Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-10
Three More From Washington Area Killed.;
Gen. r. 7. Frederick Among Is Wounded

Gen. Frederick Pfc. williams
tWounded). wounded.
i Pfc. Julian Williams. 20, received
shrapnel wounds in the back and
left shoulder June during the drive
on Rome, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. Williams, 402 New Jersey
avenue Sc, said. They received
their first notification from their
minister. DR., Edward Gabler of
Christ Episcopal Church, who got
a letter from their son asking him to
break the news.
A graduate of Eastern High School
Pfc. Williams has been in the Army
a year and half and overseas
nearly year. A brother, John c.
Williams, jr., %, is a marine in
training at Paris Island, S. c.
Pfc. Marvin w. Kidwell. "a, whose
wife, Mrs. Kathleen l.. Kidwell, lives
at 2722 South Nash street, Airing
ton, Va, was wounded for the Sec
ond time June in Italy, it was an
nounced. Mrs. Kidwell's brother,
Staff Sergt. William Nimmo, gun
ner on B-29, went to see his broth
er-in-law in the hospital and re-
ported him recovering DESPITE serious
wounds. He was wounded the first
time at Anzio, Mrs. Kidwell said,
Pic, kidWell is a native of Mary
land Park, Md, and was graduated
from Maryland Park High School.
He and his wife have three chill
dren, William. 2: Donna Lee, l, and
Jack, months. The soldier went
overseas in March.
Pfc. Floyd l.. Gilmore. jr.. 20, of
1929 Duke street. Alexandria, Va,
was wounded June during the
landing on the Biak Islands, and
Is now back in active service, &C
cording to his wife. Mrs. Mary SAT-
felle Gilmore. a worker at the Agri-
culture Department. Mrs Gilmore S
brother, Pvt. Stewart Saffelle. 81,
who lived with her at the Duke
street address, was killed in France
on D-day.
A native Of Alexandria. Pfc. ELL
more was graduated from Washing
ton and Lee High School. He was
an electrician at Fort Belvoir, Va,
before he enlisted in May, 194l.
He went overseas in April, 1912
His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Gilmore, live in Alexandria.
Sergt. Charles ID. Simms, %, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S Simms,
Mount Vernon, Va, has been
wounded in the South Pacific area,
his parents have been informed.
He wrote that he is nearly well and
! expects to go back into action soon
Entering the service in October,
l94l, Sergt. SimmS went overseas
with an infantry unit in March,
1912. He attended the Lee-JackSon
High School before working as as
sistant manager of a fruit store in
the District.
Pfc. David Mears. jr.. 10. was
slightly wounded in France july %.
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Mears. 8505 Dixon avenue. Silver
Spring, have been informed by the
War Department.
! According to letter received yes
tterday from Pvt. Mears. he is now
in a hospital in England. He was
hit in the forehead and both legs
during infantry fighting, but is now
able to walk little, he said.
/ Pvt. Mears. who was born in Silver
Spring. entered the Army July 7.
l943, shortly after his graduation
from Montgomery Blair Senior High
School. He trained at Camp Croft
before going to England in Deem
Der, l943 A younger brother, Paul.
H. will enter the armed forces Au-
gust 30
1t. shelton r. Clemmer, IS, whose
wife lives at 1851 Gunston road,
Parkfairfax. Alexandria, was wound
ed in France on July IS. A COM
bat engineer, he suffered shrapnel
wounds in both legs, but, according
to letter to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold F. Clemmer of $500
| q street NV, he is better and
expects soon to return to active duty.
Recently awarded the Bronze Star
/ for outstanding service on the field
1t. Clemmer went into the Army
in June, 1912, after graduating from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He
went overseas in October, l943.
Marine 1t. Col. John J. Cosgrove.
Jr., 81, of 1912 Kennedy street NV.
was seriously wounded on Saipan.
the Navy Department informed his
wife, Mrs. Jean Cosgrove He is
now at naval hospital in Oakland,
Calf
Col Cosgrove led the marine as
sault on Charan-kanoa in Saipan.
his wife said. While directing fire
on an enemy machine gun he was
shot by Jap sniper.
A native of Providence, r. I. Col
Cosgrove was graduated from An
anpolis in 1885. He went overseas
last January.
LII. John E. Lambie, jr, U. S. N. R.
OF 1873 T'hirty-fifth street NV. re-
Gently received the Purple Heart
tor wounds suffered June 26 in the
assault on Cherbourg.
1t. Lambie played an important
/ WV III 1ilC CdpIuIe OF TWO NaZl
military leaders, Gen. Won Schlien-
ben and Admiral Hennecke at Cher
bourg. who were in an underground
fort defended by about 1000 men
He was accommodating an entrance
to the fort when a German ma
chine gunner sent a bullet through
his right cheek. He then contacted
an Army unit and directed them to
the entrance, and continued into the
city after his wound was dressed.
Pvt. Raymond F. Robertson,
brother of Mrs. Gladys Poole of
Herndon, Va, has been wounded in
the Southwest Pacific area the War
Department said.
Pvt. William X. Thompson. whose
wife, Mrs. Gertrude Thompson, lives
at the Prudential Gardens, Alex
andrla Va, has been wounded in
the Mediterranean area, the de-
partment announced.
First 1t. Thomas P. Woodward.
son of Brig. Gen. j. E. Woodward.
U. S. A., retired, and Mrs. Wood
ward, Pip Bancroft place NV. was
| slightly wounded in France limo TX