Evening star., 1945-04-19

Pvt. Ar.hino SerEt. Holeombe
PrisonsrI Prisoner)
information, his mother said, was
that he is near Dresden.
A graduate OF woodrow Wilson
High School, he was employed by
the Washington Post prior to his
entry into the Army in March, 1943.
He went overseas as an infantry
man in October.
His mother is staying at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Adams,
in Arlington.
Sergt. Wexford Brock is a prisoner
of Germany, an Army casualty list
revealed today. He had been miss
ing in action since December %,
his wife, Mrs. Comora Brock, 2030
Eighth street NV, said.
In the Army three years. the 25-
year -old infantryman has been
overseas one year, his wife said. He
was born in Stew rdsrilla. Va, and
went to school there. He lived in
| Washington nine Years and was a
baker in the Ambassador Hotel, Mrs
Brock said. They have two children,
Barbara Lee, 2, and Wexford, jr, 8.
Sergt. Dorman c. Shaver, 81, is
now a prisoner of Germany, held in
Stalag Luft ga, according to word
received by his wife, Mrs. Lillian D.
Shaver of 1920 Cameron street,
Alexandria.
A member Of the 106th Infantry
Division, Sergt. Shaver was reported
missing on December Is, but wrote
his wife on February that he is
a prisoner. He was first confined in
Stalag Luft Alb. but has been trans
ferred, he wrote. He is a communi-
cations sergeant, specializing in
transmitting radio messages.
Born in Cratters. Va, he attended
Coyne Electrical School in Chicago
and moved to Alexandria 10 years
ago, where he was employed by the
Walter c. Davis Electrical Co.
He entered the Army in March,
1913, and after training at Fort
Jackson. S. c., and Camp Atterbury,
Ind. went overseas in october. 1914.
The Shavers have a 16-month-o
daughter. Sandra. seret. Shaver's
brother. Stanley. 28, is in the Pacific
with the Seabees.
| Pfc. Frederick Wease. 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Wease
of Fort Belvoir. Va, previously re-
ported missing in action on Decem-
Der II, in Belgium, is prisoner of
war at Stalag 4-B, Germany, ac-
cording to letter received this
week from him by his parents. The
letter stated that he was well.
Pfc. Wease, who was employed at
Fort Belvoir prior to going in the
service in May, 1943. received his
basic training at Camp Shelby,
Miss. and went overseas in May.
1914. He was in an infantry divi-
sion. A native OF Fairfax County,
he attended the public schools there.
Pvt. Samuel p. Archino, rs, was
taken prisoner by Germany in the
battle of the bulge when he was
fighting with the l06th Infantry
December Is, it was disclosed to-
day by the owl.
Formerly an employe of the Ag-
riculture Department, Pvt. Ar
chino's sister, Miss Carmelina
Archino. 40l4 Fourteenth street
NV, also works there. He was born
here and Is a graduate of Central
High School. He attended art
classes at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery. He also worked for a con-
Struction company in Trinidad in
the British West Indies before he
went into the Army in August, l94S.
He went overseas last October. A
brother, Chief Petty Of1icer Cyrus
c. Archino. U. S. NJ, is in San
Francisco.
Pvt. Edward Brown, jr., 81, who
was reported missing in action De-
cember II, is now prisoner of Ger
many. according to the War Depart
ment. With the Field Artillery, he
has been overseas since last Octo-
ber. His parents live at 201 Eighth
street NE.
Pvt. Brown was an architectural
craftsman at the War Production
Board before he went into service
in January, 1914. his former wife,
Mrs. Virginia M. Brown, 104 North
Abingdon street. Arlington, said.
She is teacher at Gordon Junior
High School.
A graduate of Central High School
and George Washington University,
he has two children, Barbara Ann,
Is, and Richard Stanton, az. Pvt.
Browns father is superintendent Of
the House Of1ce Buildings.
Pvt. Billy w. Moore, Infantry,
whose wife, Mrs. Jane Moore, for
merly lived at Nebraska Hall. Ar
lington Farms, Va, Is q prisoner Of
Germany, information from the War
Department revealed today. He was
first reported missing in action jan
uary 2.
Mrs. Moore, who worked at Ar
lington Hall. moved to her hus-
bands home town Of Muldrow,
Okla, about q month ago, 4 friend
Of Mrs. Moore. Miss Mary Lou Gill
lis. said
Pvt. Lester r. Harshman, whose
wife, Mrs. Katherine l.. Harsflman,
lives at 80 East Marshal street,
Falls Church. Va, is 4 prisoner of
Germany, according to a War De-
partment announcement today.
The following men were also re-
ported as prisoners of war. Stories
appeared in The Star when the next
of kin had been notified:
Pfc. william F. Matthews, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Matthews. 1851
Fort Davis street Sc.
Pfc. Maurice A. Waugh. whose
wife, Mrs. Bessie Waugh. lives at