The Country Gentleman went to press with an illustration of a cow, a fitting illustration for today, which is the day we normally run far related posts.
Sigh. . .
Lieutenant Colonel Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis died in Palau. He was the author of Operations Plan 712: Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia, which became the basis of the American amphibious campaign during World War Two.
A brilliant career Marine, who had entered the Corp in 1900 as a private, he had been on an intelligence gathering mission in the Far East at the time of his death in Palau, a fact which gave rise to rumors that the Japanese had poisoned whiskey he was drinking. In reality, the whiskey itself was likely the poison, as Ellis was a severe alcoholic who likely finally succumbed to the natural implications of that condition.
Judge went to press with an illustration that featured a play on words.
The Chinese bandit kidnapping drama continued.
