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Carroll Times
Carroll, Carroll co., Iowa
Monday, January 4, 1943

Vernon A. Voss, Denison, Listed As A Casualty
Private Vernon A. Voss, whose mother, Mrs. Minnie Voss lives on route No. 8, Denison, is listed among thirteen Iowans killed in action in a casualty list announced by the War Department, according to an Associated Press dispatch. Mr. Voss was killed in the southwest Pacific.

The Associated Press report, issued under a Washington dateline, follows: Eleven of the men, including one officer, were killed in Africa and two were killed in the southwest Pacific.

Following is the list of Iowans killed in Africa:
Capt. Edwin C. Novak, mother is Mrs. Mary F. M. Novak (1035 Second street, SE) Cedar Rapids;
Sgt. Otto P. Boettcher, mother is Mrs. Emma A. Boettcher, Storm Lake;
Pvt. Leland P. Christensen, mother is Mrs. Edith M. Christensen (1508 S. Maple) Sioux City;
Sgt. Noah J. Davis, wife is Mrs. Frances K. Davis, route 3, Centerville.
Sgt. Paul M. Denison, father is George E. Denison, route 3, Atlantic;
Pfc. Melvin J. Goecke, wife is Mrs. Loretta Goecke (615 No. Eighth street) Estherville;
Sgt. Stanford S. Johnston, wife is Mrs. Doris S. Johnston, Box 3, Bridgewater;
Sgt. Robert J. Kliegl, father is John A. Kliegl, route 1, Osgood;
Corp. Henry H. Ohlendorf, father is Henry H. Olendorf, route 1, Marcus;
Corp. Ben B. Sanford, father is Wilford A. Sanford, (29 Fifth street) Oelwein;
Sgt. Leon D. Stipe, mother is Mrs. Mabel Stipe, Clarinda.

Killed in Southwest Pacific:
Donald J. Carpenter, mother is Mrs. Hilda M. Carpenter, route 2, Estherville;

The War Department’s national list also included Pvt. Harold J. Doecher of Beemer, Neb., whose mother’s address is route 1, Beemer. He was killed in Africa.

[transcribed by L.Z., November 2014]

Carroll Times Herald, January 25, 1943

The first section of the Service Honor Roll, which was dedicated on January 8, 1943, at a special assembly, contains the names of 321 former students and alumni of Carroll high school.  Sixteen names were omitted from the first section of the roll through a mistake.  These and twenty-three others are ready to be placed on another plaque, which is now under construction.

Alphabetically arranged the first list follows:

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