Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1943 — Page 17

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layed) —As the new moon waxes nightly into fullness over the north-

ern Solomons, Japanese chances of rescuing several hundred troops cut off on Kolombangars island are

ness to evacuate r. McQuaid from Kolombangara this lost garrison of the emperor's own crack troops. While dark of the moon mantled| them, the Japs had a chance to escape. Now they are caught, not only geographically between the al- |

Vella Lavella, but between sunlight's exposure and the pitilessly |

Able ‘to Retaliate

Although able to retaliate, by day, only with. sneak bomber raids against our most advanced bridge- || head at Vella Lavella, because of the vigilance of the American fighter umbrella, the Japs can make

night raids by American destroyers|]

dangerous, with frequent bombings under the eye of that same moon which reveals their barge trafic, Jap submarines are also active in this area, though Jap admirals hold their own destroyers prudently in | the rear. American destroyers. | hunting barges, are far more ex-| posed than were PT boats doing the | same job in New Guinea and the| Solomons. ~ To learn what a bargze-hunt is!

American. destroyer force out to raid | a barge route, il Aboard the superlatively armed "tin can,” it was possible to see how these island garrisons, callously abandoned in the Jap retreat, are being shaved gradually into nothingness. Action Begins

As the misty sunset faded behind ombangara, the voice of Lt. Cmdr. A. J.~Hill, of Los Angeles gave orders through .the loudspeaker system: “All hands to gen- | eral quarters. Man your stations” 1 tied on my rescue-jacket 50, that its folds stood up behind my, bead like an Elizabethan ruff. Initialing Paymaster Lt. E ‘R.| Grimm, of Delphi, Ind, stood near-

= “If thrown off the deck by forpedo concussion that ruff keeps your head vertical while you're floating,” explained Ensign George Holland of Detroit, Other destroyers with us became shapeless shadows as our motors intensified their smooth song. The | hunt had begun. Cmdr. Chandler gave orders to the destroyers following him. Motors ‘suddenly quieted. Bows . swung toward Kolombangara.

Star Shells Flash

“Fire “star shells,” Chandler. ordered. A series of popping yellow ashes) Sppeasedegfytry face above decks, on every destroyer, strained to see what was beneath the line of lights slowly falling across the sky's black } face nearly two miles away. “There they are!” yelled several voices. “Commence firing," Chandler quietly. The deck jumped and rocked; the smoke was continuous. Another rank of star shells, burst. Now, for ‘the first time, I saw the Jap barges. Shells burst all around them, ‘sending up columns of greyish water the light. Suddenly, one ‘barge to glow with a tiny orange fire. A similar tiny glow soon appeared on a second barge. Then it abruptly “expanded into a big, orange ball of solid flame, | “Cease firing,” said Chandler, ‘Cease Firing’ | “Got them both, sir,” said Execu- | ‘tive Officer Lt. L. P. Coleman of ‘ Columbia, S. C. A wild American yell rolled along the decks. Not & Jap had been seen; we were too far away. . “They are 70-foot barges probably filled with men,” said Chandler.

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