Evening star., 1945-01-30

March. 194l. He has been over
seas since last September.
Second 1t. Marion McGrady, IS,
of the 82d Airborne Division, has
been wounded in action in Belgium
he has written his mother, Mrs.
Mamie McGrady, 1925 Upton street
NV. He suffered injuries in the
right chest, arm and leg, but, he
added, they are mot too bad" He
hopes to get out Of hospital, from
which he wrote. and back to his
outfit in month and half.
A graduate of the old Lee-Jack-
son High School in Fairfax County
Va, he worked for the Fruit Grow
ers Express Co. before being called
into service in January, 194l, with
the Virginia National Guard. 1t.
McGrady has two brothers overseas
in Europe, Pvt. Wayne McGrady in
Field Artillery and Corpl. Ray Nc
Grady with the air corps. There
are three other brothers and three
sisters living at the Upton street
home.
Tech. Sergt. Robert A. Blythe, %.
OF Lanham. Md. was wounded in
action on January IA in Luxem-
bourg, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. Blythe, said a letter received
from him yesterday stated The let
ter also told them he had been re-
moved to England and was now
there in hospital.
Sergt. Blythe, a native of Lanham.
is a graduate of Bladensburg High
School and was working at the Navy
Yard as apprentice machinist at
the time he entered the service in
February, 1943. He left for over
seas last August from Fort jackson,
s. c., and was in action from Oc-
tober until he was wounded Sergt.
Blythe wrote he had been recon-
mended for the Bronze Star and had
received the Combat Infantry Badge
He has two brothers in the Army.
Staff Sergt. Charles E. Blythe, 81,
now in Belgium, and Tech Sergt.
Woodrow S. Blythe, 20, now in
Brazil.
Pfc. Arthur w. Donaldson, 21, son
OF Mr.. and George E. Donaldson.
3l3 Minnesota avenue Sc, was
wounded in action November % in
Germany, the War Department has
announced. Pvt. Donaldson was
born in the District and attended
Eastern High School. In July, 1943,
when he entered the Army, he was
employed by a Washington trucking
firm. He went overseas last July and
was with an infantry unit of the 1st
Army when wounded He has a
brother, George E. Donaldson, jr.,
an Army private, stationed in LOU
isiana.
Pvt. Jake Raulerson, 80, whose
wife, Mrs. Mildred G.. Raulerson,
lives at 1899 c street Sc, was
wounded in action October II in
Italy. the War Department an
nounced. He is native OF Pierson,
Fla, but had lived in the District
for eight years when he went into
the Army last February. At that
time he was a taxicab driver. He
and Mrs. Raulerson have three chill
dren, Robert, 6, Sandra, 4, and Jac-
queline, 2.
Mrs. Raulerson recently learned
her husband had recovered from
his wounds and had been assigned
to light duty.
Sergt. Alan E. Macarthur, 81, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar H. Mac
Arthur, 1869 Columbia road NV.
was wounded in action November
l6 in the Southwest Pacific, the War
Department announced. Born in
Columbus, Ohio, he attended high
school at Chevy Chase and at Read
ing Ohio. When he. entered the
Army in March, 1943, he was en-
ployed in Cincinnati.
He took his training at Scott
Field, ILL.,; Yuma, Ariz., and at Co.
lumbia, S. c., and went overseas as
a radio operator and aerial gunner.
Two brothers are Harry A. Mac
Arthur, 80. Air Transport Com
mand, and Edgar H. Macarthur,
jr.;; and he has a sister, Marine
Sergt. Jean M. Lier, 26, on duty at
Quantico, Va.
Pfc. Aaron A. Rogers, a, OF 1910
Fifth street N. W., was wounded No
vember II In italy, the War Depart