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The Honor List of
Dead and Missing for the State of Iowa is published by the War
Department for the information of public officials, the press, the
radio and interested organizations. It contains the latest and most
complete data available on all military personnel who were killed or
died, or became and remained missing, between the President's
declaration of unlimited national emergency on May 27, 1941, and the
cut-off date of this report, January 31, 1946, and includes both battle
and non-battle dead or missing. The complete work, of which this volume
is a part, contains about 300,000 names of men and women who gave their
lives while serving in the Army of the United States.
GRADE:
GEN, General (four
star)
LT G,
Lieutenant General, (three star)
M G, Major General (two star)
B G,
Brigadier General (one star)
COL, Colonel
LT C, Lieutenant Colonel
MAJ, Major
CAPT, Captain
1 LT, First Lieutenant
2 LT Second
Lieutenant
C WO, Chief Warrant Officer
WOJG, Warrant Officer Junior
Grade
FL O, Flight Officer
AV C, Aviation Cadet
M SG, Master
Sergeant
1 SG, First Sergeant
T SG, Technical Sergeant
S SG, Staff
Sergeant
TECS, Technician Third Grade
SGT, Sergeant
TEC4, Technician
Fourth Grade
CPL, Corporal
TEC5, Technician Firth Grade
PFC, Private
First Class
PVT, Private.
TYPE OF CASUALTY:
This is
indicated by the
symbol at the far right of each column. An individual who was killed in
action, whether at the front or by enemy action in the rear areas, or
if a prisoner of war, whether by air bombardment of his prison camp or
by being shot while escaping, is designated KIA. Persons who
were wounded and later died are marked DOW - died of wounds. Those who
suffered fatal battle INJURIES as opposed to WOUNDS, in combat or in
combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status, are designated DOI -
died of injuries. Other line-of-duty deaths, such as from
sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas
(including training and maneuver deaths) are listed DNB - died,
non-battle. Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law
490 are designated FOD - finding of death Missing persons are
marked with the single letter M.
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