Evening star., 1945-04-05

ment casualty list revealed today
A native of Fair Haven, N. j.,
Sergt. Harding attended Friends
School here and North Georgia
College. He joined the Army more
than two years ago. He has been
overseas II months.
Sergt Harding was first wounded
in BreSt last September.
Pvt. Carroll G. Quinn. 25, armored
infantry, is in hospital in Eng
land for treatment of wounds he
received March 5 in Germany. 1t
was officially announced today. His
wife. Mrs. Marie S. Quinn, and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Quinn,
live in Culpeper, Va.
A former employe of the Roch-
ester Ropes. Inc in Virginia, Pvt.
Quinn went into the Army last
July and went overseas last Decem-
ber. He is a native of Culpeper
and attended high school there. His
wife works in the telephone Office
there.
T Sergt. Daniel w. Roughton,
30, whose wife, Mrs. Marguerite z.
Roughton, lives at Isl Lynhaven
drive, Alexandria. was slightly
wounded February IA in Manila
while fighting with the infantry, it
has been officially announced
Overseas a year and half. Sergt.
Roughton has been in the Army 10
years. according to his wife. He
was stationed at Fort Myer four
years. In 1912 he was transferred
from the cavalry to the infantry,
Mrs. Roughton explained He was
born in Elizabeth City, N. c., and
attended school there and in Nor
folk. Va. Sergt. Roughtons wife is
employed by the Potomac Motor
Sales, Inc, 1906 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
rs James X. Heldreth, jr., "a
whose parents live at l29 Eleventh
street NE. was wounded in action
in Germany on March IL, while
fighting with the 99th Division of
the lst Army He is hospitaliZed in
Paris.
A graduate of Eastern High School
he worked for the International
Business Machines Co. before enter
ing the service two years ago He
had been overseas only five weeks
when wounded. His wife, Mrs. Betty
Jane Hammer Heldreth. and their
l3-month-old son James, now live
in johnson City, Tenn.
Pfc. Rex Nj. Cain, 81, whose wife,
Mrs. Anna Cain, lives at 7004 AL
lison street, Landover Hills, Md, was
wounded in the Remagen campaign,
his wife has been informed He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. I. Cain.
59-A L street NE
Now hospitalized in England, Pvt.
Cain was inducted a year ago and
sent overseas last October He at
tended Eastern High School and
worked fer the Western Union Co
before joining the Army. The Cairs
have a daughter, Carol Lee, 8. and a
son, Steven. II months.
Sergt. Walter L. Lewis, q, was
wounded February % on Two Jima
fighting with the Sd Marine Di-
vision, his mother. Mrs Charles K.
Rogers, 225 Tenth street NE, was
informed He now is In hospital
in Hawaii.
Sergt. Lewis was graduated from
Heathvilie (Va0 High School, He
was employed in Washington for the
Melvern Ice Cream Co. before en-
tering the service in July, 1912. He
has been overseas two years.
Pfc. Joseph l. Ellis, "a. whose wife,
Mrs. Alberta Ellis lives at 500 I
street S.W., was wounded in action
December 80 in Belgium. He is now
home on furlough, his right leg in its
fifth cast.
He told his wife he spent six
hours in a bomb crater after being
wounded before stretcher bearers
could get to him. The Germans
fired at first-aid men as they were
carrying him to safety, he said. A
native of Washington, Pvt. Ellis
entered the Army year ago and
went overseas last November. He
formerly worked for the National
City Dairy Co.
Pfc. William E. Wood, son of Mrs.
Addie Wood, Culpeper, Va, was
listed in today's War Department