Iowa Old Press
Quad City Times
Davenport, Scott co., Iowa
Monday, May 14, 1945
93 Iowans on Army-Navy Casualty List
The names of 93 more Iowans were included in an army and
navy casualty report made public Monday by the Office of War
Information. Twenty are listed as dead, 62 wounded and 11
missing. The list follows:
Navy Dead
AMOS, Joseph B., Corp., USMCR, DesMoines.
ANDERSON, Charles L. Jr., Corp., USMC, DesMoines.
ELGIN, George L., Pvt., USMCR, Indianola.
FAHRENKRUG, Harold Royal, Watertender 1/c, USN., Kingsley.
VAN ETTEN, Ralph Dan, Seaman 1/c, USNR, Burlington.
WALSH, Philip Michael, Seaman 1/c, USNR, Morning Sun.
Navy Wounded
ANDERSON, George L., Pvt., USMCR, Ottosen.
CALEY, James R., Staff Sergt., USMC, Cedar Falls.
EGGIMANN, Elmer F., Pfc., USMC, Elkader.
EIDE, Burton J., Pfc., USMCR, Marshalltown.
NERNESS, Orland Dale., Pfc., USMCR, Cambridge.
OVERMEYER, John Calvin, Pharmacist’s mate 3/c, USNR,
Chariton.
POEPPING, Bertrum Bernard, Hospital apprentice 1/c, USNR,
DesMoines.
REARDON, Richard Joseph, Fireman 1/c, USNR, Mason City.
SIKKINK, Claren John, Motor machinist’s mate 2/c, USNR, Lime
Springs.
TALBOT, Carroll E., Pvt., USMCR, Newton.
VAN DE WALKER, Walter R., Pfc., USMRC, Sioux City.
Navy Missing
SCHECHTMAN, Laurence John, Aviation radioman 3/c, USNR,
Earlville.
Army Dead (European)
ANDERSON, Donald J., Corp., Corwith.
DRYER, Arthur L., T4, Clarinda.
ENGLIN, Theodore M., Pfc., Davenport.
GETTINGS, Lawrence J. Tech. Sergt., Ottumwa.
HODSON, Lee A., T4, Salem.
LONGLEY, Eugene L., Pvt., Centerville.
McCARTER, Edward C., Staff Sergt., Creston.
MECK, John W., Pfc., Burlington.
MOORE, Walter D., Pfc., Council Bluffs.
TAYLOR, James I., First Lieut., Reinbeck.
Army Dead (Pacific)
BARCLAY, Allan J., Pfc., DesMoines.
COPLEN, Kenneth D., Pfc., DesMoines.
DENATO, Celeste, Pfc., Albia.
SNOOK, Ivan J., Pfc., Newton.
Army Wounded (European)
AIRD, Alfred W., Sergt., Harper’s Ferry.
ARMSTRONG, William R., Pfc., Marion.
ARY, Alvin A., Pfc., Vinton.
BILLINGS, Allen P., Pfc., Mason City.
BURKEY, Archey C., Pfc., Baldwin.
BYERS, Harold D., Sergt., Cambria.
DARLINGTON, Edward E., Pfc., Ames.
DAVIS, Raymond E., Pvt., Sioux City.
GRACE, John A., Pfc., Dubuque.
HAHN, Oscar M., Pfc., Lamont.
HUFFMAN, John E., Pfc., Murray.
HAWK, Richard W., Pvt., Shelisburg.
HAY, Robert W., Pfc., Otho.
HOFF, Howard H., Pfc., Newton.
HORCH, Milton E., Pvt., Dubuque.
LUNDBLAD, Lloyd E., Pvt., Odebolt.
MARTHINSON, Wayne P., Pvt., Lake Mills.
MASON, John F. Jr., Pvt., DesMoines.
MASTERSON, EARL R., Pvt., Burlington.
MERRITT, Myron F., Pfc., Central City.
MOCK, Lyle E., Pfc., Onawa.
SCHAEFER, Kenneth R., Pfc., East Amana.
SCHULTZ, Delmar W., Pfc., Sully.
SMITH, Alvin D., Pfc., Bussey.
SMITH, Donald W., Pvt., Quimby.
SMITH, Quentin J., Pvt., DesMoines.
STILLWELL, John H., Pvt., Davenport.
STOUT, Merle L., Pvt., Lake City.
SUTTER, Leo F., Pfc., Elgin.
SWALWELL, Ralph S., Pfc., Maxwell.
SWANSON, Russell M., Pvt., Swea City.
SWARTZ, Richard R., T5, Keokuk.
THOMAS, William R., Pvt., Monticello.
WASHBURN, Wilbur W., Pfc. Arispe.
WESSLING, Arnold F., Pfc., Breda.
WILLIAMS, Bob H., Pfc., Ottumwa.
Army Wounded (Pacific)
BERN, Elmer W., Staff Sergt., Traer.
COHEN, Stanton A., Pfc., Sioux City
DE HAAN, Roy, Staff Sergt., Inwood.
FERREE, JAMES F., Pfc., Oskaloosa.
HUBERS, Bert J., Staff Sergt., Hull.
KEELEY, Emery R. Jr., Pfc., DesMoines.
LUKEHART, Glendon M., Pfc., Red Oak.
McGAFFIN, Donald D., Pfc., Corning.
MEANA, Robert J., Pfc., McGregor.
MISKIMEN, Harvey R., Pfc., Cedar Rapids.
VAN HORN, John D., Pvt., Mitchellville.
WARREN, Marion L., Serge., Geneva.
WILLIS, Raymond F., First Lieut., Atlantic.
WILSON, Kenneth C., Serge. Lineville.
Army Missing (European)
ARMSTRONG, Claudius J., Pfc., Agency.
ARMSTRONG, Robert H., Second Lieut., Fort Dodge.
BEACH, Robert E., Second Lieut., Shenandoah.
BENFER, Fredric P., First Lieut., DesMoines.
BUSH, Edward W., Second Lieut., Galva.
HALL, Ralph E., T4, Tama.
JOHNSON, George O., Staff Serge., Lake Mills.
KELLER, Melvin H., Pvt., Dubuque.
POULSON, Glen W., Second Lieut., Williamsburg.
WESTVOLD, Alfred E., T5, Huxley.
[transcribed by L.Z., January 2019]