Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-30
Names Of -Four More
Captured by laps
Revealed by Navy
1t. Comdr. n. R. Lehman
Native Of Washington,
Included in List

-Four Navy men with wives or rel
atives in Washington are amons
1903 listed as prisoners Of war of the
Japanese in the Philippine Island,
and Manchukuo by the Navy De-
partment today.
The four men are Comdr. Warner
Philip Portz, 1t. Comdr. Mahlon
Fraleigh, Navy Dental Corps; 1t.
Comdr Harold Rupert Lehman,
Navy Supply Corps. and Lawrence
Irving Freeman, machinist mate.
second class.
The Navy announcement ended 4
year OF uncertainty for Mrs. Portz,
whose husband previously had been
reported as missing in the Philip
pines.
1T seemed like he must be zone
until 1 got the word that he was a
prisoner" she said.
The last message that Mrs. Portz.
who lives at 35l5 r street NV, re-
ceived from her husband was an
Easter radio message in 1912. Their
son is at Georgetown University
taking a premedical course.
Comdr. Portx World War Veteran.
Comdr. Portz. native of New
comerstoWn, Ohio, attended the
University Of Ohio and was gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in
1915. He was on convoy duty in the
World War.
After the World War. Comdr.
Portz saw duty with destroyers, and
also served as chief engineer of the
battleship Colorado and the U. S. S.
Memphis. He was in Washington
for two tours of duty of two years
each at the Navy Department., and
in 1910 was sent to Manila, where he
was director of the port and neu-
trality Office.
Mrs. Genevieve Matilda Fraleigh,
1928 N street NV, also was re-
lieved when she learned that her
husband is prisoner of war. She
last had word OF him in April, last
year. She has not seen him for two
years and nine months.
Comdr. Fraleigh. born in Gulfport
Miss, was educated at Loyola Uni
versity, New Orleans, and the Uni
versity of Mississippi.
The only native Washingtonian
on the war prisoners list is Comdr.
Lehman. whose sister. Mrs. c.. /.
Bean. lives at 1917 Eighth street
NV. ~
Went to Philippines In 1s4a.
Comdr. lehman went to Peabody
School and Mckinley Training
School, now Mckinley High School,
and entered the Navy during the
last war. In 1917 and 1918 he served
as paymaster and was later sta
toned on the U. S. S. Louisville
His tours Of duty have included
Washington, Newport, r. l.: the
Canal Zone and the San Diego
tCaIif.) Naval Air Base.
In April, 1910. Comdr. Lehman
went to the Philippines. His last let
ter, dated April "a OF last year, came
from the naval base at Cavite. A
few months later he was reported
missing in action. His wife. Mrs.
Mary S. Lehman, and 16-year-old
daughter, Betty Lehman, live in
Newport.
Machinist Mate Freeman. rs. has
sister, Mrs. Joseph H. Feingold
living at 251l Fourteenth street NE.
A native of Worcester, Mass, Mr..
Freeman entered the Navy in 1899.
The last word received by Mrs. Fem
gold was in December, 1941, after
his ship had been torpedoed, when
he sent cablegram saying he was
safe. Previously he had been re-
ported missing after the fall of
Corregidor.
The Navy Department list TODAY
included 81 officers, 1928 enlisted per-
sonel of the Navy and IA enlisted
men OF the Marine Corps. This list
brings to 1926 the total number of
known prisoners of war of naval
services, whose names have been re-
leased for publication, minus those
who have died in prison camps.