Evening star., 1945-02-18
Killed

IWenty-nrSt street NV, was killed
over China on February II in an
airplane accident, the War Depart
nent has informed his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Hobart r. Walker.
Capt. Walker, a native of WASH
ington, was a graduate of Eastern
High School, He was in his senior
year at the University of Maryland
when he joined the Army Ferry
Command, receiving his commission
on July 8, 1941. He was promoted
to first lieutenant in April, 1913
and to captain in July, 1914. He
had been stationed in the India
China theater of war since October,
1914.
In addition to his parents. Capt.
Walker Is survived by two brothers,
Corpl. Laurence G. Walker, U. S. A.,
now in France, and Mary Walker,
a student at Western High School,
and sister, Mrs. Hope w. Good
of Arlington. His father was a
marine in the World War.
Pfc. Ernest H. Fuller, 20, attached
to the 3rd Army, was killed in action
on the western front, the War De-
partment has informed his wife,
Mrs. Ethel o. Fuller, 40 Independ-
ence avenue SW.
Pvt. Fuller landed in France a
few days after D day and was in
several major battles. His outfit
was called from a rest camp to
bolster up Allied forces at the time
of the Nazi break-through last De-
cember. Pvt. Fuller had been award
ed the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
A native of New Canton, H., Pvt.
Fuller came to Washington about
10 years ago. He worked for Western
Electric Co. for two years, and then
joined the General Accounting
Office. where he worked until he
entered the service March S, 1943.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Nellie Fuller,
New Canton; two sisters, Mrs. Vera
Johnson, Arlington, and Miss Mar
velle Fuller of Detroit, and brother,
Corpl. Edwin F. Fuller, who recently
returned to this country after 10
months in the South Pacific.
Pfc. Charles E. Hall, %, son of
Mrs. James Brooke Browne, 1851
Columbia road NV, was killed in
action in Belgium December IT, the
War Department has informed his
mother. He was born in Lynch
burg, Va, and attended high school
there. For number of years he
was employed on a dairy farm at
Clarksville, Md.
He entered the Army January
Is, 1943, and took his early training
at Camp Gruber, Okla, later going
to Louisiana for maneuvers and
taking his final training at Fort
Sill, Okla. He went overseas last
August with the field artillery. His
mother received two letters from
him within the two weeks prior to
his death. A letter from his COM
manding officer to her praised his
soldterly conduct and extended the
sympathy of the enlisted men and
officers of his company.
Staff Sergt. William B. Roark, ir.,
q. S. A, 81, who lived at 3033 Six
teenth street NV, during the
October, 1941-2. period when he
was employed in Washington in the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
was killed in action in Holland on
September II, 1914, it was learned
here today. Sergt. Roark, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Roark of
Lone Grove, Okla, was serving as
assistant chaplain of the 501st
Paratroopers at the time of his
death.
Sergt. Roark, a native of Co.
Okla, was a graduate of
Empire City High School in Co.
manche and a student at Okla
homa A. and M. College. He be-
came a member of the Army Reserve
at the time he was attending COL
lege.
While in Washington, Sergt.
Roark was active in youth work
at National Baptist Memorial
Church. Sixteenth street and Co.
lumbia road NV. He was a leader
OF the intermediate department and
during the summer of 1943 served
as superintendent of the Daily Va
cation Bible School.
He entered the service in De-
cember, 1943. Sergt. Roark served
as assistant chaplain with the para
troopers at Fort Benning, Ga. He
went overseas in January, 1914. He
was killed on his first combat Jump.
Father Francis L. Sampson, Cath
oItc chaplain with the paratroopers,
wrote home that Sergt. Roarks
high Christian ideals were never
lowered in the Army. You may rest
content that he was never better
spiritually prepared to meet his
God"
Pfc. George w. Allen, "a, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Allen, 1918 B
street Sc, was fatally injured by
an explosion January % in Ger
many, his parents have been noti-
fed. He died the same day.
Pvt. Allen had been in the Army
six and a half years, having enlist
ed with the old 5th Engineers at
Fort Belvoir in July, 1888. Before
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