Evening star., 1946-08-18
I Former GIs jailed
By Army for Illegal
Entry Into Germany
Nv HE Associated press

FRANKFURT, Aug. II. - Two
former American soldiers-one of
whom came back to Germany to
marry a. German girl--haye been
jailed by the Army for illegally
entering occupied Germany, it was
announced tonight. Both were or
dered returned to the United
States.
The Army said it had sentenced
Daniel E. .Militello. of Brooklyn.
N. Y, to go daysF of until removed
from the United. States zone" and
James Frederick Drown of Milwau-
kee, Wis, to five days in the Frank
furt stockade.
Militeuo, the Army said, came
back to Germany as a crew mem
Der of an American merchant ship.
At Bremerhaven he jumped ship,
making his way to Bad Nauheim,
where he married German girl
"who Is the mother of his child"
the Army announced. He was ar
rested in Frankfurt by military
police.
Dissatisfied With U. S.
'Mihtello is still confined in the
stockade at Frankfurt. but appro-
pirate action is expected to be taken
before the 3o-day sentence has been
completed" the Army said.
Drown, former Army Air Forces
flight officer, came back to Ger
many because he said he was dis
satisfied with conditions in the
United States He flew to Paris and
then hitchhiked to Frankfurt. He
turned himself in to military police
after he found he could not get
job because he entered Germany
Illegally.
Drown also was sentenced yes
terday, but was released today since
he had been in confinement five
days. The Army said he would be
returned to Paris by train.
Ralph K. Betz of Willoughby,
Ohio, another American civilian &C
cused of illegally entering Ger
many. recently filed an application
to the United States Supreme Court
for writ of habeas corpus in an
attempt to obtain release from the
Army Jail in which he is confined
at Bad Nauheim awaiting trial
Habeas Corpus Writs Sought.
Capt. Earl j. Carroll announced
he would file applications to the
United State Supreme Court for
writs of habeas corpus in behalf of
two other Americans held in an
Army jail approximately two months
without legal counsel and without
formal charges served on them.
Capt. Carroll, a San Bruno. Calf.
attorney, made the announcement
after an unsuccessful attempt to
see the two prisoners, who have
requested his legal services, and
after being refused permission to
see a copy of their confinement
orders.
The prisoners he seeks to free by
% habeas corpus are Pfc. Daniel P.
Walczak, 30, of Detroit, Mich, q
soldier, and William C. Mckinley,
"a, a civilian. of Bessemer, Ala. !
Under Investigation"
The applications prepared by Car
roll complained that mo charges of
any nature or description have been
served upon" the prisoners and that
legal assistance has been denied"
them.
1t. Col. w. F. Fratcher, staff Judge
advocate, ,of the headquarters CONF
mand, said Mckinley was under
investigation" on suspicion of cur
rency control violations and pos
sible connection with money coun ::
terfeiting activities.
Col. Fratcher said charges of mur-
dering German girl had been
preferred" against Walczak and
his case referred for pretrial in
vestigation, but that no formal
charges would be served on Walc-
Yak until his case is referred to a
court for trial. at which time Army
law requires a counsel to be pro-
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