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Armed Guardsman Saw J~.eps for Civilians Armed Guardsmen, 20 AWARDS GIVEN IN CEREMONIES HERE AUG. 4

At Toledo, Ohio, Willys~0verland Down Four Jap Planes
Un(fo From Inside began production of jeeps for sale Charles Ohe Gets Bronze
to the public recen tly. The company In Two Days
Douglas F. Sherwin, CSM of the Star and Purple Heart
Armed Guard Center, was one of expects to make 20,000 of them Off Okinawa "the pickings were
in 1945.
t he f.ew enlisted men to have the Monthly citation ceremonies at
not poor" for the Armed Guards--
· opportunity to see t he recent Treasure Island on August 4 saw
United Nation's Conference from men aboard the SS Cornelius Van-- 20 awards and citations presented
The first delegation to be an-- derbilt. Japanese suicide planes
the insi-de. Navy men for outstanding service
nounced was that of China. From
He began the story of his part in that time until t he last signature were always overhead and four of , with t he Pacific Fleet.
the conf.erence by saying, "It all them decided to destroy the Van-
had dried, Chief Sherwin pro- H eading · the list was Charles B.
happened so quickly. The night be-- derbilt. Those same four disinte-
nounced the word "delegation" 0he, S2c, of Receiving Ship,. who
fore the charter was to be signed, grated in air. ,
exactly fifty times over three major
I received a call from the Naval was awarded by ·Captain E . F .
networks and a world-wide hook-- But for the crew of the mer-
Office of P ublic Information. They Helmkamp, commanding officer,
up. That is one word he is sure he chantman, t hose few days at Okin-
told me that the State Department · Receiving Ship, both the Bronze
doesn't want to meet again. awa were hectic because that ship
needed two men to ,star Medal and the P urple H eart.
In recognition of his part in the was burdened with munitions and
serve as announcers gasoline. As the deck gang un- The Bronze Star Medal was given
at the time of the cer,emony he received an official loaded their lethal load Navy gun- for his heroic services in operations
final signing. One certificate bearing the signature of ners swept the skies. against the enemy in November
man was to intro--- t he Secretary of State and attest- BRONZE STAR AWARD-Ch arles 1944, at Leyte, '
duce the delegations ing to the fact that he was an of- The first day the Vanderbilt Ohe, S2c, is presented the Bronze His citation reads in part, "Al--
and the other would ficial membe·r of the secretariat of anchored at Okinawa, a five-plane Sta r M edal by Captain E. F. Helm- though warned of the approach of
announce the names the United States for the United suicide force came over the area k amp, Commanding Officer •of Re- attacking enemy planes, 0 he re-
of each individual Sherwi n Nations Conference. As a matter and two of them singled out the ceiving Sh ip. mained at his station and · secured
signer. They also told me that they of fact he received official Navy ammunition ship. The first plane the lines of a landing craft being
had already contacted the men they orders placing him on temporary crashed off the starboa rd bow and Six Months' Pay For hoisted over the side. He incurred
thought they would need, but that duty at the conference. · the second, out of control, swept serious bums when the plane
if I was interested I might drop A former announcer an d across the deck and dropped into Benefi(iaries of
over and talk with them. I did and dramatic producer for an affiliated the sea, narrowly missing the rail- crashed in flames at the side of the
also had an audition along with CBS station, he has appeared on ing of the maindeck. De(eased Navy Men ship." 0he has been recently dis--
the two ·men they lined up for the several Treasure Island programs. The next day another suicide-- charged ·•from the Naval hospital
here, where he underwent an 180---
job. I'm still not quite sure how t he He was master of ceremonies at bound ·group came over, spotted the In the event of the death of a
day treatment for the bums.
whole thing came about but some-- the openings of both the Hostess Vanderbilt; peeled off. Navy gun- Navy man while on active duty,
For distinguishing himself · by
how I landed the assignment which H ouse-and Welfare buildings. Drill ners went to work. The first plane
an amount of money equal to six meritorious achievement as a mem-
meant that I would announce the master of the crack Armed Guard explocled in the air, scattering months of his pay, based upon the
individual delegations. drill team, he recently completed a wreckage over the decks and super-- ber of a landing boat crew assigned
rate at which the decedent was
"Our first job was to get the dele- tour of sea duty and since his re-- structure. The second plane was to an assault unit during the cap-
being paid at the time of his death ture of an enemy held island, R ich-
gations in the right order and learn turn has appeared on the weekly shot ou t of control, swerve d to the
how to pronounce their names cor- broadcast, "Visits to Treasure po·rt and dropped into the debris-- is paid his beneficiary. The onl; ard B. Hayes, Flc, was presented
rectly, after that we had a re- Island." strewn sea. The cargo ship left exception is if s uch death occurred the Bronze Star Medal and ribbon
because of his own misconduct. bar. In the face of enemy rifle, ma--
hearsal of the proceedings and Speaking of .sea sto•ries, this man Okinawa that day, undamaged and
went home to bed to get in shape has a big chunk of history as his carrying, instead of munitions, four This payment includes base pay chine gun and mortar fire he pre--
for, the big day." very own for future story material. Nippon flags. plus any additional pay such as pared the way for combat troops
longevity, sea and foreign shore and contributed greatly to the suc-
fiOINfi TO THE PACIFIC 1 WII TCH FOR THIS TROUP I duty pay, and aviation o•r sub-- cess of a hazardous mission.
marine pay, but it does not include Fred 0 . Joiner, Flc, and Robert
any allowances. This "six months M. Qua!, MM3c, were awarded
death gratuity" is paid in lump-- P urple Hearts for wounds received
sum in addition to the monthly on the· occasion of t he at tack and
payments of Go•vernment insurance. sinking of t heir ship at Lingayen
The "six mont hs death gratuity" Gulf, P .I., J anuary 6,' 1945.
in any case· would be paid to the For wounds in action against the
deceased person's widow first; or enemy while participating in' the
if no widow, to the child or chil- amphibious operation of Mindoro
dren ; or if no widow, child or Island, Alvin Gass, Slc, and Calvin
children, to a dependent relative Durst, F 2c, were awarded P urple
designated by the decedent. In the Hearts. Andy M. Summers, MM2c,
absence of the foregoing relatives, now wears the Purple H e•art ribbon
this payment may be made to a for wounds received as a result of
grandchild, parent, brother or sis- enemy action in the Southwest Pa-
ter who is found to have been de-- cific.
pendent on the decedent prio•r to his Lt. Commander Lloyd H _- Dahl,
or her death. Here again the gra- the first qf two naval officers to be
tuity and Government insurance honored at the ceremonies, was
are different, and the beneficiary cited for meritorious service in the
on each must be named separately. line of his profession as dental sur-
Changing one does not change the geon on board a Navy hospital
other. ship. He was a uthorized to wear t he
" Arrears of Pay" Commendation Ribbon.
Added to the above payment is Receiving Navy unit commenda-
unpaid pay, allowances, or other tions by virtue of their services
amounts to which a man is entitled aboard the USS Helena were Wal--
at the time of his death. Called lace J . Admeit; BM2c ; Roger D.
"arrears of pay," this sum should Bonyea, MMlc ; Lt. R obert W.
be claimed and will be paid as fol-- Kirby, and F red C. Smith, GM2c.
lows: to a legal representative of Raymond Mccreadie, Sp(F )3c, was
the deceased man's estate, or if awarded t he Navy Unit commenda-
one has not or will not be ap--- tion for "extremely meritorious
poin ted, to existing relatives, in this service in support of military oper-
order of procedure---- ations during the invasion of
1. To a widow. France from June 7 to 12, 1944."
2. To the child or children.
3. To the parents, share and
share alike, providing the father is Gas Rations Provided
supporting the family, and if not,
to the mother a lone. If one is dead for Dis(harged Veterans
to the survivor. '
4. To the surviving brothers and Getting Started Again
sisters and children of deceased
Special gasoline rations will be
brothers and sisters.
·provided for servicemen discharged
It is• not necessary that a claim from the a rmed forces for use in
be made for any specific amount,
attending to personal affairs and in
as all money to which the decedent
making adjustments to civilian life.
was entitled at the time of his
The special rations will . be issued
death will be paid, and the amount by local War P rice and Rationing
due will be decided by the General Boards. The ration will be limited
Accounting Office. H owever, in t he to the needs of the individua l serv-
event the "arrears of pay" exceeds iceman and may not exceed thirty
THEY SHIPPED OUT the other night after playing $1,000 it will be necessary that a gallons of gasoline in any case.
two shows at Theatre N,o, 3. Spa r k ed by Sha r,on legal representative of the deceased T his thirty-gallon maximum is
Rogers' all-girl band, the show i ncluded a variety man's estate be appointed.
of specialty acts, accentuated by t he quipping of Al the largest possible ration under
Zemmy, master ,of ceremonies. Th,e T. I. sail,ors loved The Coordinator of Benefits and present gasoline a llotments to OP A
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them. One ,of the best H ollywood USO shows to pe r- Insurance for Treasure Island by the P etroleum Administration
form at T.I., each ,of the elev en music-making girls urges that a ll pe,rsonnel who have for war.
were top-notch ,entertainers. T,op r ight is Sha r,on
Rogers, leader of the band, show n playing her bass had a change of their dependents Issuance of this specia l ration is
viol ; top left is Al Zemmy, flanked by the brass sec- which has not been reported, or restricted to veterans who h~ve
t ion. Middle left is Sylvia Rot ht:>aum at the piano, who have any change in their bene- been separa ted from the . service
while lower left shows Alice Str ickland going i nfo ficiaries to report, contact the during the prece~ing thirty days or
one ,of her acr,obatic numbers. The hi lari-ous t eam
pictu red at the lower left-John Bu rton a nd Freida Benefits and Insurance officer of to office•rs on terminal leave pre--
Kay-did a comedy walt z, fall ing all ,over themselves the activity so that proper correc- ceding .their separation from the
and the floor. tion can be made witho~t delay. service.