Evening star., 1945-05-25

! ~ ioSAANi eAaoe WY W. A'~--
was with the Sd Division OF the
7th Army. He had been overseas
only two weeks when he was cap
/ tured Mrs. Morrison said. The 49,
I year-old infantryman was gradu-
ated from Eastern High School and
worked at the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation before he went into
the Army last July. His father is
a cab driver here. Mrs. Morrison
works in the Foreign Funds Control
of the Treasury Department.
Pfc. Joseph T. Aravanis, 81. was
liberated from the German prison
camp Sta .ag 2-B on May 2, his wife
Mrs. Katherine Aravanis, l743 P
street NV. has been notified. He
was taken prisoner September IT, &C
cording to his sister. Mrs. Helen
Mandelos, l425 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV
Pvt Aravanis. with the 36th Ar
mored Infantry Division was wound
ed in the legs and right hand when
he was taken prisoner. Born in
Greece, he came to the United
States in 1920 and lived in Belmont,
Mass. for nine years. He came to
the District about 10 years ago and
was the proprietor of the Imperial
Valet Shop, at l347 Connecticut
avenue NV, before he went into
the Army in January, 1914. He
went overseas last July. Pvt. Ara
wants mother, Mrs. Aglaia AraVanis
lives at GIG Whittier street NV.
5 Sergt. Edward NJ. Waters. 25
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l.. Wa
ters, 1924 Kansas avenue NV, was
liberated in Germany last month
and now hopes to get home by his
mothers S birthday, June u. he dis
closed in a letter to his parents
Sergt. Waters went overseas year
and half ago As a gunner on a
Bit and was shot down over Ger
many May 8, 1914.
! Born here. Sergt. Waters was
graduated from Central High School
He enlisted in March, l94l.
! I'd 1t. Robert G. Taylor. %. whit
has been imprisoned since his plane
was shot down over Germany las,
July. has been liberated from tht
camp at Hoosburg and expects t.
return here soon, according to 9
cable he sent his parents. Mr.. ane
Mrs. A. G. Taylor, 1909 South
Thomas street. Arlington 1t. Taylo,
was hospitalized in Germany aftel
his plane was shot down and Later
imprisoned at camp in Silesia. He
was transferred to the camp at Nu-
renberg in January and later taker
to Moosburg
I'd 1t. OrviIle r. Simmons. brother
of M. V. Simmons. 5008 Fifty-thiro
place, Hyattsville. recently was lib.
Grated from Ofag 81 by the Rus
slams and is now in hospital ir
England, he has Informed his
brother 1t. Simmons, a field artil.
lery officer, was captured last Sep.
tember 9. 1t. Simmons had com.
pleted a years training in the Army
and had returned to civilian life
about two months before Pear
Harbor. He returned to the service
shortly after the United States en-
tered the war. Before entering the
service. 1t. Simmons was employed
by a Hyattsville plumbing company
/ T Sergt. James Dankert Skagen
81, has been liberated from a Ger
man prisoner of war camp. accord
ing to a V-mail letter he sent his
wife, Mrs Dorothy Watson Skagen
1924 Tuckerman street, Riverdale
Md.
Sergt. Skagen's letter, dated May
l, said he was in good health ano
hadn't suffered too much. He was
reported missing in action on De-
cember II and later reported a pris-
oner.
Overseas since last June. the in
fantryman has been in the Army
four years. He previously worked
for the Federal Trade Commission
here. The Skagens have two chill
dren.
Pfc. Charles E. Dalinsky, 81. was
liberated from Stalag IA, at Moos.
bury, April 90, his brother, Harry A
Dalinsky, 5000 Thirty-second street
NV, has been notified.
Pfc. Dalinsky was taken prisoner
last October while fighting with
the 1st Army at Aachen. He was
sent overseas last August after a
years training in this country. Be-
fore entering the service in 1874;
he was associated with his brother
at the Georgetown Pharmacy.