Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-14

News of D. G. Men
In Armed Services

sNOWS VI ~ ~. NlOU
In Armed Services I
Dead
i, 1t. Warren A. Palmer, Bit piiot
who was reported missing in actio
after failure to return from a fiigh
mission over Nuremberg, German,
last February 20, now has been Oh,
4 cialiy declared dead by the War De
partment, his parents, Mr.. and Mr..
) G. Earl Palmer. ZIG Wayne plac
Sc, have learned.
The young air,nan had tiown sew
4 enteen Flying Fortress mission
from England in his three month
overseas before he was reporte,
missing. Confirmation of his dealt
apparently was obtained from som,
files uncovered in Germany, hi
family said.
Il A resident of Illinois prior t,
joining the Air Forces in February
le43, 1t. Palmer received his wing
IN January, 1914, at Pampa (Tex.
Army Air Field.
His parents have received the All
Medal with Oak Leaf Cluste,
awarded him posthumously. In ad,
dition to his parents, he is sur.
Nved by a sister, Miss Shirle,
Palmer. Mr.. Palmer Is associatee
with the American Red Cross at 1t.
headquarters here.
George Jean Nenamaker, 10. ayia.
ton machinist's mate &c, who wa.
reported missing last October wher
his patrol bomber failed to return
from a routine flight in the Pacific
now is presumed dead, the Navy an.
nounced today. Mr.. Nonamaker'
mother, Mrs. Catherine Nonamakel
Is listed as living at 1910 Fairmon
lstreet NV.
Overseas since last April, Mr.
Nonamaker had served with a high
torpedo bombing squadron unit
July. when he was transferred t,
patrol bomber duty. He enlisted
on his 18th birthday in October
1943. He attended Chamberlain
Technical High School before en-.
listing.
Fireman 1/c william Franci.
Jones, jr, %, reported missing wher
the submarine on which he servet
failed to return from a war patro
in the South China Sea in Novem.
Der. 1913, oficially has been de.
clared dead. His wife, Mrs. Eliza.
beth Ann Jones, lives with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Kelly
at 670S North Central avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md.
A native of Boston, Fireman Jones
attended schools there. He entered
the service before Pearl Harbor and
had served In Iceland before the
outbreak Of the war. He was on his
first patrol aboard the submarine
Cisco when it was lost. His mother
Mrs. William r. Jones, ST., lives in
Boston.
Albert Sylvester Lewis, %, stew
ards mate &c, reported missing by
the Navy q year ago, is now listed
as dead, his mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Lewis, 1900 West Braddock road
Alexandra, has been advised.
Mate Lewis attended the Seminary
School in Alexandria and worked as
a chauffeur before entering the
Navy.
Alfred Truman williams, a turret
captain on the old cruiser Houston,
who had been missing since the ship
was sunk in February, 1912, has been
declared dead, the Navy Depart
ment has informed his sister. Mrs
1zora w. Chamberlain, 1895 r street
NV. - -.
A native of Texas. Mr.. Williams
Joined the Navy In 1925 at the age
OF IL and served on the battleship
West Virginia until 1910 when he
transferred to the Houston.
Returnees
The following Washington area
men are due to arrive Sunday Mt
San Francisco aboard the transport
Cape Canso: -
SIserft. Donald ,. Schultz, 471e Mac
arthur boulevard NV: .T/3 Howard Z.
sfitase pysF sso rr nsh os.
NE; ssrEt. Warren 1. shasner. sas Ninth
Place wv Au'Fs e.p Russell Flsnk st g
Bouknight, 326 Douglas street NV; Can't.
ASloy;ious ?; Gleason, goa X street NE;
so4 East Glendale avena a Ai:x.nd Tano'
Due to arrive Saturday at Seattle
aboard the La Grande Victory:
lumbis road NV. It. col William al a. ay SS
210 Rhode Island avenue NE, and TT5
Jesse Dunston, 172 corceran street NV.
Arriving aboard the U. S. s. r.
Victory at New York tomorrow:
TS Melvin Farr. Pfc, Clifton II. Norris,
3. q ope w.1SnsEtos Stephen
Men from nearby Maryland and
Virginia due to reach New York
tomorrow aboard the Maritime Vic
tory:
cerpl. James Lyles. Alexandria; 1t. Col.
Dean =: Esman, Arlington; 1st 1t: Robert
61t4iA8tOu, HlC. J0Hn n. Ulne,
Hyattsyille; serEt. Frank H. cevell, Hy.
attsville; SerEt. Lawrence H. Raines.
e e1vsr s'14s aEes .n s.ri 1T It. Ralph Z
Nearby Maryland and Virginia
veterans arriving ut New York to-
day aboard the Sea Tiger:
Pfc. william Washinrten, Gaithersburr;
Pfc Royal A. cofer. 60l6 North Twenty
Bates, Alexandria, and Pfc. Archie snail
wood, Leesburg.
Inductees
A total Of 80 District men have
been ordered to report for induction
into the armed forces today. Names
of the men follow:
Bethel, Albert CYawforl, Edward
Burke, French Hageage, Ah6ulah
Chase, 0eorse Lonso, Rosario
Chatham, Willie MontfoYt, Russell
FenWick, Vernon Brown, John D.
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