Evening star., 1945-06-21
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed


26. U. S. M. C. r., son of Corbil
Braxton Bryan II, an official OF th'
Foreign Economic Administration
and Mrs. Bryan, 1l3 North Fairfa,
street, Alexandria, was killed or
Okinawa May %. 1t. Bryan wa!
the leader Of a fame thrower ane
mortar platoon He was with tn,
4th Regiment of the 9Th Marines
1t. Bryan, who went overseas las
July, met his father on Guadalcana
August 81. Mr.. Bryan. representing
the FEA, was attached to the staff
of the commander of service
squadron force in the South Pacific
He was in charge of the farming
program in that area to supply fooo
for the armed forces. Mr.. Bryan
and his son spent two and hall
months together.
1t. Bryan attended the University
Of Virginia, where he was a letter
man on the swimming team. He
was a member of Delta Kappa Ep.
silon Fraternity. During his third
year at the university he left and
went into the Naval Air Corps In
the spring of 1912. Later he en-
listed in the Marine Corps, his
father said. He was born in Peters,
burg, Va, and came to Alexandria
In 1894. 1t. Bryan was graduated
from Episcopal High School.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two sisters and brother, Mrs.
A. D. Julian, Sewanee, Tenn, and
Miss Polly Bryan and Jonathan
Bryan, both Of the Alexandria ad-
dress.
Pfc. Thomas Gordon DoveM, q.
son of Mrs. Mabel Latham Dovell
2700 @ street NV, was killed on
Okinawa May 18 while fighting with
the e6th Division, his mother has
been notified.
Pvt Dovell lived in Middletown,
Del, before coming to Washington
several years ago. He worked here
for the Union Trust Co. joining the
Army two years ago He was sent
overseas a year ago. His sister.
Mrs. George L. Roymann, also lives
at the @ street address.
1t. Leon A. Litsis, 81, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Litsis, 3499
Holmead place NV, was killed May
3, l943, in Hawaii, while fighting as
A pilot with the 18th Fighter Group,
his parents were notified. Memorial
services will be held at II am. Suns
day at the Self f-Realization Fellow.
ship Church, 4748 Western avenue
NV.
1t. Litsis was born here and was
graduated from Mckinley High
School. He went through air train
ing with his brother David, but
they were separated after gradua-
tion and Leon was sent to Hawaii
David is stationed in this country
Pfc. Marvin A. Long. son of Mrs
II. R. Deal, TOO Eighth street NE.
was killed June on Okinawa while
fighting with the 9Th Marines, his
mother has been notified
A native of Barboursville, Va.
Pvt. Long moved to Washington as
A boy. He attended Stewart Junior
High School and was employed by
the Army Engineering Corps at
Boiling Field and Camp Springs
ANDREWS Field until he enlisted
in the Marines in March, 1914. He
went overseas in July, 1914.
Wounded
1st 1t. Arthur NJ. Willett, 25-year.
old PAT fighter pilot. suffered 8
broken elbow when he hit his arm
on his planes stabilizer as he bailec
out over China April g. his wife
Mrs. Elizabeth V. Willett, 800:
Thirty fifth street, Mt. Rainier, Md.
has been informed. 1t. Willett was
reported wounded by the War De.
partment today.
Based with the slst Fighter
Squadron. 8lst Group, 1t: Willett
has been overseas a little more thar
year. He worked for the Chest.
nut Farms Dairy before he wen
into the service four years ago. He
never has seen his 7-month-ole
daughter, Marie Alma.
1t. Willett was born in Arlington
and attended Washington and LIE,
High School. His parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. T. j. Willett, live at 2l36 LIE,
highway. Arlington.
Pfc. Hyman Singer, "a, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Koppel Singer, 1916 oev
enth street NV. is now in a hos
pital in the Marianas suffering /.