Evening star., 1950-09-28
Three D. {. Area Men
Reported Wounded
In Korea Fighting

I'LL NVIGd liylsEiliy
Three Washington area men
have been wounded in Korean
fighting. the Defense Department
announced in Casualty lasts lo7
and 108 to-day
One of them, an Alexandria sur
vivor Of the sinking of the aircraft
carrier Wasp during World War
IT, already has been returned to
active duty.
He is Sergt. Byron T. Fones. 33,
a veteran of IL years in the Navy,
now serving with the Fifth Di-
vision in Korea.
Also listed as wounded are Army
Corpl. Robert E. Black, formerly
of Laurel. Md, and Marine Corps
Pfc. Edgar D. Morgan, former
resident of Washington, whose
wife now is living in langley Park,
Md.
FOnes' Wife Notified.
Sergt. Fonesi wife. Mrs. Hazel
M. Fones of 80 East Glebe load,
Alexandria. received kilograms
from the Defense Department noti-
flying her that her husband had
been wounded September 3 and
returned to duty September Z.
Sergt. Zones enlisted in the
Army in october, 1949, his wife
said, and left the West Coast fol
Korea last August 4.
Sergt. Fones.. who was an elec-
trician's mate when discharged
from the Navy, worked for a time
at the Alexandria Iron Works. He
was known in boxing circles and
participated in several matches
around Alexandria. his wife said
Mrs. Fones is the former Miss
Hazel Wood, of Skyland, Va. She
moved recently with their FIVE
year-old son from 822 South
Twenty-first street. Arlington.
Lived in Laurel for Year.
Corpl. Black lived in Laurel fol
year until he went overseas on
July 81. His wife. the former Miss
June Furnea, and their 2-month-
old son, Robert E. Black, jr., now
live in Melbourne, Fla, their
original home.
They roomed with Mr.. and Mrs
James I. Newton, All Compton
avenue, Laurel, while Corpl. Black
was stationed at nearby Fort
Meade.
Corpl. Black was serving with
the 5th Cavalry Regiment at the
time ne was wounded. according
to word received by Mrs. Newton
from Mrs. Black.
Pfc. Morgan. %, was stationed
at the Naval Communication
Center here for two years before
going overseas in August. A ma
tive of New Orleans, La. he has
been in the military services
Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps
for total of eight years. He
falsified his age to enlist for the
first time in the Navy when he
was Is years old.
Wife in Takoma Park.
He married the former Miss
Jewell Witmyer, of Mannheim, Pa.
about four months ago. Mrs
Morgan, who works for the Navy
Department here, lives in the
Langley Park apartments, near
Takornas Park. Md
This is Pic. Morgan's second
trip to the Far East. He was
assigned to OCCUPATION duty with
the Air Force in Japan at the end
of World War II. He is now a
member of the Second Marine
Division and has been in the Ma
rine Corps for the past three years.
Casualty list No. 107 also gives
as wounded in action Army 1st 1t.
Frank II. Earle, husband of Mrs.
Patricia w. Earle of Charlottes-
vile, Va, now living in the Far
East Command.
1t. Earle is reported in a Tokyo
hospital by Mrs. Earle's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. v. Walker of
Charlottesville. He was wounded
while serving with the 1st Cavalry
Division in Korea.
Commissioned az VMI.
Before going to Korea, 1t. Earle
had been on occupation duty in
Japan. He received his commits
sion at Virginia Military Institute,
returning to active duty after
completing further studies at the
University of Virginia in 1948.
List No. 108 gives as killed in
action End 1t. Alfred Owen Hutch
ison, %, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Hutchison of Leesburg
Va. He was killed on September
S. while serving with the oath Di-
vision, according to telegram
received last Thursday by his
parents.
A West Virginia man, Pvt.
Howard R. Watson. jr., 18. of
Martinsburg, also has been killed
in action, the Defense Depart
ment has informed his parents.
He was the third soldier from
Berkeley County to be killed In
the Korean war.