Evening star., 1945-04-23
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

IlCs 1uOiu4S n. HdHTdQdu, Jr., IL
whose father lives at TIA Twentieth
street NE, was killed in action il
Germany on April T. He joined tn
Army little more than a year age
the day after he was graduated
from st. Johns College.
A native of Baltimore, Pvt. Hanra
han had been overseas seven month
and had been awarded the Bronz
Star for action in France and Ger
many Requiem mass will be Offered
for him Wednesday at st. Aloysius
Church. Besides his father he i!
survived also by a brother, Richard
of the Twentieth street address, ane
a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Leona, o.
Bradbury Park, Md.
Sergt. Charles A. Jennings, "a
whose wife lives on route 2, Alex.
andria, Va, was killed in action
in Germany March 80, according tc
today's official casualty listing. The
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jen-
nings of route l, Alexandria, he had
been in the Army since May, 1913
and was overseas year.
A native of Alexandria, he at
tended Virginia schools and worked
for the Banner Laundry before en-
tering the service. Besides his
widow and parents he is survived
by brother. Seaman, 1ic, Thomas
Jennings, now stationed in Florida.
Pfc. Traiko A. Kaneff, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Mary A. Kaneff, lives al
Allentown, Md, was killed in action
in Germany April 6, while fighting
with the 18th Division, his wife has
been notified.
A native of Yugoslavia, Pvt. Ka-
neff moved to this country as a
child. His parents returned to their
native country 10 years ago. He was
stationed in Washington for a time
before going overseas six months
ago, and had been in the Army three
years
End 1t. Edward A. Belknap, whose
wife, Mrs. Blanche A. Belknap was
listed as living on Route 3, Vienna,
Va, has been reported killed in the
European area.
Stories about the following other
men listed as killed on today's Office
of War Information casualty list
previously appeared in The Star
when next of kin were notified:
Oscar d. Pittman, jr., hospital ap-
prentice 1/c, U. S. NJ, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Pittman, 253 Fourteenth
place NE.
Pvt. James Trimble, Marine Corps,
son of Mrs. Ruth Sewell, 6915 Bev-
erly road, Bethesda, Md.
Wounded
1t. Roy Bernard O'Brien, AZ, U. S.
N. r., reported as wounded on to-
days official casualty list, was in
jured February "a on Two Jima
where he was serving with a Seabee
unit attached to the 4th Marine
Division. His wife, Mrs. Bertha T.
OBrien lives at 25 T street NE.
1t. O'Brien came to Washington
from Massachusetts, as a child. He
was graduated from Central High
School and Catholic University and
was a project manager for the Fed
eral Works Administration when he
entered the Seabees in January,
1943. 1t. O'Brien had 18 years of
construction experience when he en-
listed. He went overseas two months
after entering the service. He
served on Eniwetok and other Pa
cif1c islands, his wife said. 1t. and
Mrs. O'Brien have two daughters,
Maureen, IL, and Eileen, 4. His
Mrs. Alice O'Brien lives at
Md.
Pvt. Alfred w. Barrow, 81, whose
wife, Mrs. Wanda L. Barrow, lives
at 5000 Thirty-ninth street NV.
was wounded slightly in Italy March
81, the War Department made
known today. He is member of a
infantry unit.
A native of San Francisco, Pvt.
Barrow Is the son of Mrs. Ida NJ
Barrow, Vallejo, Calf, and the
father of two children, Judy, 3, and
Rae, 2. He was Pacific Grey
hound Lines employe when called
to the Army two years ago. He went
overseas in August.
James Porter, jr., stewards mate
1/c, U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter, 729 Langston terrace
NE, was burned about the head
January during an enemy air
attack on the battleship on which
he was serving in Lingayen Gulf,
according to a Navy report ampli-
fed by his mother. Mate Porter
has visited at home since his in
jury and has now returned to duty.
A native of Washington, he at
tended Armstrong High School and
was employed as a clerk at the War