Evening star., 1945-03-30

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(Wounded) fWounded)
wounded in action In France on
March Is, his parents have been
notified. He wrote them from a
hospital in France, saying he was
getting along well.
Pvt. Culloty was defense worker
in Pearl Harbor on December T.,
1941, and was cited for bravery by
the officials of the Navy Yard
there. He later returned to this
country and worked for the Navy
Yard here until he entered the
Army last October. He left this
country after four months train
ing, and was wounded after being
overseas one month. He attended
Holy Name School.
Pfc. Ralph N. Hoffman, %, has
been wounded in Manila, his
mother, Mrs. Lille G. Hoffman of
1431 G street. NE, has been in
formed by the War Department.
A V-mail letter she received from
her son March q said he was feel
| ing good. Pvt. Hoffman was in
Quoted on March 81, 1943, and went
overseas the following September
Before he joined the service he
worked at Hecht's engineering de-
partment here.
Other men listed by the War
Department as wounded were:
Pfc. Leonard w. Faucet, whose
wife, Mrs. Marie Minnie Faucet,
lives at rs Fort drive, Fair Haven,
Alexandria.
T/5 Kelsie Mcclure, husband of
Mrs. Ruth S. Mcclure of 80 West
Grove drive, Bellehayen, Alexandria
Pfc. Thomas E. Maloy. son of Mrs
Sadie E. Maloy of Potomac Heights,
Md. .-. 49,.
Stories about the following Wash
ington men. listed as wounded in
action by the War Department, have
appeared previously in The Star
Pvt. Roy B. Raynor. husband of
Mrs. Mary E. Raynor of $500 South
Third street, Arlington.
Pfc. Mclean M. Farr, son of Mrs.
Amy II. Farr, 1902 Kenilworth
avenue NE.
Missing
1t. q. g. Donald billiard Jones
Spanagel, U. S. N, %, whose father,
Capt H. A. Spanagel, is head of the
postgraduate school at the Naval
Academy, has been missing in ac-
ton since January II, the Navy De-
partment has informed his parents
Lit. Spanagel was in action against
the japanese in the South Pacific
and his dive bomber failed to return
to its aircraft carrier Born in Al
lentown, Pa, 1t. Spanagel was
graduated from Woodrow Wilson
High School here while his father
was stationed at the Navy Yard,
and then attended Randall Pre-
paratory School. He entered the
Naval Reserve in June, 1941, and
in September, 1912, went to Athens,
Ga, for pref1ight training.
| A brother, Machinist's Mate 1/c
Robert j. Spanagel, "a, is stationed
at the Patuxent River Naval Air
Station and younger brother, Her.
man A., jr, II, attends the Severn
School at Severna Park, Md, in
preparation for the Naval Academy.
S/Sergt. Newton Magness, 20, has
been missing In action since March
when his plane collided with an
other American plane while on it's
way to bomb targets in Austria.
Only one man was seen to bail out
of the two planes before they
crashed, his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
John r. Magness, Valley View ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md, have been
informed.
S/Sergt. Magness has been over
seas since September and was on his
26th mission as a turret armorer-
gunner of a B-24 Liberator when
his plane failed to return to its base
in Italy. He had been awarded the
Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clus-
tiers.
/ A native of the District area,
S/Sergt. Magness was graduated
from Montgomery Blair High School
and attended the University of
Maryland before entering the
Army in June, 1912. His father, DR..
Magness, is the head horticulturist
for the Bureau of Plant Industry of
the Department of Agriculture. An
other son, Second 1t. Robert M.
Magness, is also in the Air Forces.
Prisoners.
Pfc. Robert M. Preston, "a, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Preston of 5308
Forty third street NV, formerly
listed as missing in action. is a
prisoner of war in Germany, his
parents have been informed in a
letter from him.
Brother of Mrs. Winifred p. Self
| ridge, an employe of The Star, and
himself former employe of the
Washington Post, Pvt. Preston
Joined the service in December, 1943,
and went overseas last September.
His letter from Stalag III D was
cheerful and he said he was feeling
fine and was being well treated. A
/ graduate of Woodrow Wilson High
School, Pvt. Preston was studying
to be an electrician before he joined
the Army. He has two brothers,
Corpl. James Preston, n, In the
Army and Aviation Metalsmith
First Glass Clifford Preston. as, In
the Navy.
1 Pvt. Eugene E. Adams, sr., 81, an
infantryman listed as missing since
December 8. 1914. is a prisoner of
war in Germany, a card from him
has informed his wife, Mrs. Mary
D. Adams, 1412 North Utah street,
Arlington,
: Father Of two children, Eugene,