Evening star., 1944-09-07

vile, Md, entered service in April,
194l, and went overseas in April,
1914. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hill. also live at the Be-
thesda address.
Missing
Stan Sergt. Harry L. Mccarthy,
f, "a, whose parents live at Mount
Olivet Cemetery, where his father is
superintendent, has been reported as
missing in action over enemy ter
ritory in Europe.
Sergt. Mccarthy, waist gunner
with, the 9Th Air Force, is q grad
uate of Eastern High School and
Catholic University. Before enter
ing the service in March. 1s43, he
was employed as a civil engineer at
the Naval Training Center, Ana
costa. 5....
A few days before he was reported
missing he wrote his parents that he
had received the Air Medal. He went
overseas in April.
Prisoner
=, First 1t. william Kaplan, 20, navi-
gator, who had been reported miss
ing in action since July %, Is a Ger
man prisoner, according to word re-
ceived by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kaplan, 4607 Fifteenth street
NV.
1t. Kaplan, who had completed Is
missions over Europe, holds the Sill
yer Star, Distinguished Flying cross,
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters and the Unit Medal.
Decorated
Col. Bertram c. Harrison, Lees
burg. Va, group commander of q
BIN Ltberator bomb group in Italy,
haf Reen awarded the Silver Star
tor conspicuous gallantry. I,
4 0 July 26, Col. Harrison led hi
sr4afpn a bombing mission agaia
an enemy airdrome In Austria. HIS
formation encountered intense anti
aircraft fire which severely damaged
his aircraft and rendered two en-
gines imperative. Despite this
dihculty, together with heavy. FIRE
from enemy fighters, he led hi
group over the target for successfu3
bomb run and returned his groub
safely to: its base without further
damage. 81
A West Point graduate, Cbl.. Har-
rison was formerly director of train
ing at the Air Force San Angelo,
Tex, Bombardier's School. His wife.
Mrs. Janet H. Harrison, lives at
their Leesburg home.
1t. Col. James H. Reynolds, IT,,
whose wife lives at 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV, has been awarded the
Legion of Merit for outstanding
service as chief of the vehicle as
sembly and storage section in the
Office of the chief ordinance officer.
European theater.
Col. Reynolds, according to the
citation, developed a system of as
sembly and storage of all sorts of
vehicles which has provided for the
most expeditions issuing of vehicles
to troops arriving in this theater."
He installed stock records and
reporting systems" the citation
reads, making accurate information
readily available, and presented
simplified and standardized operat-
ing procedures. In addition he de-
veloped an identification code for
reporting the status of vehicle cases
which has been adopted by the
War Department. =
Comdr. Ralph r. Curry, 81, Coast
Guard, 1648 Preston road, Alexan-
dria, Va, has been presented q Gold
Star IN lieu of second Legion OF
Merit for liable leadership, prompt
and decisive" in destroying q Nazi
submarine recently in the Atlantic.
Comdr. Curry, skipper of Coast
Guard-manned destroyer escort, last
year received his first Legion Of
Merit as commanding ofncer. Of a
cutter which rescued survivors OF a
torpedoed transport in the North
A native of Viola, Mo-, Comdr.
Curry attended Springfield Teach
ers' College; was graduated from the
Coast Guard Academy, New London,
Conn.,, in 1880, and received his law
degree from George Washinpton
University in 1887. His wife is Mrs.
Mary r. Curry.
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