Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1945 — Page 2
THE INDIAN
¢ ‘By SANDOR S§. KLEIN United Press Stafl Correspondent WASHINGTON; Sept. 10. American code experts deciphered Japanese radio military messages and made possible & daring air ambush that brought a sudden, flery death to Japanese Adm, Isoroku Yamamoto, Yamamoto “once boasted he would dictate “peace terms to
ern Solomons.
closely-guarded secrets of Pacific war,
The American ambush was car-
attached to the -marine fighter command then operating from Guadalcanal, > There were two reasons why fhe story could not be told before” First, the United States did not
the United | want to tip off the Japanese how s from the ates Bo was en route to the northern
by Shortland island in.the north-
a. 8” THE MANNER of Yamamoto's death has been one of the most the
ried out by a group of army fliers:
Solomons and the time of his arrival. Second, one of the participants in the American ambush hdd a brother who was held prisoner by
the enemy might take its wrath out on him. ”n » » | YAMAMOTO had flown from Truk to Rabaul on New Britain | island. From there he headed for | Shortland island, just off the 1 sotithern tip of Bougainville, | - The knowledge about Yama- | moto's movements came from two |
| one, The enemy code had been |
the Japanese and it was feared |
‘broken by American experts and a message about Yamamoto was | one of many decoded. In addi- | tion, Australian watchers, sta- | tioned in the jungles of the northern Solomons in the heart 0 of
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THE JAPANESE never susI
| fort to change their code for many months after the incident, Yamamoto flew in a bomber.
| our forces knew that Yamamoto | sources, The Japanese radio was | Other members of his staff rode |
in another bomber and the two
Japanese-occupled territory, | | “provided progress reports on his |
| pected the source of ‘the Ameri~ | can informét®n and made no ef- |
bigger planes were escorted by 20 zero fighters. The’ Americans waited patiently for the order to take off. When
the water at what was described
headed for their quarry in what up fo then was the: planned interception mission ever
dently was designed to avoid detection by enemy search radar, ii : ” 8 n Te mm JUST BEFORE they reached their destination, part of the American air formation roared up | to an altitude of nearly 20,000
it came, they skimmed out over | as “dangerously low altitude® and | longest |
attempted. The low flying evi- |
as’ Our Co Code Sent Yamamoto To His Death In Dari
feet. Other planes went fo a moderate altitude. Their job was to lure the escorting zeros away, ' The Japanese however, made the task easier than those who planned the. daring venture had* hoped. As the Japanese formation swung around for a Janding, 14 of the escorting zeros veered off and flew away, evidently assuming that their job of protection [* was done, Suddenly, from the clouds above
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the American pilots zoomed-down |
on Yamamoto's group. tJ n 8 ~ ROARING down in a power dive, one of the ‘American pilots
headed for the leading bomber, presumably the one in which Yamamoto was riding. His marksmanship was perfect. In a matter of seconds, the bomber crashed in flames, : Meanwhile, another American who- also dove from the clouds, streaked for the other bomber, He struck flercely and at such olose range that fragments from the exploding bomber lodged in the wings of his plane. Efforts of pther American planesto lure the six escorting Zeros away were unavailing. Instead, the Zeros attacked violently. Four: of the Jap escorfs and another
MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1945
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"enemy bomber were shot down by the American pilots. . 3 2 » » s Ty b THEIR JOB done, the Americans scooted from the scene as fast as they could go. On the way back, one of them ran into another Japanese bomber and a Zero. He Hit ‘the bomber and shot down the Zero. The “only announcement ever made by the Jdpanese about
was killed in: action; — Nothing was said of the circumstances. All of the army fliers who participated in the venture were subsequently decorated by the navy.
Sixteen months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto's plane was ambushed and destroyed just as it was preparing to land on a strip at either Ballale island « Or a near-
Yanks in Tokyo
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Adm. Yamamoto
By SIDNEY B, WHIPPLE
Seripps-Howard War Correspondent
TOKYO, Bept. 10,
MILLIONTH MAN * ARRIVES HOME
Distinction ‘Goes Goes to Medic Of 35th Division.
NEW. YORK, Sept, 10 (U. P| tial to dally life, entia The millionth man to be redeployed | It's the down-at-the-heels ap-
from ‘Le Havre, France, since V-E | pearance of the Jap soldiers now day came home today aboard the rapidly being demobilized and visgiant liner, the Queen Mary. ible in crowds at every railway staHe left behind him in Coventry, tion, Prigland, his bride of 10 days. | It's the ramshackle, He was Pvt. Almon N. Conger, (purning automobiles which 24, of Tacoma, Wash, a member down every two blocks, of the 35th division, President Tru man's outfit in the first world war. Most of the 35th division was on the liner, Conger, medic, wore the distinguished servfce cross and the purple heart. He | said he had been told before he left Le Havre that he would be the millionth serviceman to return, “It knocked me over,” he sald. “I'm very happy to come home,” He was married in Coventry, on Ug, 30. He said he was looking forward to the time when his bride would join him, Hoosier in Command
Ma). Gen. Paul W. Baade, Pt Wayne, commanding general of the 85th, swung = blackthorne cane f
mow swarming the streets of Tokyc
ever expect to win the war?” It's not only the terrible fof our pinpoint bombing knocked and small, between here and Yokohama, It is also the general poverty and lack of everything we regard as es-
charcoal. | break
nants of the industrial population ly through the countryside.
Clearing oft a site or an American |
JAP FLIERS HAD
Allied Invasion. DON. CASWEL
TREE Cri ES LG
Japs Could Hope to Win War
--. The most common reaction among the G. I.s
“How in the hell did these people [pat the fenders, and begging for
eflects which out. every factory, large
now wandering jobless and aimless- |
a tall, blond Comat A single giant bulldozer at Work[|
SUICIDE PLANS
All Plane Were Were to Meet
Don’t See How
camp attracts awe struck crowds of hundreds of Japanese sidewalk superintendents, Every time a jeep pulls to the curb dozens of curious surround it, [clamoring to touch the sides and
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rides. Apparently . the hest propaganda instrument we have is the appearance here of our thousands of motor vehicles and other mechanical equipment,
The difference in stature of our men and Nippon’s finest also ime presses our G. L's, It was easy to draw the contrast when the magnificent first cavalry marched to the American embassy {as a guard of honor. A Jap inter{preter sald: “These people say you {are a race of giants.”
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Viti HE MAR To floene” TORYO, Sept. 10—The Japanese
zhich was out from a Nofmiandy hedgerow and bore the carved pames of his division's battles. Baade received a message from President Truman Welcoming the!-=in a tremendous suicide offensive when American troops invaded the
jarmy and navy planned-to use all thelr ;planes—between 8000 and 5000 |
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homeland, Japanese airforce leaders revealed today. Gen, SBhozo Kawabe, commander of the Japanese airforce, was to lead the attack against the lnvasion fleet. Lt. Gen. Name Tazoe, Kawabe's chief of staff, said proudly: “I was going to fly myself. but I was going to take part.”
; gratitude of us all,” the President's message said in part. “God grant that we may make better use of this crusade than we did of the
er,” ..The division, originally scheduled , Tedeployment to the Pacifiic, | reassemble after leave at Camp mridge, Ky. Its future plans uncertain, officers said. The Queen Mary was one of Six troopships bringing home more than 20,000 troops.
Five Transports Bring 5582 Troops
BOSTON, Sept. 10 (U. P.).—Five transports bearing a total of 5582 veterans of the European war theater docked here today. The ships were the Marine Devil with 2937 troops, the Sea Owl with 2560, the Felipo Mazzel with 27, the Daniel Drake with 31 and the Jolin Ireland with 27. Among the Marine Devil's passengers were special troops of The [that the Japanese were hoarding 46th infantry, the. 700th ordnance|all “their planes for a desperate, light maintenance ' company, the final assault against the invasion 45th quartermaster company, the fleet, regimental headquarters and headquarters company of the 157th in. had planned to use everything with | fantry, service, anti-tank and can- | wings in the attack ~~ including non companies of the 157th in-| trainer planes. fantry regiment a medical detach-| “We hoped to achieve results| ment of the 157th infantry regi-|{which weuld enable our land forces! ment, the 120th engineer combat|to win the war” sald Tazoe. battalion and the 45th cavalry re-| Both Tazoe and Kawabe today! gonnaissance troop. said they still considered that they Aboard the Sea Owl were the were winning the war at the finish | headquarters and headquarters and could have kept going. Asked | pompany of the 45th division, the| why they had quit, they replied: Ist and 2d battalions of the 45th «we were ordered to do 80 by the | division's 157th infantry regiment|omperor” and the 45th division's 195th hole] There was
. interpreter team. [that many other Japanese military
The John Ireland carried 8ln0n shared this view and resented | pecurity detachment of the 1898th | the calling off of hostilities. |
engineer battabion, Miscellaneous | Tokyo residents reported that military personnel were on {sporadic revolts by small units of
other two transports. disgruntled soldiers broke out dur-|
SAYS TAX ON FURS Lik. She two weeks between Emperr ON THROUGH WINTE
Aug. 15 and Gen, Douglas Mac-| ) {Arthur's arrival in Japan on Aug. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (U, P),|[30. Wives who have been badgering| The disorders never grew into a! their husbands to buy them fur{general rebellion, these informants soats today received unexpected said, but there were soattered! help from Chairman Walter F, demonstrations of opposition to the George (D, Ga.) of the senate fl-|surrender. hance committee, George said the 20 per cent thx INJURIES FATAL on furs would not be removed untii| py, YMOUTH, Sept. 10 (U. P.).~ after this winter. People who may Services were arranged today for|
the Japanese hoped to send planes In waves, with 500 striking every | hotit. They expected at least one! out of every four planes to get through for a successful attack. In statements made partly to representatives of the United States |
ents, the Japanese said they had | expected Américan landings on |
ber, or early October, and another landing on Honshu next winter,
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of avolding this tax might as ‘well injured fatally Saturday when a #0 ahead and buy them now if they tractor overturned on him. Sur-| expect to keep warm this winter, |vivors includ® his widow, three he sald. brothers and a sister.
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Kawabe and Tazoe revealed that!
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southern Kyushu in late Septem- |
High American airmen had pre- | dicted in Washington a month ago!
The Japanese generals sald they,
have delayed buying furs in hopes| Archie Guge, 50, a farmer, who was!l
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CONGRESS PUSHES PEARL HARBOR PROBE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (U, P,). --Navy disclosure that it has offered Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel an open trial by court martial has not dampened congressional enthusiasm for a full dress investigation of the Pearl Harbor disaster, Secretary of Navy James B, Forrestal said in a letter to Chairman David I. Walsh (D. Mass.), of the senate naval affairs committee that Kimmel, navy commander at Pearl Harbor at the time of the sneak Japanese attack on Dee. 17, 1041, had been offered an open trial by court martial. He also informed Walsh that he thought some of the navy's information relating to the disaster should still remain a secret but left it up. to congress to decide.
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By WILLIAM H. NEWTON Soripps-Howard Special Writer SHANGHALI, Sept. 10.—~To fly from ruined, dreary Tokyo to shining, happy Shanghai is to see the grim and terrible contrast between vic-
tory and defeat. Sullen Jap soldiers, still fully armed, patrol the streets of China's biggest cities. But they do not .interfere with anyone. Many of them will. not realize how thoroughly defeated Japan was until they return to the burned wreckage of their own capital. There are parades, flags, bands and thunderous cheers and handclapping for Americans here whenever they appear on the streets. Chinese children run ‘up and grasp your hands and pull at your clothes, In a hotel a white-haired English
woman rushed, across the lobby and A —
threw her arms around a G.1., saying over and over, “I just waht to touch an American.”
Qut from cellars and other hiding places come real Scotch, food, silks and other luxuries which had been concealed from the Japs. The almost worthless “puppet” money creates the craziest inflation ever seen in China—and that's saying something. It costs $100,000 in puppet money for a meal, $40,000 for a glass of beer, and $20,000 for a short ride in a rickshaw. The exchange rate is about one cent U. 8. for $1000 local money. Food is plentiful—fine sirloin steaks in the hotels and restaurants.
Nanking, the peacetime capital of China, still is patrolled by -thousands of Japs, sullen and bitter. Some of them are busy looting
houses and carrying away furniture
Yanks Cheered by Happy Shanghai Crowds
in trucks to sell on the black market, The business section is largely undamaged by war. Shops are frantically disposing of Jap-made articles at give-away prices. Nanking is off limits to American G. Is, who are outnumbered there about 20,000 to one by the armed Japs. The American army authori ties are making strenuous efforts to prevent Americans from going into the city souvenir hunting. But such a ban is almost impossible to enforce. A G. I. intends to get his souvenirs,
ASIA CENSORSHIP LIFTED SINGAPORE, Sept. 10 (U. P.).— All press censorship in the Southeast Asia command was lifted yesterday, except on information about tAe movements of future occupation forces and activities of clandestine forces.
LOCAL VETERAN WINS SILVER STAR
First Lt. Fred M. Fehsenfeld, veteran P-51 Mugtang. fighter homber pilot, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fehsenfeld, 3074 N. Pennsylvania st, had been awarded the silver star, The presentation was made by Maj. Gen. O. P. Weyland, commanding officer of the 9th air force “for gallantry in action against the enemy on April 16.” Lt. Fehsenfeld led his flight in an attack against a superior force of enemy fighters, and aided in the destruction of the entire enemy force. The officer is a member of the famed 354th Pioneer Mustang fighter group of the 9th air force, and is now in California awaiting discharge. He was a student. at Purdue university prior to entering the serv. ice in December, 1942.
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