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Friday, May 25, 1945 CLOUDBUSTER Page Three Extra Cash Bond Sale Opens June 1 On This Station With an enviable record to up hold, preparations for the Navy’s Extra Cash War Bond drive in Connection with the mighty Seventh War Loan campaign are being made here by Lt. John C. Worth, War Bond Officer. The Pre-Flight School is de termined to make an outstand ing showing in this drive. A high standard in bond buying was set during the last extra cash sale here when the total amounted to $107,000. This station will be set up as a sub-issuing agency for this bond sale which means that there will be no waiting for the delivery of bonds after they have been purchased. As soon as the bonds can be typed out, they will be turned over to the pur chaser. Personnel of this station wish ing to purchase bonds early in this drive will be able to do so after June 1. Purchasers who buy $1000 bonds will receive special certificates. —Navy Crosses— (Continued from Page 1) tributed materially to the sink ing of the enemy ship. A member of the Second Bat talion here, Lt. (jg) John J. Kil- liany, Olyphant, Pa., also pilot of a carrier - based divebomber, scored a direct bombing hit on an enemy battleship of the Ise class in surface operations in the vicinity of the Philippines on October 25, 1944. Hits Jap Carrier Lt. (jg) Earl F. Luther, Jr., Warren, R. L, of the Eighth Bat talion, in operations against a iarge enemy task force while Piloting a carrier-based scout bomber in the northeastern Phil ippines area on October 25, 1944, Scored a direct hit on an enemy aircraft carrier which contribut ed to its sinking. Lt (jg) Warren J. Clark, Philadelphia, Pa., of the Ninth Battalion, won the award for flying through highly accurate anti-aircraft fire and enemy air opposition to drop a bomb Squarely on a Japanese battle ship on October 25, 1944, while Lt. (jg) Marshal P. Deputy, Jr.. Downington, Pa., also of the Ninth Battalion, was decorated for pressing home his attack at close range despite extremely in tense ack-ack fire to score a tor pedo hit on an enemy heavy Cruiser on October 24, 1944. Lt. (jg) Richard L. Davis, Kino, Va., of the Sixteenth Bat talion, as a pilot of a carrier- based fighter plane in the vicin ity of the northern Philippines on October 25, 1944, made a di rect hit on an enemy carrier in the face of intense opposition to niaterially contribute to its sink ing. Cloudbusters Win Over Ft. Bragg Score: 11-9 The Cloudbuster baseball team won one and lost one during the past week, defeating the Second Field Artillery at Fort Bragg and dropping a Ration League en counter to the Carolina Tar Heels. The Pe-Flight win over the soldiers was a 11-9 slugfest last Wednesday, with the ’Busters building up an early lead and then staving off late inning ral lies for the victory. The Cloudbusters dropped their third game of the season to the league-leading Carolina Tar Heels, 8 to 6, in a Ration League tilt played on Emerson Field last Saturday. A five-run barrage by Caro lina in the seventh broke a 3-3 tie to sew up the game for the collegians. The ’Busters rallied in the ninth, but scoring was limited to three tallies produced by a home- run to deep center by William Hancock with two aboard. Shortstop Hughes, with four for four, was the top hitter for Carolina, while Hancock had three out of five attempts for Pre-Flight. The Ration League standing as of May 24 follows: Won Lost Pet. Carolina 6 2 .750 Duke 5 2 .714 State 6 6 .500 Pre-Flight 1 8 .111 —Anniversary— (Continued from Page 1) total of 1,200 officers—most of them physical and military train ing instructors—received their indoctrination in nine classes held at Chapel Hill, the last one ending in September, 1943. Along with cadet alumni and many former members of the ship’s company, a good number of these officers are now on duty In combat areas. Best Fliers In World Pre-Flight training was or- ■^anized under the leadership of Lt, Comdr. Tom J. Hamilton (now a Captain), for the pur pose of making U. S. Navy fliers *^he best in the world. It origi nally was established under the \viation Training Division of *^he Navy’s Bureau of Aeronau tics. The Navy’s four Pre-Flight schools located at Chapel Hill Towa City, la., Athens, Ga., and St Mary’s, Calif., are now units of'the Naval Air Primary Train ing Command, under the com mand of Rear Admiral O. B Hardison, with headquarters at +he Naval Air Station, Glenview, Navy Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill has had three^ skip- ners since its commissioning three years ago. Commodore O. O Kessing, the first Command ing Officer, has been on duty in 18th Batt Cadet Sets Record For Night Fighting In Pacific COMING EVENTS TONIGHT SPORTS Finals of the Regimental Sports Pro gram. Fetzer Field at 1900. TOMORROW BASEBALL Cloudbusters vs. Duke, Ration League game. Emerson Stadium at 1500. DANCE Battalions 69th, 11RB, and 4RD, Pine Room, 2100. MOVIES Village; "Maizie Goes to Reno,” with Ann Sothern and John Hodiak. Com plete shows at 1500, 1900, and 2100. Carolina: "Meet Me in St. Louis,” with Judy Garland and Tom Drake. Pick: "Outlaws of Santa Fe,” with Don "Red” Barry and Twinkle Watts. SUNDAY DIVINE SERVICES Protestant: Memorial Hall at 1000. Catholic: Gerrard Hall at 0630, Hill Music Hall at 1000. Jewish: Hillel House at 1000. MOVIES Village: "Something for the Boys,” with Carmen Miranda and Michael O’Shea. Complete shows at 1300 and 1432. Carolina: "Without Love,” with Kather ine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Pick: "Bombardier,” with Pat O’Brien, Randolph Scott, and Anne Shirley. WEDNESDAY BASEBALL Cloudbusters vs. ORD Tech Hawks at Greensboro. TENNIS Cloudbusters vs. Duke. Green courts, 1430. tJivo ^ears This week marked the first anniversary of the establishing of a Navy Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill, N. C. Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the Uni versity, delivered the principal address in ceremonies held in Kenan Stadium. Capt. Joseph J. Foss, USMCR, and holder of the Congressonal Medal of Honor presented him by President Roosevelt, spoke before the regiment of cadets. He related his experiences as top ace in the Pacific theatre, having shot down 26 enemy planes. ❖ ❖ Varsity athletic teams at the Navy Pre-Flight School here won 53 contests, lost 16 and tied one for a winning percentage of .768 during the past year. the Pacific since late in 1942. His successor, Comdr. John P. Graff, was detached on April 8, 1944, for foreign duty, turning the reins over to the present «kipper, Comdr. James P. Raugh. Comdr. Raugh originally was Officer-in-Charge, Cadet Regi ment, and also served as Execu tive Officer before taking over the command. As Pre-Flight training enters its fourth year, it is recognized as an important factor in the vital contribution of naval avia tion toward winning the war. —Buy More War Bonds- What is believed to be a rec ord for carrier-based night fight ers has been credited to Lt. (jg) Raymond F. Klingerman, of Hazelton, Pa., and a cadet in the 18th Battalion at the Navy Pre- Flight School here two years ago. Flying in the Western Pa cific, the former Cloudbuster here destroyed four twin-engined Japanese bombers within a 24- hour period. Hits The Jackpot April 12, 1945, saw Lieut, (jg) Klingerman hit the jackpot. At three o’clock in the morning, the Hazelton flier sighted a Jap Betty 25 miles from his carrier. The enemy plane turned tail and attempted a sharp angle turn in an effort to shake off the pur suing Hellcat, but the F6F over took him, flew within 50 feet of the Jap s tail and opened fire The starboard engine of the enemy plane glowed after the first burst of fire and the Betty broke into flames and plunged into the sea. The bomber was still burning on the water when the Hellcat pilot headed home. Lt. (jg) Klingerman took off again with three other Hellcat pilots at 1830 to ferry planes to a nearby carrier, when enemy planes were reported. Lt. (jg) Klingerman’s Hellcat was the only plane of the four which was not carrying an auxiliary gasoline tank. He was consequently able to make more speed and reached the Jap planes first. In 20 minutes’ time, he de stroyed two twin-engined Lillies. He caught the first bomber when it was trying an evasive turn. The Jap went into a steep glide, one engine burning, then ex ploded when another burst caught it amidship. Gets Second Lilly The second Lilly had an alti tude advantage but Lt. (jg) Klingerman chased it for several minutes, jockeyed into position, and his 50-calibers ripped through a wing, between the en gine and fuselage. The Jap plane promptly flipped over on its back, dropped swiftly and ex ploded in mid-air. The Hellcats landed when the area had been cleared of enemy planes, but another alert was called three hours later and the Hazelton pilot took off for the third time during the day. This time, he was airborne for almost two hours before he sighted the enemy bomber, another Betty. Spotting the Jap plane 1,500 feet above him Lt. (jg) Klinger man climbed above it and opened fire from 400 feet. A flame appeared in one of the Betty’s engines and the plane went into a steep dive, at the bottom of which it attempted to rarn the Hellcat, whose attack hsd cprried it to a lower level. Missing, the enemy bomber crashed into the sea.
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