Evening star., 1945-02-23

the Fish and Wildlife Service of tn,
Agriculture Department here for a
years. The family formerly lived a
3145 Twenty fourth street NE. MI
Silver was transferred to Atlant,
about six years ago, where he Is re-
gional director of the Fish ant
Wildlife Service.
Pvt. Silver attended Langley Higl
School and was soloist of the boy
choir at st. Johns Episcopal Church
in Washington. He had been over
seas only two weeks when he wa.
killed.
Wounded
Pvt. william F. Mcclure, 81, list
ed today by the War Department
as wounded, played the juvenile
leads in two Broadway plays
Bright Boy" and "Stardust," thu
year before he entered the servic,
last May.
Pvt. MCGUIRE, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Carroll j. MCGUIRE, ST., 1853 Apple.
ton street NV, suffered fracture,
of both legs and the right arm wher
his jeep struck a land mine Novem.
Der % in Germany.
Pvt. MCGUIRE, who has been over.
seas with the infantry since Octo
ber, is native of Washington. He
was graduated from Gonzaga High
School, attended Georgetown Uni.
versity, where he was active in dra.
matics, and then went to Catholic
University to study drama.
A brother, Carroll j. MCGUIRE, jr.
steward, first class, recently re.
turned from 18 months sea duty
Their father is local patent attor.
|ney.
Capt. David C. Clagett, Is, infan.
try, son of Mrs. Royden D. Clagett
Upper Marlboro, Md, was wounded
In action Christmas Day in Bel.
gium, the War Department an.
nounced today.
A graduate of Central High
School, and Of West Point in 1912
Capt. Clagett was art editor of tn,
cadet publication, 1.-THE Pointer,
his mother said.
Capt. Clagett went overseas las
October. He received bullet an,
shrapnel wounds in the legs, hi
mother said. Unable to move, IA
was taken prisoner by the Germans
Later he was freed by America,
troops and taken to a hospital IL
Paris. He is now in q hospital IL
England. He has received the Pur.
pie Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster
Staff Sergt. william G. Orton, Is
son Of Col. and Mrs. William R. Or.
ton, 1921 Kalorama road NV, wa.
hit In the cheek by a German ma.
chine-gun bullet and lay wounded
with a shattered jaw under enemy
fire for II hours before first aid
could reach him.
Sergt. Orton, born in Washington
attended Rutgers University before
entering the service. He is the
grandson of the late Mai. Gen
George s. Orton.
Sergt. Orton was sent overseas
with the infantry about a year ago
One sister, Mrs. Robert Meyer, lives
at the Kalorama road address
while a second sister, Katherine r
Orton, Is lieutenant in the WACS
A brother, George s. Orton, is q
cadet at West Point.
Second 1t. John H. Hoyert. y
was wounded January Q in Belgium
and Is in hospital In England
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
Hoyert of Beltsville, Md, have beer
informed.
A native of the District area ano
q graduate Of Mckinley High
School, 1t. Hoyert received his de.
gree in agriculture from the Uni.
versity Of Maryland, where he was
a star lacrosse player. He was
named to the all-American lacrosse
team and also to the all-Souti
team. 1t. Hoyert went on active
duty with the Army as soon as he
was graduated from college. He was
commissioned in the infantry at Ft
Benning last March and sent over
seas in July. He has two younger
brothers in the service, one In
France.
Corpl. Alfred C. Ingagliato, %
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carmine An
thony Ingagliato, has been wounded
In action, the War Department an
nounced today. Corpl. Ingagliatc
was hit in the side when his tank
blew up last November Z in Ger
many, his parents have learned.
Born in Ohio, Corpl. Ingagliatc
attended Eastern High School here
He returned to Ohio to finish school
and entered the service in Ohio in
October, 1912 Overseas with a tank
outfit for over a year, Corpl. In.
gagliato's tank company received q
commendation recently for action
that led to the capture of q Bel
gian town, followed by the COM
pany's. entry into Germany. One
phase of the battle lasted two
hours, the citation stated, and the
American company destroyed one
enemy tank, one mounted Nazi gun
and two German half tracks. .
Corpl. mgagliato was listed as miss
ing for short time after he was
wounded.
Corpl. Ingagliato's father is en-
ployed at the Navy Yard. A brother
Is serving in India.
Pfc. william r. Pfeiffer, "a. whose
wife, Mrs. Estelle Pfeiffer, lives at
1418 North Quinn street, Arlington,
Va, was reported wounded in France
January 8, the War Department has
informed his wife. His wife says he
suffered injury to both ears. He Is
hospitalized in England. The son of
Charles Pfeiffer OF Hyndman. Pa.
Pvt. Pfeiffer worked for the Termi-
nal Ice Co. before joining the Army
In October, 1913. He was sent over.
seas last summer. A brother. Corpl.
George Pfeiffer, also is overseas with
the Army.
Second It. John Gibson Sesnmes.
Il, listed as wounded hv fhe was,