Evening star., 1942-12-12
Navy Department List!
I'D. {. Men Dead,
| LOST, 6 Wounded
Reur AdmiruI Scott
Heads CosuoIty Roll;
9 Nearby Men Included

The Navy Department casualty list
No. 18, released today, lists as Dis
trict casualties a rear admiral and
three enlisted men dead, one en-
listed man missing in action, and one
officer and five enlisted men as
wounded.
The casualty list, which covers the
period from November Is to Novem-
ber 80, included three missing and
one wounded from nearby Virginia,
and three dead and two missing
from nearby Maryland.
List No. Is brings the number of
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard
casualties reported to next of kin
from December 7, 1941, to November
80. 1912, inclusive, to total of 49,
838, the Navy Department reported.
Majority Hit in Action.
OF this total, there were 1913
casualties listed from November 16
to November 30, 1912, inclusive. The
ma ajority of the casualties resulted
from direct action with the enemy,
but men lost during operations at
sea or in the sea are included. Those
listed as missing" may have been
rescued at sea or become stranded
at isolated spots.
Among the District casualties, two
officers were listed Rear Admiral
Norman Scott, U. S. N, 1890 Thrift
eth street NV, was reported dead,
and Second 1t. George S. Planter,
Marine Corps, 800 Eighteenth street
NE. was reported wounded.
The dead among the enlisted per-
sonnel from the District included
Pvt. Raymond w. Herndon, marines,
GAO street Sc; Pvt. Marvin r..
McClanahan, marines, of 600 Flor
ence street NE, and Pvt. Jack Nor
ris, marines, of 2l8 Rittenhouse
street NV. Chief Machinist's Mate
Lance Moore, U. S. N, 5108 Third
street NV, was the only District
man reported missing.
Scott Headed Task Force.
Rear Admiral Scott, native of
Indianapolis, Ind, was appointed to
the Naval Academy in 1907. He met
death In the Battle of Guadalcanal
on November 13, while in command
OF task force He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Margene Scott.
He was executive officer OF the
first Jacob Jones when that de-
stroyer was struck by an enemy
submarine on December s, 1917. For
that duty he was awarded a special
letter OF commendation for his "ex-
cellent seamanship in getting life
belts and splinter nets from the
bridge into the water, encouraging
and helping the men in general, do
Ing everything possible demanded
by the emergency in the short time
available"
He had duty in an Eagle division,
and in naval communication in the
Bureau of Navigation. He was an in
structor in the department of cleo
trlcal engineering and physics at
the Naval Academy.
He was a member of the naval
mission to Brazil from February,
1887, to November, 1899, and later
served in the Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations in the Navy De-
partment. He went on sea duty in
June of this year.
Planter Wounded in Action,
Second 1t. Planter, a native of
Chester, Pa, enlisted in the Marines
at Boston. Mass, in 1926, and ad-
vanced through the ranks as he
served in various sectors of Marine
action, including Nicaragua. He
was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant on May IL of this year.
His wife. Mrs. Margaret Planter.
Is living at their home here. He
was wounded in action. Where this
TOOK place was not specified by the
Navy.
Pvt. Herndon, "a, a native of Wal
terboro. S. c., was serving as a ma
rlne paratrooper. He enlisted in the
Marines in 1888, and was serving In
the Pacific area when his wife re-
ceived word of his death on Novem-
Der II, She is employed by the
United States News.
Died on Guadalcanal.
Pvt. McClanahan, native of
Washington. is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson M. McClanahan of
500 Florence street NE. His father
Is employed by the Navy Yard and
his mother took a job there shortly
after she was notified OF sons
death. He was believed to have been
fighting on Guadalcanal.
Pvt. Morris is a native of Wash
lngton. His mother is Mrs. Mar
guerlte B. Weldon. He was on duty
In the Pacific area.
Chief Machinist's Mate Moore, 81,
was serving in the Navy aviation
section when reported missing. He
had been in the service for l8 con-
tinuous years.
A native of Iowa, he is married to
the former Miss Beulah Gibson, q
lifelong resident of Washington. He
was stationed at Anacostia, Md, in
1887. In addition to his wife, Moore
Is survived by 2-year- -old son,
James Lance Moore.
Wounded Listed.
The five men from the District re-
ported wounded we're:
Pvt. George P. Broderick, l8, Ma
rine Corps Reserve, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Broderick. 325 H street
NE. A graduate of St. Aloysius
School in 1898. he was employed by
the Paragraph Printing Co. until
he enlisted on January n, 1912. His
parents, who first were notified that
he was wounded on November "a. be-
lieve he was in the Solomon Island
area
Pvt. Harry r. Grif1ith, %, Marine
Corps Reserve, is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Griffith, 1890 Trinidad
avenue NE. A native of Washing
ton, he attended Elliott Junior High
and worked for Standard Brand
Corp. before enlisting on January
u. 1912. His parents learned Of his
being wounded on December l. They
believed he was on Guadalcanal.
Pvt. Patrick A. O'Brien, 10, Marine
Corps, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James F.. O'Brien, 722 Tewkesbury
street NV. A native Of Washing