Evening star., 1944-08-18

the Maryland State Police before
entering the service. He is a grad
uate of st. Marys College at EN-
mitsburg, Md, and Southeastern
University here, where he studied
law. He is a member of the Mary
land Bar Association.
Capt. Miller has three sons, Jim
my. 13; Fred, 8. and Tommy. 4.
Marine Sergt James w. Parker,
%, son Of James r. Parker, Mitch
ellville, Md, has been wounded in
action in the South Pacific.
A native of Upper Marlboro,
Sergt. Parker attended st. Mary's
Catholic School there and was en-
ployed by the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Board of Education when he
entered the service in July, 1910.
Sergt. Parker, who has been over
seas about two years, received the
Purple Heart in November, l943,
after being wounded in the battle
Of Tarawa.
Sergt. Charles Carter Anderson, jr.,
20, son Of Comdr. and Mrs. C. C..
Anderson, 36l1 Thirty fourth street
NV, was wounded July IL while
serving with the marines on Saipan,
his mother has learned.
A graduate of the McDonouph
School in Maryland, Sergt. Anderson
was f1rst-year student In the
Georgetown University School of
Foreign Service when he entered
service in February, l943. He trained
at Paris Island, S. c., and served as
a drill instructor there before going
overseas in February, 1914. His
father Is serving in the Central
Pacific. :,
Pvt. Donald r. NAPLES, 20, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Waples. III
Southbrook lane, Bethesda. Md, re-
celVed a leg wound July in Nor.
mandy when a hand grenade ex-
ploded in the pocket of a comrade,
his parents have learned. He has
recovered and returned to duty.
Pvt. NAPLES attended Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School for two
years and was graduated from Har-
grave Military Academy. Chatham.
Va. He worked for the Washington
Railroad Terminal before going
into service in February, l943, and
served at Camp Mccain, Miss: Fort
Jackson. S. c., and Fort Meade, Nd.
before going overseas in April, 1914.
Pfc. Miller Sophus KieI.gard. jr.,
10. son of M. S. Kielsgard. Fairfax
building material dealer. was
wounded in action July % in New
Guinea, his father has been in
formed by the War Department. He
has also received a letter from his
son. saying that he was wounded
in the arm by shrapnel.
The youth entered the service
last summer. after graduating at
Fairfax High School, and went
overseas early this year. He has
two brothers in the Army, Sergt
Frederick Kielsgard, who has en-
gagged in more than $50 hours of
combat in the South Pacific, and
Corpl. Bramwell M Kielsgard, who
Is now home on leave, recovering
from injuries sustained in an acci-
dent in New Guinea.
Pfc. Leslie d. Measell, i., q, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie D. Measell,
3944 Morrison street NV, was
wounded in action July 20 in France.
the War Department has notified
his parents.
Now recovering in a hospital in
England, Pvt. Measell has been
overseas since December and is an
infantryman. He is a graduate of
Woodrow Wilson High School and
was employed by the Treasury De-
partment before entering the serv-
ice in September, 1912. He studied
engineering at Columbia Tech In
stitute.
Second 1t. Robert E. Devereaux,
%, son of John w. Devereaux, 223
Jefferson street NV, was wounded
by shrapnei early in July during in
fantry fighting in Normandy, but
has since returned to duty, his
father has learned.
1t. Devereaux, graduate of
Morgan Park Military Academy in
Chicago, was attending Denison
University when he entered service
in April, 1912. He served at Camp
Robinson, Ark; Fort Benning, Ca;
Camp Gruber. Okla, and Fort
Meade, Md, before going overseas in
April, 1914.
His wife. Mrs. Mary Devereaux,
lives in Kenilworth, ILL.,, and his
mother, Mrs. j. w. Devereaux, in
Chicago. His father works for the
War Production Board here.
Pvt. Albert L. Simms, %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Simms of
Mount Vernon, Va, was wounded in
action in France on July 4. He
has been awarded the Purple Heart.
Pvt. Simms went In the service
on November II, 1912, and went
overseas last year. Before going
into the Army he was employed
as a clerk at the post exchange,
Fort Belvoir. He attended the
public schools of Fairfax County.
Decorated
1t. Col. Harrison King, whose wife
lives at 3700 r street NV. and whose
parents are Mr. and Mrs. w. H.
King, Silver Spring, Md. was
awarded the Legion of Merit and
Purple Heart Yesterday at VALLEY