The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12
Local and County
Casualties

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and five have been reported
wounded.
Killed In Action
Staff Sgt. Melvin Charles Fear
now 80, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Fearnow, ISL South Mulberry
street, who was previously reported
missing in action, was killed in ac-
ton in Bogadjin, New Guinea, on
January l6.
Staff Sergeant Fearnow had been
overseas six months at the time of
his death and had completed
twenty-five missions successfully.
He was radio operator and waist
gunner in the Army Air Forces.
A graduate of Williamsport High
School, he had been employed as
floor manager Cor the Acme Stores
and at Migrants Mems Shop, before
entering the Service in 1912
Surviving, besides his parents,
are: A sister, Bernardine, at home,
and eight brothers. One of his
brothers, Pvt. Guy M. Fearnow, is
serving overseas. He was wounded
in France in July but has now re-
covered and is on active duty in
England with the infantry, The
other brothers are: Lloyd and j.
Franklin, Hagerstown; Normand,
Cumberland; James, Marlowe, w.
Va; Curtis, Williamsport; George,
Barberville, o., and Orville, Bunker
Hill, W. Va.
Requiem Mass for the late staff
sergeant will be held at st. Mary's
Catholic Church at a. M Saturday.
Sgt. Richard w. Huntzberry,
native of Washington County, who,
before entering the Service in Jan
uary, l943, lived with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Fox,
at their farm near townsville, was
killed in action in Italy on Septem-
Der %. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Huntzberry, reside in
Frederick
Sergeant Huntzberry, who was
born in Williamsport and attended
the Boonsboro schools, was recently
cited for the daring rescue of a
wounded man and awarded the
Bronze Star.
Sgt. Daniel A. Mentzer. %, son of
the Rev. and Mrs F. G. Mentzer,
1877 Salem avenue, was killed in ac-
ton on September Is, during the
invasion of Holland
Sergeant Mentzer, a Hagerstown
High School student before entering
the Service, was wounded in the
knee in the slxy-borne invasion of
Normandy and had just recovered
in time to participate in the Hol-
land invasion. A letter dated three
days before his death was the last
word received by his parents before
the telegram announcing he had
been killed. He had been overseas
Is months.
The sergeant was formerly a
member of Hagerstown's Company
B, but later transferred to the Par
atroop Division.
Surviving, besides his parents are
these sisters and brothers: Mrs.
Alice Elliott, Greencastle; Mrs.
Frances Diehl, Vallijo, Calf; Mrs.
Leila Hatfield, Baltimore; Mrs. Ev-
elyn Gross, at home; Captain Frank
d. Mentzer and Pfc. Paul Mentzer,
overseas Jean, Dolores, Shirley and
Lester H., at home.
Pvt. Harry Wolford, Jr., 10, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolford, of
near Rockdale. who was previous
ly reported missing in action, has
been killed in action in France, ac-
cording to word received by his par
ents.
Private Wolford formerly resided
at Hancock where he attended the
Hancock High School and at the
time of his induction year ago he
was employed by the Hagerstown
Shoe & Logging Co. He trained at
an Alabama camp before going
overseas.
Surviving, besides his parents, are
two brothers, Richard and Paul, and
a sister, Mrs. Faire Ellen Gordon,
all of near Rockdale.
Wounded In Action
st. Sgt. Louis R. Saunders, whose
wife and mother. Mrs. Bertha L.
Saunders, reside at Boonsboro Route
/, has been wounded in action in
France.
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