Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1943 — Page 4
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haos Grips Industrial “Area: Siege Proclaimed In Westphalia.
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Siping stations and docks and vast areas. RAF meanwhile pressed the yiggest aerial offensive of the war,|
Jifting to a new sector last night |
® raid targets in south Germany| and carry the into its sixth day. Meanwhile RAF Wellington borthbfrom North Africa last night aided the port and airfield St Alghero, Italian base in Sardinia, jetting large fires. i Swedish correspondents in Berlin vere permitted to send dispatches; fiseloting that the wrecking of the Jerman dams had caused, and still #88 causing, heavy destruction and) ' great loss of life. German author-| ties were described as “highly dis-| The Stockholm newspaper Social dmokraten quoted Nazi radio re-| sorts that the entire city of Muehl- | 18im was flooded. as were many lo-| walities in the Hanover area.
Rail Traffic Tied Up
Other reports from the continent, iid railway traffic in the industrial! RWhr valley was almost at a stand-| till, while a state of emergency pre-| sailed in the Kassel, Dortmund and| Juisburg districts. The air ministry did not specify | $18 targets of the night's operations n continuation of the greatest! erial offensive of all time. Bombing attacks by American and | Sritish planes have been centered| nore on industry than on troops or yeapons for some time. Other Targets on List
The royal air force blasting of jams on the Mohne and Eder rivers iemonstrated that allied strategists eel that this blow to power and vater supply was more important han blowing war plants to bits. The ministry of economic warare selects the targets on the basis )f real or potential bottlenecks to Ferman war production. It is no secret that the ministry has many
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{other German targets in mind for | future raids. The secrecy regarding the type 'of explosives used by four-engined i Lancasetrs in blowing up the dams led to speculation that a new and more effective mine was used. The air ministry would not discuss the matter. Sub Base Blasted
The R.A F. attacks on the industrial valleys and Berlin itself
| were followed by daylight raids by
the 8th U. S. air force against German submarine bases and war factories along the western coast of France. It was the fifth straight day that the Americans had been in action over the continent.
A special announcement by the Russian high command in Moscow paid tribute to the British and American air forces. It said that letters taken from German dead and prisoners proved that recent raids had inflicted heavy damage.
London had three air alarms dur- |
ing the night and bombs dropped by small numbers of German planes killed at least 13 persons. It was believed that the wreckage of
{houses and buildings might give up
additional vietims. Yanks Bomb Bordeaux
In the first raid carried out exclusively by Liberator four-engined bombers in the European theater, |the American air force bombed an| aircraft factory and submarine
| pens at Bordeaux yesterday.
Flying fortresses made the sixth | American raid on the axis U-boat
pens and power plant at Lorient|
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Hoosier Heroes—
Cpl. Ward Killed May 1 on N. African Front, Relatives Here Are Informed
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He was stationed at Ft. Knox, Ky. before going overseas. Other relatives in Indianapolis include a brother, Elmer Ward, and another sister, Edna Gardener. 2 2 » CAPT. WARREN HORNADAY, New Castle, has been killed in action in the South Pacific war area, war department officials advised his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hornaday, today. He served in the U. S. air forces and was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. 2 » ” MRS. GARNET HOWELL, Marfon, has been advised that her son, Pvt. James A. Howell, died May 12 in the Pacific area. Pvt. Howell was in the Philippines and was reported 2 prisoner of the Japanese Feb, 18. 2 = 4
Wounded MR. AND MRS. HOWARD DEARDORFF, 1302 Lawton st,
have received a letter from their | i stationed in Ireland before going
son; Cpl. Clarence IL. Deardorfi,
from a hospital in North Africa. Cpl. Deardorff, whose name was included in a list of casualties, wrote that he was recovering from |! slight wounds and was receiving |
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good care. He was serving with the infantry. He attended Lincoln school and Technical high school and was
emploved by a local factory before
entering the services. He was
to Africa.
LT. FRED GORDON, former |
Rochester athletic star, has been wounded in North Africa. Lt. Gordon was a member of the Ro-
chester five that played in the state basketball tournament in 1937. :
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LT. WILLIAM R. HARPSTER, Star City, has been awarded the air medal for extraordinary
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Communiques
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NAVY COMMUNIQUE 381
(Issued May 18, 1943) NORTH PACIFIC:
1. The military situation now permit the announcement of some of the details! of the landing of U. 8. forces on Attu! island on May 11. (Previously announced | in navy department communique 376).
2. The occupation began with Scouting arties landing at Bling cove, Holtz ocated at the northeastern A of Alu. Main landings of U. 8. troops were effected at two points: (1) In the Holtz bay area, and (2) at Massacre bay, located at the southeastern end of Attu,
3. The landings were made under the cover of U. S. naval surface forces, which bombarded enemy installations in both areas, and U. S. army planes, which attacked enemy Sesitions in the vicinity of Chichagof harbo
4. Both Coy of U. S. troops advanced inland, encountering stubborn enemy resistance from numerous machine gun nests, Japanese forces on the island have entrenched themselves along a rocky ridge.
§. 3h spite of unfavorable weather conditions, U. 8. army planes have carried out several bombing and strafing attacks since the initial landings were made. Our troops have established their positions on the island, and operations against the enemy are continuing.
EISENHOWER COMMUN IQUE
(Issued May 18, 1943)
Last night Wellington bombers of the Strategie air force attacked the port and airfield at Alghero in Sardinia. Bombs were seen to burst in both target areas and large fires were left burning.
Routine patrols were carried out vesterday by aircraft of the coastal air force. During one patrol off the coast of Sardiania a Beaufighter encountered two aircraft 1s missing from these operations. On the night of May 16-17, two enemy aircratc were destroyed. None of our enemy aireraft and destroved them both.
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enemy. Announcement was made | today in Honolulu. ” ” » FRANKLIN CRAIG, machinist's mate, is spending a 40-day leave
with his father, John G. Craig, | Madison. Mr. Craig was reported |
missing in action in North Africa five months age. He has fully recovered from slight shrapnel wounds. ry ” ” WAR DEPARTMENT officials today announced names of eight | Indiana men wounded in action in various war zones. Many have already returned to action after | recovering from slight wounds. They are:
1st Lt. Reginald H. Phillips, Evansville, | Sgt. Richard W. Borgman, Ft. Wayne. | S. Sgt. Felix Dainofsky, ty. i Plc, Leroy E. Lofig, Coal City | Pfc. Merle E. Lucterhand, Remington. | . Sth Gr. Merrill W. Walker, Charles-
y + Glenn W. Louderback, Slenn W. Louderback. Lafayette.
ARMY PLANES BOMB JAP-HELD WAKE ISLE
WASHINGTON, May 18 (U. P.).! | —Army Liberator heavy bombers (braved bad weather and heavy, fighter opposition to attack Jap. | anese held Wake island last Satur-' day. the navy anncunced today. Ho It was assumed that the big Amer- | (ican planes flew from Midway island, 1190 statute miles to the| north-eastward. Midway is the] nearest American base. The attacking force ran into a swarm of 22 Japanese zero Gehters] defending the island. Two of these were definitely destroyed and an- | other one was probably destroyed, ! {the navy said. 1t did not say whether any of our planes vers, lost. Bad weather prevented the Aer) icans from determining how much if any damage they inflicted. 7%
GARY STRIKE COSTS STEEL FOR 36 TANKS
GARY, Ind, May 18 (U. P).—! Officials of the Oarnegie- “Illinois Steel Corp. asserted today that a| three-day strike by a handful of {men at the Gary mills has halted! the flow of enough steel to make {36 28-ton army tanks. Company officials said the work | stoppage has choked off the oui. | put of a newly-installed open hearth | furnace since early last Saturday. | Officials of the C. I..0. united | steel workers said the strike was unauthorized.
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planes Pavetombed and strafed the enemy repeatedly in spite of weather hazards, it added.
of U. J go infantry. The rest rarely included other army elements, “They are still fighting, * he said, indicating that the capture of the ridge itself did not end enemy resistance. The navy revealed for the first time that the landings were pre-| ceded ‘by heavy naval shelling of Japanese positions and by aerial bombing. Since then, U. 8. army
KEY ATTU RIDGE
Main Center of Opposition Smashed in 2-Pronged Attack, Knox Says.
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tween the two forces had yet been effected. For the present, he said, it would be correct to say that they are approaching each other.
He said that the larger of the two army landing forces came ashore at Massacre bay, on the southeast ern end of Attu. It apparently was this force, Knox said, which over came enemy resistance on the ridge.
Visibility Is Poor
Naval surface forces are cone tinuing to aid our ground elements with bombardments whenever the opportunity presents itself. But he pointed out that visibility is generally poor in that area. Knox said the bulk of the American landing forces were comprised
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