Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06
Killed

Col. John T. Murtha, 80, Arm
Air Forces, of 1908 Old Dominion
boulevard, Alexandria, Va, wa
killed in action December IA In tn
Southwest Pacific, the War Depart
ment announced today. His wife i
Mrs. Margaret Heathcock Murtha
and they have one daughter, Lynn
10. They live. at the Alexandra;
residence.
Col. Murtha was born in New Yorl
City and was graduated from Yves
Point in 1928. The same year h,
won his wings at Kelly Field, Tex
He formerly was adviser to Gen
MacArthur's South Pacific staff ant
before that was deputy director o
bombardment at the headQuarter
of the Army Air Forces here.
He went to Argentina in 1898 OF
an official Government military
mission and remained there for owe
two years. Before returning he wa
decorated by the Argentine govern
ment. Last summer he won tn,
Air Medal.
Col. John F. Holland. infantry of
flcer on Gen. MacArthur's staff, wa
killed in action on Leyte on Jan
uary 29-his 44th birthday ami
versary-the War Department mott
fed his widow, Mrs. Beatric Holland
1925 Southern avenue Sc, las
night.
Col. Holland was born in Savan.
nah, GA, and attended high schoo
in Boston, Mass. He was graduated
from West Point in 1925. He wa.
stationed on Hawaii from 1881 te
1885. In August, 1943, he was as.
signed to the Army War College
here. Overseas since last October
he served on New Guinea, as vel
as the Philippines.
He is also survived by three chill.
dren, Ruth. Is: James, IA. and John
IL; a sister, Miss Marie Holland oil
Worcester, Mass. and three brothers
Daniel, who is with a USO group In
Mobile, Ala; Joseph of Boston and
Herbert of Cranston, r. I.
Capt. John NJ. w. Greene, SO
commander Of an infantry regi-
ment Of the 92d Division, was killed
in action in Italy January IA, the
War Department notified his fam
lily. He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Greene, 1706 First stree,
s.W. =
Capt. Greene received his mas.
ter's degree in education at How.
ard University, where he was q
member Of the ROTC. He wa.
commissioner In 1941. After train.
Ing with his unit at Fort Devens
Mass, he went overseas last March
His widow, Mrs. Carmen r
Greene, and l0-year-old son Fran
chot, live in New York. He also i.
survived. by a sister, Mrs. Theress
B. Dyson, and three brothers, Percy
w. Greene, George A. Greene, all
OF Washington, and Corpl. Reginald
G. v. Greene, serving in France.
1t. Wendell L. Clemenson, jr., Is
son of Col. Clemenson, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Clemenson, 1910 Braddock
road, Alexandria, Va. was killed In
action November 6 in France, the
War Department announced. He
was born in San Francisco, but at
tended Western High School here
and was graduated with high honors
In 1943 he was graduated from
West Point. Later he attended Tank
School at Fort Knox, KY. At the
time of his death he was with q
mechanical cavalry unit. His
father is with Army Ground Forces
at the War College here. Robert
c. Clemenson, 10. a West Point
yearling, is brother.
Sergt. Albert S. Altman, 20, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Altman, 421t
Third street NV, q specialist with
the Army Air Forces, was killec
8 on mission over enemy
territory in Germany, the War De.
partAlent announced. He was borr
in Washington and was a graduate
of Roosevelt High School. He hae
just completed his sophomore yeal
at Georgetown University when hi
was indicted. He went overseas las,
July, according to his family.
Pvt. Pete Penuel, 10, son of Mrs
Myra c. Penuel, 1905 Thomas stree,
south, Arlington, Va. was killed II
action October IL in France thu
War Department announced. Pvt
Penuel was born at Orlando, Fla.
attended schools there and in Ar.
cadia and Winter Garden, Fla. Wher
he was is years old he joined ths
Army with the consent of his mother
she said.
For more than two years he servee
in the Panama Canal Zone ane
vert overseas last September. On,
brother, Pvt. Jack Penuel. %. is II
Italy and another brother, Hugh, 18
is in the merchant marine. Hi
mother Is q civilian employee q
Marine Corps headquarters here.
Pvt. Robert w. Tittsler, 20. son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tittsler, 1913 New
York avenue, Takoma Park, Md, wa,
killed in action October Is on thu
island of Leyte, the War Depart.
ment has announced.
He was born at Pulaski, Pa; at.
tended schools at Rochester, N. Y.
and was graduated in 1941 from tht
Montgomery Blair High School ir
Silver Spring, Md. In May, 1913
while a sophomore at the University
Of Maryland, he entered the Army
He was enrolled in the Army spe.
cialized training program at the TIME
1t was discontinued last March. II
July he went overseas with an in
fantry unit. Seaman Second Class
Walter Wayne Tittsler, 10. U. s. N.
Is brother.
Sergt. Frederick L. Tyner, rs, sor
Of Mrs. Minnie B. Tyner, 1899 Fiji.
tenth place Sc, was killed in &C.
ton November a. on the island ol
Leyte, the War Department an.
He was born in Goldsboro
N. c. He attended Phelps High
School here and was employed at th,
District Post Once In May, 1919
when he entered the Army. He wen
overseas last spring. according to hi.