Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

killed aboard Japanese prison snip
sunk last october "a by an Amer
lean submarine. Ensign Bennett,
executive officer Of the nlinesweeper
Tanager, was captured when his
ship was sunk at Corregidor In May,
1912. After internment at Bilibid,
and later at Cabanatuan, he was
evacuated from Manila on a Jap
freighter, which was torpedoed and
sunk.
Ensign Bennett attended Valley
Forge Military Academy and Wash
ington and Lee University. He was
in the first class of W. midshipmen
at Northwestern University and on
completion of his course was as
signed to the Asiatic Fleet in Janu-
airy, 1941. Besides his parents he is
survived by sister, Mrs George A.
Bregel, jr., New York City.
LIST 1t. Albert M. Conradi, 81, was
killed in action over Borneo June 80,
the War Department notified his
wife, Mrs. Judith Conrad, 31o3
North Pershing drive, Arlington.
The son of Mrs. Agnes J. Conrad,
also of the Arlington address, 1t
Conrad was serving as navigator
bombardier on BIS. He had gone
overseas last March, being based
first in New Guinea and then Luzon.
A graduate of Westinghouse
High School, Arlington, he received
BIS. degree in mining engineering
at VPI in 1889 and was commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the
Army. He was employed as mining
engineer for the Phelps-Dodge Corp,
Ajo, Ariz., before being called to
active duty August %, ls41.
He also is survived by 5-year-old
daughter, Jeanne Marie.
TVS Johnnie e. Butler, engineers,
was killed in action June 10 in the
South Pacific, the War Department
has. Informed his mother, Mrs.
Eurice L. Briscoe, Is c street Sc.
.Corpf., Butler and his twin brother,
TIE. James Butler, went. overseas
together. in January, 1884, and
served in the same engineer COM
pany on New Guinea. When they
were indicted on July 23, 1s43, they
were separated for the first time,
Mrs. Butler said. James was taken
into the Navy and Johnnie the
Army. Their mother, however
wrote a letter to President Roose-
welt asking that her sons be kept
together. Her request was granted.
| A graduate Of Randall Jiinior
High School, Corpl. Butler attended
Armstrong Technical High School.
He worked for the General Account
ing ONCE before he was indicted.
Besides his mother and brother,
Corpl. Butler Is survived by two
sisters, Miss Geraldine Butler and
Mrs. Hilda Gentry, also of the c
street address.
Chief Cook Frederick Thomas Bali,
81, of the Merchant Marine, whose
wife, Mrs. Mary Ball, lives at 300
Quincy street NV, was fatally
wounded when his ship struck a
mine in Greek waters. He died June
%, his wife was informed.
A former taxicab driver, he was
making his third voyage to deliver
supplies to war-ravaged Europe.
Mrs. Ball said her husband came
to Washington from Mississippi at
the age of IA and learned to cook
as an employee of the Hot Shoppes.
His mother, Mrs. Frederick Ball, ST.,
lives at 1905 Quebec place NV.
Pfc. DENLY C. Prince, son Of Dem
by B. Prince, ITO Seventh. street
S.W., was reported killed on today's
War Department casualty list. The
Star carried story after his father
had been notified.
Pharmacists Mate 2/c Lawrence
Franklin Tyree, whose wife, Mrs.
Myrtle Tyree, lives at 1891 e. Capt.
toll street, was reported killed on
the Navy casualty list today. The
Star carried the story June AZ.
Wounded
Pfc. George F. Ferguson, Is, in
tantry, whose wife, Mrs. Carley r.
Ferguson. lives at 1913 Ivanhoe street
S.W., was shot in the hip on Oki-
nawa May 80. He lay wounded for
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