Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-01-13

NlcnOfaS Id theodore, ~, machln-
list mate, second class, son of Mrs.
Annita Iacone, 2611 Monroe street
NE, was wounded in action during
the sinking of the U. S. S. Princeton
off Luzon in the Philippines October
"A, according to Navy Department
release.
Mr.. Di Theodore is now home on
leave. He burned his hands and
face while escaping from the lower
deck ventilator room after japanese
bombs had fired the torpedoes and
other ammunition of the Princeton.
Mr.. Di Theodore was graduated
from Giraud College, in Philadel-
phla, and worked in a shipyard in
Norfolk, Va, before joining the Navy
in November, 1912. He was sent
overseas in April, l943. He has II
major battle stars, having fought at
Saipan, Princeton, New Guinea,
Bougainville, the Gilberts, the Mar
shans, the Philippines, among
others.
His wife, whom he married on his
return to the States last month, now
is living in Washington with his
parents. Five brothers and half
brothers are in the service. .a
staff Sergt. Irving A. Doughty, 81,
whose brother, Richard Doughty.
lives at ,7o8 Atlantic street Sc, re-
ceived head wound December "a
while serving with an infantry de-
tachment on Leyte, in the Philip
pines, he has notified his relatives.
A native of Baltimore, Sergt
Doughty had lived there all of his
life. Before landing on Leyte, Sergt.
Doughty had fought through the
campaign on Guam.
His brother, who has resided here
for the last five years, is an employe
at the Navy Yard.
Pfc. Sharp w. Howard, 80. infan-
try, received head wound from
shrapnel in action at Brest, France,
September IA, he wrote his sister.
Mrs. Ruby Slaton, 1902 MARYLAND
avenue NE. He is now at Nc
Closkey General Hospital, Temple.
Tex.
Pvt. Howard attended school in
High Point, N. C. Before entering
the Army about three years ago he
worked for the Government Print
ing Office here. He went overseas
in December, 1943.
Pvt. David r. Hollidge, 20, para
trooper. was wounded in action in
Holland, November 8, the War De-
partment has notified his mother.
Mrs. Annie l.. Hollidge, 3006 Four
teenth street NE. He is in a hos
pital in England with an injured leg.
A native of Washington Pvt. Hol-
lidge attended Taft Junior High
School. He was an apprentice printer
when he entered the Army in April,
1913. Overseas since December, 1913,
Pvt. Hollidge took part in the in
vasions Of Normandy and France. A
brother, Corpl. Vernon r. Hollidge,
is stationed at Truax Field, Wis.
Charles Vernon Boswell, aviation
radioman, third class, U. S. NJ, whose
sister, Mrs. Jessie Boswell Beuchert,
formerly lived at 1903 Eighteenth
street Sc, has been reported
wounded in action by the Navy De-
partment. Mrs. Beuchert now lives
on the West Coast
Pfc. Randolph Mcdonald, jr., 10,
son of Mrs. Lillian Mcdonald of
Blunts lane, Fairfax County, Va,
has been wounded in action for the
second time, the War Department
has notified his mother.
Pfc. Mcdonald, who is with the
7th Army, was wounded on De-
cember 20, in France, after recover
ing from wounds received in South
ern France last summer He attended
the public schools in Fairfax
County and Alexandria, and was
employed at Potomac Yards prior to
going in the Army.
His father recently returned to
the States after serving a year with
the Seabees in the Aleutians.
Pfc. Clarence E. Coleman, u S. M.
c., son of Mrs. Sallie Cordle, Vienna,
Va, also was reported wounded in
action by the Navy Department. A
story Of Pfc. Colemans having been
wounded was carried in The Star
last month.
Prisoners
Maj. Michael J. Quirk, "a, whose
wife lives at 3005 Mckinley street
NV, has been reported German
prisoner of war, according to the
War Department. Maj. Quirk, the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy j.
Quirk, 3718 Livingston street NV,
was pilot of PAT Thunderbolt and
was shot down over Germany Sep
TENDER 10.
He was graduated from st. Johns