Evening star., 1951-04-29
Ex-BeIvoir Chaplain
And 0denfon Soldier
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Are Killed in Korea

ARE knled IN Korea
70 A 37-year-old Catholic chaplain
formerly stationed at Fort Bel
voir. Va. and at the Dominican
House of Studies here has been
killed in Korea, friends reported
yesterday.
At the same time, the Defense
Department announced an Oden-
ton. Md, soldier has been killed
in action in the Korean fighting.
A District soldier and a Fred
ericksburg, Va. CT were reported
wounded in action.
Capt. Leo Craig, Catholic chap
lain with the 1st Calvary Division
in Korea, was killed April 5 as he
administered the last rites to a
critically wounded soldier. Accord
ing to word received by Capt.
John McHugh, of st. Martins
Chapels at Fort Belvoir, Capt.
Craig was killed when someone
stepped on a land mine nearby.
The blast killed eight others and
wounded nine. Capt. McHugh said.
Transferred Several Times.
With casualties high and Cath
olic chaplains scarce, Capt. Nc
Hugh said. Capt. Craig was trans
ferred from unit to unit during
his seven months in Korea. He
served with the last Cavalry Di-
vision in September, on his ar
rival there, and later was attached
to the Goth Tank Battalion and
an artillery unit of the 1st CavalryS
He was a native of Everett,
Mass, and was graduated from
Providence CR. u College. st.
Thomas AquinaS Seminary, in
River Forest. H., and Immaculate
Conception College here. He was
ordained priest in May, 1912, at
Immaculate Conception College.
Entered Army In May 1949.
Before beginning Army service
In May. 1949, Capt. Craig served
parishes IN Detroit and Cincinnati.
He became assistant post chap
lain at Fort Belvoir and was or
dered to the Far East Command
last September He was pro-
NOTED to captain in November.
Capt. Craig is survived by
brother who is a priest in Japan
and an aunt who is nun, .ac-
cording to Capt. McHugh. His
father, Roland T. Craig. lives in
Patterson, N. j.
More than 200 officers and en-
listed men at Fort Belvoir and of
f1cials of the Office sof the Army
of Chaplains attended a memorial
mass for him Wednesday at St.
Martins Chapel.
The 23-year -old Odenton SOL
dier, Pfc. Howard L. Turner, was
killed in action March 81, the De-
fense Department reported. He
had served for two and a half
years on occupation duty in Ger
many.
g. Recalled as ReserviSt.
Mrs. Ethel Turner, his mother.
said Pvt. Turner was recalled as a
reservist last October. He had
been discharged from the first
hitch last March and was working
at Brownsville State Hospital near
Millersville, Md.
Pvt. Turner left this country
December /. his mother said, and
arrived in Korea late in January.
Z He was attached to the 3rd In
fantry. d9
A native of Baltimore, Pvt.
Turner attended Glen Burnie High
School for two years and worked
for a time at the National Plastic
Co. in Odenton before enlisting.
Mrs. Turner said his father died
13 years ago.
20 He is survived by a brother,
Charles, 13. and four sisters
three OF them married and away
from home. The youngest sister,
Gloria, 10, works at Fort Meade.
Marine is Wounded.
Reported slightly" wounded by
the Defense Department, was
Corpl. Robert E. Lee, jr., "a, hus-
band of Mrs. Ursula Lee, of 1890
Bladensburg road NE. Corpl. and
Mrs. Lee were married in Germany
, in June, 1948. when he was sta
toned there. They have two chill
dren; a boy, 2; and a girl, II
, months.
Corpl. Lee was wounded March
81. according to his aunt, Miss
Virginia Spilman, of 1912 Simms
place NE. Miss Spilman said her
nephew was recalled in October
as reservist after three-year
hitch in the Army that ended in
l948. An infantryman in Korea
Corpl. Lee was working as a paper
hangar on an of-the- job training
program under the Veterans Ad-
ministration when he was re-
, called.
A Fredericksburg (Va) Marine
Corpl. Simon F. Soulier, also was
, listed as wounded. The 21-year-
old Marine was wounded April
l6. according to his wife. He has
been in the Marine Corps since
. 1946, his wife said. They have an
eight-month-old daughter, JIG
Anne.