Evening star., 1945-04-13
Wounded

S/Sergt. Walter H. Mckinney,
jr., 81, whose father has just COM
pleted a tour of duty as American
consul general in Barcelona, Spain,
was seriously wounded in both legs
and in the hand by land mine in
Italy on March 10. His parents live
at II Riggs road NE.
He has lost foot and finger and
his other leg was broken, his father
said, but in a recent letter to his
parents Sergt. Mckinney wrote that
he was very cheerful.
A native of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, he was educated in Spain,
France and in America. He entered
the Army as an infantryman in
July, 1943. He went overseas last
october.
A brother, John F. Mckinney, 19,
has just completed infantry train
ing at Camp Blanding, Fla. Mr..
Mckinney said he shortly expected
to 60 to Winnipeg, Canada, as an
American consul general there.
Marine Pvt. Raymond T. Edwards,
81, bst his right eye from Jap
hand grenade wound on Two Jima,
and has returned to the United
States, he has written his wife, Mrs.
Helen Edwards, 5000 Tenth street
NV. His mother, Mrs. Laura B.
Cooper, lives at 315 Avenue D, Dis
trict Heights, Md.
In a telephone call from San
Francisco. Pvt. Edwards said that
except for loss of his eye, caused by
a hand grenade fragment which
struck him just above the eye, he is
feeling all right. He said he hoped
ito be home soon," to see his family,
including 6-year-old twins, Billy and
Bobby.
Born here, he was graduated from
st. AloySius School and from Con-
zaga High School. He had been
president of the Wheeler Club at
Holy Comforter Church. He worked
as a motorman and bus driver tor
the Capital Transit Co. before be-
coming an agent of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. He volunteered
for the Marines in March, 1914, and
went overseas last November.
Pvt. Everett p. Payne, %, of Falls
Church, Va, was wounded in Ger
many March 1S while fighting with
the 1st Army, his wife has been in
formed.
Mrs. Payne, who lives at 1856 South
Washington street, Falls Church,
said the Army notification was the
first word she had had of her hus-
band since January. He was wounded
in his right thigh and foot.
In letter written several weeks
after he was wounded and just re-
ceived, Mrs. Payne said, her husband
didn't mention that he had been in
jured although the letter was sent
from hospital in England.
Before entering the Army in April,
1914, Pvt. Payne was employed at
the Falls Church Garage. He went
overseas last October. The Paynes
have two children.
Pvt. Louis Eugene Gillian, Is, son
of Mrs. j. K. Gillian, Lorton, Va,
was wounded in the chest on March
% in Germany and is now in hos
pital in England. He was IN the
infantry.
Pvt. Gillian entered the Army last
october. He had been employed at
the Fort Belvoir (Va) Post EX-
change warehouse. He went over
seas about March /. He was edu-
Gated at Lorton Elementary School
and at Mount Vernon High School
A brother, Pfc. Joseph K. Gillian,
is stationed in Italy With the Army
ana an uncle, 1t. Allen H. Gillian,
Is stationed at naval hospital in
California.
Pfc. Richard J. Latona, 30, a
former District policeman attached
to the tenth precinct, was wounded
March 10 in Germany. His wife,
Mrs. Dorothy r. Latona, and their
daughter Linda, 8 months old, live
ct 1740 E street NE.