U.S. AIRMEN MISSING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 99, 23 October 1942, Page 5

U.S. AIRMEN MISSING

NAMES LIKE THOSE GIVEN BY TOKIO

(Rec. noon.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 Four American airmen whose names closely correspond with those broadcast from Tokio actually were on the army's list of flyers missing1 as the result of storms encountered after the raid on Tokio in April was completed, said the Secretary of War, Mr. H. L. Stimson. He added that there were relatively few airmen missing: after this raid.

Some flyers may.have been forced down by lack of petrol in Japanesecontrolled territory. One plane was interned in Russia and several others were involved in forced landings in China. Very few of these planes were missing. "Our flyers who attacked Tokio were instructed to attack only military targets. Our reports indicate that they did so with remarkable accuracy," Mr. Stimson said. "We abide by the Geneva Convention governing the conduct of war, and expect our enemies to do the same.

"We are very loath to believe that Japan is going to violate these rules. We have allowed the Red Cross to inspect the condition of all Japanese prisoners held by us, and are making every effort to see that the rules of Geneva and the rules of humanity are carried out."