Evening star., 1952-09-17

OTld.
arine ssrst Paduis.
S/Sergt. Dave H. Moore. brother
of Mrs. Marie Payne. 5400 South
Eighth Street, Arlington.
Marine S/Sergt. Russell !. Hud-
son, whose wife and mother 1--we
at 211 Robertson avenue. Char
lotteSville, Va. and whose aunt.
Mrs. Kenneth Lanahan, lives at
2o1 East Glendale avenue. Alex
andria.
Marine I'd 1t. Frank G. Perrin,
husband Of Mrs. Frank G. Perrin.
Waldorf, Md.
Army Sergt. Edward T. Collins,
jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
T. Collins, 1871 Maple avenue,
Annapolis, Md.
Almost Got Mine.
Sergt. Padula was wounded on
August II on Bunker HILL" He
is now on his way home. He was
q gunnery sergeant in Company
C. 1st Battalion, Of the 1st Marine
Regiment.
II almost got mine that time" +"
he wrote his wife after his injury.
But don't worry. I'm all right. /"
Now In his 11th year in the Ma
rines. Sergt. Padula had been In
Korea since last December. After
service in the Pacific during World
War II, he was stationed at Guam
tico, Va.
He was twice wounded in World
War II and has been cited for the
Silver Star medal for heroism. He
and his wife have 2-year-old twin
sons.
Wounded Twice in Week.
Sergt. Moore was wounded about
September ! for the second time
in week. Fragments Of an ex-
ploding grenade caught him In the
right shoulder. He wrote his sister
that the grenade, thrown behind
him, had wounded three of the
four men in his emplacement on
Bunker HILL" none Of them seri-
ously.
Slightly wounded In the leg
August ~, he had not been taken
out Of the line. He Is with H Com
pany, Sd Battalion, Of the lst
Marines. He has been In Korea
since May.
The 9-yeaf Marine veteran saw
Pacific service in World War II
and later served for three years
IN the American Embassy in War
saw, Poland.
Sent Back to Line.
Sergt. Hudson received minor
wounds" also ct Bunker Hill. )"
and was sent back to the line after
field treatment. He is O platoon
sergeant In B Company, 1st Bat
talon, 1st Marines.
The veteran Of nine years serv-
Ice has been in Korea since June.
He wrote his mother that his
company had made the first as
sault on Bunker HIP and held 1t
for two days against "a whole
regiment Of Chinese"
1t. Perrin, "a, was wounded three
times in less than o month-on
August 10. September 2 and Sep
tember 5. The first two times he
was returned to duty after field
treatment. The third time. he
wrote his wife; he has hit by shell
fragments on both sides Of the
face, in one arm, both hands and
both legs.
After his secohd injury, he was
transferred from the weapons
company Of the I'd Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment. to the I'd pla-
toon Of e Company. He was sery-
ing as platoon leader when hit
the third time.
In Korea Since February.
After graduation from the
Naval Academy in 1851. 1t. Per-
rim took further Marine training
ut Quantico. Va. He has been in
Korea since February.
He wrote that, "after i've days
and nights on Bunker Hill. 80
yards from the enemy, it is good
to be behind the lines again"
He has q daughter, three
months old.
Sergt. Collins. 20. was wounded
In the chest and stomach on Sep
tember 3. He will be sent to Japan
and then to the United States, he
said In q letter to his mother
dictated in . field hospital. He
was q scout with the 5th Regt-
mental Combat Team.
Earlier he wrote his mother that
patrol duty on Bloody Ridge"
was getting him down, after u
hours without sleep. He said he
hurt from being so wet all the
time" He asked for milestone
to keep an edge on his knife.
After graduation from Annap-
oils High school, Sergt. Collins at
tended olympic Junior College
in Bremerton, Wash, and later
did civilian intelligence work at
the Naval Gun Factory here. He
enlisted in February, 1851, in
Washington and was sent tn Ko.