Evening star., 1944-12-21

Pfc. Street Stan serst. smathers
twounded) twounded)
ruary, 1912. Mrs. Smathers works
for ]. C. Eggleston, electrical re-
pairs, 5700 Georgia avenue NV.
Sergt. Smathers has a brother,
Cadet George H. Smathers, Air
Corps, stationed in Lincoln, Nebr.,
and a sister, 1t. Mildred j.
Smathers. WAC, in Portland, Ala.
Pvt. John H. Bladen, husband of
Mrs. Nellie E. Bladen, who formerly
lived at 4700 Baltimore avenue,
Hyattsville, Md, was wounded in
action In the European theater Of
operations, according to q War De-
partment listing today.
Sergt. John S. Kirkley, %, hus-
band of Mrs. Doris M. Kirkley, 4123
River road NV, has been wounded
in action the second time, the War
Department disclosed today.
oSA6t. 4AA AlCy Wds WOuIlOcu Willie
fighting with the infantry in
Aachen. He is now in the hospital
in England. He wears the Purple
Heart and one cluster. He was first
wounded June 8 in France.
Sergt. Kirkley is native of
Sumpter, S. c., and was graduated
from high school there. He worked
for the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. here before going into the
Army in September, l943. He went
overseas in March, Mrs. Kirkley
said. She is employed at Mclean
Gardens.
Pfc. Marvin b. Mollohan, son of
Bernard Mollohan. formerly of 3O9
F street NE, was listed by the War
Department today as wounded in
action in the European theater of
operations.
Pvt. John w. Clephane, 80. in
fantry, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
c. Clephane, 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue., Chevy Chase, Md, was wounded
in action in France in the middle
Of October, the War Department
announced today.
Pvt. Clephane has returned to
duty, his sister, Miss Beatrice A..
Clephane Of the same address, said.
He is native of Chevy Chase and
attended Friends and Cathedral
Schools, Mohegan Lake School for
Boys, and Swarthmore and Denni-
son Colleges. He was employed by
tbn Notiovo1 Ceyiy,nc r. rHrv,~t ~,
before he was inducted in the fall
of 1912.
Pvt. Clephane received the Purple
Heart for a shrapnel wound above
his ankle, Miss Clephane said. He
was in a hospital in France for
about month.
Pfc. Donald Robert Higgins, 81,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Hig-
gins, Rockville, Nd, was seriously
wounded in action in Germany on
December +, the War Department
informed his parents. He is now in
a hospital at an undisclosed place.
Pvt. Higgins went overseas in
September. He was graduated from
Augusta Military Academy, Augusta,
Va, and was employed by his father,
who is in charge Of the Rockville
station of the Sinclair Refining Co.
before he was indicted into the
Army in March of this year. His
wife, Mrs. Iris Higgins, and T.
month-old baby live in Gathers
burg, Md.
Pvt. Eugene E. Bielaski, 81, in
fantryman, husband Of Mrs. Flor
ence M. Bielaski, 303 Ridge road
Sc, was wounded in action in Ger
many in October, the War Depart
ment announced today He is In an
English hospital, Mrs. Bielaski said.
A native of the District, Pvt. Bic
Iaski was a local newspaper press
man here before entering the Army
last March. He went overseas in
September. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Bielaski, live at 1900
Otis street NE. Pvt. Bielaskis wife
is switchboard operator at the Met
ropolitan Police Department.
Sergt. Joseph w. Watts, son of
Mrs. Jane w. Belcher, listed by the
War Department as living at 1908
First street NV, was wounded in
the European theater Of operations,
the War Department said today.
The following men were ofilcially
listed today by the War Depart
ment as wounded in the European
theater Of operations. Stories pre-
viously appeared in The Star after
the next of kin had been notified.
Sergt. Theodore r. Barker, hus-
band of Mrs. Katherine M. Barker,
3700 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Tech. Sergt. Raleigh F. Col
bert, jr., son Of Mrs. Flossie M. Col
bert. 510l Forty-f1fth street NV.
Pfc. Nicolangelo M. Zentena, son
Of Domenico Zentena, 718 Upshur
street NV.
Missing
Pvt. Paul J. Spanley, 80, infantry,
father Of four children, has been
missing in action in Germany since