Evening star., 1951-07-05
Ii. Jerome McGovern
Reported Killed in
Action in Korea War

Action in Korea War
The second of two District
brothers, both Army officers in
Korea, has been reported killed
in action according tofa Defense
Department casualty list released
today.
i He is I'd 1t. Jerome F. Nc
Govern, 81. originally reported
missing in action last February IL.
1t. McGovern is the son of Mr..
land Mrs. Halsey McGovern. Of
4610 New Hampshire avenue NV.
1t. McGovern's brother, Robert,
also a lieutenant. was killed last
January 80 while serving with the
lst Cavalry Division.
Reported wounded in the latest
casualty list were: Sergt. 1/c Leroy
Fletcher, son Of Mrs. Rebecca
Fletcher, of 4423 Macarthur boule-
ward NV.
Sergt. Cloyd B. Jordan, son of
MFR. and Mrs. George w. Lee, of
1908 Sherman avenue NV.
i 1t. Golfredo D. Sansalone, hus-
band of Mrs. Catherine Sansalone.
1858 Burbank street Sc.
Corpl. Matthew G. White, son
lof Mrs, Cornelia M. White, of 1925
Tenth street NV.
Sergt. Albert Drechsler. son of
Carl w. Drechsler of 1922 Bay
street Sc: Pfc. James w. Wallace.
son of Mrs. Mary w. Scott of 625
Florida avenue NEs and Pfc.
James Greeley Moore, son of Mrs.
Katherine E. Moore of 3607
Fortieth place, Colmar Manor, Md.
With I'd Division.
Reported missing in action was
Pfc. Carl M. Winchester, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew j. Win
chester of 1896 Fifty-eighth ave-
nue.. Chapel Oaks, Md.
1t. McGovern was in the Womb
area of South Korea when his par
ents last heard from him on Feb
ruary 5. He was with the I'd
Division.
Both the McGovern lieutenants
were with the 18TH Airborne Regi-
ment when they were shipped from
Japan to Korea last September.
Both graduated from st. Johns
college here, enlisted in the Army
and received commissions through
lOff1cer Candidate School. Jerome
enlisted in the Army in 1948 after
being undecided about what he
wanted to study in college.
Soldier for 3 Years.
The McGoverns have two other
sons, John, 27. a civil engineer who
was in the Air Corps in World
War II, and Charles, 10, a student
at Roosevelt High School. Mr.. Nc
Govern is a traffic consultant with
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Sergt. Fletcher, who is 81. was
wounded slightly in the hand while
with the 1st Cavalry Division. A
soldier for three years, he for
merly attended Gordon Junior
High School here.
Sergt. Jordan, 18-year-old squad
leader with the 7th regiment. 3rd
Division, wrote his mother that his
leg had been smashed but that he
was doing fine in the hospital. He
enlisted in the Army in August.
1850 and has been in Korea since
the first of this year.
Former Instructor.
| 1t. Sansalone. who now is re-
cooperating Walter Reed Hospi-
tai here. was hit by shell frag-
ment. The 29-year- -old officer also
was wounded in World War II.
The Star last Thursday carried
an interview with 1t. Sansalone.
1t. Sansalone formerly was in
structor in military science and
tactics at Anacostia High School
here. The Sansalones have two
children.
Corpl. White, who is 26, had only
a slight injury. the Defense De-
partment said. He and his
brother. Corpl. Samuel White, 10,
are in the Oath Infantry Regiment.
Sergt. Drechsler was wounded
IN the foot when a land mine ex-
ploded under jeep in which he
was riding June 6. The 26-year-
old sergeant has been in Korea
since the fighting started in June,
1850. A veteran of World War II,
he attended Kramer Junior High
School here.
Pvt. Wallace was reported
wounded for the second time May
16. A member of the I'd Division.
he had been shot in the leg and
neck last February, his mother
said. The 22-year-old paratro ,per
l!attended Brown Junior High
School here. He enlisted in 1947.
Wounded Second Time.
Pvt. Moore, %, a veteran of
World War II, was wounded for
the second time since he went to
Korea in January. According to
letter his mother received from
him. he was shot in the arm but
is now back with his outfit. A
member of the reserve, Pvt. Moore
was recalled to duty last October.
He was a member of the D. c.
Ramblers Motorcycle Club here.
Pvt. Winchester, reported miss
ing since May 26, wrote his
mother May 4 that he expected