October I, 1943 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle New Year's Greetings to All From Michigan Communities them. A ball of flame grazed the in Africa, and with the first Fort- tric As suit plug circled was attached. they the coast of 50 enemy fighter plane ily, c ment stopped. A shell struck Schmidt in the surface of the rudder on Laven's resses Cohen over has Italy. been on 52 bombing Si attacked the Fortress formation. ship. right wing was hit. , The His Americans pulled out of missions, and has spent 254 com- face. He put his hands up to his that spot and sped out over the ba hours in the air. He has faced There were no American fighter many times—but the closest with the bombers on this trip. Continued from Page 4) face and eyes. Several Japs mean- river. By- harbor. Sighting a Jap ship, La- death and the other gunners wer, The ship was set wallowing in while had crossed Marines, they yen swung down on the craft and scrape of all happened during Cohen kept busy keeping the enein the clouds, 20,000 feet above the fired down them passing the on three the from a hill opened his guns, strafing is from the raid over the city of Palermo sea. Fog came over and the Fort- in the rear. one end to the other. on May 9. planes As they reached the target, 3ii off. It was hot that day at Cohen's ress was separated from its squad- Suddenly, down below, he saw more fighters came up. Suddenly ron. The pilot swung his ship "Keep down," Diamond shout- a huge four-engine Jap flying base in North Africa. But as his Schmidt was trying to get to boat. He dove toward it, and thfi ship, the Fortress Stinky, got into the ship on Stinky's around and started to head her Yankee Doodle, right was wing, hit by at the ed. home. his .45. Diamond, who saw that other plane followed him. The the air, and started to climb cannon fire. It started to go down Lieut. Hirsch had been badly his face wound had blinded him, mo is converged on the tar- it headed toward Palermo, it wounded in the attack, but he said, "Don't Smitty. Don't shoot get and gave it their guns. The grew steadily colder. Cohen, toward the water, and Stinky See DEED—Page 8 stayed with his maps and charts. yourself." flying boat nosed into the water. crouched at his position on the The pain was almost unbearable. Then the two planes, slightly tai: gun and made sure his elec- He grew steadily weaker but he "You'v e got it wrong," Schmidt continued to plot the course. said. "I'm taking at least one the worse for wear, headed for At last the field was sighted. Jan with me when they close in." home. It had been a good day's Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu The ship nosed downward and But they didn't close in. The work. Laven holds the Distin- main force withdrew back across ruished Service Cross, the Distin- Happy New Year to All! landed. Then Hirsch collapsed. Today he is fully recovered , the river, leaving 200 dead be- ,tuished Flying Cross, the Air For his courage under fire, hE hind. Medal, and an Oak Leaf Cluster PLUMBING fl HEATING the Air Medal. wears the Order of the Purp? , CONTRACTOR Only Diamond, who wears the 10 On a September day in 1942, Lakeside Dairy Navy Cross for his work that day, a Naval patrol bomber plunged Heart. Fixtures, Stokers, Boilers In August, 1942, the Urd'ed saw combat action again. HENRY STERNKOPP Licensed Master Plumber Barney Ross, the former into the North Atlantic. There States opened a combine?, land and sea offensive in the Sotx.ions. world's lightweight and welter- were 13 men in the crew. Ten Phone 3-6614 Dial 4244 1011 Lansing 2014 Tyson Marines invaded Tulagi and Guad- weight champion from Chicago, of them leaped into the sea Jackson, Mich. Jackson, Mich. alcanal. They seized an airport distinguished himself on Guadal- as the plane began to crumble. the Japs had carved out of the canal during a battle which took Three stayed with the wreckage jungle, renamed it "Henderson place some miles northwest of and, under the direction of Leon- Field," and readied it as a base Henderson Field. The Japs at- and Edelstein, a radioman, they tacked before the Americans had hacked away at the life raft fas- for their attacks. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! in. tenings. They managed to free Late in August, three men and time to move up and dig a machine gun held an advanced Fierce fighting followed, during one rubber float and tossed it position on Guadalcanal. They which Ross and two companions to the other men. They loosened raft and heaved it out, were Pvt. Albert A. Schmidt, Pvt. held up a Jap advance through another but it drifted away. Johnny Rivers, and Corporal Le- an entire night, until reinforce- The thirteen men clung to f eir Everything for the Family, Home and C2f roy Diamond, from New York throm ments followed. Ross fired more pounding City. Diamond, who is Jewish, than 300 rifle shots and hurled raft. the They heavy took sea, a and suffered the Jackson, Mich. was squadron leader. 287 West Michigan Several hundredstarted dozens of grenades at the Japs. s Japs oward He was promoted to the rank of added anguish of seeing two for- Several corporal soon afterwards and mations of planes fly overhead to cross a r river, coining t the machine gun They looked like a herd of cattle, recommended for a citation. When without noticing the raft. After ad- they told him about the medal, 36 hours, they were finally sighted and rescued. ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS TO ALL! wading through the stream, At home on "survivor's leave" vancing under cover of their own Ross said, "Tell 'em to give it to my company. This is no one- Johnny Rivers got it first. A man show." He was awarded a later, Edelstein blis- tars covering explained him from the head to fire. Captain bullet hit him in the forehead Silver Star. George Laven of San toe by telling his parents that he and him instantly. He'd "Jackson's Oldest Roofers—Established 1908" later, his parents re- been killed fee machine gun, Antonio, Tex., earned four medals had A a month "bad sunburn". a promotion for his effective 902 E. MICHIGAN thd him aside and and work at Kiska and other Aleu.. ceived a letter from the Navy and Diamond laid PHONE 2-2344 Department, informing them that JACKSON, MICH. took up his position. He objectives. piloted one of two planes their son had been cited by Vice- Japs began to fall, floundering tion in the water. Then a slug got to carry out the first attack of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll for J Diamond in the arm. He fell the war on the Japs at Kiska. his "superman efforts" in saving legs. Diamond picked up his Reising Coming in over the harbor both the lives of fellow-crew members. across and pick automatic and began to work it planes turned toward the flashing That was the first they had heard . with one hand. Schmidt thought anti-aircraft batteries. They dove about his heroism. ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS TO ALL movement on the straight toward the Jap emplace- Staff Sergeant Schiller Cohen ,icemen he heard a amond sprayed the ments, strafing the area with gun- of the Bronx, N. Y. is one who of distinguished themselves in rive with lead, and the move- fire. Enemy fire was all asst -r1 the have many Jewish serv the European-North African The- bank ater of Operations. Tail gunner on a B-17 bomber, he served with the first American Fortresses over Manufacturers of occupied Europe, with the first Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Fortresses over enemy te•ltoty DEED JACKSO N, MICH. Fred C. Stuermer Co. SEARS ROEBUCK and CO. Prestler Roofing t4 Shingle Co. 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