Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 May 1945 — Page 2

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«gl Danville. : . son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. YarJn action in the Pacific, according

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DEAD— - Veteran of two years’ overseas service, Sgt. Kenton R. Carter, son |

Ruckle st, died May 2 of wounds | received April 28 on Luzon. ® An infantryman with the 32d i

viston, Sgt. Carter had seen action -

on New Guinea, The Netherlands| Fast Indies and Leyte, before going |

to Luzon. He was 22 and a 1941

graduate of Technical high school.

317, 1943, he was employed at Lockheed. in California. . Op May 15 Sgt. Carter's cousin, Capt. Donald Long of Cincinnati, arrived on Luzon and had planned | to oontact the sergeant.’ Survivors besides the parents, are a sister, Doris Carolyn, a student at Technical’ high school, and his grandmother, Mrs. ‘Sarah Long, of

2-¢ George A. Yarling, |

Seaman

ling, 3629 Coliseum ave., was. Killed

ceived May 19. A former student at Shortridge

El Lily & Co. the 18-year-old serviceman went overseas last September to New Guinea and returned to the United States in December He went out the second time in . January, taking part in the cam- _, paign for Iwo Jima. Seaman Yar- | ling was’ beginning examinations |

n which would give him the rating of |

petty officer in the quartermaster | . corps at the time he was killed. He had been in service one year, Surviving besides -the.parents are ,. Six brothers, S. Sgt. Byron, in the | * air force, and Seaman 1-c Earl hoth home -on emergency - leaves; , Tom, John, Hayden and Fred, In| dianapolis; his grandfather, D. B Hayden, Vincennes; two - uricles, | Carl Yarling, Wheeling, ~W. . Va., and R. I.-Hayden, Vincennes, and

his fiancee, Miss Virginia Muay.)

5524 Central ave. -Memorial services will be held at | Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev, Frederick R. Daries, pastor, otficstimng

MISSING — ’

Pie. Merrill E. Stoneking, former employee of the International Harvester Co., and-son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stoneking, R. R. 1, Osgood,

has been - reported missing since

April 29, in Germany. The 22-year-old infantryman en-

of. Mr. and Mrs, R. O. Carter, 1820

| Bridgeport, has been liberated from |

S. Sgt. Charles F. Tolbert . freed from a German prison camp.

fighting with the 9th army when

reported missing.

o SAFE— ‘Pvt. Thomas Yaughw, husband | of Mrs. Frances Vaughn, 3856 Winthrop ave., and son of Mr, and Mrs. John Vaughn, 361 N. Holmes ave, was liberated from Stalag 7-A,

on »

| April 29.

his yesterday, informing her that he was safe and en route “home.|

He was taken prisoner June’ 28,1) Ross, 1244 §. Talbot st. has been 1944, in Italy after serving overseas freed from a German prison. In civilian life he was had. been captured in Italy golf pro at the Pleasant Run golf | February.

two months.

course. He is the brother of Pfc. Robert |

vaughn, who was killed in action] josephine West, 4001 E. Washington

missing in Germany,

. hospital in the European area.

| Robert Klepper and husband of | Mrs. Margaret Klepper, all of 333 S. Keystone ave. month-old son, John,

with the 1st army, was interned in [Stalag 7-B until April 20. His wife 3 received word of his liberation this |§ His wife received a letter froin) [ooved.

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Sgt. Kenton R. Carter ... died of wounds on Luzon.

Seaman 2-¢ George A. Yarling «+ « killed in the Pacific.

12, 1944, while serving in the Medi-| Warman ave,, and son of Mrs. Ma- | rie Witham, 1019 W. Michigan ave,

. ' was freed from a German prison Lt. Leonard Rosen, a gunner and | April 29. bombardier dn & pojorted missing since March 1, Flying Fortress! oo. viooslavia, while he was servhas been liber-|; o . cerial engineer on an Italy ated from Stalag ,.c.q B.24, Sgt. Tolbert was later Luft 1, according yenorted ‘a prisoner. He has been to 3 casera | overseas since September and holds received by | the, air medal. * Before entring the wife, Kathryn, air force in March, 1943, Sgt. Tol1949 College ave. | port was employed at Kingan & Lt. Rosen, who|n, ge is 20, and attended Washwas flying in raids | ington high schéol. over Brunswick! got and Mrs. Tolbert have three and Hannover, | oi children, Sandra Kay, 4; was taken prison- | sharles Frederick Jr. 3, and Diane | Sue, 1.

Pfc. Merrill E. Stoneking . . .

terranean theater. 5 ” »

He is the son of Mr, and Mrs.

and has a 22-

Pvt. Klepper, an infantryman

oun | Pvt. Ottis L. Ross, son of William |

He! in

Lt. Rosen er Jan. 30, 1944,

Pvt. Joseph F. West, son of Mrs. on

~ ” | 8 » » 8. Sgt. Charles F. Tolbert, hus-|

fantry, was. liberated April 28. He 1s the son of Mrs. Bertha Bell, 2521% W. Washington. st., and husband of Mrs. Mildred Bell, 4849 N. Caroline ave, \ ® n a Cpl. Harold Milesider, son of Mrs. Ethel Milender, 927 Riviera dr., has been liberated from Stalag 3-B in Germany and is on his way home.

. | He had been a prisoner 27 months.

& 8 & - WOUNDED— °° | ‘Wounded twice within a week on Iwo Jima, Marine Pfc. Ernest Doan Jr.,, husband of Mrs. Wanda Doan; 1410 Laurel st., is now home on a 30-day furlough. He served with the 5th marine division. Pfc. Doan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Doan, 1802 E. 12th st. He attended Technical high school and entered service in July, 1943. He is 19. 5 » o Aviation Radioman 3-¢ Leonard Ray Young, who was listed last | {week by the war department as| wounded, spent 10 days in-a life] raft when the Navy Hellcat he served on crashed in the Pacific) north of Okinawa. | Radioman Young 4s the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Young, | R.R. 15, Box 198. As the plane | crashed, most of the crew's. food | and water were lost. One man, | the gunner was lost, and the local

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Radioman Young was employed by the Capi-. tol Dairies before entering service in February, 1943. He went: over~ seas last November, 2” > 888 oo A radio operator on a;B-29 with 10 raids over Japan to his credit, 8S. Sgt. James R. Wyatt, husband of Mrs. Jeanie Wyatt, and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wyatt, 2014 W Wyoming st., was seriously wounded April 22, over Tinian. ‘Sgt. Wyatt, who is 24, has been overseas since the first of January and is now hospitalized “somewhere in the Pacific.” . He holds the air medal with two oak leaf clusters. Before entering the air force 40 months ago he was employed with the American Bearing Corp. A former resident of West Virginia, Sgt. Wyatt attended schools there. He is the father of a four-weeks-old daughter, Claudia.

The names of the following Indiana heroes appear on today's official | casualty lists:

NAVY DEAD Seaman 1.¢ Connie Edker Minton, | Kouts; Seaman 1-¢ Willlam Byron Norman Jr, Franklin,

NAVY WOUNDED Marine Pfc John .J. Caufield Jr., ville; Asst. Cook Peter R. U. 8. M. C., Elkhart. ARMY DEAD—EUROPE Raymond: L. Devers, Muncie; pis S. Harman, Attica; Pfc. Charles R.

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Pfe. {John

THURSDAY, MAY. = 1945 -

"Hoosier Heroes: 18- Year-Old Sailor and Infantryman on Luzon Are Killed; Three Wounded, Eleven Freed

1944, wills fighting with “the in Central high hob,

Mochel, ih Sends Pte. Lennis B Moore, Princeton; Pvt,” Edwa¥d T, Rich= ter, Evansville; le. Cloves. L. Schaffer, Huntington; E. Shores, Lynn; d Lt Edward D. wi erman, Hammond; Pfc. William F. Smith, Deputy; T. 5th Gr. Raymond W, Wise, South Bend.

ARMY DEAD--PACIFIO (Ree. Danie 8. Kaleta, East 8% Ctisago; PY vis. nry Long, New Alba J L. Milter, Stinesville; Sgt. Winiam M. Smith, Vincennes. ARMY WOUNDED—EUROPE: ~~ Pfe. Harold W. Bishop, South Bend: Pfo. .|Keith D. Hammond, Decatur; T, 5th G Ewell O'Bryan Jr., Terre Haute, Pfc. William O. Richards, Vincennes; Pfc. Louis M. Williams; Hammond. ARMY WOUNDED—PACIFIC Robert L. Black, Kendallville; 8. Sgt. Arthur Bleekman Jr. . Wayne; Pvt. Kenneth J. right, - Akron; Sgt. Dewey L. Eads, Bloomington; Pfc. Charles H, Finn, Valparaiso; Pvt. Robert PF. Garretson, Huntington; Pte, Simeon C. Gare Garv; Pfc. Billy FP. Jones, Sedalia; Sgt. John R. Jordan, Connersville; Pfs. Eilts E. Judy, Logansport; Cpl. Morris R. Madison, Morocco 8, Sgt. Nick Orlich, Gary; Rfe. Edward J. Phelps, Brazil; 1st Lt. Jack D. Reedy, Bicknell, Pfc. Omer C. Sherwood, Con~ nersville; Pfc. John Slagle, Van Buren; Pvt. . Ernest E. Spacy, Connersville; Herschel G. Taylor, Sorambus: Pvt H. Thomas, Martinsville; T. 5th Gr. N. Tincher, Lyons.

ARMY MISSING—EUROPE Roy. FP. Dick, Gaston: T. 4th Gr, Robert J, Landrigan, Huntington; 1st Ls, Thurman C. Long, . Wayne; 8, Sgt. David F. Miller, Connersville; Pfc. Jordan V. Puchovich, Gary; T. Sgt. Edward O. Reitmeyer Vincennes. ARMY MISSING—PACIFIC Sgt. Ralph M." Hollandbeck, Franklin. LIBERATED FROM GERMAN PRISONS Second Lt. John fL. Bunch, Tipton; T, Sgt. Vernon L. Herche, North Vernon: Pvt, Edgar L. Hicks, Centerville; Pfc. Eugene PF. Hoffman, South Bend: Pfc. Paul Howe, Frankfort; Pvt. James EB. Larkin, Richmond; Pvt. William A, Leas, Rich= mond; Pfc Carlos S Long, Gwynneville; 8. Sgt. Donald E. Paris, Bridgeport; Pvt.

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.{Francis E. Roby, Jeffersonville; Pvt, Rage

y ictor | II, who was cap-| man was wounded. {Harshmdn, Chili; Pvt, Wallace 8, Hersh, mond C. Shotts, Gary; Pvt. Joe D. Tem in Italy, and of Pvt. Victor|st, was freed from stalag 2-B. An . Pfc. Robert D. Be e 73 J ne to L ts vol Lavine Chicago! | peton, Wena: Poy Rovere CW, Widdie | vaughn, Camp Rucker, Ala, and infantryman, he was captured May 'band of Mrs. Agnes Tolbert, 12 tured by the Germans Sep rmer student of Lawrence sgi. paul E. May, Portland; Pic. Evans M. |combe, Auburn Cpl. James Vaughn, Germany. | eicmi————— . ste bo

" ” o S. Sgt. Roland W. Henry, brotier) {of Mrs. George L. Benson, R. R. 9, |Box 499, has been liberated from

| German hands and is on his way |

{ home. ‘When his parents, Mr. and Mrs. “Wayne Henry, Franklin, last heard | from him he was interned in Stalag Luft 4. A letter dated May '10 from Sgt. Henry said he was safe and well. He was captured | May 28, 1944, in a flight over Nazi territory. diy Amt I ” ” 8. Sgt. ‘Donald ‘E. Paris, son of | Mrs. Dona Paris, R. R. 1, Box 315,

a German prison camp. o 2 » i Pvt. William C. Lindsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lindsey, 659 Birch ave., has been liberated from Stalag 2- 2 and is now in England.

captured in September, 1944, in Holland. He wrote his parents a card | dated May 11, saying that he was free. » 2 8» A prisoner of the Germans since

tered service last July and went overseas at Christmas. He was

| Aug. 6, 1944, Pvt. John F. Klepper inow has been liberated and is in a

"Robertson Quits, Chambers May Leave Safety Board

{ Mr. Beeker’s demotion te the rank

Factional undercurrents and personality -clashes continued to split the city administration today as mild, diplomatic Paul Robertson quit as a Republican member “of

the safety board. * Simultaneously,

legal staffers are drafting an opinion on, whelher this means Mr. Chambers ig automatically disquali- | fied. Should Mr. Chambers step down | also, Safety Board President Will H. Remy woufti be the lone sur-| vivor of the board that made history | in local law enforcement annals by | undertaking to execute Mayor Tya- | dall's original anti-gambling policy. Although Mr. Robertson gave the “press of business” as the reason for his resignation, the motives behind his decision portedly were: . 1. His long-standing but

re-

President Will H. Remy’s potent! “individualistic” rule over the police | ‘department.

2. His dissatisfaction with scarcity |

of co-ordination in the city government,

Mr: Robertson and Mr. Remy had

been waging an under-the-surface | feud over police department juris-|

diction, Recently this broke out into open argument at an off-the-record session. Was Moderator The retiring sold spoken Mr, Robertson was generally considered the moderator of the safety hoard.| His tact frequently averted strife by compromising the presént feud between holders

evers of lib.

eral and conservative law enforce- |

ment views, Mr. Remy is an unbending conservative when it comes to police policies in regard to gambling, traffic and virtually anything else and

he has wielded an iron hand in the |

police department.

Chief CHfford Beeker ended with

ALL SCHOOLS FLY

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WAR STAMP FLAGS :

_ Presentation of the schools-ats| war flag to the James E. Roberts’ school for crippled children gave In.

* dianapalis public schools a perfect | 1100S preventing the alcoholic bev

war stamp purchase record, with al

90 schools now flying the covetea !1¢ 1045 Republican-enacted liquor ode. .

award,

Indianapolis is the first city in its population class ‘to establish a perfect record, officials of the. treasury | department which award the flags -

sald, Next to the last school to ge the flag fér.90 or more per cent wa stamp purchmse was school 77. The schools will be given specia

recognition at a program to be held . at the. World War Memorial soon, |of 834 Harlan, st, were the victims, |

Officials from the Indiana war fi pause committee and nearby mili posts will be present, to hono pupils who now"

re toe wart | schools have achieved a

stamp - and a quarter

‘headed an administration drive to |clear police top ranks of elements,

| gime. it appeared that Democratic safety board member | Smiley Chambers may also be on! the way out as a result of a tech-| nicality. Mr. Chambers moved recently beyond the city limits. City |

actual |

re- | strained opposition to Safety Board

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A few months Judge ago his feud with former Police will come from the federal district

Average 5. WAr stamp purchases per

lof detective chief. Recently, Mr. Remy has spear-

left over froni’ the old Meeker reOne of these elements was ex~Traflic Captain Thomas Schlottman, who resigned his post under

{Remy's recent police department | “purges” have met with quiet antagonism from Mr. Robertson. The | latter occasionally delayed Police! | Chiet McMurtry’s “purge” recom-| mendations, made usually on the, |advice of Mr. Remy. When ex-Chief Beeker’s reduction was" forced there was much talk | over a compromise deal whereby | Mr. Remy would likewise step down from the safety board presidency. {This rumored compromise has not materialized. Mr. Remy is still “in,” Mr. Beeker is “out” in terms of administration influence. Differences of- opinion over police promotions, demotions and transfers brought the Rbbertson vs. {Remy duel to a slow boil. On the |board, Mr. Remy was unwavering in his attitude, Mr. Robertson looked upon law, enforcement policy-mak-‘ing as a constant stress-and-strain requiring a certain amount of diplomacy.

3 JUDGES TO DECIDE 19 NEW BEER SUITS

A full-dress court review of the Indiana wholesale beer war between Republicans and Democrats appeared probable here next week. A f{ederal tribunal [will decide the cases of 19 Dsmocratic beer wholesalers who filed suit in federal district court here late yesterday. One of the jurists will be Federal Robert C. Baltzell. Another

three-judge

court<of appeals in Chicago, The may be chosen either from | the federal appellate court, or from a Rodel district court. Th 9 Democratic beer dealers Rin ® le suits: yesterday, are in addition to 12 others who entered ls suits. in the northern district fed{eral court in South Bend, | The plaintifls are seeking injuncs commission from

erages enforcing

PLAYGROUND FALLS INJURE 2 CHILDREN

tl Two children were recuperating

r from “broken arms today following |

| accidents at city playgrounds. 1 | chenan st.,

and Ronald Baran, ‘11, «|The children fell from playground | | equipment,

WINS “KNOCKOUT” DRILL

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