Evening star., 1943-11-10
Ten 6. ". u. Seniors
Given Commissions
In Reserve Unit

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native of Italy, native of Rumania
and youth whose parents and three
sisters are prisoners of the japanese
in the Philippine Islands, have been
commissioned first lieutenants in the
Army Medical Corps Reserve, the
War Department announced today.
All will be graduated from the
medical school next Wednesday, and
will begin internships in the next
few weeks. Nine of the 10 will ir-
tern at local hospitals.
At the same time, the War Depart
ment announced the promotion of
four Army officers from the District
area.
One OF them. raised from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant, was
Wharton Lester McGreer, 1923 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, whose foster
father, E. Dorsey McGreer, formerly
was charge d'affairs of the Cana
dian Legation in Toxic and a pas
Isenger on the first voyage of the
exchange ship Gripsholm.
Other Promotions.
Others were Maj. Howell Arm
strong Nash, formerly of 2449 North
Lexington street, Arlington. who was
made a lieutenant colonel; Capt.
Charles Eldis Foster. 1882 Fifth
street NV, promoted to major, and
1t. Rex Milligan Ickes, 1901 Fiji
teenth street NV, raised to first
lieutenant.
The medical students commits
stoned were: Gordon Murdoch
Smith, 35ll Porter street NV; Guy
Adams Richards. 34l5 A street Sc:
Ariel Aldace Anteo Mengarini, 1905
Thirty second street NV; Samuel
Dennis Loube. 22l5 Fourteenth
street NV; William Kurstin, 1854
Tewkesbury place NV: Samuel
Boyce Pole, III, 3647 Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc; John Bernard Fegan 1000
Fifth street NV: James Francis
Dowd. 1915 Twelfth street NV:
Francis Joseph Crilley, jr., 290l
South Dakota avenue NE, and
Joseph Augustine Connor, jr., 1929
Fulton street NV.
1t. Connor, %, was born in the
Philippines and his mother, father
and three sisters were in Manila
at the time of the Japanese inva-
sion. He attended George Wash
ington University before entering
the medical school. He was mar
ried two years ago
Italian Included.
| 1t. Mengarini, who obtained his
final American citizenship papers =
year and half ago, was born in
Rome and received part of his
higher education at the Regio Liceo
Scientifico there. Twenty four
years old, he is well known as a
tournament chess player.
A native of Rumania. 1t. Loube
%. came here at an early age, and
became An American citizen when
his father obtained naturalization
papers He attended Central High
School, Georgetown University and
George Washington University, be-
fore entering the medical school,
where he ranks near the top of his
class. He Is married. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Loube, who
also live here at the Fourteenth
street address.
1t. Kurstin, "a, also belongs to sew
eral scholastic honor societies On
graduation from Mckinley High
School. he received a four year
scholarship to George Washington
University, where he took an A. B.
degree before entering medical
school. He is married and lives with
his wife at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Greenbaum
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs Abraham
Kurstin, live at 1881 H street NE.
Attended u. Of M.
1t Crilley, ~, attended Tech
High School. the University of
Maryland and Catholic University,
before beginning medical studies at
George Washington. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Joseph Crilley
live at the South Dakota avenue
| address.
1t. Dowd, "a, also is a District
native. He went to st. Gabriel's Ele-
mentary, st. Johns High and the
University of Maryland before tax
ing up medical studies at George
Washington. His parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Mortimer Dowd, live at 1915
Twelfth street NV. He has two
sisters, Mrs Thomas G.. Corcoran,
wife of the prominent New Deal
attorney, and Mrs George Foulkes,
also of Washington.
1t. Fegan is Is, and attended
Eastern High School and George
Washington University. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Fegan. and
his sister Dorothy live at 1000 Fifth
street NV.
1t. Smith, Is. lives here with his
aunts. the Misses Eliza L. and
Eugenia G. Smith. He attended
Western High School and George
Washington University before en-
tering medical school.
District Native.
1t. Pole Is the son of Mrs. Sarah
L. Pole, 1886 Sixteenth street NV.
He lives with his wife at 3647 Min
nesota avenue Sc He Is %, was
born in the District and attended
Central High School and the Uni
versity OF Kentucky.
1t. Richards, "a and married, is
the son of DR.. G. S. Richards,
American Fork, Utah. He attended
the University of Utah.
OF the officers promoted. 1t. Nc
Greer, %, is serving in the Signal
Corps at Pinedale, Calf. Before
entering the Army two years ago,
he lived here with his aunt Mrs