Evening star., 1945-11-14
Decoration

awarded the Bronze Star posthu-
rnously for performing the duties OF
an automatic rifleman in an out
standing manner, his aunt. Mrs.
Frank Balm, Of 27o0 South Giebe
road, Arlington, said today.
Pfc. Staples was reported missing
near Aachen, Germany. last Christ
mas Day and in May was declared
dead by the War Department. His
wife. Mrs. Lillian Staples, and two
children, Gerald, s, and Billy, 2,
formerly lived in Greenbelt, Md,
and now are living in Waukegar,
III.
Returnees
Names OF additional Washington
area veterans returning at New York
and Newport News yesterday and
today have been received from the
Associated Press. Complete ad-
dresses were not given for some OF
the men.
More than 200 District of Column
bia area men arrived yesterday at
New York aboard the transports
Andrew Moore, John Harbard,
Walter Forward, John Clark, Ben
jamin Goodhue, Madawska Victory,
Jonathan Worth, Henry w. Long,
fellow, Alexander Graham Bell,
Richard Rush. Ambrose Burnside,
John Brown, John Milledge, Thomas
Benton, Thomas Hyde, James Tur-
ner, Joaquin Miller. Robert Stockton
and Lehigh Victory. Washington
men we're:
,oSrrs W. Q; q, e. Frank J; willisms. Pfc.
sis;s sFsSel5 Pfs .,x.,. M,I!s% r Aiss M1ssrss
hrFDhs R,epsns 7e9 .oSS. Quebec place NV; TI4
NE; Pfc william B. csrith.Ts, M sefae Pic James James
Ford. Pfc; Edward wade. TI6 John. Z.
ss.rVf snsssrToos' fsit plsi Charles g. Mensrshik
James ! Birchett ist 1t. vilsSn Was e. curtis. rRs.
on s0sn RsSHh9sn Ws g. l.rs Tls sssst ssssr WIZ
Es~.ra = fsylo; rs 50fS Rssssl 6 LIVE; s.zton s
Brown. Pfc Lander Dodson. PIC. Linwood Cd
Johnson. Pvt. Irving johnson. Pvt. James
E ;JShnson: ;sl Col: John NJ; Raymond. lst 1t.
w. ~.
s.ionone. serEt JOHN John X. s Koteh. alaHs corpi. B.
ssis PFC Asei rf~Se5s %eod.ne efe rI aose
liam A. Reed, Pfc. James c. watson. Pvt.
Edmena Wish Wi AmSs sst 4 Edw.Id Wsaes
eaTss rs !i William nfh FIssns2 FIsst Tis ess
c.p D%ss Msse. e. toyps ass
Chief Warrant ofncer Frank D. Mainous.
1.s, 1ss Il; william =; F,ison, COrpI Robert
i. sradtoFd. [i Pc LeSyn " % B. Brides M aPss Pfe'
rhipps,, TIs Roser Cheek f.; Pvt; CHI 5!ss 5ss
Rock Creek Church road NV: PIC. willie
!, Mcclure. 2510 M street NV; 1t. Col.
EevsTk EevsTd pOn ssnoro M R0IS,t ysn
Wolf. Ti5 clyde o. Barker. Capt Earl W
ssf ssspr.s sssss sse. k% NSa:rd sr, y Wfn WIZ
liam r: Sutherland, 1920 Connecticut ave-
nu. w NV; Pfc. joseph A; oishsk; 1t, ,CSL Col
s:5s; s.ss ss;. = s:ss
Leon K Smith. TIA Ray w Moreland,
JS JosneT 1aPfs r. Rich.rs e. No. Moy 1 Ts August st
F. Pohlig. Pfc. Horace Johnson, Pfc. Will
liam j. White and Pfc. James L. lockwood.
Maryland and Virginia veterans
we're:
sfss.s. caEl sssins 900 TsaeRa saess rhem p.5s
xrliastea: aias pss0!ri FRANCIS s. Hnek ssSsTns
Twenty y-seventh street Arlinston: ,i; Pie.
Dudley. S. Blossom. jr:, Chevy Chase;; TL3
Edysrd r; Foster, Arlinsgson;, ,s TIP John H H:
Hl.xsneria; PIC. Robert w; Johnston.
4IS HSs1sm rf 1s aIav:i T svsT sslna ssaIs
T. Batson. Upper Marlboro: Pvt. Raymond
Mount tqf Rainier: Pc Pfe. Riehard c. stsllwerth,
l6 West Chapman street. Alexandria; Maj
Cecil H. Stroup, Falls Church; Serxt.
connely 1Gd T. asi wsst afe.t s F.s srss
Holly avenue; Taaoms PARK; y. col; Rex s.
Gilden, Rockville
Among arrivals at Newport News
yesterday aboard the transports
West Point. Richard Gatling, j. w.
McAndrew. Joseph Meek, James
Barbour, Sommelsdyjk and John
Trumbull. were these Washington
men:
| slserst. Edward B. Movry, "a osls-
thorpe street 5e, NV; SSsrstt Ds,ms elm.
eun, 2pf Pfc ssmael E. johnson. 1893
Sixth street NV: Pfc; Samuel :; Murrsy
l291 l;', Kenyon sen street NV; PVT Thomas g
samuel s & Jaetsoh iSis Street Il NV
NE; Capt William B.. Asher; sLsergt.
f1slR Wsar fsiss cf5P Tse%ss raa1 h
Pvt. Levi G.. Firdy. serEt, zeph p. Moore
ete: OSCAR A: Ovens: PVT. Ollie 2. Hen Hen
John p. Garner: $40 sixth street NE.
81 '::: 'Saa;s: 1ass asauss:s dssas
ssIst. William L,lienield. 1899 TrinisssS q
4st sHs 5ess NW sfr ss HsafR William nI f. aos. 49,
NV NV; Ts Robert W 8. dsskins. Is psirsss
ssn Ts NW ssy.. ps Nw 5.Tss M H.ar1 AsssG'f g. .g r.
B. Pierce. 1st It. deorre williams,
Tsss psns ssn. q a.aIs. w. N.so T.s e'
sey. Pfc" Pc. Robert Il. Steele, PIC. samusl ?
ss.la ss III szs5s Wsss ossss colp M7n SSan'sNp
S fie wilsm wilson. pv
sfrt hEss rft Hss ss rys syf
Grove. T1serst. ABE B. korestoa, TIL
peil' psi' rs Homer A. stokes, Pvt. Merle Z
Clair. 1st 1t. Mary Biskup. seret. Juar
Ramos. jr.. Pfc. Albert W. Goodwin, TIL
Forsythe. 1st 1t. Leo Berndt, 1st 1t
Walter NJ. Rise, INSERT. Arthur N. Nc
Curry, sLSerFt. Lloyd Miller, sergt
sparks, TIA Frank A. Haynes, TIA Ia
vern W. Keller. Pfc. Billie F. Davis, Pfc
Paul P. Geogopolis, Pfc. Thomas B. Hais