Evening star., 1945-03-26
Wounded

| his injuries at Bethesda Naval HOS
pital here.
/ Seaman Koch went on sea duty
last June. During the seven months
he has been aboard his last ship
Seaman Koch has won five battle
stars. A native of Alexandria. Sea-
man Koch attended George Wash
ington High School. Qualified by the
Red Cross as swimming instructor
Seaman Koch had been a counselor
at nearby YMCA camp He en-
tered the service almost two years
ago.
Pfc. John G. Pribram. 81. a native
of Czechoslovakia, who came to this
country four years ago to live with
his uncle, Karl Pribram, 3625 Six
teenth street NV, has been
wounded in action in France
Pvt. Pribram came to this coun-
try alone. His parents had been
killed when the Germans entered
Belgium. He studied abroad and
had mastered four languages. After
arriving in this country, Pvt. Prib-
ram studied at American Univer-
sity and Findlay College in Ohio
A brother, Master Sergt. Otto Prib-
ram, is fighting in Germany.
Pvt. Eddie Freedman, "A, husband
of Mrs. jeanette Freedman, 5810
Fourth street NV, had his feet
badly frozen January Is in Luxem-
bourg where he was fighting with
the infantry of the 3rd Army
Pvt. Freedman came to Washing
ton from Texas where he was born
and educated Overseas five months,
he was employed at the Navy Yard
before entering the service last
June. Pvt. Freedman has a %
month-old son, Michael.
Pvt. Melvin A. Gearhart, %, was
wounded February 7 in France
where he was fighting with the
lst Army. He wrote home to his
wife, Mrs. Norma Gearhart, 1433
G street NE, that he was expect
ing to return to action soon.
Pvt. Gearhart was employed as an
operator with the Capital Transit
Co. here before entering the service
last May. A native of Roanoke, Va
he was sent overseas in January.
Pvt. George E. Landers, 30, was
wounded February % in France
where he is fighting with the 7th
Army. Pvt Landers' wife, Mrs.
Charlotte Landers, lives at $40 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Porr, IL, DoppcYlvo Dy+ To,d
ers, had lived here about three years
when he entered the service last
April. He formerly was employed at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital here. Pvt.
Landers has a 7-year-old son, Gene
His wife is employed at the Navy
Department. His father, Earl Land
ers lives at $40 Eleventh street NE.
Pfc. Charles E. Williams, %, whose
wife. Mrs. Maria j. Williams. lives
at 462 Florence street NE, was
wounded January 10 bv a shell ex-
ploision in Italy where he has been
fighting for the past year.
Born in nearby Maryland, Pvt.
Williams was employed at the Ma
tional Park College in Forest Glen
before entering the service in August,
1941. A brother, Pfc. Harvey Will
liams, is in New Guinea.
Luigino BottaIico, 10, torpedo
mans mate, third class, brother of
Miss Doris Mary Bottalico, who
formerly lived at 1921 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, received second
degree burns about the face and
hands January II in the Philippine
Islands area. Mr. Bottalico, who
was aboard a destroyer escort has
returned to duty.
A native of Concord, N. H., Mr..
Bottalico attended schools there
prior to entering the service several
years ago. He has been on duty
in the Pacific about a year. His
sister was transferred from the
Washington office of the General Ac-
counting Office to the New York
branch where she is now working.
Sergt. Donald H. Walker, 10, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Walker,
312 Tulip avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
was wounded in the back by shrap-
mel on February 26 in Germany and
is now in hospital in England, his
parents have learned by letter.
Sergt. walkers letter arrived before
the official War Department tele-
gram.
In the Army since last April,
Sergt. Walker went overseas last
November and was fighting with the
Sd Army. He attended Montgomery
Blair High School and worked in
the Bureau of Ships, Navy Depart
ment, where his father is Marine
engineer. A brother, Sergt. Fred e.
Walker, jr., is stationed in Califor-
mia with the Army Air Forces.
Ridgley Corbin Dorsey, technician
fourth class, whose wife, Mrs.
Leona Dorsey, lives at 1908 Circle
Hill road, Alexandria, Va, is now
in the Army General Hospital at
Camp Pickett, Va, recuperating
from a broken leg received when a
land mine exploded near him on
November 20 in Germany, his wife
said today.
Mr.. Dorsey enlisted in the Army
in October, l943, and was sent over
seas last March. A native Of Bowl
ing Green, Va, he moved to WASH
ington IL years ago, and before en-
tering the service worked for the
marketing reports division Of the