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THE JEWISH

Christian Chaplain Reads Services
Over Shangri-La for Jewish WAC

FAR EAST AIR SERVICE
COMMAND, Southwest Pacific—
In an earlier account of the
burial services for members of
this Command who perished in
the crash in the hidden valley of
Shangri La, no mention was
made of the prayers of the
Jewish faith having been said.
The services were conducted
from a plane flying over the
valley, and as there was no
rabbi available, Lt. Colonel Carl
C. E. Melleberg, Command Chap--
lain, read the Jewish burial
service for Sgt. Belle G. Nai-
mer, WAC, daughter of David
Naimer, .163 E. 208th St., New

York. In time of emergency a
chaplain may be called upon to
conduct the committal service
of any faith. Sgt. Naimer was
one of the eight members of
the WAC who lost their lives.
The crash occurred on May
13, but the plane was not lo-
cated until three days later. At
the next Friday evening ser-
vices at the Synagogue at Base
"G," Hollandia, 25 miles from
FEASC, 'HQ, the appropriate
service was held' by Rabbi
Joseph T. Weiss of New York
City. The Star of David was
dropped into the' valley to mark
her final resting place.

Wounded in Action,
Kent Joins NWLB
After His Discharge

Lt. Raskin Named
Chief of Squadron

Hit by Machine Gun Bullets
in Western Germany; in
Hospital 10 Months

Ex.-Pfc. George D. Kent, 28,
recently discharged from the
army after - eight months in
Pery Jones Hospital, is back in
action for the
U. S. goyern-
rnent, this time
as an enforce-
ment attorney
for the Nation-
al WLB.
In service
since Aug. 16,
1943, . Kent was
wounded a year
and three days
after his induc- G. D. Kent
tion, in the battle. for Western
Germany, and sperit two months
in a hospital in England before
being returned to the States. He
was medically discharged on
July 6.%
With Gen. Patton's 3rd Army,
Kent saw 54 days of continuous
action, landing in Normandy
soon after D-Day. He was nick-
named the "Hedge-row Com-
mander" for his ability to fight
the enemy in the giant hedges.
Kent was wounded, by two
machine gun .bullets, one in the
head and one in the right arm
while in action along the Mos-
selle River area. He suffered
shrapnel wounds in the hand
and forehead but "was too busy"
to report to the medical aid
station.
Holder of the Good Conduct
ribbon, - Combat Infantry Badge
and Purple Heart, Kent's ETO
Ribbon has three bronze cam-
paign stars for action in Nor-
mandy, Northern France and
the Mosselle River area.
Kent resides with his wife,
the former Jennie Levin, and
their two - year - old daughter,
Carol, at 2484 Pingree. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Key-
well.
\Before entering service he was
director of industrial relations
at a local plant.

Pfc. Berg Arrives
For Redeployment

Pfc. Bernard Berg arrived
home from German_y on July 27
to spend a 30-day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Berg of 3711
Webb. He came
aboard the Santa
Maria, being in
the first group of
the Ninth Air
Force to return
for redeploy-
ment.
Pfc. Berg was
in the Second
Air Depot Group
Pfc. Berg which w a s the
Most advanced in the ETO, hav-
ing started in England and mov-
ing right through Franch, Bel-
gium and Germany. He was
stationed in Liege, Belgium dur-
ing the "Battle of the Bulge" and
was under iconstant attack by
"buzz bombs."
At the end of his furlough Pfc.
Berg will report for further
training.

•

Lt. Herbert L. Raskin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Moe Raskin of
Tyler Ave., is the newly ap-
pointed commanding officer of
Squadron B ..--,-
stationed at
Daggett Field
Calif.
Prior to his
promotion he
had been assis-
tant troop ,corn-
mander. S o o nl•
after entering
service in Oct.
1941, he became
a flight ,sur-
Lt. Raskin
geon's aide and went to Officers
Candidate School. He was given
his commission a year after—he
entered the' Army. He spent- a
long period. with the Eastern
Flying Command at Stuttgart
Field, Ark.
While at Stuttgart, his duties
never reached the monotony
stage. At one time or another
he was the special services of-
ficer, squadron adjutant, squad-
ron CO, tactical officer and
commandant of cadets.
Lt. Raskin is married to the
former Anne O'Larry. He was
graduated from Central High
and attended Wayne University.

NEWS

Nadler Brothers
Meet in France
After 30 Months

PFC. LEON NADLEX '(left)
and SGT. MARTIN NADLER

Friday, August 10, 1945

Beiser Faces Grim Task in U. S.

Pacific Vet, Release Near,
To Visit Dead GIs' Parents

In the sweltering heat of the
South Pacific jungle-land, Pvt.
Al Beiser took part in six major
battles and saw almost four years
of death.
He was a member of the unsung
heroes of this war—the medical
aid men. Men without weapons!
To these fellows falls the duty
of going into the open field amid
bullets and shells to administer
first - aid a n d
bring back
stricken b u d -
dies.
When the doc-
tor is busy they
assist with op-
erations. Some-
times the light is
poor. Many
times there is no ,
anesthetic left. NW
Pvt. Beiser
But they carry
on, for theirs is the job of saving
lives.
`Older' Young Men
Pvt. Beiser is a former Central
High student and came back to
Detroit a quieter and 'older'
young man of 29. He was one of
the first to be drafted in March,
1941, and one of - the first to go
overseas. His 39 months of com-
bat area service, most recently
in the Philippines, show vividly
on his husky chest. Two rows of
"fruit salad" (ribbons) include
the Presidential Citation and
Purple Heart.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Beiser, are in San Francisco and
Al is staying with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Goldberg at 16164 Ard-
more. •
To Get Discharge
When he leaves Detroit .for
Fort Sheridan and a medical dis-
charge, Al will stop in Chicago.
Then begins for him the hardest
part of his years-1n service.
Having buddies die in his arms
was bad enough. Seeing fellows
maimed for life was horrible. But
in Chicago, the long-lost tears of
a hardened soldier will slightly
return in mist-like form.
Al had been designated by his
oficers to visit families of sons
killed in action and return the
little personal things which they
will forever cherish; the items
will include anything—a comb,

Mr. and Mrs. William Nadler
of 1136 Atkinson Ave. - had cause
to rejoice when they received
word that their sons, Pfc. Leon
Nadler and Sgt. Martin Nadler,
had met for the first time, in
Marseilles, France, after a separ-
ation of two and a half years.
- Pfc. Nadler, who has returned
to, his duties in
and is
now stationed in Wurzburg, had
a week's furlough to spend with
his brother. Sgt. Nadl‘r is sta-
tioned 32 miles from Marseilles.
Sgt, Nadler,• 26, enlisted • on
Dec. 19, 1941, and was in the
Signal Corps training from June,
1942, to May, 1943, with the Civil
Service Enlisted Reserves. , He
was sent to Camp Crowder, Mo.,
for four months and was . accept-
ed as an ASTP student at the
University of Minnesota where
he stayed six months.
Overseas Since December
•
Upon discontinuation • of the
ASTP program he was sent to
Camp Rucker, Ala., with the
Field Artillery Battalion, and has
been overseas since December,
1944.
He ,was graduated from Cen
tral High and Wayne University,
receiving his B. S. from the lat-
ter where he majored in must,
At the time of his enlistment he
was with the Board of Educa-
tion and taught orchestration.
Pfc. Howard Adilman, who is
He is a graduate of the United
stationed on Guadalcanal, awaits Hebrew Schools and studied_ M.
his weekly copy of The Jewish the Shaarey Zedek religious
News eagerly for it brings him school.
Enlisted in 1942
information about the people he
Leon, 21, enlisted in Decem-
left back home and about the ber, 1942, and was given a
de-
fellows he grew up with who are ferment to complete his second Detroiter Cited for Leader-
now in service , in all parts of the year with the 'General Motors
ship and Calm Judgment
Institute in Flint. He took his
world. \ .
While in Action
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman basic training at Camp Fannin,
Adilman of 1924 Calvert, he is a Tex., was an ASTP student at
Lt. Marvin Abramovitz, pilot
graduate of Central High and had the University of Cincinnati and of a fighter pursuit plane, has
when
the
program
was
discon-
been studying at Wayne for one
been awarded the Distinguished
year at the time he was called , tinued was sent to Fort Leonard Flying Cross for outstanding
into service in 1942. After basic' Wood, Mo.
leadership in action over Gtr-
Overseas since June, 1944, he
training he was assigned as an
many. Lt. Abramovitz recently
is
attached
to
the
Airborne
En-
ASTP student in the department
gineers with the 82nd A/B Divi- spent a 30-dayWanni
of engineering at De Paul Uni-
leave with his
sion.
versity in Chicago.
He was graduated with honors parents, Mr. and
In 1943, he was sent to the from Cass Technical and was Mrs. Henry M.
Philippines and was with Mac- awarded a four-year scholarship Abramovitz of
Arthur's troops in the invasion to Houghton School of Mines 3258 Tyler Ave.
On March 17,
of Leyte where he fought for 56 and Engineering. He is a grad-
consecutive days. It was there he uate of the United Hebrew Lt. AbramOvitz
suffered an abdominal wound Schools and studied at the Shaar- led his flight in
repeated low-
which caused his hospitalization ey Zedek.
for four months.
The servicemen's parents are level strafing at-,
He has been in the Marshall making valuable contributions to tacks up ,i ed-
Islands, New Caledonia and now the war effort. Mr. Nadler has emy tars
is on Guadalcanal at the En- served for three years as a mem- the face of in- Lt. Abramovitz
gineering Depot. He also is in ber of the Coast Guard Reserves, tense antiaircraft fire. 'Despite
charge of the dispensary there. in Flotilla 1702, 17th Great Lakes bad weather conditions, both the
Divsiion. Mrs. Nadler is chair- strafing attacks and a bombing
Additional Servicemen's
man - of . thehaarey Zedek Sis- run on the enemy columnS were
successful in destroying many of
News on Pages 12, 13
terhood's -Red Cross unit.
the vehicles.
The citation presented him says
in part: "By his excellent lead-
ership and calm judgment he
was. in large Measure responsible
for the success of the mission."
Lt._ Abramgvitz is the holder
As of Aug. 1, the total number of Detroit Jews re-
of two silver clusters and a silver
ported serving in the armed forces was 8,548, with 462
star, representing more than 90
having been discharged.
Missions completed and five bat-
tles, while overseas two and a
This total includes only those officially registered
half years. He took his training
with the Detroit Army and Navy Committee of the
in Texas and participated in the
Jewish Welfare Board.
D-Day invasion of France. He
The total shows 8,375 men and 173 women. The num-
attended Central. High School
ber of commissioned officers is 1,452 men and 20 women.
and was a student at Wayne Uni-
Of the total of 598 Detroit Jewish casualties, 166
versity at the time he went into
the service. He is now station-
were killed, 387 wounded, 30 missing and 15 prisoners.
ed at Santa Ana, Calif.

Pfc. Adilman Gets
The Jewish News
Via Mail on `quad'

8,548 Detroit Jews Registered
as Serving in the Armed Forces

or a watch, or even a pair of
dice.
Some of the boys he knew, so
he'll talk about them a bit. And
while tears come to the eyes of
mother and dad, he'll tell how
he and their boys laughed and
played together, and they used
to argue over what finally
turned out to be nothing at all;
or how they boasted of the folks
and girl back home and how
wonderful it will be to see them
again.
Sure, it will be a tough job,
and Al knows it. But, as he sayS,
someone has to do it.

Sgt. Shnider, Hero
Of Tank Battle,
Visiting Mother

Sgt. Harold A. Shnider arriv-
ed home two weeks ago to spend
a 30-day furlough with his
mother, Mrs. William Shnider of
13535 LaSalle.
Sgt. S h n ider
has spent the
last three mon-
ths - in the - hos.
pital recovering:
from wounds::
received fro m
tank mines
while sery ing
as a- tank lead-
er in Germany
with Patton's - Sgt. Shnider
Third Army. He received the
Silver Star and the Purple
Heart Medals for heroism in
battle, when he refused medical
aid when wounded in order to
help his buddies.
Sgt. Shnider has been in ser-
vice three years, and overseas
since June, 1944. He was attend-
ing Walch College for CPA
training at the time he entered
service. ,
An older brother, Cpl. Alvin _
D., pri. AAF radar operator, is
also home on furlough froth
Victoria, Kan.

Teamster Union
Pays Tribute
Lt. Abramovitz To Lt. Zussman
Gets DFC Award Publishes Poem in Memory

of Medal of Honor Win-
ner Killed in Action

Michigan Teamster, official
publication of the Joint -Courcil
No. 43 of the Teamsters Union,
has devoted its last two issues
to tributes to the memory of Lt.
Raymond Zussman, Detroit hero
who was posthumously awarded
the Congressional Medal
of
Honor.
The late Lt. Zussman was a
shop steward of Teamsters Union
Local 337 of Detroit.
One of the tributes is a poem
dedicated to "The Little Jew"
by Mrs. Flower of St. Louis, Mo.
This poetic tribute, published in
the July issue of Michigan Team-
ster, follows:
-

Raymond Zussman. the Detroit Jew,
Who killed 17 Germans and captured
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Fought all night and the next day too,
A brave young hero that fighting
little Jew.
When his tank broke down in a field
somewhere
He grabbed a carbine and let the tank
stay there. -
When his ammunition was gone, he
got a tommy gun.
He fought on alone, a fighting son-
of-a-gun.
Machine gun fire from a house forced
him back
He just got another tank and again
he attacked
Dodging rifle shots and hand grenades
He kept on fighting, he wasn't afraid.
Oh yes, he was little . . . only 5 ft. 4,
But size didn't bother him, anymore.
When he was kidded about being so
small,
-
He said, "the bigger you are, the hard-
er you fall."
He was a Union Teamster—the little
man
He left that job for a bigger one
with Uncle Sam
"He was killed in action," the telegram
read
(They gave the Medal of Honor to
Zussman's Dad)
Who was heard to say, as the tear•
drops fell
He died for the country he loved so
well.
They called him Zussman, the Detroit
Jew
But he was an American Thin.' and

