Evening star., 1945-01-11
Wounded

Ihe Star after the next of kin had
been notified.
Wounded
1t. Col. George r. Mather, hus-
band of Mrs. Kathleen Mather, 2511
lCnffbourne place NV, was wounded
in action November l3 while fight
ing with the infantry in Germany.
the War Department has notified
his wife.
Col. Mather is now in a hospital
| in England suffering a compound
fracture of the leg and chest
wounds, Mrs Mather said. He went
overseas in October.
| Col. Mather has been awarded
the Legion of Merit, according to
a War Department release today.
| for his services as a member of the
Operations Division. War Depart
ment general staff, from May 25,
1912, to October 2, 1914.
AS a member of the Pacific the
ater section he made a marked
contribution to our early deploy-
ment in the South Pacific" the
citation said "As War Department
representative he performed a
notable mission by a trip to the
South Pacific to assist and advise
on the establishment of bases in
the Solomons-Russen area. AS
member of the troop movement
section, he performed an outstand-
ing job of adjusting the various
claims of the Pacific, Southwest
Pacific and Asiatic areas by weigh
ing and evaluating expressed re-
quirements. As. steering member of
Joint Committee he improved the
Pacific troop shipping situation by
the prompt establishment of an
equitable priority system"
Col. Mather was graduated from
Dewitt Preparatory School here, and
West Point in 1882. He is native
of Watertown, S. Oak. Two chill
dren, Kathleen, 7, and George r.,
jr., 5. live at the Clifbourne place
address.
Capt. Henry T. Freeland, infantry
man, husband of Mrs. Eleanor L.
Freeland, and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Freeland, 4409 Lowell street
NV, was wounded in action Oc-
tober % in Holland, the War De-
partment announced today. He was
in hospital in England. but has
returned to duty, his wife said.
A District native and captain of
cadets at Western High School, he
was graduated in the class of 80.
He worked in Wall Street and was in
the New York National Guard Cav
airy, Mrs. Freeland said. He trans
ferred to the infantry in January,
1941, and went overseas in August,
1914 Capt. Freeland has a small
son. Henry T. Freeland, jr., IL
years old, and a 4-month- -old daugh-
ter Patricia, whom he has never
seen.
CorpI. MilIard X. Earman, %, en-
gineer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
F. Earman, SIG Greenwich street,
Falls Church, Va was wounded in
action, October "a, while fighting in
France, the War Department an
nounced. He has since returned to
duty, his sister, Miss Edith Earman,
of the same address, said.
Corpl Earman was graduated
from the Falls Church High School
and worked at Fort Belvoir, Va, be-
fore going in the service in Decem-
ber. 1912 He went overseas the fol-
lowing April, Miss Earman said
Two brothers also are in the service
Pvt. Keith Earman, engineer, now
in Belgium. and Tech. Sergt. Cecil
Earman, with the Medical Corps in
New Guinea. Mr.. Earman is a car
penter.
Pfc. William A. Wishard, 26, in
fantry. nephew of Mrs. Earl Padgett,
3941 Alabama avenue Sc, was
wounded November 18 in the battle
for Cologne, according to a dispatch
from hospital in England. He was
hit in the leg by shrapnel.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs B. D.
Wishard of Hillside, Md, Pfc. Wish
ard was graduated from Bradbury
Heights High School. He formerly
worked FOR the Hyattsville Gas Light
Co. He landed in France on D day
and fought with his infantry unit
all the way into the Reich, the dis
patch stated His unit has received
the Presidential Citation and Croix
de Guerre.
Pvt. William Leonard Cation, 26.
was wounded in action November 20
in Germany, the War Department
has notified his wife, Mrs. Thelma
Cation, 212 Tenth street Sc. Pvt
Cation, who is recuperating in a
hospital in England, was hit in the
thigh by bullet and received shrap-
mel wounds in the leg. he has written
his wife.
A native of Washington, Pvt Cat
ton attended Mckinley High School
and was employed at the Navy De-
partment prior to entering the serv-
ice. He entered the Army last March
and has been overseas with the in
fantry since October. Pvt. Cations
two children and parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Cation, also live at
the Tenth street address. A brother,
Yeoman (Third Class Joseph Mel
vim Cation, Is stationed in Florida.
Corpl. Seymour Woodnick, 20, was
wounded in the arm by a sniper's
bullet December 10 in Germany, but
managed to use his one good arm
to kill the Nazi who shot him, he
has written his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abraham Woodnick, 653 Ken
yon street NV. He is in a hospital |