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ALTON Member of The Associated Press anuary 15,1836) Sc Per TELEGRAPH Weather Forecast Fair and Warm; 70 Thursday A. M. U. S. TROOPS FIGHTING IN LA HAYE II -J I' T'I 111' -ll'in'm- Ill I I 'I I I GeorgeG.Ottc), 'AltonBoxboard Dies Official Started National Wastepaper Salvage nl Ee Gerald general nf Alton Box Board Co.

manager of Alton War Prdductidn died at 6 of the a Washington Alton 33 Pet. Over Quota in 5th War CttrbPickupof Wastepaper to Start Thursday in the 49 years old, had come home irom in May, to attend the Was his corporation. GEORGE OTTO, who died in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis. Wastepaper Gunners were Invad' ing Alton's first district today, paring the way for Thursday's in 1 i i lllal curbstone pickup In a Sales Total wide summer wastepaper salvagl tr" i program.

To be covered, tomorrow, 2 Expected to that part the city west of Boost Amount the Wa8t paper Gunn rr school pupils who have While the city crept past the 133 volunteered to carry on the percent of quota mark in its Fifth I paper salvage program through the War Loan campaign and still look- distributed ed longingly at 200 percent possl- out the first district printed least two final shots nouncements of tomorrow's the arm appeared forthcoming be- up, fore the drive draws to Its close If they found it, possible, most Saturday. I of theni gave verbal notice Yank Carrier Strike at Bonin Isles Continues, Tokyo Asserts U.S. Subs Sink Japanese Seize Railway Cruiser. 16 Other Ships Station in Foe's West Anchor of Normandy Line Jap Ships, 88 Planes Destroyed; Saipan Victory Near Russ Speeding TowardLatvia AndEsthonia meeting graduation Maryvllle milee St. Louis County, where daughter, Miss Ellen Otto, was member of the class.

thereafter that he entered 'the hospital. Death was due to heart trouble. George Gerald Otto, known to his friends as Jack Otto, achieved. high place in the paper-board and among industrialists of the country. Besides his outstanding success as manager of the Alton plant, he was among organizers of the National Paperboard Association in 1933, and if served as a member of.

Its board ot directors and executive committee' served as a member of the code authority for the paperboard industry in 1933 and 1934; was a member of the Selective Service 3) Appeal Board No. 14 of Illinois and the occupational deferment committee. He was a director of Illi-- nols Manufacturers Association and of the Alton district associa- Jones Protests Texas'Revolt' By J. B. "Associated PreM War Editor American fleet spoiling for has stabbed Into Japan's islands 615 miles fron No.

1 "shot in the arm" was a householders, too, that tomorrow kyo to destroy i vc ships, 88 double treatment special War the Alton Box Board truck would pf anes an( to deliver another com Bond Nights scheduled at their be by to pick up "from the invitation for the'Japanese Thursday evening sessions by both) any wastepaper left to come out and fight. alarmed Tokyo radio today Fourth of July carric the Eagles and the Elks lodges. At both of these, Capt. Christo Bundles. Tomorrow the Gunners will ad-1 HOUSTON, July 5.

UP) Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones pher Magee, Marine filer of the vance ahead of the trucks, remind- plane-warship attack was still go South Pacific, who has nine Zeroes) Ing householders of their duty on. All four of the Pacific war front flamed into action, but the thrus Raymond Spruance's Fifl task forces into the Bonin and adjacent Volcano islands wa a Slap in the face the Japanese ad to his. credit and likes to juggle help supply materials for contaln- bar bells, will speak. ers that carry supplies to the boys "Shot" No. 2 is the Victory Mid- at the front.

I night Show at the Grand Theater, Some others of the Gunners By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW, July 5. -Two merchant establishments are co- The pickup will begin at mlrals could hardly ignore. noon, giving'the Gunners a chance Paratroop landings on Ndemfoor al itsActors, 8 Goal of the show is sale Of to work through the morning put-1 island in "Gen. MacArthur's do from castine their 000 In Series War Bonds. ting the final "Clinchers" on their imminent finish of the Sal- I v-i j.

Vn I I Vi irttl '1 not tlvely vote for the party nominee." Free tickets for the'Show may be neighborhoods' participation. pan invasion and important gains In a front page editorial'In the obtained by ordering War Bonds designating districts, the In Burma filled out the picture of Houston Chronicle, which he pub- through any of the area's theaters, Wastepaper Gunner organization heightening Allied pressure on the ww I i I Jj--t 1 fu ll-nitt llshes, Jones declared convention has the authority "no political or through many of the merchants, has sought, to divide the city as enemy's buckling defenses, authority to J. Nathan Gould, manager of the evenly as possible in in was the Japftnei Only inese suc- powerful Russian armies poundec today toward Latvia and Li thuania at a pace that may reach one or both of the Baltic re publics in three or four days, menacing Dvinsk In Latvia and Wllno In the Soviet Lithuanian republic. (Some 200 miles to the south, the German high command said, Nazi forces evacuated kowel in old Poland. Moscow made no reference to Kowel or this central front.

(Berlin also declared the Russians had landed on five Islands in Narva Bay, between Estonia and Finland. The Russians crossed the Estonian frontier In an offensive last winter, pounding close to Narva on the (The DNB broadcast said terattacking Finns regained two islands, Melansaari and Lamma- saari, with heavy fighting continuing on a third, Telkassari. Light Finnish naval forces and German naval craft "successfgully engaged 1 Soviet supply traffic, it added.) Field dispatches declared the Germans appeared wholly unable WASHINGTON, July 5 (ff) Navy Secretary Forrest al reported today the sinking of 17 Japanese vessels, including a light cruiser and a destroyer, by American submarines operating in Pacific He disclosed the latest bag of DoUgllDOVS Battle Nazis American underseas craft at a news conference at which he re-1 ported that the submarines deserve "the lion's share of the credit I for knocking the props from un-1 der Japan's conquest." Ill Hand-to-Hand Combat Forrestal said that the rate of sinking of the Japanese merchant fleet would be accelerated "and has caught up with the Jap retreat." Japan, he said, "is losing mer- By WES GALLAGHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, July 5, hand-to-hand late today urrent trends "will leave her by he end of 1944 with a sizeable and deficit." deny a qualified voter the right Grand, urged today that those in- homes included. Thus, not only will cewfully on the offensive, to vote for any candidate he wish- tending to attend the show obtain the four district pickups be evenly 1 ii I j.i_l__i- 4-A nxnaflmrrl rHutdctH nllt ATI PVPT1 TYiaf.Cn Dfi" tion. He had been a director of Rock Spring Country Club, and a member of Alton Elks Club.

He was born in Appleton, pec. 9, 1894. He graduated from Appleton High School and Lawrence College. In World War I i he served as a cap tain, joff.i After vice-presldehl' ger of Eddy Papcyt Box at Kalamazoo, ''remaining there until he took charge of Alton Box 'Board plant. Came Here in 1980 In 1930 Mr Otto came to Alton to take charge of the local plant of the Alton Box Board Co.

which needed the particular organizing and executive ability which Mr. talents seemed to assure that he could give. The plant had started out as the offspring of the company's parent plant at Lafayette, and for some reason its years of operation here had been though the field 'which it was serving was promising. It was not long aftft 1 Mr. Otto took charge that the Alton plant was swinging on the upgrade, and it continued to as a factor in the paper board industry Clunttl it ranked at the top in but- put and efficiency, as well as in quality of its product.

It had been necessary to increase capacity to more than double what it had been, even before the wartime def mand for its output began to rise to great heights. The offspring of the Lafayette plant had proved so much more efficient than the older Parent plan that Alton plant far excelled its parent in importance f)to the owners. There would be none who would not see in this great gain a tribute 10 Mr. Otto's genius for management. He made the box board P'ant a profitable enterprise, while wage scales above the aver- lhe indust ry and competing plants operating on lower es to support." I their tickets early to avoid creating He asserted that two resolutions a lastrminute rush, passed by the Texas I On the bases of up-to-date re- 'place the Texas convention above ports from seven of the city's War the national'convention." Bond issuing agencies, the total The statement was Jones' first sales through them had reached on the split in Texas Demcratic $2,411,154.10, compared to the which saw a pro-Roosevelt 800,000 quota assigned Alton, group leave the regularly That was $13,001.25 better than tuted Texas'presidential convention the cumulative total obtained Mon- In Austin May 23 and name Its own day, and included small amounts electors arid delegates to the national convention.

In referring tor the state conven- has thai-support of majority of its delegates. No one has even sug- but an even match be- Contlnued on Page 2, Column 7. Gen.DeGaulle Due Thursday wage scales. He had assembled gested-'that its proceedings were other than regular." "The Democrats of Texas will insist upon their right to vote for the man of their choice for the high office of President in the November election," Jones said. "There is reason to question the wisdom of some of the convention's action.

On reflection, there Is good reason to believe that the convention acting in the heat of political controversy, as such bodies so often much further than many of those participating in the deliberations realized at the time. The bolters at Austin did not help the situation, but that fact does not excuse extreme measures by the majority. "Again, Texas Democrats con- not be criticized for instructing their delegates to the national convention to work for the things that, in their opinion, should be in the! party platform. Especially does this apply to the restoration of the two-thirds rule. Through the operation of this rule, southern solid in the past, accorded the Influence in the party's deliberations to which their consistent loyalty to Democratic party principles entitles them.

Without it, they are deprived of the place at the party's council tables they justly deserve. "The widespread southern desire for the restoration of the two- thirds rule could not affect President Roosevelt. The President obtained his first nomination under the two-thirds rule. Its retention several issuing agencies closed Monday and therefore not available for reports City' Wat Chairman Voigt announced at noon he awarded the local committee's 200th service bar to Miss Lucy Love, clerk at Peters, for having reached the $400 individual retail store employes' War Bond sales quota. He announced also that 208 of the bars had been awarded to date, and that only 23 were left as of noon today.

He will award the remaining bars in the order of his receipt of certificates from employers showing clerks have made their quotas. Boy Scouts, he said, to date have reported $112,750 in War Bond purchase pledges in their house- to-house canvass. Of Nazi Lines Adm. Chester Nimitz last night announced the Bonln-Volcano raids, destroying probably 79 planes against a loss of three. The next day cruisers and destroyers moved in close to shell IWo Jima's warehouses and harbor installations.

Carrier planes firing rockets also hit Iwo Jima and flew northward to thump Haha Jima and destroy 25 more planes against a loss of six. 3 Destroyers Sunk These scores brought to 826 the nujmber of enemy planes downed to halt the Red army drives toward Latvia and Lithuania. Russian planes hammered Wilno (Vilna) In softening-up attacks. Beating back disorganized Ger man resistance, Gen. Ivan Ba gramian's First Baltic army press ed up the valley to the wester Dvlna towards Daugvpils (Dvinsk) By JOHN M.

HIOHTOWER WASHINGTON, July 5 De Gaulle, Deader since national comtnlttee," 'June lO'afctfthe tolTof sfflfrr tiT36. Continued en Page 2, Column 3. Won't Yield, through the streets of La Haye Du Puits, German anchor on their western flank in France, after 300 yards from the heart of that important junction town. Fierce fighting raged at both ends of the NOrmandy battlefront The war against Japan, he said, suprcme headquarters disclosed ad moved at "a faster pace than tha more than 58 French cities, we had hoped for." towns, and villages had been liberated in the first month of the invasion. Besides battering into La Haye Du Pulls, Omar N.

Bradley's men scored advances of two miles the entire front near the town, six miles inland from the western coast. A field FLAGSTAFF, July 5, I dispatch said the railway station All steel streamlined equipment fell shortly after 9 a. m. vas a life-saver, railroad officials The Germans counterattacked said today, in the wreck with infantry and tanks, throwing locomotive and 12 cars of the San- in giant Tiger tanks for the first 1 Killed. Hurt On Santa Fe Chief ta Fe Chief, one of the west's most luxurious trains.

The fireman and three passengers were killed and more than 3p were injured, three seriously, after time on the U. S. sector in Normandy in a vain effort to save the town, the dispatch added. Canadians Give Ground Violent fighting flared also at the train hurtled from the tracks! the eastern; ehd. of the front near at midnight Monday 20 miles west Caen.

Field Marshal Erwln Rom- of here. There were 158 passengers on the 14-car all-Pullman train bound for the west coast. Killed were J. S. McLeod of New City, Identified by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, studios In Hollywood as head of a talented aides ln the management, 1 0 8 them high of loyalty to Mr.

Otto. his skill as a plant man- on age 2 Cplumn 7. would have no effect upon his subsequent nominations, nor would the two-thirds rule, If applicable this year, serve in any way to prevent the overwhelming nomination of President Roosevelt as the party nominee." Chat 9 Costs E. Alton Cops Their Guns and Cash chat with strang- on a frel ht blot traffic cost 0 lls A avenue night, ast Alton Patrolman Fred Plsto1 and hls fellow at lhe Lum- Mccauiey "rive the Ca ttcr088 the to see in at the rear of and a man came around Mt down on be ch be san talking together, man Cftme statlon and he took the. pistol out of It, (ocketed it, and threw the belt on he ground.

"Just then Anthony drove up In the squad car and stopped, think- ng I was just carrying on a friendly conversation with someone while traffic was blocked. "The gunman got the drop on him right away, too, forced him out of the car and made him sit down with me. "They ordered him to hand over his ammunition belt, and did the same thing with it as with mine. "Then one asked him if he had any money, St. miles.

up how far it was to I. told him abput 30 my By MERRILL MUELLER NBC Correspondent Representing the Combined American Press GEN. EISENHOWER'S ADVANCE COMMAND POST, July 5, Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower returned to his headquarters In England today, completing a five- day visit to his troops on the Normandy battlefields.

Besides numerous important conferences with Gen, Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley and other field officers, Eisenhower's tour was highlighted by two trips behind enemy lines, The first, by road, took him past an enemy pocket of resistance during the new American drive on the western side of the Cherbourg peninsula.

The second, by air, was made In an adapted Mustang fighter plane flown by Maj. Gen. Elwood Quesada, head of the Ninth airforce fighter command, who led a fighter sweep behind German lines with Gen. Ike as passenger. The whole purpose'of the trip was to enable Elsenhower to study the front himself, starting with the British-Canadian eastern flank, and working over to the extreme western end of the American line.

He expressed admiration for the accomplishments of the American, British and Canadian divisions and air force units in the field. Although he bent over backwards to avoid he is an Allied couldn't hide justifiable pride in the American divisions that won the upper Cherbourg peninsula. In rain, mud, sunshine, and dust the supreme commander careened wildly along roads in France Is scheduled to "arrive herS tomor 1 row In his first visit to this country. An elaborate welcome, has been prepared for the French general who is coming for a series of talks with President Roosevelt. How much substantial accomplishment they will be able to wring but of the formalities remains a question.

Just before leaving Algiers, De Gaulle made a Fourth of July statement praising America's Idealism, power and courage which was regarded here as unusually friendly for the French leader. Diplomats studied it as possibly pre- shadowing the attitude he intends to maintain in his conversations with the President. The talks will begin immediately upon De Gaulle's arrival. Between conferences there will be dinners, given by Secretary of State Hull and others, and other functions which protocol dictates for the entertainment of high official personages. He will be in town for several days and later is expected to go to Canada.

His plan to see the President apparently was based originally on the hope that it might result in substantial progress toward De Gaulle's goal of formal recognition for the French National Committee of Liberation as the provisional government of France. This is contrary to American policy which provides that until half or more of France Is liberated and the people have, a chance to express their preference in governments the "United States will not recognize the committee. But the policy was determined by President Roosevelt and could be modified by him should he decide the time is right for a change. Three of the vessels knocked out July 4 were destropers. Tokyo declared without confirmation that a powerful U.

S. task force was still prowling off Chichi Jima, main island of the Bonin group and that severe fighting continues. While Nimitz did not mention Chichi Jima, Tokyo said it was shelled yesterday by warships-and that several hundred planes joined the attack. Tokyo also conceded steady American advances on Saipan. Nimitz said U.

S. forces have conquered seven-eighths of the island, including the Cities of Garapan LONDON, July Continued on Page 2, Column 7. 35 Accidental Holiday Deaths in Illinois By ASSOCIATED PRESS America icelebrated a comparatively safe Fourth of July with 435 persons meeting death in accidents throughout the country over the long holiday week-end, less than half the toll of 1000 expected by the National Council of Safety. But, the fatality record was nearly 150 more than last year when 298 violent deaths were reported over the three-day weekend. Traffic fatalities again headed lhe death list with 170 reported.

Drownlngs claimed 140 lives and 129 persons died from miscellaneous causes. 'There were no fatalities from fireworks reported. California led the states In the number of deaths, 22 traffic fatalities, nine drownings and six from other causes for a total of 37. Illinois reported 35 accidental deaths and Pennsylvania had 32. Hitler, in a second speech within a week, declared that "we shall not capitulate before any difficulty," but acknowledges that "enormous courage and strength of nerves are necessary to stand up in these times," Berlin radio said today.

His speech, not delivered to the German people, was reported by Nazi broadcasts, which said it was made to a meeting of the Reich's war production leaders. The time was not disclosed, nor was the text broadcast, Berlin giving only what excerpts it wanted to reach foreign ears. No.t since Jan. 30 has the German leader spoken directly to his people. He warned them then that they faced the "hardest task imaginable." Just last Saturday night, the German radio reported a speech given by Hitler at the funeral of Gen.

Eduard Dietl, Nazi commander in Finland, in which he sounded the same note of "diffi- all M. G. M. film exchanges the nation; In mel attacked heavily against the lower tip of the British wedge southwest of Caen, seeking to break through the Allied line, and Canadian troops were forced back in the battle for Carpiquet airfield, due west of Caen. Winslow, Ariz.

cult 1 The situations date and facing Germany, place of that ad- 9 Light U. S. Carriers Prove Their Worth in Pacific Action "He said not very much; just a little change. "The gunman said, 'I know you've got more than that. Let's have "Anthony admitted he had some, and the gunman said: 'OK, get It out.

All I want Is a "But when Anthony handed him through many scenes reminiscent of the last war. Most of the time he was In exposed positions within easy reach of enemy fire. Twice German artillery barrages were laid down at points he had just 55 ammunition belt. I did Continued 8. left.

Six times he crossed a bridge plainly marked "bridge under fire. He Ignored a helmet and wore only a felt cap. By HAMILTON W. FABON. WASHINGTON, July 5, navy disclosed today that nine light aircraft carriers, built on cruiser hulls, have taken over a big and important tactical role in the war against for big carrier task forces, "They have a deadly sting," reported the navy in revealing for the first time some of the duties to which the USS Independence, Princeton, Belleau Woods, Cowpens, Monterey, Cabot, Langley, Bataan and San Jaclnto have assigned.

"Airmen from a light carrier," the navy continued, "join up with the larger air group from a big carrier to add a greater punch in a strike upon enemy shipping or Islands. "Or the light carrier's pilots assume the vital job of protecting the task force against enemy attack, thus freeing the larger carriers entirely to concentrate upon the mission of assault. "Some of the interceptions accomplished by protective planes the light carrier have been spectacular; entire formations of attacking Jap bombers have been shot down before they could even get within sight of the fleet." The "Sun and men of Navy Air Group from one of the ships, the navy said, "helped establish the worth of the light carrier In the fleet." When they sailed into the Pacific last year, the place and function of the light carriers were unknown. Now the "Sun Setters" arci back in the United States, their worth and the worth of the light curriers proved at Makin and Tarawa; in the Solomons; at Rabaul, teamed with the big carrier Saratoga; in the Gilberts, in the Marshall Islands, in the Carolines and off Hollandia. It took eight months for the "Sun Setters" to Complete their assignment, and to complete the record of usefulness of the light carriers.

In that time they dust royed or damaged 81 Japanese planes, sank or damaged 38 enemy ships "and caused Incalculable damage to enemy shore installations. dress were not given. The two addresses broke a silence that had lasted since Jan. 30 when he warned his people that they faced "the hardest task imaginable" during the current year. A German Transocean broadcast said Hitler received the production chiefs at his headquarters following a conference with Prof.

Albert Speer, minister of munitions. "This war cannot be judged on daily events," Hitler was quoted as saying. "In a battle of such historical extent a timely success pr defeat does not make any difference. In this war of destiny for the German people everyone must fight and work for final victory. "I know that enormous courage and strength or nerves are necessary to stand up in these times, but we shall not capitulate before any difficulty." Speaking of "the courageous German soldiers" at the front he asked: "Should the German leadership which has been lucky enough to say for four years that we have had only successes now say that we will fail?" In answer he said: "No.

We will triumph this lime and In the end win this war." Hitler asserted this war was not only one of soldiers "but also of engineers" and technicians. He said in this respect the Allies sometimes were as efficient and on rare occasions better than the Germans "but the German inventive spirit Is on Its way to regain the balance again." The Fuehrer asked Speer and his colleagues to convey to all German war workers his thanks for all they have done. Speer announced an Increase In armament production which he said had "been achieved in spile of enemy air attacks." The extent of the increase was not mentioned. Ann H. H.

Helper, Los Angeles, Calif. Officials said that with old-style the losses would have run much higher. Traffic resumed over the busy transcontinental double track route yesterday afternoon, 14 hours after the accident. More than 600 yards of the westbound main line and 300 yards of the eastbound rails were ripped apart. A temporary track was built around the area.

Injured In Wreck Listed among those injured in the derailment of the Santa Fe Chief in Arizona Monday night is Mrs. Mildred Welch, wife of Thomas Welch of Gary, who suffered a possible right arm fracture. With her baby son, Tommy, who was unhurt, Mrs. Welch was enroute to Los Angeles to visit her mother, Mrs. Amelia Lageman Kegel, formerly of Godfrey, who resides with her son, Dr.

Arnold Kegel, in Los Angeles. Mrs. Welch is a cousin of Mrs. C. F.

Brown of Gofrey, at whose home she has many times visited. News dispatches said Mrs. Welch was among those receiving hospital attention after the wreck. Real Warrior AN AMERICAN AIR BASE IN ITALY, July 5, Filling out a routine biographical form, Captain Almon S. Farrar, 51, of Shreveport, come to the question: "civilion occupation." Thinking back over his 35 years in the army, Farrar pondered a moment, and then wrote: "Child." Auto Mishap Sole automobile mishap to be called to police attention in Alton on the Fourth occurred at 10:35 p.

m. at intersection of Central avenue and College. A coach driven south in Central by Jerry Bowens at 2619 Powhatan collided with a guy wire bracing a pole. No one was listed as injured. The Germans ot tKe airfield "after 40 afield thii Canadians few hundred yards.

But the Canadians consolidated their hold' on $ie town of Carpiquet itsellp miles from Caen and one) of fortress points guarding that bomb-blasted city of lation. The Americans closed th on La Haye from three sides. The Germans resisted bitterly on the Cherbourg peninsula Iront, and little progress was made in the swampy country farther east from St. Jores to Carentan. 17 Villages Freed The doughboy drive on the peninsula had freed 17 villages and hamlets in 24 hours before the final assault that broke Into the highway center.

Today's morning communique said the Americans had gained from a half-mile to two and one- half miles through swampy, canal- creased country. Progress was far from easy. The Germans resisted heavily in all sectors, and a particularly violent engagement was going on one half mile south of newly-capturel St. Jores, east of La Haye. The long-quiet Carentan sector erupted into bloody fighting when the Americans launched on attack down the Carentan-Periers road.

The doughboys advanced half mile in an attack starting at noon yesterday. Each foot of the advance had to be covered with artillery. Swamps and canals channelized the fighting to the narrow area along the road. On the Carentan-Tilly-Sur-Seul- les sector of the front there was only patrol activity. East of Gavrus at the butt of the Odon river bridgehead the Germans launched a night counterattack, but it was smashed by Gen.

Bernard L. Montgomery's big gun batteries. Another similar attack Continued on Page 2, Column fi. OU City, Pilot Bags 28th Nazi to Lead Army Fighters A U. S.

EIGHTH AIR FORCE FIGHTER BASE IN BRITAIN, July 5, UP) Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski of Oil City, became the top scoring U. S. army ail- force fighter pilot today by shooting down his 28th piano near Evreux, France.

This latest victory for the Thunderbolt pilot came after he drew a blank yesterday when his flight failed to sight a German plane. Two other American fighter pilots, Maj. Robert S. Johnson of Lawton, and Maj. Richard I.

Bong of Popular, have shot down 27 enemy planes apiece. Gabreski's 28th plane was a Mes- serchmltt-109. He previously had marie up his mind to shoot down 28 German planes before accepting a 30-day leave to return to the United Sidles to marry Kay Cochran of Grand Rapids, whom lie in the Hawaiian Islands three years ago. Gabreski, 25, abandoned a premedical course at Notre Dame University to sign up as an air cadet in 1940. "One of.

my brothers, Thaddeus, is a major in lhe medical corps in India," Gahreskl said. "Bernice, my sister is in the nurse cadet corps at Erie, Max, he's my other brother, is in a navy boot cnmp, I think. Lottie, my other sisler, is helping dad in the store back home." The ace, who Is nicknamed Gabby, came to the European theater of operations in October, 1942 after a brief six-day leave at home. He had some more training over here and for a few months flew with a Polish RAF squadron. Besides the Distinguished "Service Cross, the Air MedaV' tinguished Flying Cross with liv-Prt clusters and the Sliver Star, 1 'he wears the Polish Cross of Vatajj,.