Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Lost Plane
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One woman, Navy nurse, also
was on the plane.
The last radio contact with the
plane was Thursday morning when
it was circling in the vicinity of
San Francisco. Fog and bad wealth.
er, the Navy said, prevented land
ing at that time.
The Navy made no further report
on a second Navy plane, one of it's
twin-engined cargo transport land
type planes, which was overdue with
a compliment of three officers and
three enlisted men, after taking off
Friday from Winslow, Ariz.
The passenger list of the other
plane, in addition to Admiral Eng
lish and Comdr. Myers, included:
Capt. Robert Holmes Smith of
Rocky Mount, N. c., commanding
officer of naval vessel.
Capt. Hobert E. Thomas, Rockford,
Ill, of the Navy Civil Engineer
Corps, director of the Pacific division
of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Capt. Donald c. Goodwin, Will
Jamestown, N. c., attached to the
18th Naval District.
Confdr:- John j. Crane, Toledo.
Ohio, assigned to duties at sea.
Comdr Francis L. Black, San
Diego, Calf, attached to the staff
Of the commander-in-chief, Pacific
lie Lieut.. sscomdr... John 1. R: Coll.
Jeffersonville, Ind, gunnery officer
of Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet.
Lieut.. Comdr. George r. Stone,
Big Rapids, Mich, attached to the
l4th Naval District at Pearl Har-
hor. 4
Lieut.. G.g) Edna Owella Morrow,
Pasadena, Calf, Navy nurse as
signed to duty in the South Pacific.
Members of Crew.
Crew members, all of whom were
non-naval personnel. included:
Robert McNair Elzey, captain,
Palo Alto, Calf
Orvan K. Judd, first officer, Berke-
ley, Calf.
John r. Maynard, second officer,
Alameda, Calf.
George H. Aabel, third officer,
Menlo Park, Calf.
Leo A. Mackota, first engineer,
San Francisco, Calf.
John j, Eagan, ST., second en-
gineer, Alameda, Calf.
Clarence P. Thompson, first radio
officer, San Leandro, Calf.
George w. Angus, second radio
officer, Oakland, Calf.
John c. Hill, fight steward, Car
los, Calf
Wife Still Hopes.
Admiral English, who became SIS
years old only week ago yesterday,
has a wife, Mrs. Eloise Walker Eng
fish and three children living at
4445 Lowell street NV.
Mrs. English said last night that
she had mot given up hope" for her
husband and that the Rickenbacker
rescue made her feel that there
will be good news" about him.
Mrs. English was notified yeSter-
day morning that her husband was
on the missing Seaplane. She said
she Immediately telephoned her
three children, all of whom are
away from home, as they would not
get the shock of hearing the news
over the radio or reading it.
Admiral English, native of
Warrenton, Ga, has been IN the
Navy since 1911, when he was grad
uated from the Naval Acadarny
at Annapolis.
Awarded Navy Cross.
He has been a submarine special
list since the last war when he
served at the New London Snip
& Engine Co, Groton, Conn, and
later helped fit cut a submarine
which he then commanded as well
as for saving another mans life in
an explosion aboard submarine.
After the war, he had various
commands at sea and shore, not
only on submarine duty but in vari-
Gus other vessels and types of
service. In May, 1888, Admiral
English was assigned as chief of
staff and aide to the commander of
the submarine force, United States
Fleet, and held that post until June,
1899, when he was brought back to
Washington for a second tour of
duty in the Office of the chief Of
naval operations.
He was made director of the fleet