Evening star., 1944-05-07
Pilot S Mind Eased
When Gift Victory
.0yercomes 'Jinx 13'

A BASE IN EN0IaAND.-When
1t. Henry w. Brown, 21-year-old
Mustang pilot from Washington,
scored another double" Just three
days after destroying one enemy
plane In the air and another on the
ground, he thought he had chalked
up dozen victories.
He looked wariIy forward to what
he hoped would be No. 10. an sth
Air Force fighter station dispatch
said.
But the board Of Army experts,
which assesses film In gun Cameras,
dismissed his fear Of bad luck when
1t disclosed that on an early COM
bat mission In which 1t. Brown
claimed three enemy planes de-
stroyed on the ground he actually
had destroyed four.
This put him "over the hump" and
now he Is working for his 18th VIC
tory.
Martyn helps score Two.
1t. Donald M. Martyr, son Of
Mrs. James H. Parker, 1857 Kill
bourne place NV, recently helped
destroy two enemy aircraft. He
said:
I'VE were on the way home when
we saw this big Jerry heading for
the clouds. We 'queued up on him
and shot him from stem to stern.
He seemed to shudder and stop In
midair. Then he rolled over and
dove straight into the ground. He
crashed beside small pond and
blew up.
Next we bounced an 'ss. We
shot him up pretty badly and he
landed in a plowed field. saw two
OF the crew members get out Of ths
ship and race away from 1t. We
raked that baby over and over again,
When we left there wasn't enough
left to talk about"
Foster Executive Offlcer.
Capt. Robert w. Foster. jr., is
serving as executive intelligence
omcer at an 9Th AAF bomber sta.
t1on, and since his arrival in Eng.
land has received q permanent
commission in the Regular Army.
He was teaching chemistry and
coaching baseball at Falls Church,
Va, when called to active duty. His
parents live at 519 Quincy street
NV, and his wife resides ut I54o
Thirty-fifth street NV.
Robert Johnston, 1901 Wyoming
avenue NV, recently promoted
to the rank Of captain, Is assistant
supply officer Of an 9th AAF Flying
Fortress base. He formerly served
In the General Counsel's once, Fed.
eral Security Agency, In Washing
ton.
Pvt. Morrison williams, 20, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey w. williams,
SLOT Wilson boulevard, Arlington,
Va, Is serving as power turret
specialist at 9th Air Force Serv.
Ice Command advanced air depot.
The Air Medal has been awarded
1t. Wilfred w. Kirby, son Of MIR.
and Mrs. Grover c. Kirby, 7400
Fort Foote road, Oxon Hill, Nd,
for "meritorious achievement" on
five combat missions.
Staff Sergt. Edward M. Waters,
ball trlrfet gunner Of the Flying
Fortress Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Ireceived the Air Medal with three
Oak Leaf Clusters. He Is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Waters, 1924
Kansas avenue NV.
Richie on Fourth Raid.
First 1t. Scott B. Ritchie, jr., son
|of Col. and Mrs. s. B. Ritchie, 6811
Eighth street NV, has completed
four sorties over Europe. A member
of the Light Bombardment Group
at a 9th AAF bomber station, he is
one Of the three West Point grad
yates. assigned to his squadron.
Pvts. Charles r. Horton, 1928 I
street NV, and Lawrence G.
Schneider, 1868 East Capitol street,
are members of a railroad unit
which assemblies freight cars, fat
cars, oil tankers and other railway
rolling stock at an Army Services Of
Supply general depot.
Sergt. Robert B. Callahan, for.
merly an organist with NBC in
Washington, recently was guest
soloist at the premiere showing of
This Is the Army" at a large
theater somewhere in England"
His wife. Mrs. Charlotte Callahan,
lives at 219 Upshur street NV.
Second 1t. Thomas E. Mott, jr., "a,
$3.50 Glenbrook road, Bethesda, Nd.
navigator OF an 9th AAF Bit Fly
Ing Fortress, has been awarded the
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal