Evening star., 1945-05-06

among fx-PrIsoners
Landed in New York
Sixteen men from the District
area were among two boatloads of
soldiers, former prisoners of war
in Germany, which arrived in New
York yesterday. The men are now
at Camp Kilmer, N. j., according
to an Associated Press dispatch, and
are en- route home for 60-day fur
loughs, Maj. Gen. Homer M. Gron-
niger, commanding general of the
New York port of embarkation, an
nounced.
The transports carried 1890 for
mer prisoners, 1912 war casualties,
and s2,677 returnees. The following
District area men were on the boats,
according to dispatch from the
public relations office at Camp
Kilmer::
1t. Col. Richard w. Ripple, 80,
whose wife lives at 721l Failfax
road, Bethesda. Md. Col. Ripple
called his wife yesterday, saying he
was we'll and would be home soon.
A native of Denver, Colo, he was
graduated from West Point in 1886.
Sent overseas in February, 1914, he
was captured in December of last
year and liberated last month. The
Ripples have two children, Richard,
jr., 2. and Louise, months
Col. Ripple has never seen his
daughter.
1st 1t. Donald r. Pollock, %, son
of Dr. and Mrs Joseph w. Pollock,
4448 Greenwich parkway NV. who
was taken prisoner last December
and liberated by the advance of the
7th Army, near Nuremberg. 1t.
Pollock is a graduate of Friends
School and attended American
University He worked for a Chi
Cago manufacturing firm before en-
tering the Army in 1941. He was
sent overseas 10 months ago.
1st 1t. Robert w. Jonscher, whose
wife lives at 1916 North Eighteenth
street, Arlington, Va, escaped from
the Germans with 1t. A. r. Boiling,
jr.. son of Maj. Gen. Alexander r.
Boiling. commander of the 84th Di-
vision, while they were being taken
toward Nuremberg early last month
1t. Jonscher attended Central High
School and worked with the J.
Kipp Edwards Office equipment
dealers before enlisting in the
Army, six months before Pearl Har-
bor Sent overseas in September.
1912, he returned home a year later
and went back overseas last August.
He was taken prisoner in January.
The Jonschers have daughter,
Suzan, 2
rs Paul w. Simpson. "a, whose
mother. Mrs May H. Simpson, and
wife, Mrs. Marion Way Simpson,
live at 6816 Piney Branch road NV.
7, 5 Simpson was taken prisoner
last December and liberated the end
of March. A native of Washington,
he was graduated from Eastern
High School and the University of
North Carolina. He entered the
Army in the fall of 1912 and went
overseas last October. His family
has received a telegram from him
saying he would see them soon.
rs Frederick L. Wilkerson, son
of Mrs. Margaret T. Wilkerson,
route 4. Rockville. Md T Wilker-
son is a native of Washington al
though he has lived in Montgomery
County since childhood He was
employed at the A. Guide Sons for
lists in Rockville before entering
the Army in 1912. Sent overseas
last October, he was liberated by
the American armies early last
month. His family has received a
telegram from New York saying
he was well.
Pvt. James S. Croson, 25, former
policeman with the second precinct
here. whose wife, Mrs. Melba Gro
son, lives at 618i2 Sixth street SW.
Taken prisoner on January "a, less
than month after he went over
seas, Pvt. Croson was liberated
April O. He wrote his wife that he
had lost so pounds in the two months
that he was interned. The Crosons
have son James, jr., 2. Mrs Cro-
son received a telegram from her
husband yesterday.
Pvt. Glenn NJ. Heimer, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Amos K. Heimer, 1909
Reading road, Silver Spring, Md
Pvt. Heimer is a graduate of Calvin
Coolidge High School and went in
the Army Immediately after gradua-
ton in 1943. Sent overseas last
October, he was taken prisoner by
the Germans and liberated by the
Americans April 2.
Pvt. Wesley E. McCutchen, 25,
whose wife, Mrs Mary A. McCutch-
en-. lives in Point of Rocks, Md. A
native of Point of Rocks, Pvt. Nc
Cutchen attended schools there and
entered the Army more than three
years ago. Sent overseas last Sep
tember, he was taken prisoner in
December.
Pvt. Charles r. Fischer, a. son of
Mrs. Emily C. Trammell, who FORM
erly lived at 1906 Fourth street S.W.
A native of Washington, Pvt Fischer
attended schools here and worked
for the Navy Yard before going into
active service at the beginning of
the war. He had been in the Ma
tional Guard II years. Sent over
seas last October, he was taken
prisoner in December
Pvt. Wilbert E. Wines, whose wife,
Mrs. Grace l.. Wines, lives at 231
Fifteenth street Sc
Six other men listed, gave the
Washington area as their home. but
no street addresses or next of kin
was given so that additional infor-
nation could not be obtained about
them. They are:
Pvt. F. Strong. Takoma Park. Md.
ia Roland S. Applegate, Wash
ington.
Pvt. John E. Maske, Washington.
Pvt. Jack d. Walker, Washington.
Pvt. Hubert L. Keech, Washington.
T/Sergt. Meredith w. Sweet,
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