Show yo I J Heroism in Our Midst f I Q 0 I yO rn Woodward field aviators joined the F 4 distinguished company of Lindbergh as m members bers of the Caterpillar club as as' result of ofT T then their successful leaps from a ii disabled plane j Tu T Tuesday day The Caterpillar gang is ci ff made up of fliers who have saved their T by parachute jumps But ut we wish to propose Sergeant P. P L. L ruff an army pilot from Crissy field San Francisco for another sort of honor I L i. Is I re not a a. Coolheaded club a society of i 1 and Daring or something more fit- fit fi ff than the Cat Caterpillars for the sergeant g r When at an elevation of about feet the the- planes plane's control wires wires' broke Sergeant piloting the plane began maneuvering maneu maneu- vering it to a higher altitude working for fifteen te teen teth n minutes until he got it up 2000 feet C he directed his companion Lieuten Lieutenant nt Chauncey B. B Whitney of Salt Lake Laker to make the th parachute leap With Whitney safely I to earth th the plane started plunging wildly downward Still with coolness the to sergeant climbed out on the wings hesitated to take the precaution of turning off the ignition igni igni- tion switch and then jumped when the plane was perilously near the ground Sergeant Woodruffs Woodruff's excellent presence of mind probably saved the lives of Whitney and nd himself Whitney too did well in the enier- enier emer- emer ge cy The courage of Woodruff in so ably handling the plane for fifteen minutes of ex- ex IreThe danger and in sending Whitney first is worthy of recognition 6 |