Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-03
Personals Cleaned
From Late Mails.

1t. Randall S. Kramer. jr., 20, who
holds the Air Medal and four Clus-
tiers, is home on leave with his par
ents at 1907 Nineteenth street Sc.
after completion of so combat mis-
sions with the 18th Air Force.
1t. Comdr. Norman B. Hall, r.,
Coast Guard, 21o East Thornapple
street, Chevy Chase, Md, recently
was cited for able performance as
boat division officer during amphib-
ious operations near Cotentin Pen
insula, June 6.
Foster Falkenstine, Flying Fort
ress pilot, 2456 Twentieth street
NV, has been promoted to captain
at an 9Th Air Force base in England.
Col. Peyton G. hewitt, 170l Jack
son street Sc, former assistant to
the National Guard commanding
officer of the District, was appointed
adjutant general of the 18th AAF
In the Southwest Pacific. .. Eugene
F. Mullin, 1928 Thirty-seventh street
NV, has been named to the naval
ROTC units "a" list for high aca-
demic standing at Brown University.
Sergt. John p. Monohan. 81, whose
mother lives at 1921 Twenty-seventh
street NE, aided in the capture of
desperately defended strong point
In the Gothic Line in Northern Italy
When he saw four Germans setting
up a machine gun about so yards
from his company's exposed right
flank, the communications sergeant
forsook his own safety to shoot at
the enemy group. He killed one,
wounded two others and silenced
their machine gun. The remaining
German surrendered.
It. Karl e. Keyes, 81 Gallatin
street NV, Liberator bombardier,
was awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross In Italy for courageous
actions during q mission over the
Wiener Neustadt engine factory,
Vienna, Austria.
Staff Sergt. John M. Hoffman,
1416 Ridge place Sc, has completed
his 65th combat mission over Eu-
rope as a B-26 bombardier.
1t. Col. John E. FELTON,, 80 New
HAMPSHIRE avenue NV, who few
in unarmed aircraft in Jap-patrolled
skies over the Philippines almost
three years ago, when he was an
aerial engineer master sergeant, has
received the Distinguished Flying
Cross for that Outstanding serv-
ice"
Comdr. William M. Collins, 1910
Thirty-first road south, Arlington
led vF-8 squadron which is credited
with sinking over $4,000 tons Of jar
shipping and destroying 243 enemy
planes in the Pacific. Over Palau
Comdr. Collins spotted IL Zeros
bearing down on his squadrof's tail
I'VE just turned around and flew
through them, knocking down three
and scattering the rest" he said
later.
Capt. John w. Davies, former as
ISOLATE editor of Pathfinder Maya
zine, whose wife lives at 1926 Kear-
ney street NE, Is operations Officer
In charge Of dozens of acres Of
wooded English countryside, where
bombs await their turn to descend
on Germany. His men recently broke
all overseas records for unloading
bombs.
Pfc. Carl r. Farmer, %, Of 324
Maryland avenue NE, awaits re.
assignment at Miami Beach, Fla.
after serving IA months In the Eu.
ropean theater rs an infantry squae
leader.
Capt. Henry c. Wallach, of War.
renton, Va, who served with tn.
Royal Canadian Air Force in Eng.
land for< 10 months before he &C.
cepted q commission In the U. 8. A
A. r., has been awarded the DIG fol
bombing and strafing missions while
based In England.