Evening star., 1944-12-27
Killed

Pvt. Earl M. HomilIer, 81, of Ill;
Penn street NE, was killed in action
December ! in the European theater
after having recovered from wounds
he received in France September Is
his widow. Mrs. Dorothy Homiller
has been notified by the War De-
partment
A native of Washington and a
graduate of Eastern High School,
he was the father of q 3-year-old
daughter, Dorothy Anne. Before
joining the Army 10 months ago, he
was employed by the Melvern
Diaries here.
Wounded
Pvt. Arthur Pincus, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Pincus, 74O9 Piney
Branch road. Takoma Park, was
wounded October in France, the
War Department reported today.
Pvt. Pincus graduated from Gen.
tral High School before entering
the service in August, 1943. He was
an Army Specialized Training Pro-
gram student at the University of
Maine, and went overseas with the
infantry seven months ago. He now
is at rehabilitation center in Eng
land
Pvt. John o. Hamilton, ST.. 80,
husband of Mrs. Adele M. Hamilton,
lO107 Dallas avenue, Silver Spring,
was wounded October 2 in Holland,
the War Department reported. He
now is in hospital in England.
Pvt. Hamilton. son of Mrs. Edith
M. Hamilton. Scully drive, Silver
Spring, is native of Silver Spring,
and attended Montgomery Blair
High School. An infantryman, he
entered the service last March and
went overseas in August. He is the
father of four children. Before
entering service, he worked for the
Capital Transit Co.
Pfc. William H. Gorham, 10, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel L. Gorham,
Franconia, Fairfax County. is re-
covering at a hospital in England
from wounds received in action in
Holland, his parents have been in
formed.
Pfc. Gorham was hit by she'll
ire while giving machine-gun pro-
lection to gliders that were bring
ng in artillery. He has been
awarded the Purple Heart. He en-
,ered the service on March 3, 1943,
and prior to that time was en-
ployed as truck driver. He at
tended Franconia School and has
two brothers in the Army, Pvt.
Howard L. Gorham in England
and Pvt. James E. Gorham in
Florida.
Tech. Sergt. William p. Day, IL,
son Of, Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny P. Day,
4507 Chase avenue, Bethesda, Md,
radio operator and aerial gunner
with BIS bombardment group,
was wounded over Italy November
4. according to an announcement
released by the public relations
office of the 18th Air Force. His
parents have not been notified on
cially by the War Department.
He was employed as a craftsman
by his brother, Howard Douglas Day,
in Washington before he entered the
Army in February, 1943.
Pfc. Lawrence F. Lennon, hus-
band Of Mrs. Martha e. Lennon,
3400 Macomas avenue, Kensington,
was included in the departments
list Of wounded. A story appeared
in The Star November 2 regarding
his injury.
First 1t. John B. Morrison, 23 son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Morrison,
Herndon, Va, was listed by the
War Department as wounded Octo-
ber 8. during fighting in the Bois
de la Fournasse in France.
1t. Morrison, now back in combat.
sent his family a clipping from Stars
and Stripes describing the action
in which he was wounded as one OF
the best air-artillery- doughboy CO.
operative actions of this war.
The officer went to the Fort Ben
hing tGaD Infantry School on
graduation from Georgetown Uni
yersity Foreign Service School in
February, 1943. He went overseas
n June A native of Atlanta, he
attended Newport News VaD High
School and the Hargrave Military