The son of Lt. Commander and Mrs. George W. Shaw was killed in action on Lauzon, Philippine Islands, on May 12, 1945. while advancing under enemy gun fire. He was twenty-three years of age.
He attended Caribou High School for two years, having spent his childhood here, and was later graduated from Miami Edison High School Miami, Fla., in June, 1939.
He was appointed to a supervisory position during the construction of the New Washington National Airport, and upon completion of the project he was elected to a Civil Service appointment at the Washington Navy Yard. Upon completion of several years of study there, and after passing required examinations, he was promoted to the grade of machinist, where he was employed until he was drafted in June, 1944 for services in the Armed Forces.
In December, 1944, he left San Francisco for the Philippine Islands. He Was a member of the 158th Infantry Division, Company K, Sixth Army.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Myren Shaw, of 2201 Thirteenth St,, N. E., Washington, D. C., and a son, James Gary, aged two years. Also surviving are his parents, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Shaw and his grandmother, Mrs. Ada Shaw of Alexandria, Va.