Evening star., 1945-06-03
Killed

I'd 1t. Rodney Gaumnitx, 70, sor
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gaumnitz
formerly of Cherrydale community
in Arlington, was killed in action or
Okinawa, May Is, while fighting
with the 9Th Marine Division, 1t wa.
learned here today.
1t. Gaumnitz was graduated from
Washington-Lee High School, where
he was president of Sthe student
body, representative of the school,
at Boys State, elected the best all.
round boy, winner of the Good Citi-
zenship Award and member of the
Honor Society. He played football
and basket ball there. Later he at
tended the University of Minnesota
but won his commission in the Ma
rine Corps before graduation. He
was stationed at Quantico last sum-
mer, and landed on Okinawa on
Easter Sunday, he wrote friends
here.
Mr.. Gaumnitz is now with a dairy
concern in Evanston, Ill. He for
merly was with the Department OF
Agriculture here. Mrs. Gaumnitz
was commissioner of the Girl Scouts
in Arlington, and served as one OF
the first members of the Arlington
Ration Board. Besides his parents,
1t. Gaumnitz is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. E. L. Lobdell, and
Misses Joan and Lynn Gaumnitz,
VINO all are with their parents in
Evanston.
T/Sergt. Richard Joseph Murphy.
jr.. 26, former reporter for The
Star, who has been missing in action
since D Gay at Saipan, last June
Is while he were serving as a Ma
rine combat correspondent, is now
listed legally as dead, the Navy has
advised his parents who live at LOT
Woodbine street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Sergt Murphy is the only member
OF The Stars editorial staff to be
listed as killed in action.
Born in Washington, Sergt. Muir
ply was graduated from Central
High School and Georgetown Uni
versity where he was editor in chief
of the Domesday Book, the school
yearbook. He came to work at The
Star shortly after his graduation in
1910 and remained on the staff until
he joined the Marines in June, 1912.
After tour of duty in the Canal
Zone Sergt. Murphy was sent to the
Pacific In June, 1943, following a
leave in this country. He was sta
toned in New Zealand and later
participated in the battle for Tara
wa before going to Saipan.
Capt. Frederic C. Murphy, SO,
formerly of 7701 Georgia avenue
NV, was killed in Italy May Is
in vehicular accident, the War De-
partment has reported to his wife,
Mrs. Catherine McGiveney Murphy
who now lives in Berlin, N. H.
Capt. Murphy came to Washing
ton early in 1910 to join the staff of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce OF the Commerce De-
partment where he served for three
years as an analyst. according to
department personnel. He entered
the Army in May, 1943 and was
sent to North Africa the following
October and shortly after that was
transferred to duty in Italy with the
Allied Control Commission. Besides
his wife he leaves two children,
Frederic, 4, and Mary Elizabeth,
who was born in September. 1943,
just prior to Capt. Murphy's depart
ure overseas.
Pvt. William F. Shoots, 10. son Of
Mrs. Eta M. Shoots, 1925 S. Six
teenth street, Arlington, died of
accidental gunshot wounds in
Czechoslovakia, his mother has been
notified. He entered the Army in
May, 1914. and went overseas last
November. Besides his mother he
is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Katherine Wilkinson, and Misses
Clarice and Lois Shoots, and two
brothers, Preston and Richard
Shoots, all of Washington
Liberated
Maj. Howard P. Dodge, 36, has
been liberated from German
prison camp and was returned to
American military control April 20,
he has informed his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph N. Dodge, 3543 AL
bemarle street NV. A member of
the 9th Armored Division, Maj.
Dodge was captured December 10 in
Belgium. He has written his par
ents that he expects to be home
soon. A graduate of Central High
School, Maj Dodge entered the
service in February. 1941, and was
sent overseas last August.
S/SerSt. J. Irwin Johnson, "a, has
written his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C. Johnson of 1922 Fourteenth
street NV, that he was liberated
from Stalag IA May 6.
In letters received from their son
yesterday, Mrs. Josh johnson said
that he had written he had been
on a march for three weeks and
was on starvation diet. He added
he expected to be home soon.