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WILLIAM DUB McCORKLE R.R. 64 Box I39 CharIoI'Ie, Norih CaroIina Pre-War - MoIder Posi-War - MoIder JACK MAC McDONELL 23 IO, I2Ih Sireei Sf. Joseph, Missouri Pre-War- Meai Packer Pos+-War- Meai Packer DONALD KARL MEITZNER 803 N. Washingion Srreer RoyaI Oak, Michigan Pre-War - La+he Operaior Pos+-War- Laihe Operafor FRED M ELLOTT Bellville, Ohio EDWARD R. MILLER 305 Easi Orange Sireer Lancasier, Pennsylvania Pre-War - Indus'IriaI Accouniani Posi-War - God knows, buf a civilian. JOSEPH HONKY MOLNAR IZO9 Mechanic Sireer Beihlehem, Pennsylvania Pre-War - S+eeI Worker Posr-Wa r - S+eeI Worker JOHN MORGAN 59I2 Reach Srreei Philadelphia, Pennsylvania JOSEPH MORRIS I23I Kenrucky Sireei BowIing Green, Kenrucky Pre-War - School Posi-War - SchooI RICHARD MUTERSPAUGH 3 I 5I Ruckle Sireei Indianapolis, Indiana Pre-War - Bank Bookkeeper Pos'r-War - Ariend School PAUL JOHN McNULTY 4227 Passmore S+ree+ PhiIadeIphia, PennsyIvania Pre-War - TooImaker Pos?-War - Toolmaker JOE NEY Hondo, Texas HENRY NISSEN 2I07 S. Charu'H'e Rosemead, CaIiiornia JOHN PAT PATTERSON I546 Noe Sireei San Francisco, California Pre-War - Saiesman Posi-Wa r - Salesman JOHN WILLIAM PEFFLEY 524 E.237+I1 Sireei Long Beach, California Pre-War - GeneraI Work Posi-War - Travel NORMAN PHIL PHILLIPS I323' S. Chicago Avenue Frepori, Illinois Pre-War - Machinisi Posi'-War - Machinisi LESLIE LES PINNELL 7 Hooker Sireei Washingion, Missouri Pre-War- Work in Resiaurani PosI-War- Work in Resiaura ni PAUL PEE-PEE POSKEVICH S 2420 Grand Avenue Sioux Ciiy, Iowa Pre-War - Worked in Siockyard Posf-War - Siockya rd Work GERALD THOMAS POWER 85 I927Ih Sireei Bellerose, Long IsIand, N. Y. Pre-War - Aircraii Worker Posi-War - Navy Career RAYMOND RAY ROMANO I7I5 I4JrI'1 Sireei Rockford, Illinois Pre-War - Atiended SchooI Posi-War - Mechanic HAYDEN SEN SENSENIG I I6 Norman Sireei Wesi Lawn, PennsyIvania Pre-War- S'reeIworker Posi-War-Sieelworker BENJAMIN 'BEN' SPINGATH, Jr. 7028 MiddIe+on Slrreer Hunringion Park, CaIiiornia Pre-War - U. S. Foresi Reserve Pos'r-War- U. S. Eoresi Reserve CHARLES STEED 2I2 Souih 4+h Sireei Ironion, Ohio Pre-War- Marke+ Manager PosI-War- Marker Manager 50 JAMES PATRICK SWEENEY, Jr. 25 Sevenih Sireei' New Bedford. Massachuseiis Pre-War-- Marine Hardware Pos'I-War- Marine Hardware MARVIN MIGGS',' TRAHANT 7I5 Souih Arihur Poca'reIIo, Idaho Pre-War - Road Cons'IrucI'ion Posi-War - Road Consiruciion HERBERT DUKE TRAVERS Deaneiorge Deane forge WiIIiamsburg, Virginia Pre-War - Musician Pos'r-War - Aire-nd Schooi GEORGE EDWARD TURNER Burkesville, Keniucky Pre-War - Navy Pos'I-War - Mechanic CHARLES LEO VENABLE 5823 Prairie Avenue Chicago, IIIinois Pre-War - Press Operaior Pos+-War- Press Operaror ANGELO JOSEPH VERONA 739 Large Avenue CIairIon, PennsyIvania JAMES ELWOOD WARD 2l68O GiIcres'r Cour'r OakdaIe Gardens EerndaIe, Michigan Pre-War- SchooI PosI-War- Police force MARSHALL WOLF WOLFE I I Greenwich Sireei Nairona, Pennsylvania Pre-War - Sheeimeral worker Pos+-War-Sieam Engineering GEORGE DAVID WRIGHT 434 VaIIeHe Sfreei' New Orleans, Louisiana Pre-War-Diciaphone Service man Posi-War-Diciaphone Service man JOHN YOUNG 2I Second Sireei' EIIwood Ciiy, PennsyIvania Pre-War - Band Leader JOSEPH YOUNG 623 Asbury Avenue - Ocean Ci+y, New Jersey CHARLES WESLEY ZOBI Mechanicsville, New York

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GhosT Force OT U. S. DesTroyers ---Sinks Ten Jap Ships--- UniTed Press Aboard a U. S. DesTroyer aT sea, lDelayedI. IT The Japanese are righT, The ships in This Torce musT be ghosTs. This Torce, which Tokyo Radio says has been sunk since The beginning oT The Bougainville campaign, has a record unegualled by any desTroyer ouTTiT in This area. Since November IsT I943 iT has sunk IO Japanese Warships, damaged Three oThers, shoT down aT leasT I22 enemy planes, bombarded Buka on The norThern Tip oT Bou- gainville Island Twice and The enemy seaplane base in The ShorTIands once. The C5hosT Torce, accompanied by cruisers, meT and conquered an enemy Task Torce The nighT oT November I-2 oTT Empress AugusTa Bay, Bougainville Island, sink- ing Tive ships. ATTer The engagemenT, The U. S. Torce was aTTacked by an esTimaTed 60 Jap plane armada. The desTroyers shoT down I2 and The cruisers bagged 5 oThers. SanTa Ana RegisTer December I 5, I943 When The Yanks smashed aT Japs in Empress AugusTa Bay, Admiral Aaron Tip Merrill showed ThaT a Mississippi born genTleman could also be a TighTer. The name oT The Commander oT The Task Torce was wiThheld in reporTs oT The baTTle and noT revealed unTil Admiral Tip was presenTed a Navy Cross aboard his own Tlag ship, a cruiser in The SouTh PaciTic. As relaTed laTer by The Admiral, reconnaissance showed I2 enemy ships ap- proaching our area. We opened Tire abouT 2:40 A.IvI. They reTurned Tire almosT im- mediaTely and senT planes in The air To drop Tlares over our TormaTion. You undersTand ThaT in These nighT acTions everyThing is as vague as can be. We exchanged Tire wiTh- ouT a break Tor an hour and IO minuTes unTil The enemy sTarTed To wiThdraw. Then we pursued The enemy ship Tor an hour longer unTil 5 A.IvI. while They were reTreaTing inTo The Solomon Sea. LaTer reconnaissance esTablished ThaT Tive ships had been sunk. This was The de- cisive nighT baTTle oT November I-2 in which accuracy oT Yank Tire sank a Jap cruiser and Tour desTroyers and made possible'The landing oT our armed Torces on Bougain- ville. Tip received The Legion' oT IvIeriT Tor his work in The shelling oT Ivlunda and Vila. Following This baT+Ie The Admiral uTTered a quesTion ThaT has become a classic ThroughouT This area and received iusT abouT The kind oT an answer you would expecT Trom Admiral Bull I-Ialsey.-The signalman sTared aT The message in inTeresT, smiled and Then relayed iT.- Bagged Two desTroyers. WhaT's my IimiT? When The answer came back The signalman was ready To choke. No limiT, was I-Ialsey's answer. IT's open season Tor The basTards. , From Our Navy magazine- Ivlid November l943 The monTh oT November has been a glorious one Tor The DesTroyers oT Task Force XX. During This period ships oT DesTroyer Squadron XX have been involved in The Tollowing acTions: III FirsT bombardmenT oT Buka Island I- November 43 I2l BombardmenT oT ShorTIand Islands I I- November 43 l3l NighT surTace engagemenT oT Cape Torokina, Bou- ganville Island I-2-November 43 l4l Day air aTTack by enemy planes oTT Bougainville Island 2- November 43 I 52