Frank Joseph Goetzheimer

Asheville, NC ~ Noted photographer Frank J. Goetzheimer passed away on January 1, 2008 in Asheville, NC. He was born on September 26, 1921 in St. Louis, MO to Frank and Marie Dierkes Goetzheimer. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy H. Goetzheimer, daughter Carol E. Goetzheimer of Decatur, GA, brother Raymond V. of Afton, MO, and 13 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two siblings. As part of his Army career (from 1941 to 1954), during WWII he received the Bronze Star for his voluntary participation in the raid on the Japanese POW camp at Cabanatuan in the Philippines as part of the Combat Photo Unit F, of the 832nd Signal Corps Battalion, the U.S. 6th Rangers and Paratroopers. As a paratrooper he volunteered for the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Teams’ airborne assault on Corregidor, landing with the first wave, and was later awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster for his second Bronze Star. More information is available in the following books: “Raid on Cabanatuan” by Forrest Bryant Johnson, “Ghost Soldiers” by Hampton Sides, and “Armed With Cameras” by Peter Maslowski. Frank was owner and operator of portrait and commercial photography and graphic arts businesses and remained active and interested in photography, most recently digital. Other interests included history and politics. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at a future date. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to a charity of one’s choice. A memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.grocefunerahome.com.