Evening star., 1945-03-22
On the Roll of Honor
Division in his first battle Of the war
when he was wounded.

Transit Co. prior to entering the
service December n, 1943. Pvt.
Kline had been overseas since
August. He has daughter, 4-year-
old Donna. Pvt.3 Kline's father,
Walter Cline, live, at 1921 Fourth
street S.W. A brother, Corpl. Walter
Cline, is in Canada. Pfc. Kline
adopted a difiereat spelling OF the
family name.
Second 1t. Russell SilverthOrn, %.
of the Marines las been wounded
in action on I've Jima. A separate
story about him appears on this
page.
staff Sergt. Charles L. White, in
received a leg injury
while fighting I'D Germany. the Sec
ond wound helhas suffered. His
mother, Mrs. Nary E. White, lives
on Diamond aYnue. Gaithersburg,
Md.
A native of taithersburg, Sergt.
White was grtduated from high
school there. H entered the Army
about four yeah ago and has been
overseas about three, his cousin,
E. C. Ricketts, ,Eaithersburg grocer.
said. Sergt. VhiUe was a member
of the Nationh Guard. His father,
Rodney White lives in Washington
Grove, Md. $rgt. White was first
wounded in lance last July.
Tech. Fourh Grade Clarence Z.
Martin, whoS sister, Mrs. Hazel E.
Eniow, formfly lived at 1897 Me-
ridian place NV, was wounded in
action in thdPacif1c theater of oper-
ations, accoting to a War Depart
ment announcement.
Pfc. JOSEF w. Dyer, 22-year-old
infantrymaI was wounded in ac-
ton FebruaE on Luzon, his sister,
Mrs. Lillial Murray, 1925 Tucker
man street wv, has been notified
He is now in a hospital ship.
Overseas about two years. Pvt
Dyer enterd the Army in August,
l942. He ws born in Waldorf, Nd,
attended sAool there and worked
in Safewy store on Georgia ave-
nue. beforehe entered the service,
his sister sd. He wears the Com
bat Infanti Badge. Two brothers
also are in be service, Pies. Francis
E. Dyer, wh the antiaircraft artil-
lery in Frate, and Leo T. Dyer who
is stationedin a New York general
hospital.
Tech. SGT. Ralph "Tabo" Tay-
lor, 27, wal alwounoed in the South
Pacific thder of operations jan
uary II, orhis 55th mission. He is
radioma gunner in the air
forces. HI wife. Mrs. Mary F.
Taylor, 23t North Tenth street,
Lee Garoei, Va, said he is now
in a hospRl somewhere in the
South Pacis.
Sergt. Ta aor has been overseas
since last by. He was born here
and is a gHuate of Central High
School. Bef@ he entered the Army
in OctobeA 1912, he attended
George Washington University and
was a print in the Government
Printing OGe His mother, DR..
Flora TayloAives at 1928 Fairmont
street NV. lis wife is a Capital
Transit Co. mploye. Sergt Taylor
holds the AiMedal with Oak Leaf
Cluster, MrsCaylor said.
David J. laker, quartermaster,
first class, wi wounded in the in
vasion of be Philippines, his
parents, Mr. ind Mrs. Thomas J.
Baker, Spencville, Md, have been
notified by ge Navy Department.
He was seryig on battleship.
A graduaYof ST. Joseph's School.
the 2l-yearld petty officer joined
the Navy If years ago, his sister,
Mrs. Kerna Stewart, 1914 Blaine
street NEbaid. He was born in
Bluefield, y. Va Quartermaster
Baker has Zen overseas since Pearl
Harbor anparticipated in the Bis
marck SCI Guadalcanal, Tarawa,
Kiska, san. Guam and Philip
pine navsengagements.
One of Is brothers, Pvt. Daniel
Edward kker, infantry, was re-
ported nSing in action in Bel
GUM, Jalery IS. His two other
brothers n in the Navy, Pharma-
cist's M, First Glass. Thomas
James Yer, jr., stationed here at
the NavDispensary, and Seaman,
Second ass, Franklin H. Baker, in
the So1 Pacific.
Pfc. 0ter G. Browne, Is, was
woundeA in action February S
while fling with the infantry at
Manila pd is now in hospital
in the hilippines.
| Pvt. rOwne's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ekd G. Browne, live at 56O3
l. streeHillside, Nd. His wife, Mrs.
DorcaS Browne, formerly lived
at 1l3Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
She wSs for the Treasury Depart
ment.
A fve Washingtonian, Pvt.
Brown8Went to Maryland Park
High 4nool and enlisted in the
Army February, 1910. He received
an hd'able discharge and work.
ed for1e Veterans Administration
beford again entered the Army in
OctobS 1912.
Pvtl by b. .RaynOr. "a. infantry,
was s. busly wounded February "a
in Frke, his wife, Mrs. Mary E.
Rayn5 b800 S. Third street, Airing
ton, been notified. They have
three hs.
PvtlR Rynor was native of Ben
son, Before entering the Army
last Il, he worked for the Con-
nectid Pie Co. He went overseas
last Iember.
StaASergt. James E. Milton was
wouno in action while fighting
with 92nd infantry division in
Euro his wife, Mrs. Mabel r. Mil
ton, First street S.W.. has been
infor1
A i've of Altoona, Pa, Sergt.
MiltoF Forked at the Edgewood Ar
senalA Maryland before he en-
teredhe service in July, 1912. He
went Nerseas last September.
| Coz Alton Grigsby, %. field ar
tillerj Fas wounded in action on
Leytd( december 80. His wife, Mrs.
EvelyM. Grigsby, lives in Acco-
keek, d.
COD Grigsby was born in Mar
shall ll, Md, and attended Mar
shall MI and Indianhead schools.