Evening star., 1945-04-12
On the Roll of Honor

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three weeks before he was wounded.
He went overseas last February.
Born in Charlottesville, Va, he at
tended Jefferson School in Alex
andria and jefferson Junior High
School in Washington. He entered
the Army In May, l94l He is the
son of Mrs. J. w. Twilley, 204 East
Monroe avenue, Alexandria,
Pfc. Daniel Joseph Alexander. 20,
was slightly wounded in Germany
on March 10 while fighting with the
infantry. it was made known today
by the War Department.
Son of Mrs. Mary NJ Alexander,
1877 North Columbus street, AleXan-
dria, Pvt. Alexander was employed
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. in the construction of the Park
fairfax housing development and
later by the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railroad before he
entered the Army in April, 1914. He
went overseas last october. Pvt
Alexander attended school in Alex
andria His brother, Pvt. Charles A.
Alexander, %, has been in Africa for
27 months with the Army Air Forces.
Capt. POtenciano r. Aragon, Med
ical Corps, formerly connected
with the Philippine Commonwealth
here. was listed today by the War
Department as wounded in action In
the Pacific theater His wife. Mrs
Leonor M Aragon, now lives in
New York City.
Capt. Aragon is the nephew of
Mrs. Aragon Quezon, widow of the
Philippine President. He was for
merly instructor in hygiene at the
University of the Philippines In
Manila.
Capt. Aragon was born in the
Philippine Islands. He went into
the Army more than two years ago
and has been overseas a year.
Pvt. Albert 7. Young. ir.. 81, in
fantry. was wounded in action the
second time while fighting in
France. He was first wounded De-
cember Is and later on March Is.
HIS parents, DR.. and Mrs. A. T..
Young. live at 1904 Russell road,
Alexandria.
Included on todays casualty list,
Pvt. Young is in hospital in France,
mis- mother said. He went overseas
last August A native OF Alexandra.
he attended Central High School
and was graduated from George
town Preparatory School. Before
ne entered the Army in JarIuary,
1874, he was taking a premedical
course at Georgetown University.
Pvt. James p. JACOBS. Is, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Jacobs, 222l
Randolph place NE, received
shoulder wound March II in Ger
many, but returned to duty after
several weeks disqualification in
France, his father said, when Pvt.
Jacobs was officially listed as
wounded on a War Department
release today
A former supply sergeant IN the
Cadet Corps at Mckinley High
School, Pvt. Jacobs entered the
service last August. Since going
overseas IN January he has been
with a medical detachment with the
lst Army He was born in Auburn,
N. Y, and at one time was Star
carrier boy,
1t. Edward II. Sniffin. 25, infantry,
is in a hospital in England with
an injury in the right foot, suffered
March l3 in Germany The War
Department listed him today as
wounded. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Millsrd NJ Stiftln, live at
3007 Twenty fifth street NE.
A native of Washington 1t.
Sniffin was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School and Benjamin
Franklin University He worked
for the Potomac Electric Power
Co. here before he entered the
Army in September, ls4l. He went
overseas the end of last January.
Mr.. Sniff1n is employed by South
ern Diaries.
Sergt. Charlie n. Smith. whose
wife. Mrs Frances Smith. lives at
3747 Minnesota avenue NE, was
wounded in action in France March
Is, the War Department said to-
day. However, he has returned to
duty Mrs. Smith said This is the
second time the infan:ryman has
been wounded.
Born in Cumberland, Va. Sergt.
Smith attended high school there
and did construction work in Rich
mond before he went into the Army
in September. 1943. He went over
seas in March. 1874 His mother,
Mrs. Mary l.. Smith, lives in Rich
mond. His wife works for the OF
fetal Cleaners, 1884 Minnesota
avenue NE.
Pfc. William A. Wishard, %. in
fantryman, was slightly injured
February 20 while fighting in Ger
many. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard D. Wishard, live at 1902
Forty-eighth avenue, Hillside, Md
Pvt. Wishard. who was included
on today's War Department casual
W list, was wounded in action once
before in Germany last November.
He went into the Army in August,
1912, and has been overseas since
August, 1914, his mother said.
Born here, Pvt. Wishard worked
for the Washington Suburban Gas
Light Co. in Hyattsville and a Gulf
Oil station here. A brother, Pvt.
Norman E. Wishard, is with the
Marines in the Pacific. Mr.. Wishard
is employed at the Navy Yard.
Sergt. Warren F. Robertson, %,
tank commander in the 7th Army,
whose wife, Mrs Virginia L. Rober-
son. lives on Route 2. Vienna, Va.
was wounded March % in Germany.
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