Evening star., 1945-01-16
Todoy's Casualty Lists
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Army tDounded
Navy casualties -- 232
Killed

Killed
Capt. william A. Kroner, 27, In
fantry, son of Maj. Gen. Leon B
KRONER, former chief of cavalry, was
killed in action in France December
81, it was learned here yesterday
Capt. Kromer's brother. Navy 1t
Leon B. KRONER, jr, lives at 294;
Benton place NV.
Capt. KRONER, a former student al
Western High School, was graduated
from West Point in 1941 His widow
Mrs. Jane Breakley KRONER, anc
two small daughters, Pamela ane
Marcia, who was born a week after
Capt. KRONER left for overseas last
October, live in Asheville, N. c.
Capt. KRONER also is survived by
his mother, Mrs. John Wainwright
of ASheville; another brother, 1t
John S. KRONER, an Army chaplain
in England, and two sisters, Mrs
Wade Killen of Asheville, and Mrs
Charles Kean of st. Louis.
Gen. KRONER, now retired, is living
in Northfield, VT. He served in
Washington as chief of cavalry from
1884 to 1888.
Second 1t. John X. Penrod, 81
paratrooper, son of Mrs. Glenna
Penrod, 1905 Talbert street Sc,
was seriously wounded in action in
Holland and died as result Of the
wounds September %, the War De-
partment has informed his family
He was listed on today;s release of
wounded.
1t. Penrod's widow, Mrs. Frances
M. Penrod, and 6-month-old daugh-
ter, Karin Sue, are now in Fair
mont, w. Va.
1t. Penrod was a native of Fair
mont, where he attended high
school. He enlisted in the Army
in September. 1912, and went over
seas last July.
He also is survived by four BROTH
ers, Charles, James, Thomas and
Dale, and two sisters, Mary and
Barbara, all of Washington.
Corpl. William B. Stiles, jr., 20, was
killed in action in Belgium Decem-
ber 81. the War Department has
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Stiles, 5256 Forty fourth
street NV.
A graduate of Woodrow Wilson
High School, Corpl. Stiles was cap
tain of the Cadet Band there when
it won first place in the annual COM
petitive drill in 1912 An honor stu
dent all through his school career,
he was maj joring in electrical engi-
neering at~the University of Mary
land when he entered the Army in
March, 1943. Corpl. Stiles was Sc
lected for the Army specialized
training program after he entered
the service and studied under that
program at Penn State University
until the ASTP was discontinued.
He was assigned to the Signal
Corps and was sent overseas in
October. In recent letter, Corpl.
Stiles wrote that he was near the
same area where his father fought
his first battle as a lieutenant in
the World War.
1t. Edward A. Porter, jr., 81, CO.
pilot of Bit Flying Fortress, was
killed in action in England De-
cember 80, the War Department
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward A. Porter, 5536 Johnson
avenue, Bethesda, Md.
Lit. Porter had been overseas only
two or three weeks at the time of
his death. His family did not know
he had started combat duty.
A native of Fall River, Mass,
where he attended Boston Mountain
School for Boys, 1t. Porter moved
with his family to Washington five
years ago. He was graduated from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
and studied at Georgetown Univer-
sity before entering the AAF in
February, 1912. He received his
commission at Douglas, Ariz, last
June.
1t. Porter also is survived by three
sisters, Catherine, Helen and
Dorothea, all of the johnson ave-
nue. address.
Pvt. william E. Collinson of Pom
fret, Md, was killed in action No
vember Is in Germany, his wife,
Mrs. Edna L. Shaw Collinson, has
been notified by the War Depart
ment. He entered the Army last
March and went overseas with an
infantry unit in September. He
has two children, Jennie E. and
Audrey r. Collinson.
Pvt. Myer Rubinton. Is, of 718
Oglethorpe street NV, who was
reported missing previously, was
killed in action December %, his
mother, Mrs. Lena Rubinton, has
been notified by the War Depart
ment. Pvt. Rubinton was serving
in France.
He was born in Washington and
was graduated from Mckinley High
School. For four years before
entering the Army last May he was
employed as a machinist at the
Navy Yard here. His brother, Capt.
Samuel Rubinton, 80, had been
overseas with his unit for 26 months
and now is in Italy.
Edward Fulton Henderson, 81,
quartermaster (second class, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Henderson, 16
Eighth street NE, was killed in ac-
ton October 20 in the Southwest
Pacific, the Navy Department an
nounced today. He was born in
Alexandria, Va, and attended voca-
tional training school in the Dis
trict. He was employed by Silver
Spring (Md9 printing shop when he
entered the Navy in october, 1943.
Wounded
Staff Sergt. George r. Gauxza, Is,
son of Vic Gauzza, president Of the
Washington Amateur Baseball As
sociation, and Mrs. Gauzza, who
live at POI D street NE, was
wounded in action in Germany Sep
tember 10, the War Department in
formed his parents. Sergt. Gauzza
is in an English hospital recovering
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