Evening star., 1944-11-17
Killed

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Mildred A. Haller. 2621 Sixty -thirt
|place, Cheverly, Nd, has been IN.
formed by the War Department.
Mrs. Haller learned on Septembel
8 that her husband had been seri.
ously wounded on August 10. Tn,
following day she was informed h,
had been only slightly wounded
About two weeks later he was re.
ported as missing In action Angus
10. Mrs. Haller received wort
Wednesday that he had been killed
| A native Of Parsons, w. Va. Pvt
Haller attended high school therl
and worked in the Bureau Of En-.
craving and Printing before enterinf
the Army in March, 1943. He wen1
overseas last March. Besides hi
widow and a daughter he Is survived
by his parents, who live in Parsons
and two brothers. one Of them serv.
ing with the Army In Holland.
Staff Sergt. Robert M. knight, for.
merly Of Washington, was killed II
action October 81 while serving Will
the Sd Army In France, 1t wal
learned here yesterday.
A native Of Worcester, Mass.
where his mother and sister live
Sergt. Knight came to Washington
In 1885. He worked as decoratos
with H. Tanquary-Smith Shop until
he entered the Army In 1872. He
lived at 2o12 o street NV. and wa
a graduate Of the Worcester Museum
School of Art.
1t. Lambert A. Wood, son Of Alex.
ander B. Randall. 205 Maryland ave-
nue. NE, was killed In an air.
plane crash while training neal
Brownsville, Tex, 1t was announced
by his commanding oficer. 1t. Col
Francis G. Thomas. 1t. Wood wa.
attending the Pursuit Fighter Tran.
sition School In the ATC Ferryins
Division.
Before entering the Army @ q
second lieutenant last june, 1t
Wood attended the University o1
Arizona and worked ut Oracle, Ariz
His father works for the War Pro-
duction Board. 1t. Wood Il survived
also by his grandmother. Mrs. 4. l.
Wood Of Portland. Greg. Burial will
be at Riverside Cemetery. Portland
Wounded
Sergt. Hobson M. Cady, q, Of 8lOl
Livingston road Sc. was wounded
In action In France ON August a,
the War Department has informed
his mother, Mrs. Katherine q. Heit-
muller. Mrs. Heitmuller said today
she has since received . letter from
her son saying he has recovered and
Is now back on active duty.
A native Of Warrington, Serst
Cady attended Oxon Hill (Gd.)
High School, ana worked q 4 car
penter before entering = the yg1vic(
N March, iS4t. aergt. Cady isfi
for overseas last February. and par
ticipated In the invasion on June 8
Sergt. Cady in his letter said he
has received the expert Ind roafkA1
man medals for submachine guns. :.
Pvt Lewis W. Darnell, 10, Of Oh
Eleventh street NE, was wounded
IN action In France on August 8, the
War Department has informed his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Oar.
nell. Mr.. Darnell said his son subse-
quently wrote them saying he re-
turned to his division after two
months In Q hospital In England,
but was again hospitalized. he said
he was getting along well and had
received the Purple Heart.
Pvt. Darnell was born In Luray,
Va, and attended Stuart Junior
High School here. He worked for
the Once Of Price Administration
until he entered the Army In De.
cember, 1943. He went overseas last
June.
Pfc. Jules v. Mann, 81, whose
wife, Mrs. Frankie M. Mann, lot
Xenia street Sc, Is . secretary in
the Navy Department, was wounded
In action on August Ia In France.
the War Department reported.
Born and educated in Texas, Pfc.
Mann worked on q farm before en-.
tering the service In February, 1el2.
He went overseas last February.
Pic. Mann wrote his wife he was
IN the hospital for only q short time
and has since returned to duty with