Evening star., 1945-04-04

hart, Route 2. Box 10, Laurel MO,
have been notified.
He was graduated from Mont
gomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring, Md, and later was employed
at the Beltsville research center. He
entered the service in 1912. and IN
1914 was sent overseas.
Pvt. Lowell w. Plank, %, a MEM
Der of the Sd Army, was in
jured by mortar shell fragments
along his whole left side. letter
from him told his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter M. Plank OF IS
Montrose avenue NV.
A graduate of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, Pvt. Plank
worked in the Navy Yard here be-
fore his induction last August. His
wife is now employed there. Sent
overseas in January, he was
wounded February q near Trier,
Germany Hospitalized in England,
Pvt. Plank has written that he ex-
poets to return to active duty soon. A
brother, 1t. Donald M. Plank, is
with the Army in Germany.
Pfc. Robert J. Eisel, "A. formerly
stationed at Walter Reed Hospital
here, was wounded in the hip in
Germany on March 2, he has writ
ten his wife. Mrs. Mary Sedduth
Eisel, 800 Upshur street NV.
Son Of 1t. Col. John p. Eisel, who
is with the air forces in England,
Pvt. Eisel is q native Of Flint, Mich.
where his mother lives. He worked
there as a machinist before joining
the service in September, 1942. He
went overseas in October. Pvt. Eisel
has 4 son, Robert j., jr., 2 months.
Serst. Woodrow Bennett, 81, In
fantryman recently recommended
for the Bronze Star, was wounded
in Germany, his wife. Mrs. Kath-
leen A. Bennett, route 2, Rockville,
Md, has been notified.
A graduate of Montgomery High
School in Rockville, Nd, Sergt.
Bennett was with the Sd Army. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs william L
Bennett of Falls Road, Rockville.
He has two children, Patricia Ann,
6, and Nancy Gail, l6 months. Sergt.
Bennett was a steamf1tter with the
Cornell Plumbing A Heating Co.
before going in the Army.
Sergt. Paul w. knight, %. tank
commander who fought with the
Sd Army across France into Ger
many, was slightly wounded on
March 4, the War Department has
informed his foster mother. Mrs.
Mary E. Nearing of 603l Inwood
avenue, Cheverly, Md.
A graduate of Hyattsville High
School, Sergt Knight was welder
at a Baltimore plant before join
ing the service in March, 1912. He
went overseas in November, 1943.
Pfc. Thomas M. Brown, %, whose
wife, Mrs. Virginia v. Brown, lives
at Franconia, Va, has been wounded
in the European area.
He entered the Army in August
and went overseas in December.
He has a daughter, Theresa Ann.
He is a native of Fairfax County,
and attended the Franconia School.
Before entering the service he was
employed as a truck driver.
A brother, Melvin p. BrORn, is
also in the service, and smother
brother, John S. Brown, was re-
Gently released from the Army.
Pfc. Milton Hansbrough, r., 38,
husband of Mrs. Martha c. Hans
brough, Newington, Va, was
wounded in action early this month
in the European area.
Pfc. Hansbrough was employed
at the Bureau of Engraving before
going into the service in January,
1943. He was sent overseas in De-
cember. According to information
received by his wife, he received
an eye injury.
Born in Alexandria, he lived in
Fairfax County most of his life, and
attended the public schools there.
He has two children, Milton, jr.,
and Brenda Joan.
Pfc. Paul SINNERS, jr,, son of Mr.,