Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
On the Roll Of Honor
Killed

tkilled) (Wounded)
/ KILLED
:. Corpl Roy Bruce Swenson, in.
fantry. was killed in action October
26 in Belgium, the War Department
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Roy L. Swenson, 1882 Webster street
NE, Friday. He would have been
81 next Friday.
Corpl. Swenson was born in
Washington. He was graduated
from Mckinley High School and
attended the University of Mary
land two years before enlisting in
the Army in February, 1913. He
was ordered overseas last August.
In his last letter, dated October 8,
he said he had not yet seen combat.
He is also survived by a sister,
Nella Jean, who lives at the Web
ster street address Corpl Sven
son was member of the Brookland
Baptist Church.
| Pvt. Vern v. Stewart, 80, was
killed in action August Is in France,
the War Department has notified
his widow. Mrs. Mary r. Stewart,
1851 Seventeenth street NV.
| A native of Kansas and a gradu-
ate of the University of Kansas
school of business, Pvt. Stewart was
an auditor for the General Ac-
counting Office before entering the
service last February. He went
overseas in July.
Wounded
Pfc. Ernest A. Dreifus, %. son Of
Mrs. Mary S. Dreifus, 1903 Holmead
place NV, was wounded In action
in France on August 8, the War De-
partment has announced.
! Pvt. Dreifus went overseas in
March of this year. He is now in
the hospital in Ashford, w. Va,
Mrs. Dreifus said. He came to the
United States Wednesday.
Before entering the Army in
March, 1912, Pvt. Dreifus worked
for the Safeway Stores and attended
Central High School.
Pvt. Dreiftls has a brother, Sergt
Ralph Dreifus, 20, with the Air
Forces in England, and another
brother, Eugene Dreifus, IT, in the
Merchant Marine, now In Ireland.
Pfc. Maxwell Karmel, 10, infan-
tryman son of Mrs. Henrietta Reiss,
formerly of 8061 Eastern avenue,
Silver Spring. Md, was wounded
in action in France, the War De-
partment has announced.
A letter received from Pvt. Karmel
by his mother said he would return
to duty in several days He has
been overseas year. Pvt. Karmel
is a native of Washington. He was
graduated from the Fork Union
Military Academy, Fork Union, Va.
Pfc. Leonard H. Alger, "a, husband
OF Mrs. Margaret F. Alger, 81 I
street NV, was wounded in action
in France, the War Department has
announced. An infantryman. Pvt.
Alger has been in the Army six
years, his wife said. He was born
in Detroit and attended high school
there. Pvt. Alger is now back on
duty In England. He has q sou,
Billy Lee, 1Es years old. - sss
Pfc. Carl w. Dyer, "a, husband of
Mrs. Nina Dyer, 3245 p street NV,
was wounded in action in France
on August 6, the War Department
has announced.
An infantryman, Pvt. Dyer en-
tered the Army in May, 1913. He
worked in the Senate ONCE Build
ing and attended Washington Lee
High School in Virginia. His
mother, Mrs. Carrie Dyer, lives in
Walker Chapel, Va, where Pvt.
Dyer was born.
Pvt. Dyer has one son, Carl
William Dyer, jr., l year old, who
was born the night Pvt. Dyer was
in port Of embarkation, Mrs. Dyer
said.
Pfc. John P. Bush. "a, infantry
man, son of Mrs. Rose T. Bush, 1921
E street Sc, vas wounded in action
in France August 9 the War De-
partment has made known. He has
now returned to active duty, his
mother said.
Pvt. Bush attended Eastern High
School here and was employed by
Ransdell, Inc. a printing concern.
Pvt. William w. Brady, III, 20,
son of Mrs. Frances v. Brady, 1888
L street Sc, was wounded In
France, the War Department has
reported.
Now in hospital in England,
Pvt. Brady was wounded July %.
He is in the field artillery.
Pvt. Brady was born in Mitchell
vile, Md, and attended school
there. He worked in Upper MARI
boro, Md, and in the District as a
plumber before entering the Army
in March, 1943. He went overseas
last Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Brady is employed by Science
Service, 1719 N street NV.
Pfc. Benson Neal Hicks, jr., %,
whose father, B. N. Hicks, ST., lives
at 1907 Nichols avenue Sc, was
wounded August "a in France, the
War Department has announced.
kilograms assured his family that
his wounds were not serious.
Pvt. Hicks attended Anacostia
High School and entered the Army