Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-10-25 | Page 15 | Utahn Relates Attack on Nips

Utahn Relates Attack on Nips GUADALCANAL Oct 24 Delayed Delayed Corporal William D. D Carmer Carmen 21 son of Mr and Mrs Herbert N. N Carmer Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray Utah after returning to this base along with seven other marine corps artillery observers related the hazards of landing with the first leathernecks leathernecks leathernecks leath leath- on Vella Lavella island Following is his scattered account t Air raids which started shortly after landing lasted for 27 minutes I counted 18 raids in rapid succession and d then I quit counting we were near a river when the Japs came over It was WM a ablack ablack ablack black stinking vamp swamp I crawled under some logs Jogs and there were just about everything everything everything every every- thing crawling around in there I was on my face tace Inthe in inthe inthe the muck A crocodile about 12 feet fee long came crawling toward me I didn't know which was worse this thing or the Japs so finally I picked the Japs got out of ot there and hid behind behind behind be be- hind a log on the bank Corporal Carmer who enlisted en en- listed in the United States marine marine ma ma- rine Inc corps in December 1941 has haa been In the southwest Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- chic for tor the pat past year S