Evening star., 1945-05-24
On the Roll of Honor

rIduCe, lOur Gays aICer ne was lr
actual combat, Pvt. Lansdale ha.
been evacuated to the United States
the War Department informed hi.
parents. He was first in hospita
in France, suffering malnutrition.
Pvt. Lansdale went into the Army
in July, 1914, and was with the 30th
Infantry Division of the 7th Army
He formerly worked at the Mari.
time Commission, where his father
is employed A brother, Edwin H
Lansdale, motor machinist's mate
SIC. is in the Pacific.
u T/5 Frank c. Bastgen, 27, son OF
Mrs. Ottilie Bastgen. 371 North Edi-
son street. Arlington, was liberated
April % from Stalag 4-B by the
Russians, his mother has been in
formed. Corpl Bastgen was taken
prisoner December 81 while fighting
with the motorized infantry of the
106th Division.
Corpl. Bastgen wrote his mother
he is on his way home.
Overseas since October, he TO-
merly lived in Leesburg, Va, and
was sales distributor for a local
newspaper before he went into the
Army in March, 1943, his sister, Mrs
Earl Adams of the Arlington ad-
dress. said. He attended Woodrow
Wilson High School.
! 1t. Newton c. Wilbur, 20. whose
wife, Mrs. Dorothy Wilbur, lives at
1929 Whittier street NV, has been
liberated from Stalag Luft l, where
he was prisoner since April l3
1914, he has cabled his wife. His
message said the was well and fit
1t. Wilbur's home is in Cincinnati
but he worked here with the survey
department of Pepco for about a
year before joining the service in
June. 194l. Navigator in BIZ, he
had been overseas since February
1914.
! 2nd 1t. Hugh J. McGee, jr., IS, a
Bit pilot, whose parents live at 1888
/ Oak street NV, has been liberated
! from German prison camp, he has
written his family.
| Pfc. Costas F. MichOs, 80, a mem
ber of the 29th Infantry Division
who was captured at st. Lo last
July, was liberated from Stalag Is B
on May s, he has informed his
brother, Lucas S. Michos, 423 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Pvt. Michos.
a native of Georgia, lived in the
District about 10 years before en-
tering the service four years ago and
formerly worked at the Raleigh
Hotel. He was sent overseas in
September, 1912
S/Sergt. Patrick c. Mudd, who
wac captured by the Germans last
December 81 after his tank was
blown up by an enemy shell, has
been liberated from German
prison and is home in Bryantown,
Md, with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mudd, and his wife. Mrs. Mary
Anne Mudd. S/Sergt. Mudd was
slightly wounded in the explosion of
his tank.
A native of Bryantown. S S/Sergt.
Mudd attended Maryland University
and was employed by the Maryland
Light & Power Co. before entering
the service in May, 1941. He was
sent overseas with the 10th Arm
ored Division last September. His
father is a lawyer at La Plata, Md
Another son, Pfc. John T. Mudd, is
stationed in New York
| SISergt. Gilbert G. Fisher. IS, who
had been captive of the Germans
since his plane was shot down over
Austria last December II, was lib
Grated from camp near Moose
burg April % and is now in hos
pital in France. his wife, Mrs. Ethyle
Fisher. 301 Gallatin street NV, has
been informed. SISergt. Fisher S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Fisher
live at 1000 Kansas avenue NV
Overseas since last September
S SSergt. Fisher had completed II
missions before his B-24 failed to
return to its base in Italy. He en-
tered the service in January. 1914.
Pvt. Vincent ]. Michelli, Is, who
was captured by the Germans last
January %, less than month after
he arrived overseas. was liberated
from camp near Hammelburg on
April %, he has written his wife,
Mrs. Clara Virginia Michelli, 1246
Sixth street SW.
Born in Philadelphia, Pvt. Mi
chelli came to the District about
eight years ago and was employed
at the Bethlehem Steel Co. shipyard
in Baltimore prior to entering the
service last July. He was serving
with the Sd Infantry Division Of
the 7th Army when captured.
SISergt. Alfred lie Sage, 26, whose
wife. Mrs. Margie LIE Sage, lives at
$50 LIE Baum street Sc, was liber-
ated from a German prison camp
in Austria May by Gen. Patton S
Sd Army, he has informed his wife.
Sergt. lie Sage. tail gunner on a
Bit, was shot down and captured
in April, 1914, while on his twenty
sixth mission. He wears the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross and the Air
Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Sergt. LIE Sage was employed at
the Riggs National Bank here be-
fore entering the service in August,
1912. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry LIE Sage, live at 9l5 Hillwood
avenue. Falls Church, Va.
T/Sergt. Grafton F. Mangum, "a,
a prisoner of the Germans since
June 9, 1914, was liberated on April
%, he has told his parents in W
mail letter. His parents are Mr..
and Mrs. Grafton F. Mangum, 1850
Piney Branch road, Silver Spring.
Sergt. Mangum was an engineer
gunner on Liberator when he was
shot down over Munich last June.
He is a native of Silver Spring and
is a graduate of Montgomery Blair
High School. In the letter he said
he would be home soon.
Sergt. Homer c. Barnes, 20, pris-
oner of war in Germany since jan
uary S, has notified his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph H. Barnes, 1854
Brookslane, Brookmont, Nd, that
he had recently been liberated.
In letter to his parents from
France, Sergt. Barnes said he was
happy. feeling well and would be
home soon.
Sergt. Barnes entered the Army