Evening star., 1945-02-12

men from the District area
haze been reported killed.
Killed
Sergt. Nicholas E. Vita, 26. son o1
Joseph Vita, 434 Fourth street NE.
was reported killed in action on. to-
days War Department list. His
father was informed he died Decem-
Der in France.
A native of the District, Sergt
Vita had been overseas 10 months
Before entering service in March
1912, he was employed as black
smith at the Navy Yard. A brother
Pfc. William A. Vita. is now serving
in France. Sergt. Vita Is survived
also by four sisters, Mrs. Rose
Chamoulis. Mrs. Louise Coluzzi
Mrs. Ralph Frye. and Mrs. Mollie
Fetter, Cicero, III.
Staff Sergt. George NJ. Gosnell
81, nephew of Mrs. Ernest Leo Mil
ler. 1882 D street NE, was on to-
days War Department list of mer
killed in action. According to his
family, he died December is In
France.
Sergt. Gosnell was graduated from
Eastern High School before joining
the Army two years ago. He went
overseas with the infantry in Novem-
Der A native of Frederick, Md, he
had two brothers in service: Pfc
Charles Gosnell, now in England
and Pvt. Bernard Gosnell, with the
Army in Georgia. A sister, Miss
Helen Gosnell, 708 Springs street
Silver Spring, also survives.
Pfc. Harry F. Shinn, jr, %. in
fantry, who served in the Army fol
40 months without furlough home
died of wounds received in actor
January II on Luzon, the War De.
partment notified. his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Shinn, 818 Kenned.
street NV.
A native of Washington, Pvt
Shinn attended st. Gabriels Schoo
and was graduated from Roosevelt
High School. He wc-ked for Safe
way store before entering the Arm,
in September. 1941. After thre'
months of training he was sen
overseas. He participated in th'
early fighting in the Philippines ant
was a bushmaster on New Guinea
his father said. Mr.. Shinn work.
for the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission.
1t. d. g. Ciaggett Hartman
Hawkins, %, commander Of a tor
pedo bomber squadron. who was re-
ported missing December 6 in the
was killed on that date, when
his plane crashed at sea, the Navy
has notified his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Hawkins
Of Woodbridge, Va.
1t. Hawkins was born in Mont
gomery County, Md. He was grad
uated from Occoquan WaD High
School in 1899 and attended George
Washington University here. In
1912, he enlisted in the
Navy and was commissioned at Pen
sscola, Fla, year later. 1t. Hawk
ms formerly was employed by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
here.
He also is survived by a brother
Ellis. Memorial services will be held
at pm. Sunday in Dumfries VaD
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Corpl. Edward v. McAndrew, 20
paratrooper, was killed in action
near Trois Points, Belgium, January
3-five days before a War Depart
ment order appointing him to Wesi
Point arrived at his headquarters
His grandfather, M. j. McAndrew
and aunt, Mrs. George W. Murphy
live at 5000 Nevada avenue NV.
Corpl. McAndrew attended high
school in Hawley, Pa, and was {
freshman at Brooklyn Polytechnica
College when he entered the Army
in 1943. He went overseas las
April, and took part in the invasion!
of Northern Italy, Southern France
and Belgium. He also is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Jeannette Mel.
son of Hartford, Conn.
Pfc. Anthony G. di Gennaro. 19
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pietro di Gen
naro, 401 Seventy first street, Sea
Pleasant, Md, was killed in actor
January 25 in Belgium, his parent!
have been notified by the War De
partment. He was born in the Dis.
trict and had lived in Seat Pleas
ant since he was an infant. H,
attended public school in Sea
Pleasant and the Maryland Parl
High School
He entered the Army Februar,
IA, 1914, and was sent to Fort Meade
Md, later to Camp Steuart ant
Camp Gordon in Georgia He visitec
with his family his first Christina!
in the Army and left for the staging
area preparatory to embarkatior
two days later. He went overseas
with an infantry unit. His brother
Pvt. Dominic J. di Gennaro, n
is in Europe with an infantry regi
ment. Another brother, Gaberie
L., rs, was given medical dis
charge last August after being in
jured while working on the Alcal
highway.
Pvt. John b. Myers, 10, son o
Mrs. Leonard F. Myers, sr., 30
Ramsey street, Alexandria, Va, wa
reported killed in action on th'
War Department list today. HI
died November "a in France, hi
mother was informed.
Pvt Myers was a student a
George washington High School il
Alexandra when he entered servic,
in October, 1943 He was a gunnel
with the antiaircraft artillery unit
October, last year, when he wa
transferred to the infantry.
brother, Pvt. Leonard r. Myers, jr
Marine Corps, was reported In tn,
y