Evening star., 1945-08-02
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

Maj. william Perry Baldwin. 30,
formerly of 219 Rock Creek Church
road NV, died in the sinking of
Japanese prison ship by Americans
last December Is, according to in
formation received by his grand
father, w. H. Gilbert, 42l0 Seventh
street NV. Maj. Baldwin's father,
Col. Perry Lee Baldwin, is with the
American Army of Occupation in
Germany.
Maj Baldwin, native of Wash
ington, attended Eastern High
School and Columbia Preparatory
School here before entering West
Point. He also studied at Marquette
University in Milwaukee. Maj.
Baldwin's wife and their young son
were in Manila with him until
shortly before the outbreak of the
war when they we're sent home.
Maj. Baldwin was captured at the
fall of Bataan
1t. Joseph Warren Stirni, SO, a
Coast and Geodetic Survey officer,
who was captured by the japanese
in December, 1941, when they sank
the American ship to which he was
assigned, was killed last December Is
when the Jap prison ship taking him
from the Philippines was sunk by
Americans. 1t. Stirni, who lived in
Washington about a year before 60
ing overseas in 1910. was imprisoned
at Bilibid in Manila after his capture.
His wife, Mrs Dorothy Stirni, was
in the Philippines at the time of the
japanese invasion and was interned
at Santo Tomas, in Manila, for three
years until liberated by American
forces. She now is living in New
Jersey. 1t. Stirni's brother, A. Rich
ard Stirni, lives at Ais jackson place,
Va.
Born in Fort Joseph Warren, Bos-
ton Harbor, where his father, the
late Capt. C. r. Stirni, was stationed
at the time, he was graduated from
Virginia Military Institute Besides
his wife and brother, 1t. Stirni is
survived by his mother, who lives at
Hampton, Va.
1t. d. g. Walter Lee Hanson, %,
has been listed as dead by the Navy
Department. In April his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adam
Hanson of 217 Thirty-fourth street
NE, received word he had been
missing in action since his patrol
bomber crashed in the Pacific March
%.
1t. Hanson served on patrol duty
in the Pacific from December, 1943,
until September, 1914, and he had
been back on duty there two weeks
when the crash occurred.
Born in Buffalo. he attended
schools there and the University of
South Carolina. He was working
here for the Office of Production
Management when he enlisted in
July, 1912. The Hansons moved to
Washington about five years ago.
Pvt. Less Hinnant, "a, whose wife,
Mrs. Roberta Hinnant, lives at 2708
K street NV, is reported by the
War Department today as killed.
He was previously reported missing
in action.
Pvt. Hinnant had been missing
since April when his unit, the 9th
Division, was engaged in battle in
Italy. He had been overseas since
November, 1914.
A native of Wilson, N. c., he was
employed by the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co. here when he
entered the Army three years ago.
Pfc. George F. Smith, IS, whose
wife and two children live at 4412
Macarthur boulevard NV, was
killed April 20 on Okinawa, the
Army has informed his family.
Previously he had been listed as
missing.
A memorial field mass will be
celebrated at pm. tomorrow at Ft.
Myer Chapel.
Pvt. Smith, a native of Buffalo,
N. Y, came to the District "a years
ago. He entered the Regular Army
and served two enlistnents. After
his discharge he entered employ
ment with the Remington Rand
Typewriter Co. He was a shipping
clerk in the concern when recalled
to the Army in January. 1914. He
went overseas the following August.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marie Edith Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Burrows of Wash
ington: two sons, George, jr., IA, and
Robert, I, and five sisters, Mrs. Ger
trude Ufland, Mrs. Mabel Murphy,
Mrs. Mildred Wegelin, Mrs. Hazel
OBrien and Mrs. Alice Jennings, all
of Buffalo.