THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD.
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
January 8, 1948. "MORE INFORMATION NEEDED".-- In an effort to complete a list of all service people of Fremont county who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II , the following list is submitted by T. W. Iiams, adjutant of the American Legion at Sidney, in the hope that any additions which should be made to the list will be mailed to him and he asks the volunteer help of all concerned to make the county's list of heroic dead 100% complete.
Mr. Iiams will greatly appreciate any additional information regarding these or any other service men who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II. The list which follows gives the name of the veteran, his rank, branch of the service and cause of death if known. The initials denoting cause of death
are:
KIA--Killed in action.
DOW--died of wounds.
DNB--died, non - battle.
FOD--find of death.
DIED IN SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II:
ASPEDON, James T., T-5, Army, DNB
ASPEDON, Lyman L., Sgt., Army, KIA
BARTHOLOMEW, John E., Pvt. Army, DNB
BELLEW, Robert--no further information
BIVENS, GERALD, S2c, Navy, UNK.
BRILLEY, Harold V. -- no further information
BROMLEY, Merris D., T-5, Army, DNB
BROWN, Eldon L., T-5, Army, DOW
BROWN, Jack, Pfc., Army, KIA
BUTTS, Amos Albert, A.S., Navy, unk
CARGILL, Lawrence E., T. Sgt. army, DNB
CHASE, Ernest W., Jr., Pvt. Army, KIA
COFFMAN, Ralph C., S-Sgt, Army, DNB
CONKLIN, Robert E., Pvt., Army, KIA
COY, Leroy A., 2nd Lt., Army, KIA
CRAWFORD, Charles F., Pvt., Army, DOW
DAVIS, William E., Sgt., Army, DNB
DOIL, Robert C., T-Sgt., Army, KIA
DUNLAP, Vernon M., Pfc., Army, DNB
ENGEL, Herman M., T-5, Army, KIA
FOSTER, Delbert H., Pvt., Army, DNB
GARDNER, Clarence E., S-Sgt., Army, KIA
GARRETT, Elmer E., 2nd Lt., Army, KIA
GRINDLE, Leroy E., 2nd Lt., Army, DNB
GUSTAFSON, Frank W., Sgt., Army, KIA
HAYS, Oliver B., 2nd Lt., Army, FOD
HECK, John Perhan--no further information
HENDERSON, Lawrence J., T-Sgt., Army, KIA
HESS, Ralph C., S-Sgt., Army, KIA
HiCKMAN, Richard D., S-Sgt., Army, KIA
HILL, Gerald D., Pfc., Army, KIA
HUSBAND, Jack T., T-Sgt, Army, DNB
JENSEN, Lyle M., 1st Lt., Army, KIA
JOHNSON, Raymond E., 2nd Lt., Army, DOW
KERR, Harold W., Corp., Army, KIA
KERAN, Gerald H., T-5, Army, KIA
KREISSLER, Elmer E., Pvt., Army, DNB
LAIR, Delbert S., Sgt., Army, KIA
LORIMOR, Fred O., Capt., Army, KIA
LOVELADY, JAMES, 1st Lt., Army, DNB
McCALL, Mack, Pfc., Army, KIA
McGAGHY, Amos B., Pvt., Army, KIA
MILLER, Austin Reed, S-Sgt., Army, FOD
MONAGHAN, William B.,--no further information
OTTE, Max.--no further information
PEASE, Warren J., 1st Lt., Army, KIA
PULLMAN, Jack C., Ch. Ph. M., Navy, DNB
REEVES, Iva E., Sgt., Army, KIA
ROMMEL, Max, Pfc., Marine Cps., KIA
STEWART, Everett Willard.--no further information
STRAIT, Marvin B., Pvt., Army, DNB
STUBBS, William J., 2nd Lt., Army, KIA
THIESSEN, Ralph A., Capt., Army, DNB
TITPON, John M., S-Sgt., Army, DNB
TROSPER, Frank, MM2c, Navy, unk.
Van NESS, Jack Paul, Pvt., Army, KIA
WALTERS, Carl L., Sgt., Army, KIA
WANAMAKER, Carl E., 2nd Lt., Army, KIA
WEBSTER, Everett, Sgt., Army, KIA
WINDLE, Fay B., Pfc., Army, DNB
WING, Gardner B., Capt., Army, KIA
WYNN, Robert C., Pvt., Army, KIA
N.B.: Notice the large number of 2nd Lieutenants on this list. It is my understanding that percentage wise, this rank suffered the most casualties. They were the commissioned officer responsible for leading the non-commissioned men into battle.
As I remember the war, Lt. Lovelady and Capt. Lorimor were in the Army Air Force, and were killed in Alaska and over Europe when their plane went down. I wonder what others should be included in a list which would separate the foot soldier from the "fly boys"?
