Evening star., 1945-06-23
Todoy's Casualty Lists

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Nauy wounded ----- 346
Navy missing -- 10
Thus t1r in the tUdr 1912
men from the District area
! haze been reported killed.
Killed
1t. d. g. Holden Eli York, U. S.
N. R., 80, whose wife, Mrs. Dorothy
York, lives at 1906 Davis place NV
was killed In action May IL while
serving as air combat intelligence
officer aboard a Pacific fleet aircraft
carrier. 1t. York had been overseas
since last November.
/ At the time OF 1t. York's death
Mrs. York was in a hospital here
awaiting the birth of their second
child. Word of her husbands death
reached her shortly before Jon
Holden York, month old last
Saturday, was born. Their first
child, Nancy. is 21a years old. -
| A native of Rutherford, N. c., It.
York was senior economist in the
Agriculture Department here before
his enlistment in August, 1913.
1t. Russell Wilson, r., U. S. N,
son of Vice Admiral and Mrs. Russell
Wilson. lot Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase, Nd, was killed in an air.
plane crash Thursday, the Navy
announced yesterday. For details,
see story on this page.
1t. Robert Graham Bradley, %,
whose wife, Mrs. Barbara Bradley,
lives at 1924 North Ohio street,
Arlington, has been killed in action.
The details OF 1t. Bradley's death
are carried in a story appearing
elsewhere In today's paper, telling
OF his widow receiving the Navy
Cross awarded him posthumously.
Capt. Z. M. Krieger, IS, Marine
intelligence ofncer. who worked on
the preparation OF maps for the
invasions of the Gilbert and Ellice
Islands, died June 4. in Bremen,
Germany, when military govern
ment headquarters there were
wrecked by an unexplained blast,
lit was learned here today. Capt.
Krieeer's wife, Mrs. Leone Krieger,
and his 6-year-old son. Robert.
formerly lived at 1879 South
fTyentY-eighthu street, ?. Arlington.
Since, bis death they moved to her
parents home In Minnesota.
ii CAPT. 'Krieger was stationed III the
Pacific 2S months. He worked with
|. the island map-drafting, and was
awarded the Navy and Marine Corps
I Medal for heroic conduct in the ex-
plosion at the New Caledonia Navy
base in 1943 friends said. Born in
Pittsfield. Mass, he was . member
Of the Marine Reserves before the
war. '' .-
Capt. Herriek A. Connsrs, "a, son
Of Mrs. C. Z. Lamoureux, 36l0
South First road, Arlington, died
Maya in Reims. France, after ahe
was shot by a sniper while, travel!
ingi IN jeep, his mother was notf-
fed. He was then in charge of war
prisoners, she said
Born in Malone, N. Y, Capt. Con-
iioAo SRVllt 1iio Cdtly yC0lS TCW
Orleans, and was graduated from
the University Of California. He
never lived in Washington. A re-
serve officer he was called into ac-
tive duty in May, 1912; served in
Alaska for IA months and later
went to Wales before going to
France two weeks before his death.
Besides his mother, he is survived
by his widow. Mrs. Mary Ethel Con-
nors, who lives with their 4-month-
old daughter Candyce in Williston,
8. c.; a half-brother, Clarence La
moureux, ., and two half-sisters,
jeanette. IL, and Suzanne, S, who
live at the Arlington address.
Pvt. Robert l.. Cohen, n, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Cohen. 211s
Key boulevard, Arlington, was killed
when the Japanese prison troopship
in which he was being evacuated
from Manila last October was sunk
by submarines. his parents were
notified Wednesday by the Inter-
national Red Cross. Pvt. Cohen was
one of more than 100 prisoners
being evacuated from Manila.
Born in Detroit. Pvt. Cohen at
tended Western High School and
Dewitt Preparatory School. He took
prelsw training at the University of
Virginia and enlisted in the Army
in November, 1910, while in his last
year at Southeastern University Law
School. He is believed to have been
captured In the fall of Bataan. Be-
sides his parents, he is survived by 4
sister, Miss Edith Cohen, and his
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Grossberg, SIS M street
NV.
Marine Pvt. o. Thomas O'Callax-
han, 18, died June 6 of wounds re-
ceived in action on Okinawa, the
Navy Department has informed his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton T.
O'Callaghan, 1921 Fidler lane, Sill
yer Spring, Md. His father is en-
ployed at the War Production Board.
Born In Hammond, Ind, he came
with his parents to Washington
when 1 years old, and had lived
oS Wiz AAfCA Sp1 Liz Auuk CoS 4OI
about 10 years. He was graduated
from st. Michael's Parochial School,
attended Gonzaga High School for
three years and was graduated from
Montgomery Blair High School in
June, 1914. He trained q year with
the Maryland State Guard unit at
Silver Spring.
| He enlisted in the merchant ma.
rine, in which he served 4 short
time, and then joined the Marines.
He went overseas last March. His
last letter received so far by his
parents was dated May 80. ut which
time he said he was all right. He
is survived by his parents; 4 brother
Timothy, Is, student at Priory
School, Brookland, and 4 sister
Janet, 4.
/ S 2ic Howard v. Mobley, f., u. s,
N. r., son of Mrs. Grace Mclean,
4706 Gienbrook parkway, Bethesda,
Md, who is officislly reported killed