Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1944 — Page 4
Sgt. Perry “Silent von Own Exploits, Tells Story of 8 Dead Buddy.
8. Sgt. Everett C. Perry, the 21-year-old brother of Mrs. J. Vance 2228 Central ave, had fought last winter in the mountains of Ttaly and on the Anzio beachhead. But when he sent a letter to his sister, it was not his story that he told, but the story of another sergeant in the a sergeant who had punched cattle on Texas
ranches before joining the army, who had gone A. W. O. L. twice from hospitals to go into combat with his outfit, and had thrice com- | manded the platoon in battle. The man of whom Sgt. Perry wrote was named Tilden Roark but they all called him “Cowboy.” He! had trained as a ranger in the United States before going overseas; and hitting the beaches of Sicily and Salerno. Roark first led the platoon during the battle of the Rock of Piporosa when the platoon leader an platoon sergeant went to the hospital, He had been in the hospital for shrapnel wounds received when the oufit was first tested in action, but went A. W. O. L. to return to his oufit. { Sent to Hospital Again While in the mountains after Piporosa, Roark caught a dose of trench feet and was hospitalized for eight days. He again took cherge of the platoon before a reoccurrence of the trench feet sent him to the hospital again. When the grapevine passed along the information that the outfit was going to Anzio, Roark went A. W.! O. L. from the hospital once more. While his troops were moving up to relieve a British outfit under shellfire, the platoon leader was wounded and Cowhoy Roark took over. He led his men across a creek to advanced positions on the beachhead perimeter, swimming naked in the icy water to help the green replacements. Several days
S. Sgt. Perry
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tack and forced the enemy.to retire to Lis original positions,
Nazis Attack Again
Jerry attacked again—this time attempting to breach the lines held by elements to Roark’s left. Roark ordered his men to support the defenders with rifle and machine gun fire, German artillery and mortars sought and then zeroed on their position. It was a mortar shell that killed Widen Roark. His men were pushed back and had to leave his blanket-covered body lying in a gully. Sgt.- Perry wrote his story with Sgt. Fred Lowchik. Sgt. Perry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley| Perry of Jasonville. He worked for a year in Speedway City before] joining the army in January, 1943.
U, S. DEVELOPS NEW ATTACK TRANSPORT
WASHINGTON, June 27 (U.P). —A potent new weapon for the allied arsenal—a heavily-armed at- | tack transport capable of landing 1000 men with a full complement of tanks and heavy guns—is now under construction in American shipyards, it was learned yesterday. Vice Adm. William L. Vickery, vice chairman of the maritime commission, declined to answer questions about the new craft, but indicated they are destined to play an important role in the Pacific war. Based on lessons learned from experience of landing craft in past operations, the new attacktransports are reported to have an
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ge ge color can Sverage Gout a8 ould 44 the frees: : ; accessories, | be scratched through too easily | ing unit. at Viril will more button wall | with constant use. But all sorts of workaday items Serippr-Haward : appealing in price after the war, | dow sashes are much lighter and that dont | Don’t plan on aluminum plumb- | that ought to be lighter than they We make our apologies right | gecording to J. R. Willard, head | easier to raise and take paint as | require ak ing either. Experiments to date | have been—such as portable ladhere for having always thought | of the sales development divi- | successfully as wood. Venetian Color the alum- | reveal that aluminum isn’t con- | ders and stepstools, cutlery hanfirst of pots and pans when any- | sion of the Aluminum Co. of | blinds of the metal are not going | in sidered suitable for continual con- dles, doorkeys and curtain rods— body mentioned aluminum. Some | America, at New Kensington, Pa. | to warp even after long years of tact with all types of tap and | Will show up in aluminum. prize packages in the Post-war | Its price has dropped even since | service and exposure to sudden | process involves an electric bath, | drain water, Major equipment in | And the amateur inventor will |from Indianapolis. bag, we now discover, are destined | the war began, he points out. | showers. (We want aluminum | and produces an iridescent finish | the bath room won't be of alum- | rush in with still new uss for the | Other members of the staff are for the dance floor and the draw- | Therefore we can plan for things | fabric tapes on ’em, too.) more attractive, we think, than | inum, Mr. Willard points out, be- | metal, according to exécutives of | Barbara Fark, Dorothy Morris, © ing room. that once were completely out of | With our t for rear- of regular paint) Such | cause there's no way so far of | the Aluminum Co. Carolyn Coxen, Betty Jo Fark, While 90 per cent of this coun- | reach. Where cost can compete | ranging the furniture, light-weight as pale blue doorknobs and | duplicating the white enamel fin- “Latest was an aluminum berry- |Marjorie Yelvington, Betty Lee trys aluminum output is de- | with steel and wood, aluminum | aluminum pieces ought to sell | light-button plates to match, for | ish on this metal picking belt,” laughted Carl |Synder, Laura Hart, Joan Hayden, voured by the airplane industry, | has the advantage of being non- | themselves, provided they're well- | instance, might well be considered | As a matter of fact, you'll still | Towne. “It was designed to be Robin Simler, Jean Anne Taylor, itll be only a matter of months | corroding and lighter in weight, | ‘styled and don't look like office | in a luxury boudoir scheme. We've | prefer copper or galvanized iron | worn around the waist, and had (Maralyn Baker and Patty Ely, 9 after the war when manufac- | beautiful in its natural finish. | equipment. Quite a stunning ef- | already seen quite a bit of color | for certain uses throughout the | little compartments for holding turers will have much to offer us. | And its longevity exhausts de- | fect can be achieved with alum- | in aluminum cosmetic containers | house. Such fixtures as radiators, | the berries. But we had to ex- | right alloy for the right article Aluminum mesh evening slippers, | scription. inum wedges betwen wall panels | and will see more after the war. | which nobody intends to pick up | plain to the man that while it was | hasn't always been chosen—which furniture for our homes, venetian While we want our aluminum | —the narrow strips reflecting the Don't expect colored pots and | and carry around anyway, might | very handsome, it would cost the | led to disappointment when a ” blinds, jewelry, all sorts of acces- | cooking utensils in the kitchen, | light without overdoing the glit- | pans of aluminum, however. Or, just as well be made of more eco- customer $5 in competition with a | cooking utensil, ice tray, or what. sory hardware in wonderful | let's not confine the metal to the | ter. if you do find that some manu- | nomical fron. ‘There's not much | 25-cent bucket!” ever buckled and went to pieces, colors; aluminum lining for stove back of the house. Our enthusiasm Upkeep on aluminum is prac- | facturers put them out, don’t ex- point in having an expensive all- Fifty-odd aluminum alloys have | It wasn’t aluminum that was at ovens, decorative stair rails, win- | got off to a racing start when we | tically nil. If the various country- | pect them to .wear well. The | aluminum yefrigerator either— | been used, and some new ones | fault. We can expect that, with ” dow and door frames, window | saw its fine decorative possibilities | wide surveys that have been made | Aluminum Co. of America tells | though these have been made for | made up for war production are | more laboratory work among the screens, lamp bases, door knobs, | at New Kensington. Fireplace | recently mean anything, women | us that colored cooking utensils | airplanes. The argument tha one | such priceless formulas nobody | manufacturers such mistakes in ornamental moldings and panel- | paneling is a fireproof feature as | want easy-to-clean materials in | should not be offered the house- | weighs little more than she does | will breathe a word about them. | judgment will be corrected after ing. We even saw a baby car- | well as a handsome trim. We like | their homes well enough to pay | wife, because heat darkens them | herself would doubtless leave the ' Unfortunately, in the past the | the war.
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