Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-12

u. S. M. c. r., whose wife, Mrs
Augustine T. Griffin, lives at 1914
Massachusetts, avenue NV, missing
in Central Pacific action since Sep
TENDER Is, 1914, now is declared
officially dead, the Navy announced
today.
A navigator bombardier with the
Marine Corps air wing, Sergt. Grit
I'm had been overseas only -four
months at the time he was reported
missing. He had been in the serv-
ice four years.
He was resident of Boston before
entering the service. Mrs. Griffin
is employed here by the Agriculture
Department.
lnductees
The following eight District men
have been ordered to report for in
duction into the armed forces today:
Andrew Bickford. jr,. Jacob Holoman
II, John Allwine, Charles Boswell Donald
Brshler; William Liston. Robert Meyer,
Returnees
Among troops arriving from over
seas service early this week at
various East and West Coast ports
are these District men who returned
to San Francisco on Sunday aboard
the transport Hampton:
sIssrgt. Kenneth E; Beatty: TLsergt
Gorpl. Euran. L. watts and Pfc. Bernard
j. Bleicher, for whom no street addresse,
were given in the Associated Press report
Listed as aboard the transports
Eufala Victory, Sea Porpoise and
General Brooke, which docked at
New York yesterday, were
Sergt; John W.. Kinnaham,. TIA Edwsrd
JACK chrste pfe Harold g Ds caspers
dsls sShh g asa1eb d st. c %aar' Nae
s9c Ssi Pfc Harry ". Smith. Pvt Wayne Z
h kosert sseT Moore. Fay Pay Psys sIs spss
T1sergt Hampton H Ward. sIssrgt, vii.
liam D Hunter and Ta5 Willie E; Aaton
pfc MILAN Psige Pfe willie Paker
E; Gray. Pfc. John j. keenan,. Pvt. Eyerie.
PPoesor g Pv. fs Marion p r. a
gunies stewart, Ist 1t. John T; Watson
&C. Jsms s., BrGwn corpl Joseph a.-I{
Francis A. ouander. T75 Harrison Dozisr
I -. v %s:ss fss. clsass JACKSON
Pvt, Henry Butler: Pvt. Vernon J. Nelson
R Ryt AEeh corp EranAH t.s rs sssn
f Robert L. Gerald, Pfc: cleveland Harris
Pvt Emanuel w. Douglas. LIST Sergt. Her.
man /. Trayers, Corpl; James H. Tyson
P e H HeTsTd d Rash s s
mons and ia Joe hawkins. ~
Also aboard the three vessels were
these veterans from nearby Mary
land and Virginia:
Pic e ensHe Silver Silver s sPrns
Jack II. Kidwell Arlington; TT5 Wilbur. A
ssllmoFs, Far1ax & ser rs LOUIS Wis.,, Crowley
Corfu. Charles E. Hawkins. Laytonsville
and TiSergt. Joseph l.. Scruce.
! Aboard the Marine Fox, which
docked at Seattle yesterday, were
these District veterans:
Capt; william H.; Bergman. T/ssrgt
N M snt Davis II Ayesser s Pow
earss u o9 Ress ss Ps1 1 lS sopp.r s
P Ps Ssn0 sSd g ai e. s sss M assp
Nearby Maryland and Virginia
veterans aboard the Marine Fox
included:
~ coEpl; Frank q. cuzzolina. Bethesda;
TIserst. Leonard D. Hall, Arlington. 'N
Due to dock at San Francisco to-
day aboard the transports Atoun-
dria. Pennant and Sea Flasher, are
these Washington men:
Albert kldGr AS17 Ark xa
1ss d Fitteenth street Sc: Pfc. Me sSian K
sobert SHANE. fds rx sslff' street
SoTpl. Robert "; Wells, 1895 simms plas,,
Portland street SET; ist serst Wiiiian
s sfss as S4
Street address given; sergt. John r. Mary
c; Brown, ss05 Esds street NE; ~
Sc IT'S Arthur Jassers og no n street address
address kHa aSen Tp5 Kenneth Robin, ,es
a@ s possaS street s5l W. st 11a ~
The three ships are returning
these nearby Maryland and Virginia
veterans:
stephen V Splitter. IT.. Bethesda; s2serTt
ftassn N Mas sr'sshs afs..si
siserst. Bernard T. jenkins. Ariinston
SS9 9Db stan bs.1 l. J Regs Ar 1t sn
tons, Fairfax: Tis Albert Q. Rsnd. Il
lington; PFC. owen r, Miller, Laurel; Col
Joseph I. Poole. Ale1andria, and ~
Scheduled to dock today at New
York aboard the General Taylor
are:
ooId st l. E Heh Sb vi FORBES, Ths Irwin!
SIton lunch, Ta.Iss a h.' i
T. Kristen; Pc John w. CLARK, III
ssrss oEy. k.sutsS Tf's Robert msyiE
ssns John H. nsau f. r Allen seS;
Crews: TIA Ernest I. Walker, PIC. Jane
lewis Iyies, Pvt john Rlssell, and 'WSiillian1
H. Hartsaeld tno rank given) an Q
were given in the Associated Press report
Nearby Maryland and Virgins
men aboard the ship are:
Pfc. BENJAMIN r. Moss, Upper Marlboro
:. TIA Wallace e. Kerr. Riverdale: pvt. War
rem II. Wenner, Alexandria: TIA James
HIT, Culpeper; M/sergt. Theophilus ;.
e syH ir Ailexamdria and TIA Bernard
The following Washington me-
are due to arrive at New York to
morrow aboard the Sea Robin:
1t, Col: William T. Carpenter, il: Cap
g. Sidney jacques, Pfc. Albert T. Thong
son, Pfc. Carl T, Newcomb, Pfc. Walter
Hilleary. Pfc; Billy K. Barnes. TIA job
Paul r. Martin and LIST 1t. E. c. White.
Due Thursday at San Francisc
aboard the Marine Swallow:
Capt. Charles W. Minor and TIA Geors
3. Hutchins, both Of Washington, and L
Alexandria.
No date has been set for the ar
rival in San Francisco Of the D. "
e Branch from Alaska. The follow
r ing Washington men aboard:
stsergt. Moe p. Katz, Pfc. william 7
Woodland. Sergt. Walter L. Nones, Pf,
1 William c. Thomas and corpl. Charles v
5 Hite.
Decorated
2 Comdr. william ]. Sebald, U.
N. R., 1706 Twenty-flrst street NV
t has been awarded the Legion q
E Merit for outstanding services q
1 head of the Pacific section comba
i intelligence division, headquarter
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