Evening star., 1945-02-18

mer he had served 80 months in
Iceland
Born and reared here, he attend
ed Eliot Junior High School. He
has brother, Marine 1t. Walter
Allen, jr, 20, at Santa Barbara,
Calf.
Two other brothers and three
sisters, all living here with their
parents, also survive.
1t. Robert Patterson HeIfrich, 20,
pilot of Navy bomber, was killed
in a crash near Arlington, Wash,
Wednesday. See story on this page.
Wounded
Col. Raymond F. Crist, jr, 3e, U. S.
M. c., whose wife, Mrs. Mary Dev-
ereux Crist, $3.50 Gunston road,
Alexandria, is the sister of Col
James Devereux, hero of Wake
Island, was slightly wounded in ac-
ton on Guam in August, his mother,
Mrs. Gene Crist, 3025 Newark
street NV, said.
Col Crist, who was recently pro-
NOTED to colonel, commanded bat
talon on Bougainville. He was
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1929 and was in China during
the Japanese invasion of Shanghai.
his mother said. He was later sent
to Peiping as member of a guard
of the American Embassy. Col. Crist
was graduated from Western High
School and Dewitt Preparatory. His
father. the late Raymond Crist, was
commissioner of naturalization.
Col. Crist was in the South Pacific
for two years before he was
wounded. He now is in the Central
Pacific, his mother said. Three chill
dren, two boys and a girl, live at
the Alexandria address.
Pvt. Raymond E. Anderson, 26, in
fantry. of Forestville, Md, whose
wife Evelyn died January ID. was
wounded in action January IN Bel
GUM. His 4-year-old daughter Judy
Is living in Capitol Heights, Md.
A native of Forestville, Pvt. An
derson attended schools there and
worked for the Navy Yard before
entering the Army last June He
was sent overseas the last part of
December. Two brothers also are
in the service; Pct. Arthur Ander-
son, in Italy, and Robert, petty off,
Ger, first class, stationed in RhoGe
Island. Their mother died last
March.
1t. Melvin w. Correll, 26, was
wounded December 20 in Belgium,
the War Department has notified
his wife, Mrs. Glenna Correll, 210
Maple avenue, Takoma Park A
member of an armored field artillery
unit, 1t. Correll wrote his wife he
lost his left eye as result Of his
wounds.
1t. Correll was born in Michigan
and educated in schools there. He
studied. hotel administration at
Michigan State University prior to
entering the service two and half
years ago. 1t. Correll has been
overseas six months. He has g.
month-old son John. 1t. Correll's
parents, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Correll,
live in Benton Harbor. Mich.
Pfc. James r. Furey, "a, was
wounded December on Leyte the
War Department has informed his
sister, Mrs. John Ford, 1905 Thirty
ninth street. Brentwood, Md. He
is now in hospital In New Guinea.
A native OF Massachusetts,, Pvt.
Furey came to Washington more
than 18 years ago. He attended
School here. Prior to
entering the service he was en-
ployed at the Social Security Bureau
in Baltimore. Pvt. Furey entered
the service three years ago and has
been in the Pacific with the infan-
try year. A veteran Of the Guam
campaign, Pvt. Furey wrote his
sister that he was taken to the New
Guinea hospital on Christmas eve.
Another sister, Mrs. Bernedine P.
Teal, lives at 1918 Fern street NV.
Pvt. Furey's father, Joseph H. Furey,
lives in Pittsf1eld, Mass.
wv. hVWdau -. 0Oiudtn, q, Ol
Va, has been wounded
in action in the Belgium area in
December, the War Department an
nounced.
Pvt. Gorham entered the service
in January. 1943, and went over
seas last fall He attended the
Franconia School, and prior to 60
ing in the Army, was employed as
a truck driver.
He has two brothers in the SER
vice, Pfc. William H. Gorham, who
was wounded in Holland last fall,
and Pvt. James E. Gorham, who is
stationed in Florida.
Pfc. Nathan A. Emmons, IS, In
fantry, whose wife, Mrs Gertrude
Emmons lives at 1924 Sixteenth !