Evening star., 1944-11-07
On the Roll Of Honor

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Sergt. C. J. Lambrose Ii. Steele
! tKilled) (Wounded)
; Killed
Sergt. Christ John Lambrose, "a,
paratrooper in field artillery bat
talon, was killed in action October
in Holland, the War Department
has informed his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lambrose, 47O1 Ninth
street NV.
In his last letter, dated two days
before his death, Sergt. Lambrose
said, I'VE are lucky all is we'll I"
He also wrote that his company
had received citation for the first
three days of fighting in Holland.
He took part in the invasion of Hul-
land September II.
Sergt. Lambrose, a native of Rock
ford, ILL.,, worked for the Canada
Dry Beverage Co. here before enter
ing the Army in November, 1912. He
served overseas, in North Africa.
Sicily and on the Anzio beachhead
in Italy, for IA months.
He also is survived by two sisters.
Katherine and Esther, who live at
the Ninth street address.
Father Thomas Daniels, a friend
OF Sergt. Lambrose, will celebrate
high mass for him at II am. Sum
DAY at SIS. Constantine and Helen
Church, and memorial services will
be held at noon.
Wounded ',
First 1t. John L. vandegrift, jr,
70, U. S. M. G. r., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Vandegrift, sr., 3241
Thirty-eigh street NV, was
wounded in action In the vicinity of
Hawaii, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
A marine fighter pilot, 1t. Van
degrift's ankle was broken when his
plane crashed October 10, the Navy
Informed his family.
1t. Vandegrift entered the service
IN September, 1912, and has been
overseas since the middle of Sep
tember OF this year, his mother said.
He was graduated from Woodrow
Wilson High School here and at
tended Dartmouth College prior to
entrance into the Marine Corps.
Mr., Vandegrift is secretary of
the Employees Benefit Committee of
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Telephone
Co.
Staff Sergt. Charles E. Stombaugh,
husband of Mrs. Pearl Stombaugh,
4O3 Douglas street NE, was wounded
in action while fighting as a tail
gunner on Flying Fortress over
Germany, the War Department an.
nounced today.
Sergt. Stombaugh is now in the
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
in Staunton, Va, his wife said. He
1 went overseas in May and returned
October 10.
Prior to entering the Army in
June, 1912, Sergt. Stombaugh was
employed by the Federal Works
Agency. Mrs. Stombaugh works for
the Treasury Department.
Pfc. Kenneth w. Nicholson, whose
mother, Mrs. Irene Nicholson, lives
in Upper Marlboro, Md, was listed
by the War Department as wounded
in the European theater, it was
learned today. ...-l
First 1t. Gordon H. Steele, jr., 21,
was wounded while fighting in
France August 8, but has now re-
turned to duty, the War Department
announced today.
A Thunderbolt fighter pilot, 1t.
Steele was in the hospital about a
month, his mother, Mrs. Margaret
F. Steele, 3708 street NV, said.
1t. Steele was graduated from
West Point in June, 1943, and has
been overseas since May. His father,
Col. Gordon H. Steele, ST., is also in
France with the air forces.
Pfc. Charles Adam Meyers, U. S.
M. c. r., 25, husband of Printer
(Second Class Mildred E. Meyers,
WAVE, 1788 Lanier place NV, was
wounded in action on Guam, the
Navy Department announced today.
A native of Easton, Pa, Pvt.
Meyers was graduated from high
school there before enlisting in the
Marine Corps in July, 1912. He has
been overseas 10 months, his wife
said.
Two brothers, Pics. Russell and
Frederick Meyers. are also in the
Marine Corps overseas.
PFC. Warren E. Mobley, son of
Charles Mobley, "a Frederick ave-
nue., KenSington, Md, was wounded
IN the European theater of opera
tions, the War Department said in
release today.
Pfc. Calvin c. Zehring, 20, brother
of Miss Dorothy Eve Zehring, 802
Thirteenth street, New Alexandria,
was wounded in action in France
while fighting with the infantry
October 6, the War Department an
nounced today.
Pvt. Zehring is now in a hospital
in England. He went overseas In
June after enlisting in the Army in
1899. A brother, Corpl Garland
Zehring, is in the Amphibious Corps
in the Dutch East Indies.
First 1t. Hugh E. Stoddard, hus-
band of Mrs. Sigrid Stoddard, 705
Fourth street NV, according to
the War Department, was wound
ed in action in the European the
ater of operations.
Pfc. Charles w. Coontz, son of
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