Evening star., 1945-08-03
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

Killed
Maj. Philip G. Lauman, jr., 20
field artillery, the son Of Capt. P
G.. Lauman, U. S. NJ, and Mrs
Lauman, 5000 Cathedral avenue
INV. was killed when Japanese
tprisori" ship was sunk by American
forces In Subic Bay of Luzon last
December Is. ''..
Captured by the japanese in the
fall of Bataan April 9, 1912, Maj
Lauman was being transferred from
Bilibid Prison at Manila presumably
to Japan. iFr" :
His father is chief of the finance
division, Bureau of Ships. - HIS SIS
ter, 1t: Anne Bussey of the WAVES
the wife of Maj. Donald Bussey
also is on duty here.
Mai. Lauman was born at the
Mare Island (Calif) Navy Yard. He
graduated from Western High
School here in 1888 and from West
Point in 1887. After two years at
Fort Bragg, N. c., he went to the
Philippines in November, 1889
Shortly before the attack on Pear
Harbor, he joined the staff Of Maj
Gen. Edward King at Manila. serv-
ing with him on Bataan.
Capt. Samuel w. Little, 81, Army
Ordinance, the son Of DR.. and Mrs
Harry w. Little, 210l Sixteenth
street NV, went down on a prison
ship in Subic Bay on the same day
that Maj. Lauman was killed.
Capt. Little went to the Philip
pines in 1885 as an engineer for the
Balatoc Mining Co. A member OF
the Army Reserve, he was called tc
active duty in February. 1s41.
The last picture his family saw
of him was printed in The Star late
in 1912, Dr. Little said. 1t showed
four men in a foxhole on Bataan
DR.. Little presumes from it that his
son was captured on Bataan. He
was held at Cabanatuan prison camp
until late in 1914.
Capt. Little graduated from
Friends School here and received
his engineering degree from thu
University of Cincinnati in 1884. Hi
was a member of the ROTC and o.
the Ohio National Guard. Hi.
father is chief of the distribution
section, mining division, War Pro.
duction Board. A brother, 1t. Col
Harry w. Little, is serving in China
A sister, Miss Martha Louise Little
also survives.
Capt. Roy Mosher, 48, supply off,
Ger, whose widow, Mrs. Mabel,
Mosher, lives at 1925 New Hamp'
shire avenue NV, also was killed
in the sinking Of a Japanese shil
in Subic Bay, December Is.
Capt. Mosher, a native Of Marion
Kans., enlisted while he was schoo
student, and was veteran OF more
than 80 years service. He wen
to the Philippines In 1888 and wal
taken prisoner in the fall Of Bataan
He served in France during th'
World War, and at one time wa!
stationed at Fort Myer.
Mrs. Mosher is an analyst for tn.
Foreign Economic Administration.
Wounded
Ensign John Linton Walters, II
u. s. N, the son Of MIR. and Mrs
Francis Marion Walters, jr., 234:
Green street Sc, suffered heat
injury when a suicide plane attacked
the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill May
IL.
injury when suicide plane attacked
He has returned to his ship after
spending a leave at home.
He was first reported missing, hi,
mother said. Ensign Walters tolc
her that for a while his mates
thought he was dead.
A member of the electrical en-.
1 gineering division, he was trappee
in the machine room. A pharma.
cist's mate carried him to the deck
and he was placed with the deaf
aboard a cruiser. Some one notice.
an eyelid flicker and admlnistere,
artificial respiration. He regainet
consciousness the next day aboare
hospital ship.
After graduating from Easter
High School. Ensign Walters at
tended the Naval Academy and re
!, ceived his commission In June, 1914
1 His father Is superintendent o