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THE JEWISH NEWS
Maj. Weil Victim of Tragedy
Hospital Ship Named After Jewish Nurse
Bataan Hero was Aboard
Jap Ship Sunk by Sub.
A
One\of 'the inevitable tragedies
of modern warfare cost the life
of Maj.-, Max . Weil, who , perish-
ed with the 1,700 other Ameri-
cans aboakd a Jap ship trans!
ferring a group of prisoners
from the Philippines to the
Asia tic main-
land. The ship f
was sunk last
fall by an Am-:
.erican sub-'
ni a r ine, whose
commander ihacW
no - way or
k n o wing there:;
Were Americans
aboard.
Maj. Weil
An in.fantry
officer, his acts of heroism on
Bataan and Corregidor have be-
come legendary among those
with whom he fought side by
side. One captain who `escaped
to Australia said this of him:
"Maj. Weil was the hero of
our last stand. Among his other
feats, he rigged up a damaged
combat car to look like an
armored car. He put a couple
of machine guns on it and when
the Japs came over he would
run his odd-looking contraption
into the open and let them use
it for a target.
"When the enemy planes
came down low enough to
strafe him he would open up
with his guns. I know he ac - .
Friday, August 3, 1945
counted for at least five Zeros
in this manner." •
_ So great was his home town's
admiration for this _hero that
his name has been linked - with
those of Lt. Gen. Doolittle and
Capt. Arthur W. W e r m uth.
Three tanks, donated by citizens
in a "Buy a Tank" drive in 1942,
were named for them and his
wife, Mrs. Irene Weil, 5501 Outer
drive, Mrs. Doolittle and Mrs.
Wermuth were the honOr guests
of the City of Detroit in ceremon-
ies in front of the City Hall.
Was Reserve Officer
Maj. Weil, who was 34, was a
former postoffice employe and
reserve officer and had been in
active service since early 1941.
He attended Wayne U. Law
School when he was sent to the
Philippines. He had been award-
ed the Silver Star for meritori-
ous service and heroism.
He is- survived, in addi-
tion to his family, by his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Weil
of 2689 Grand Ave.; three sisters,
Mrs. Leona Krieger, Alice and
Bertha;, three sons,. Lance, Cleve
The first Jews to enter the
and L e e; and a daughter,
town
of Bad Morgentheim since
Beverly.
the inception of the Nazi regime
Tribute was paid to the mem-
were members of the 663rd In-
ory of Maj. Weil at memorial
services conducted at Temple
Beth El last Saturday morning.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin conducted
the service.
Cpl. Nadis of Detroit Among First
Jews to Enter Bad Morgentheim
Pfc. Jacob, in SW Pacific, Writes
Of Unsung But Important Work
. Pfc. Louis Jacobs is with one • are impressive and complete.
of , the first companies to arrive The Chaplain usually wearing a
in the Southwest Pacific and Talith—reads the burial service
which has earned commenda- in Hebrew and English. Full
tions from commanding generals military honors follow and a
and a Sixth Army Merit Award Star of David is placed at the
for loyalty and efficiency. He head of the grave."
is attached to the Graves Regis-
Pfc. Jacobs is the son of Mrs.
tration Service of the Quarter- Fannie Jacobs 9327 Broadstreet.
master Corps.
Pfc. Jacobs, in a letter to The
Jewish News, describes the pro- .
cess of identifying and burying
the dead. His letter reads:
"I have a two-fold purpose in
writing. " One reason is to ex-
press my appreciation of the
very good work you are doing in
Lt. (jg) Samuel S. Willis is
interpreting and presenting the on a 30-day leave from his duties
local, - national and international as communications officer at
Jewish happenings. I like your Naval air bases
editorial policy, which impresses in Brazil. In ser-
me as being conservative yet vice since April
sufficiently militant in pressing 1, 1944, he had
for the establishment of a Jew- been in South
ish homeland and the redress of America since
our many grievious wrongs.
January.
Deplores Jewish Disunity .
A graduate of
"I deplore the division in dir the Detroit Col-
ranks when it is so important lege of Law, he
that we present a united front had pr a ct iced
toward the many enemies that law for 12 years
beset us, who use our disunity prior to enter-
Lt. Willis
for their own advantage.
ing service. His offices were in
"My second reason is to make the Penobscot Bldg. A former
your readers acquainted with an president of the Lawyers Club
activity in the army that natur of Detroit, he had served on the
ally- gets little publicity. How- Grievance Committee of the
ever, this important job lies Michigan State Bar and was the
close to the hearts of the people founder and first chairman of
at home who must bear the war's the Junior Bar Conference of
sorrow and hardship. I am refer- the American Bar Association.
ring to the collection, identifica-
Lt. Willis was head of the Boy
tion and interment of casualties. Scouts of Shaarey Zedek and
This service is performed on the president of the Young People's
battlefield and forward areas by Society. He also is a member of .
the Graves Registration Service. Temple Israel.
Religious Observances
His wife, the former Dorothy
"It is • their responsibility to Ressler of Brooklyn, and their
establish and maintain military children, Sharon Lynn, 10, and
cemeteries and insofar as battle Janet, 6, have been making their
conditions allow, to conduct mili- home in New York during his
tary funerals which include the period of service.
religious observances of the de-
Lt. Willis and family are the
ceased soldier's faith. In the guests of his sister and brother-
performance of these duties we in-law, the Ben Baums of Wind-
work in close cooperation with sor, for the duration of his leave.
the Chaplain's Corps.
He will report to the Air Combat
"The rites performed for a de- Intelligence School at Quonset
ceased Jewish soldier or sailor Pointe, R. I.
,
Lt. Willis, Former
Scout Leader, Here
On a 30-Day Leave
Jewish Vdcational Service Here
Offers Aid to Vets, Employers
All Jewish veterans are cordially invited to use the . Jew-
ish Vocatiorial Service, 320 W. Lafayette Boulevard, for help
in securing jobs for which they are best suited. No fees are
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Employers are also invited to advise the Jewish Vocational
Service of job opportunities.
.
The former Italian luxury liner Saturnia
has become the Queen of the Army's "Mercy
Fleet." Renamed the S. S. Francis Y. Slanger,
in honor of the first American nurse killed in
Europe, the ship has just returned to N. Y. on
its first mission as the world's largest and fas-
test floating hospital. INSET: MRS. AL F RED
R. BACHRACH, head of the Women's. Division,
National JWB, presents LT. COL. GILMORE
SANES with a part of the 500 canvalescent
kits donated to the ship in honor of Nurse
Slanger. CHAPLAINS MAX ZUCHER and
EDWARD T. SANDROW were in attendance.
F/0 Levine Killed
In Flight Over Italy
F/O Irving Levine, listed as
bered, 302, was shot in 1935, he
entrusted the Torah, which had missing on Feb. 20, while flying
been in his possession, to a Gen- over Italy, is now reported to
tile friend requesting of him have • been killed. A naviga-
that it be given to the first Jew tor on a B-24 Li b e rator. He
had entered ser-
to enter Bad Morgentheim.
The burgorneister of the town vice on March
told Cpl. Nadis and his buddies 10, 1943 a n d
the story of the preservation of was commis-
the Torah during the ten years sioned on Sept.
of Hitlerism. Referring to the 25, 1944. He was
Sabbath services held in the the possessor of
candlelit synagogue on the night the Air Medal.
of May 4, Cpl. Nadis comment- He had been
ed, "It Was one of the greatest ex- overseas one
periences of my time overseas." month.
One of the six.
A graduate of Wayne Univer-
children of _Mrs. F/O I. Levine
sity, class of 1943, he has been
Jennie Levine of 2205 Euclid,
in service 28 months. After be-
ing stationed in* Mississippi and he was graduated from Central
Reading from the Torah Rescued Texas he went overseas in Jan- High and had been employed
Since 1935, in Bad Morgentheim uary. He was engaged in recoil- as a window • display man at
Synagogue
naisance work. • Sams Inc. His wife, Rose, and
son whom he had never seen,
fantry Division among whom was
reside at 2070 Philadelphia.
Cpl. Maxwell Nadis, son of Mr.
A brother, Pfc. Leo, is station-
and Mrs. Ben Nadis of Holmur
ed in Germany.
Ave. During the first Sabbath
services held in the town's syna-
Sgt. B. Kaplan Helps
gogue since the advent of the
Keep
Stilwell Road
T/Sgt. Sam. Winer of 9378
Nazis, a Torah was used which
had been hidden since 1935. In Broadstreet, who is home on fur- In Shape for Convoys
the intervening years the syna- laugh, had the thrill of meeting
gogue had been utilized as an Air, Ray Milland
ALONG THE STILWELL RD.
1 when the movie
Raid Warden's office.
—Sgt. Barney Kaplan, husband
In a recent letter, Cpl. Nadis star came to De-
of Mrs. Selma Kaplan, of 18661
related the story of the little troif last week.
Hubbell, Detroit, is one of the
synagogue that was saved from Winer,- who had
soldiers keeping the Stilwell
destruction because it was wedg- corresponded
Road in shape for the constant
ed into an area containing val- with Milland,
stream of vehicles and supplies
uable buildings. Before the last was photograph-
to China.
member of the Jewish commun- ed with him at,
He is a member of the 967th
ity, which had formerly num- at a party in the
Engineer Maintenance Co., an
Hotel Statler.„
organization which has establish-
T/Sgt. Winer, at!:
ed an enviable record both in
Dorothy Weiman
radio operator T/Sgt. Winer
its initial job of helping to build
and gunner, has just returned the land route to. China and its
On Red Cross Staff
from England after completing present job of maintaining the
In Frankfort, Germany_ 33 missions, including nine over highway.
Berlin. He possesses the DFC,
Working in a primitive land,
, Dorothy Weiman, daughter of the Air Medal with four Oak
t
Mr. and Mrs. Heyman Weiman Leaf Clusters • and thee' Presiden- under blistering heat, through
of 2660 Sturtevant, serving over- tial Citation. Before coming home monsoon rains, and in knee-deep
'. seas as a Red he served4las a radio instructor mud; the engineer maintenance
men have kept the machinery
'Cross Staff As- in England.
operating. They've played a tre-
sistant, is now
A brother, Pfc. Maurice, also mendous, part in the India-Burma
'd oing recrea- is home after two and one half
tional work at years in New Guinea. He is sta- mission of supplying the Chinese.
::Frankfort, Ger- tioned in Detroit as an M. P.
Additional Servicemen's News
many.
attached to Police headquarters.
, on Page 14
Her latest let-
ter describes a
USO show with
three orchestras,
no less — put on
Miss Weiman at the castle
formerly occupie\d by Princess
Hassad, where American officers
are now billeted.
The Jewish News is cooperating in efforts to assist
Miss Weiman was formerly a
teacher at Columbian school. ; in the rehabilitation of returning servicemen. 'and in
helping them find. homes by publishing their advertise--
Graduated from Northern . High,
she attended Michigan State NOr-
' ments in our classified columns without charge in the
mal College and College of the
Homes and Jobs Wanted departments.
City of Detroit befpre being
Both Jobs Wanted and Homes Wanted advertise-
graduated from Wayne Univers-
ments may be, submitted to The Jewish News by re-
ity.
turne0 service men at our office, 2114 Penobscot Bldg.,
She is a member of Bnai Brith
merely by showing the discharge papers.
and the Detroit Federation of
Teachers.
The Jewish News sincerely hopes that this new
T/Sgt. Winer Home
After 33 Missions
.
The Jewish News\ to Help
GIs Find Jobs, Homes
BRUNSWICK, Germany,
(JTA)—The first Jewish service
club in Germany has been open-
ed here by theJewish Hospital-
ity Committee of Britain. The
2,000 servicemen who visit the
club daily have no difficulty in
finding it, for over its entrance
flies a huge Mogen David.
service to the community will prove helpful to dis-
charged servicemen.
The Jewish News will cooperate with the Jewish Vo-
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advertisements.
Returning servicemen should read the Jewish Voca-
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further information.