Evening star., 1945-03-07

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| men from the District area
haze been reported killed.
Killed
Col. Church M. Matthews, 81, hus-
band of Mrs. Church M. Matthews
3070 @ street NV, was killed in
action December II while the 7th
Armored Division, of which he was
chief of staff, was delaying the Ger
man break through in the Ardennes
Forest, the War Department has
disclosed. Mrs. Matthews said he
has been recommended for the
French Legion of Honor,
He was born in Maysville, KY, and
received his early education there
He was in his second year at the
University of Kentucky when he
was appointed to West Point. He
graduated from West Point in 1923
lieutenant in the field artillery.
From West Point he went to the
Philippine Islands, and then had
tours of duty at Fort Sill, Okla. and
Fort Bragg, N. G. Col. Matthews
then taught English at West Point
and later was assigned to duty with
armored forces. He went overseas
in December, 1943.
Besides his widow, Col. Matthews is
survived by son, Church M. Mat
thews, jr., g; two brothers, Comdr
Mitchell D. Matthews, commanding
a destroyer group, and Pharmacist S
Mate Frank c. P. Matthews, at
tached to the Bethesda Naval Hos
pital; a sister, Mrs. Carroll Cush-
man of Frankfort, KY, and his
stepmother, Mrs. Edwin M. Mat
thews, also of Frankfort.
Capt. Philip S. Isis, IS, a PAT
pilot, was killed September 27, 1914,
on mission near Cologne, the War
Department has informed his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Isis,
SSH Seventh street NV, on the
basis of information from the Inter-
national Red Cross.
Born here, he graduated from
Central High School in 1895. at
tended the University of Maryland
for two years, and graduated from
Texas A. and M. in 1899. He was
commissioned second lieutenant in
1910, served in Puerto Rico until
1912 when he transferred to the Air
forces and went overseas in No
vember, 1943.
Surviving are his parents and
two brothers, Metalsmith Second
Glass Herman Isis, formerly an
Evening Star employe, who has just
returned on leave from long tour
of duty lin the South Pacific, and
Seaman First Glass Sidney D. Isis,
now in naval hospital in Boston
recovering from an accidental injury.
Sergt. Lloyd d. Newman, 80, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Newman,
Route l, Gaithersburg, Md, was
killed in action December 20 in Italy,
the War Department announced.
He was born in Washington Grove,
Md, and went to school there. He
was employed at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital before entering the in
fantry in December, 1912 He trained
at Fort Devens. Mass, and was sent
to Africa in February, 1914, and
thence to Italy. A brother, Pvt.
Percy Newman, is with the Army
in France.
Stories on the following men
listed by the War Department as
killed appeared in The Star on the
dates mentioned, and after their
next of kin were notified:
Pvt. Raymond L. Reed, BIT
Bryant street NE, February II.
Staff Sergt. George F. Wathen,
Mechanicsville, Md; February Is.
Pvt. Harry P. Wohlfarth, 3709
Perry street, Brentwood, Md; jan
uary 30.
Pvt. Charles A. Dunn, 22S North
Royal street, Alexandria, Va; jan
uary 81.
Serst. Lynwood F. Spencer. $500
Twenty-fourth street, Falls Church,
Va; January 30.
Pfc. Joseph w. Patterson, jr., PIG
East Greenway boulevard, Falls
Church, Va; February 13.
Staff Sergt. George c. Epperly
3167 Eighteenth street NV, March
4.
Stories on the following men listed
by the Navy Department as killed
appeared in The Star on the dates
specified below, after their next OF
kin were advised.
Seaman re James Roland OFT,
936 Madison street NV, February /
Carpenters Mate sc Roy Westley
Tuttle, 713 D street NE, February 4.
Missing
1t. Claude Julian Hill, USN, whose
wife, Mrs. Mildred Hill, formerly
lived in Leesburg, Va, has been
reported missing in action in the
Pacific aboard the submarine Es-
collar, the Navy Department in
formed his wife. She lives in Coro-
nado, Calf. with her infant son,
Claude Julian Hill, jr.
1t. Hill attended the University
of Florida. and was graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1941.
Samuel Jackson Shugars, fire.
man watertender, Merchant Marine,
whose wife, Mrs. Lois L. Shugars,
lives at 2410 South Dakota avenue
NE. was reported missing in action
near the Philippines on January 4.
Mr.. Shugars is the son of Samuel
| w. Shugars, 40 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. He attended schools in
Fairfax, Va, and worked for the
Western Union Telegraph Co. be-
fore joining the Merchant Marine in
October, 1912. He first went to sea
in May, 1943, and has seen duty in
the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Pa
cific. Mrs. Shugars works for the
Federal Communications Commits
sion.
John Howard Findley, aviation
radioman, third class, %. has been
missing in action since January, the
Navy Department has informed his
u,ifo Mrs Cofhorino NJ Find1ev