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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]

 

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