Evening star., 1942-06-24

brother of Miss Ethel M. Bromeyer
both Of 2701 Connecticut avenue
NV.
ClaSSmate Of O'Hare.
Born in ST. Louis, he was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy al
Annapolis. from which he graduated
in the class of 1897 with Edward
O'Hare, who as a naval pilot shot
down five japanese planes and
crippled a sixth last February ir
the battle of the Pacific.
From Annapolis, 1t. Bromeyer
went to the Philadelphia Officers
Training School. and then was as.
signed to the Navy Yard here for
about a year. He went to Shanghai
China, in 1899 and remained there
until the evacuation to Manila. A
message to his family dated Some
where" February 5. this year said
L am safe and healthy" And later
message dated March 13. said Il am
still hale and hearty He was un-
derstood by his mother to be listed
at Corregidor.
While in Washington the young
naval officer was a member of the
Army and Navy Club and was well
known as a golf player. He has a
brother, George Bromeyer. who is
president of the Ferguson Bank OF
Ferguson. Mo. near st. Louis and is
also president Of the Sterling FL
nance Co. of st. Louis.
Pvt. First Class Edward G. Free
M. c., listed as missing" is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Free of 1854
Connecticut avenue NV. He was
recently awarded the Silver Star for
'gallantly in action in the Manila
Bay area.
Former Aviation Cadet.
Born in Philadelphia. he attend
ed schools in Miami Beach and
Jacksonville, Fla, graduating from
high school in Nashville, Tenn He
attended State Teachers College at
Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was a
member of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps and also served in
the Tennessee National Guard. He
became a sergeant in an aviation
unit of the Tennessee Observation
Squadron and at Kelly Field, Tex.
became an Army aviation cadet
He enlisted in the Marines in 1940
served in China for nearly a year,
was transferred to the Philippines.
where he fought through several
battles and is now believed to be a
prisoner on Corregidor. His father
Is an insurance company adjuster
Pvt. First Class Jack C. Ostrom,
NJ c., who is listed as missing, is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R.
Ostrom of 1924 Thirty-ffth place
NV. Three men of the family are
in the service-Jack, his father, who
is first lieutenant, Army Air
Forces, stationed here, and Edgar
S. Farr, his half brother, who is
graduating this month as pilot
in the Army Air Forces at Mather
Field, Calf.
Jack Ostrom, who was born in
Montana. spent most Of his life
here, attended Janney Grade
School, Gordon Junior High School
and Woodrow Wilson High School,
where he was student when he
enlisted in the marines in July,
1910. He was stationed at Denver,
Colo; San Diego and Hawthorn,
New, before going overseas to
Shanghai. The family received
several letters from him.
A message from Marine Corps
headquarters notified the family he
was performing his duty in the
service of his country in the Manila
area when that station capitulated.
1t was thought be may be a pris-
oner. He has brother, Gene, 13,
at home. Jack was a member Of
Boy Scout Troop l9, at Eldebrooke
Methodist Church, and later a
member Of Mount Taber Methodist
Church, near his home.
Henshaw in Naval Reserve.
John Sylvester Henshaw, seaman,
first class, United States Naval Re-
serve, listed as missing" is the
husband of Mrs. Jennie E. Henshaw
of 607 H street S.W. He had been
q member of the Reserve for many
years, Mrs. Henshaw said, and went
to active duty some time ago. They
have one daughter, Evelyn. He was
born in Washington.
In the Maryland division, 1t. Col.
Samuel w. Freeney, Marine Corps,
of Baltimore is placed on the miss
ing list. He previously had been re-
ported in a wounded classification
Others reported missing by the
Marine Corps include Talton B.
first-class private,
whose sister, Mrs. H. A. England,
lives at 1903 North Utah street,
He enlisted in the ma
rines about two years ago while
living in Texas. His father, lives at
Sulphur. Okla, and his mother Is
dead. Pvt Montgomery has never
lived In the Washington area.
James A. Richards, 20, Of Naylor,