Evening star., 1942-08-05
Navy Casualty List Reports
Three in Nearby Area Missing
includes A. |. Dioz,
c. L. Slaughter, Jr.,
And &. n. Harris

Two men from nearby Virginia
and one from nearby Maryland, all
reported missing. were among cas-
ualties listed by the Navy today for
the two-week period from July II to
July Is. r.
The Navy's ninth casualty list OF
the war brought the dead, wounded
and missing men reported to next
Of kin from the start of the war to
a total of 1892. The recapitulation
was the first officially issued since
the Navy began issuing casualty lists
for its own personnel and its COM
ponent services, the Marine Corps
and the Coast Guard
The list contained the names of
~ dead, Al wounded and 1913 miss
ing-a total of 272 reported to next
of kin during the period. In this
particular list, the Navy said, there
were no Coast Guard casualties and
Marine Corps casualties were only
three killed and one missing.
The Virginians are Arthur Irving
Dlaz OF 622 Patrick street, Alex
andria, chief pharmacists mate. and
Clarence Lee Slaughter, jr., of Mer-
rlfield, machinist's mate, second
class Also missing is Charles H. Har-
ris of GOT Forty-ninth avenue, Capt.
tol Heights, Md, pharmacists mate,
third class.
The three were among six en-
listed men in Virginia and three in
Maryland reported as casualties.
-Four Of the Virginia casualties were
listed as missing and two as wound
ed, and the Maryland casualties,
two missing and one dead.
Diaz 18 Years in Navy.
Mr.. Diaz, 35, has been with the
Navy for the last 18 years, and at
one time was stationed in Washing
ton. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Welsh
Diaz, works at the Naval torpedo
station. Mr.. Diaz is a native of
Ridgefeld Park, N. J. Still living
there are his mother, Mrs. Eliza
Jane Diaz; his brothers, Frank, Rus
sell, Paul and Donald, and a sister,
Mrs. Virginia Strickland.
Mr.. Harris, a native of Capitol
Heights, joined the Navy in 1889
after obtaining his release from the
National Guard in which he had
served for year. He received his
training at the Naval Hospital in
Norfolk and was assigned to the
Naval Hospital in Washington until
June, 194l. At that time his request
for foreign service was granted an>
ne was sent to the Canaco Naval
Hospital in the Philippines.
Mr.. Harris attended the Capitol
Heights School and graduated from
the Maryland Park High School.
Active in athletics, he was a member
OF the schools soccer team and
pitched for the Maryland Aces, a
sandlot baseball team.
His mother, Mrs. Margaret Harris,
said the family had received
letter from him after he joined the
Navy in which Mr. Harris said he
was doing some boxing.
Safe and Welr December %.
On December %, the family re-
ceived telegram from Mr.. Harris
in which he assured them he was
safe and we'll"
His father, Charles E. Harris. is
employed in the mail equipment
shop of the Post Office Department.
One brother, Corpl. Edward L. Har-
| ris, a. is visiting his parents from
Camp Pine, N. Y. Another brother,
Arthur, l0, is senior at the Mary
land Park High School and is work.
ing this summer as messenger in
the Navy Yard. Arthur said he ex-
poets to join the Navy when he
completes his high school course.
Charles Harris is a nephew of
Sergt. Howell H. Harris, jr, also of
| Capitol Heights, who was reported
killed on Bataan January q. The
families received letters saying the
two had seen each other few days
before japanese attacks were re-
ported. The last word the families
received said that Charles Harris
was on Corregidor.
Mr.. Slaughter enlisted May 5,
1888, and had not been home for
three years. His parents, Who be-
| lleve that he is still alive aboard
United States Warship, last heard
from him from Canaco Hospital
December 5, l94l, where he was re-
covering from smashed hand He
told them he was planning to go
back on sea duty soon. He was first
reported "a Japanese prisoner, his
| parents said.