Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12

the hospital and is on limited dut,
in France He has two children
. Donald, II, and Stephen, 6. A broth.
er, Chief Petty Officer George F
Abrams, U. S. N, is in the Pacific
area.
Pvt. Gilbert r. Clark, 10, who's,
wife, Mrs. Lois Clark, lives at Gil
Quackenbos street NV, was wound.
ed in action in Germany on Feb.
ruary 49, He is the son of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Gilbert C. Clark, 2017 Gler
Ross road, Silver Spring, Md. At.
tached to headquarters radio com
pany in the Sd Army, Pvt. CLARK
went overseas early this year. He is
a former employe of the Silver
Spring Fire Department.
COrpl. Anthony Talasky, 81, hus-
band of Mrs. Lefty Talasky. SO Mis-
sissippl avenue Sc, was wounded
January in Luxembourg and is now
convalescing at Walter Reed Hos
pital
Before entering the service he was
employed with steel company in
Pennsylvania, his native State
Overseas for seven months, he fought
with an infantry division of the LIST
! Army.
| Pvt. Bernard L. Patlen, 10, has
been wounded in action. He re-
ceived gunshot wounds February 2
in Belgium and was also treated
for frozen feet, the War Department
has notified his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Patlen, TIT Quebec place
NV. Pvt. Patlen has returned to
duty.
Born in the District, Pvt. Patlen
was graduated from Roosevelt High
School. He entered the Army in
November, 1913, shortly after his
graduation from high school and is
serving overseas as a medical aid
man with the infantry.
First 1t. Harold n. Gilbert, IT,,
son of the head of the ONCE of
Dependency Benefits, Brig. Gen.
Harold N. Gilbert, and Mrs Gill
bert, 44l0 Forty-ninth street NV,
was wounded in action January %
in the Pacific. A story about him
appears elsewhere in today's Star
Pvt. Howard B. Reid, -26, husband
of Mrs. ,Alyce H. Reid, 316 Decatur
street NV. was wounded in the
thigh January 80 in Belgium. He
is now in a hospital in England
Pvt Reid was born in Harrison
burg, Va, and attended schools
there. He moved to the District
about seven years ago and was en-
ployed by the Capital Transit Co.
when he entered the service nine
months ago. Pvt. Reid has been
overseas since December. Two
brothers are also in the service
Sergt Grover Reid is in Germany
and Pvt. Price Reid in the Philip
pines.
Pvt. Carroll H. Durham, 26, a
former Montgomery County police
man was wounded by shrapnel in
the face, left arm. back and hip
February in France, his wife, Mrs
Laurene Durham. 935 Bonifant
street, Silver Spring, has been in
formed.
Born in Virginia, Pvt. Durham
was on the Montgomery County
police force two and half years
before he entered the service last
August. He has been overseas with
the infantry since January. Three
brothers, James, Charles and Moses
are also in the service.
l~k> -
Mr.. and Mrs William E. Lill who
formerly lived at 4007 Fifty third
street, Bladensburg, Md, was
wounded in action February in
Germany. An infantry officer, he
was wounded when piece Of
shrapnel penetrated his helmet.
A native of Detroit, 1t. Lii was
educated there. He was employed
at the Interstate Commerce Com
mission here before entering the
Army January 26, 1913. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lii have moved back to De-
troit. Mr.. Lii formerly was en-
ployed by the Welfare and Recrea-
tional Association of Public Build
ings and Grounds.
Second 1t. Wilbur E. Ledbetter, "a
has been wounded in action in
Italy. He was hit by shrapnel
February 8 and is now in a hospital
in Italy, the War Department has
notified his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry F. Ledbetter, 227 Rhode
Island avenue NV.
1t. Ledbetter was born in the
District and is a graduate of Dun
bar High School. He was in the
ROTC at Howard University, where
he studied architecture. 1t. Led
better entered the service jan
uary /, l943, and was sent over
seas with the infantry last Septem-
Der. He formerly was employed at
the City Post Office.
Second 1t. Albert H. Price, %, was
wounded on February 8 in Italy
when an artillery shell splinter
penetrated his hip. his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bruce Price, 31S
U street NV, have learned.
1t. Price is a graduate of Dunbar
High School ana Howard University
where ne was a member OF the
ROTC. He entered the service ir
June, 1912, and has been oversee.
with the infantry since November
He is now in hospital in Italy.
Pfc. vernon ID. Dansberger, %, OF
the infantry. has written to his wife
Mrs. Marguerite Dansberger of 81s
Fifty second avenue, Hillside, Md.
that he was injured over his left
eye near Metz, Germany, on Febru-
airy =, but is fully recovered and
back in action in Belgium. A resi-
dent OF Arlington, Va, Pvt. Dams
berger attended Washington and
Lee High School, but left in 1888 tt
become a metal lather with the
\ firm of Henry Clay Fulcher of Ar
lington.
/ He was indicted into the Army on
May 70, 1874, and went overseas in
i October, 1914. Father of Eleanor
4 Patricia, 8, Pvt. Dansberger has
1.-TWO brothers in service: Hospital
lAide First CLASSY Harold Dansberg.