Evening star., 1944-08-24
IS Men From District Area Killed in Action,
Seven Others Wounded, Two Are Prisoners

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1t. Carrasher Sergt. Winter
(Killed) (KilIed)
Fifteen District area men hav,
been killed In action, seven have beer
wounded and two are prisoners O
war, according to War and Navy
Department announcements anc
kilograms informing relatives. Two
others have received decorations.
Killed
Maj. Edmund w. Wilkes, who wa.
on Bataan at the time of its fall
and reported missing at that time
is listed as killed in action in the
Southwest Pacific area. His widow
Mrs. Mabel Gurney w. Wilkes, lives
at 906 South Washington street
Alexandria.
MAJ. Wilkes was graduated from
West Point in 1884. He was the son
of Col. Ebert Van Buren Wilkes
Army district engineer at Pitts.
burgh. and Mrs. Wilkes. He also is
survived by two daughters. Linda
6, and Gurney, 4.
Maj. Max L. Wolf. 80, husband
of Mrs. Dorothy c. Wolf, 604 Nc.
Neill road, Silver Spring, Md, was
killed August 6 during infantry
fighting in France, his wife has
learned.
Maj. Wolf, graduate of Knox
College, was commissioned a, second
lieutenant on receiving his degree ir
1884. He was newspaper advertis.
ing man here before being called te
active duty in l94l.
He went overseas in October, 1912
and participated in the fighting ir
Morocco, Tunisia and Sicily. His di-
vision landed in France shortly after
D-day and distinguished itself ir
the capture of Cherbourg.
1t. Robert z. Carragher, 21, sor
of Mrs. Alice D. Carragher, 503t
First street NV, previously re.
ported missing in raid over Ger.
many April 10. now has been re.
ported dead. He was bombardier
1t. Carragher, a native of New
York, was graduated from Centra
High School here and worked fol
the British Purchasing Commission
and the General Accounting Once
before entering service in Febru.
ary, l943.
First 1t. John r. McNiel, %, Lib.
orator bomber pilot who previously
was reported missing sover France
was ifledJunS ~, the Internationa
Red Er6ss' haS Uniformed his mother
Mr. VfN6n MsfMcNiel. s. 2024 FSrs'
street NV, Through the War nk
partment. ..'t /,
Mrs. McNiel said she, had learned
that all of her sons crew wei,
killed.
1t. McNiel was graduated from
Mckinley High School, attended
Millard Prep School here and Mary.
land University for one year. H.
was in the l943 graduating class a,
West Point, and went overseas last
May. .. s'' a.
1t. McNiel also is survived by.s
brother, Thomas, who is a cadAi
at West Point, and a aister, Vivio1
He was the son of thu late CaM
J. r. McNiel. '''' = e
1t. Harold E. Reich, son of Mrs
Marie E. Reich, Route 4. Alexandria
Va, has been listed as killed In
action in the European area. =
Pfc. Harry La Monte Baughman
Is, son of Mrs. Albertina Baughman
of Ida, Fairfax County. was killed
in action in France on August 3
his mother has been notified by the
War Department.
Pvt. Baughman, a native of Fair
fax County, attended Wakefield and
Baileys Schools and prior to enter
ing the Army in 194l was employed
as carpenter.
The War Department had pre-
viously informed his mother that
he was wounded in action on July
ID, but returned to duty on July 81
Second 1t. Lewis T. Carter, %
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey P. Car
ter of 624 Lexington place NE, was
killed in action over Berlin on May
10, while serving as co-pilot of q
Bit, the War Department has in
formed his parents.
1t. Carter was graduate of East.
ern High School and was attending
Maryland University in November
1912, when he enlisted in the all
forces. He received his wings al
Yuma, Ariz.. in October. 1943, ane
had been overseas since March.
1t, Carter was known as an all.
around athlete at both Eastern anc
Maryland. He was an Eagle Scout
and a member of Troop 81.
Tech. Sergt. Raymond X. Winter
jr., 2l. whose mother, Mrs. Lucille K
Winter, lives at 1850 Harvard stree
NV, was killed in action May IA
l943, while on a bombing raid ovel
Kiel, Germany, the War Department
announced.
Sergt. Winter was a native o.
Paducah. KY. and was living there
at the time of his enlistment in tn,
air forces lin December, l94l. H,
had been overseas since October
1912. He attended Southern Metho.
dist University and was the recipien
of the Air Medal with three Oal
Leaf Clusters.
Tech. Sergt. James A. Thomas, jr.
20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James A
Thomas, ST., of 4023 Fifth stree,
NV, a radio operator on a bomber
in the Italian war theater, wa!
killed in action March 20, the Wal
Department announced.
Sergt. Thomas was a native O.
Staunton, Va, and when he enlisted
in the Air Forces in August, 1912
was manager of theater in Gov
ington, Va. He was a graduate O.
Staunton Military Academy and hat
attended Hampton Sidney College
Staff Sergt. Hersal b, CralIe. 21