Evening star., 1944-12-01
On the Roll of Honor
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Linwood Strickland, II, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph James Strickland,
1857 l. street Sc, has been killed
in action, the Navy Department
announced today.
According to word received by his
father, Seaman Strickland was killed
in the Pacific while on duty on an
LIST. He entered the Naval Reserve
seven months ago and had been
overseas only short time. Seaman
Strickland attended st. Peters
School and was employed as a clerk
at the Traffic Bureau when he en-
tered the service.
Two brothers of Seaman Strick-
lands IA brothers and sisters also
are in the Navy. They are Ship
filter (Third Glass; Rudolph Strick-
land and Electrician (First Glass;
John James Strickland. Another
brother, Howard. recently received
medical discharge from the Army
Staff Sergt. John Travers Bickers,
30, who was listed as wounded in
action in today's War Department
casualty list, has died of his wounds,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Travers
D. Bickers of Culpeper, Va, have
been Informed.
Sergt. Bickers was wounded Sep
tember 18 in France and died a day
later. A member of a tank destroyer
battalion, he had been overseas
since March, 1914, and took part in
the drive to cut off the Brittany
Peninsula Sergt. Bickers entered
the Army May 8, 1914.
Staff Sergt. Edward w. Muse, "a,
was killed in Italy November 6, the
War Department notified his moth
er.. Mrs. Emma B. Muse. former
public school teacher, who lives at
1888 Fifteenth street NV.
Maj. Gen. N. F. Twining. Sergt.
Muses. commanding officer, wrote
Mrs. Muse that her son was given a
military funeral and buried in a
United States Army cemetery in
Italy. Your son was fine boy and
his loss is great one" the general
wrote. He is sorely missed by his
friends here"
A graduate of Dunbar High School,
Sergt. Muse attended Howard Uni
versity Law School for two years. He
was employed at Bruce School be-
fore he entered the Army two years
ago. He served overseas a year and
a half.
He is also survived by a brother,
Lloyd B. Muse, and a sister, Mrs.
Gladys Mehlinger, both of Washing
ton. His wife. Virginia, died a year
ago.
1t. Kenneth w. Coleman, 27, hus-
band of Mrs. Juanita Coleman and
son of Mrs. Elsie c. Johnson, 4241
Meade street NE, was killed in
France November 8, his family has
been informed.
Platoon leader of a tank battalion,
1t. Coleman graduated from How
ard University and entered the
service in June, 1943 Commissioned
at Fort Knox, KY, he went over
seas this fall. While attending
Howard, he worked part time at the
Government Printing Office. His
father, Clarence Coleman, lives in
Newark, N. J.
Ensign Robert X. Barrett, 81, was
killed in training plane crash No
vember 26 at Stuart, Fla, his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis R. Bar
rett, 1902 Fulton street NV, have
been informed by the Navy Depart
ment. Funeral services will be held
at pm. tomorrow at the Fort Myer
Chapel, with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
A graduate of Wilson High School,
Ensign Barrett was graduated from
Perkiomen Academy in 1910. He had
completed his sophomore year at
Cornell College before entering the
service in 1943 At all three schools
he starred in football.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by brother, First 1t. Richard Bar
rett, AAF navigator, who is home on
furlough after completing IS mis-
sions on the European front, and a
sister, Miss Betty Barrett, Wash
ington.
Pvt. Elmer J. Ahlgren, husband of
Mrs. Ann Ahlgren, formerly of $40
Maryland avenue NE, who now
lives in Front Royal, Va, died
September / from wounds received
as an infantryman in the European
theater, according to information
received from the War Department
by Mrs. Ahlgren.
Pvt. Ahlgren was awarded the
Purple Heart. He was a taxi driver
here before entering the Army in
July, 1943. -Four children, two boys
and two girls. live with Mrs. Ahlgren
at Front Royal.
Staff Sergt. William Eugene Purll,
jr., 26, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Eugene Purll of 36 Eighteenth
street Sc, and husband of Mrs.
Frances Purll, 46 Crittenden street
NE, was killed November 13 in