Evening star., 1945-05-18

Guinea before going to the Philip
pines. His brother, Pvt. Chesley
Eiland, has been missing in Italy
since last October
The following men were reported
wounded in casualty list today.
Stories about them appeared in The
Star on the dates mentioned below,
after next of kin were notified:
Corpl. Walter H. Kriner, U. S. M.
c. R., 1867 e street S.W., April 10.
Pfc. William r. Rye, jr., Brandy
wine, Md. May 13.
Missing
Pfc. James F. O'Brien, 40, of 5000
Eighth street NV. is missing in
Germany, the War Department said
today. Robert E. O'Brien, a BROTH
er. said James has been missing
since April 16.
Pvt. O'Brien, who was born and
educated here, joined the staff of
The Star as an apprentice photo
engraver and served 10 years with
the paper. He then went to the
Times for a time. He was
among the first men drafted when
he entered the Army in 1910. After
serving nine months he was dis
charged, but was recalled a short
time later. He went overseas in
December, 1943, with the infantry
He has son, James Francis, jr.,
II. Pvt. O'Brien's brother Robert,
who also served his apprenticeship
as a photoengraver with The Star,
has been with the Times-Herald for
% years and Is now a night fore
man. ---~s a&S ~
1st 1t. James d. Scramlin, %. first
pilot on a B-24 bomber, has been
missing over Germany since April
81, the War Department has adj
vised his wife, Mrs. Dorothy I.
Scramlin of 218 r street NE.
Born in Canada, 1t. Scramlin
was graduated from Mckinley High
School here. He had spent eight
months in Honolulu with the Treas
ury Departments Bureau of Foreign
Funds Control before entering the
air force on February 10, 1943. He
was commissioned on June n, 1914,
at Frederick, Okla, and went over
seas last February /.
1t. Scramlin holds the Air Medal
and the Presidential Unit Citation.
He is the son of Henry Scramlin of
st. Petersburg. Fla, and he and his
wife have 21-month-old daugh-
ter, Fay.
S/Sergt. Joseph F. Rubino, 20, has
been missing in action in Germany
since April 30, it has been reported
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tus Rubino. 1412 Madison street
NV. Sergt. Rubino's wife, Mrs.
Jane Rubino, lives in Buckingham
community in Arlington.
Sergt. Rubino first entered the
Army as a volunteer officer candi-
date in 1912 and served for about
five months. He was discharged due
to Ill health, but entered the Army
again in the summer of 1943 and
was sent overseas with an engineer
division about 10 months ago. A
native of Washington, he was gradu-
aoSo AAoA1 SC4lCI oil I11SI SCIlOOl dllQ
also attended Columbia Tech here.
He was employed by the Agricul-
ture Department Forest Service be-
fore entering the service.
Stewards Mate 2/c James Louis
Carpenter, U. S. N. r., whose sis
ter, Mrs. Mary jackson, and broth
er, William Benjamin Carpenter,
live at 902 Twenty street
NV, is missing in action, the Navy
Department disclosed today.
First 1t. Douglas H. Rubenstein,
jr, whose father, Col. Rubenstein,
is the commanding officer Of the
Washington Quartermaster Depot
near Alexandria, Va, was listed on
casualty list today as missing in
action in the Pacific. A story about
1t. Rubenstein appeared in The
Star on May 10.
Liberated
1t. Col. Douglas G. Gilbert, whose
wife and three children live at