Evening star., 1945-05-01
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

Killed
CorpL James w. Patterson, %, ol
the 4th Marine Division was killed
on Two Jima March 13, his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Patterson
713 Sheridan street NV, have beer
Informed.
A graduate of Central High School
In 1910, Corpl. Patterson attended
the University of Maryland fol
three and half years and was a
member of the Marine Corps Re-
serve before being called into active
service in July, 1943. He went over
seas in 1914.
At the University of Maryland
Corpl. Patterson was president OF
Pi Kappa Fraternity, now chap
ter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He
also was a member of the Mems
Glee Club.
Capt. John w. Mathers, "a, hus.
band of Mrs. Virginia w. Mathers
5024 Baltimore avenue, Bethesda
was killed in action April 4 on
Luzon, the War Department has
notified his wife. Capt. Mathers
was a member of the paraglideI
infantry and had been serving In
the Pacific for Is months.
Born in Baltimore, Capt. Mathers
came to Washington with his par
ents as an infant. He attended st
Albans School and was graduated
from Staunton Military Academy
He also studied at Washington and
Jefferson College, where he was a
member of the wrestling team
Capt. Mathers also was SWIM
ming star and had won several
cups.
A former employe of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., he served as a
liaison officer with the Inter-Allied
command here after entering the
service in 1912.
In addition to his wife, Capt.
Mathers leaves two children, John
Robert, 7, and Carole, 8; his mother,
Mrs. Claire B. Mathers, 1923 Riggs
place NV; his father, Robert E.
Mathers, 3501 Thirty-sixth street
NV, and brother, Pfc. Robert E..
Mathers, jr., of the Air Forces, who
is now home on furlough.
SISergt. Frank Redinger, 81, son
of Mrs. Edgar A. Smith, $40 Decatur
street NV, has been killed in ac-
ton in Germany. See story on
this page.
Pfc. John Earl Underwood. who
would have been 38 yesterday, was
killed March 8 on Two Jima, where
he was fighting with the 5th Ma
rine Division, his wife, Mrs. Ver-
Meta M. Underwood, 416 H street
NE, has been notified. Mrs. I'm
derwood, switchboard operator at
the Ambassador Hotel, said her
husband had written her, in a let
ter dated March 6, he expected to
20 into action the next day. Until
that time he had been working un-
loading supplies.
A native of Tennessee, Pvt. I'm
derwood came to the District 10
years ago. He had been in the
Marine Corps previously and Joined
again in October, 1943. Before that
he worked at the Navy Yard. He
was sent overseas last November.
Corpl. Charles o. Frinks, 80, hus-
band of Mrs. Faye P. Frinks OF
route 2, Alexandria, was killed in
action in Germany April II, his wife
has been informed.
Corpl. Frinks, a native of Alexan-
dria, enlisted in the Army in Novenl-
ber, 1912. He went overseas last
September.
He was employed as machinist
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard be-
fore going into the service. He also
is survived by a son, Charles p, and
a daughter, Jean Purvis; his omther,
Mrs. Rowena Frinks; two brothers,
Edward and John G.. Frinks, and
four sisters, Mrs. May beavers, Mrs.
v. Lizer, Mrs. Louise Simpson and
Mrs. Agnes Jacobs, all of Alexandria.
His wife is senior vice president of
the Ladies Auxiliary of Russell
Mitchell Post, No. 500, VFW, OF Alex
andria.
1t. Stephen c. Stuntz, 80, of
Vienna, Va, has been reported
killed IN action in the Pacific area,
the War Department has notified
his mother, Mrs. S. c. Stuntz, Ports
mouth, Va.
1t. Stuntz entered the service in
March, 1912, and went overseas last
fall. He was a liaison officer be-
tween the ground and air forces,
and according to information re-
ceived by his mother, was on a
fight from which he failed to return.
He was connected with the Smith,
sonian Institution here before going
in the Army. He was the author of a
book on the history of carriages and
sleighs of America. He attended
Fairfax County schools and was
graduated from the University Of
Wisconsin.
A brother, Capt. Mayo Stuntz, is
with the mechanical cavalry in the
Pacific area, and another brother,
Lawrence Stuntz, is with the Asso-
ciated Press in Peru. A sister, Mrs.
Norman Short, wife of Comdr. Nor
man Short, resides in Portsmouth,
and another sister, Mrs. Betty
Stewart, is in Argentina.
Previously reported killed in ac-
ton in The Star after next Of kin
had been notified were:
Pfc. Thomas A. Hanrahan, jr,
whose parents live at TIA Twentieth
street NE.
Pfc. william F. Gossard, son of
Mrs. Marguerite Young, Gathers
burg, Md.
Wounded
Pfc. John M. Mclaughlin, %, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Denis Mclaughlin
of sos G street NV, was wounded
April 4 in Germany, it was dis
closed by the War Department to-
day. Pvt. Mclaughlin was born in
Washington and attended Central
High School. Before he went into
the Army in January, 1914, he was
employed by a Washington brew
ing company. He was serving with
q unit of the 7th Army with which