Show I I Marine in Race Against Death To See Mother I By ByWater Water Rail and Air Air He Is Rushing From Guam Guain to Des Moines SA SAN FRANCISCO Cal CaI Dec 15 Hi United Press Press George George W. W Bonnet Des Moines la Ia was was to leave San Francisco for Omaha by train late to today today today to- to day on the next to the last leg of a Journey the island of Guam to Des Moines made in hope of seeing his mother alive The final leg of the trip will be made from Omaha to Des Moines by airplane if Bonnet can carry out his plans Bonnet arrived yesterday from Guam via Honolulu on the transport Sherman He was a member of the marine corps detachment at Guam Immediately upon my mother was sick I ap appealed aled to my commanding officer for leave to go goto goto to the United States States he saidI saidI saidI said I learned however that there was I no means of transportation Finally I succeeded In getting to Honolulu where I awaited arrival of the transport transport transport trans trans- port Sherman I 1 made arrangements for the trip by rail and airplane from San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco to Des Moines Moines' by radio while aboard the Sherman Bonnet secured a discharge from the marine corps on arrival here |