Evening star., 1945-10-18

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tory School be- 81
fore joining the
Navy in April.
1943. He served 'sssSs' -
in Ne W found Gunner's Mate staver.
land, on a mine sweeper in the At
lantic, attended advanced gunnery
school here, and left Washington
last May for the Pacific Coast. He
was master at arms at Navy re-
ceiving station on Okinawa when
killed.
He is survived by his parents, two
brothers, Marine 1t. Preble Staver,
now in Japan; Kent Staver, cadet
midshipman at the Merchant Ma
rine Academy, Kings Point, Long
Island. and his widow, Mrs. Cecilia
Staver, Window Rock, Ariz. His
father is president of Gilbert Asso-
ciates, Inc, of Washington, New
York and Reading, Pa.
Sufe
1t. Comdr. Claude Mahlon Fra
leigh, whose wife, Mrs. Genevieve
Fraleigh, lives at Is East Woodbine
street, Chevy Chase, Md, was re-
ported safe by the Navy Department
today. The Star previously carried
the story after the next of kin had
been notified.
Ensign Frank Wolfsheimer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolfsheimer,
3700 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
who was previously reported to be a
prisoner Of war, was listed by the
Navy today as safe. The story pre-
viously appeared in The Star, after
the next of kin were notified.
Decorations
Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring, d.
rector of the War Departments Civil
Affairs Division, was presented q
Distinguished Service Medal with an
Oak Leaf Cluster yesterday by Gen.
George c. Marshall, Army Chief of
Staff.
He was awarded the first DSM for
services as assistant chief of staff
from January 10, 1912, to June 80,
1912. The Oak Leaf Cluster was in
recognition of his services as direc-
tor of the Civil Affairs Division from
April, 1943, to September, 1945. Gen.
Hilldring helped in the development
of basic policies for the control Of
civilian populations in liberated
areas.
Marine 1t. Col. James M. Masters
has been presented the Navy Cross
for extraordinary heroism" at
Okinawa, according to a Honolulu
dispatch.
As execution officer of the 7th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Divi-
sion, Col Masters was cited for his
conduct from May 10 to u during
his regiments capture of Dakeshi
ridge. When his regiment had been
stopped, he unhesitatingly went for
ward in the face of heavy fire to
gain necessary information, enabl-
ing successful attack to be made
the following day, the citation said.
The Marine Colonel, whose wife,
Mrs. Dorice Kengla Masters, lives
at 37l9 T street NV, is an An
1napolis graduate. He also holds the
Legion Of Merit and a letter Of COM
mendation. -
Col. Houston v. Evans has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for
outstanding services in the Mediter-
ranean theater, U. S. Army, chief
Of operations branch Ga, Allied
Force Headquarters, a dispatch
from Caserta, Italy, revealed.
Col. Evans, whose wife, Mrs. E. r.
Evans, lives at 1927 Reservoir road
NV, was responsible for initiat-
ing policy and supervising the ex-
ecution of all matters concerning
adequate storage for all common
items of supply within the theater,"
the citation said.
Col. Evans, a West Pointer, has
been overseas 2 years. His mother,
Mrs. H. B. Chase, lives at 3725
Macomb street NV.
Pfc. Fleming T. Lee, 215 Thirty
third street NE, received the
Bronze Star for helping eliminate
German snipers who were holding
up the advance Of his platoon. He
was with the 42d Infantry Division.
Pvt. Lee, who was shot in the
right leg by a German sniper last
April, is now In the Fort Story (Va.)
Convalescent Hospital.
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