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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Pvt. Homer I. Mitchell, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldo Mitchell of Tipton, died Jan. 26, 1945, of wounds received in Belgium.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Homer Israel Mitchell was born Jan. 28, 1917 to Eldo Albert and Bertha Ann Achey Mitchell. He died Jan. 26, 1945 and is buried in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, IA.
Pvt. Mitchell served in World War II with the U.S. Army as a rifleman in Co. B, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division and died of wounds received in action in Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge.
Sources: ancestry.com
