updated 01/13/2011

John C. Myre

John C. Myre

Soldier Loses Life in Action - Lt. John Myre Killed in Italy

Forest City, Ia. - Lt. John Chester Myre, 26, son of John Myre of Forest City, was killed in Italy July 2, according to a telegram received by his father. No details were given.

Lt. Myre attended Camp Ripley, Minn., in August, 1940, and left with the National Guard for Camp Claibourne, La., from Mason City. He left for overseas duty in February, 1942, and returned in October of the same year for officers' training. He took most of this training in Georgia, finishing in Texas. He then spent a year at Camps White and Adair in Oregon. He was sent to Italy in April, 1944, where he was with the Pine Tree division. The last letter received by his father was dated June 21.

Chester, as he was known by Forest City folks, was born in Mason City. He was a graduate of the Thompson high school and attended Waldorf for one year. He is survived by his father, John Myre.

~photo (on left) & article: Mason City Globe-Gazette, August 2, 1944
~contributed by S. Ferrall

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Lt. John Chester Myre

Lt. John Chester Myre, only son of J.C. Myre, was killed in action in Italy, July 2, 1944. He was born in Mason City, Jan. 13, 1918 but spent most of his youth in Thompson. He was a member of the National Guard when the war started.

~photo (on right) and article are from an undated newspaper clipping
~contributed by Ken Moen

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