practically wiped out at Midway?” _“Not quite wiped out,” saia Lieut. Bruce L. Harwood .of Claremont, Cal, 4nd he pointed toward a halfdozen young fellows lounging in his tent. Take a look for your=-

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selves. These dre somé of the boys of squddron eight. Théy've béen blasting thé Japs out here for better than thréé months.” I then learned that the new fliers of the squadron had more than squéréd matters with thé enemy for the loss of their mates at Midway. That was the battle in which Ensign (now Lieut. jg) George H. Gdy Jr. was the lone survivor of 15 torpedo pilots who took off from their carrier thé morning of June 4 to look for a Jap carrier. Fourteen planés and 29 men, including Ensign Willidm R. Evans of Indianapolis, faileq t6 return. From that setback squadron eight has comé back to rate as one of the toughest of the navy's aerial units. Harwood, the executive officer, and Lieut. Georgé H. Flinn of Pittsburgh, personnel officer, said

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than two wéeks &ftér Midway, and within anothér two weeks was back in sction with Liéut. H. H. (Swedé) Larsen of Birmingham, Ala, 4s squadron commander. When the marines stormed into the southern Solomons Aug. 7, squadron eight was there, paving the way for the landing parties with fyrious attacks on the Jap positions, and blasting the important causeway connecting Gavutu island with Tanambogo. On Aug. 24 the men, flying Grumman avengers, scored threé htis on a Japanese carrier, leaving it dead in the water dnd listing badly, and bétween Aug. 24 and Nov. 7 the outfit was credited with scoring nine torpedo hits on Jap cruisers. In the official reports that each pilot makes after action these forays have been listed. After each is the

notation—“Revenge for Midway. »

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~ Squadron 8, Reorganized After Battle of Midway, Vokes Heavy Toll of Japs

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Flinn sald not all the fing work

was done in the dir, and praised thé ability of Chief Machinist's Mate J. ©. Hammond of Norfolk, Va., and his crew.

“They took parts of several dam-

agéd planes and actually built two new planes from them,” h “This, although they had few tools dnd little equipment. And these two planes, along with a third, scored two hits on a Jap cruiser Nov. 7.”

he . said.

Gay, incidentally, no longer is a

member of squadron eight, but another original mémber. Lieut. (j§) A. K. (Bert) Earnest, Richmond, Ya, is still flying with thé old outt. : Earnest’s story begins the week | bac before Midway whén he arrived at Pedrl Harbor with Larsen and 14 others, all flying new Grumman avengers. Too late to join a carher group which was Already id

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séd, Earnest and five others decidéd to fly to Midway and operate 8|as a land-based force. Early ont Juné 4 thé six took off in the direction of the Japanese carrier forcé. As they drew near, 25 zeros appearéd and & 30-mile running battle followed, in which fivé torpedo planes were shot down or damagéd so severely they failed to return. On Edrnhest’s plane, the. elevator control wires weré shot awdy, his turret gunner killed by cannon firé dnd his tunnel gunner wounded but hé got to an enemy cruiser and was credited with a direct hit. “I can’t figure yet how I got ,’ Earnest said. “My compass was shot off, the wings riddled and my wheels wouldn't come down, so I had to make a crash landing.” Ground créws at Midwdy told him

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CLUB OFFICERS MEET

Officers of the Marion County Young Democratic club will méet at 7:30 p. m. tonight in the home of Mrs. Susie Knox, 435 Douglas st. Lowell M. eee is chairman.

FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1942

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cans know. One recent interchange ran: American: “When are you soandsos coming out and fight?” Jap voice, speaking in southern California Americanese: “Come in

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