Evening star., 1944-09-18
ION the Roll Of Honor
rs District Area Servicemen
Reported Wounded in Action


serst. sfbley Corpi. Beau
, (WoundeO (Woundedl
Sixteen more men from the Wash
ington area have been wounded IL
action, it was learned today.
Wounded
j First 1t. John L. Crone. %, hus
band Of Mrs. Eleanor S. Crone, 420!
Thirty-Second street, Mount Raj
nier, Md. was wounded in action II
France on June 6, D-day, and in.
ljured again on June 20. his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Crone, also o1
the Mount Rainier address, have
been notified.
| 1t. Crone, q paratrooper, was first
wounded when he made his invasion
Jump into Normandy, according te
a letter he wrote his father. Shrap.
mel penetrated his equipment anc
wounded him in the stomach. Wher
he landed, some IL to Is German,
chased him. He killed five of then
before they gave up the chase, he
wrote.
The wound was dressed the next
day and he continued to fight. Or
June 20, he led an assault on a town
Jumping over a hedge at the heac
of the assault unit, he saw an enemy
machine gun trained in his direc.
ton. He twisted and shot the gun.
ner, but as he landed in the gulley
below, he sprained his ankle. He
was evacuated to base hospita.
but has since returned to duty.
A native of Winchester, KY, 1t
Crone is a graduate Of the Uni.
versity Of Maryland. He entered
the Army in February, 1912, ane
has been serving overseas since last
January. His brother, Ensign Nor.
man A. Crone, is serving with the
Naval Reserve somewhere In the
! Pacific.
First 1t. Kedric o. Pfeiffer, 26
whose wife, Mrs. Frances A. Pfeif-
fer, lives at 600l N. Washington
boulevard, Arlington. Va, was
wounded in action in France on
July IL. according to the War De-
partment.
A native of Portland, Greg, It.
Pfeiffer joined the armed forces in
May. 1941, and has been overseas
since March OF this year. He is
with the field artillery. Prior to
entering the Army, 1t. Pfeiffer was
a graduate student Of Oregon State
College.
First 1t. Frederick r. Jones, Gid
er Infantry, son Of Benjamin E.
Jones. 3611 Military road NV, was
wounded in action in France twice.
A previous story OF his injuries was
printed in The Star August %.
Second 1t. James E. Tate, jr., Is,
husband of Mrs. Virginia D. Tate,
formerly OF 3l5 South Washington,
Alexandria, Va, now Of New York,
received compound fracture Of
the skull when struck by shrapnel
in action In France July 4, the War
Department has disclosed. He Is
now back on duty.
A native of Memphis, Tenn, he was
employed by the Anderson Clayton
Cotton Co. in Houston, Tex. before
he entered the infantry two years
ago. He has been serving overseas
since March. His mother, Mrs. Zana
Anthony lives in Smyrna. Del. Mrs
Tate Is the former Miss Virginia
Hughes Of Harrisonburg. Va, cousin
Of the former Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes
Sergt. william F. Sibley, 20, was
wounded in France on June 18 and
Is now recuperating in a hospital
In England, according to the War
Department. He Is the son of Mrs
Violet Sibley of 734 Fifth street NV
Pvt. Sibley is native of Rich
mond, Va, and before entering the
armed forces In September, 1941, was
truck driver here for the Ginsberg
Oil Co. He has been overseas since
September, 1912.
Corpl. Anthony ]. Chaconas, q, one
Of five brothers overseas with the
armed forces, was wounded in action
IN France on July 10, according to
the War Department. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Chaconas
live at SOL Thirteenth street NV
Corpl. Chaconas is a veteran OF
North Africa, Sicily, Italy and
France. He entered the Army
shortly after Pearl Harbor and was
trained with the amphibious corps
at Fort Bragg, N. c. He is ma
tive Of Washington and a graduate
Of Roosevelt High School
His four brothers, who are also
in service, are: John j., %, a chief
petty officer in the Navy and now
in the South Pacific; Peter j., a
staff sergeant on duty in China
George j., private now in France,
and Thomas j., 38, pfc. on duty
In New Guinea. A cousin, Nicholas
Chaconas, who lives at 810 Eighth
street NE, was reported wounded in
France on August /.
Corpl. Harry w. BealI, 30, whose
parents live In Laurel, Md, was
wounded in action in France dur
ing the latter part of July, accord
ing to the War Department.
A native of Laurel, Corpl. Beall at
tended the public schools there and
at the time Of his induction in Sep
tember, 1941, was driving a truck
for Lesser & Co. of WASHINGTON
He was member of the National
Guard when war was declared.
Pfc. James r. wilkins, 27, was
wounded in France July II, accord
ing to the War Department. His
mother, Mrs. Bernice Wilkins, lives
at 1924 Seventh street NV.
Pfc. Wilkins entered the armed
forces in June, 1912, and has been
overseas since March of this year
He is a native of the District and a
graduate of Roosevelt High School
Before being jnducted he was en-
ployed by the Safeway Stores.
Pfc. Charles M. Boyer, IS, hus-
band Of Mrs. Mary L. Boyer, 560e
Patterson road, East Riverdale, Md.
was seriously wounded in action in
France June %, it was announced
by the War Department. Pfc Boyer