Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-12

Maryland m n. Col. Rosecrans.
both marines, were in the list OF
wounded. They were Pvt. first
class Earl L. Marion, husband of
Mrs. Earl L. Marion, 26 Strouse ave-
nue., 1ndianhead, and Pvt. FIRST
class) James P. Russell, son of Mrs
Norma Reed Of Davidsonville.
Virg.nian Missing.
Virginians reported among those
missing included Leroy Malcolm
jenkins, seaman first class, son
of Mrs. Mae Ella jenkins of Gull
Eaper.
1t. Col Rosecrans served in the
World War and was wounded at
Belleau Wood. He was commits
stoned a second lieutenant while in
the Army of Occupation in Ger
many
He also was an aide at the White
House, from 1888 to 1885, for which
he was given letter of commenda-
ton. He attended the officers school
at Quantico, where he was editor
and publisher of the Leatherneck
last year. In March he was sent to
Few River, N. c.. with commend of
battalion. He was wounded Sep
TENDER II.
Maj, Rogers. native of Massa-
cllusetts, enlisted in the Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve July 20, 1882.
He was appointed a second lieuten-
ant in the Reserves and called to
active duty November 7, 1910. AS
company commander in the Fleet
Marine Force. he served at Guam
tanamo Bay, Cuba, and was with his
company at Paris Island, S. c., and
at New River. N. c. He sailed in
April IS battalion officer in brigade
Of the Fleet Marine Force, and was
killed in action September 81.
FitcheIl in Class of 1912.
1t, Mitchell, who was graduated
from the Naval Academy with the
1912 class, attended Florida Military
Academy at St Petersburg before
going to Annapolis,
1t Ringness, 30, was a former
resident physician in pathology at
Doctors Hospital here. He was
killed in an airplane fight over
Guadalcanal on October II and his
death was reported by the Navy De-
partment November a.
A native of Minnesota, DR.. Ring
ness received his medical education
at George Washington University
Medical School here. He served his
interneship at the South Pacific
General Hospital San Francisco.
His widow is a daughter of Rear
Admiral Dallas Grady Sutton, who
is in charge of the Portsmouth (VaD
Naval Hospital A sister of It.
Ringness, Mrs. Florence Clements,
also lives at the Colorado avenue
address.
Corpl. Kerr was killed in October
In the South Pacific, according to
notice sent by the Navy Department
to his parents. A graduate of Cen
trail Catholic High School, Pitts
burgh, he moved here with his fam
lily four years ago and was employed
as messenger in the Social Security
Board. Enlisting on May 81. 1910,
he became a private first class on
October %, 1941, and corporal on
July %.
Proud of Son.
Mrs. Kerr said she had received
one letter, dated September 26, from
her son. She assumed he was killed
in the Solomons Island campaign.
II am grieved, but proud he met
a heros DEATH" Mrs. Kerr said.
In addition to his parents, Corpl.
Kerr is survived by four brothers,
James and Jack Kerr of this city,
Charles Kerr, Pittsburgh. and Frank
Kerr, Newark, and two sisters, Miss
Blanche Kerr. connected with the
War Department at Anchorage,
Alaska, and Miss Gene Kerr, a nurse
in Pittsburgh.
The 1913 total casualties were
broken down as follows: Dead, l72;
wounded, 315. and missing, 24l.
The preponderant share of these
casualties resulted from direct &C
ton with the enemy, but included
are names Of these who we're lost in
accidents at sea and in the air on
duty directly connected with war
time operations, the Navy Depart
ment stated, adding that natural
deaths OF accidents not connected
with operations against the enemy
are not included in the total
This list, No. Is announced, brings
the total of Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard casualties reported to
next of kind from December 7, l941,
to October 81. inclusive, to total
of l6,527, the Navy said. The total
includes 4,625 dead, 1904 wounded,
and 1898 missing.
AS in previous announcements,
the Navy said some Of those under
the classification of missing may
have been rescued at sea and landed
at isolated spots or otherwise made
their way to safety at places from
which they have had no opportunity
to communicate with United States
naval authorities"