“MISSING” IOWANS LISTED AS “SAFE”
Washington, (AP)—Five Iowans who previously had been listed a prisoners of war were reported as safe Friday on a Navy casualty list.
Six other Iowans were listed as dead and two as missing.
The list included:
Safe—Pfc. Harland R. Johnson, New Sharon; Pfc. George L. McShane, Storm Lake; Pfc. Clare W. Nielsen, Rutland; Gunner’s Mate Elmer L. McFadden, Adair; and Seaman 1/c Dale J. Tiefel, Dubuque.
Dead—Fireman 2/c Glenn L. Burns, Ottumwa; Seaman 1/c Robert H. Kallansrud, Fort Dodge; Seaman 1/c Cecil L. Pickering, Ollie; Machinists’s Mate 3/c Floyd V. Turner, Atlantic; Seaman 1/c Arlo M. Link, Diagonal; and Seaman 1/c Eldon R. Noelting, Greene.
Missing—Seaman 2/c Chris A. Jensen, Sioux City, and Fire Controlman 2/c Dale M. Siefken, Rockford.
Source: Council Bluffs Nonpareil, September 22, 1945
Eldon Ray Noelting was born Feb. 27, 1920 to Leslie John and Esther Lulu McKinney Noelting. He died July 6, 1943 (At Sea) and has a cenotaph in Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, IA and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Noelting served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) and was MIA/KIA when that ship sank after being struck by torpedoes. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
