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brothers, are serving in France with
the Army.
Wounded
Capt. Yale B. Cohen, %, was
wounded December 28 in Belgium,
the War Department has informed
his wife, Mrs, Janet Cohen, 47O0
Connecticut avenue NV. Capt.
Cohen, in letter to his wife, said
he was hit in the leg by bullet and
has a broken leg He is now in a
hospital in England.
A native of New Haven, Conn, he
entered the Army four years ago.
Capt. Cohen was stationed at Fort
Myer year before going overseas
with the infantry in October. He is
a graduate of Miami University, in
Oxford, Ohio. A brother, Sergt. Har-
old Cohen, is stationed at Fort
Meade, Md.
Robert Earl RennOe, II, seaman,
first class, was seriously wounded in
action in the Pacific, the Navy De-
partment has informed his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Hampton Rem
noe, 1l9 South Fayette street, Alex
andria. Va.
While student at the George
Washington High School in Alex
andria, Seaman Rennoe enlisted in
the Navy in April, 1943. He formerly
was active in the Alexandria Boys
Club athletics and on the high
school basket ball team. He has
been on sea duty since December,
1943.
Pfc. Robert w. Schiedel, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Schiedel of
9911 Norwood lane, Silver Spring.
Md, was wounded in action in Ger
many November %, the War De-
partment has notified his parents.
He is recovering in a hospital in
England, according to word received
by his mother.
Pvt. Schiedel attended Maryland
University, and was a member of
the ROTC. He attended Washing
ton and Jefferson College in Penn
sylvania under the Asst program,
and was sent overseas last October.
Missing
Pfc. Benjamin F. Auld, jr., 21, son
of the Rev Benjamin F. Auld, pas
tor of the Burtonsville- Ashton (Md,)
Methodist Church, and Mrs. Auld,
has been reported missing in action
since December 81 in Germany, the
War Department has notified his
parents. Pfc. Auld was a COPY boy
at The Star during the summer of
1912.
A native of Denver, Pfc. Aud was
graduated from the Bel Air (Md)
High School and came to Montgom-
cry County in 1941. He enlisted in
the Army in June, 1943, during his
Junior year at Drew University,
Madison. N. j., where he was editor
of the college newspaper. He went
overseas in October, 1914.
According to his parents, Pfc
Auld was in the Army Specialized
Training Program for six months
after entering the service. They
said he is engaged to Miss Elinor
James, Fairfield, Md, a senior at
Scarritt College, Nashville, Tenn.
The Aulds also have a daughter,
Marion E. Auld, Junior at Sher-
WOOD High School.
Pvt. Claude r. Weakley, 80,
brother of Mrs v. A. Marsden, 2101
North Kenmore street, Arlington,
was reported missing in action in
Germany December 19, his sister has
been notified by the War Depart
ment.
Pvt. Weakley, father of 10 chill
dren, is the husband of Mrs. Mary
S. Weakley, Aylor, Va. He had been
overseas less than month and in
service seven months when reported
missing. He was employed with a
construction contractor in Alexan-
dria before entering service. Pvt.
Weakley is a native of Madison
County, Va.
Sergt. Clifton A. Fallin, %, OF
50512 Fifth street NE, has been re-
ported missing in Germany since
December 81, the War Department
has notified his sister, Mrs. Carroll
Pittman, with whom he made his
home here.
He was born at Heathsville. Va,
where he attended high school, and
had lived here a number of years.
He was employed by a sand and
gravel contractor before entering
the Army in 1912. His infantry unit
went overseas last October.
Pvt. Samuel p. Archino, q, of 4O14
Fourteenth street NV, who has
been serving with an infantry divi-
sion in Germany, has been reported
missing in action since December
16, the War Department has notified
Miss Carmelina Archino, his sister,
with whom he lived prior to enter
ing the Army in August, 1943.
He was born in the District and
was graduated from Central High
School. He attended art classes at