Evening star., 1945-05-22

wife is believed to be residing in
New York City. Pvt. Dotson is a
native of California, but lived in
the District for some time before
going overseas.
Liberated
| S/Sergt. William LIE Roy New, jr.,
%, flight engineer and top turrent
gunner who went down over Ger
many in his BIT December 20,
1943, and was a prisoner in Stalag
lib in Austria, escaped from i'm
prlsonment and is on his way home,
his parents, who live at l42 Grafton
street, Chevy Chase, Md. have been
informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. New received a let
ter from sergeant in the air force
attached to the infantry, who said
he had picked up Sergt. New and
other ex-prisoners in his jeep in
Austria. He said they had. escaped
about a month ago 1.-THE letter was
dated May A. and had been hiding
out since then.
Sergt. New enlisted in October
1912, and went overseas in October
the following year He is a gradu-
ate of Woodrow Wilson High School
and formerly worked for the Penn
sylvania Central Airlines.
1t. Wilbur Brice O'Brien, 26, whose
wife, Mrs. Frances O'Brien, lives at
TAI Longfellow street NV, has been
liberated from a German prison
camp near the Baltic sea coast, his
wife has learned from the War De-
partment. He is graduate of
Columbus University School of Law
and was employed as an accountant
by the Washington Terminal Co.
before entering the Army in Octo-
Der, 1912. He went overseas a year
ago and was taken prisoner when
the Bit of which he was pilot was
shot down over enemy lines in June,
1914. The O'Briens have a 3-year-
old daughter, Sharon.
T/5 James w. Estep, 25, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Estep, 914
Eighth street NE, was liberated
late last month in Germany. the
War Department announced today.
He was taken prisoner December 81.
1914, in Belgium while fighting with
an armored division.
He Is graduate of Mckinley
High School and was employed as
an attendant at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital when he entered the Army
October 13, 1941. He went overseas
last August.
Pvt. John A. Mountcastle, 81
whose wife, Mrs. Sadie Mountcastle
lives at 1342 Emerson street NE.
taken prisoner by the Germans
January %, has been liberated by
the American Army and expects to
return home soon, he has written
his wife.
A native of Philadelphia, where
his parents now live, Pvt. Mount
castle came here as a boy, and at
tended Eastern High School. He
worked at the Judd & Detweiler
Printing Co. before joining the
Army in July, 1914. He was sent
overseas in December, 1914. The
Mountcastles have one daughter
Gay Anne, 16 months.
1t. Robert J. Herman was re-
Gently liberated from a German
prison camp, the War Department
has. notified his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James P. Herman, 1880 Rod
man street NV. 1t. Herman, navi-
gator on Bit, was shot down over
the Baltic Sea in May, 1914.
He entered the service in January
1943.
Sergt. Socrates ]. Thomas, 20
escaped from a German prisoner OF
war camp on April 26, his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James g. Thomas
1927 Varnum street NV, have been
informed by a letter he wrote them
Sergt. Thomas said he had man
aged to get away and reach my out
fit" He said he was all right but
had had "a lot of close calls" his
mother said. He had first been re-
ported missing in action in Ger
many as of April II.
An infantryman in the 1st Army
Sergt. Thomas went overseas a year
ago, his mother said. He had neon
sign business here before entering
the Army more than three years
ago. He was graduated from Cen
tral High School. Sergt. Thomas
brother, Corpl. Steve Thomas, is a
combat engineer in the Aleutians
His father is in the real estate bust
ness here.
Pfc. Byron E. Herde, "A, former
clerk at the Washington Terminal
Co., was liberated from Stalag 4-F
on April Is. He telephoned his wife
Mrs. Laura Herde, 61-F, Ridge road
Greenbelt, Md, from Fort Meade,
Md, last night, she said.
: Pvt Herde 1as reported missing