Evening star., 1945-04-13

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Pvt. Payne Pvt. Edwards
(Wounded) (WoundeA
strong, lives on Scaggsville road,
Laurel, Md, was wounded March
% in Germany.
He was inducted in September
and was sent overseas in February
as an infantryman. He and his
wife have one child, Joanne, 3.
Three brothers are in the Army,
Pfc. Melvin C. Armstrong, in Ger
many; Pvt. Charles E. Armstrong
in the Pacific, and Pvt. Vernon
Armstrong, in this country.
Pvt. Drexell b. Culp, ward Of Mrs.
Isabelle Chase, whose address was
given as TIC S street NV, was
wounded in action in Europe, the
War Department announced.
Sergt. Joseph F. Collins, whose
fathers address was given as ISL
North Capitol street, was listed by
the Navy Department as wounded.
Corpl. Collins Poole, brother of
Mrs. Mabel P. Sears, whose address
was given as Route l, Alexandria,
Va. was wounded in action in
Europe, the War Department an
nounced.
Pfc. Charles w. Keller, whose wife,
Mrs. Dorothy M. Keller, was listed as
living at 2034 Tenth road, South
Arlington, has been wounded in
Europe.
Stories on the following men listed
as wounded have appeared in The
Star on the dates mentioned below,
and after next of kin were notified
Pvt. Ralph L. Gingell, 1860 Ingle-
side terrace NV, April 6.
TI5 James r. Heldreth, jr., 603
North Carolina avenue Sc, April 5,
Pfc. Julian NJ. Williams, 402 New
Jersey avenue Sc, August 10.
Sergt. John r. Campbell, 1907 Fif-
teenth street Sc, January 7.
Corpl. Walter H. Kriner, 1862 E
street S.W., December 28
1st Sergt. Archie NJ. Yale. 4120
Edmunds street NV, December 81
Missing
1t. ii. g. Walter Lee Hanson, %,
U. S. N. R., has been missing IN
action in the Pacific since his pa
troll bomber crashed in the Pacific
March %, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hanson, 217 Thirty
fourth street NV. have been noti-
fed. 1t. Hanson had been back in
the Pacific only about two weeks
after previously serving there on
patrol duty from December, 1943,
until September, 1914.
1t. Hanson was born in Buffalo,
N. Y. and attended schools there.
He also attended the University of
South Carolina and was employed
in Washington by the Office of
Production Management when he
enlisted in July, 1912. The Hanson
family moved to Washington about
five years ago. 1t. Hanson's broth
er, Ensign Donald J. Hanson, a
fighter pilot, is awaiting overseas
assignment.
Aviation Radioman &c Edward G.
Curtin, 81, is missing in action in
the Pacific, the Navy Department
has notified his mother, Mrs. Mary
Catherine Curtin, 223 Bryant street
NE Radioman Curtin has been
serving in the Pacific about four
months but the Navy did not dis
close the date he was reported miss
ing.
Radioman Curtin was born here
and was graduated from st. Paurs
Academy here before entering the
service more than two years ago. A
brother, Pfc. Walter F.. Curtin, Is
stationed on Guam with the Marine
Corps.
Prisoners
Pvt. Woodrow w. Afford, 81, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Afford, Belts
vile, Md, is a prisoner IT war in
Germany. He is now in a camp
there, the family has been notified.
He had been reported missing De-
cember 21.
Born in California, Pvt. Afford
attended school in Hyattsville. He
worked as a driver for an express
company before entering service as
a field artilleryman in March, 1943,
and arrived overseas last November.
A brother, Seaman SIC Ralph Mar
tin Afford, is in the Navy.
S/Sergt. Joseph A. Estanich,
%, whose wife, Mrs. Julia Ann
Estanich, lives at 1877 Lanier place
NV, is a prisoner of war in Ger
many. He was captured December
20 in Luxembourg, his wife was
advised.
A native of Masontown, Pa, he
went to school there and entered
the Army as an infantryman in May
1941. He went overseas last July.
Mrs. Estanich works in the Navy
Department.