16 July 1944
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Lt. Gilbert Rollins, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Rollins, Gainesville, and Lt. Egbert Thompson, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Thompson, Woodbridge, were wounded in action during the invasion of France and both are in hospitals in England. Both men are graduates of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and formerly were Prince William County 4-H Club Members.
AWARDED PURPLE HEART
Pfc. E. Conway Owens, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Owens, Nokesville, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Italy. Pvt. Owens has been returned to the United States to recuperate and is at present in the Moore General Hospital in North Carolina.
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