STEPHENS, William J. 1921-1945

STEPHENS, CLARK, WAGNER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/6/2012 at 18:23:58

[Waterloo Daily Courier - Monday, February 26, 1945]

WILLIAM STEPHENS
KILLED IN ACTION

Pfc. William J. Stephens, 23, son of Mrs. James Clark, 1014 West 11th street, was killed in action Feb. 9 in Germany while serving with an infantry division, it was learned here Monday.

Private Stephens, a former employee of the John Deere Tractor Co., entered service in September, 1942, and received basic training with the anti-aircraft at Camp Haan, Cal., and was later transferred to the infantry, training at Camp Pickett, VA., and Camp Carson, Colo,, before going overseas in October, 1944.

Born Sept. 22, 1921 at Albia, Iowa, he moved here nine years ago and attended East High School. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Georgetown, Iowa, and of the St. Joseph's Catholic church, Waterloo.

On Nov. 28, 1940 he married Pauline Wagner, of Waterloo, at West Point, Iowa, who now resides at 134 Lincoln street.

Also surviving besides his wife and mother are two children, Donald Eugene, three and a half years old, and Sharon Kay, one and a half years old; one sister, Barbara Lois, and one brother, Jimmy Jack.

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A similar obit in the Mitchell County Press, Thursday, February 1, 1945 also mentioned:

Private Stephens was known to a number of people of this community [Osage] because of his visits to the Wagner relatives and he assisted his father-in-law in the building of several homes Mr. Wagner has erected in Osage.

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