Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03
Wounded

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Pfc. Edward Stephens Mccarthy
was wounded in action for the sec
ond time on April II and is now
hospitalized in Richmond, Va. He
was flown to this country Sunday.
according to his mother, Mrs. Ruth
c. Mccarthy, $500 North Albemarle
street, Arlington.
The 49, year = old infantryman
stepped on a land mine in Ger
many, his mother said, and lost his
left foot. He previously had been
wounded in the left arm November
% in France. Mrs: Mccarthy said.
Pvt. Mccarthy has been in the
Army since July. 1943. and went
overseas last August. He is a ma
tive of Arlington and was graduated
from Washington and Lee High
School there His father, Walter
Mccarthy is a circuit judge
Pvt. Mccarthy was listed on to-
DAYS casualty release.
Sergt. Paul F.. MarcerOn. 29-year-
old infantryman, whose wife, Mrs.
Helen E. Marceron. lives at l4l0
Trinidad avenue NE. is now in
hospital in France, suffering foot
injury he received April Is in Ger
many the War Department dis
closed today. Shell fragments
lodged in the bone of his left foot,
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
w. Marceron, lilo Holbrook street
NE. said
Sergt. Marceron formerly worked
for the Washington Woodworking
Co, Inc. where his father now is
employed He Is native WASH
ingtonian and attended Eastern
High School, his mother said. He
went into the Army in March, 1941,
and has been overseas since jan
uary Sergt Marceron has a l.
month-old son, Charles Joseph Mar
ceron
Sergt. Nathan G. Downs, 26, was
wounded in action April 8 while
fighting in Germany with the in
fantry. This is the second time he
has been wounded, according to
War Department information. He
was first wounded in France last
August.
The son of Lawrence NJ. Downs
1888 Adams Mill road NV, Sergt
Downs went into the Army in April
1941. his sister. Miss Hazel Downs
of the same address, said He was
born in Nokesville, Va, and at
tended school in Aide, Va. He for
merly worked in Wilmington, Del
for the Du Pont company. Hi:
father is guard at the Nationa
Airport.
Pfc. James A. Havenner. 26, hus-
band of Mrs. Mary K. Havenner
1909 Seventeenth place Sc. was
wounded April II in Italy where he
was fighting with the 85th Noun
tain Division, his wife has been in
formed. Pvt. Havenner is the sor
Of Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Havenner
SAT- Spring street, Forestville, Md
Born in Silver Hill, Md, Pvt. Hav.
enner attended schools there anc
Eastern High School in the District
He was employed as a bus driver
for the Capital Transit Co. before
1iioSiAii6 viz oSl VIC oNSI
seas since December, Pvt. Havennel
is now in a hospital in Italy. Unit
he entered the service, Pvt Haven.
ner served as manager player or
the Hillcrest baseball team. He ha.
a 3-year-old daughter, Gayle Pa.
tricia
Pvt. William E. Cooper, 20, re.
ported as wounded on todays officia
casualty list, was hit in the lei
March % on Luzon where he wa
serving with paratrooper outfit
he has informed his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Cooper, Braddocl
road. Alexandria, Va. Pvt. Cooper i
now in hospital in the Pacific.
A native of Alexandria, Pvt. Coop
er was graduated from Mount Yer
non High School in Fairfax County
He entered the service in March
1943, and was sent overseas yea
ago. Before entering the service h
was employed at FIT. Belvoir. On
brother, Sergt. Charles Cooper, re
Gently left for overseas and anothe
brother, Pvt. Thomas Paul Cooper