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Gapti Bill Cherry -(Continued from Page One)recalled. It was Capt. Cherry who found the four oranges that were the only food the men had with the exception of a few soa-birds and fish1.The sea was rough, but the men were able to tie the lifeboats together, and as the northeast wind blew them away, they, could sec the tail. of the plane bobbing in the ocean.“The radio operator had tuned the radio down to the correct kilocycles, and normally our message would have been picked up by any number of ships and islands. This time there wasn't a one.“We thought we'd be found on the second day and that it would all be a romantic adventure.“On the second day we had a feast. We cut one orange into eight parts. The third day it was the. same. And the fourth. And the fifth,” he said.The -men had fish hooks, .but sharks like fish hooks, and finally there was just one left. Then there were none.“I lost account of the days after the third day, but one of the boysannounced for God to witness that 1 he had done all he could do. It wasn’t long till another cloud came up from nowhere and blew them back-to the island and over the reef.“I think a man can go out on a life raft a fatalist or an atheist, but he won't come back that way. . You get pretty near to God.” !Capt. Cherry believes he might have lived another week on the raft—unconscious, hut for not more than two days longer could he have remained conscious. • Already there were nightmares— what few minutes he could sleep.At the close of the banquet, it was announced that the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs are buying Capt. Cherry a .pair of cowboy boots—to take the place of those that went dowft with the Fortress, and a similar pair goes to Lieut. Moore in appreciation for his heroic service to his country.Answers To TEST YOUR I. P.(Continued from Page 6)1. Maj.-Gon. Fulgencio Batista, president of Cuba, and President Carlos Arroyo del Rio, ofT 7...._____
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Wellington Leader
Wellington, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 31, 1942
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