Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22

son, an infantryman, was with tn,
9th Army.
A native of Washington, Pvt
Larson was graduated from Jeffer
son Junior High School and WORKED
at the Navy Yard until he entered
the service more than two year.
ago. He was sent overseas l6 months
ago and at first was attached to tn,
Sd Army.
I'd 1t. Paul Weber, Washington
Pa, varsity halfback on the Georg.
Washington University football team
from 194l to 1943, was wounded II
action on Two lima, 1t was Learned
here. 1t. Weber recently wrote tina
he had met 1t. Ellis Hall. jr., notice
below, at a Hawaii hospital.
I'd 1t. Ellis Hall, Jr., MasontoWn
Pa, who played varsity guard al
George Washington from 1910 tt
1912, also was wounded on Two, II
was learned.
Missing
Sergt. Kenneth Wright, %. engi.
neer-gunner in the 351st Bomber
Squadron, has been reported miss
ing in action in Europe since Apri
3, his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Wright, 143 Grant avenue. Takoma
Park, Md, have been notified.
A graduate of Montgomery Blaii
High School, Sergt. Wright worked
for gasoline station before join.
ing the Army almost six years ago
He went overseas last January anc
was still in England awaiting as
Segment to an air base when he
last wrote his parents.
Prisoner
Pfc. Louis DeFilippo. 81. son OF
Nick and Antonio DeFilippo. 430;
Ninth street NV, who was report
ed missing December 20 in Luxem
bourg, is a prisoner of the Ger.
mans, his parents have been Of
ficialiy informed.
4 Mrs. DeFilippo received a lettel
from her son three weeks ago saying
he was prisoner and AL tight. ::
She received oficial notification
from the War Department on Wed:
nesday. A native of Washington
Pvt. DeFilippo attended parochia
schools and was employed by {
grocer before entering the service il
February, 1912. He has been over.
seas for two years. Two brother!
are in the service, Marine Pvt
Joseph DeFilippo. in the South
Pacific, and Pfc. Charles DeFilippo
in the Philippines.
Pfc. Erwin Watson, 80. who wa.
reported missing in action December
81 is now a prisoner of war in Ger.
many, he has informed his wife
Mrs. Myrtle Watson, 31OS Tenth
road Arlington, Va. He was a mem.
Der of the famed 106th Infantry
Division.
A native of Virginia, Pvt. Watson
attended schools in Stafford County
Va. He was employed as an asbesto.
worker until he entered the servic,
in March, 1914. Pvt. Watson wa.
sent overseas in October. He has g
daughter. Emily, 3.
T/Sergt. Willard G.. Bennett, D
whose wife, Mrs. Willie Lee Ben.
nett. lives at 7004 F street. Sea-
Pleasant, Md, who was reported
missing in action December 81, i.
now prisoner of Germany al
Stalag Alb, he has written his wife
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o
Bennett, Seat Pleasant, Sergt. Ben
nett was graduated from Bladens.
burg High School and worked tol
the w. G. Murphy Co. before join
ing the Army March Is, 1943. He
was sent overseas in October, 1914
A brother. Pvt. James Bennett, is
stationed in Georgia.
Staff Sergt. Robert L. Wilson, IS
of Upper Marlboro, Md, is a pris-
oner of war in Germany, the Wal
Department yesterday notified his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Wilson, Upper Marlboro.
Sergt. Wilson previously was re-
ported missing in action in Ger
many on January %. A story op-
peared on him on July 2 at the
time he was reported wounded in
action.