Evening star., 1942-12-12

J. Mccarthy, confidential secretary
to 1t. Gen. Leslie McNair, and lives
at BOA, Army War College.
Mrs. Wallace said she first learned
that her husband was on Guadal-
canal because she recognized his
bearded face in news photo Corpl.
Wallace is native of Roanoke, Va.
Annapolis Officer Dead.
The two officers from nearby
Maryland, who we're reported dead,
were Comdr. Harry Ensor Hubbard
U. S. NJ, of Annapolis, and 1t.
Comdr. Milton Frank Pavlic, U. S.
N. of Annapolis.
One enlisted man from nearby
Maryland, Pvt. Lawrence E. Blum of
Brentwood, was reported dead. Two
men, Machinist Mate Second Glass;
Geore William Guyon, U. S. N, of
Annapolis and Chief Machinlsts
Mate Charles Edwin Hinton, U. S.
N, OF Maryland Park were an
nounced as missing.
A native of Baltimore, Comdr.
Hubbard attended the public schools
there and the Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute. He was honor man at
Naval Academy in 1925. Following his
graduation, he took instruction in
the submarine school, New London,
Conn. He reported for duty in the
S-34, which was based at Cavite, P. I.
He returned to the academy in
1881 for postgraduate instruction in
ordnance engineering. He studied at
the naval torpedo station, Newport,
R. l., and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute Of Technology. He received the
M. S. degree there in 1894 and joined
the Bureau of Ordnance in the Navy
Department.
After various sea duties, including
one on the staff of the commander
OF destroyers in the Atlantic Fleet,
he took command of a destroyer. He
died on october Is, as a result OF
wounds received in action on the
Solomons Islands. His widow, Mrs.
Erma D. Hubbard lives at r. F. D.
No. 3, Annapolis.
Native of Italy.
1t. Comdr. Pavlic, a native OF
Italy, attended elementary school in
Ohio, and studied at Western Re-
serve University before entering the
Naval Academy in 1923. He saw bat
tleship duty, and then reported back
to the academy for postgraduate
instruction in 1899.
He was assigned to duty fitting out
the U. S. S. Barney, and served on
that vessel until May, 1910, when he
| became an instructor in the depart
ment of seamanship and navigation
| in the Naval Academy. His wife,
Mrs. Patricia Olive Pavlic, lives at
IA Shaw street, Annapolis.
Pvt. (First Class Blum, son Of
Bert Blum, an employe of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing and
Mrs. Blum, was native of Chicago
and enlisted in the Marine Corps
| there last December %.
He attended schools in Chicago
and was employed by the Western
Union there. At the time of his en-
listment he was employed by a
Chicago machine company.
Following the enlistment of their
son, Mr.. and Mrs Blum moved to
3817 Bunker Hill road, Brentwood,
Md, and he became connected with
the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing.
Served Abroad.
Machinist's Mate Hinton, %. was
born in Washington and joined the
Navy after graduating from New
York City high school. He has spent
long periods at foreign points, in
cluding Hawaii, Philippine Islands,
England and Ireland.
While he was youth, both Of
his parents died, and Mr.. Hinton
spent much of his leaves with his
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Halfpap of Capitol Heights, Md.
He married eight years ago in San
Francisco.
His wife, Mrs. Victoria M. Minton,
resides at 6505 Oak street, Maryland
Park, Md. She is employed at the
Treasury Department, coming here
from the West Coast six months ago
with the expectation that her hus-
band would join her here. She said
she hasn't seen her husband for
more than a year and has saved his
Christmas present for two years for
the anticipated reunion.
Several weeks ago she received $40
from her husband, with a note to
spend 1T on the children and herself
for Christmas. Mrs. Halfpap also
received a gift of $50 from her
nephew for Christmas. Mrs. Hinton
said she expects to return to San
Francisco shortly.
Nearby Man Missing.
Machinist's Mate Guyon Is sur