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. Charles LeRoy Ketchum, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ketchum of West Branch, killed in action Jan. 18, 1945, in Belgium.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Charles LeRoy Ketchum was born Sept. 10, 1925 to Charles Ethan and Henrietta Alvina Jansen Ketchum. He died Jan. 18, 1945 and is buried in West Branch Cemetery, West Branch, IA.
Pvt. Ketchum served in World War II with Co. A, 289th Infantry, 75th Division and was KIA in Belgium.
Source: ancestry.com
