Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
On the Roll of Honor

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in India.
Alfonso Garcia, technician, fourth
grade, %, former musician in {
rhumba band, was killed Februar,
Il in Germany while fighting with
the infantry His wife, Mrs. GARNER
Garcia, lives at 4007 Fourteenth
street NV.
Sergt. Garcia was born in Puerto
Rico. He went into the Army il
March, 1941, and went overseas las
month. A 10-month-o daughter
Marlene, also survives.
Mrs. Garcia works at the Neptune
and Balkan Rooms.
Staff Sergt. Raymond /. Oxen.
dine, q. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg.
w. Oxendine of pit Peabody stree
NE, was killed over Formoss
March 2, his parents have been no.
titled.
Sergt. Oxendine had, been over
seas a year as a gunnery instructor
His parents said he usually did not
participate in flights. Born in
Charlotte. N. c., he came here nine
years ago with his family. He was
head of the mail department of the
Civil Service Commission when he
entered the service in May, 1941.
Two brothers. Sergt. George w
OXendine, jr., and Sergt. Lester l.
OXendine, are fighting in France. A
third brother, Corpl. Sherman D
Oxendine, is expected to go over
seas shortly.
Maj. William F. Tompkins, jr.,
25, son of Maj. Gen and Mrs
Tompkins, 1413 Thirtieth street
NV. was killed in action in Ger
many on March IS, his family has
been notified. A separate story on
Maj. Tompkins is carried on page
AS.
Pvt. Emile d. Wolford. %, who
formerly worked at the Navy Yard
was killed in action March while
fighting with the 84th Infantry
Division. He went overseas Janu-
airy, his wife, Mrs. Ruth E. Wolford
1905 Varnum street, Brentwood. Md.
said.
Pvt. Wolford was graduated from
Mount Rainier High School. He
entered the Army last July. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar c.
Wolford, formerly lived in Brent
wood, but have moved to Richmond,
Va. Mr.. Wolford is with the Patent
Office. Pvt. Wolford's wife is en-
ployed by the Citizens Bank of
Riverdale, Md
Sergt. Elwood L. Thompson, 20,
infantry, was killed in Germany
February % He is the son of Mrs.
Mildred G. Thompson, Brooke road,
Capitol Heights, Md.
A graduate. of Maryland Park
High School, Sergt. Thompson was
employed by the Interior Depart
ment before he entered the service
February %. 1943 He went over
seas last July.
He has a brother, Merchant Sea-
man Benjamin L. Thompson.
Burnett r. Leebrick, technician,
fifth grade, was killed in action
March Is in Germany where he was
fighting with the infantry in Gen.
Patton's Sd Army. the War Depart
ment has notified his mother. Mrs.
Mamie Markham, 1921 o street
NV.
Corpl. Leebrick was born in
Lynchburg, Va, and attended
schools in Washington after he
moved here with his mother. He
worked on farm in nearby Vir-
ginia before enlisting in the Army
in 1941. Corpl. Leebrick had been
overseas less than four months
when he was killed.
Capt. Lowell F. Baker, whose wife,
Mrs. Murlie o. Baker, formerly lived
at 400 Montgomery street, Laurel.
Md, was killed in action in the
European theater. Mrs. Baker has
moved to Louisville, KY.
The following men were listed to-
day by the War and Navy Depart
ments as killed in action. Stories
previously appeared in The Star
when the next of kin had been
notified:
Pvt. Howard Garfinkle, son of
Mrs. Henry Garhnkle, 1905 Critten-
den street NV.
Pfc. Roger ID. Shields, son of Mr..
ana Mrs. George R. Shields, Gray
Rocks, Silver Spring. Md.
Pvt. William III. Greene, son of
Mrs. Daisy Greene, 50 Chillum road,
Hyattsville. Md
Capt. Festus Finley Foster, U. S. N,
whose wife, Mrs. Beatrice Michel
son Foster. lives at 6906 Connecticut
avenue NV.