Navy -  Military, WWII -  MIA
Calcasieu Parish, La

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Submitted by Evelyn Corbett Cunningham, 9457 E. Montego Lane, Shreveport, LA  
71118  E-mail  evelyneva@aol.com

This article was reprinted from the Lake Charles American Press Sept 29, 1942 
under the slugline 50 YRS AGO

Lake Charles American Press  September 29, 1992

FIFTEEN MEN from this section of Louisiana, including six from Lake Charles, 
Tuesday were listed as missing in the Navy's first Merchant Marine casualty 
list of the war.

The Navy announced today that 2,335 were missing and dead as the result of 
enemy action from Sept. 27, 1941 to Aug 1, 1942.  There were 434 known dead 
and 1,921 reported missing.  Louisiana casualties numbered 141 of which 22 
were known dead and 119 missing.

The list of missing from this area includes:

Otho Joseph Broussard, oiler, mother, Mrs. Dometile Broussard, 605 Jackson 
St., Lake Charles.

Joseph Marcena Chaline, messman, mother, Mrs. M. Chaline, 706 Live Oak St., 
Lake Charles.

Daniel Daigle, fireman; wife, Mrs. Attie Daigle, Welsh.

Walter Kenneth Day, second pumpman, ex-wife, Mrs. Elsie Day, Lake Charles.

Arnold Carl Gilbert, cook, wife, Mrs. Able J. Gilbert, Starks.

Lastie Hance, fireman, father, Leon Hance, Oberlin.

Edmond Matte, utility; wife, Mrs. Doris Matte, Eunice.

John Paul McMillan Jr, wiper, father, J. P. McMillan, Merryville

Allen Moless, first cook; father, Charles Moless, 651 Franklin St., Lake 
Charles.

William Docila Nelson, chief engineer; wife, Mrs. W. D. Nelson, Lake Charles.

Ellis Sylvester Phillips, messman; mother, Mrs. E. C. Phillips, Kinder.

Howard lawrence Ree, second engineer; mother, Mrs. Dornelis Reed, Eunice.

Morris Rider, second cook, father, A. Rider, Oberlin

George Sommers, second pumpman; mother, Mrs. Sommers, 1732 Hodges St, Lake 
Charles.

Edward Stanley, ordinary seaman; father, George Stanley, Eunice.

"The total includes only those casualties resulting directly from enemy 
action,"
the Navy announcement said.

PHOTO CAPTION  A familiar landmark on the Courthouse lawn for more than 20 
years, the German trophy cannon, has been donated to the Army Scrap Drive by 
the Parish Police Jury and was scheduled to be taken away today.

At the Sept. 1 regular jury meeting C.A. Richardson, commander of W.B. 
Williamson Post, American Legion, presented the request of the Legionnaires 
that the big gun be used in the war effort until it could be replaced by 
another from either Germany or Japan.  The parish fathers lost no time in 
voting unanimously to grant the request.