Evening star., 1945-08-10
On the Roll Of Honor
Todoy,s cosuoity List
Killed

Killed
1t. Col. William n. Maverick, A,
AAF, formerly OF Washington, was
killed when American forces sank
Japanese prisoner Of war ship in
Subic Bay, OF Luzon. last Decem-
ber Is. @
HIS wife, Mrs. Roberta B. Maver-
ick. and daughter, Laura Louise, are
living ct Kerryille, Tex, her mother,
Mrs. A. i. Bassett, 113 West Clifton
Terrace, said.
Col. Maverick, q native Of San
Antonio and cousin of Maury
Maverick, head OF the Smaller War
Plants Corp, graduated from the
University of Virginia. His father,
Robert v. Maverick of San Antonio
was In the American Foreign Serv-
Ice in the World War.
Col. Maverick was commissioned
a second lieutenant in the air corps
In 1929. He served at Kelly and
Randolph Fields, Tex, and In Pam
anna. In 1910 he went to the
Philippines. Mrs. Maverick was
evacuated in June, 1941. The last
letter she received from him was
written shortly before the fall of
Bataan. Brief cards came later
from cabanatuan and Bilibid pris-
ons.
Corpl. William H. Buddy Pearce,
%, Army Air Forces, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence H. Pearce, 6605
Forty fourth avenue, University
Park, Nd, was killed on a B-29 raid
July 13. his parents have been noti-
fed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce first heard
Of the death from Corpl. Pearce's
commanding ofiicer, who wrote: HE
had job to do, and although he
paid the highest price, you can be
proud that he did it well. In my
four years of service have never
before encountered any one who
tried so hard and earnestly to do
his job. He was always eager and
ready to help, cheerfully, no matter
what the occasion may have been. /"
Corpl. Pearce was q gunner and
chief electrical maintenance man on
the B-29. He had been on Tinian
since June "a.
Before enlisting in the Army In
February, 1943. Corpl. Pearce was
paying teller at the Citizens Bank
at Riverdale, Md. He was graduated
from Hyattsville High School and
attended the University of Mary
land, benjamin Franklin University
and the American Institute of
Banking. Besides his parents, Corpl.
Pearce leaves three sisters and
brother. all of University Park.
Pfc. Richard T. Townsend, 20,
former employe of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. here, was killed
In action in Germany December II,
the War Department has informed
his family. With the 37lst Bat
talon of the field artillery, Pvt.
Townsend had been reported miss
ing In action since that date.
AilC Dull VI NIL .. N1dDt1 1OWU-
send, Crisf1eld, Md, Pvt. Townsend
lived with his cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Townsend, in Cottage
City. Nd, during the three years
he worked at Pepco. Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend now. live in University
Park, Md. He joined the Army in
June, l941, and went overseas last
September.
Pvt. Townsend was a native of
Crisf1eld and attended the high
school there. A brother, Jack S.
Townsend, seaman 1/c, is with the
Navy in the Pacific. Pvt. Town
sends wife, Mrs. Lila Townsend,
lives in Dallas, Tex.
Capt. Roy Mosher, whose wife,
Mrs. Mabelle Mosher, lives at 1925
New Hampshire avenue, was re-
ported killed on today's official
casualty list. The Star carried a
story August when the family was
notified.
Maj. Thompson B. Maury, son of
Mrs. Magruder Gordon Maury, 503l
v street NV, was reported killed
on today's official list. The Star
reported his death on July %.
Wounded