Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09

stan SerSt. Eugene V. Miller, "a
of 1855 Primrose road NV, was
killed in action on June Is while on
mission over Germany, his family
has been informed.
Born in Terra Haute, Ind, Sergt
Miller was graduate of Arsenal
Technical High School in Indian
apolis, and student at Butler
University. He entered the AAF
in October, 1912, and trained in
mechanics at Kessler Field, Miss.
and the Lockheed Vega Co. plant at
Bur bank, Calf. Finishing his work
at Dyersburg, Tenn. Sergt. Miller
and his crewmates few their bomber
overseas in February, 1914. He had
completed more than 40 missions at
the time he was shot down. He had
won the Air Medal and two other
decorations, his family said he had
written them.
Pvt. OsmundO Reynante. jr., q
Signal Corps. was killed in action
at Saipan July 3, the War Depart
ment has notified his widow, Mrs
Catherine Reynante, Of ITO West
Clifton Terrace Apartments.
A Marine Corps combat CORE
spondent in March told how Pvt.
Reynante was credited during the
Eniwetok invasion with saving the
lives Of comrades in a regimental
combat team when he knocked out a
japanese antiboat gun with a hand
grenade. The Jap gun was SO well
concealed, it was said, that Pvt
Reynante's squad was setting up
telephone communications directly
in front of it, shortly after going
ashore, before it WAS. spotted.
The crew was about to start
Smelling us when he tthe sergeant)
saw them" Pvt. Reynante was quot
ed. He yelled and pointed and ]
tossed hand grenade. They never
fired single shot. The blast killed
all five" .....
Born in Washington, Pvt. Rey-
mantle attended Central High School
and worked at the Navy Yard before
entering the service late in 1912
He went overseas last December.
Also surviving are his parents,
Osmundo Reynante, Bowie, Md,
and Mrs. Marian Reynante of Wash
ington, and two brothers, Omar and
James Van Tassel, both Navy petty
officers.
Tech Sergt. Phillip A. Latimer, jr.,
who would have been "a today, was
killed over Germany while on a
mission on June is, his family said
they have been informed by the
War Department. Earlier they had
received word he was missing in
action on June 90. Sergt. Latimer
son of Phillip A. and the late
Marian Latimer of 46l4 Eighth
street NV, lived at 1913 Kansas
avenue NV, with his wife, the
former Miriam A. Price.
A native of Washington, Sergt.
Latimer graduated from Mckinley
High School in 1897. He was work
ing as a junior civil engineer in the
Agriculture Department at Belts
vile, Md, at the time he entered
the AAF in May, 194l. He studied
radio at Sioux Falls, S. OAK, and re-
ceived his gunner's wings in No.
vember, l943, at Laredo, Tex. He
left for overseas from Tonopah.
New, in April, 1914.
Mrs. Latimer, who is leaving
Washington to enter Arizona Uni
versity at Tucson, received the
Purple Heart for Sergt. Latimer last
Saturday. He has a brother, Pvt
Mitchell Latimer, %, also in the
AAF and now stationed at Camp
Crowder, Mo.
Corpl. Eldred H. Buchanan, jr.,
brother Of Mrs. Ruth Griggs, 1908
Second avenue, Silver Spring. was
killed in action in Italy July 10, &C
cording to War Department COM
munication received by his sister.
Corpl. Buchanan attended Mont
gomery Junior High School and
later Massanutten Military Acad-
envy, Woodstock, Va, where he was
a second lieutenant in the cadet
corps when he graduated in
May, 1943
While he was at the military
school. Corpl. Buchanan was assist
ant band leader and was awarded
the schools medal for being the best
noncommissioned officer of the year.
Enlisting in the infantry soon
after he graduated, he became an
instructor at Camp Croft, S. c., and
was sent overseas last June.
In a letter mailed July 2, he had
inclosed several pictures of himself
and his friends which had been
taken in Rome. He said in the
letter that he was feeling fine and
enjoying Rome.
His mother. Mrs. Ruth Belt, lives
IN Kensington, Md.
Tech. Sergt. Winfred Burns, 20,
Clagettsville, Md, was killed in &C.
ton July 4 in France, the War De-
partment has notified his family.
Enlisting in the Cavalry in 1899,
Sergt. Burns spent two years at Fl.
Myer, Va. He transferred to the
Infantry and went to England last
March as an instructor.
Born at Laytonsville, Md, Sergt.
Burns attended high school in Da-
mascus, Md. He Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Annie Allnutt; his
widow, Mrs. Alberta Phelps Burns;
two daughters, 10 Ann and Ruth
Virginia. sister, Mrs. Mabel Pot
tier, and 4 brother, Edward w.
Burns, all Of Clazettsville.
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