Evening star., 1951-06-30

Ii. Charles Brannon /
Dies After Surviving
oPreyious Wounds
First 1t. Charles e. Brannon,
IS. who was temporarily para
lyzed from the waist down in oil
World War II paratroop jump
and then got a bullet In the
neck in Korea in April. only tol
be returned to duty q week later
has died Of other wounds In al
Tokyo hospital. the Defense De-
partment announced today.
A platoon leader with the 25thI
Regimental Combat Team, 1t
Brannon was wounded for the
third time when he was hit in
the face by shell fragments on
May Is. He died on June IS
without regaining consciousness.
according to his wife. Mrs. Regina
j.. Brannon Of 5016 Bradley boule-
ward, Chevy Chase. Md. She Isl
expecting their second child I'M
September.
The Defense Department at the
same time announced fve other
nearby Maryland men have been
wounded in action. including two
from the Washington area.
1t. Brannon wrote his wife
on May II that he was back on
the line and said his outfit was to-
meet up with tanks tomorrow !,
and it'll be whopper." When
she learned he had been wounded
again. Mrs. Brannon telephoned
to Maj. Gordon Wanamaker, a
former Walter Reed Hospital
friend, in Tokyo, and learned her
husband was in serious condition.
He died three hours after the tele-
phone call.
Met at Hospital.
An eight-year Army veteran, 1t.
Brannon met his wife at Walter
Reed when he was recuperating|
from the World War II jump in
jury. Mrs. Brannon at the time
was the organizer Of many trips
and entertainment for wounded
men at the hospital.
They were married in 1947, and
1t. Brannon headed the military
police unit at Fort McNair here
for time. Later the same year,
he went to Korea on an occupa-
ton assignment. Then the family
moved to Panama, where 1t.
Brannon was stationed. They re-
turned to this country in March
and he left for Korea on March 20.
Mrs. Brannon said her husband,
who started his Army career as
an enlisted man. died Of menin-
gifts as result Of the head wound.
She said return Of the body for
burial in Arlington Cemetery is
being expedited because 1t. Bran
mons brother. Air Force Maj. Earl
w. Brannon, jr.. on special assign
ment to Gallinger Hospital, is be-
ling sent overseas next month.
Maj. Brannon, a surgeon, lives at
1881 Congress street S.W.
Besides his wife and brother, 1t.
Brannon Is survived by a 3-year-
Iold daughter, Cozette; his father,
Col. Earl w. Brannon, retired, and
a sister, Mrs. Jack Splitter, both
of Columbus. Ohio.
Wounded in Korea June II and
returned to the United States for
treatment was Marine Corps 1st
1t. Charles U. DAILY. husband of
Mrs. Mary Larmonth DAILY Of 2729
Nicholson road. Hyattsville, Md.
1t. DAILY. promoted from second
lieutenant week before he was
hit, suffered a shattered left elbow,
according to his family. He ar
rived at a Navy hospital in Oak
land, Calf, last Wednesday.
A native Of Ireland, 1t. DAILY
went to Korea in February and
was serving with the Ist Marine
Division. He and his wife have
a six-week-old SON Michael, born
lat Bethesda Naval Hospital. whom
he has never seen.
A graduate of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, 1t. DAILY
served in the Navy during World
War II and, In 1945. entered the
| VS. training program at Yale
University. After his discharge
he returned to Yale and was
graduated in l949. His parents
IMr. and Mrs. Ulick de Burgh DAILY
live at 228 Elsmere avenue
Bethesda. Mr.. DAILY is with thu
United Kingdom Treasury anc
Supply Delegation here.
i Sergt. Elzey Wounded.
! Also listed as wounded, but re.
ported returned to active duty by
his family, was Marine Corp.
Sergt. Samuel D. Elzey, 21, son O.
Mrs. Ann Coufal. Of zoos Somer.
Iset street, Green Meadows, Md.
communications man, he suffered
blast concussion and slight shrap.
mel wounds June 13 and was re.
assigned to rear-echelon dut,
June 10. His enlistment with thu
lst Marine Division. was to hav,
lexpired next month.
A former National Guardsmar
lin Toprny.}lra M xv,l,a,.n - 49,.