Evening star., 1942-08-05
Navy Casualty List Reports
Three in Nearby Area Missing
Includes A. |. Dioz,
c. l. Slaughter, Jr.,
And 6. 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 as.
The Nays 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
. 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
Diaz of 622 Patrick street, Alex
andria, chief pharmacists mate. and
Clarence Lee Slaughter, jr.. Of Mer-
rifield, machinist's mate, second
class. Also missing is Charles H. Har-
ris Of 607 Forty ninth avenue, Capt.
tol Heights. Nd, 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.
Diax Is Years in Navy.
Mr.. Diaz 3o, 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
Ridgefield 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 1899
after obtaining his release from the
National Guard. In which he had
served for a year. He received his
training at the Naval Hospital In
Norfolk and was assigned to the
Naval Hospital in Washington until
June, 1941. At that time his request
for foreign service was granted and
he 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 a
letter from him after he joined the
Navy in which Mr.. Harris said he
was doing some boxing.
"Safe and Well" December %.
On December %, the family re.
ceived a telegram from Mr.. Harri,
in which he assured them he wa.
safe and we'll"
His father, Charles E. Harris, i.
employed in the mail equipment
shop of the Post once Department
One brother, Corpl. Edward L. Har
ris. "a, is visiting his parents from
Camp Pine, N. Y. Another brother
Arthur. 49, is a senior at the Mary
land Park High School and is work
ing this summer as a messenger Il
the Navy Yard. Arthur said he ex
poets TO join the Navy when h
completes his high school course.
Charles Harris is a nephew @
: Sergt. Howell H. Harris, jr., also o
Capitol Heights, who was reporte
killed on Bataan January 27. Tn
families received letters saying tn
two had seen each other a few day
e before japanese attacks were re
: ported. The last word the familie
S received said that Charles Harr
was on Corregidor.
r Mr.. Slaughter enlisted May
S 1898, and had not been home fo
/, three years. His parents, who be
e lleve that he is still alive aboard
a United States warship. last hear
= from him from Canaco Hospit;
= December 5, 194l. where he was re
covering from a smashed hand. II
a told them he was planning to G
n back on sea duty soon. He was fir
! reported a Japanese prisoner, h
6 parents said.