Evening star., 1945-02-11

| men from the District area
hare been reported killed.
| Killed
). Pvt. Benjamin F. Hessey, 80, hus
band of Mrs. Ann Hessey, 702
lstreet NE, was killed in action i
France November %, the War De
partment has reported.
i Mrs. Hessey said she was notifies
by the War Department Decembe
II. A few days later she received
letter from her husband, writer
November 18, and containing {
money order for $50 to buy hersel
a Christmas present.
Haven't been paid yet. but I hat
a little luck" he wrote. II know 20,
can use it more than I can for ther,
isn't anything to spend it on here
darling"
1 Pvt. Hessey, an infantryman, hat
been in Italy with the 5th Army ane
had participated in the battle TO
France. He came to Washington
13 years ago from Georgetown, Md
He worked for the L. S. Briggs, Inc.
meat packers. Two years ago h
married Miss Ann Rhodes of Fair
fax. Va.
Corpl. John B. Voris, "a, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce H. Voris, Laurel
Md, has been reported by the Wa
Department as killed in action.
veteran of the North African ane
Sicilian campaigns and Normandy
invasion, he was killed November i
in Germany, his family learned from
the War Department.
Before enlisting in the Army ir
September, 1910, Corpl. Voris wa
chemist at Cross & Blackwell
Baltimore, for seven years. He wa!
born at Piney Fork, Ohio, and at
tended Maryland University ane
Johns Hopkins University. He helc
the Bronze Star award.
He also is survived by sister
WAN 6 Anna Voris, yeoman, second
class, Seattle, Wash, and brother
Calvin Voris, photographers mate
third class. San Francisco.
Pfc. william M. Frampton, 20
husband of Mrs. Polly F. Frampton
1912 Bryant street NE, has been
killed in action, according to the
War Department.
Born and educated in Easton
Md, Pvt. Frampton was in the
painting and paper hanging business
here before entering the service in
May, 1943. He started training with
an antiaircraft unit, later trans
ferring to the infantry. He was
killed November 18 in Germany
three months after arriving over
seas.
Besides his widow he is survived
by 4-year-old daughter Martha
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Frampton of Baltimore.
Staff Sergt. Roland Tapp, a for
mer resident of Alexandria. was
killed in action on the Morotai
Islands of the South Pacific on
January IT, according to word re-
ceived here from his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. Oswald Tapp of Phila-
delphia.
While in Alexandria, Sergt. Tapp
attended the xaverian Brothers
School and was well known as an
athlete and a boxer.
In addition to his parents, Sergt
Tapp is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Helen Duffy Of Phila-
delphia. ~ 50 8
Sergt. william H. Hulsizer, hus-
band of Mrs Mamie E. Hulsizer
formerly Of 361O Minnesota avenue
Sc, has been reported by the War
Department as killed In action. Mrs.
Hulsizer was formerly employed at
the Public Buildings Administration
Pvt. Thomas NJ. Smith, son of
Mrs. Corrie L. Smith, Route 3, Alex
andria. has been reported by the
War Department as killed in action.
Pfc. Sheldon H. Canoe, 20, in
fantry, was killed in action in Bel
GUM January 10, the War Depart
ment notified his widow, Mrs. Mae
Measeu Canoe, 3944 Morrison street
NV.
Pvt. Canoe was born In Beaver
Falls, Pa. He attended Duquesne
University and worked for the Du-
quesne Public Utilities Commission
in Pittsburgh before entering the
Army in June, 1943. He was married
here last August 6 and went over
seas 10 days later.
1t. d. g. Robert Stuart Barton,
U. S. N. R., %, was killed in the
South Pacific, January 81, by an
accidental bomb explosion, the
Navy Department has notified his
sisters, Miss Jessie Barton and Miss
Reba Barton, both of 811 Quincy
street NV. 1t. Barton was on
duty on an aircraft carrier as
pilot of Hellcat fighter plane.
Born in Spruce Hill, Pa, 1t.
Barton came to Washington as a
child and was educated in schools
here. Shortly after his graduation
from Bethesda-Ch Chase High
School he went to Canada and en-
listed in the Royal Canadian Air
Force in July, 1941. He transferred
to the Naval Air Corps in May,
1912, and was commissioned at
Jacksonville, Fla, in November,
1912.
Besides his sisters here, he Is
survived by two brothers, 1t. Comdr.
Harry H. Barton, an air officer on
an aircraft carrier, and Ensign JOS
eph A. Barton, on duty on a cruiser,
and another sister, Mrs. Jean Windt
of Cleveland. His brothers are serv-
ing in the pacific
Sergt. Earl E. Sullivan, %, son of
Comdr. and Mrs. Earl E. Sullivan,
ST., 1735 New Hampshire avenue
NV, who previously was reported
missing in action on June 26, now
has been reported killed on that
date, the War Department has in
formed his parents.
Sergt. Sullivan was radio-gun-
ner on B-24 and when his plane
was hit over Austria the crew bailed
out. Two crew members were killed.
He was graduated from Western
High School, and joined the Army
in October, 1912. Sent overseas In