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tween Hawaii and the Philippines,

qi by the Nipponese empire prior to Pearl Harbor, may bring them under American control. Certainly there is no probability of their return to any of their historical owners, Spain, Germany or J pan, In addition to American-owned Wake, Midway and Guan, the islands in these waters are included in well-defined groups: Marianas, Palau, Caroline, Marshall, Bis~ marck archipelago and the Solomons. Guam is in the Marianas, and the great former Japanese naval base, Truk, is in the Caroline group. Important Yap, because it is the central and crossroad station of trans-Pacific cable lines, lies north of the Palau group, between it and Guam, Once Were German

The so-called mandated islands of the Pacific following World War I, were German, of course, prior to the war, Earlier, however, many of | them were Spanish possessions, claimed by right of discovery; they became German by purchase or otherwise about the time that the United States acquired the Philip-| pines and Guam, Japan's claim for a mandate over islands of the Pacific north of the equator was based on the fact that she took them from the Germans by conquest during World War I. Japan joined the allies in 1014 in war against Germany, but it looks now as if her principal aim was to acquire for herself possessions of

Pictured above are the

only three American fliers, in April, 1942,, who still are missing and unaccounted

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participants In the historie Doolittle raid on Tokyo for. Left to right, they are: Sgt. Harold A. Spats,

of Lebo, Kan; 1st Lt. Dean E. Hallmark, of Dallas, Tex, and 1st Lt. Willlam G, Farrow, of Washington, A

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strategic ‘value in the great plan for about halfway along the route from|as a great aircraft station, both for

expansion undoubtedly then partiy|the Hawaiian islands to the Palaus| warplanes

completed, She secretly fortified many of the new acquisitions in spite of the non-fortification agreement, The Palau group, sometimes regarded as part of the Caroline islands, is important to America hecause of their nearness to the Philippines. Yap is important because practically all cable communications to Asia, the Philippines, the Netherlands East Indies and Australia pass through it. The Marianas are important because Guam is included in the group, and also Saipan and Tinian that served so well as bases

for the B-29s that did so much to]

bring the Japs to their knees. Older folks know the Marianas by their Spanish name, the Ledrones, lost when the Germans purchased the group from Spain in 1899. The Carolines have relatively little strategic or economic value to America, but the Marshall group,

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INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

YOUR G. I. RIGHTS

By Douglas Larsen

Men Performing Vital Tasks Cannot Leave Army on Points

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17—Here]

are some questions from Gls which haye come up as a result of the end of the war; ;

QI was in England for two years at the start of the war and have

draft again and there is a good chance he will be taken. ‘This doesn’t seem possible. Suppose his discharge is changed on the appeal. What will happen if he has been drafted? A~It is proper that he register

since been baek In the states. I|with Selective Service. Before he

have more than enough points to get out but they tell me they need me. I have been working with radar. How can I find out when I will be able to get out? I have a good civilian job waiting for me. A—~All the regulations regarding discharges from the service have the qualification that if you are performing vital work you must stay in. Work with radar is still considered vital, Your commanding officer can give you the best idea as to how long you will have to stay in service. ; Q—A friend of mine was an officer in the army and recently got out with other than an honorable discharge. He has appealed his case and In the meantime they

can be inducted back into the army the war department must grant a waiver of the other than

honorable dishcarge, If the waiver

is granted and the appeal makes his former discharge honorable, he will be entitled to his previous commission, Q—My son is a naval air cadet. He tells me he has the choice of staying in or getting out of the navy. What I am wondering is, will he be subject to the draft again if he quits? A~Yes, he will. Q—I am an officer in the army about to be discharged. If I am, can they call me up again any time? A—Yes. You are subject to call

tell him he has to register for the six months after the duration.

The innocent-looking. Jap officer above is Captain Hisikichi, and he isn’t as harmless as he

doctors among ‘allied prisoners give medical care to suffering comrades, although the Jap medical staff was wholly inadequate.

MONDAY, ‘SEPT. 17, 1945

His Record’ Bad SGT, REINHARDT 1S |

GIVEN BRONZE STAR

‘Sgt. Wallace H. Reinhardt, serve ing with the 20th armored divi. sion, husband of Mrs. Virginia Reinhardt, 2022 Mansfield ave, has

received the bronze star medal. The citation states that the medal was awarded for “heroie achievement . . . at Gasserweiler, When ,

1 Germany, on March 22, 1945.

an advancing column was split up and disorganized by aa enemy counter-attack 8Sgw. reeinhardt, communications sergeant, cours ageously maintained communicas« tion until his position was no long er tenable.” Sgt. Reinhardt has three battle stars, the combat infantry badge and good conduct medal. He entered service in 1042, is a graduate of Washington high school and formerly worked at the Indianapolis Electrotype Foundry.

COVERED DISH LUNCHEON The ladies’ auxiliary of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles 211 will hold a covered dish luncheon at 6:30 p. m, tomorrow. Formal initiation will follow,

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