Evening star., 1945-10-15

News Of Distri.
lin the Armed F
Liberuted
1t. q. g. James Burnham Robin
son, IS, Civil Engineer Corps, Naval
Reserve, the son of Admiral and
Mrs. S. W. Robinson. Manor Coun-
try Club, Norbeck, Md, was recently
liberated from a Japanese prison
camp, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
1t. Robinson was released early in
September from camp in Northern
Hokkaido where he had been forced
to work in the coal mines, his father
said. He was in a hospital on Guam
for several weeks then was trans
ferred aboard the hospital ship
Sanctuary" He is expected to reach
the States this month.
Captured on Wake Island, the
lieutenant was interned near
Shanghai. Last May, he was moved
to camp near Pekin and two
months before his release was
moved several times among camps
in China, Manchuria, and Korea be-
fore being taken to Northern Hok-
kaido.
Admiral Robinson is assistant to
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Corpl. Crawford C. Payne, 26,
whose mother is Mrs. r. E. Payne,
27l5 South Uhle street, Arlington,
Va, is en- route home after being
freed from japanese prison camp,
his mother said today.
He was taken prisoner on Bataan
where he was serving with a coast
artillery unit. He was liberated
September 16, four years to the day
from the time of his arrival in the
Philippines-September 16, l941. A
native of Crawford, Tex, he was
named for his birthplace. The
family later moved to West Texas
and the corporal was living in New
Mexico when he enlisted in the
Army. His mother came to Wash
ington in 1912.
He has two brothers in the serv-
ice, Pvt. Francis B. Payne, with the
Army in Burma, and Seth Payne
with the Merchant Marine.
Promotions
Carl M. Sciple. Engineers, lis Del
Ray avenue, Bethesda, has been ad-
vanced to the rank of full colonel
and five other officers from the
Washington area recently have been
named lieutenant colonies. They
are: Ernie Walter. Nordland, Ac
jutant Generals Division, 1929 Ben
ton street NV; Lawrence Irwin
Peak, AAF, 1721 Rhode Island ave-
nue NV; George Gregory Gaydash,
Quartermaster Corps, 1906 Eight
zenith street NV, and Frazer Frost
Hilder, Ordnance, 1909 Delafield
place NV.
Other District area men recently
promoted include:
Captain
Harry Adamson, Adjutant's Generals Di-
NlSIOH, 1910 SeNVenteentn street NV,
BENJAMIN Henry Lemke, Chemical War
Edward Albert Echols, AAF. 1872 X
-Robsr[ woodruff Maher. Medical Corps,
meaf Harry yo, MaginnS' ordnancs Depart
Herbert Grove. Dorsey. jr.. -AAF. 500
Fourteenth street, Arlington. Va.
First Lieutenant.
Danlel Henri Hopping; auartermaster
W. Miles. Miles cTsler 1I MSsceormack' AAF. 2545
:, John W. Anderson. AAF. 217 E street
= Albert Size. Services of Supply. Hotel
William Lois Thomas, AAF. Beverly Park
Apartments, Alexandria. Va.
Albert Duryee, 1908 Key boulevard, Ar
- Francis Joseph DAILY. ensineers, East
Commissioners Second Lieutenant.
Howard Johnston Thomas. infantry,
ga Benton street NV, al Fl Bennins
Edward Davis Sacks, irfantry. 1o1 Chevy
Chase drive. Chevy Chase. Md. at eFt
NH AfTlIsoR N Stewart IT, infantry. sa, 1881
at FIT. Bennins, Ga.
staff Sergeant.
road payid ,Nswl D. Park AAF' 1874 Kalorama
Thomas, Bamtord. 271o South Adams
street, Arlington, Va.
Martin F. Psmpili, infantry, 5IIo
Fisher road Sc.
Sergeant.
Joseph G.. Fowler. 419 Seventeenth
street NE.
Valentino Falcone, AAF, 1897 Con-
necticut avenue N w.
Corporal.
Charles D. Leggett, AAF, $3.50 Auth
road SE.
Edmund H. Robertson. s12 City road,
Rockville, Nd.
lnductions
Nineteen District men have been
ordered to report for induction into
the armed forces today. Names of
the men follow:
Thomas watkins George Smith, Susano
Viramontos, Bshara Andonie, Orville
Arnold, Collie Barnett, Joseph Boone