Evening star., 1948-07-01
IS Area War Dead
Being Returned From
Europe on Transport

Sixty-fve war dead from the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia are among 5,374 World War II
casualties being returned to the
United States from Europe aboard
the Army transport Lawrence Vic
tory, the Army announced today.
Arrival date of the vessel will be
announced by the New York Port
of Embarkation.
Armed forces dead originally
buried in temporary military ceme-
teries in France, Luxembourg and
the United Kingdom are among
those being brought back to this
country.
Following are the District men
whose bodies are being returned, and
their next of kin:
Army: Pvt. John c. Caldwell,
c. L. Caldwell, 1927 G street Sc;
TI5 Melvin R. Chase, Wilhelmena
Chase, 1O17 South Carolina avenue
Sc; Pvt. Charles w. Gillikin,
Charles C. Gillikin, 1926 B street
Sc; T/5 James r. Keesee, William
Keesee. 1909 Fifth street NV; Staff
Sergt. Ernest w. Michael, Arthur w.
Michael, 2540 Fourteenth street
NV; Pvt. Robert E. Powell, Robert
Henry Powell, 1855 Old Fort road
Sc; Pvt. Samuel Silversmith, Ida
R. Silversmith, 1881 Belmont street
NV; Pfc. Richard M. WellonS, Mrs.
Anne S. Wellons, 1904 Thirty-third
street Sc; Warrant Officer q. g.
ThurloW F. Wilhelm, Mrs. Helen b.
Wilhelm, 1341 Shepherd street NE.
and Sergt. B. j. Wolfenbarger, Mrs.
Dorothy M. Wolfenbarger, 500 Rock
Creek Church road NV.
AIR FORCE: Sergt. Albert S..
Altman, Alexander Altman, 4216
Third street NV; First 1t. Robert
H. Bolick, Mrs. Olivia c. Bolick,
1922 Fessenden street NV; Sec
ond 1t. Arthur w. Hagesteary. VII
liam Hagesteary, 4002 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; Corpl. Edward
E. Haney, Maude Shaffer. 1901 B
street NE; Sergt. Ashton w. Hew-
lit. Ashton Norwood Hewitt, 1927
E street Sc; M/Sergt. Bernard F.
Hickman, Miss Susan v. Hickman,
4s31 Thirty-sixth street NV; I'd
1t. Walter B. Metz, Mrs. Miriam S.
Metz, 1881 Kalmia road NV;
T/Sergt. David C. Miller, David M.
Miller, Ala Eleventh street Sc;
Sergt. Ralph K. Peoples, Mrs.
Pauline J. Peoples, t455 Chaplin
street NV; Sergt. David F. Perskin,
GIG Fifteenth street NE; Flight
Officer David A. Robinson, jr., David
A. Robinson, ST., 4515 Garrison
street NV; S/Sergt. John H. Sar-
tain, John H. Sartain, 1920 Jackson
street NE; I'd 1t. Peter Scott, Will
liam NICK. Scott, 4481 @ street
NV; 1st 1t. Louis o. Sherman,
Max Sherman, 5733 Fifth street
NV: S/Sergt. George F. Shipp,
Frank S. Shipp, 1o1 Thirty-sixth
street NE: I'd 1t. William A. Wat
kins, Rafe A. Watkins, 113 Valley
road NV, and Capt. William j.
Williams II, Mrs. Nancy c. Will
| lldIlS, 1000 lOdo 4<.V.
NAVY: Seaman / &c Albert ]. Cor
dani. Mary M. Cordani, TIC Tenth
street NV; Aviation Machinist's
Mate Clyde E. Rodgers, Willie V.
Rodgers, Ais Tenth street NE, and
Coast Guard, Motor Machinist's
Mate &c Richard I. Frere, Frank
E. Frere, 1880 Twenty-fifth street
Sc.
| Nearby Maryland men include:
Army-Pvt. Thomas w. Elliott,
Thomas w. Elliott, Burtonsville;
Pfc. Paul w. Esworthy, Elsie L.
Esworthy, Frederick; TIA Lawrence
R. Finn, Betty J. Finn, Brentwood; ;
Pfc. Richard L. Fleming, jr., Adele
S. Crcthers, Frederick; Corpl. Wal
ter w. Marine, Katie A. Marine,
East New Market; T/5 James A.
Pilkerton, William A. Pilkerton,
Mechanicsville; Sergt. Charles F.
Stimax, Carrie May Stimax, West
minister, and Pvt. Albert F. Miller,
Helen G.. Reedy. Riverdale.
Air Force-T/Sergt Sidney Abel
son, Rose B. Abelson, Annapolis;
Pvt. Joseph M. Coates, Nettie
Coates, Chesapeake Beach; S/Sergt.
Joseph F. Dawson, jr., Joseph F.
Dawson, Eastport; 1st 1t. Vernon
L. McKinstry, jr.. Vernon L. Nc
Kinstry, Hyattsville; I'd 1t. Edward
A. Porter, jr., Edward A. Porter,
Bethesda, and I'd 1t. Robert D.
EnITCATIONAL.