Evening star., 1945-03-05


in France. He was born in Deerfield
Va, and attended Eastern High
School before entering the service
in May, 194l.
Pfc. Fred +. Hunt, %, husband
of Mrs. Josephine w. Hunt, 76l.
Eastern avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
has been reported as wounded II
action. He has written his wife
that he suffered trench foot anc
frozen fingers while fighting with
the infantry in France on December
81.
A native of the District, Pvt
HUNT was a member of the D. c
Fire Department prior to entering
the Army in May, 1914. He ha.
been overseas since November.
Pfc. Garland w. Shoemaker, 27
nephew Of Miss Flora v. Shoemaker
Route 4, Rockville, Md, has beer
reported as wounded in action. Hi,
aunt has received word he was
wounded December 19 in Germany
and is now in hospital in England
Pvt. Shoemaker was born and
educated in Montgomery County
Md. Before entering the Army In
October. 1912, he was employed in
Bethesda. He has been overseas
since August.
Pvt. William H. Woodend. 35, hus-
band of Mrs. Violet P. Woodend
2703 Lake avenue, Cheverly. Md.
has been reported as wounded in
action. He recently suffered sew
eral frozen fingers in Germany, he
has written his wife, but expects to
return to his outfit soon.
A former member of the District
National Guard, Pvt. Woodend was
born in Washington and attended
Mckinley High School. He entered
the service in May, 1914, and shipped
overseas last September. The couple
have a daughter, Dona Idis. s.
Pfc. Donald r. Woodward, 20. sorl
Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Woodward
8207 Queen Annes drive, Silver
Spring, Md. has been reported as
wounded in action Mrs. Woodward
said her son is in hospital in Eng
land with a broken ankle.
Pvt. Woodward, a native of Win
ston Salem, N. c., attended Mont
gomery Blair High School in Silver
Spring, Md. He entered the service
in July, 1943, and trained with the
paratroops at Fort Benning, Ga. He
was formerly Star carrier boy.
Pfc. Wendell H. Bloomingburg, 20
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Blooming
burg, 3606 Sixth street South, Ar
lington, Va, has been reported as
wounded in action. Before entering
the service he was studying for the
ministry at Freed -Hardeman Col
lege.
Attached to the Medical Corps,
Pvt. Bloomingburg has seen service
in North Africa. Sicily, Italy and
France. He was wounded in France
January % and is hospitalized with
an elbow injury in England. His
twin brother, Pfc. Wayne Blooming
burg, is also attached to a medical
unit In Europe. He was born in Ar
llngton, Va, and attended Wash
ington Lee High School.
Sergt. Arthur T. Colbert, "a. whose
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Colbert, lives at
4112 Military road NV, was slightly
wounded in the leg December % In
China, according to the War De-
partment. Sergt. Colbert, a native
of Hopwood, Pa, came to the Dis
trict to work as an agent for the
Equitable Life Insurance Co., and
enlisted in the Air Corps on April s,
1o43.
Staff Sergt. Frederic B. Klein, IT,,
son of Mrs. Frederic B. Klein, 6603
West avenue, Chevy Chase, Nd, has
been listed as wounded in action.
Pvt. Sidney H. Shore, husband of
Mrs. Alice C. Shore, 1901 Fort Myer
drive, Arlington, Va, has been listed
as wounded In action.
Missing
Second 1t. Charles P. Thomas, Is,
OF ,3001 Sixteenth street NE, is
missing in action In Germany, his
wife, Mrs. Edith May Thomas, has
learned.
According to letter received
from a friend, 1t. Thomas was last
seen on January 20 driving a tank
loaded with ammunition. He had
volunteered to bring supplies to
other tanks and did so during the
night with the enemy all around. !"
The letter, signed Tony, extolled the
bravery of 1t. Thomas and said the
men in his platoon sat down and