Evening star., 1945-03-31
Killed

zaga High School athlete, was killed
in action on Two Jima March 6, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
O,Brien, 623 Allison street NV,
have been notified.
His last letter was written aboard
ship off Two Jima and told how he
had been assigned to a service unit
Of the 5th Marines unloading sup
plies for the Two fight. He said he
was going ashore later and probably
would not have time to write further
until he went to rest camp.
1t. 0 Brien, a native of the Dis
trict, won four letters in sports at
Gonzaga and was president of his
class for four years. He attended
Columbia University for three years,
where he was three-letter man
and was elected to the Sachem
Honor Society.
After volunteering for the Marines
he was in the VIZ training corps
at Yale University, where he won a
letter in baseball. He received his
commission in July, 1914, and went
overseas in November.
1t. OBrien was a member of st.
Gabriel's Church. Surviving are his
parents and two sisters, Edith and
Ruth, of this city.
CorpI. Robert Johnstone Bur-
dette, 80, of the 4th Marine Division,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Bur-
dette, $500 w place NV, died of
wounds on Two Jima February 10,
his parents have been notified.
Corpl. Murdette enlisted in the
Canadian Army when England went
into tue war, and served there until
the United States entered the war.
He then transferred to the Marines.
He had been in the Pacific 81
months. He attended school here
and worked in the Navy Yard before
enlisting. Three brothers and a sis
ter are in the service: Pvt. Childs
M. Burdette, in France; Sergt.
George E. Burdette, in the Mediter-
ranean; Sergt. Richard P. Burdette,
recently returned to the United
States from overseas, and 1t. Mary
A. Burdette, recently returned to
Walter Reed Hospital after duty on
troop ship.
Pvt. Guy E. Mcveigh, %, son of
William M. McVeigh, 5204 w street,
Bradbury Heights, Md, was killed
in action in Germany on February
%, his father has been notified. He
was with the medical infantry de-
tachment of the LIST Army. His wife,
TIA Marjorie Wallace McVeigh, is
stationed at Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
Pvt. McVeigh left school to enlist
in the Army in 1899, and was sent
overseas last June, only a month
after his marriage. He had been
hospitalized for 10 weeks and re-
Joined his outfit only few days be-
fore his death. A brother, Pvt. Carl
McVeigh, Is fighting in Italy. His
father is cabinetmaker at the Lank
Woodwork Co.
Pfc. william Edgar Lewter, 10,
was killed in action February 1s on
Two Jima, where he was fighting
with the 4th Marine Division. his
brother, Policeman Mason T. Lewter,
1873 Downing street NE, has been
Informed. Pvt. Lewter previously
had been wounded in the landings
on Saipan.
Pvt. Lewter was born in North
Carolina and attended schools there.
Before entering the service in the
fall Of 1912 he and his brother
operated gasoline station here and
at the Taylor Model Basin, Car
derock, Md. Pvt. Lewter was a vet
eran of the Marshalls, Saipan and
I1nian engagements. A sister, Mrs.
Polly Myers, lives at 1908 Sleaford
place, Bethesda.
Pfc. Ralph HI. Crouch, %, was
killed on Two Jima on February 25.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man T. Crouch. GAG North Vermont
street, Arlington. Va.
Before joining the Marines in
May, 1943, he was employed at the
Arlington Branch Post Office and
later at the Safeway Grocery on
Columbia pike. He received his
boot training at Paris Island. S. C.
and went overseas last November.
Besides his parents he leaves a
brother, James w. Crouch of Ar
lington.
Staff Sergt. Kenneth A. johnson,
Il. was killed in action March 2
while on bombing mission over
Formosa, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James johnson, 3739 Horner place
Sc, have been notified. Sergt.
johnson had been on duty in the
Pacific as turret gunner on B-24
since October and in one of his last
letters he said he expected to be sent
home on furlough after few more
missions
A native of Washington, Sergt.
johnson attended Chamberlain Vo-
cation School. He was employed at
the Navy Yard before entering the
service in October, 1s43. A brother.
Pfc. William N. Johnson, is with the
Marine Corps in the Pacific. Sergt.
johnson has three other brothers
and three sisters. His father is en-
ployed at Hines Junior High School.
Pvt. Emmett L. Kirby, 81, was
killed in action February Is on Lu-
zon, where he was fighting with the
paratroops, the War Department has
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Kirby. 615 Main street,
Warrenton, Va. Overseas for year,
this was the first time Pvt. Kirby
had been in action.
A native of Warrenton, Pvt. Kirby
was graduated from Warrenton