The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07


partment came TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Padgett of 134 Spruce street,
Monday, telling them that their d.
year-old son, Sgt. Jack V. Padgett
had been killed in action in France
on November Is.
The young Infantry machine
gunner had been in the service
three years and overseas for the
past three months.
At the time he was indicted his
family lived in Cambridge, Ohio,
where he attended Brown high
school.
Surviving, besides his parents. are
two sisters, Arlene and Mrs. Charles
Fickeisen, of Wyandotte. and two
brothers, Edgar of Wyandotte and
Robert Of Columbus, Ohio.
KILLED ON LEYTE
Pfc. Howard Wadsworth was killed
in action on Leyte Island October
%, his wife, the former Faith Stein
man, was informed by the War
Department.
Pic. WadSworth had been overseas
for 20 months This was his third
major battle. The first two were the
Battle OF Attu and Kwajalein in
the Marshalls. He had received the
Purple Heart, Good Conduct medal,
Expert Combat Rifleman. Presiden-
tial Citation and numerous other
awards for his activity in other
campaigns.
Before entering the service Pfc.
Wadsworth was employed at the
Great Lakes Steel Corp.
Mrs. Wadsworth makes her home
in Wyandotte with her parents at
2247 Eighteenth street.
Pfc. Harry Dean Locker, %, was
seriously wounded in Germany No
vember 81. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry j. Locker of 156 First
street, received word from the War
Department Monday.
Pfc. Locker had been overseas
since September and had been in
the service since May, 1913.
A graduate of Roosevelt high
school. he was attending General
Motors Institute at Flint when he
was indicted into the Army.
After entering the service he was
stationed at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Md, attended Jehigh Uni
versity with the AS.TP. and at the
discrimination of the program be-
came member of the Infantry at
Camp Claiborne, La, before going
overseas.
No details were given the Lockers
as to how serious their sons injur-
les were.
INJURED IN GERMANY
Injured in Germany and now hos
/ pitalized in Belgium is Pfc. Jack
McCauley, Jr., according 10 a letter
received by his mother from a Red
Cross nurse at the Belgium hospi-
\ tai.
Pfc McCauley is the son of 1t
and Mrs. j. E. McCauley of 43O Bid.
ole avenue. His father is a member
Of the Navy Construction Battalion
and recently served 10 Alaska. He
is now in California awaiting re-
assignment. Mrs. McCauley is in
I Wyandotte.
The injured soldier has been in
the service almost two years and
has been overseas since last february.
He landed in Normandy on D-Day
plus five and was with tank de-
stroyer outfit on the continent.
A graduate of Roosevelt high
school, he attended Michigan State
college. He was on the swimming
teams both in high school and
college.
BURNS Is WOUNDED
PIC. James Burns, l9, was slightly
wounded on November 10 in France
where he served with General Pat
tons Army.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Burns of 1859 Twelfth
street and a graduate Of st. Pat
rick'S high school in 1913. He was
indicted a year ago September and
has been overseas since September
of this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Block of 400 For
est street, received word from the
War Department this week THAT
their son, Staff Sergeant Robert w.
Block, has been reported missing
in action since November 20 in Ger
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