Evening star., 1944-06-04
News Of ServicemeI
From D. T.. Area on
Duty in England

1t. Carl w. Mueller, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ludwig Mueller, 70l Dahlia
street NV, recently assigned to
duty with Thunderbolt fighter
group, flies daily bomber escort mis-
sions. 1t. Mueller, "a, graduate of
Roosevelt High School in 1899, en-
listed in December, 1941.
Tech. Sergt. Joseph E. Arnoff, %,
of CAT E street NV. recently spoke
to men and women of the British
services. explaining the organiza- =
ton of play programs and athletics
in the United States.
Pvt. Donald B. Roush, 1348 Euclid
street NV, tours United States
Army installations throughout the
British Isles with military intelli-
gence unit which familiarizes SOL
diers with Nazi uniforms and equip
ment. Most of the personnel of the
unit were chosen for their Ger
manic background and speak the
German language.
Postal Aide Kept Busy.
An experienced colored postal
worker continuing civilian duties
overseas is Corpl. Lewis G. Lancaster,
%, of 2370 Champlain street NV.
He Is in charge of air mail Dispatch
ing at a large invasion base depot.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lam
caster, 124 Adams street NV, Corpl.
Lancaster was letter carrier in the
Columbia Heights section before he
entered the Army 10 months ago.
Pvt. Joseph T. Waddy, 1888 New
Jersey avenue NV, and Sergt.
Norma L. Lockerman of College
Park, Md, were members of a
Negro soldier choir which received
applause for their support of the
Salute the Soldier" war savings
drive.
Pfc. Norman r. Hill, 4614 r street
NE, Is assigned with a dock gang
of port battalion which unloads
ships carrying war materials to the
armies overseas.
Maintenance Company Models.
Six former Washington residents
are members of an Army engineer
maintenance company which has
been designated the best outfit of it's
kind in an Army base section in
England. They are: Pfc. Chester I.
Payne, mechanic, 3430 Baker street
NE; Corpl. Philip M. Nicholas,
electrician, 1907 Bunker Hill road
NE; Pfc. Joseph Goldberg, cooks
helper, GA Keefer place NV;
Corpl, Joseph J. Bovello, supply
worker, 703 Otis place NV; Pvt.
James H. Beach, chauffeur, 5308
Shadyside avenue. Bradbury Park,
Md, and Pvt. Jew F. Soon, machin-
ist. ITS Columbia road NV.
Corpl. Donald M. Black, 100 Park
Crest drive, Silver Spring, Md, is on
duty as an intelligence clerk at a
fighter station of the 9th AAF. The
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Black, he formerly was pharma-
cist in Washington.
Using giant electrical maps and
sound effects to present a weekly
play-by-play report of the world at
war, Pvt. Arthur Fletcher, former
teacher and public relations man,
Of 7721 Old Georgetown road, Be-
thesda, is one of the soldier-narra-
tors at a United States Army depot
who dramatize the news for veteran
combat troops and soldiers waiting
for combat assignment.
Take Battle Training.
District infantrymen are receiv-
ing rigorous training for the inva-
sion, which includes going through
areas with live fire and tear gas,
through mined field and buildings
rugged with BOBBY traps. The fol-
lowing men are engaged in this
training:
Staff Sergt. Randolph H. Brown,
913 Twelfth street NE; Pvt. Neal H.
Gooding, 222 Seaton place NE;
Corpl. Earl I. Gray, 1922 Fourteenth
street NV: Pfc. Bernell H. Porter,
2141 street NV; Pvt. Joseph E..
Stone, 1923 Eleventh street S. W.;
Pvt. Kenneth r. Myers, 312 Fifth
street NE; Pfc. Hyman A. Ceppos,
2504 Tenth street N. E.; Pfc. George
A. j. Mursick, 513 C street NE.
Engineers who are restoring ma
chinery at a heavy shop company
are: Corpl. Ralph r. Campbell, ma
chinist, 7o5 G street Sc; Corpl.
Samuel Furash, toolroom keeper,
1923 Tewkesbury place NV; Corpl.
Raymond A. Callahan, tire repair
man, 1927 Columbia road NV; Pfc.
John A. Pritchard, grinding ma
chineman, 1908 c street Sc.
Recent Arrivals.
Among recent arrivals in England
for preinvasion course are the
following Washington area men:
1t. Milton L. Klein, 43O Emerson
street NV; First 1t. James H
Bowen, Silver Spring, Md; Sergt
Harry l.. Mccarthy, Bladensbure
road NE; Second 1t. Meyer Tupler
1928 Concord NV; Capt. Leonard
B. Lincoln, 3l4 Elm avenue, Takoma
Park, Md; Second 1t. Benjamin c.
Abel, jr, 6210 Shadyside avenue
Capitol Heights, Md; Second 1t
Charles L. Brown, tbs G street NE;
1t. Guy Howard Goodman, jr., 402
Tulip avenue, Takoma Park, and 1t.
Robert Louis Bacon, 873 North Har-
rison street, Arlington, Va.
.Cupt. Sachs Is Shifted
To New Bnse in Pnrifir