Evening star., 1942-10-04
D. c. Marine Officer in Action
In the Solomon Islands
Pharmacists Mate Reported Missing
Somewhere in the Pacific
In the Solomons,

~ .0.10S., VIII was Q1CllClOA4Cu Gllls
week in action in the Battle of thu
Solomons, is the son of Mrs. w. N
McKelvy, Bradley boulevard, Chevy
Chase, Md, and the late Col. Will
liam N. McKelvy, U.S.M.C. 1t. Col
McKelvy graduated from Annapo-
lis in 1921, 80 years after his father
and his son, william N. McKelvy
III, is now studying at Randles
Preparatory School for Annapolis
where he will continue the McKelvy
tradition OF service in the United
States Marine Corps. With his wife
and daughter, Frances, 10, he for
merly resided at 3525 Davenport
street NV.
Missing in Action.
Henry T. Raissle, %. pharmacist S
mate, second class, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. c. Raissle, 6l3 Fifth street
s.W., is reported missing, according
to a recent Navy Department an
nouncement. The last letter re-
ceived by his parents was dated
July a. Mr.. Raissle enlisted in the
Navy March %, 1899, and was on
duty somewhere in the Pacific
He received his education at West
End and Phillips High Schools
While at Phillips, he was captain of
an ROTC unit.
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Two District men recently grad
uated from the Aviation Radio
School here after an intensive course
in radio and gunnery. They are
John E. MCGOWAN, son of Mrs. N
Saunders. 1921 r street Sc, and
James Elmer Doolin, son of Mrs
Alberta Doolin SOL Twelfth street
NE. The two men, now qualified
as aviation radiomen. will be as
signed to a naval air unit for fur
ther duty.
At Camp Carson, Colo.
Henry c. Mockabee, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Carlton Mockabee,
1880 Kearney street NE, was re-
Gently promoted to the grade of staff
sergeant. He is serving with the
S14th Engineer Battalion here.
Somewhere in Alaska.
Corpl. Samuel H. Green, 4428 Ord
street NV, who is in charge Of a
lumber camp here, reports to his
family at home of snow in Alaska
In September. Prior to his entering
the armed forces, Corpl. Green was
active in the District Police Boys
Club.
At Camp Roberts, Calf.
Second 1t. Alfred S. Hazard re-
Gently reported for duty at the Re-
placement Training Center here.
At Santa Ana, Calf.
Cadet Robert A. Hense, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Hense, Is Bryant
street NE, has been classified as a
pilot. arriving here just recently for
training. Cadet Hense graduated
from the Casey Jones School of
Aeronautics, Newark, N. j., in July.
He is also graduate of the Emer-
son Institute.
At Clearwater, Fla.
John E. Callow. jr., son of Mrs.
Robert R. Callow, 1417 Twentieth
street NV. recently arrived at the
Army Air Forces School here for
basic training.
In Hawaii.
Pvt. George Wienecke. son of Mrs.
Minnie Wienecke, is now stationed
here, serving in an electrical unit.
Pvt, Wienecke was inducted into the
service in 194l and sent to Fort
Meade. Md. Later he was trans
ferred to Fort Belvoir, Va, where he
attended engineering school for 13
weeks. He was formerly employed
by the Government as an electrician.
He is a graduate of Hyattsville High
School and a former student of the
University of Maryland.
At Miami Beach, Fla.
Seven men from the District and
nearby Maryland recently gradu-
ated from the Air Forces Officer
Candidate School here and have
been commissioned second lieu
tenants in the United States Army
Air Forces. They are: Its. Thomas
d. Mara, st. Leonards, Md; Eugene
A. Carlin, son of Mrs. Eva Carlin,
7004 Hampden lane, Bethesda, Md. :;
Sidney G. Newman son of Mrs. Amy
Newman, 4004 Utah avenue, Brent
wood. Md; Charles w. Dougherty,
son Of Mrs. Charles w. Dougherty
S415 Oakwood terrace NV; Joseph
Luria, son of Mrs. Rose Luria, 1900
Upshur street NV; William Powell
Blair, son of Mrs. May Powell Blair,
1908 Florida avenue NV, and
Hubert Nelson Hoffman. husband of
Mrs. Peggy Lois Hoffman, 218 Thir-
teenth street NE. Their duties will
be to direct vital administrative
and supply operations of the rap
Idly expanding Army Air Forces
ground forces.
Also recent graduates of the Air
Forces Officer Candidate School
here are: Its. Arthur G. Roumel
son of Constantine Roumel, 3044
Davenport street NV; Frederick
Pritchett Gee, of Warrenton, Va,
and son Of Thomas Gee, Kenbridge,
Va; Keith High Miller, son of Mrs.
Louise Arbuckle Miller, Rockdale
Spring Farm, Rockville, Md: Sam
uel B. Maize, jr., husband of Mrs.
Marjorie Marie. 1916 Alton place
NV; James L. Dixon. son of Mrs
Carella Dixon, Ills Massachusetts
avenue NV: Joseph S. Miller, son
OF Benjamin Miller, 835 Decatur
street NV, and Carl A. Beck. son
of William E. Beck, 1914 Mount
Pleasant street NV.
j. Leighton Cornwell, Justice De-
partment tax attorney, was COM
missioned a first lieutenant in the
Army Air Forces and arrived here
for training last week. 1t. Corn
well formerly served on several spe-
cial committees for the Attorney
General and for a time was in the
public relations unit under Asso-
ciate Justice Jackson, former At
torney General.
At Panama City, Fla.
Richard v. Moore. 20 Dolphin
Green S.W., will receive his "Silver
Wings" as an aerial gunner today
upon graduation from the United
States Army Air Forces Flexible
Gunnery School at Tyntall Field
here.