Evening star., 1944-09-04
Wounded


Wounded
Pvt. John Harold Rooster, %, Sig.
nal Corps, was wounded In the lef
eye by a shell fragment during
fighting in Southern France, HI
wrote his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Koester, 1902 New Hampshir,
avenue NV.
From a hospital in England, Pvt
Koester wrote that he does not know
whether he will be able to see agar
with the injured eye. He underwent
two months of action in France with
Gen. Patton's forces.
Pvt. Koester attended Roosevelt
High School and worked for tn
Bell Telephone Co. here before en-
listing two years ago. He was sen
overseas in March Of this year.
Pvt. James r. ZOerner and Stat
Sergt. Ralph w. Zoerner, 25-year
old twin nephews of Miss Blanch'
G. Bowen, 1712 Sixteenth stree
NV, were wounded in action IL
France less than a month apar
while serving with infantry units
their aunt has been informed. The.
were In the same company and lives
in~the same barracks. q
Pvt. Zoerner was shot in the mid
die finger and thumb of his lef
hand and in his LETT thigh July
while Sergt,. .Zoernef. reported miss
ling as of july 81, said IN q lette1
TO his aunt dated August Z that HI
had suffered a knee injury.
Both are now at different bas,
hospitals In England. An oldel
brother. Sergt. Charles A. Zoerner
80, now serving with the engineer!
in England. saw Ralph for the frs
time in two years recently when hi
learned his brother had beer
wounded and visited him at the
hospital.
James and Ralph both were grad.
uated from Mckinley High School
James was a member of the District
National Guard coast artillery unit
and entered the Army In January
1941. Ralph entered the Army three
months later. The boys were sent
together overseas in September
1914.
First 1t. James Einum, 81, Ma.
rine Corps, whose wife and daugh.
ter live at 1917 North Queen street
Arlington, Va, was wounded in July
on Saipan, according to the Marine
Corps.
Former industrial arts instructor
at Takoma Park Junior High
School, 1t. Einum entered the serv.
ice three years ago and went ovee,
seas last January. He had partici.
pated previously in the battles or
Boi and Numara.
Prisoners
First 1t. Edward M. Lyman, Is.
year-old fighter pilot. whose mother
Mrs. K. E. Lyman Of Vienna, Va.
was notified that her son was miss.
ing in action two days before Moth.
er's Day and on Fathers Day re.
ceived word that he was prisoner
OF Romania, now has new hope since
the reported liberation last week o1
more than 1,100 American flyer,
interned in Romania.
A graduate of Roosevelt High
School, 1t. Lyman was awarded tn,
Michigan plaque for the schools
outstanding student and the Gen.
eral Efficiency Medal. President O.
the student council for four years
1t. Lyman was also president of hi
graduating class, captain in the ca
Diet corps and member of thu
football and tumbling teams. HI
also participated in track sports.
1t. Lyman attended Dewitt Schoo
here for one year and worked al
the Unemployment Compensation
Bureau year, after which he at.
tended the University of Virginis
and was on the honor roll there
He enlisted as an air cadet in ths
Army Air Forces in March, 1941
and went overseas two years latel
In July. A sister, Mrs. Elizabeth L
Parnell, lives at tbs South Wash.
ington street, Alexandria.
Second 1t. Fremont H. Jewell
26, whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry H. Jewell, live at 2O4 East
Underwood street, Chevy Chase
Md, was reported to be prisoner
of Germany.
In a letter dated January 81 re.
ceived by his parents in April, 1t
Jewell said he was in q German
hospital. His family received two
other letters on June Is, one datec
February S and the other March Is
in which 1t. Jewell said one of hi.
injuries was permanent.
Navigator on Bit, 1t. Jewel
was reported missing In actor
January Is by the War Department
The rest of the crew also have beer
reported missing, Mrs. Jewell said.
1t. Jewell enlisted in the Army
Air Forces two wears aro last AnriJ