Evening star., 1945-02-19

fed. He has been overseas 10
months. e.. ~
Mrs. Tolbert said her husband
wrote he is improving steadily. A
native of Richmond, he was grad
uated from Terrell Junior High
School here. The couple have a IS
month-old daughter, Barbara Jane.
Pvt. Harvey E. Porter, 20. whose
mother, Mrs Edna D. Newcomer
lives at 3755 Minnesota aveue NE, is
back on active duty after being
wounded in the hand on Leyte No.
vember %, his mother has been noti-
fed. A graduate of Chamberlain
Vocational School, Mr.. Porter work
ed at Sears, Roebuck & Co. before he
was inducted two years ago.
Pvt. Porter went overseas Is
months ago, his mother said. She
has two other sons overseas, Corpl.
David Porter, in France, and Sea-
man First Glass; Frank Porter, in
the Pacific.
Pfc. James Branson, 81, is also back
on duty in the Philippines after
being wounded early in December,
his mother, Mrs. Pearl Griffin, 230
Third street NE, said. His wife and
two children live in North Carolina.
Pvt. Branson was born in North
ern Maryland and was graduated
from Cardozo High School. He has
been overseas eight months and in
the Army three years. News of his
wound was kept from Mrs. Griffin,
who has been i'll, until he recovered.
Second 1t. Angelo P. Buttice, 81, a
native of Chicago, was wounded in
action in the Philippines November
10 and has since returned to duty.
his wife, WAVE 1t. Vera w. Buttice,
5225 Seventh street NV, has been
notified. A native of Texas, Mrs.
Buttice has been on duty here since
last April. -....
1t. Buttice was inducted in July,
1941, and has been overseas with the
infantry for a year, his wife said.
Corpl. Joseph C. Howell, %, is in
a hospital after being wounded in
the side and arm December IL while
on duty with an antiaircraft unit in
the Philippines, his sister, Mrs.
Helena Edmonds, 2715 Seventeenth
street NV, has been notified. Over
seas nearly three years, he is vet
eran of the New Guinea and Ad-
miralty Islands campaigns.
Corpl. Howell was born here and
attended Hines Junior High School
and Mckinley High School. A mem
ber of the National Guard, he was
called to active duty after Pearl
Harbor Mrs. Edmonds has another
brother overseas, Pfc. George F.
Howell, 18, in the South Pacific.
Second 1t. Jules J. Dubost, jr., al,
a flight leader with a reconnaissance
squadron based in the Philippines,
lost thumb and finger as result
of antiaircraft fire during a mission
over Japanese-held territory, his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jules j. Du-
bost. ST., of 100 Avenue G, District
Heights, Md, have been informed
He was brought to Langley Field
Va, three weeks ago for further
treatment, his mother said
Lit. Dubost was born in New York
and was graduated from Maryland
Park High School in June, 1941. He
worked at the Navy Yard year be-
fore enlisting in the air forces
in 1942. Overseas about six months
he wrote his parents he had dropped
36 900 pounds of bombs before being
shifted to reconnaissance duty just
before being wounded.
Pfc. MurI Al. Rogers, jr, "a. is in
a hospital in Memphis, Tenn, after
being wounded In the leg BY q ma
chine gun November II on Leyte, the
War Department has informed his
parents, the Rev M As Rogers oi
1.-The Temple Of Christ, and Mrs. Rog.