Evening star., 1945-04-03

Howell avenue, Alexandria, is listed
offlcially as having been wounded
March 3 in Germany. He was born
in Philadelphia, and attended high
school there. He lived in Alexandria
for four years before he entered the
Army in September, l94l.
! He and his brother, Sergt. William
Mason, 27,swere the first brothers
to be inducted from Alexandria, ac-
cording to their mother. Sergt. Ma
son is now stationed in Hawaii. Pvt
Mason was stationed at Panama for
u months before he went overseas
with an infantry regiment. His fam
lily has learned he is recovering from
his wounds. A third brother, Pvt
Richard Mason, %, is serving with
the 9th Army overseas.
Pfc. william H. Vermillion, Is, was
wounded in action February "a while
fighting with the Sd Army in Ger
many, his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ver-
million, 5000 Forty seventh avenue
Edmonston, Md, has been notified.
He has recovered from left arm
injury and is ready to rejoin his
company, Mrs. Vermillion said
A former employe of the East
man Kodak Co. here. Pvt. Vermil-
lion entered the service last June.
He has a son, Richard. ! year old.
Pvt. william L. Baker, 10, son of
Mrs. Eleanor v. Baker, Route 3,
Gaithersburg, Md, was seriously
wounded in action February % in
Germany, the War Department an
nounced today. He is now fecuperat-
ing at hospital in England. Pvt.
Baker was with the Sd Army when
wounded.
Pvt. Baker attended Gaithersburg
High School before entering the
Army in May, 1914. He went over
seas in December.
Pfc. John J. Gretchen, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Della E. Gretchen, for
merly lived at 81 U street NV,
was wounded last month in Ger
many, according to the War De-
partment. Mrs. Gretchen now lives
in Pottsville, Pa. Born in Pottsville,
where he attended high school, Pvt.
Gretchen was indicted into the
Army a year ago and went over
seas last summer. He is an infan-
tryman.
Pvt. Harold L. Henderson, 25,
whose wife, Mrs. Evelyn Henderson,
lives at 5420 Third street NV, Is
listed by the War Department as
wounded in, both legs February 26
in Germany. He is native of North
Carolina but had lived in the Dis
trict most of his life before enter
ing the Army last July. He was
employed by the Chesapeake d Po-
tomac- Telephone Co. for four years
as a cable splicer.
The Hendersons have a daughter,
Anna Evelyn, 2. Mrs. Henderson is
employed by the National Geo.
graphic Society.
Pfc. Robert w. Hatton, 27, was
wounded in March in Germany, his
wife, Mrs. Virginia B. Hatton, 6408
Brookeville road. Chevy Chase, Md.
has been notified. He Is now recov-
ering in hospital in France. In a
letter to his wife from the hospital
he said his infantry division was
among the first to cross the Rhine.
Pvt. Hatton entered the service
in June, 1914. He had been en-
ployed by the War Department be-
fore that time. He went overseas
last December. The Hattons have
two small sons.
Pfc. Eugene E. Bielaski, 80, son of
Mrs. Mabel A. Bielaski, 29O9 Otis
street NE, is listed as wounded q
second time in eight months early
last month in France. The first
time be was wounded was while his
regiment was fighting in Germany.
He was born in Washington, at
tended the public schools of the
District and was employed as q
pressman on Washington newspa-
pers before entering the Army in
l943. His wife, Mrs. Florence M.
Bielaski, is telephone operator at
the Metropolitan Police Department.
She lives at 50O2 Fifty sixth street,
HyattSville, Md. Pvt. Joseph Leroy
Bielaski, a brother, is with the Army
Quartermaster Corps in Europe.
Corpl. Gordon w. Toothman, 80,
was wounded in action February
28 in Germany, where he was fight
ing with an engineer outfit, his wife,
Mrs. Jessie H. Toothman. 205 Wood
land drive, Forest Hills, Md, has
been informed.
A native of West Virginia, Corpl
Toothman came to Washington
about 10 years ago. He was en-
ployed at the Federal Works
Agency before entering the service
in October, 1943. He was sent over
seas more than six months ago. He
has a 4-year-old daughter, Donna
Jean.
Staf Sergt. Harry B. Robb, rs,
whose wife, Mrs. Alice Robb, lives
at 5819 Colorado avenue NV, was
wounded in action December n in
Belgium, where he was fighting with
the 106th Infantry Division, he has
informed his wife. Sergt. Robb,
now patient at Camp Butner, N.
c., has been home for the past
several days on a pass. A native
OF New Jersey, he was employed
there prior to entering the service
four years ago. Sergt. Robb was
sent overseas in October.
Pfc. Elmer F. Hotchkin, 26, whose
wife, Mrs. Gladys Hotchkin, lives in
Culpeper, Va, was wounded by 4
shell fragment in his right shoulder
while serving with the infantry
March 10 in Germany. according to
the War Department.