Evening star., 1945-05-02

SoS NOItH hciiInOTe StFcel, airing
ton, Va, received rife bullet
wound in the left wrist April 7 In
Germany. He has been hospitaliZed
in England.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Birchell,
of Arlington, and father of 3l2-
month-old son, James Birchell III,
Pvt. Birchell is native Of Arlington.
He attended Washington and Lee
High School and at the time of his
induction was a mail carrier.
He entered the Army in May,
l943, and went overseas as an infan-
try replacement in March, 1945. A
brother, Machinist's Mate 1Ic John
Birchell, U.S.N.R., Is serving on the
Atlantic.
Seaman Ic Daniel A. Junghans,
%, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Junghans, so U street NV, was
wounded in action somewhere in the
Atlantic while serving with a gun
crew aboard a merchant vessel, he
has informed his parents. Seaman
Junghans was wounded on his sec
ond trip across the Atlantic. He
now has completed six trips.
Seaman Junghans was born in the
District and formerly worked for the
Capital Transit Co. He entered the
service two and half years ago. A
brother, 1t. Richard Joseph Jung
hans is Navy pilot serving In the
Pacific.
Pfc. Leonard Becraft, 27, was seri-
ously wounded April Is in Italy,
where he has been serving for more
than two years as combat engi-
neer, the War Department has noti-
fed his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Becraft, 1884 Twenty ninth
street NV.
Pvt. Becraft is a native of the
District and graduate of Gordon
Junior High School. He was en-
ployed by Safeway Stores here be-
fore entering the service 81 months
ago.
Pfc. William E. Hammond, ST.,
whose wife, Mrs. Margaret K. Ham,
mond, lives in Berwyn, Md, was re-
ported wounded in the recent fight
ing in the European theater of
operations.
Sergt. Charles T. Blunk, whose
wife, Mrs. Alice K Blunk, is listed
as a resident at ~ Rhode Island
avenue NV, was reported wounded
in Germany.
Sergt. Thomas r. Heaton, son of
Vincent E. Heaton, 1925 Ellicott
street NV, reported wounded on
today's official casualty list, was the
subject of a story in The Star after
his family had been notified.
Missing
Pfc. william A. Bresnahan, %.
whose wife. Mrs. Mary B. Bresna-
han, lives at l04l5 Lorain avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, has been re-
ported missing in action in Ger
many since April g. He is an in
fantryman in the 7th Army.
A native of Washington, Pvt.
is one of three brothers
in the armed forces. The others
are Pfc. Robert E., in France, and
Pfc. John A., in the South Pacific.
He is the father of one son, Will
liam, jr., 212.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School. he was employed in the
claims department of the Travellers
Insurance Co. when inducted into
the Army in September. 1914. He
went overseas in February.
S/Sergt. TRUE v. Sivils. jr.. %.
whose wife, Mrs. Mary Edna Sivils.
lives at 420 Eleventh street NE, has
been reported missing in aerial
combat since February % over Italy,
his wife has been informed. He was
fighting with the 18th Air Force
when reported missing.
e Son of TRUE Sivils, ST., Oxon Hill,
Nd, Sergt. Sivils joined the service
two years ago and had been over
seas six months. A native of Ports
mouth, Va, he moved to Washing
ton as a boy, and before joining the
service was in construction work
here. He is father of a 2-year-old
son, TRUE III.
Pvt. James r. Oliver, o. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Oliver, 6l03
c street, Capital Heights, Md, was
reported missing in Germany and
safe again on the same day, April
13. The War Department notices
were spaced week apart.
A native of Capital Heights, Pvt.
Oliver was graduated from Mary
land Park High School and was
employed by Government bever-
age control Office when inducted
into the Army in March, 1943.
After being selected for training
as an air cadet he was transferred
to the infantry and sent overseas
late in February, 1874.
Prisoner
Pfc. Warren F. Leigh, 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Owen Leigh.
649 I street Sc, reported missing
December 16, Is q prisoner of the
Germans, the War Department re-
ports. His parents believe he has
been liberated. In a recent letter
to his parents he described himself
as safe and we'll"
PFC. Leigh is graduate of Cham
berlain Vocational High School. At
the time of his induction into the
Army, in September, 1913, he was
employed by the Hecht Co. as
stock clerk. He went overseas last
October.
He is one of three brothers in the
armed forces. The two others are
twins, Pfc. Robert, with the infan-