Show Battle of Midway ay Vet Veteran r n Visits Visits' Relatives in Delta Salt Lake Corporal James R. R Wallace son son- of Mrs Wallace Vallace Delta Della is on furlough visiting his mother and also relatives in Salt Lake City A veteran of the battle of Midway Midway Midway Mid Mid- way Corporal Wallace is a graduate graduate graduate grad grad- of the Delta Della high school and I in October October October Oc Oc- enlisted in the marine corps tober 1940 He received basic basl training at San Diego and left for Pearl Pearl Harbor in July 1941 He was transfer transferred eci to Midway island in September 1941 and was stationed stationed stationed sta sta- there until the present time He has participated in all the battles concerning Midway Anyone Anyone Anyone Any Any- one who says he isn't scared when a battle starts is telling an untruth untruth untruth un un- un- un truth he said A radio operator the corporal recounted the major battle of June 4 1942 It was about a. a m. m June 4 when the first big waves of Jap horizontal horizon horizon- tal bombers came over dropping bombs and then followed by fighters and dive bombers who were doing a bit of strafing One particular plane I saw was diving for some strafing whets it was hit by ack ack-ack fire It burst into one big ball of flame and as the wing tipped over I could see seethe seethe seethe the rising sun insignia The sky was black with planes and Ill I'll tell you that a bomb has a sound that once you have heard it you'll never never forget it ft If need be he said you can frt 3 s 4 w wH H M Mr r Corporal Corpora James R. R Wallace Doesn't take fake long to dig foxholes dig a fox hole in a a. very short time He will leave soon to report for duty on the Pacific coast |