Evening star., 1945-02-20
Names Of IA More
Freed in Philippine
Drive Are Revealed


connecttons-have been liberate
from Japanese captivity. They are
Don Kneedler, IS, and his wife an,
two children, and Edgar Kneedlel
81, and his wife and two children
The Kneedler brothers are the son
Of DR., Harry Kreedler Of 1923 Nine
teenth street NV.
Maj. Royal Reynolds, IT,. who's,
wife and daughter live at AS
Greenway parkway NV.
Charles j. Ritenour, son of Mrs
Minnie F. Ritenour, 1912 Longfel
low street NV.
Richard L. Lille, the, son of Mrs
w. B. Hays, 4404 Klingle street NV
and his wife.
The Rev. Emile Bolduc, o. M. /
and the Rev. John. j. Sheehan
o. M. l., Washington priests VIII,
were 2 OF group of IL Oblat,
fathers who went to the Philippine
after ordination here.
Mr.. Ritenour was Manila repre-.
sentative for the Liggett & Myer.
Tobacco Co. and had lived there fol
16 years. spending vacations in tn,
United States every three years. Hi
wife. Mrs. Ruth Yates Ritenour, /.
q major in the Army Nurse Corp.
stationed at Maxwell Field, Ala
Two sisters and brother also live
In Washington. They are Mrs
Florence Hastings of the Longfellov
street address, Mrs. Anna Forsythe
5000 Illinois avenue NV, and Ear
Ritenour Of Longfellow street.
Two of IL priests who graduated
from the Oblate Fathers College here
and were sent to the Philippines as
missionaries have been reported
among those liberated.
18 Missionaries In Group.
OF the priests, Father Bolduc
q native of Lowell, Mass, was or
dained June IA, 1928, and spent
six years in the house of his
order here. Father Bolduc was
among the first group OF American
Oblates of Mary Magdalen who went
to the Philippines in August, 1899,
when that field was opened as a
missionary assignment for the order
He was stationed In the island of
Jolo.
The second, the Rev. John ]. Shee-
han OF Brockton, Mass, was Or
dained May ~, 1910. and in the sum-
nler OF that year was assigned to his
orders mission at Cotabato on Min
danao. Later he was sent to work
In a leper's colony.
A spokesman for the Oblate
Fathers said the IL missionaries
from here were joined by seven of
the order from other colleges.
Heard From Twice.
Mr.. Lille and his wife also have been
liberated from Santo Tomas. accord
ing to information Mrs. Hays re-
ceived from the War Department.
Mr.. Lille was connected with q gold
mining company in the Philippines
and he and his wife were interned
when Manila fell. His mother had
heard from him only twice since
then. A sister, Miss Mary E. Lille.
lives at the Klingle street address
and another sister, Mrs. Charles E.
Anadale, resides at 216 North Abing-
don street, Arlington.
From a letter written February 3,
Mrs. Reynolds learned that her hus-
band, Maj. Reynolds, is safe. 1t
was the first word she had had from
or Of him since March ~, 1912, on
Bataan. After Corregidor fell, Mai
Reynolds was reported missing.
In the letter written earlier this
month at a hospital In the Philip
pines. Maj. Reynolds said he and
others OF a group OF officers had de-
cided not to surrender. Mrs. Reyn-
olds said she understood they had
taken to the hills. He said he had
finally Joined up with American
forces.
West Point Graduate.
A letter from physician at the
hospital told Mrs. Reynolds her
husband was we'll, but under weight,
and that he was up and about, in
specting new equipment.
Maj. Reynolds is a graduate of
West Point, of the class of 1888.
He helped train Filipino Scouts
under Gen. Macarthur and on
Bataan commanded a battalion of
the 57th Scout. Mrs. Reynolds and
their daughter, Louise, now 4, left
Manila in May, 1941.
Mai Dax,,,nlle, fotLo, n.:S -
Royal Reynolds, is stationed at Ken
nedy General Hospital, Memphis.
The additional list Of liberated
internees included:
DR.. Harry Kneedler, 1923 Nine
teenth street NV, received the
word that both of his sons and
their wives, who had been interned
In Santo Tomas, had been liberated
and are we'll.
News Tnrough Red Cross.
DR.. Kneedler is medical examiner
Of the Veterans Administration
Committee on Extra Hazards. News
Of the sons a4d their families came
through, the Red Cross, which noti-
fed Mrs. Kneedler, who Is at Berke-
ley. Calf. Earlier, Mrs. Kneedler
had had word that Mr.. and Mrs
Don Kneedler and their children
were well. but there had been no
direct word nor any news of the
Edgar Kneedlers until the notifi-
cation from the Red Cross.
MiIita1 Personnel
=. Warrant Omcer Hoyett Adams, Ozark,
Ala.
serst. William. H Amber. Laurel. Miss.
Pvt. August Bxttiste, YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.
Tech. sergt. Michael H. Brauw, San
Antonio. Tex
:, Master serg> Clyde M. Brumbaush.
Corpl. Voinie 6. Burk, Graham. Tex
Pfc Doit r. Burnett, Casey, H.
Stan Sergt. Robert e. Butler, Grand
Saline, Tex.
Pfc. Henry C. Carter, Hope. Ark.
Pfc. Arthur A. Chenoweth. Jennings.
Pvt. Fred W. Matthews, Ranser. Tex.
Civilian Personnel.
Edible N. Brown, Laurel, Miss.
Henry E. Crawford, Morehead, KY.
Josh B. Floyd, Baltimore
Carolyn Edith Fosdick. New York City
Louis j. Francisco, ST., and. Pomponette
Francisco, Wichita, Kans
kingston ]. Hines, Wooster, Ohio.
Richard D. Lewis Chicago.
Mrs Carmen Niemap, Louisville LOUSY Ky.
}snss H.TSsrt l. s uisElss Klss sp ana os snor
Riley. Woodland, Calf.
Elinor NJ Riss, Telford, Pa.
H. NJ. Robinson, Shreveport, La