Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-06 | Page 6 | Service News

j Salt Sale Lake lak Service e Navy News News- Man Man Saw Sa Conflict Conflict f I. I 1 Between O'Hare 1 18 8 Jap Fliers 11 I I Editors Editor's note The T Telegram welcomes news of Utah men In Inthe Inthe inthe the armed services and will deI devote de de- I vote the Service News column I fo to tell of their activities In so far or as censorship permits Also desired with the news Items are pl pictures ures suitable for I f Sion Seaman First Class Lawrence of Salt Lake City was one of ot the sailors aboard a U. U S S. S navy unit who witnessed the air battle between Lieutenant Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander Edward H H. O'Hare and 18 Japanese aircraft It sure was a a. good fight to watch said Seaman who left for duty Wednesday after after after af af- af- af ter spending a six-day six leave visiting visiting vis vis- his mother Mrs frs E Eila la L L. Second avenue He also was In the midst of the attack on Pearl Harbor My battle station was was being repaired when the Japs flew over so I was handed a rifle and I went to work shooting at the planes My ship was right in the thick of the attack at at- tack tact The visit to Salt Lake City came i tr 12 M rh rhA A SEAMAN LAWRENCE Was handed a rifle as a surprise to Mrs who said It It was surely grand to come home Saturday and find Lawrence there Seaman enlisted in inthe inthe inthe the navy in m June 1941 after com com- his junior year at West I I high school