Evening star., 1943-03-10
-Four D. c. Area Army Officers
On New List of jap Prisoners
Brio. Gen. McBride
Included; ll6 in Navy,
36 Marines Held

ton area officers, brigadier gen.
eral and two colonels from this
city and a colonel from Alexan-
dria, are included in an addi-
tional list Of 1874 United States
Army men held prisoners by the
japanese in Taiwan, Formosa.
The list was made public today
by the War Department.
The Washington men are Brig.
Gen. Allan C. Mcbride. whose wife,
Mrs. Mary Avis Mcbride, lives at
2l33 Tunlaw road NV; Col. Theo-
dore M. Chase. whose sister, Mrs.
Robert r. Ralston. lives at 2219
California street NV. and whose
brother, Constantine M. Chase, lives
at the Cordova Apartments, and Col.
Abraham Garflnkel, whose wife, Mrs.
Bertha Klein Garf1nkel, lives at 27OO
Wisconsin avenue NV. The fourth
Is Col. Richard G. Rogers of Alex
andria.
Others from this area include
Wallace C. Webb, radioman first
class, whose next of kin is Mrs. D. S.
Breitenback. 1903 Ninth street south,
Arlington, and Pvt. Otis H. King,
Marine Corps, whose next of kin is
Mrs. Albert Szathmary of Haddon
Hall, Route l. Alexandria.
The War Department list con-
tanned the names of 116 Navy men
and Sc marines who are also being
held by the enemy.
None of these, however, was from
Washington. Of the Navy men all
except three were listed as being
held at TaiWan. OF the other three
two were reported interned at Santo
Tomas, Manila, and one at Java
and the 36 marines at TaiWan.
The Distinguished Service Medal
was awarded Gen. Mcbride, who
was chief of staff of the Philippines
Department at the time of the Jap
anese invasion. The medal was for
Exceptionally meritorious service
to the Government" while serving
on Bataan. His wife was presented
the medal last November in a cere-
mony here.
Born in Frederick, Nd, Gen. Nc
Bride was son of the late A. c.
Mcbride, who was once sheriff of
Frederick County. He went to school
at st. Johns College, Annapolis.
and entered the Army as a second
lieutenant, following his graduation
In 1908. He saw action in the
World War and was a member of
the Army of occupation in Ger
many. He was an instructor in
training at the Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans.. for five years and
is a graduate of the Army War Col
lege here.
During his Army career he has
served for many years in Wash
ington, his last tour being from
1885 to 1899 while attached to the
Office of the chief of field artillery
as training director.
Following service later IN Texas.
he sailed for the Philippines in jan
uary, 1941. Mrs. Mcbride decided to
come to Washington from Texas be-
cause her husband owned a farm
near Frederick and her family has
property in Baltimore County.
Promoted by Macarthur.
Gen. Mcbride went to the Philip
pines as colonel and was promoted
to brigadier general at the direction
Of Gen. Macarthur.
Mrs. Mcbride said she received
letter from Gen. Mcbride last Au-
gust. 1t had been written in March,
1912, she said.
The McBrides have two daughters
and son, One of the daughters,
Miss Susanne Mcbride. lives here
with her mother The other daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clifton F. Barr, is with her
husband, First 1t. Barr, U. S. A., at
Fort Sill, Okla. The son is 1t. An
drew Clay Mcbride of the Coast Ar
tillery.
Col. Chase, who commanded the
60th Coast Artillery on Corregidor
last April, was credited with direct
ing fire which brought down 66
japanese planes. He was born here
at the old Washington Barracks,
now the site of the Army War Col
lege, his father being Col Constan-
tine Chase, a veteran of the Civil
War.
His brother here, an employe of
the District Highway Department,
said the family had had no word
from Col. Chase until recently, when
the War Department notified him
and his sister. Mrs. Ralston. that
Col. Chase was being held prisoner.
we had letter from him short
while before the fall of Corregidor,
but did not know whether he was
dead, alive or wounded until a
few weeks ago" Mr.. Chase said.
Wife Died at West Point.
Mr.. Chase revealed that Col.
Chases wife, the former Florence
Page Wray of Virginia, had died
last July and is buried in Arlington
Cemetery. She died at West Point
from severe illness, complicated
by worry over her husband.
Mr.. Chase said his brother does
not know of the wife's death unless.
perhaps, Gen. George Moore, a
friend who also is a prisoner, has
disclosed 1t to him. A letter had
been written to Gen Moore to
inform Col Chase Of the death, it
was explained
Col. Chase was graduated from