Evening star., 1946-01-05

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F/0 Moore STK SIC Ward
tKilled) tKiiled)
From confscated German records,
his family learned that Flight Officer
Moore was buried in the Berlin legal
Cemetery. He was among three of a
nine-man crew who perished with
their plane.
The young officer was a native of
Worcester, Mass. He was student
at Georgetown University here after
his family moved to Arlington in
1941.
During his service with the 337th
Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, 9th
AAF, he was awarded the Air Medal
with several clusters for heroic
achievement in flight. He also wore
the Purple Heart.
In addition to his parents, a broth
er, George S. Moore, formerly a
lieutenant in the United States
Naval Reserve, survives.
Elmer Ward, %, storekeeper Sc
U. S. NJ, listed as missing in action
since the sinking Of the cruiser Ashe-
vile about 300 miles south of Java
last March l, now has been declared
dead by the Navy Department, his
sister, Miss Anna M Ward, Route 2
Silver Spring, has been informed.
There is only one known survivor
of the sinking, the Navy told Miss
Ward in letter. He later died as a
Japanese prisoner of war in the East
Indies.
A native of Washington, Store
keeper Ward lived the greater part
of his life with Mr.. and Mrs. George
&c. Windham on their Silver Spring
farm. He attended both elementary
and high school in Silver Spring. He
joined the Navy in 1899.
His father, Burton NJ Ward, lives
at 6408 Sixteenth street NV. He also
is survived by two brothers, Alfred
and Edward Ward, both of Washing
ton, and two sisters, Mrs. Mildred
Hazard of Washington, and Mrs
Martha Weisal, Hightstown. N. J.
Returnees
Among troops which arrived al
Camp Patrick Henry Wednesday
were these area veterans:
T/5 Robert s: Baltimore, 1918 P street
NV; Pfc: Charles F. Miller. 171e Willard
s itEss' FW ssy Street Rs Hasysy sy PFC Hsse
Schwarz, 1911 Twentieth street NV. Pvt
Clinton R. Greenfield, 44l1 jay street
street s.W; corpl. BENJAMIN c. cruik. hi.
shsnks.s 573s Fourth street NV ) isergt
S 0s Solf@sn WSsIcl lsfS S17 ,ssr,5I strsst ss
Kenyon y street NV; IA Kermit MarSin
NV; NV Pte TslteE va r,n.s Rich 2452 onssTie
W. Stewart. 1T43 swami street NV, and
Pvt Pvt. Adam Adam ! Washington. 11as New Jer-
Also, Corpl: Hubert J; HuEhes; 8 Iserst;
Garnet McLan; !1sI.a 1T Tz5 Milton J; Noble and
M riesG .Hf " h4% n
and Sergt. Walter B. Thompson. Arlington
These nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia veterans were aboard the
Mexico Victory, which docked at
Newport News on Wednesday.
Pfc. Harry j., Winkelstein, Greenbelt:
Sergt.. Jesse T. Fox. jr, Hyattsville; Pfc.
Roy A. Longanecker, Berwyn, and sergt
Charles Brown, Arlington.
The following troops arrived
Thursday at Camp Patrick Henry,
Va:
Pfc. Albert swaringen. corpl John o.
m Ff4@0na pfc %at.4 Manes Ssess ssn
Sergt. John G. Lande, jr.: Pfc. Edmund c.
J. McHale. Pfc. Arthur Carter, Pfc. Leon
James r PefTe HI Esph EGsS ohnson Ea% t
GOrpl samuel VI Hewstt. 'T7seret Robert
r Aston. PIC Tracy % L. Jones. H. 1t. Istis Col.
Russell Nelson. Pvt: Harry B.. Jones, Pvt
EhR MeNe! .,t Ts RossEt ;.
and PIC Sterling g. aiSson' a'n ali y'vi of wash h
ineton. No street addresses were given
Men from nearby areas who ar
rived Thursday:
sLsergt. Charles Brown, Arlington;
smes James y Ra o A5nEtSn and tS Robss pfe
N. Lawson, Arlington.
Due to arrive today at Camp Pat
rick Henry aboard the transport
James Hoban:
Garden and T/5 Martin Miller, all Of
Washington.
serst. George A. chipouras of Wash.
the John Forbes at New York yesterday.
Scheduled to arrive today at New
York aboard the transport General
Black:
sIserst. william K Ballard, 1a47
drew Jackson, 10 Massachusetts, avenue
zenith sHt Street. en p TGss pssn, sss & oS4 rSs5
L. Ford, e4a9 sheriff road N E.; Pfc Rich
First street NV: TIA NJ. e; Morgan, 6043
bo6s street sa,. Sc; t;. CoSp Amiel F. Summers
So Hfty-sixth street NE: T15 sp9rgeon
E, Grimm. 1904 First street s.W, and
a 91ss eess bs9s sss % sas
Pfc Charles Grant Of Alexandria. - ~
Arrived yesterday at New York
aboard the Abraham Clark:
G. overman, jr; TL3 Ben j. Alya, sergt.
Peter ?. De Anna. Pfc. Henry Gabriel and
Pfc Pfc. John M Haserhorst' all of Washing
Arrived Thursday at Tacoma,
Wash, aboard the Alderamin:
1t. Col woodrow w Lee, 1910 Pennsyl-
Haos e sssrs soss sv.vu. WilaT
seSst. Arnold slsetwood s1a Adams Street Street
NE, and SiSergt. Earl A. Heffner, 1888
Pfc. Norman w. sison and Pfc Louis
Vogel Of Alexandria.
The transport Monticello, which
docked at New York on New Year
Day, returned these nearby county
men:
Z TIA Joseph r. Kiser, Seyerne Park: TL5
Elvin L. Benton, Takoma Park: Pfc. Ralph
n. Dixon, Leonardtown; SiSeret. William
Tippett, Upper Marlboro; Ti5 David Mears
H., Silver Spring; Irwin r. Carpenter (no
rank given), Arlington: Pfc. Stanley R.
Boland, Alexandria; Pfc. John r. AIRING
ton, Culpeper, and TIA Jack E. Winn
Arlington.
Named aboard the George Davis,
which arrived at Newport News yes
terday, was:
TLs Joseph t. snedaker. 1918 Kenyon
street NV.
These District men returned
aboard the Lewis Emery and. Henry
Foote, which docked at San Fran
cisco yesterday:
SISergt. Robert H. Ferris, 1914 Swami
street NV: S/Seret Charles w. Samueis.
20 Pierce street NE; Serst. Lewis Floyd
1853 Fifth street NE; TIA william B.
Robertson, 1927 Fourth street NV; Pvt.
ia Isaiah 4. Burton. s 1908 seff FifseentS aan
street NV. and rvl Charles " WriVht