Evening star., 1945-02-12

serEt. GosnelI 1t. Bach
tKilied) (Wounded)
| T1nian. He now Is stationed at
Bethesda. Md. Another brother,
Gerald Lester Myers, II, and sis
ter, Pearl Thelma, Is. also survive.
Pvt. Myers was native of Rem
ington, Va.
Pfc. Frank P. Fort, 81, a para
trooper, son of Mrs. Annie F. Fort,
1408 Lawrence street NV, was re-
ported by the War Department to-
day as killed in action. He died
December on Leyte after being hit
by a sniper's bullet, his mother
learned. and was buried there with
military honors.
Pfc. Fort worked for the War
Production Board before entering
service in March, 1943. He went
overseas in May Born at Fort
Washington, Md, where his father,
the late Sergt. william w. Fort,
who served the Army 80 years, was
stationed, Pfc. Fort attended school
S1lCl dlttA dL SIAOll ILL., NH.
He assisted his brother. now Pfc.
William W. Fort of Fort Meade, Md,
in circulating The Star at Fort
Washington, Arlington Cantonment
and Fort Myer, Va. He was an in
structor in swimming for the Army
for a time before going overseas.
Sergt. Edmund X. Secord, 80. for
merly of l419 Harvard street NV.
who worked here more than 10
years with the Western Union, was
listed as killed in action by the War
Department today. Co-workers said
he died November II in France.
A former resident of Pathogue,
N. Y, he went on military furlough
in June. 1943 Before joining West
tern Union, he was travelling rep
resentative for the Loose-Wiles
Baking Co.
Pfc. Reed A. McROberts. formerly
managing editor of Pathfinder mag
azine, was killed in the Philippines
December II, according to informa-
tion received by former co-workers.
He left here to enter the Army last
spring, and had served in New
Guinea and elsewhere in the Pacific
theater.
Born in China, he was the son of
the Rev William A. McRoberts,
Presbyterian minister of Murrysville,
Pa. Mrs. McRoberts, who lived at
1906 Carolina avenue, Silver Spring,
Md. is at present with her husband s
family in Pennsylvania.
Sergt. Albert nj. Bair. husband of
Mrs. Charlotte B. Bair, California
Hall, Arlington, was reported killed
in action in the European area on
today's War Department list.
Corpl. Kermit 4. Nickens, son of
Mrs. Effie Nickens, formerly of 3l12
Thirteenth street NV, was listed
as killed in action in the Southwest
Pacific area on today's War Depart
ment list.
Stories regarding the following
men listed on today's War Depart
ment list as killed in action have
appeared in The Star previously;
Yeoman First Glass; Philip Cor
nelius Coleman, brother of Mrs.
Albert Buyers, jr, gil Church
street. Alexandria, and 1t. Benja-
min o. Coleman, Air Forces, lis
South st. Asaph street, Alexandria.
Pvt. George r. Boss. son of Mrs.
Lille M. Boss, 5028 North Capitol
street.
Pfc. Lawrence F. Mater, son of
Mrs. Ada M. Mater, 1913 First street
NE.
CorpI. Bradley Reeves, son OF
Lawrence L. Reeves, 5000 @ street
NV.
Pvt. Ralph w. Brown, son of Mrs.
Verna M. Brown, 20S Spring street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
|Wounded
Pvt. Richard L. Kuster, 10, of the
80th Infantry Division, was wounded
in action January 20 in Luxembourg,
the War Department informed his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs R. M. Kuster,
1927 Arlington avenue, Bethesda,
Md.
Pvt. Kuster attended Leland
Junior High School and worked for
the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tel
ephone Co. before enlisting last
March. He went overseas in De-
cember. Two brothers also are in
the service: Pfc. Robert E. Kuster,
field artillery, in England, and Sea-