140 Have Made Supreme Sacrifice In Muscatine Area In War Against Axis Powers; Many reported wounded.
The cost of war runs high!
Word of the victory in Europe today brought a feeling of happiness and relief to thousands of families in the Muscatine area, but for others there were only sad memories. And for those who have sons, husbands, brothers or other relatives, fighting against the Japs in the second phase of the big world-wide conflagration the period of rejoicing was less pronounced.
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The names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the World War No. 2, compiled from records maintained by The Journal, follow:
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Pfc. Eugene L. Gookin of the Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gookin of Columbus Junction, killed in action the summer of 1944 in the South Pacific.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Eugene Lee Gookin was born Apr. 8, 1917 to Jacob B. and Lillian Gookin. He died July 21, 1944 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus Junction, IA.
Pvt. Gookin served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 9th Marines and was KIA in the attack on Guam.
Source: ancestry.com
