Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
Killed

ton October % over the North Sc
when the Flying Fortress of whicl
he was pilot collided with anothe
in the same formation. the Wa
Department has informed hi
mother
Capt. Mckee was president of tn
1910 graduating class at Woodrow
Wilson High School. and worked TO
the Washington Office of the Ney
York Life Insurance Co. before en-
listing in the Air Forces in Janu
airy, 1912. He was sent oversee
last May. He had won the All
Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
and his mother has been notified
that the Distinguished Flying eros!
will be awarded posthumously.
Mrs. Mckee is a floor manager
at the Hecht Co.
Pfc. Jerry ]. Miller, 81. brother o.
Wave 1t. d. g. Georgia E. Miller
los Holly avenue, Takoma Park
Nd, was killed in action December
7 on Leyte in the Philippines. HI
was a paratrooper with the 18TH
Glider Infantry. Pvt. Miller's par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Miller
of Fayette, Iowa, where he was born
His brother is Tech. Sergt. Milan
c. Miller, Army Air Forces. Hi:
sister has been assigned to the
Naval Ordnance Bureau here since
August, 1943
Pvt. MilleS's commanding officer
wrote that he was taking part in
heavy machine-gun action ano
when the first gunner was wounded
he took his place.
Pvt. Jack w. Smith, 26, son of
Mrs. George Smith, 1924 Florida
avenue NV, was killed in action
December 80 in Italy. He was born
in Orange County, Va, but had
lived in the District since he was
a child. He attended Phelps Voca-
tional High School. Before enter
ing the Army in April. 1912, he
was employed by Washington
meat wholesaler. He went overseas
last May with an infantry division
Second 1t. Jack A. Iso, %, whose
wife, Marine Corpl. Beverly Jean
Iso, is stationed at Henderson Hall
Arlington, Va, was killed in action
December u at Saipan. He was
pilot of B-24 and had been in the
Army since January, 1943. He went
overseas last July. 1t. Iso was 9
native of San Francisco and his
Wife's home is at Riverside, Calf
She has been on duty here for 8
year.
Pvt. David w. Haggerty. 81. in
fantry. whose father, Thomas J
Haggerty, lives at 1909 North Pit
street, Arlington. was killed in &C.
ton January in Luxembourg.
Born in Bismarck. N. OAK, Pvt
Haggerty was graduated from high
school there and was sports editor Of
the school paper, his father said. He
entered the Army in July, 1912, ano
went overseas about a year and a
half ago. Pvt. Haggerty was in the
combat engineers but volunteered
for the infantry when he was in
Northern France. Mr.. Haggerty
works for Army Ordnance in the
Treasury Procurement Building
here.
Others killed in action about
whom stories have previously ap-
peared in The Star are:
Pvt. Edward F. Costigan, jr., sor
of Mrs. Anna NJ Costigan, 1920
Twenty street NV.
First 1t. Hugh w. Branch, son OF
Randolph w. Branch, 1873 Twen-
tieth street NV.
Capt. Philip S. Isis, son of Mrs
Sophia Isis, 5511 Seventh street NV
First 1t. Hubert NJ. Norman. jr.
whose father lives at 141O Hopkins
street NV.
Marshall Mclean Chavis, stew
ards mate, second class, and hus-
band of Mrs. Ernestine Hayden
Chavis of 900 Third street S.W.
Wounded
1t. Col. Charles E. Hoy. So, hus-
band of Mrs. Carol E. Hoy, 1884
Columbia road NV, was wounded
in Belgium January and has re-
turned to active service.
Born in Chicago. H., Col. Hoy
was graduated from the Military
Academy at West Point in 1881. Be
fore going overseas last September
he was stationed here with the
Army Ground Forces.
1t. John ]. Flaherty, 20. son ol
Mrs. Monica C. Flaherty, 633 Twen-
tieth street South, Arlington, Va.
has returned to active duty after
recovering from back and leg in.
juries received January 10 in thu
European area.
Before entering the service IL
August, 1912, 1t. Flaherty was EN-.
ployed at the Works Progress Ad.
ministration. He was born il
Washington and attended st. John:
College. A haison pilot in the fielc
artillery, he was commissioned al
Fort Sill, Okla. His wife, Mrs. Agne.
G. Flaherty, lives at 1929 Twenty.
eighth street Sc.
Pvt. Grady c. Lane, %, who's,
wife, Mrs. Doris E. Lane, lives a
2505 Queens Chapel I'd. me-, wa.
wounded in action January % il
Belgium and is now in hospital IL
England
Pvt. Lane attended schools IL
North Carolina, his native State
He was employed as a machinis
for the o. S. Peters Co. before en-.
tering the service April 20, 1914
Pvt. Lane has been overseas witt
the infantry since December ant
had been in action a short tim,
when wounded. He has 3-year-ole
daughter, Sandra Lee. Mrs. Ian,
is employed at the New Zealant
Supply Mission.
Pvt. Ben w. Abrams, 81, who's,
wife, Mrs. Gladys Abrams, lives a
1909 E street NV, was wounded II
action in Germany on November
his wife has been notified. Pvt
Abrams was proprietor of the Adam
Motor Co. until he entered the Arm,
IN, Fohr11arv 1oAA HA mos cant Nvar