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Show CoIonel Mariana Slain by American Agent In Chase Through the J ungles of Burma BY DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent - WASHINGTON, , Sept 29 i Stalemated on; the Burma front in the spring of 1944, the Allied forces decided upon a daring move against the Japs. Native resistance, re-sistance, Allied - strategists believed, be-lieved, could be" organized to weaken Jap positions and turn the tide. , The office of strategic services assigned Capt J6seph E Lazar-sky, Lazar-sky, 'of Hazelton, Pa4 to drop behind be-hind the lines in the heart of northeastern Burma. Captain Lazarsky had enlisted in the army in October, 1940. An instructor ; in an engineering! school, he' had '.volunteered for OSS in April, 1942. He spent f ive months in China, -training, troops. Later he had gone to the Burma theater,, to parachute - supplies to American scouting parties. Among Jap officers in the Burma theater, a Colon! Mariana had become notorious for. his cunning, cun-ning, savage fighting. A price of 500 rupees, the equivalent of $166, had been put on his head. The sum was a large one for the natives. Captain Lazarsky had orders to get Colonel Mariana. He parachuted para-chuted to a rice paddy, south of the Jap-held key city of Myitky-ina. Myitky-ina. He had enough K rations for three days, a tommy gun, and a .45 pistol. OSS men had been there before. They knew the Kachins in that area were the only Burmese natives na-tives friendly to the Allies. Well-Received Lazarsky was well-received when he explained his mission. For the next two months he spent his time teaching the natives how to use American arms, ai d contacting con-tacting the other OSS men in the area. ' v X '.; V r x Captain Joseph' E. Lazarsky trapped Colonel Mariana in the Burmese Jungle. . For 76 historic days they attacked the cty. The Japs commanded! by Colonel Mariana, held. The Allies were more anxious than ever" to get Mariana and destroy the legend which was growing around his ability among the other natives. On the 76th day, Myitkyina fell but Mariana and 100 Jap soldiers escaped. They were re ported fleeting to the big Jap base of Ghamo. Through the Kachin grapevine, Lazarsky soon learned what trail Mariana was taking in his flight. With about 60 Kachins, he started after him. One day the chieftain of the o TTn f m.Hi -h i mo t wk.. . flying cross, legion of merit, and inhabitants. - Wuhpru . was about 85. mires-fronr Bhamo. Lazarsky had about 25 men wJth.hini then. The, others had been deployed along the way "on scouting missions. At about 11 o'clock- in the morning hel saw the village through the trees.-The Japs could.be seen moving about inside. Tne village, nestled in a hollow, was ideally suited for attack. - Lazarsky placed the 60 millimeter milli-meter mortar he had -with him about 300 yards from the target The Kachins were about 150 yards away, ready to lire at almost point-blank range. ; , When the firing started the Japs screamed in terror. Ool$. light fire was returned. The shooting continued for about 10 minutes, and then the village was quiet. They rushed Into check the 'dead. After a few seconds" inspection, a Kachin ran to Lazarsky -.with a Jap colonel's insignia in his hand: Killed by Mortar Shell Col. Mariana had been killed by one of Lazarsky's mortar shells.' His body was found on. a stretcher, indicating that he had been wounded before. His papers and identification were .taken.-by Lazarsky, and the' body was buried by the villagers. The Kachins were given the reward.. For the next nine months the Japs steadily lost ground. Lazarsky La-zarsky organized and led a 'battalion 'bat-talion of Kachins againrt the retreating re-treating Japs. They chased- the Jt.ps as far as Lashio on the Burma, road. This was Lazarsky's destination. He left for home after the Kachins made him i member of the tribe and feted htm at a three-day celebration. Lazarsky holds the distinguished Chinese and American forces were able to get to Myitkyina. J all the food and chased out the Too Late For Classification Y"'Vt '"f.u"1 , "Yi,PfuJ ffilthree stars on his Asiatic ribbon. him a Jap party had just taken FOB SALE OR TRADE 1941' Dodee pickuD. New motor, rood .tires, would trade for late model I'j ton trucK. riouie i sex 4tn South 8th West. Orem. s30 FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRIC stove and refrigerator, day Deo. omce typewriter aesx. basin- ette and other items. 649 East 2nd North. s30 FOR SALE TRAILERS TRAILER. 863 West Center. 1943 Glider trailer house. Sleeps limp MarKet. across ironi theater. Orem. 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Refreshments were served ser-ved . to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hold-away, Hold-away, Wilda Wells, Janet and Jean Clegg, La Wanna Burning-ham, Burning-ham, June Allen, Barbara and Cleo Harding, Lorraine Wells and Rex Blake. Wilson Madsen has registered at the U. S. A. C. at Logan to continue his college work. Janet Clegg, Cleo Harding, Wilda Wells and Russell Gam mon will attend the B Y U this coming year. Lt. Wayne Hebertson visited here during the week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J, Madsen Sr. He left by plane to spend hps furlough with his par ents. Major and Mrs. T. C. Hebertson Heb-ertson of Salinas, Calif. Lt. Heb ertson reports for overseas duty soon. Jesse Allen S2c navy visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. &llen enroute to San Diego, Calif., from Philadelphia where he spent his leave with his wife. Mrs. Joy O. Clegg visited Friday Fri-day with her father, T. Franklin Griffin who is seriously ill at his home in Salt Lake. 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