Evening star., 1945-05-25
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

NIISu
Pvt. Harry Bordow. d. crac
guard on the l940-l94l Easter
High eleven who starred on the 1874
all-high team, was killed in actio
JANUARY II in Germany, it has bee
reported to his parents, Mr.. an
Mrs, Joseph Bordow. 70l Sevent
street Sc. Pvt, s8ordow previousl
had been .listed rs missing on ths
date, He was lost when his entir
unit was surrounded by Germa
tanks and infantry in fighting nea
RittershosSen, a letter from the Wa
Department explained.
Pvt. Bordow was born in Wash
ington and graduated from Easter
High School. He attended Georg
Washington University and wa
employed at the Navy Yard befor
entering the service in May, 1944
Pvt. Bordow was sent oversea
about a month before he was killeC
He served with the 18th Infantr
Division in the 7th Army A brother
Albert, is in the Navy in the Pacific
He also leaves a sister. Mrs. Rutl
Oler. who lives at the Seventh stree
address.
lst 1t. James ii. Redden, jr., 2G
OF 4025 Nichols avenue SW.. diet
April % on Okinawa of wounds re
ceived in action. the War Depart
ment has advised his parents. H.
was an infantryman
Memorial services will be held TO
Ii Redden at pm. Sunday in tn,
Wilson Memorial Church, 754 Elev
enth street Sc
A native of the District. 1t. Red
den attended Eastern High School
and before entering service in tn,
summer of l94l worked for l.. S
Bilegs. Inc, meat packing firm. 1t
Redden was commissioned after at.
tending Officers Candidate Schoo
at Fort Benning.
Besides his parents. 1t. Redden i.
survived by two brothers. They are
Robert Alvin Redden. %. who was
wounded early this year and has now
returned to NAVY duty as a gunner
and Earl. 20, who lives here. The
father is mechanic for the Airport
Transport Service
lSt 1t. Harold E. Garfinkel, 25. son
Of Col. Abraham Garfinkel. a pris-
oner of the japanese, and Mrs
Garfnkel. who lives at 27OO Wis
consin avenue NV, was killed in
action IN Italy on April IA, the War
Department announced today.
Born at Camp John Hay in the
Philippine Islands. while his father
was stationed there, 1t. Garfinkel
was commanding platoon of in
fantrymen when he was killed, his
mother said.
1t. Garfinkel attended New York
Military Academy, Cornwall, N. Y,
and The Citadel Charleston. S. C.
He went into the Army in Novem-
Der. 194l. and went overseas in
April. l943.
Early in the war his father was
taken prisoner on Bataan, where be
was commanding an infantry organ
ization.
Pvt. Perry ]. KaraS. l8, son of Mr.
James karas OF GIT Emerson street
NV. was killed in action May IL in
CzechoSlovakia. the War Depart
ment has informed his wife, who
lives in Roxbury. Mass. Pvt. Karas
was with the 18th Armored Division
Of the Sd Army.
A native of New York, he was a
graduate of Gordon Junior High
School snd Western High School.
He was on the basket ball team at
both schools, was a member of the
YMCA and sang for the George
own Boys Club. He entered the
Army in September, 1914, and went
overseas last March.
A brother, Corpl. James Karas,
ir. L S M. c., d, is now in the
South Pacific.
Pfc. Edwin l.. Burr, 35. son of Mr..
and Mrs Eugene W. Burr. 3l34 @
street NV. was killed in action on
Luzon on April "a, the War De-
partment disclosed today.
He was born in klamath Falls,
Greg, and graduated from Mckinley
High School here in 1929 He en-
tered the Army in May. 1912. and
had been overseas a little over a
year. He was with the infantry.
Edward Jordan Orr, %. pharma-
cists mate SC, u S. N. R, has
been killed in action. the Navy De-
oartment made known today. His
mother, Mrs Dorothy Alberta Orr
lives at 903 Tenth street NV.
He was born in Philadelphia and
attended Phillips High School and
Birmingham Southern College in
Birmingham, Ala He worked for
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
lion from September, 1941. to Febru-
ary. l943, and went into the Navy
n the summer of 1943.
Pfc. Joseph F. Horan. son of Mrs
katherine Horan. 1900 Thirty-sev-
elrth street NV. was listed as
killed in action in the Pacific in
a casualty list today A story about
Pvt. -Horan appeared in The Star
on May 18, after next of kin was
notified.
Wounded
Pvt. Albert NJ. Buchly. 26. of the
Sth Infantry Division, was wounded
,ast fall in the fighting at Hurtgen
Forest. he has informed his wife,
Mrs, Marylee Buchly. l56 Todd place
NE. Mrs. Buchly was never noti-
fed officially of her husband S
wounds. She received word that
ne had been awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds received Novem-
Der %. Pvt. Buchly wrote to his
wife. explaining that the lack OF
notification was probably due to the
.act that all of his records were
.ost and added that he had not
received any pay for a long time.
Overseas since last September
7vt.' Buchly received the Bronze
Star for gallantry in action Novem-
Der Is, when he voluntarily ran
into an open minefield, under fire
10 recover wounded man. He
reached the man. gave him first-aio
and. then brought him to cover, the
citation said.
A native Of Washington, Pvt
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