Evening star., 1945-01-31
On the Roll of Honor
Todoy's Cosuoity Lists
Killed

Killed
Second 1t. Thomas v. Burke, %
infantry, son of Mrs. Lillian D
Burke, 212o Sixteenth street NV
was killed in action January 8, ir
Belgium, the War Department has
notified his mother. 1t. Burke.
father was the late DR.. Leo P. Burke
1t. Burke entered the service ir
March from Davidson IN. c. Col.
lege and went overseas in Oc.
tober. While at college he was 6
member of Kappa Alpha Fraternit,
and of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps. He attended Officer Candi:
date School at Fort Benning. Ga,
and was commissioned in July.
A native of Bath, Me, he came
here in 1928 and attended Powell
Junior High School and Mount Her
man Preparatory School, Mount
Herman, Mass. A brother, Sergt
John L. Burke, is in the Army
Rangers overseas Memorial serv-
ices will be held at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, Colum-
bia road and Fourteenth street NV
at 4 pm. February 4.
Tech. Sergt. Leo B. Balcom,, 81,
gunner and radio operator on a
B-26, was killed in action over
France November 26, the War De-
partment has notified his wife, Mrs
Freda Balcom, 1877 Shepherd street
NV.
Son of Mrs. Margaret E. Balcom
of the Shepherd street address,
Sergt. Balcom was native of
Creston, Iowa, but had lived in
Washington for about eight years.
He formerly attended Roosevelt
High School.
He was member of Stan Brown s
orchestra in which he played the
trumpet before he entered the serv-
ice in February, l943. He went over
seas last March
Pvt. Charles A. Dunn, 25, drafts
man and mapmaker for an Engineer
Division, was killed in action in Bel
GUM January II, the War Depart
ment has notified his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph c. Dunn, 5000 Man.
ming street, Alexandria.
Pvt. Dunn was a native of Dunn
fries, Prince William County, Va,
and a 1888 graduate of George
Washington High School, While
working as secretary to Judge Robin
son Moncure of Alexadria, Pvt Dunn
attended night classes at Columbia
University Law School. Later he
attended Columbia Technology IN
stitute He worked as craftsman
at Fort Belvoir before entering the
Army in April, 1943, and received
his basic training at the same post.
After a specialized course in topo-
graphical drafting at the University
of Kentucky, Pvt. Dunn was sent
overseas in November, 1943.
Sergt. Joseph Malloy, 30, was
killed September 80 over Germany,
the War Department has notified
his wife, Mrs. Audrey Malloy, 119
Concord avenue NV. Sergt NAL
10y, a gunner on a Bit. was killed
on his sixth mission over enemy
territory.
A native of Gilmore City, Iowa,
Sergt. Malloy came to Washington
RSsut five years ago and was en-
ployed in the Government until he
entered the service in April, l943
Besides his wife he is survived by
two brothers, l.. W. Malloy, who
was recently discharged from the
Marine Corps, and Sergt. Paul NAL
10y, stationed in Florida, and three
sisters, Mrs. Veronica Cavanaugh
and Mrs. Fern Griffin, both of Gill
more City, and Miss Regina Malloy
of Longview, Tex.
Mai. Charles F. Harrison, jr., "a,
of Leesburg, Va. was killed in ac-
ton May 81. 1914, while prisoner of
war of the Japanese government, ,
his parents, Commemorative Attor-
rney and Mrs. Charles F. Harrison,
Leesburg, have been informed. For
details see story on page B-1.
Wounded
Sergt. Albert E. Santino, %, infan-
try, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic
Santino, 124 U street NE, was
wounded November Is in France. the
War Department has announced.
His parents have been informed he
Is now in a hospital in England A
native of the District, Sergt. San
tino was sent overseas in July after
having spent year and half in the
Army. A graduate of Mckinley
High School, he was employed by
the Agriculture Department before
entering the service.
Pfc. Edward Mel. Dinkins, 20, in
fantry, was wounded in Germany
November IL, the War Department
has announced. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence NJ Dinkins, 1900
Connecticut avenue NV, received a
letter in which Pvt Dinkins reported
he was in a convalescent camp in
England after having received
shrapnel wounds
A native of the District and a
graduate of Woodrow WILSON High
School in 1912, Pvt. Dinkins studied
a year at Dewitt Preparatory School
before entering the Army in July.
1943. He went overseas last Sep
tember.
Pfc. Francis Winston, 26, infantry,
was wounded in action in Luxem-
bourg January II the War Depart
ment has informed his wife, Mrs
Gloria Donaldson Winston, 127
Thirty sixth street NE. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael E.
Winston, 32-A Bates street NV.
A native of Washington, Pvt. Win
ston was graduated from Mckinley
High School. He worked as a me-
chanic here before entering the
Army last May, and was sent over
seas two months ago. He is the
father of two young boys.
Pfc. John Warren Reed, 81, para.
trooper, was seriously wounded in
action in Belgium December 19, the
War Department has notified his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren "
Reed, GOT jefferson street NV. He
Is in a hospital in England.
A graduate of Roosevelt High
School. Pvt. Reed attended Wilson
Teachers College before entering the
infantry in March, 1943. After 10