Evening star., 1944-10-17
Killed

Pvt. Francis Leo Downs, %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Leo Downs, Leonard
town, Md. was killed in action Sep
tember 80 in Holland his parents
have been notified by the War De-
partment.
A paratrooper, Pvt. Downs at
tended st. Marys County public
schools and worked as a garage
mechanic until he entered the Army
in April, 1913. "A brother, Corpl.
William Downs, Is stationed with
the Army in this country.
Pvt. J. LIE Roy Henley, 80, infantry,
was killed in action in. France Sep
tember "A, the War Department has
notified his wife, Mrs. Gertrude NJ
Henley, 1913 S street Sc He leaves
a 4-year-old son. His father, Clar-
ence E. Henley, lives near Alexan-
dria, Va.
Pvt. Henley was in France about
three weeks before his death. Be-
fore he entered the Army five
months ago he was a bookkeeper
for the United Publishing Co. He
attended st. Dominic's Parochial
School.
A memorial requiem mass will be
celebrated at 10 am. tomorrow at
st. Martins Church. Other sur
vivors include two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Louise Clark, Washington, and Mrs.
Anna Mae Stokes, Capitol Heights,
Md, and four brothers, Clarence J.
Henley, Kensington, Md; Pvt. Vim
cent Henley, now overseas; Staff
Sergt. Raymond Henley, stationed
on the West Coast, and Francis
Eugene Henley, Navy seaman, first
class, now at Little Creek, Va.
1t. Robert Lewis Brown, %, bonn
bardier and navigator of Flying
Fortress, who previously was re-
ported missing over Yugoslavia since
July Is, was killed in action, the
War Department notified his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Waldo Brown
1916 North Lexington street, Airing
ton, last week.
A letter to his family said 1t.
Browns plane was shot up by anti
aircraft fire while returning from
a raid on the Ploesti oil fields. AL
though the plane went into a spin,
three of the crew parachuted to
safety. The others crashed with the
plane. 1t was 1t. Browns 38th mis-
sion.
A graduate of Washington-Lee
High School in Arlington, 1t. Brown
worked as an accountant at Wood
ward & Lothrop's before he enlisted
in October, 1912 He received his
commission in June last year and
went overseas the following March.
Missing
Gunner's Mate Third Class John
Joseph Mulligan, 20, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Daniel Mulligan, 1871
Bay street Sc, was reported missing
in action in the Atlantic Coast hur-
ricane last month, according to a
Navy Department release today.
Mulligan was stationed in Bos-
ton aboard minesweeper, his
family said. He joined the service
in March, l943, and was employed
by the Agriculture Department anc
the Navy Yard previous to his en-
listment. He was graduated from
Elliott Junior High School here. Mr.
Mulligan is an accountant at the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Pvt. Leonard r. Haller, 2l-year.
old paratrooper, whose wife anc
year-old daughter live at 1921 Sixty.
third place, Cheverly, Md, has beer
missing in action in Southern
France since August 10, the Wal
Department informed his family.
Pvt. Haller attended school ir
Parsons, W. Va. Before enlistine
two years ago ne worked here fol-
the Bureau of Engraving and a con-
struction company. He went abroad
last March.
Pvt. George Relach, jr., IS, whose
wife and 3-year-old son live at 321
Ridge road Sc, has been missing
in action in France since September
Is, the War Department has in
formed his family.
A native of Newton Falls, Ohio
Pvt. Relach first joined the Army
when he was 10. He received an
honorable discharge six years later
and worked as mechanic at the
Navy Yard and the Capital Cadillac
Co. He also served as guard at the
District Jail and Lorton Reforma-