Evening star., 1945-03-10

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Many casualties --- 1O6
Thus far in this war 1856
, men from the District area
haze been reported killed.
! Killed
Pvt. Lewis A. Newman, Is, taken
prisoner in Luxembourg December
! % at the time of the Nazi break
through, died January is in Ger
man prison camp, the War Depart
ment has notified his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Newman, 40l K
street NE.
Pvt. Newman was born. in Wash
ington and was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School. He was en-
ployed in the procurement division
of the Treasury Department prior
to entering the service in May, 1943.
A combat engineer, he went over
seas last April and participated in
the Normandy invasion. Besides
his parents, he is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Marian Fleischman of
the K street address and Mrs. Edna
Stein, 1900 Fort Totten drive NE.
Pfc. Wilton Stotler, %, was killed
in action in Germany February 81.
His widow, Mrs. Gladys Stotler, lives
at 1413 Wisconsin avenue NV. A
former clerk in Safeway store in
Georgetown, Pfc. Stotler was serving
with an armored division
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Stotler,
3438 Baker street NE, he was a ma
tive of Washington and attended
Gordon Junior High School. He
went overseas in December.
Survivors include two children,
Wilton, jr, 8, and Jeannetta, 81
months. Four brothers also survive,
Richard T. Stotler of Arlington;
Woodrow F. Stotler, Washington;
Jewels Stotler, Miami, Fla, and Sea-
man (Second Class Daniel F. Stot-
ler, now stationed in Florida.
Pfc. Frank Paul Oglialoro, jr., 81,
was killed in action February "a in
Germany. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank P. Oglialoro, live at Goodluck
road, Lanham, Md.
A native of Washington, Pvt. Og-
naloro lived in Lanham most of his
life. He attended Holy Name School
and was employed at the War De-
partment before entering the service
in May 1912. Overseas for 10 months,
Pvt. Oglialoro had transferred from
the Military Police to the infantry
shortly before he was killed. Three
brothers are also in the service
Pfc. Joe Oglialoro, in the Philip
pines; Pfc. Frank Oglialoro Is in
France, and Pfc. Louis Oglialoro,
stationed in Texas.
Sergt. Randolph L. Hutchison, 20,
son of Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchison of
Route /, Fairfax, Va, was killed in
action in Belgium In January, his
mother has been notified.
Sergt. Hutchison, a graduate of
Fairfax High School, entered the
service in January. 1943, and went
overseas last year. Before going in
the Army, he was employed as
machine operator by the Washing
ton Mattress Co., here. A brother,
Aubrey Hutchison, is now overseas
with the Army.
Pvt. Dominic ]. di Gennaro, n,
of 4O1 Seventy first street, Seat
Pleasant, Md, died of wounds in
France February %, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Pietro G. di Gennaro, have
been notified. Story on page AS.
Wounded
Pfc. George C. Werner, "a, whose
wife, Mrs Dorothy Gaddis Werner,
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Werner, live at 10 Fort Hunt road,
Alexandria, was wounded in the
arm January 5 in Europe. He is
reported to be recovering in q hos
pital in England
Son of Wade Werner, Associated
Press foreign correspondent who
is in Paris, Pvt. Werner was induct-
ed in May. 1943.
A story describing the meeting
between the father and son in Alsace,
France, appeared in The Star De-
cember 26, 1914. Pvt. Werner's older
brother. Capt Miles Werner, 25, an
AAF fighter pilot, was lost over
Kiska two years ago during the bat
tie for the Aleutian Islands.
Staff Sergt. william r. Frye, 20,
was injured by shell fragments jan
uary % in Germany. The sergeant
wrote his wife he was lucky, be-
cause as he fell bullet whizzed
through his helmet, leaving his head
untouched.
His wife, Mrs Pearl c. Frye, 1920
New Hampshire avenue NV, re-
ports that he is fully recovered and
back in action on the German front.
Sergt. Frye was graduated from
Hopewel (Va0 High School and
joined the Army on February "a,
1912.
First Sergt. Dallas Paul Besaw.
"a, was wounded in France on Feb
ruary S, the War Department has
informed his wife, who lives at 5759
Thirteenth street NV.
A member of the American 7th
Army, Sergt. Besaw was wounded in
the right arm but returned to duty
on February 20. Sergt. Besaw en-
listed in the Army in February, 1912,
end went overseas in July, 1914, as
a member of an infantry division.
Second 1t. Leo Borega, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Eleanor M. Borega, lives
at 231 Twelfth place NE, has been
wounded twice in the PHILIPPINE
campaign.
A former employe of the Procure
ment Division of the Treasury De-
partment. he has two sons, Robert,
8, and Paul, l. He has never seen
his second child. Resident of WASH
ington for seven years, 1t. Borega
has one brother in service, Pfc.
Charles Borega, "a. who is with the
infantry in France.
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