Evening star., 1944-07-07

School and Columbus University
Law School of Law He enlisted ir
May, 1043 and vent overseas six
months ago as an infantry replace
ment.
1t. Gabriel Dumaine. son of Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Dumaine. near Fair
fax, who was shot down in a raid
over Germany on April 81 and pre-
yiously had been reported missing
in action, Is now a prisoner.
1t. Dumaine enlisted In the Cana
dian Air Forces soon after his grad
uation from Fairfax High School
and later transferred to the Army
Air Forces. He trained in Texas
and served as an instructor before
being sent to England early this
year He piloted a Flying Fortress
Second 1t. Francis C. Krahling
20, of 1868 Brothers place Sc. CO.
pilot of Flying Fortress shot down
over Germany on April AZ, also is
q prisoner. A graduate Of Anacostia
High School in the class OF 1912
he enlisted in the Air Forces in
May, 1912, and took his basic train
ing at Perrin Field. Tex. He went
overseas in February. 1914.
Pvt. Charles s. Seymour. who
was reported wounded earlier this
week. has written his mother, Mrs
Stanley w. Seymour, 61s G street
S.W.. that he is still in the hospital
but is improving. Wounded in the
taking Of Rome. he wrote that he
had seen Rome and 1T is a beautiful
city" His brother. Pfc. Stanley
Seymour, was wounded In action
earlier in the invasion Of Salerno
but Is now back on duty driving an
ambulance, his mother said Pvt
Seymour. who Is 80. was born In
Sparkhill, N. Y, but had lived here
for II years He had seen earlier
service in the Army, joining when
he was II and serving for three
years. He re-entered the Army in
April. 1943, and went overseas In
August of that year.
Another letter to a Washington
mother, Mrs James Harvill of 12l
Twelfth street Sc, reported that
her son, First 1t. James Harvill, a.
had been wounded. Mrs. Harvill
said she had had letter from her
son. written June Is, saying only
that he was in France. She has
now received another letter, dated
June 23, in which he reports he was
wounded in France and Is now at
a hospital in England. 1t. Harvill.
whose father has been q patient at
Mount Alto Hospital for IS months,
worked for the Gulf Refining Co.
here before he enlisted in 1941. His
wife lives at sll Quincy street NV.
and he has a year-old son.
Sergt. Leslie H. Jackson. grandson
of Mrs. Margaret A. Dietz, 3439
Oakwood terrace NV, and an aerial
gunner, who was listed as missing in
action after his plane failed to re-
turn from an April raid over Ger
many. is a prisoner. Before enter
ing the service two years ago. he
was employed by the Acacia Insur-
ance Co.
Staff Sergt. Richard N. Thomp-
son, "A. of SOL Twelfth street NE
was taken prisoner during the 1tal-
ian lighting. A veteran Of the North
African campaign, Sergt. Thomas
has been In the Army three years.
He formerly was employed by the
Farm Credit Administration.
STAFF Sergt. Theodore f. ManEum,
20, tail gunner Of a Flying Fortress
shot down over Germar/ April a.
also is a prisoner of wsr. A gradu-
ate of Montgomery Blair High
School, Sergt. Mangum joined the
Army Air Forces in November, 1912
His brother, Grafton F. Mangum
jr., was reported missing in action
last month when his plane failed
to return from a raid over Germany
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Graf.
ton Mangum, live in Silver Spring
Md.