Green, Lloyd Wayne -- 1919 - 1944

GREEN, MEIER, HELLUM, BENTLEY

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 5/26/2008 at 10:50:11

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 (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

Second article submitted by S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer

Last Wednesday morning we were shocked at the report of the death of Wayne Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, until two years ago residents of Frankville twp., and now living near Postville, who was killed while in service in England. Wayne started his service career in 1942 as a paratrooper at Ft. Benning, Georgia and while making a practice jump fractured his leg. After recovery he received further training then was sent to England where he was stationed up to the time of his death. And so even before what we think of as the great invasion effort, another life of one of Winneshiek county's boys has been sacrificed for his country. We first became acquainted with Wayne as a 4-H sheep club member back 6 or 7 years ago. His ready smile and the modest way he went about his work were the qualities we remember about him most. Strong physically, he was adventurous and eager to do whatever he thought his part might be and we can easily picture him as a top-notch paratrooper. An expression of sympathy to his parents, his young wife and his six months old son are of little consolation, but we can say they will always be proud of him and his supreme sacrifice. His passing ought to cause those of us far from the battlefront to have some sobering thoughts as to the real meaning of war, and to realize that our home front effort should be "all-out" to help and appreciate those who do the real fighting.

~newspaper clipping, hand-dated May 1944; scrapbook of Nina Harris Swenson