Evening star., 1945-02-07

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Thus far in this ,Ddr 1913
men from the District area
hare been reported killed
Killed
Staff Sergt. Harold Schwartz, IS
nose gunner of a kiberator bomber
was killed on Morotai Island jan
uary IA. the War Department no
tilted his mother, Mrs. Rebecca B
Schwartz, 5420 Connecticut avenue
NV.
In his last letter, written the day
before his death, Sergt. Schwartz
said he had completed "a missions
and had just returned from a two
week rest in Australia.
A native of the District, Sergt.
Schwartz was graduated from Will
son High School. After three years
at Catholic University he entered
the Army in May, 1912. He was an
instructor at Buckingham, Fla, and
at Port Moresby, New Guinea, after
going overseas last June. He later
served with the 18th Air Force in
the Netherlands East Indies.
He also is survived by a brother
Melvyn, who recently received a
discharge from the Army. He was
the son Of the late DR.. Morton
Schwartz.
William H. Harlow, 10, fireman
first class, was killed when the Coast
Guard ship on which he was serving
was sunk in the South Pacific, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William L.
Harlow, 322 North Pitt street, Alex
andria, have been informed.
The Harlows said a Navy chaplain
told them William was lost when his
ship was sunk by the japanese.
A native of Alexandria, where his
father is employed in the city repair
shops. young Harlow attended Wash
ington schools and enlisted in the
Coast Guard in 1943, during his Sec
ond year at George Washington
High School. He was sent overseas
last September after training at New
York, North Carolina and at the
Norfolk Naval Base. In addition to
his parents, he is survived by two
brothers, Harry H., l6, an apprentice
machinist at the Naval Torpedo
Station, and Walter, 13. A memorial
service will be held soon at the Full
Gospel Tabernacle, 3l6 King street
First 1t. Vernon Leroy McKinstry,
jr., %, of 4515 Burlington road,
Hyattsville, Md, was killed in Eng
land January S while making a test
fight, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon L. Mckinstry, has been noti-
fled. - I.
1t. McKinstry was a B-24 pilot
and a squadron leader. Recently
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross, he also held the Air Medal
with two Oak Leaf Clusters and a
citation for service on D day. He
was a former student at Maryland
University. Ia
Memorial services for 1t. McKin-
stry will be held at pm. Sunday at
the Hyattsville Presbyterian Church.
Wounded
Corpl. Kenneth b. Watts, "a, of
1901 Otis street NE, was wounded
January 10 in Luxembourg, the War
Department has notified his mother
Mrs. Ethel Watts.
Corpl. Watts, who was serving with
an anti-aircraft division, received
head, foot and shoulder wounds. He
enlisted in the Army in 1898 while
a student at Mckinley High School
He was at Pearl Harbor during the
Japanese attack. He was later
transferred to the United States for
further training and sent overseas
again in November, 1943.
Pfc. Frank G. Swarr, whose par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Swarr
live at 1912 North Carolina avenue
NE, was wounded in action in
Luxembourg January 13, they were
informed by the War Department.
Pvt. Swarr suffered q fractured
right leg when struck by a mortar
shell. Before entering the Army
last June he was employed at the
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft plant at
Baltimore. He is graduate of Nc
kinley High School where he played
quarterback on the football team
His brother, Charles Swarr, served
in the South Pacific with the Army
Air Forces before receiving an hon.
orable discharge.
Pvt. Milton s. Seaton, %, infan-
try, was wounded in action in Bel
gium January 15 the War Depart
ment has informed his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Seaton, 1241
street NE. He is in a hospital ir
England.
Pvt. Seaton attended Eastern
High School and worked for the
Continental Bakery Co. before en-.
tering the Army last July. He went
overseas in November. A brother
Marine Pfc. Edward Gordon Sea-
ton, is overseas.
John r. Sipple, 81, pharmacist!
mate, first class. Coast Guard, son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sipple, 215t
P street NV, was wounded January
3 in Lingayen Gulf, the Philippines
the Navy Department has an
nounced.
Mate Sipple, a graduate of st
Johns College High School in 1912
worked a short time at the Treas.
ury Department before enlisting
He has served overseas since No
vember, 1912. A brother, Seaman
(First Glass; Thomas E. Sipple, is IL
the Pacific.
| Pfc. John Robert Clark, jr., 19
infantry, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
R. Clark, White Oak, Silver Spring
was wounded in France Decembel
3, the War Department has an
nounced A native of the District
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