Evening star., 1945-04-18
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

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Lonnie HIRAM Woolard. jr., sea
man c. 18. was killed in action in
the Pacific. his parents, Mr. and
Mrs l.. H. WoOlard, ST., of 1921 Otis
place NV, were notified yesterday
Seaman Woolard, native OF
Dunn, N. c., came here with his
family in 1881. He attended Powell
Junior High School and left to work
with the Air Service Command
A A. F., at OlmSted Field, Pa, as a
civilian employe, He was later en-
ployed as civilian mechanic at
Boiling Field until he entered the
Navy III June l943 on his 18th
birthday.
He went overseas in February,
1914. with Task Force SO and was
home during the Christmas holidays
before leaving for the Pacific. He
was aboard an aircraft carrier and
was killed in late March or early
April He was buried at sea.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by two sisters, Mrs. Allen Payne OF
Virginia and Mrs Tia Lowry of the
District. His father is manager of
a SafeWay Store.
Pvt. John A. Nugent, 2l. u. S. NJ
c. was killed in action on Two Jima
March .. his parents, MI and Mrs.
George A. Nugent, 807 Sligo avenue,
Silver Spring. have been informed.
The grandson of the late John F..
Nueent. United States Senator from
Idaho, Pvt Nugent was born in
Washington. He spent most of his
life in Silver Spring and was grad
uated from Riverside Military Acad-
envy, Gainesville, Ga.
Pvt. Nugent attended the Uni
versitv of California and George
Washington University He received
several months training as Navy
aviation cadet at the University
of Virginia and in January. 1914,
enlisted in the Marine Corps. He
was sent overseas in November
PVT. Nugent was member OF the
Cathedral Post. American Legion,
Of the District. of which his father
was also a member. He is an only
child.
Pvt. Vernon T. Plant. 27. whose
wife. Mrs. Mary Louise Plant, for
merlv lived at the Potomac Trailer
Fark. Mount Vernon boulevard, south
of Alexandria. died March 81 in
France of wounds suffered March 10.
In addition to his wife he leaves
a son. Vernon. 3. living with Mrs.
Plant at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Brady OF
Marlboro Va, his father, Bert E.
Plant. Of Plymouth, N. H. two
brothers. Royce F. Plant, an en-
plove of the Washington Terminal
Railroad Co. and Clarence E. Plant,
an employe of the Capital Transit
Co.
A native Of Plymouth, N. H., Pvt.
Plant came 10 the District area in
l943. At the time of his induction
into the Army in August, l943, he
was employed by the Fraser Brace
Construction Co. as a carpenter.
He was assigned to the infantry
and went overseas last August.
Pfc. Emil P. GrOsz, jr.. 10, of l446
w street Sc, died of wounds re-
ceived February 26 on Two Jlma
where he was fighting with the 5th
Division Marines, his parents have
been notified
A native of Richmond. Va, Pvt.
Cirosz attended AnacoStia High
School here. He was employed as
an instrument man. surveying the
land AT Camp Springs, Md, before
the Army air base was constructed
there. He enlisted in November,
l943. and was sent overseas as a
machine gunner last July.
1t. Herbert A. La Flamme. whose
wife. Mrs Lois f. La Flamme, lives
At ga Research road, Greenbelt,
Md. listed by the Navy Department
as killed. was. the subject of story
In The Star when his next of KIN
had been notified.