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Sloboda, who had been in the army air force since Aug. 26, 1942, was a radio man on a bomber. He had been stationed at Fort Ben- ning for about six weeks, having been trans- ferred there from Topeka, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pend-
ing further word from army officers at the Georgia camp.
In addition to his parents, the deceased, who was graduated from Washington high school in Indiana Harbor, is survived by two broth- ers, Steve and Julius, and two sisters, Mrs. Nick Csoma of Hammond and Mrs. Fred Blake of East Chicago.
ON FURLOUGH
Pvt. 'Doc' Kott Sgt. Chrustowski
Lt. Bob Leas
Hammond Times, October 27, 1943
Three former employes of The Hammond Times editorial and advertising departments who now are serving with the armed forces returned simultaneously to their homes this week on furlough.
But, although the former newspapermen were considered ace reporters when they were working for this newspaper a short time ago, The Times learned nothing of military im- portance about the war - because the news- paper-soldiers held themselves to the wartime code of saying little about their work for. Uncle Sam.
They "enjoy army life" and are "itching for overseas action," the three agreed.
Visiting here were Pvt. A. J. "Doc" Kott, former police reporter, who was happiest of the trio because he saw his infant son for the first time; Sgt. Steve Chrustowski, veteran Whiting representative, and Lt. Robert "Bob" Leas, former advertising salesman and ad-lay- out man.
Kott is based at Fort McClellan, Ala., and is scheduled to leave for a port of embarkation on the west coast soon; Chrustowski is sta- tioned in New Orleans, La., and Leas is train- ing in a camp in Kentucky.
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SENDS CABLE: HE'S SAFE
E. Jacques
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Edson L. Jacques, 6643 Jack- son avenue, Hammond, received word from their son, Cpl. Eugene W. Jacques, telling of his safe arrival in England.
Cpl. Jacques was inducted October, 1942, and has been stationed at Warner Robins field, Macon, Ga. He was a student at Hammond high school, and Purdue university, before en- tering service.
VIC. WRITES "COMMUNITY NOTE"
Hammond Times, October 28, 1943
Victor Gironda, stationed at Pearl Harbor in the navy canteen there, writes in a self- styled "community letter" to this paper that several celebrities have passed through his bailiwick recently.
Victor is best known to the local boys- about-town as Joey Boyle.
Visitors to the Pearl Harbor base, men- tioned by Boyle, have been Mrs. Roosevelt, Sens. Chandler, Mead, Russell and Brewster, and Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom.
Joey recently served as announcer at a box- ing bout in the Hall of Flags, Honolulu. The fisticuffs were refereed by Comdr. Gene Tunney.
HARTGE SAFE OVERSEAS
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
On Sept. 19 a cablegram arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hartge, 2457 - 178th street, from their son, Pfc. Walter Hartge, from overseas, stating: "am all right, don't worry." Having received no previous notice from the government, the Hartges were puz- zled by the message until last week when their son wrote that he was sending them the purple heart which had been awarded to him by the government for being wounded in action in the Italian sector. On Saturday another letter arrived, stating: "I'm wounded a little, but I'm all right."
Another son, Pfc. Erwin Hartge, spent his week-end pass from Camp Campbell, Ky., with his parents.
THORP LICKS FLU, NAZIS
J. Thorp
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Petty Officer 3/c Jim Thorp, on active duty somewhere in the Fediterranean theater, recently recovered from a case of the flu. Jim says it was "just a touch of cat fever," and, after a few days in a "flu bag," he was better than ever.
Petty Officer 3/c Thorp, son of Mrs. Jessie A. Thorp, 28 Ruth street, Hammond, took part in the Tunisian, Sicilian and Italian cam- paigns. Next to his family, Jim says he misses most seeing the Chicago Bears play football on Sunday afternoons.
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JOHN E. KISH HOME ON FURLOUGH
John E. Kish
Hammond Times, October 29, 1943
After 18 months of active duty in the southwest Pacific area, Petty Officer John F. Kish, a machinist's mate first-class, is spend- ing a furlough at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kish, 7638 Northcote ave- nue. While in the Pacific theater of war, he participated in five major campaign battles.
Kish has two brothers with the armed forces, Staff Sgt. George, a bombardier gunner in the army air force, and Harry, a metal- smith second-class. Sgt. George now is a prisoner of war in a German camp, while Harry is completing his training at a naval school at Mare Island, Cal.
LT. DeBOER HOME FROM WAR FRONT
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Folks of this community will turn out Saturday night to pay homage to one of the fighting heroes of the war.
He is Lt. Eugene C. DeBoer, a fighter pilot, who blasted Japs out of the skies in battles over New Guinea. For gallantry in action, the young lieutenant has received three citations.
Townspeople, friends and relatives are in- vited to meet him and enjoy an evening of informal visiting after a short program of music and addresses by Rev. J. H. Monsma, Rev. Martin Van Dyke and Henry Harder.
The Munster school band and a few of Mrs. Viola DeBoer Brown's pupils will furnish the music.
Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches or a cake or cookies, and coffee will be made at the school. Mrs. Case Kikkert will be in charge of handling the food.
WHITING GIRL IS PROMOTED
I. Tapajna
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Words of the promotion of WAC Irene Tapajna to first lieutenant at Camp Fort Ogle- thorpe, Ga., was received here this week by her mother, Mrs. Gizella Tapajna, 2110 Schrage avenue, Whiting.
Lt. Tapajna, 24 years old, has been in serv- ice slightly more than a year, having quit her position at the American Trust and Savings bank, Whiting, to enlist. Before that she was employed by the Tapajna Paper company.
A graduate of Whiting high school, Lt. Tapajna has a brother who is in service, Pvt. William Tapajna, now serving overseas; an- other brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Ger- trude and Mrs. Margaret Leslie.
RODDA LANDS IN ENGLAND
Hammond Times, November 10, 1943
According to word from their son, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Rodda, 949 Murray street, Hammond, were glad to hear that Pfc. Ed- ward D. Rodda arrived safely in England.
Pfc. Rodda was inducted Jan., 1943, and had been stationed at Alliance, Neb. He graduated from Hammond high school and was employed by Cities Service company prior to entering Uncle Sam's armed forces.
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DYER GIRL GOES OVERSEAS
E. M. Gettler
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Lt. Eunice M. Gettler, an army nurse who entered service last August 2 at Camp McCoy, Wis., sailed Oct. 21 from a west coast port for overseas duty, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gettler, were advised this week.
Lt. Gettler, who graduated from St. Jos- eph's hospital, Joliet, as an x-ray technician, received training at the Wisconsin camp and at Camp Blanding, Fla., and Camp Stoneham, Cal. She now is assigned to the 227th station hospital with an overseas mailing address of No. 772528, APO 4873, in care of the post- master at San Francisco, Cal.
A sister, Charlotte, entered St. Margaret's hospital this fall to obtain nurses' training and a brother, Pfc. Homer Gettler, now is in train- ing at Camp Ruckert, Ala. Lt. Gettler has two other sisters, Mrs. J. R. Donichy and Thelma, and another brother, Paul.
SOLDIERS DEAH UPSETS PLANS
Pfc. Tavarczyk
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
The death of Pfc. Charles Tavarczyk, In- diana Harbor soldier who was killed accident- ally at Camp Hulen, Tex., last week upset
his plans to establish his home near the camp, it was revealed today.
At the time of his death Tavarczyk had just returned to camp after a 12-day furlough spent in Indiana Harbor. His wife, the former Miss Anna Mary Uriss, had accompanied him back to camp and the young couple planned to establish a home at Palacios, Tex., until Tavarczyk's orders for overseas service.
They were married Dec. 5, 1942 and for- merly lived at 3917 Grand boulevard. Tavar- czyk entered service Jan. 7, 1943.
CALUMET CITY MOTHER OVERJOYED TO RECEIVE LETTER FROM SON
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
"I believe that I am the happiest mother in the United States today!"
Thus spoke Mrs. Frank Mccullough, of 585 Freeland avenue, Calumet City, as she nerv- ously opened a letter which she had just re- ceived from her only son, Norman, 23. The letter was written in her son's handwriting from a Nazi prison camp in Italy and censored by a German officer.
The mother's happiness was shared by her husband.
"We have not heard from our boy since Feb. 1 and we were almost heartbroken at the sus- pense," she said. The letter was dated April 8. It said in part:
Dear Folks:
"Well, I suppose you have wondered what was wrong, since my writing has stopped. I am a prisoner of war somewhere in Italy. The food is all right and we have reasonable sleep- ing quarters. I even had a good piece of chocolate recently. I am working every day but not too hard. Don't worry."
Before enlisting in the army two years ago, Norman, who is a private first class, worked for the Inland Steel. He was a member of the tank corps that took part in the heavy fight- ing that resulted in the invasion of Italy.
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CLAIM VETERANS ARE NEAR DEATH
Hammond Times, October 27, 1943
Two Hammond men who served with the army in Cuba during the Spanish-American war and in France during World war I are near death today at Edward J. Hines hospital, Chicago, according to word received by their relatives here who were called to the bedsides of the dying men yesterday.
Past commander of Edward H. Larsen post No. 802, of Hammond, Edward M. Pinney, who was sent to Camp Columbia, Cuba, after his enlistment with the army on July 20, 1898, retired last July as post commander because of ill health. Today his daughter, Mrs. Frany Morenz, with whom he lived at 518 - 173rd street, is with the dying veteran at the hospital.
Edwin Hitzeman, who enlisted Oct. 4, 1917, and sailed for France with the 152nd infantry of the 30th division on Oct. 6, 1918, has a son, Sgt. Raymond E. Hitzeman with the army air corps in the second World war. His sister, Mrs. William Sauer of Hammond, was called to his bedside yesterday.
JEURGENS NOW A 2-STRIPER
R. Juergens
Hammond Times, November 9, 1943
A duet of chevrons now sings out the news from the sleeve of Cpl. Walter R. Juergens that he has advanced to that rank at an air base in England.
Cpl. Juergens is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Juergens, 437 Lewis street, Hammond. He has two brothers in the service, Pvt. Frederick Juergens, somewhere in the south Pacific, and Sgt. Kenneth Juergens, serving in the Mediterranean area.
LT. CAVAN BOMBARDIER
Hammond Times, November 4, 1943
Lt. Charles H. Cavan, Hammond, is now the bombardier of a Flying Fortress crew at the Walla Walla army air base, Wash., where he and his crewmates are receiving last phase training before being shipped to an overseas combat area. Lt. Cavan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cavan and was commissioned a second lieutenant in May, 1943. He received his early training at Ephrata, Wash., air base. His wife is Mrs. Marilyn Cavan, residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watt, 6335 Harrison street.
WHITING SOLDIER WOUNDED
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
Second Lt. Edward J. Hicko, of Whiting, was reported yesterday by the war department to have been wounded in action. The message was received by his father, Steve Hicko, 2046 Lake avenue, Whiting.
DICK CROWE IN PACIFIC AREA
R. Crowe
Hammond Times, November 10, 1943
Serving somewhere in the Pacific area, Cpl. Richard F. Crowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Crowe, 7050 Alabama street, Hessville, has been in service since Jan., 1943.
He married Patricia Ann Hollowell of Hammond, in Oct., 1942, and attended Mor- ton and Hammond Tech school class of '41. Cpl. Crowe trained at Camp Haan, Calif., in the anti-aircraft division of the coast artillery.
Pfc. Robert W. Crowe, Dick's brother, is receiving his training in the field artillery at Camp Bowle, Tex. Bob also is a Tech graduate, class of '43, and was inducted in April.
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SECOND SON IS KILLED
Mrs. Steve Mores Learns Soldier-Son Died in Italy; Other at Sea
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
A true American mother, Mrs. Steve Mores of Whiting, who lost her merchant marine son, Frank, at sea last March, has taken the news of the death of another son, Pvt. Steve, courageously knowing he made the supreme sacrifice for his country.
Steve, a 29-year-old private in the army medical division, was killed in action in Italy. The war department's telegram gave no fur- ther details regarding the tragedy. Steve lived with his mother at 2030 Davis avenue before his enlistment January, 1942.
Gold star mother for a second time now, Mrs. Mores has another son in the armed forces, Joseph, a seaman, first class, of the coast guards. She also has two other sons, Father Bernard, a priest of Monroe, Mich., and Edmond, 13 years old.
SCHULTZ IS CONFUSED
E. Schultz
Visiting a race track in Australia where he is stationed, Sgt. Elmer M. Schultz was mildly distracted to find the horses running in the opposite direction than the manner which they follow in this country.
Sgt. Schultz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Schultz, 5528 Alice avenue, Hammond. He was a member of the famous Hammond High debate team of a few years ago which, consist- ing of Wayne Minnick, Eleanor Admiral, El- verta Sohl and Schultz, won many champion- ships in forensics across the country.
Before donning the boots of the horse cavalry, Elmer worked for many years at American Steel corporation.
KISHES SEE PLENTY OF ACTION
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
Well, first there's Petty Officer John Kish, who has seen four years service, 15 months of it on active sea duty in the Solomons. John, with his PO 1/c rating, is on his way to bigger and better things by attending Diesel school at Norfolk, Va.
J. Kish
He spent a 16-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kish, of 7638 North- cote avenue, Hammond, before taking up his Diesel training recently.
H. Kish
Mr. and Mrs. Kish have two other sons in service. Harry is a metalsmith 2/c stationed at Mare Island, Calif., and S/Sgt. George Kish
G. Kish
who is interned in Germany, having been taken prisoner while serving in the air corps of southern Italy.
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26 Days in Life Boat
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
"My clothes were blown off me by the blast we ate raw fish with relish . . . had eight ounces of water a day to drink .. . existed on rationed malted milk tablets . .. finally made land in 26 days . . . "
Undramatically-almost as if he were re- citing his impressions of a Sunday school pic- nic-comes one of Hammond's first-hand accounts of heroism of American merchant seamen who spent 26 days in an open life boat on a storm-tossed sea after their ship had been torpedoed and sunk by a Nazi submarine crew.
Told in Letter Home
Events of the torpedoing, the days and nights in the lifeboat and his subsequent rescue by other American sailors were not intended for publication when they were set down by Able Seaman Win Beckett in a letter addressed to his sister, Mrs. Gretchen Howe, 220 High- land avenue, Hammond. But they give such a dramatic picture of the sea warfare Mrs. Howe in turn passed the letter on to friends.
Beckett, who now is having "a few pieces of steel shreds removed from my back" in a Denver, Colo., hospital following his return to the United States by the rescue ship, started his letter with the casual statement:
"As you may already know, we had a little excitement on this last trip."
Seaman Beckett was sleeping on a deck cot at the time of the torpedoing and the shot, hitting directly below him at the waterline, tore a gaping hole in the stern of the ship and deposited him below-deck amidst flaming oil.
"First thing I knew," he wrote, "I was standing in black fuel oil up to my knees. For several minutes I thought I was trapped. Fire broke out almost immediately and, of course, this added to the already general confusion. Our guns were put out of commission by the blasts and the stern of the ship was broken
almost in half.
Made Way Forward
"I managed to make my way to the gun deck-which was so covered with oil that I could hardly stand up. I hadn't noticed until then that I was walking around nude-guess the explosion blew my clothes off me. Any- how, I finally got into a lifejacket. Next thing I had to do was to get off the ship before it sank."
Six other men and he managed to get back to the forward part of the ship, arriving just in time to crowd into the last lifeboat to leave the doomed vessel. The rest of the crew thought the six had perished in the flames and had already set off in lifeboats.
Twenty-two sailors crowded into the boat into which Beckett leaped and the four life- boats pulled away from the ship and close enough together to get last-minute instruc- tions from their captain.
"Just after we had pulled close together," Beckett recounted, "the sub that sank us sur- faced. Up until then I hadn't been really scared but when that sub appeared I thought it was all over for us. Fortunately it was a German submarine because if it had been Japanese-well!"
Nazi Captain "Sporting"
"Speaking very good English, the Nazi sub captain asked us several questions regarding our ship and then, in a very sporting gesture, told us where we were and in which direction to steer for land. He also offered us medical attention to those men who needed it but none of us accepted. The sub vanished below sur- face almost as quickly as it had appeared."
For the next 26 days, the survivors weathered high waves, blisteringly hot days and freezing night winds - eating raw fish
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they managed to catch, nibblying hungryily on the malted milk tablets, drinking thirstily only eight ounces of water daily.
Then, as an anti-climax to their terrifying adventure - the seamen landed on an island inhabited by natives - "all of whom we later learned were murderers - but they treated us royally while we were there, appearing very friendly towards us at all times."
Soon afterwards proper authorities were notified of their plight and the survivors were re-rescued from their island and brought back here.
And as for Beckett:
"I'll be good as new soon and my buddy, Walt, and I are shipping out on the next boat. We've managed to stick together this long - he was a great help to me in the lifeboat - and we want to try to stay together as long as we can."
MOYNAHAN NOW IN WALES
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
Mrs. Darwin Dietzman has received word that her brother, Pfc. Clemens "Bud" Moyna- han, arrived safely in Wales recently.
Mrs. Dietzman lives at 7206 Osborn street, Hammond. She has another brother, Pvt. Wil- liam Moynahan, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The boys lived in Hammond until a few years ago when they moved to Chicago.
HUSBAND WRITES
Hammond Times, November 12, 1943
Mrs. Elmer Long has received word from her husband, Tech. Sgt. Elmer Long, stating that he has arrived safely somewhere in Eng- land. Second Class Petty Officer Charles Bos- camp of Norfolk, Va., is spending a furlough with relatives, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and family, and fiancee, Miss Lois Spitz. Leo Welch, who is serving in the navy, is spending a short leave here in Griffith with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Welch, of Lafayette street. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown of Kopelka street in Griffith received a cablegram from their son, Ralph, that he has arrived safely in Eng- land. Mrs. Marion Coulter has been notified of the safe arrival of her husband, Sgt. Marion Coulter, in England, Mrs. Coulter is the for- mer Naomi Taylor.
EDWARD HITZEMAN WILL BE BURIED
Hammond Times, November 14, 1943
Dying a few days after the death of one of his best friends, Edwin Hitzeman, 47, World war I veteran will be buried at 2 o'clock Mon- day afternoon in Elmwood cemetery beside the grave of the late Edward Pinney, buried Thursday. Both were members of the Edward H. Larsen post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hammond.
Hitzeman died Friday night in Hines Vet- erans hospital, Hines, Ill., following a major operation. He lived at 824 Carroll street. Sur- viving him are a son, Tech. Sgt. Raymond E., stationed at Sioux Falls, S. D., a daughter, First Class Seaman Lillian, of the naval air station at Livermore, Cal., his father Fred Hitzeman, three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Sauers, Mrs. Bernice Helmer and Mrs. Alice Beck- with, all of Hammond, a brother, Alvin, of Modesto, Cal., and a granddaughter, Ronna Mae Hitzeman. His wife died in 1923.
The veteran was born in Dyer in 1896. He enlisted in the army Oct. 4, 1917, and sailed for France Oct. 6, 1918, serving in Co. D, 152nd infantry. He was discharged April 24, 1919.
He was employed by the IHB railroad for the past 15 years and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks' union. He was active in the affairs of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hammond. Comdr. Meissner of the Larsen post has in- vited members to view the deceased in the Emmerling chapel tonight at 8.
The body will be taken to the Immanuel Evangelical church at 670 Sibley street at 10 Monday morning where it will lie in state until 2 p. m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Paul G. Schaefer. Full military honors are planned.
DEBOLD DISEMBARKS
Hammond Times, November 22, 1943
Pvt. Ray DeBold, son of Joe DeBold, 14 - 156th place, Calumet City, has arrived safely overseas and is now in north Africa.
He writes that on the way over they had regular entertainment, that "it was more like a camp in the states" and that you forgot you were aboard a ship on the seas.
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War's Cost 120,967 U. S. CASUALTIES IN 19 MONTHS MONTHS; 32 BILLION SINCE JULY 1
Hammond Times, November 14, 1943
The United State government has spent as much in the four and one-third months since July 1 as the total cost of World War I to this nation-$32,830,000,000.
In the same four and one-third months the public debt of the nation has risen more than it did during the first World war. Since July 1, when the 1944 fiscal year began, the debt has increased by $28,686,000,000 to about $169,500,000,000. The increase in the last war was $24,928,000,000.
The $32,830,000,000 figured by the gov- ernment as the total cost of World War I in- cluded $23,424,000,000 of actual war costs and $9,406,000,000 of loans made to other governments immediately after the war.
The $32,800,000,000 of government ex- penditures since July 1, shown on the treasury daily statement, includes normal government expenses of $2,200,000,000 and war spending of $30,600,000,000.
Included in the war spending is some $4,- 400,000,000 laid out for lend-lease. This would make the actual war expenses for the four and one-third months $26,200,000,000, or nearly $3,000,000,000 more than total actual war costs of World War I.
Revenues collected by the government since July 1 has exceeded those of the 1917, 1918 and 1919 World War I period by almost $2,- 000,000,000, and the actual amout of taxes collected was about $5,000,000,000 greater.
Total revenues so far in fiscal 1944 have amounted to $13,150,000,000. In the World War I period they totaled $1,280,000,000.
Income and excess profits taxes since July 1 have amounted to $11,539,000,000 com- pared with $6,712,000,000 in all of World War I.
American armed service casualties in 23 months of the current war have totaled 120,- 967, compared with total U. S. casualties of 271,888 in the 19 months of American par- ticipation in World War I.
Of the casualties in this war, only 25,389 are listed as dead, compared with 50,280 battle deaths in the first World war. The latter figure does not include deaths from disease, accident and other non-battle causes, which would bring the total of 126,000, a figure for which no comparable total is available for this war. An additional 32,953 of the current war's casualties are listed as missing.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson lists total army casualties to date as 89,650 - 12,841 killed, 30,263 wounded, 23,954 miss- ing and 22,592 taken prisoner. A navy cas- ualty list showed naval force casualties, in- cluding marines and coast guardsmen, to be 31,317-12,548 dead, 5,542 wounded, 8,999 missing and 4,228 prisoners.
Stimson's statement listed army casualties of the last war as 260,496-35,560 killed in action, 14,720 died of wounds, 205,690 wounded, 46 missing in action and 4,480 taken prisoner. Marine casualties in conflict were 10,521 and navy casualties 871.
The army is nearing its goal of 7,700,000 officers and men, and by the end of the year 2,500,000 of these fighting men will be serv- ing overseas.
By comparison, the U. S. army at the war's end in 1918, comprised 4,057,101 officers and enlisted men, of whom 2,086,000 were serving overseas.
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