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Local Men Survive War ExperiencesAfter surviving hazardous war experiences, two West side men havp returned to the United (State*, one to Mare island navy yard at San Francisco, and the other to Treasure Island at San Francisco.chael J. Phelan. 4836 W. Gladys ave.. arrived at Treasure island, one of more than 120 survivors from Philippine invasion vessels, and was then home for a leave. He had served on a minesweeper that had been sunk by enemy action in the invasion of Bataan peninsula on Fpb. 14. The ship was sunk by Japanese shore batteries on Bataan and had been hit at least eight times before | she was finally finished off by a U. S. destroyer. IPhelan, one of the two crew j membprs not wounded in the action, was in the water for three hours. his mother stated. He had served in the navy exactly onelt;lt;lt;o 11 icc! ! 9.Toseph Valton Calkins, seamanfirst class, son of Mrs. Wilma Calkins, 336 N. Hamlin ave., was j 'Par to the day he reported barkone of eight men returned to I *fter his leave. A brother, T5Mare island after surviving the Patrick Phelan, who has been inhorrors of Jap imprisonment at the armv for four years, is serv-t,lt;UbclAwBllibid and Cabanntuan. Each of the eieht had lost a limb during the seiges of Bataan and Correg-idor.Calkim wore an artificial leg he madp himsplf durinc the longyears of lmprisonmpnt, but hp threw it into San Francisco bay as the ship steamed into the har-| bor. knowine he will be supplied with a scientific one made to his; mea^urpmpnts.His brother. Norman. Is now in the Philippinps. wh*»rp hp started with thp expressed intention of rescuing Joseph.Harold J Phelan, seaman first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milne in Germany. He has been ovprseas a year. Both are gradu-atps of ppsurrpction and St. Philip High schools.Captain On Leave Is Going OverseasiCapt Harold Oreen. son of Mr.srLbir]Min11WMstraand Mrs. J. L. Green,Gladys ave.. is on leave from ' Atlantic City. Captain Grppn exra4207 | Ti4(]GFIperts to go overseas soon aftfcr khis leave He has been in theservice more than four years and has been serving as a quarter-Ki
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Chicago Garfieldian
Chicago, Illinois, US
Thu, May 17, 1945
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