Green, Lloyd Wayne 1919 - 1944

GREEN, MEIER, HELLUM, BENTLEY

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 5/26/2008 at 10:49:23

Memorial services were held Friday afternoon for Lloyd Wayne Green, first of Postville's returned war dead, at Schutte's Funeral Home, Postville, Iowa, with Rev. F.R. Ludwig officiating. Lloyd lost his life in an accident in England during war service.

Arthur F. Brandt Post, American Legion, were represented at the final rites performing duties as guard of honor and other military rites accorded personnel of the armed forces.

Lloyd Wayne Green, son of Ralph Edgar Green and Ethel Christine (Meier) Green, was born November 7, 1919, in Bloomfield township, Winneshiek county, Iowa, and departed this life in consequence of an accident while in the service of his country on May 20, 1944, at Albourne, England, aged 24 years.

With the exception of approximately nine months spent in the employ of shipyards in California during the year 1941, Lloyd was a resident of the Ossian, Iowa community throughout his life until entering the service of his country. During his younger days he was actively interested in 4-H work in Winneshiek county. He entered the service of his country in September 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1943.

He was united in marriage with Helen Hellum of Burr Oak, Iowa, in February 1943, and to this union one son, James Allan Green, was born.

Left to mourn his passing are his widow; one son, James; his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Eileen) Bentley of near Burr Oak, Iowa; and Joan Green at home; one brother, John Green at home; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Green of Castalia, Iowa; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Meier of Postville.

Source: Postville Herald, Postville, Iowa; 12 January 1949

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Added by S. Ferrall 6/7/2014:

Postville, Ia. - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green have received word from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Lloyd W. Green, a paratrooper, died as the result of injuries received in a truck accident on May 20 while serving with the United States Army in England. No details were given in the message.

He enlisted in the paratroopers in September, 1942, in California, where he was employed in a ship yard. He recieved his training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Pvt. Green was born at Postville Junction on Nov. 7, 1919, and moved with his parents to Ossian, Ia., where he was graduated from Ossian High School. He was married to Helen Hellum, Burr Oak, Ia., who with an infant son, survives. They live at Prairie du Chein, Wis. He also is survived by his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Harold Bentley, of Canton, Minn., and Miss JoAnn, at home; a brother, John, at home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Meier, of Postville and Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Green, of near Castalia, Ia.

~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Monday evening edition, June 5, 1944
~He is buried in the Postville cemetery, area F

The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Thursday evening edition, June 8, 1944 gave the additional information that he was "... fatally injured when he was struck by an Army truck while walking along a highway in the performance of his duty."