Evening star., 1945-04-19

1t. Montgomery Col. Da
/ Mrs. L. E. Parker, 153 Whining
ton place Sc, was born in Washing
ton and attended Wilson High
School. He was employed as a
machinist at the Navy Yard when
he entered the Army more than a
year ago. Pvt. Parker was sent over
seas last June and is attached to the
infantry of the lst Army. He is now
in hospital in Belgium.
Pvt. John F. Flester, Jr., Is, form
er plumber at the Fairfield Ship
yards in Baltimore, was wounded in
Germany on March 81, his wife, Mrs
Ruth Flester, and parents, of Mont
gomery road. Laurel, Md, we're in
formed by him. Today the name of
Pvt. Flester was included on the
owl casualty release.
A member of a tank unit in
the 1st Army's I'd Division, Pvt
Flester was injured in the right
hand, but from a hospital in Bel
gium writes that he is recovering
He is the father of John, 3, and Ruth
Ann, /.
Pvt. John r. West, former employe
Of Thompson's Dairy, was wound
ed March "a while fighting in Ger
many with the infantry. it was an
nounced today. He is in hospital in
England, his wife, Mrs. Catherine
Alice West, 1929 Brothers place Sc.
said
A native of Washington, Pvt. West
is the son of MIR. and Mrs. George
l. West, 2l32 Thirty first street Sc
He attended Eastern High School
and went into the Army in July
1914. He went overseas last jan
uary. He has three children. Bar
bara Jean, 7; Freida, 3, and Thom-
as, Ia.
Flight Officer Harry F. Smith,
whose wife, Yeoman &c Thelma w
Smith, formerly lived at WAVE
quarters D, Massachusetts, and Ne
braska avenues NV, was wounded
in action in the European thcater
according to the War Department
His wife is now stationed at Port
Blakely, Wash.
Sergt. Thomas NJ Roberts, whose
wife, Mrs. Dorothy r. Roberts, for
merly lived at 1919 Isherwood street
NE, was wounded in action in the
European theater, information from
the War Department revealed today
Mrs. Roberts has moved to North
Brookfleld, Mass, neighbors said.
Pfc. Floyd L. Crawford, whose
wife, Mrs. Lucille G. Crawford. is
listed as living at 2816 Buena Vista
terrace Sc, was said by the War
department to have been wounded
in action in the European theater
of operations.
The men listed below were OFF,
cially listed as wounded in action
Stories previously appeared in The
Star after the next Of kin had been
notified
Pvt. Bernard c. Downs, U. S. M
C. r., whose wife, Mrs. Catherine
G. Downs, lives at 1888 Good Hope
road Sc.
Pfc. Albert r. Dobey. brother of
Chester A. Dobey, 52717 Second
street NE.
Missing
Corpl. James p. Flaherty. Ana
costa High School football star
who received a Touchdown Club
outstanding player award from
Jack Dempsey in 1943, has been re-
ported missing in action on raid
over Nagoya, Japan. He is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon A. Flaherty
4008 Nichols avenue S.W.
The 19-year-old corporal also
starred in basket ball and baseball
but was best remembered for his
speedy ball carrying and passing in
football. Despite his size, he was Sc
lected as an all-high back in 1943.
Corpl. Flaherty enlisted in the air
forces the same month he gradu-
ated from high school. He was
sent to the Pacific last Christmas
and was serving as tail gunner
on a B-29 when reported missing
Pvt. James H. Mccullough, 81
son of Mrs. Minnie E Febrey of 1905
Kearney street NE, has been miss
ing in action since March Is. the
War Department announced yester-
day. He Is 7th Army infantryman
A veteran of l3 months service in
the Aleutians campaign, where he
earned a citation, Pvt. Mccullough
has been in the Army since 1943 and
in the European theater of opera
tions since January. He attended
Abbott Vocational School, where he
studied interior decorating.
A brother, Pvt. H. r. Mccullough
is training as a tank driver at Fort
Knox, KY, and a Stepbrother, Pfc
J. H. Febrey, is an Air Forces ground
crewman in the Philippines.
Pfc. Harrington E. West, 20, son
OF Mrs. Florence Mae West, 5603
Fifty-fourth street, Riverdale. Md,
was listed today by the War De-
partment as missing in action. His
sister, Miss Barbara West of the
same address, said telegram had
been received January % saying
he had been missing in action In
Belgium since January 4. Another
telegram February 10 reported that
Pvt. West was wounded in the arm
on that day and had returned to
duty. March "a his family was
notified he was missing In action
in Germany. However, on March
~ they were informed that he had
returned to duty again with the
Air-borne Infantry.
Overseas since last August. Pvt,
West entered the Army In March,
1913. He was graduated from
Hyattsville High School and worked
in the Post ONCE here. Pvt Vests
mother Is employed at the Bureau
Of Internal Revenue. Miss West
works for the Travellers Insurance
Co., Fifteenth street and New York
avenue NV.
1st 1t. Dean A. Keasling, lead
navigator on a B-24, whose wife,
Mrs. Clara E. Keasling, lives at 1905
North Seventeenth street, Airing
ton, has been missing in action over
Germany since March. % while on
his 30th and last mission before he
l. Is .