Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
May 9, 1945 Verhovay Journal Page 7 147. PFC. THEODORE SABO Theodore Sabo, too, hailed £rom Chicago. He was born there on November 5, 1914. After graduating from the Lake View High School he attended the American Academy of Art studying dress designing. Then he was employed by the Indian Garment Company in the capacity of assistant manager. He was S inducted on December 19, 1942 and was taken over- B seas after only six months, without even having had I the opportunity to have a last visit with his family. I He participated in the campaigns on Bouganville, the g Solomons and at Manilla. He was cited several times H for valor displayed in action. He was a member of Branch 164. Chicago, Illinois and is the first heroic dead member of this branch, the officers of which notified by circular letter, the entire membership of the death of their heroic fellow-member. His widowed mother received thé following telegram: “The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Pfc. Theodore Sabo died in Luzon; Philippine Islands, 5 April, 1945.” Pfc. Theodore Sabo is the 37th fatal casualty of the Verhovay in the Pacific theatre of war. The sorrow of his widowed mother is shared by all Verhovay members. Valentine Demeter was born on the 22nd of April, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois. On December 17, 1937 he joined the Navy Reserve and entered service in 1940. For a long time he served on the U.S.S. George F. Elliot, a transport ship, on the Atlantic. Later he was transferred to the U.S.S. South Dakota, a battle-ship which sailed for some time on the Atlantic and was later transferred to the Pacific Theatre of war. This battleship was involved in the great naval battles around the Solomon Islands at which time Valentine Demeter was wounded twice. Recovering from his wounds he was furloughed and upon returning home he married Mary Kraemer on September 4, 1943. It was a brief furlough and a short period of happiness for him and his bride. His furlough expiring, he returned to active duty and was transferred to another battleship which participated in the memorable attack on the island of Leyte. At this time he was wounded for the third time when a Japanese bomb hit the battleship. It was a serious wound. For 47 days he was confined to a hospitalship, then he was brought back to the naval hospital at Oakland, California on the 21st of December, 1944. Three months later, on the 17th of B March, 1945, he was transferred to the naval hospital in Great Lakes, 111., where he finally succumbed. He died on the 11th of April, 1945, as a result of serious wounds received in action. For nearly half a year this hero suffered before death finally claimed him. What his protracted hospitalization must have meant to his family and to his wife is hard to express. His body was brought home, to Chicago, from Great Lakes, 111., and was laid out at the funeral home of John A. Zimmcrmann, a member of our Association. at 91st Street and Cottage Avenue. The funeral took place on the 16th of April when his remains were taken to the Burnside Reformed Church and following the service he was interned in the Greenwood Cemetery. The funeral parlor was filled with flowers. Branch PFC JOSEPH TOTH, brother in law of Marine Rakoczy, has a wife and wee baby daughter living at the above Roulo address in Dear- i born. Joe has been in the army ' since April 6, 1943 and is a com-SEAMAN 1st CLASS JULIUS S. MAGYAR, who is 23 years old, has been in five major battles within six months . . .Guam, Saipan, Leyte, Tarawa and Luzon. His home is at 8087 Vanderbilt, Detroit, and he would appreciate letters from Verhovay members. Julius entered Th ey Gare Th (Continued from Page 6) her in her bereavement. May the memory of the brief happiness she had with her heroic husband, become a source of comfort to her in her mourning. 146. C.B.M. VALENTINE DEMETER eir Lives ... 37 of Chicago, 111,, the Ladies Group of Branch 37 and the Chicago branches in a body, sent wreaths as an expression of their deepest sympathy. Valentine Demeter has a brother in the Armed Forces: S/Sgt. William C. Demeter, a Crew Chief in the Air Forces, who is stationed at Mercer, Cal. The deepest sympathy of all Verhovayans goes out to the bereaved family and to his young bride whose loyal love earned her but a brief happiness followed by protracted anxiety which ended in mourning. She is the 17th war-widow of our Association while her husband was the 36th Verhovayan to make the Supreme Sacrifice on the Japanese front, and the first heroic dead member of Branch 37, Chicago, 111. THE MEMORY OF OUR 147 HEROIC DEAD SHALL REMAIN WITH US FOR EVER. The FERRET SEZ (Continued from Page 2) beat the Marines.” This real, heblooded Marine is sending home some Jap souvenirs . . . bayonets, flags, coins and several other surprises. He wrote his family that while fighting for the possession of this important little island, they didn’t have any rest for 24 days out of 30. Our Frankie is 23 years old and wrote me to ask some Verhovay ^ members to write letters to him. His folks will send his overseas address on request. bat engineer “somewhere, in Germany.”' While in a recent tough battle, Joe met up with some shrapnel wounds in the thigh, and leg, but he is back in the midst of war again. This young man. who is 29 years old, writes to wife Mary that his great desire is for a soft, warm featherbed, after sleeping in muddy fox holes with blinding rain pouring down. He wants to see his baby daughter. the Navy in June, 1943 and served on the U.S.S. Shenango until he was hospitalized with a swollen leg and a 105 degree fever, in Washington, D C. hospital for three weeks. Julius relates an exciting tale of fighting Jap planes and picking up a lone survivor who, they discovered, was a 16 year old pilot. Missing his ship by 2 hours after his release from the hospital, he has applied for shore duty until the war is over. Julius’ greatest desire is to have the war end soon so. that he can come home and sit on his front porch and have Mom bring him his favorite eats. MOTOR MACHINIST’S MATE 3rd CLASS DANIEL S. BAKI, aged 19 years, is our youngest member who has seen action. Entering the Navy on March 9, 1944 he became a Fireman, 1st Class and on March 1, 1945 he received his new rank while overseas. Danny boy has seen Pearl Harbor, fought in the battles for the Marshall Islands, Guam and I wo Jima. Latest reports are that he has left Iwo Jima for “parts unknown”. As Danny wrote to his Mom and Dad, it was three days before they invaded the island of Iwo Jima and it was a long and tough fight. Danny would like to hear from youngsters his age and by writing to his home address at 7796 Navy Street in Detroit, his folks will be glad to furnish overseas address. It occurs to your Ferret that it would give the boys a great deal of comfort if they could met each other while performing the supreme duty of fighting for the peace of the future. Wouldn't it be interesting to hear that Marine Rakoczy, Seaman Julius Magyar and Mo. MM Danny Baki could meet on one of these Islands? The mothers of these boys are going to send this issue of the Verhovay Journal to them, studying the pictures and storis, perhaps the kids will keep a sharp lookout for these faces from home. Three cheers for the Army, Navy Marines and Air Corps represented here! MAY THE GOOD LORD WATCH OVER THESE BOYS!
