Evening star., 1945-06-14
On the Roll of Honor

Pearl Harbor Corpl. D'Ambrosio
served in Puerto Rico and Trinidad
before going to the Pacific.
Pfc. John G. La Gree. whose wife
Mrs. Margaret C. La Gree. lives at
479 F street S.W., was wounded in
action in the Pacific theater, ac-
cording to an owl announcement
today.
Liberoted
1t. Col. Leslie II. Cross, 20. was
liberated from Ofiae GA by the Rus
slams on April 81. He arrived in
the United States a week ago Sun
day and is home with his wife. Mrs.
Opal L. Cross, l417 N street NV.
He saw his ~ -month-old daugh-
ter, Christine Cheryl, for the first
time week ago, Mrs. Cross said.
He had been overseas since June
1914, with the Sd Cavalry.
In the Regular Army, Col. Cross
was graduated from Norwich Uni
versity in 1898. He was sta
toned at Fort Myer for several
years. He is native of Lancaster,
N. H., and went to high school
there. Col. Cross father, Fred K.
Cross, lives in Lancaster.
I'd 1t. Lloyd Earl Goff, 27-year-
old Bit pilot who was shot down
over Germany September 26 and
taken prisoner by the Germans, was
liberated May l from Stalag Luft l,
1t was announced today by the
owl.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul r.
Goff, 1924 Wilson boulevard, Airing
ton, 1t. Goff's brother, Coxswain
Dale Goff, is listed on today's honor
roll as wounded.
1t. Goff has been overseas since
July, 1914. He went into the Army
in March, 1913, after working at
the Washington Gas Light Co. He
was graduated from Washington
and Lee High School and Strayer's
School of Accounting. He was born
in Hamilton, w. Va, and came
to Arlington 18 years ago. 1t. Goff
has another brother in the service
besides Coxswain Dale Gof1. He is
T/Sergt. Ray Goff, infantryman,
now at Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Also liberated from German war
prisoner camps were the following
men who were listed on today's
owl release:
Pvt. William F. Work. whose wife,
Mrs. Ruth E. Work, lives at 24O7
Cheverly avenue, Cheverly, Md.
Pfc. Samuel M. Pruett, whose wife,
Mrs. Martha v. Pruett, lives at 1868
Euclid street NV.
Serst. James Smith, whose sister,
Mrs. Birdie Pegues, lives at 1913
Eleventh street NV.
T/Sergt. Howard A. Wolpert,
whose wife, Mrs. Lois E. Wolpert,
lives at 1445 Fairmont street NV.
Corpl. Howard w. Mockry. whose
wife, Mrs. Maxine Mockry, lives at
1888 Thirty-fourth street, Mount
Rainier, Md
Sergt. Harry G. Malas. son OF
George H. Malas, 7127 Ninth street
NV.
S/Sergt. John 1. Johnson, son of
Mrs. Marion H. Johnson, sol Pea
body street NV.
Pfc. Ned S. Harwood, whose wife,
Mrs. Virda E. Harwood, lives at
3147 Fourteenth street NV
Pvt. Charles o. Curtin, whose
wife, Mrs. Mildred v. Curtin, lives
at l03 Emerson street NV.
T/Sergt. willard G. Bennett.
whose wife. Mrs. Willie Lee Ben
nett, lives at 1l4s New Hampshire
avenue NV. .E
1st 1t. Emmett G. Conway, T.,
whose wife, Mrs. Winnie w. Con-
way, lives at 227 Evans lane, Alex
andria.
1st 1t. James L. Norwood, son of
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Norwood, 1888
Meridian place NV. see
Capt. Frederick d. Wright. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. CHARLES w. Wright,
3051 Idaho avenue NV.
1st 1t. William S. Blount, whose
wife, Mrs. Mildred L. Blount. lives
at 900 Garland avenue, Takoma
Park, Md.
IlloUiiClo VI ACl lIdIlN WllO Weit
listed officially today as liberated
and whose liberation was announced
previously in The Star are:
Sergt. Emmett F. Bennett, son Of
Richard T. Bennett, 2316 Chester
street Sc.
FLO william J. Caselton. son OF
Gartner w. Caselton, 2745 Twenty
ninth street NV.
1st 1t. Charles G. Glasgow, son of
Mrs. Caroline B. Glasgow, 1915
Seventeenth street NV.
S/Sergt. william Keegan, whose
wife, Mrs. Audrey H. Keegan. lives
at 602 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Pfc. George w. Love, whose wife.
Mrs. Mary C. Love, lives at 1923
Beecher street NV.
1t. Watson E. Shepherd, son OF
Mrs. Alma Elliott Shepherd, 414
Tenth street NE.
T/5 Frank c. Bastgen, son of Mrs.
Ottilie Bastgen. 371 North Edison
street, Arlington