Evening star., 1945-04-09


graduate of Central High School
he went overseas In December, 1943
after entering the service on Pear
Harbor day, 1912. He attended
George Washington University, anc
at the time he entered the service
was an employe of the Internationa
Business Machines Corp. Two
brothers, Ensign Carl r. Meininger
in the Navy, and Corpl John l.
Meininger, in the Army, are over.
seas
/ Pfc. Larry b. Childress. %. In.
/ fantry, son of Mrs. Annie J
Childress, 6O-F Crescent road
Greenbelt, Md. was wounded
through the cheek by a sniper's
bullet March Is in Germany, ac-
cording to today's War Department
casualty report. He was in hos
pital in France at the time he wrote
the last letter his mother received
she said.
! Pvt. ChildreSs entered the service
in August, 1914, and went overseas
in January. l945. A graduate of the
Greenbelt High School in the class
of 1941. he was employed in the
Washington Navy Yard at the time
he entered the service. He was
born in Harlan. KY.
Second 1t. Dean r. Keith. %
Chemical Warfare Service, only SOL
Of Mrs. Martha l.. Keith, 9-B Ridge
road. Greenbelt. Md, was wounded
in the right arm. right leg and
thigh March 13 in Germany, an an
nouncement through the Offlce Of
War Information disclosed today.
1t Keith entered the service in
January. 1912, and went overseas in
June, 1914. A graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland, ne entered
Officer Candidate School in Sep
tember, l943, after previously having
been in the enlisted reserve corps
while completing studies at the uni
versity. He was graduated from
Central High School, Washington, In
the Class of 1899
ia Fred L. BrinsOn, %. Signal
Corps. whose wife. Mrs. Mildred C
BrinSon, lives at 727 Chestnut ave-
nue., Falls Church, was reported
wounded in Germany March 13, &C
cording to today's War Department
casualty list. See story on this page
1st 1t. Morgan L. Tenny. whose
wife. Mrs. Anne T. Tenny, lives at
IS Strathemore avenue, Garrett
Park. Md, was reported wounded in
the European area.
Pfc. Benny F. Wilt. brother Of Mrs
Brohbeine E. Walker. Route 5. Po-
tomac Park. was reported wounded
in the Pacific area
Stories on the following other Dis
.trict men reported wounded on to-
days official Owl casualty list ap-
peared in The Star after the next OF
kin were notified:
Pvt. Clyde c. Tharpe. whose wife
Mrs. Mary j. Tharpe. lives at 28l1
Lee boulevard. Arlington, Va.
T/3 John T. Thorne, whose wife
Mrs. Nellie M. Thorne. lives at l347
Maryland avenue NE.
Mrs. Emma G. Sims, Berwyn, Md
Missing
1st 1t. James S. Chumbris, Marine
Corps. son of Mrs Bertha Chumbris
5728 Third place NV. who was re.
ported missing by the Navy Depart.
ment in today's casualty report, was
the subject of story in The Stal
after the next of kin was notified.
Prisoner
Sergt. Paul M. Bottenfield. q, in.
! fantry, whose wife, Mrs Shirley M
Bottenheld, lives at 2715 Fourteenth
street NV, was reported taker
prisoner of war in Germany, &C.
cording to an Owl announcement.
Mrs. Bottenield. who has livee
here about year, said her HUSBAND
previously had been reported miss.
ing in December, 1914. He wen;
overseas last September after hav.
ing been in the Army year ane
half. Sergt. Bottenfield is a native
of Altoona. Pa.
Pfc. Lewis E. Phelps, 19, infantry
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin L. Phelps
Route 2, Gaithersburg, Md, has beer
reported a prisoner of. war in Ger.
many, according to the War De-
partment. Previously reported miss.
ing, Pvt. Phelps was wounded at tht
time he was taken prisoner ir
France September l, his mother
said
He entered the service in Decem
ber. 1943, and went overseas in June
1914. after having been employed a!
a filling station attendant. Two
brothers are in the Army. Pfc Will.
lard Phelps is in Italy, and Corpl
Thomas Phelps is stationed in Con.
necticut.