Word: mihailovich
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...When I am too tired," said Draja Mihailovich...
...Belgrade prison cell, Draja Mihailovich awaited trial for treason (though he claimed that he had fought against Germany for his king & country). Marshal Tito (who had fought more effectively against Germany, but for Stalin & Communism) spoke sentence ahead of the judges: "[His] crimes against the people of Yugoslavia are far too big and horrible [to permit discussion of] whether he is guilty or not." 500-odd U.S. airmen who had fought in Yugoslavia disagreed...
They did not know much about Balkan politics, but they were sure that Mihailovich was a right guy, and they said so in hundreds of protest letters. Last week some of them turned up at the New York County Lawyers' Association in Manhattan's Vesey Street to testify before the Committee for a Fair Trial for Mihailovich. Excerpts...
Staff Sergeant William P. Whelan, East Pittsburgh, Pa.: "One day we saw General Mihailovich. We got his autograph and he was very amused by this. ... I get very mad when I know that he is classified as a traitor and his life is at stake...
...direct responsibility in the matter." But the U.S.'s official protests had been in vain and Washington was not prepared to take further action. Only the 500 grateful U.S. fliers were still trying. Their testimony would be forwarded to Marshal Tito in a probably futile effort to save Mihailovich's life...