Iowa
Old Press
Waterloo Daily Courier July 1, 1943
Eight Iowans on List of Prisoners Held by Japanese
Washington D.C.—(AP)— Eight Iowans were included Thursday on a war department list of 789 U. S. soldiers who are held prisoners of war by Japan.
The prisoners and their next of kin: Cpl. James J. Attey, jr., parents Mr. and Mrs. James J. Attey, Boone.
Pvt. Donald L. Evans, mother, Mrs. Maurine Evans, Marion.
Capt. Milton R. Morgan, father, O. L. Morgan, Logan.
Pvt. Lester Peterson, mother, Mrs. Mary Peterson, Modale.
Pfc. Frederick R. Podeyn, father, Fred Podeyn, Fort Madison.
Staff Sgt. Donald C. Regan, mother, Mrs. Genevieve Regan, Iowa City.
Pvt. George F. Van Houten, mother, Mrs. Cora Lambert, Sioux City.
Pvt. Oliver K. Wetzel, father, George Lewis Wetzel, Spencer.
[transcribed by L.Z., Jan 2023]