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widow, Mrs. Margarita Isbell. 800
Jocelyn street NV, has been mott
fed.
A graduate of the Naval Academy
Capt. Isbell was honored by Presi
dent Roosevelt in 1888 as com
mander of the Navy squadron O
planes operating the greatest mum
Der of hours during the year with
out an accident The award he re
ceived from the President was tn
Schiff Memorial Trophy.
Capt Isben was on active Sc;
duty in 1943 and returned to thi
country in 1914 The late Secre
tary of the Navy Knox presented
Capt. Isbell with the Distinguishes
Service Medal April II, 1914, 40
exceptionally meritorious and dis
tinguished service as commandin,
officer of the u. S. S. Card" H,
received the Air Medal the sam,
Gay from Secretary Knox for hi
outstanding services as command
ing officer of an air squadron.
Capt. Isbell is a native of Otto
Iowa.
Second Ii. Leonard Sokol, U. S
Nj. c. R., "a. former outstanding
athlete at George Washington Uni
versity, was killed in action on Two
Jima on March 3, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Sokol, 1918 Monroe
street NE, have been notified.
The last letter his parents re-
ceived from Lit. Sokol was dated
February %, and told how he haC
missed being killed when his helmet
DETECTED a bullet. The bullet die
hit his ears, however, and he was Out
Of battle for one day, he told them
A graduate of George Washington
In June, l943, Lit. Sokol was stan
basket ball player and also was out
standing in baseball He had played
in both sports at Central High
School before going to George Wash
ington. He entered the reserves in
1912 and was called to active service
in August, l943, going overseas a
year later. Iyo was his first battle
A brother, Master Sergt. Robert
Sokol, is with the Medical Corps in
the Philippines, and another brother
Ernest Sokol, works here with the
Office of Price Administration.
Thomas J. King, seaman second
class, creWman of the destroyer
Warrington, which was sunk during
the hurricane off the Atlantic Coast,
September IA, has been officially
reported as killed in action. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
King, live at 418 c street NE. Sea-
man King earlier was reported miss
ing.
He had been in the service one
year and day when his ship went
down. His brother, Sergt. George
R. King. ball turret gunner on a
Bit, was killed in action over Ber-
lin last April. He had been in the
service exactly a year and day
also.
Seaman King was a native of
Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was graduated
from Stuart Junior High School
here and worked for Peoples Drug
Stores before he enlisted His
mother is employed by the Navy
Department.
Pfc. Benjamin ID. Yon, 81. infan-
tryman, was killed in action in Ger
many November 8.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin T
Yon, 1866 Northampton street NV,
Pvt. Yon was graduated from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
and worked for the Army Map
Service. He went into the Army in
1914. and went overseas last
He was a native of CO.
lumbia, S. c.
Boyce Guthridge, radio techni-
clan, was killed in the explosion of
the ammunition ship U. S. S. Ser
pens. which was blown up January
81. Technician Guthridge is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Guthridge,
800 Buchanan street, Alexandria
His wife lives in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guthridge lost an
other son earlier in the war when
1t. Kenton Guthridge was killed in
a plane crash in 1943
Both sons were graduated from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
For number of years they lived
in the Baptist Home for Children
in Bethesda, where their mother
was employed.
A member of the U. S. Coast
Guard, Technician Guthridge was
employed at the TenuiS Optical Co
here before entering the service two
years ago. In addition to his par
ents. he is survived by three BROTH
ers, all IN the service: 1t. Comdr
Albert A. Gutheridge of the Coast
Guard. Gilbert V. Guthridge, who
is now with the Los Angeles Fire
Department on loan from the Army
and Maj. Paul F. Guthridge, who
has served for three years with the
Signal Corps in Europe.
Pvt. Albert ii. johnson, 10. was
killed in action in Germany March
q, the War Department has notified
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M
johnson, 3401 Branch avenue Sc
Pvt. johnson was fighting with the
famed 419th Armored Field Artil-
lery Battalion of Patton's Bird Army
Overseas since September, his
battalion had received two common
dations from the commanding gen.
eral and his unit was awarded a
citation for its part in holding of
the Germans at Bastogne Pvt
Johnson was born in Washington
and was in his last year at Anacos-
tia High School when he entered
the service. His father is employed
at the Census Bureau. A sister
Doris Virginia Johnson, works al
the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Capt. John c. Gregg, 80, base en-
gineer in the 9Th AAF, was killed
when his plane crashed in France
January Is, his mother, Mrs. John
A. Gregg, and sister, Miss Sally
Gregg, 3039 @ street NV, were
notified.
Capt. Gregg was commissioned {
second lieutenant at Fort Belvoir
Va, in October, 1943, and went over.
seas a year ago He was born il
Philadelphia and spent most of hi
life III Boston and Pittsburgh. HI