London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1942, London, Middlesex Page 4the stars and stripes wednesday dec. 30. 194 citation relate yanks heroism i11 North Africa vivid tales of courage under fire accompany 16 decorations Soldier smoke eaters pour it on continued front Page 1 of a fort at Kasha Mehdia French Morocco and a a from this exceptionally hazardous position he fired his automatic Rifle at the enemy diverting their attention and enabling our other troops to close in and make entry through the main Gates of the pvt. Clarence l. Mohler was awarded a citation identical to Fishers. Cpl. Frank l. Czar a a in company with it. Charles Dushane and two enlisted men entered a Lighthouse on Kasha Mehdia Morocco after crossing enemy wire entanglements while under heavy enemy fire and captured 12 hostile troops. Czar later demonstrated coolness and bravery above and beyond the Call of duty when he assisted it. Dushane in Manning an abandoned enemy anti tank gun in full View of the enemy. Part of the Breech of this gun had been removed and it. Dushane was Able to fire it Only by firing at the base of the anti tank Shell with a sub machine gun while Cpl. Czar aimed the anti tank stood in tank Turret 2nd it. John m. Mauney on nov. 9 in the Vicinity of port Mehdia Morocco he a a led his command of three tanks against a Superior Force of enemy tanks and entrenched infantry fearlessly attacking two tanks and driving both away. His tank was hit three times and the Periscope rendered useless. Mauney continued to seek out the enemy standing in his Turret exposed to Small arms 2nd it. Roy j. Smith near port Lyautey Morocco a a with three privates he crept up under the cover of darkness to within 30 feet of a hostile position in the face of heavy fire. Smith then shot two of the enemy with his sub machine gun and destroyed the enemy position with hand grenades allowing his unit to soldiers medals went to 1st sgt. Tom w. Odom a hand grenade fell on the floor of his battalion Headquarters and the safety pin dropped out. Odom immediately dived at the grenade and covered it with his body. No explosion ensued. Odom directed the other five enlisted men present to leave the room. Then he departed himself. Later examination disclosed that the Detonator of the grenade was defective. Had it not been Odom s action would have undoubtedly resulted in the loss of his life in an attempt to protect other fought munitions fire sgt. Dermont c. Miners a a an air attack set fire to an ammunition dump in Tunisia. Several Hundred rounds of 81mm. High explosive shells were in danger of being detonated. Miner totally disregarding his own safety personally attempted to smother two separate fires and through his efforts the fire was brought under control and pvt. Donald r. Kendall a during landings at Algiers a British Sailor fell Between the Landing Craft and the ship. It was dark and the sea was unusually rough. The Landing Craft was hitting against the Side of the ship and the Sailor was believed to be injured. Kendall notwithstanding the fact he had no Liebelt dived into the water. He stayed in the water at least 10 minutes in an unsuccessful attempt to Rescue the 1st it. Conrad v. Anderson a a arriving at Taya Algeria he saw the sea filled with men clinging to rafts and life belts unable to swim ashore because of the heavy suit. The men were survivors from a troop ship which had been torpedoed approximately a mile off Shore. Anderson entered the rough water and began bringing survivors safely to Shore. He continued to swim Back and Forth through the heavy sea from about 1500 hours until he was utterly exhausted at 1830 hours. At one time an enemy plane strafed the Beach with machine gun fire. The bold courageous action of Anderson resulted in saving the lives of approximately 30 Silver stars were awarded the following covered Crew s dismounting 2nd it. Edward j. Edmiston formerly a master sergeant Edmiston a a came upon a Road Block at Fredeah Algeria in a half track vehicle which was defended by artillery Small arms. He instantly manned a machine gun and while under continuous heavy fire he succeeded in disabling the Light artillery piece and prime mover. When his vehicle was disabled and it was necessary to abandon it Edmiston covered the dismounting of his Crew by continuing to Man the machine gun until they were under 2nd it. Edgar f. Malin at Misser Ghin Algeria a a being ordered to attack the town he led his platoon toward the enemy left flank and discovered enemy artillery positions. He led his platoon in immediate assault upon the guns without hesitation a col. Frederick j. Rohany he a a assumed personal command of his combat team s assault Force at Kasha fort at Mehdia Morocco and under intense machine gun mortar and Light artillery fire he coordinated the an Oak Leaf Cluster was awarded to it. Col. Harry h. Semmes near Mehdia when a a ordered to protect the . Fly3,300 May Intai Donsia second blow at Bangui a one of wars log . Army signal corps photo let or go and i fire fighters attached to the Security company of Headquarters european theater of operations pour on Gen Don la. Pfc Albert Ellis the quot quot water during fire Drill. Left to right Cpl. Wilfred Milliman Crowley la. Sgt. Henry Dronet Crowley la. And pvt. Nash h. Bell marked tree Ark. Cook in Africa composes song by Cpl. Dave Golding North Africa Bureau a . Engineer unit North Africa dec. 29�?sgt. Homer Mayo Cook in this aviation Engineer outfit not Only whistles while he works he composes songs. A a you la be sorry a is the name of his first opus started via the unit band and Bebe Daniels broadcast and now being published by a new York music publishing concern. He does t know what the result will be and maybe hell be sorry too but in the meantime the musical Cook has dinged out another a a do you miss me a the band is rehearsing the number. Cooks in this unit have a Way of being versatile As what Cook in tone of them recently received a lieutenant s commission As a glider instructor. According to the Rumor he took off his apron Hung up his last pot and marched away whistling a a do you miss me quot Northern Ireland Leader Bob Montgomery a Cousin Belfast dec. 29�?prime minister John m. Andrews of Northern Ireland has just discovered that Robert Montgomery former Hollywood actor now serving with the . Army is his Pusin. A a he is either my second Cousin or first Cousin once removed a said the Premier to reporters. A a 1 am very keen to meet him some flank of his unit in action with Only six Light tanks at his disposal he encountered a Force of about 18 enemy tanks supported by infantry. These were immediately engaged and driven off with the loss of four commendation for meritorious service was Given Comdr. Humphrey Gilbert boys Smith of the British Navy. His ship loaded with Landing Craft and personnel of a . Infantry battalion was disabled by enemy action. The personnel was transferred to the Landing Craft and then by skilful mane vering and excellent judgment Comdr. Boys Smith transferred All the personnel to his destroyer when it became apparent that the Landing Craft could not proceed and was in danger of sinking. Boys Smith landed the entire unit at Algiers without loss. The distinguished service medal was awarded to Commodore t. H. Trou Bridge of the Royal Navy who commanded a Convoy and escort which transported and supplied the Center task Force in Landing in North Africa rendering service so perfectly that there was not a single loss of personnel or equipment due to enemy action during the entire voyage. Leg in Castr units dog stands formation a . Engineer unit eng land dec. 29�?just Call him a a our dog a he has no other name. But anybody in this unit will Tell you that despite questions that might be asked about his ancestry he s the Best Damn dog in the British Isles or any other Isles. And smart too. Adopted the outfit the Day they arrived and knew enough to get in with the Cooks even sleep in the Cookhouse from that Day on. Looking something like a Spaniel he Hasni to missed a single formation or Drill rain or Shine. Took his position beside the first sergeant and walked up and Down the ranks inspecting the troops. The other Day a a our dog a got run Over. His leg was broken. The Driver of the truck almost in tears picked him up and carried him to the dispensary. He was put at ease by the chief medical officer who set the leg and used the latest composition in making a cast. A a our dog a was at reveille this morning. British and . Actors will be sent to England new York dec. 29 up a British and american actors will be sent to England for the duration by the United states Branch of ensa which has been reorganised Here under the presidency of Gertrude Lawrence. Actors whose qualifications Are approved will be sent to England passage paid to remain for the duration. Others particularly British actors with commitments in the United states will be sent for periods of three months Only and will pay their own passage. None of the artists May receive More than �10 weekly. A third category of artists who will make Only Brief visits and will be Given special travel priorities May be sent for three weeks or so. The first stars to go to England will be Gertrude Lawrence and Gracie Fields who will arrive in the Early Spring. Others who will soon be sent will include Tilly Losch Colin Keith Johnston and Claude wanted department the stars and stripes has received a request from Cpl. Robert b. Dickerson in a general Hospital for the address of major William a. Lanford eighth air Force. The major May Forward his address to the stars and stripes which will pass it on a a through channels a to Cpl. Dickerson. Yank firemen in Competition they done to Wear the traditional fireman a red suspenders and they Haven to got a brass pole to slide Down when they answer alarms but a squad of Soldier smok eaters at the american embassy in London is going to compete against England a Best civil fire fighters saturday. These army firemen Are attached to the Security company of Headquarters european theater of operations which among other duties supplies a fire department for the . Embassy and other official buildings. On saturday these i fire fighters will have an Opportunity to prove their ability against some of the Best civil fire fighters in London during a demonstration of equipment staging of an actual fire scene and Speed tests of putting equipment into operation. It will take place at the London chief fire commander s he Albert embankment Lambeth. After they were invited to take part in the exhibition the soldiers went through a practice test against two of the teams they will compete against one of which was made up of women. The gis won hands Down. Eight of the 10 soldiers were firemen in civilian life. Their instructor it. Ray w. Miles Crowley la., who has schooled them in handling incendiaries and everything else that May be encountered in an emergency was also a fireman. No fires yet a a so far we Haven to been called out on a fire a said it. Miles in a tone of disappointment. A a the boys Are getting uneasy too. We have our regular drills keep abreast of the latest fire fighting methods but hell a fireman wants to go to fire once in a the i fire department works in two shifts 24 hours each. When they Arentt in the a a firehouse a they do guard duty. Cpl. John l. Barousse Church Point la., Bosses one shift that includes Cpl. William Lacroix Rayne la. Pfc Monroe Rogers Junction City la. Pfc Fred Guidry Golden Meadow la., and pfc John Gebbia Tickfaw la. Sgt. William r. Lyman Crowley la., is a a chief a of the other shift made up of sgt. Henry Dronet Crowley la. Cpl. Wilfred Milliman Gen Don la. Pfc Albert e. Ellis Crowley la., and pvt. Nash h. Bell marked tree Ark. Missions nest British comic to appear at Rainbow a cabaret Niter cabaret Nite the weekly entertainment feature at the american red Cross rain Bow Corner tonight stars Hal Monty British comedian now appearing at the Whitehall theatre Delia Lepe Skaya russian Singer Eric Winston a swin Tette orchestra and Anne Lemar Singer. Blondie by Courtesy of King features Syndicate and the London daily sketch by Chic Young 0 by Toby Wiant associated press War correspondent with the . Bombers Bangkok dec. 27 delayed a the iary Force of United states bombers t attack a single target area in the Chii Burma India theater successfully plated one of the longest missions in a wars history on the night of dec. 26-2 when they rained High explosives of naval dockyard the main railway Stark and Arsenal and the co Muang drome in Bangkok. The exact number of bombers Takir part in the Mission must remain seer As Well As the exact mileage covered the bombers but i can say that the Tott distance is More than the single trip re new York to san Francisco adorm mately 3,300 Miles. From a a a grandstand a seat in bomber i saw thousands of bombs targets with devastating effect. Serj fires were started. One of five Bon which scored a direct hit on the Arsen illuminated the whole Countryside a an attacking bomber High above. All the bombers returned to the bases safely. Second Bangkok raid this was the second . Heavy bomb raid on Bangkok the first having occur on thanksgiving Day. Then a Small Force knocked out the electrical system and severely damaged the unde grou Oil pipe lines. From what could be seen of this Rai it must have been far heavier. The raid was a Good warning of \\1 the japanese May expect when the unit nations take Over the airports closer the japanese Mainland. I was in one of the bombers assign to Pound a naval dockyard located Ini heart of the City along Menam Chi phys River. It was my first visit Bangkok and i thoroughly enjoyed we we did to improve the scenery. Nine state plane ours probably was the most cd per ended Crew in the group. Nine in they represented nine states. Capt. Wesley Werner 25, poc Atel Idaho who left the forestry division the University of Idaho to join the corps soon after Pearl Harbor was lieutenant. K. W. Trout 24, Sno qual Falls wash., who left air plane build at Burbank cal., to Fly them was Pilot. It. F. N. Thompson 25, Chesti s.c., was navigator sergeant h. Darby 32, Plattsburg n.y., bombard sergeant w. O. Frost 25, Jaffrey. N Engineer sergeant j. E. Craigie 25, w Haven conn., radio Man sgt. B Bennett 23, Peru ind., Tail gunner so a. Sol Avn 22, Providence. R Bottom gunner and sgt. F. M. Salley Houston tex., Side gunner. Russia a continued from Page 1 from Oroshi Novgrad is continuing Advance along a 45-mile front which along the Perkul River 20 Miles inside i Ukraine. Here and to the North the germans throwing in fresh divisions in an Effort stiffen their resistance but the weighs the russian drives on other fronts vents the enemy from concentrating us client strength on this front. The russians have now tightened ring around Millerov to strap Gulaj Point with the capture of Points of Miles West and three Miles East Souann of the town. Between Millerov and Kant Emiro surrounded German garrisons Are hold out at Points resisting desperately these Are being wiped out one an another. No Hope for von Hoth there is no Hope now according reports reaching Moscow for toe minder of the 22 Axis divisions Trapp Between the Volga and the Don. N West of Stalingrad. Retreat is of the question and it will be Only a 111 a a of time before they Are wiped on the Central front the russian Ujj still on the offensive. Three More strongholds were occupied last a Veliki Luki the germans suffer no a losses t West of Rah eve the russians Cap another strongly fortified Enki Jay i in j resistance and Southeast of Nak russians Are hammering at san in the streets of a big town. Now has been raging for Thiee Flay hints that the russians of Ujj their great offensive to include m West and finnish fronts earn Berlin radio which said so la 1 Lake oilmen the enemy by tanks. Attacks which were us artillery fire and numerous were repelled with heavy losses russian tanks were shot up to Fiji Lively patrol activity was the karelian isthmus by a of a from the finnish High Cornu a said a in the Center with isthmus our troops repelled of an enemy battalion we a in penetrating into our position printed in England by the times publishing company limited printing House Square London , and published by the United states armed forces 30-12-42
