Evening star., 1951-01-17
Here and Abroad
District Men and Women
lin Nations Services

lon street Sc, has been aboard
the destroyer Warrington.
Three other men were scheduled
for shore leave at Villefranche, a
resort city on the French Medi-
terranean coast. They are Sea-
man John H. Powers. jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers, 5452 Ne
braska avenue NV; Seaman Will
liam L. Hedrick. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee A. Hedrick, 1425 Chaplin
street NV. and Seaman Appren-
tice Ray E. Price. jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Price. 1900 Forty-second
avenue. Hyattsville. Md. All three
men are crew members of the de-
stroyer Cory.
Three District visitors to the
Riviera port of Cole Juan are
Chief Opticalman John F. Oliver,
1915 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Dental Technician 1/c Charles r.
Pearson, 805 Rock Creek Church
road NV. and Fireman Richard
L. Fletcher. 730 Third street NE.
All are stationed aboard the Grand
Canyon. destroyer tender.
Capt. George w. Mccauley, jr.,
31-year-old veteran of World
War II, has been serving with the
5th Air Force, flying combat mis-
sions over Korea. He has made S.
missions and has received the
Silver Star and the Distinguished
Flying Cross.
A graduate of Catholic Univer-
sity here, he is married, and his
wife Reita and daughter Linda
Anne, 7, are living in Japan. His
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George
McCauley live at 1905 Taylor
street NE.
First Sergt. Herman M. Carey Of
Boydton, Va. has won the Bronze
Star for heroism In Korea. The
24-year-old non-com has been in
command of a tank with the
Second Division. His sister, Mrs.
Elton Skillman, 420 Warner street
NV, has not heard specific details
of the award, which was recently
announced in an Associated Press
dispatch from Tokyo. Sergt. Carey,
who joined the Army in 1914, had
been stationed in Germany. Hawaii
and Japan before going to Korea
last August.
Paul Lowe Foster. former West
ern high school football player,
has recently been commissioned in
the N. r. o. T. c. program. Ensign
Foster, graduated this winter
from Northwestern University, is
the son of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Paul F. Foster. formerly Of Arling-
ton. who live now at Sugar Loaf
Farm, Frederick, Md.
Corpl. Ralph A. Myers, son of
Col. and Mrs. Harry Myers, Ret.)
was appointed I'd Lieutenant in the
Air Force Reserve on Christmas
Day. His family live at 2045
Thirty-eighth street Sc.
Capt. James D. Roberts, jr.,
son of Mrs. j. D. Roberts of $3.50
Wisconsin avenue NV, has been
stationed in Korea where he flies
an F-s6 Sabre jet fighter. In
World War II Capt. Roberts few
combat missions from the Aleu-
tianS.
Col. Frederic B. Westervelt has
been named post surgeon at Fort
Belvoir. He succeeds Col. Martin
F. DuFrenne, who died in De-
cember. The 47-year-old physi-
clan was born in Pittsburgh and
was educated there. He is a vet
eran of 20 years service In the
Army, and served as surgeon
with the 10th Army in Okinawa in
World War II.
David L. Sandoe. Navy fireman.
recently learned how to escape
from a sunken submarine. At the
submarine base at New London,
Conn. Mr.. Sandoe got out of
120-foot training tank, which
Stimulates underwater conditions.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David l.. Sandoe, jr., 5305 Sew
enth street NV.
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