Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Killed

Killed
Marine Pvt. Norman E. Alvey, SO,
was killed in action March 3 on
Two Jima, his sister, Mrs. Barbara
Aker. $40 G street Sc, has been
notified.
A native of Washington, Pvt. AL
vey was graduated from Eastern
High School, where he took an &C
tive part in athletics, Mrs. Aker
said. He was member of Phi
Alpha Epsilon. Before enlisting,
Pvt. Alvey was an inspector at the
Naval Torpedo Plant in Alexandria
Pvt. Alvey's widow, Mrs. Louise
Alvey, and his 7-month-o ld daush-
ter, Alice, whom he never saw, live
in Portland, Greg. His sister works
for the District engineers.
Pfc. Richard ]. Huston, %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Huston,
1861 Langley court, Mclean Gar
dens, died December IA of wounds
received in action in Holland, his
parents have been Informed by the
War Department. Pvt. Huston
previously had been declared miss
ing in action on November IA, his
father said.
A native of Chicago. Pvt. Hus-
ton attended high school there and
was graduated from Loyola Uni
versity in March, 1943 He had
earlier enlisted In the Army Re-
serve Corps and was placed on
active duty on April S. 1913. He
studied civil engineering under the
Army Specialized Training Program
at Virginia Polytechnical Institute
and later was assigned to the in
fantry.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by sister, Mary Elizabeth,
junior at Dunbarton College. Mr..
Huston is an attorney in the office
of the general counsel, General Ac-
counting Office
I'd 1t. Chester James, "a, Liberia
tor navigator in the 18th Air Force,
was killed in action last July IA
over Italy, his wife. Mrs. Hildegard
James, 314 V street NE, has been
notified. 1t. James was a native of
West Virginia but worked as a
civilian at Boiling Field headquarters
before joining the air force last
year.
He was returning from his 18th
mission, a voluntary one, when his
plane crashed. His widow received
his Air Medal at ceremonies at
Boiling Field last Tuesday. -
Pfc. Thomas W. Bridges, 20, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar c. Bridges,
Route /, Herndon, Va, who was
wounded March 7 on Two Jima
while fighting with the Sd Marines,
died April 10 in hospital in the
Marianas, his parents have been
notified.
A native of Arlington, he was
graduated from Herndon High
Schooland worked at the Navy De-
partn1ent before entering the service
two years ago He had been over
seas is months, and had taken part
in the German campaign before his
death. Two brothers are in the
service: Pvt. Robert o. Bridges, in
Texas, and Pfc. Charles A. Bridges,
in Arizona.
Seaman &c William Poe Sheers,
20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis M.
Sheers. LOG Westmoreland road,
Falls Church, Va. who was reported
missing in action March 16, 1913,
in the North Atlantic, now has
been presumed killed in action, his
parents have been notified. His ship
was torpedoed on its maiden voyage.
He had qualified as aviation
machinist mate and was waiting
for this rating when he was as
signed to armed guard duty Before
joining the Navy in July, 1941, i'm
mediately after his 18th birthday,
he was student at the Alice Deal
Junior High School, Born in Brook
Ign, N Y, he came to Washington
as small boy.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Eugene
Wolfrom, Washington, and Mrs.
John Hickman, Arlington. His par
ents have received an accolade scroll
from the late President Roosevelt.
Wounded
First 1t. Francis w. Saul, "a. hus-
band of Mrs. Betty Saul, 8015 East
ern avenue, Silver Spring, was seri-
ously injured in Germany March IA.
according to information received by
his wife. Mrs. Saul was informed
in letter from her husband that
he drove over a German mine, caus-
ing it to explode. He is now in a
hospital in England