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the same address, said. He had
previously worked in the War De-
partment.
1t. Keasling came from Harvard.
Nebr., and was graduated from a
business college in that State. Mrs.
Keasling is also a former War De-
partment employe.
Donald Ralph Gohn. seaman &c,
U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gohn, BAIT Eleventh place
Sc, has been reported by the Navy
as missing in action since February
when he was serving aboard an LIST
in the Philippines. He has been
overseas since last october and went
into the Navy in January, 1914.
Seaman Gohn, 10, played on the
football team at Anacostia High
School and worked a year in the
Anacostia Post once, his mother
said. He was born in Johnstown,
Pa, and came to Washington in
1884. An only brother. George M.
Gohn, Is a yeomsn &c in the Navy
stationed here at Mount Vernon
Seminary. Seaman COINS father
works at the Naval Torpedo Station
in Alexandria.
Sergt. Richard J. Ward, 20, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Ward, 900 K
street NE, was reported missing
in aerial action March % over Aus
tria, the War Department announc-
ed today. 1t was Sergt. Wards 18th
or 18th mission, his mother said.
He is a ball turret gunner,
A native of Washington, Sergt.
Ward is graduate of Gonzaga High
School. He went into the Army
July, 1913 and landed in Italy
Christmas Day. Mrs. Ward said. He
wears the Air Medal. Sergt. Wards
father is in the plumbing and heat
ing business here.
John Michael Quinlivan, store
keeper sc, U. S. N. r., whose wife,
Mrs. Josephine Quinlivan, lives at
1867 Brothers place Sc. has been
missing in action in the South
Pacific since March Is. it was an
nounced today. He was serving on
an Ism. his wife said, and has been
overseas seven months.
Born in New York City, Store
keeper Quinlivan attended high
school there. He came to Washing
ton four years ago and worked at
the Government Printing ONCE be-
fore he joined the Navy two years
ago. His wife works at Boiling
Field.
I'd 1t. John c. Sullivan, %,
fighter pilot, has been missing in
acation since March 81 in Germany.
He has been overseas since Feb
ruary.
Husband of Mrs. Reva G. Sullivan,
1885 Queens lane. Arlington. 1t.
Sullivan was included on an Army
casualty list.
He was born in Massena, N. Y,
and attended high school there. He
has been in the Army three years,
according to a friend of Mrs. Sulli-
van, Miss Goldie Snapp, Union
Trust Co. employe. Mrs. Sullivan
is visiting in New York, she said.
She works for the District Bankers
Association.
The following men were officially
listed today as missing in action.
Stories previously appeared in The
Star when the next of kin were
notified:
Sergt. Weaver Doyle, whose wife.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Doyle, lives at 1l2
Revere place, Silver Spring, Md.
I'd 1t. Charles p. johnson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul johnson, 1910
Thirty street, Mount Rainier
Md.
Milton Goldstein, fireman l/c, son
of Mrs. Rosa Goldstein, 1929 M
street NV.
Prisoners
Pfc. Bruce r. Yates, 10, who has
been missing in action in Ardennes
since December l6, was today re-
ported to be a prisoner of Germany
by the War Department. Son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Yates, 1912
D street NE, he had been overseas
with the l06th Infantry since last
October, his mother said.
Born here, Pvt. Yates first en-
listed in the Navy when he was
II and just before he was 18 he re-
ceived an honorable discharge Mrs.
Yates said He then enlisted in the
Army in December, 1943. He was
graduated from Hine Junior High
School. One of his eight brothers,
Pvt. Bert w. Yates, is in the infan-
try at Camp Blanding, Fla. Mr..
Yates is speciality salesman.
TSergt. James T. Holcombe, "a,
infantryman, whose sister, Miss
Grace Hyatt, lives at 1842 Kalorama
road NV. and works in the Navy
Department was reported missing
in action January 8 and is now a
prisoner Of Germany, according to
information received from the War
Department.
Born in Bluff Springs, Ark, Sergt.
Holcombe went to high school in
Nashville, Ark. He has been in the
Army since the fall Of 1941 and
served two years in, Alaska before
he went to the European theater
last November. Sergt. Holcombe's
mother, Pvt. Irene Holcombe, is In
the WAC.
Corpl. Frank C. BastSen, n, son
Of Mrs. o. Bastgen, 271 North Edi-
son street, Arlington. Va. is q
prisoner of war in Germany, the
War Department announced yester-
day. He had been reported missing
since December Al, during the Ger
man winter counterattack. Her last