Evening star., 1951-11-19

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Identified ZIG killed. GIG wounded
"a missing in action and Al in
jured in combat accidents.
This followed q list Of las
names-40 killed. 80 wounded. SIX
missing in action and nine in
jured in combat accidents-re-
leased for today's morning news
papers.
Virginia Soldier Killed.
On the lists were:
Killed in action:
Sergt. 1st Class George j
Knight, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James c. Knight. RID 2. STAN
ardsville (Greene County,. Va.
Wounded: Corpl. John G. Cha
kalakis, 913 Emerson street NV:
Pfc. Julius Dorfman. 519 N street
NV; Corpl. Arthur L. Lancaster,
whose mothers address was given
as 1906 M street NV; Pfc. Robert
L. Thompson, 2370 Champlain
street NV; Pfc. Allen L. Tillman,
whose sister. Mrs. Emma Williams,
lives at 1922 Eaton road Sc:
Sergt. Elmore A. White. 1925
Thirty ninth street NV; Corpl.
Thomas w. Sullivan. l406 Mon
tello avenue NE; Pvt. Charles E
Washington, 235 Twelfth street
Sc.
Also wounded: Pvt. Donald M.
Queen, 3 Hardesty Court. Annapo-
lis, Md: Pfc. Harry I. Payne. 4402
Fifty-fourth place, Sunnybrook
Md, and three Virginia soldiers: !:
Pvt. Charles A. Barbour Of Staun-
ton, Corpl. Morris Shelton of
Fredericksburg and Pfc. Jimmie
j. Watkins of Damascus.
Major is Injured.
Injured: Mai. Vernon L. Wat
kins. 1705 Oakcrest drive. Alexan-
dria. Va. and Sergt. Wade Sum-
ter. 1011 Sixty-fourth avenue.
Cedar Heights, Md
Pfc. Payne. who is 18. was
struck in two places on the right
leg during an hour long Red at
tack near Kumwha on october 10.
He is son Of Mrs. Dorothy T.
Coleman of the Sunnybrook ad-
dress. Now in an Army hospital
at Camp Pickett. Va, he was re-
turned to this country via hos
pitals at Pusan In Korea. Japan,
Hawaii and California.
Pfc. Payne wanted to get into
the armed forces when he was IA,
and did. He became a member of
the 29th Division of the Maryland
National Guard by adding few
years to his IA. BY then, his
mother said. he had begun to
shave and looked older than he
was, In September, 194S, when
he was Is. he joined the Army
and soon after was with a quar-
termaster company in Germany.
After he had been overseas seven
Mrs. Coleman said, she
went to the Red Cross and ar
ranged for his release.
Re-Enlisted at II.
Last spring Pfc. Payne was II
and his yen for the Army was still
Persuading his mother
to sign the necessary papers, he
again.
He arrived in Korea about two
ago. and when wounded
was with Company M. 14th Infan-
try Regiment, oath Division.
After he was hit. Pfc. Payne's
recovery was aided by a pint of
plasma he received at Pusan.
Later, in the hospital at Tokyo for
an operation on his leg, he was
given another TRANSMISSION. En-
route to Camp Pickett he was
flown to Andrews Air Force Base,
there on Halloween night.
Maj. Watkins was injured when
a Bouncing Betty" mine exploded
near him. His wife, Mrs. Edna M.
and 12-year -old daugh-
ter Linda live at l705 Oakcrest
drive, Alexandria. Mrs. Watkins
has received word from her hus-
band, who is in an American hos
pital in Tokyo, that he was struck
by mine fragments in both legs,
the left arm and head.
Major Served in Last War.
The major was executive officer
of his unit. the 8224th Engineer
Construction Group. and had been
in Korea since October, 1850.