Evening star., 1944-08-18


serEt. Parker Capt. Miller
WoundedD. Wounded.
Four men from the Washington
area have been killed in action, three
are missing, eight have been wounded
and one has been decorated, accord
ing to word received by their fam
lilies from the War and Navy De-
partments.
Killed
Staff Sergt. Clyde Hugh Harris
%, of the infantry was killed in ac-
tion in Normandy on June II, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Harris
of 1904 North Utah street, Arlington
Va, have been notified They pre-
viously had been infomed he was
missing in action.
Sergt. Harris attended Washing
ton-Lee High School. He enlisted
in the Army in April, 1941, and had
been overseas almost two years.
Pfc. Robert A. Crawford. son o1
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Crawford. In.
dianhead, Md, was killed July 2e
in France. the War Department has
notified his parents.
Pvt. Crawford, a native of Wash.
ington, attended Van Buren, School
here. His family moved to In
dianhead short time ago.
Capt. Charles 1. Littell, 26, infan-
try, was killed in action July 6 In
Normandy. according to word re-
ceived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Lit
tell, 4407 Ellicott street NV.
A graduate of the University OF
Indiana, Capt. Littell was commits
stoned in 1882 He served as military
instructor at Indiana University un-
til 1912. when he was transferred to
Fort Benning, Ga. He had been
overseas since last May.
Two brothers also are in the Army
1t. Harry Littell, who is in Nor.
mandy, and Corpl Edward Litteil,
Fort Devens, Mass Mrs. Littell Is
the daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs
Roy E. Hughes of the Ellicott street
address.
Marine First 1t. Charles r. Nc
Allister, "a, native of Hyattsville and
former Princeton football player,
has been killed in action in the
Pacific, according to word received
here by his aunt, Mrs Clyde Brown,
wife OF the diocesan missioner of
the Episcopal Church of Washing
ton
The son of the Very Rev. Charles
E. McAllister, dean of the Episcopal
Cathedral at Spokane, Wash. and
Mrs. McAllister. 1t. McAllister was
graduated two years ago from
Princeton. where he was member
Of the Charter Club. He completed
training at Offlcer Candidate
School at Quantico, Va, and was
member of the Marine Raiders.
| He is survived also by a sister,
Miss Virginia McAllister, a senior
at Vassar College His father at
one time was rector of ST. Matthews
Episcopal Church in Hyattsville.
Missing
Kenneth w. McQuinn. brother of
George McQuinn, St. Louis Browns
first baseman, has been reported
missing.
Born and educated in Arlington,
Mr.. McQuinn, who lived at 1908
North Buchanan street, Arlington,
entered the Navy in April, 1943. and
was serving as ships cook He Is
one Of five brothers. one of whom,
Sergt. Charles "Bootie" McQuinn, is
radio operator in the Army Air
Corps.
Mr.. McQuinn's wife, Eliza beth A.
McQuinn, and 18-month-old son,
Kenneth William, jr., live at the
Arlington address with his mother,
Mrs. Ada Hartley McQuinn.
Sergt. John F. Conlon, %. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Conlon, 22l
Douglas street NE, was reported
missing July 20 after an operational
flight over Yugoslavia, his parents
have learned He was a radioman-
gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator
bomber.
Sergt. Conlon, native of Pitts
burgh, Pa. came to Washington in
1886. He was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School and attended
the University of Maryland for two
years before entering service as an
aviation cadet in January, 1912. He
trained at Sioux Falls, S. OAK;
Yuma, Ariz.. and Tuscon, Ariz., be-
fore going to Italy in July.
1t. John M. Greely, 20, pilot of a
C-47 transport and nephew of Misses
Helen and Katherine Greely, 1880
Sixteenth street NV, has been miss
ing in action over France since June
s, according to the War Department.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind. 1t.
Greely had completed three years at
Tri-State College, Angola, Ind, when
he enlisted as cadet in the Air
Forces in March, 1943. He was grad
uated with honors from Lubbock
Field, Tex, in November, 1943, re-
ceiving his wings and a commission
as second lieutenant. After COM
pleting training at Grenada. Miss.
he was sent to England last March.
He was towing gliders over the Eng
lish Channel to France during the
invasion and failed to return from
his first trip.
He is the son of the late M. Philip
Greely, His mother is Mrs. Jean
Gakle of Cherubasco, Ind. He has
two other aunts living here, Mrs F..
w. Horton, 5000 Arlington road, Be-
thesda, Md, and Mrs. H. j. Myer of
Garrett Park, Md.
Wounded
Marine Capt. James r. Miller,
husband of Mrs. Lee G. Miller of
22l2 I street NV, is now at Be-
thesda Naval Medical Center after
having been wounded on Saipan.
Capt. Miller was hit by q Japanese
bullet when he was caught In the
crossfire Of two pillboxes.
Capt. Miller 4 Is q lieutenant of