Evening star., 1945-03-07

and attended Mckinley High School.
Before he went into the Army In
September, 1912. he was In the pro-
duce business here. He went over
seas with a combat engineering
unit last February.
Two brothers, Corpl. Louis Kalav-
ritinos, 20. and Sergt. James Kalay-
ritinos, ~, OF the Marine Corps, are
in the service. His parents are Mr..
and Mrs. Christopher Kalavritinos,
9l8 Seventh street NE.
Pfc. William w. Thompson. jr.. 81,
was seriously wounded in action in
Germany December l6, the War
Department has notified his mother,
Mrs. Florence Thompson, 2724 Por-
ter street NV. He is now re-
cuperating at Valley Forge. Pa,
Hospital
Pfc. Thompson was graduated
from Woodrow Wilson High School
in l941 and attended Temple Uni
versity for two years before enter
ing the Army in March, 1943. He
was in a hospital In England for two
months before coming here
Pfc. Frank Beyilacqua, %, brother
of Mrs. Flora r. Ferguson, Quantico,
Va, was wounded in action Decem-
ber 81 in Belgium, the War Depart
ment announced Mrs. Ferguson
said he has now returned to duty.
He was born in New York and
attended high school there. He
entered the service in September,
1912. and went overseas last Sep
tember. Before entering the serv-
ice he was employed in Hampshire
House in New York.
Staff Sergt. Talmer L. Brill, son
of Mrs. Beulah A. Brill, 48l7 North
Thirteenth street, Arlington, was
listed by the War Department as
being wounded. A story about him
appeared in The Star on September
Is after his next of kin was notified.
Prisoner
First 1t. Page b. Pratt, "a, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Pratt, 5Ol5
Fourteenth street NV, is a prisoner
of war in Germany, the War De-
partment has notified his parents.
He was first reported missing in
action December 20 in Luxembourg.
1t. Pratt was born here and was
graduated from Roosevelt High
School. On his graduation in Feb
ruary. 1943, from the University of
Maryland he went into the Army
and was commissioned a second
lieutenant the following May. At
the time he was taken prisoner he
was with the 28th Division.
His mother recently received a
card from him in which he praised
the spirit of the other boys in the
prison camp. He said he and his
comrades are receiving fresh meat
in adequate quantities and are kept
warm. His wife, Mrs. Miriam B.
Pratt, whom he married soon after
graduation from the university, lives
in Baltimore.
1t. Leo Jordan, 27, is a prisoner
OF war in Germany, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jordan, 210
opoliuI StiCCI INV nave learned.
1t. Jordan was reported missing
January 10, shortly after his brother
Corpl. Robert Jordan, was listed as
missing in action.
1t. Jordan's wife. Mrs. Mary Belle
Jordan of Fort Smith, Ark, re-
ceived War Department telegram
notifying her that 1t. Jordan's
name and prison camp had been
mentioned in a German broadcast.
There has been no official notifica-
ton of his status, however.
A native of Washington, 1t. Jor-
dan was graduated from Central
High School. He was employed at
the Garry Ice Cream Co. before
entering the service three and a
half years ago. He has been over
seas as the pilot of a Bit Flying
Fortress since November. Besides
his brother Robert, who is still
missing, another brother, Sergt. Ed
ward S. Jordan, is in the Army.