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PAGESAXTON(Continued from ‘First-Page)Dick was stationed on-, the II.. S. S, Santiago. . .The Santiago took part hr all the great battles of the Pacific from Midway, the Coral Sea, and on to the final entry at Tokyo Bay. The U. S. S. Santiago was the first ship to enter the bay and tied up at the docks on August 28th, 1945, And Richard Brumbaugh of Saxton was the first American to land on Japanese territory fin the months before the arrival at Tokyo, the Santiago and her personnel had a busy life. After the battle of the Coral- Sea, it began the bombardment and worked with the couriers at Guadalcanal. Then it worked its way up through the Marianas, the Gilberts and the Pelelin Islands, Credited with 5S planes arm 15 probables, the Santiago saw more action thpn any other ship during the war and was rated with 20 Battle Stars. The battle of, Santa Cruz. was the worst of many bad battles, so far asJTXck is concerned. ’It was here that the Hornet and .the Wasp were sunk.The Santiago was -hit ky torpedoes just once, and that came at, night off the Florida group q! the Marshalls.The ship had just returned22’* Pipeless Furnaces . Hot Water Boilers 1 Chrome Towel Bara and other Chrome Bathroom fittings.mmm 111 FourthEIGHTfrom a bombardment mission, arid the torpedo fortunately hit 1 an empty magazine.' The 'damage was repaired within- a abort time.'•’There isn’t much to tell— every day was just routine. There isn’t too much to say about the life of a sailor-—but I was proud tb serve on the Santiago,” thus spoke Dick modestly. He wears the American Defense Ribbon, the American Theatre Ribbon, the Asiatic Pacific‘Ribbon, the Philippine-Ribbon, the Philippine liberation Ribbon, three silver stars, four broti2e stars and the Presidential Citation' Ribbon, for the Santiago's outstanding 'action of twenty-seven raids tn fifteen days. ' • :Going in to Tokyo, August 28th the Santiago carried MacArlhur, Nimitz and Halsey,. The ship served as a hospital ship and radio station in the bay, witlr a complete broadcasting system installed by NBC.Dick was among the group to escort thirty members of the military personnel into th6 city to sign the papers for the coming of the invasion army. Parts of of the invasion army, papers with all gun installations marked, and details to facilitate the landings Tokyo seeni.a lot like ah American city, but down close to1, the wharfs, its nothing but'slums. The. Japs seemed to go on about their business aa usual, and hot the way we might expect in view of their having lost the war.”His duties aboard the San-i tiago consisted of supervising all work oh the ship, its general up-, kec.p, i-efueling at sea, etc. It kept, you busy, and didn’t give you mil ?h time to worry about things.” The Santiago left Tokyo on September 1, docking at San Francisco on September 13th.During his four years in theTHEservice he saw no one from home, ,j and spent but 34 ’days hi the \ atatea—-So T was very. mueli'l ready when my discharge' came .1 through/ Dick plana to go back to'his old’job,in the mills at Ali- ,« qwppa within a ahor£ time.He may have had a ring-side 1 seat on a lot of history, but he Is t only too glad to be home and fa .1 civilian again. v iIII rf'A. A «-% a * * * ** m
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The Daily News
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Oct 16, 1945
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