Evening star., 1945-02-13
Killed

OF ZiU1 OOnueCLlCuG avenue NV
was killed in action aboard a tor
pedoed Japanese prison ship, &C
cording to a Marine Corps Telegram
received by his mother, Mrs. Kath
crime M. Bromeyer, Of the Connect
cut avenue address. Mrs. Bromeye
said she has subsequently learned
the ship Maj. Bromeyer was on wa
sunk of the coast Of Sumatra il
September, 1914
Maj. Bromeyer, a native of st
Louis, was a graduate of the Nava
Academy at Annapolis in the clasl
of 1887. He went to Philadelphia
Officers Training School and the1
was assigned to the Navy Yard her,
for about a year. He went to Shang.
hal, China, ip 1899, remaining ther,
until the evacuation to Manila. Hi!
mother said he was taken prisoner
at Corregidor.
While in Washington Maj. Bro.
meyer was member of the Army
and Navy Club and was well known
as golf player.
In addition to his mother, Maj
Bromeyer Is survived by q brother
George Bromeyer, who is presiden
of the Ferguson Bank of Ferguson
Mo, and q sister, Miss Ethel Marie
Bromeyer Of Washington.
Corpl. Robert Henry, 80, former
sports reporter for The Star and sor
of Samuel j. Henry, 3051 Idaho ave.
nue. NV, died January 18 of wound.
received in action with the 9th Army
See story elsewhere on this page.
Pvt. Mario Lenta, "a, infantry
former Star printer. was killed In
action January 26 in France. See
other story on this page.
Radioman (Second Glass; ]. Francis
Quill, 26, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Quill, 1900 Allison street NE, was
killed January 81 when his patrol
bomber crashed in the mountains
near Brookings, Greg, the Navy an
nounced last night. Seven other
servicemen were killed in the crash.
Radioman Quill, known as Knob
by" was q graduate OF GonZaga
High School, where he played basket
ball. He also played sandlot football
with the Brookland club. He at
tended Georgetown University and
worked at the District Post Once
before joining the Navy in Septem-
Der. 1871 He trained at Norfolk,
Va, and Alameda, Calf.
Last fall he returned from Is
months service in Greenland.
He is also survived by a brother
Thomas, and six sisters, Mildred
Josephine and Bernadette Quill and
Mrs. Helen Conway, all of Washing.
ton; Mrs. Ann johnson Of Belmont
Mass, and Mrs. Catherine Moynihar
Of Long Island, N. Y.
son Of Mrs. Grace M. Willis, 12s
South Aberdeen street, Arlington
Va, died in Germany December II
of wounds received in action, the
War Department has informed hi
mother.
1t. Willis was on the legal staff oi
the National Manufacturers Associ.
alton before entering service in May
1941. He was well known here as q
boxer, having been a member Of the
Columbus University boxing team
from 1887 to 1910. In 1886 he wor
the Bonnette Victory Trophy in the
Herald Golden Gloves Tournament.
A graduate Of Western High School
and Columbus University, he was
admitted to the District bar in 1941
He was reconnaissance officer OF
the Sd Armored Spearhead Division
which was the first to enter Ger
many. In September hast year he
was awarded the Bronze Star for
heroism In Belgium and Germany.
The officer is buried In Belgium, his
family learned. Also surviving are
his father, Bennett Willis, 1121 New
Hampshire avenue NV, and a
brother, Bennett, jr., Of New York
City.
Pfc. Joseph w. Patterson, jr., 10
engineers, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph w. Patterson, sr., 216 East
Greenway boulevard, Falls Church
Va, was killed in action January II
while fighting in France, his parents
have been notified.
A graduate of Western High
School in 1943, Pvt. Patterson was 9
first lieutenant in the cadet corps
there his last year, Mr.. Patterson
said.
He went in the Army in July, 1913
and was in the infantry but foul
months, later transferred to the
Engineer Corps, his father said. HI
went overseas last October.
brother, Cadet Carl e. Patterson, Il
with the Air Corps stationed ir
Panama City, Fla. Pvt. Patterson
has a 7-year-old brother, james
Philip, and 3-year -old sister, Mary
Lena. Mr.. Patterson is an en-
ploye at the Government Printing
Office.
Pvt. william A. Otis, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Darrell w. Otis of Syden-
stricker, Fairfax County, was killed
in action in Belgium during the
German drive in December, the Wal
Department has notified his parents
Pvt. Otis entered the service ir
October, 1943, and after receiving
basic training at Camp Barkley
Tex, went overseas with a medica
detachment last May. His unit re.
ceived the presidential citation Ii
August.
He was a graduate of Mount Ver-
; non High School and formerly wa,
employed at Fort Belvoir.
James c. E. Seper, IS, fireman
second class, whose wife, Mrs. Nil.
dred E. Soper, lives ut SIS Seventh
4 street Sc, was killed In action OF
December 2 In the Southwest Pacific
/ Mr.. Soper was born in the Distric
and attended the public school,
here. He entered the service De.
cember 20, 1943, and had been OF
duty in the combat zone since las
July.
Marion Nathaniel Barksdale, stew.
ard, third class, who formerly Iivee
at 2013 Rosedale street NV, ha.
been killed in action. His wife |.
Mrs. Annie Lee Barksdale.
Wounded
i 1t. John Bowler Hull, q, third sor
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