European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse I pm Man on a destroyer off the Southern coast of France an american destroyer was blowing through a smoke screen to Rescue two Allied gunboats cornered by two German for two offi one aboard the de Stroyer and the other on the Bridge of one of the the scene was familiar but it brought Back different the sight of the destroyer bearing Down in the Nick of time reminded Douglas fair Banks aboard the of a Hollywood Fairbanks was tactical commander of a task group that had been pounding enemy Shore batteries until intercepted by the German Cor the Craft he Rode and another gunboat were taking a with guns and radios they tried to retire behind a smoke but the Man Euver was going then the destroyer showed aboard the the situation also looked familiar to the John but not from the All he could see of the enemy at first was a series of Dull red flashes then a dim Hulk loomed through the bulk Leys Bethel dial of sent the Challenge we Are who the hell Are you when the unknown ship returned the same that too was familiar to the destroyers he had used the trick himself on Jap ships when he commanded a it Squadron in the and in has first action in command of a destroyer Bulkeley knew what to he ran up within Yards of German and open nothing his the uss had been pumping five Inch shells into the Shore batteries of Ciotta the guns were red hot and their breeches close under automatic again Bulkeley asked for fire and again nothing by then he could see the Sec Ond German Corvette behind the please Tell Rogers to open fire with at least one he Charles gunnery told his men to Load the guns by hand and Pound the breeches shut with Leonard Barge sic of tried it on his gun though he burned his hands on the hot it one by one the other guns joined in until All were firing e r 1 s s a Ruth once in now believed to be in North Africa write Eileen aah Newark any one having information concerning Morris Bob last heard of with the infantry in Holland in 1944 write Ruth 2920 Ontario William Brown of once at Mcchord write Robert Bruce 4 Sample Al John Browne of Al once in a radio in san Diego write Paul scum Camp Richard last heard of with the the 1st Apo 680 write Lowry 3705 aah Elmer last heard of in 33d write Richard 8th fort George Lee Drisdle of the 1899th write Everett veterans fort anyone having information about Jerry last heard of in France write Sigmund Sci 1488 a of redistribution Pat Rick last heard of in july 1944 with 551st bomb write Leo Ward 6b Gardiner Chicago Frazior write Otto 291 Apo Camp Myron Nelson with the 418th my escort last heard of at fort write i f you want to the five Young ladies Are All telephoning to break their dates because they rather stay with you their Down to the last Are inspired obviously by the Leggy lassies George Petty All five girls Are Orna ments in metro Goldwyn Mayers Forth coming screen Ziegfeld follies the sight of a destroyer Rushing up within Point Blank Range before it fired a shot must have baffled the by now the two Allied gunboats had retired out of but while the corvettes guns were turning on the Endi the destroyers shells were already Landing a by fast Maneu vering and Good Luck the Endicott had run unharmed to within a few thousand Yards of two formidable German this was the kind of spot the Crew had trained with the important Dif Ference that the automatic fire control was the germans were in bad tactical Posi close Bulkeley could direct his fire at either one without mane vering his the Endicott third and fourth shots landed in the engine room of the nearer Corvette and stopped her a few More and she was smoking German shells were converging on the but they were near misses until a Call went up to the Bridge hit in the Forward living com on water Lewis Fisher cml and Lewis Ashe sf3c went below with a Battle lamp into a Strong smell of burning they found the Hole in the sideband plugged then swept the Light around Bandsaw the re hot Ger Man armo piercing Shell soldering in the Middle of a they carried bunk and All top heaved them at their the gunners were still slam Ming the shells in with their Barge loaded 80 shells in less than an keeping three powder men Busy feeding he said later that he had to keep loading because that Damn Battle Buzzer kept once another gun and William Russel Golc opened the yanked out the hot powder and trick not recommended in gunnery by this time some Telephone lines and aerials were shot but otherwise the Endicott was the men were like rooters at a football game with each shot they cheered and then hit the deck when German shells landed close and sprayed there was Only one casualty Paul Verdier sic of Al was conked when a five Inch Shell fell off a the first German ship had begun to list and her men were jumping the second turned and headed for Bulkeley sent two torpedoes after and at the same time the German discharged two torpedoes at the Endi both ships and All four torpedoes missed their Bulkeley Learned tight Maneu vers in pts Early in the War and ran rings around the Jap Navy when he ferried Macarthur and philippine government officials out of the now he mane Vered the Endicott Between the Corvette and the coast to Cut her closing to he turned Loose the 40and 20mm sweep ing the corvettes whole gun Crews were wiped others jumped a Shell hit the Stern Magazine and another the Forward and the Corvette went up like a sky the first ship had already the Endicott picked up 164 men and five offi the officers demanded life preservers be cause the Luftwaffe will be Over soon and Well All be in the under guard of Joe Finkel Berg talc of los and Henry Schwartz mm2c of the the officers Clung to their nazi arrogance and tried to cheer their men As they were hauled but the men were very wet and didst look by gestures Finkelberg tried to get an officer to give him his Iron Cross for a but the officer refused the germans did show some interest in a map of Europe on the Ward room Wall showing Allied gains on All the ships corpsmen and a German pharma Cist set up a dressing station in the wardroom and worked 12 hours with the German later in the Day Fairbanks came aboard the Endicott to thank Bulkeley for com ing to the the Luftwaffe didst show up and the action ended As it had a Holly Wood version of a Rescue in which everybody shoots and Only the villain gets Donald Nugent Sis Horace Sci fort Donald formerly with an my Camp last heard of in England write James Doyle my Camp anyone having information concerning manual in in 1942 write 3026th Merced anyone having information concerning Ham last heard of with the 174th regt write Barnnie Davis Monthan Hubert last heard of in France write Anthony 3704th Section Keesler Wathen Kisch momm3c write t5 David 3163 Camp fort at last heard of on Kaiser Portland ship in March 1943 write Clair 3d Plant nor bet last heard of with the 424th at fort later in England write Joseph Westover Steve Kramicz of last heard 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