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THURSDAY, FEB, 1, 1945 American Rangers Rescue 510 Bataan Heroes i in Luzon
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AT dianapolis, and Capt. John J. Dugan, Boston, a Catholic. Lt. Col. Borneman, a Presbyterian and chaplain of the 60th coast artillery; said that most of the antit mircraft batteries on Corregidor had t been knocked out by Japanese ar
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orce of about 10,000 men, lost almost 5000 men in the assault, but ucceeded . in putting 5000 ashore. ey obtained a foothold on the stern end of the island, but thoSe Who were not killed were sealed off, “The invasion was repelled,” Lt. "Col. Borneman said, “but so many bf our guns were knocked out «that fGen. Wainwright decided after a our-hour fight that it was useless p continue resistance. Gen Wainwright
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“At 10 a. m. over the Voice of eedom radio station, we sent our ender to the Japs.” “Lt. Col. Borneman placed Amercasualties in the final Corregidor battle at 150 men. In the entire nd on Corrigidor, he said, about 0 Americans were killed. © He d he knew his figures were corY i Docause he supervised the
lads. Corregidor fell, he said, it All had a garrison of about 15,000 pf whom 7000 were Americans and s remainder Filipino troops. i During the long months of cap%ivity the morale of the American prisoners. was kept up by listgping 20 a radio which was built and oper[mted secretly by Lt. William B. Gib~ son, who had been a radio concern representative in Manila. He went to Corregidor as a civiln technician to aid in the operaRion of the Voice of Freedom transmitter. I On the morning of Corregidor’s [surrender he was commissioned a | cond lieutenant. H
Followed Progress of War
Over this radio the Americans! to
able to follow the progress of war. They heard of the steady ) of MacArthur's drive northward; of the landing on Leyte d finally of the landing on Luzon. They eagerly checked the progof the Luzon drive but their scue came as a surprise, Accord-
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not expected their deliverers for veral days more. “For many months” Lt. Gol. said, “the Japs wouldn't us bury our own dead but we have services inside the The Japs often put 20 in a common grave, dropping them in like cordwood.” All during the imprisonment the thapiains conducted regular religlous -services, However, they were forced to submit their sermons to Japanese in advance for ap- |’ proval. And while.the sermon was ; delivered an interpreter stood the chaplain's elbow to see that he did not vary from the approved
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Strike After Dark The rescue of the prisoners reulted from receipt of intelligence which reveals the existence f the camp. The commando column moved out the main American lines wtih cover and struck at night under the leadership of Col. Henry A. col, who was awarded the dished service cross for his part operation. All other officers ved the silver star and the men on the brome sar for thelr se:
DOTY
“Those ais gave me more in-15 minutes than I expect D see in all the rest of my eventlife,” said Maj. Paul R. Wing, lormer Hollywood photographer and ther of Toby Wing, actress. He a Jap prisoner for three years. “Ave all American soldiers like ] rangers?” Wing asked. superb and their timing is perlect. Those boys last night saved 10 liges because I'm certain the aps were going to use us as host- * Wing, who won the academy d for hie photography Sfp <The of a Bengal Bancer,” declared Hollywood never produced a | with any more dramatic
Mej. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold, 0, Nev, with tears in his eyes, pted from.a small group of befled Americans from Bataan regimental flag of the Sallant
v McDonald, who resigned yesterday.
had never touched the ground in three years of Japanese occupation, * As the rescue of prisoners was disclosed, American 6th army columns broke across the Pampangariver, last defense barrier before Manila, The 6th swept oh within 20° miles of the Philippines capital. The weakness of enemy opposition to the frontal advance indicated that MacArthur would be
Manila within days, rather than |weeks or months as first thought. | Meanwhile American warships reentered Subic bay, barely 30 miles from Manila bay. Subic bay was the one-time base of the “expendable” P-T bodt squadrons that helped defend Bataan in that hopeless egrlier struggle. (A Tokyo broadcast recorded by FCC sald strong American naval units in Subic bay were bombarding the northwest portion of Bataan peninsula. The units included more than 10 battleships, cruisers, destroyers and several other unidentifled ships, Tokyo said.)
Naval Base Falls
The Olongapo naval base at the head of Subic bay and Grande island at its entrance were occupied without opposition Tuesday by units of the newly-landed American 8th army. The 38th “Indiana” division spearheaded the landing in ‘western Luzon. MacArthur's . communique said elements of the U. 8. Tth fleet already were operating from and rebuilding the base.
WALLACE BACKERS WIN SENATE ROUND
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go into executive session to consider Wallace's nomination, “The Wallace supporters opposed the motion because their strategy was, to defer action on the nomination pending enactment of the! George bill to strip all lending | powers from the commerce department.
‘The Wallace supporters in recent days had realized it would be futile tempt to win for Wallace the multibillion lending powers that had been exercised by Jesse H. Jones as secretary of commerce. Soon after the vote on Bailey's motion was announced, Senate Democratic Leader Barkley moved to take up the George bill. This was carried by a vote of 83 to 2. Adoption of Barkley's motion made the George bill the sermite’s pending business. However, under senate rules, a motion for an executive session cah be brought up at any fime and put to a vote. Action on such a motion can be stopped only by a motion to recess or adjourn, Thus it was possible that the anti-Wallace elements might try to renew their efforts later. : The vote on Bailey's motion originally stood at 42 to 42. Under Senate rules, a tie yote defeated the motion, Senator Robert A. Taft (R. O.), a Wallace opponent, then switched his vote form “aye” to “nay,” a parliamentary maneuver which would have permitted him to move for reconsideration of the motion—in effect, another roll call on the motion,
back in his headquarters city of | David J. Baugh; brother of Mrs]
1917." He was promoted to the tem-
Barkley, however, forestalled Taft | by gaining recognition for his mo-. tion to take up the George bill. It still was possible for a new motion to be made at any time— and voted upon—to go into executive session to consider the nomination.
JOHN LAUER NAMED TO HIGHWAY. POST
John Lauer, state Republican chairman, was gppointed to the state highway commission today by | Governor Gates, succeeding Thomas |-
The governor also announced that Albert Wedeking, commission member, will be temporary chairman until a reorganization is effected. Mr. Lauer then probably will become chairman. Although Mr. Lauer said he hadn't decided yet whether he would resign his G. O.. P. state chairmanship, it was believed he would step dowrr~in the near future. + William Jenner, former U. 8. short term senator; has been mentioned as his successor, in event he does not accept a bid to become an assistant to Herbert Brownell, national G. O.
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oners. They are Sgt. William O. Goldsberry; brother of Catherine L. Goldsberry, 837 Prospect st, and
Cecil Witham, 1252 W. Washington st. a —No-word has been received-on-the latter two men. Also rescued in last night's raid were 8. Sgt. Floyd M. Cooney, son of Mrs. Lorena Cooney, New Castle, 1st Lt. William ©. Ramme, Terre Haute Ind. and 1st Lt. Harry M. Bra f Brownsburg. All were in Ca abanatuan, When Col. Oliver's wife heard in Washington that her husband was safe, tl] that she could say was that she “was so excited.” Tells of Suspense
After a while, however, she managed to find the words to tell something of the ordeal of suspense through which she and her family had gone since her 60-year-old hus- |, band’s capture in 1942, ; Only yesterday, she said, the provost marshal's office of the war department ‘advised her to address future letters to Oliver in Japan. The war department believed he had ‘been transferred .away from the Cabanatuan prison camp on Luzon. Mrs. Oliver now lives across the way from Walter Reed hospital, where her husband served two tours of duty as chaplain, But the last time she saw him, she disclosed, was when the family was evacuated from the Philippines in May, 1841, They had been in Manila. “After we left the Philippines and returned here, and the Japanese had attacked, we got a letter from him saving that he was abSut to go into Bataan,” Mrs. Oliver said. Message Goes Astray “We didn’t know that he was a prisoner until six months after the {fall of Bataan, because the message of notification from the war department went astray. “During the time he was a prisoner, we got seven eards from him. The last one arrived about two weeks ago and was dated May, 1044. The first four of them described his health as poor. The later ones underlined the word fair.” The Olivers have three other children, besides the son here. David, a former Allison employee, is a fireman 1/c in the navy, now in the Pacific; John C., an ensign in the navy, and Jean, an employee in the war department. They have seven grandchildren, only two of whom Oliver has seen. Mrs. Oliver described her husband as a husky six footer, a goog mixer and not afraid of anything. The story had reported that the Japanese put him in solitary confinement for a month because he smuggled out some notes. His witle comment was: “That business about his sinvpals ing notes outr of the prison camp sounds just like him.” Oliver was national chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the time of his capture. He is a native of Atlantic Highlands, N.-J. He became a chaplain on Oct. 26,
porary rank of colonel in October, 1943, while a prisoner. Served at Ft. Harrison The colonel was prominent in ‘liaison work for the army and at one time served as state liaison officer. From 1932 to 1937 he was an army chaplain at Ft. Harrison and his family lived in Indianapolis at that time. “I don’t think Dad even knew he was promoted to colonel,” Mr. Oliver said. “The promotion came through after he was captured.”
Sgt. Cooney’s mother was almost]
hysterical after she was informed of Cooney’s rescue hy American commandos. She said that Sgt. Cooney has a 7-year-old son, Bobby Gene, whom he has not seen in five years. His wife is dead. og In Army 7 Years
The elderly mother expects her son to arrive within three weeks if he is physically able to make the trip from the Philippines. The sergeant has been in the army seven years and was serving in the Philippines when the Japs Pearl Harbor. He has two brothers, one serving in France and the other a patient in an army hospital in Florida. Also interned in the area being liberated by the Yanks are James Edward Chestnus, 300 N. East st. apt. 5, at Los Banos camp; Phar macist's Mate 2-¢ Jess Linville Jr. 301 E. North st; Dr. George R. Hogshire, nephew of J. A. Hogshire, 922 N. Delaware st; Cpl. Pred
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Sarah M. Stuckey, 86, at 2056 N. Pennsylvania, edema of lung.
Irene M. Holt, 34, at City, pulmonary tuberculosis, 3 ule Patlisen, , at 4326 College, chronic Dora Bell 67, at MA. Vineent's,
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Maurice, son of Mrs. Minnie Duncan, Bloomington; Pvt. Glenn B. Rigdon, son of Mrs. Bertha Rigdon, 23 8. Reichwein ave.; Vernon Booth, brother of Edgar Booth, 1157 W. 34th st., and Leon P. Atha, whose wife lives at 1702 Montcalm
‘|st.; Ralph C. Koehler, son of Carl
Koehler, 7605 Pendelton pike, all at camp 3, Bilbedad, Manila. Other Indianapolis prisoners of Japan are Anna Carson, sister of Mrs. Frances C. Pence, 1130 N. Emerson ave.; James Douglas Tyson, 3546 N. Capitol ave. and the Rev. Vincent H. Gowen, 5230 Cornelius ave., all at Camp Holmes, Bagulo.
Interned at camp 4, also near
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'I' Saw Them = Back The Gaunt Heroes of Bataan’
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survived the “March of Death” from Bataan to Camp O'Donnell. There were men who had lain in Bilibid, Manila’s dank old city prison. -
Suffer From Beri-Beri _
"There were men who had their fellow American i of war die—the victims of Japanese bestiality. ’ Many of the soldiers, sailors
of Clifford S. Meier, 3768 N. Emer-
Lson-ave, and Pvt, Joe .H. Wheet, son
of W. L. Wheet, 3320 Collier st.; camp 2, Davao, Capt. Raymond H. Knapp, son of John F. Knapp, 43 N. Vine st.; Lt. David Nash, whose wife lives at the Marott hotel; Maj. Collin B. Whitehurst Jr,, son of C. B. Whitehurst, 1445 N. Delaware st., and Pfc. William P. Phillips, son of Mrs, Elizabeth Phillips, 2424 N. Illinois st. At camp 10-A and 10-C in the Philippines are Bob Stuart Seashols, brother of C. H. Seashols, 3550 Forest Manor ave, and 8/Sgt. Howard I. Masses, whose wife lives at R. R. 13, Box 245. Civilians interned in the Santo Tmt camp in the area now being rated are Daniel Lederman, fleas of Mrs. F. P. Russell, 5026 Washington blvd.; Clarence T. Watters,..brother of Mrs. George R. Washburn, 3445 Madison
STRAUSS
and marines were suffering from malnutrition, beri-beri and other
care under the Jap prison regime, Their liberation had come as a complete surprise. The first intimation they had of deliverance came when they heard shots, just as they were getting ready to go to bed. : At first they had no idea what was happening. Pvt. Alfred Jolly, San Francisco,
Dwight L. Shouse, son of Mrs. E. G. Shouse, 3362 Washington blvd.; Forest, Edith and William Myers, all of 4317 E. Washington st.; Jehn Hughes Blair, a former Indianapolis resident; Burdette V. Ball, 1931 W: New York st; Alonzo Greenwell, brother of Ernest Greenwell, 1634 Gerrard st; Alice - Mary Johnson, 807 E. 63d st. and William Dennis Clifford, son of Mrs. Myrtle Clifford,
ave.; | 2026 Talbot.
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_diseases from the lack of food and |
Cal., described the scene: “We heard the shots. “Then someone came running through the camp, yelling, ‘Get out felows. The yanks are here. Everyone go to the main gate. Hit the ditch.’ “Then the Rangers grabbed us and helpéd us out. At first some of the prisoners thought it was a Jap trick to lure us out and shoot us.”
Mrs. Mary C. Griggs, New Albany, yesterday was elected president of |K the newly-organized Indiana Association of Licensed Nursing Homes, which met in the Claypool hotel. Other officers are Mrs. Minnie Waymire, first vice president; Mrs. Marjorie Gifford, second vice president, and Mrs. Mary R. Frame, secretary, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Velma Hook, treasurer, Logansport. William E. Steckler, attorney for the association, conducted the first organization meeting and will have the association incorporated before
its next meeting in March. The association was organized for the purpose of elevating the standards of nursing homes in Indiana ;|and to assist the board of health in
Hy a {last possible moment. ~~ BY NURSING GROUP Sa Ses we vores
MILES FROM BERLIN
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of guns already could be heard in Berlin. From an “unimpeachable military authority? in Brussels came a report that the German government was leaving the capital, “probably for Berchtesgaden,” Adolf Hitler's Bavarian home. The Brussels informant said, however, there was no indication that Hitler himself was leaving
‘Rather, he said, Hitler probably | will remain in the city until the
that Red armies had: Completed the encirclement of Konigsberg. 2. Captured five-sixths Prussia.’ 3. Spread out through the Polish corridor toward Danzig. 4. Expanded positions north and south of Breslau preparatory to a full-scale assault on the Silesian city. The Soviet high command said the Germans ceaselessly were marching up fresh reserves and flinging them into battle without rest in a fatile attempt to stem the Russian tide. : “Soviet troops are- stolidly advancing, routing the enemy and annihilating his units after separat-
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der that they had boon abandoned for some days at least. i
(A high military source in Wash-
ington intérpreted lack of German resistance as a “suggestion” that the Germans had decided to abandon a large section of the Siegfried. line.)
Front dispatches, however, reported bitter fighting on the approaches to the Siegfried line in the general area of Monschau. v, Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges’ in forces scored gains of half a mile to more than two miles today. To the right of the 1st army, Lt. .. Gen. George S. Patton's 3d army overran four German towns. Patton's troops broadened their front inside Germany to four and a half miles.
French Break Threat
At the southern end of the front, the French 1st army opened a new attack in Alsace that appeared to have broken the German threat to Strasbourg. Dispatches from Patton's front said his vanguard had thrust two — and a half miles into Germany within eight miles of Prum. This is the biggest transport center in the border area south of Monschau. The 3d army attack was reported gaining momentum despite s thaw and heavy rain on top of two feet of snow.
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