Evening star., 1945-04-20

June IA, 1914. He is a native of
Peher, S. c., and graduated from
Clemson Agricultural College in
Clemson, S. c. He and Mrs. Cren-
shaw have daughter, Carol Anne
6 months old. 1t. Crenshaw has a
brother, Jack, 80, who is in the
Army.
1t. Crenshaw received his injuries
while handling matters involving
public utilities in Germany, for
which purpose he had been tenn
porarily attached to Army units.
Sergt. William A. Pedlar, 80, whose
wife, Mrs. Lily G. Pedlar, resides at
SOILS v street NV, was wounded in
Germany February %. He is the
son of Mrs. Anna P. Pedlar of
Lawrence, Mass.
Sergt. Pedlar, born and educated
in Lawrence, entered the Army in
December, 1912, and went overseas
last September. His wife, native
of Lawrence, is employed in the
Loans and Currency Division of the
Treasury Department.
Pfc. Maurice Preston KOhn, 81,
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Maurice
Kohn of Route 2, Manassas, Va,
was wounded in action in Germany
on March 80, the War Department
announced today.
He was born in Prince William
County, Va, and attended Manassas
High School. He was employed at
the Marine base at Quantico when
he was inducted into the Army on
February 10, 1912. A member of a
chemical warfare unit, he has seen
service in Africa and Italy.
1st 1t. John F. Galbraith, %, a
Psi fighter pilot, whose parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston w. Galbraith,
live at 1904 Woodbury. drive, Silver
Spring, Md, was slightly wounded
on Two Jima on March 26, the War
Department said today.
A Washingtonian by birth he was
graduated from Montgomery Blair
High School in Silver Spring in
l941 and had attended Maryland
University for one year when he en-
listed in the Army Air Corps in
April, 1912. He went overseas in
March, 1943. A brother, Robert w.
Galbraith, 20, is an instructor in
the Air Corps in Arizona. Mr.. GAL
braith is an investigator with the
General Accounting Office, and is
now in Seattle.
Pfc. Allen G. Beckley, "a, whose
wife, Mrs. Dana S. Beckley, lives at
811 Quincy street NV, was wound
ed in both legs on March 30 in Ger
many, the War Department has dis
closed. An infantryman, he is in a
hospital in France.
He was born in Martinsburg, w.
Va, and was a farmer before en-
tering the Army in 1899. He went
overseas in January, 1914. Pvt.
Beckley and his wife have a daugh-
ter, Dana Alana, IA months old.
Corpl. John F. Marsh, %, listed as
wounded on today's casualty list
was injured by an exploding Ger
man mine, he has written his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon H.
Marsh, 8 West Mason avenue, Alex
andria, Va. Corpl. Marsh is at
tached to the infantry with the 1st
Army.
Born in Charlottesville, Va, Corpl.
Marsh attended schools in Alexan-
dria and was graduated from
George Washington High School
where he played football. He was
employed at the Navy Department
before entering the service in jan
uary, 1943. Corpl. Marsh studied
at Cornell University under the
Army Specialized Training Program
until that unit was largely disband-
ed. He was transferred to the in.
fantry and sent overseas last Oc-
tober.
Pvt. George L. Curry, U. S. M. c
R., whose father, Jessie e. Curry
is listed as living in Berwyn, Md.
Is reported in today's casualty list
as having been wounded in action
/ Missing
Il Pfc. L. Joseph Bohanan, 23, in.
fantry, has been missing in actor
in Germany since March 10, thu
War Department has notified hi,
) wife, Mrs. Helen Bean Bohanan o.
Beachville, Md. Pvt. Bohanani
Il mother. Mrs. Bertha sohanan. live