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

Russell Bryan Crulkshank, %,
watertender, first class. son of Mr.
ana Mrs Russell Andrew Cruik-
shank, 405 Fifty-eighth avenue,
Capitol Heights. Md, was reported
by the Navy Department today as
killed in action. He died December
13 in the South Pacific, his family
was informed
Before joining the Navy three
years age, Mr.. Cruikshank was en-
ployed in the installation depart
ment of the Western Electric Co.,
Inc A native of Curwensville, Pa,
he had lived in this vicinity since
1941. After serving IS months in
European waters. he finished addi-
tional training at Philadelphia with
honors which entitled him to select
his ship He then served 13 months
aboard a destroyer He was buried
with military honors on Leyte after
serving with the invasion forces of
the island.
1t. Comdr. Keene Hammond, 90.
U. S. N. brother of Miss Louise
Hammond, 1926 Twenty-f1rst street
NV, has been killed in action in
the Pacific. his family has been
notified by the Navy Department
A graduate of the Naval Acad-
emy in 1899, Comdr. Hammond. a
fighter pilot, was leader of an air
craft squadron. He held the Silver
Star for gallantry.
nis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
topher Hammond, live in Kath-
wood, S. c., and his widow and 2
year-old son in Mobile, Ala
Pvt. John R. Taylor, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs George Taylor, Spring.
field, Md, was killed in action De-
cember in France, according to
the War Department.
A native of Bowie, Md, Pvt. Tay-
lor attended Bowie High School
prior to entering the service in
February. 1912. He went overseas in
September. 1914.
His widow, Mrs. Rosalie Taylor
lives with her foster-mother, Mrs
Ann St. Onge, Lanham. Md She
is employed at the Navy Depart
ment here.
Sergt. Woodrow Gravenor, 26,
brother of Mrs. Catherine Beau
champ, 1543 North Falkland lane,
Silver Spring, who was wounded in
action in Belgium December 20, died
the same day, his family has been
notified by the War Department..
Sergt. Gravenor, whose home was
in Newark, Del, entered the Army in
1910 with Delaware National
Guard outfit and went overseas last
November. He was in the infantry.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell GRAY
enor of Newark, he frequently visited
his sister here.
Pvt. Carl T. Brown, 26, brother of
Mrs. Hazel Elizabeth Simpson, 731
Easley street. Silver Spring, Md,
was reported killed in action on to-
days War Department list. His
sister said he died on his birthday
November 18 while serving in Ger
many.
Pvt. Brown. a native of Howard
County, Md, was a farmer at Day.
ton, Md, before entering service
nearly three years ago. He went
overseas two years ago last Octo-
ber. He was wounded in June and
was awarded the Purple Heart,
after taking part in the Normandy
invasion. He had two other sisters,
Mrs. Mildred Blissen, Dayton, and
Miss Eleanor Brown, Baltimore, and
four brothers, Joseph, John. How
ard and Harry Brown, all of Dayton.
Pvt. John Teddy wilhelm, 81,
infantry, son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Wetherbee, 4104 Baltimore boule-
ward, Cottage City, Md. was re-
ported killed in action in today's
War Department list. According to
his mother, he died November 81 in
Germany.
Pvt. Wilhelm attended George
Washington University and worked
at the Navy Yard before entering
service in July, 1943. He had been
overseas less than. two months. He
was a graduate of Mckinley High
School. He attended the Army
Service Forces Transportation
course at Purdue University. A
brother, Sergt. Harry D. Wilhelm,
is stationed In Florida.