[Revised: March 20, 2008]
Compiled by Robert Buecher, 5400 Pernod Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63139-1537
E-mail: rgb7847@aol.com
The following information was summarized from the special "Service Edition" of the Millstadt Enterprise, Millstadt, Illinois, which was published on September 27, 1945. Additional information about each veteran will be found in the original newspaper that has NOT been abstracted here. Microfilm copies of this newspaper will be found at the Belleville Public Library, 121 East Washington, Belleville, IL 62220 and at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (formerly the Illinois State Historical Library), 112 North Sixth Street, Springfield, IL 62701.
Other web links about the history
of Millstadt will be found on the web site below:
http://hometown.aol.com/rgb5400/links.html
Veteran's Name & Service Summary |
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ALBERTER,
Edward "Eps" (Pvt.); son of
Fred ALBERTER....in the Army since Nov. 12, 1942, and went overseas in Sept.
1943....with the infantry in the Philippines....wounded April 16, 1945..... [Section 3, page 6; with photograph] |
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ALBERTER,
Quinten "Rock" (Sgt.); son
of Fred Alberter....entered the Army July 10, 1941....was a carpenter in the
Air Force through North Africa, Egypt, India and China....awarded the
European Theater ribbon with 4 battle stars, the Asiatic Theater with 1
battle star .... [Section 3, page 6;
with photograph] |
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ARNOLD,
Freddy (Pvt.); son of John
ARNOLD....inducted Jan. 29, 1942....overseas to England late in the same
year....MP in the Air Force....
[Section 2, page 2; with
photograph] |
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ARRAS, Harland
(Pfc.);....son of George ARRAS....medical discharge from the Army .... in
Oct. 1943.... [Section 2, page 4] |
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ASHBY, Robert
C. (Pfc.);....son of C. A. ASHBY....entered Army in March 1943....machine
gunner with the 44th Division, Seventh Army....wounded Jan. 6, 1945.... [Section 2, page 7; with photograph] |
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BADGLEY,
Jane;....granddaughter of George SCHMIDT....will be commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps....
[Section 3, page 6; with
photograph] |
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BALTZ, Merton
(Sgt.); ....May 1943 preliminary training in Army Finance....served at Oran,
North Africa; ....San Raphail, France;....Hagenau, France.... [Section 2, page 2; with photograph] |
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BALTZ,
Russell Jr. (Cpl.); ....son of Russell....induction 1943....served in the Coast
Artillery Anti-Aircraft....went to the Philippines with the 72nd
Division.... [Section 2, page 7; with photograph] |
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BALTZ, Wayne
(Cpl.); .... son of William R. & Olivia BALTZ .... & husband of Leona
SUTTER.... entered the Army in 1943....served in Italy.... [Section 2, page 6; with photograph] |
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BALTZ, Wilson
(Lieut.);....twin son of G. F. Baltz....commissioned in July 1942....served
26 months in Army.... served in 2nd Infantry Division....9th Infantry
Regiment....tour of duty carried him 21,720 miles to 13 Army posts.... [Section 5, page 2; with photograph] |
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BALTZ,
Woodrow (Cpl.); .... twin son of G. F. Baltz....served in the Coast Guard for
more than two years....in the San Francisco bay area....discharged March
1945.... married 1944 to Betty GEORGE ....
[Section 5, page 2; with
photograph] |
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BANGE, Harold
E.; ....son of Walter Bange....promoted to first lieutenant in June, 1944....
served in the Eighth Air Force....
[Section 2, page 7] |
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BANGERT,
Harry (S 2/c); ....son of Harry Bangert.... entered the Navy in June
1945....transferred to the Sea Bees....18 years old.... [Section 2, page 2; with photograph] |
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BANGERT,
James (Cpl.); ....son of Harry Bangert.... entered Army early in 1944....shipped
overseas to England...Germany.... & Austria.... [Section 2, page 8;
with photograph] |
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BARNES, Fred
(Lieut. JG)....son-in-law of Charles Young.... served as gunnery oficer with
the Navy....serving in the Atlantic.... and later in the Pacific.... [Section 2, page 7; with photograph] |
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BECKER,
Edward E. (Pfc.)....son of Ben A. Becker....served in Italy with the 232nd
Medical Service Battalion as an optician
[Section 2, page 2] |
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BECKER,
Vernon....son of Edward BECKER ....entered Navy early in 1943 ....radarman
.... served on the USS Hancock....USS New Jersey.... & USS
Alaska.... [Section 3, page 2] |
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BEIL, Ralph
(Pvt.) .... son of Charles Beil .... in the 89th Infantry Training Battalion
.... [Section 1, page 7] |
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BENSE,
Herbert F. (T/Sgt.); ....son of Mrs. Theresa BENSE & brother of Fred
BENSE .... went overseas early in 1944 .... shot down a Jap fighter over
Borneo, in Sept. 1944 .... [Section
2, page 6] |
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BEREITSCHAFT,
Fred (Sgt.); .... son of Fred and husband of the former Helen DAVIDSON ....
entered the Army early in 1942 ....sent to Luke Field, Arizona ....
discharged in July [1945] [Section
3, page 2; with photograph] |
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BEREITSCHAFT,
Gerhard (T/5); .... son of Carl .... entered the Army on March 12, 1943
....stationed at a post in Alaska for 2 years [Section 2, page 8;
with photograph] |
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BESSE, Henry
J. (T/5); .... son of John BESSE ....
left for overseas in Sept. 1944 .... near Manila in the Philippines [Section 2, page 2; with photograph] |
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BIEGLER, Paul
S. (Master Sgt.); .... son of Otto H. Biegler & Ada Maserang .... served
in the Southwest Pacific with a bombardment squadron of the AAF for 29 months
.... has 7 battle stars ....
[Section 2, page 7; with
photograph] |
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BIGLEY, Jack
(S/Sgt.); .... husband of the former Louise MOLLMAN .... entered the Army in
July 1942 .... went overseas in Jan. 1945 .... in the 417th Infantry in the
76th Division .... [Section 4, page
1; with photograph] |
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BISHOP,
Eugene (F/O); .... son of Elmer Bishop .... graduated from bombardier
training .... been in flying training since Nov. 1943 [Section 3, page 7; with photograph] |
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BLICK, Donald
(Pfc.); .... son of Walter Blick & husband of Jacqueline FULGAM .... in
the 96th Division serving in New Guinea .... [Section 4, page 6;
with photograph] |
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BLICK, Walter
C. (Sgt.); .... son of Walter BLICK & husband of the former Virginia KERN
.... assigned to a railroad operating battalion .... in the Army for three
years and is at present at Marseilles, France .... [Section 4, page 6;
with photograph] |
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BOEHM, Edwin
(T/5); .... son of Arthur BOEHM .... inducted into the Army on Nov. 2, 1942
....in August 1944 his unit went overseas .... to Beckum, Germany .... with
the 11th Armored Division .... husband of the former Arline VOLLMER .... [Section 5, page 7; with photo] |
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BOEHM, Elmer
(Pfc.); .... son of Arthur BOEHM; .... inducted into the Army on Oct. 29,
1941 .... assigned to the Medical Corps .... served in post hospitals at
Taft, Calif. & Marfa, Texas ....
[Section 5, page 7; with
photograph] |
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BOEHM, Fred
(T/4); .... son of Fred BOEHM of Stookey Township .... entered the Army on April
25, 1941 .... served as prisoner of war guard at Camp Chaffee, Ark. ....
& at Fort Sheridan, Ill. ....
[Section 2, page 4; with photograph] |
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BOEHM, Harold
(Pfc.); .... son of Fred BOEHM of Stookey Township .... enetered the Army on
March 5, 1941 .... saw service in the Aleutians .... with the 313th Regiment
of the 79th Division & went overseas in Dec. 1944 .... and ended the war in Germany [Section 2, page 4; with photo] |
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BOEHM, Harvey
(Pvt.); .... son of Arthur BOEHM .... inducted into the Army on Feb. 23, 1943
.... put into the 141st Regiment of the 36th Division, which fought at
Salerno, Italy .... and in Southern France .... [Section 5, page 7;
with photograph] |
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BOEHM, Lester
(Pvt.); .... son of Arthur BOEHM ....inducted into the Army on May 21, 1943
.... in the 36th Division .... & served in Italy & went up through
France to Germany. [Section 5, page
7; with photograph] |
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BOEHM,
Raymond (Pvt.); .... son of Arthur BOEHM .... inducted into the Army on April
20, 1942, and is with a service unit at Fort Knox, Ky. [Section 5, page 7; with photograph] |
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BOEHM,
Wilbert (T/5); .... son of Arthur BOEHM .... inducted into the Army on June
22, 1942 .... is with the 81st Division Reconnaissance Troop .... in the
Philippines [Section 5, page 7; with
photograph] |
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BOEKER,
Norman (Cpl.); .... son of Charles BOEKER of Floraville .... husband of Helen
ETLING .... served with the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion .... has 5 battle
stars .... for battles in Normandy, France, .... Ardennes called "Battle
of the Bulge" .… Northern France, .... Rhineland and Central Germany
.... [Section 2, page 4; with photo] |
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BOEMER,
Lilburn C. (Major); .... son of Henry BOEMER .... a medical officer with nearly
two years of service in North Africa and Italy .... [Section 2, page 8; with photograph] |
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BOEMER,
Robert (Lieut.); .... son of Walter BOEMER of Belleville .... a
communications officer with an infantry unit in the Pacific area. [Section 2, page 6] |
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BOEMER, Roy
(Major); .... son of Walter BOEMER of Belleville .... supply officer at air
bases and fields .... including Scott Field .... and Sioux Falls [Section 2, page 6] |
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BOHNEMEIER, Fred
A. (Cpl.); .... son of John BOHNEMEIER of Sugar Loaf Township .... entered
the service in Jan. 1942 .... served in the 7th Armored Division in Europe
.... [Section 2, page 6; with photograph] |
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BRATZEL,
Valentine "Toby" (GM 3/c); .... son of Mrs. Richard LIPPERT ....
enlisted in the Navy in early 1942 .... assigned to the Naval Armed Guard
.... in the Pacific .... received a citation for "meritorius devotion to
duty ...." [Section 2, page 7; with photo] |
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BRIESACHER,
Hortense (Lt.); .... daughter of Mrs. Mollie BRIESACHER .... in the Army
Nurse Corps and is a flight nurse .... at Hamilton Field, Calif. [Section 4, page 7; with photograph] |
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BRIESACHER,
Hubert (S 1/c); .... son of Mrs. Mollie BRIESACHER .... entered the Navy in
early 1944 .... stationed on Adak Island, near the far end of the Aleutian
chain .... [Section 4, page 7; with photograph] |
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BRIESACHER,
Warren (Pfc.); .... son of Jacob BRIESACHER .... entered the Army in Sept.
1942 .... went overseas in Feb. 1943 .... served with the 16th Infantry,
First Infantry Division, through Sicily, Italy and then in France and Belgium
.... where he was wounded in Sept. 1944 .... [Section 2, page 7; with photo] |
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BRUEHL,
Earline (WT 3/c); .... son of Harry BRUEHL .... LST crewman who participated in
the invasion of Normandy ....
[Section 5, page 7; with photograph] |
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BRUEHL, Floyd
"Chuck" (Pvt.); .... son of Edgar BRUEHL .... with a Marine air
wing in the Pacific Theater .... [Section 2, page 2; with photograph] |
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BRUEHL,
Lloyd; .... son of Oscar BRUEHL of Belleville .... enlisted in the Coast
Guard .... and in Feb. 1944 suffered a serious wound on a South Pacific
Island .... [Section 2, page 2] |
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BUECHER,
Edward (T/4); .... son of George BUECHER .... husband of Esther WEISSENBORN
.... inducted in the Army in Jan. 1944 .... a mess sergeant at Camp Howze,
Texas .... [Section 2, page 6; with photograph] |
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BUECHER,
Elmer "Red" (BM 3/c); .... son of Louis BUECHER .... served on the
U. S. S. California since Oct. 1943 ....
[Section 2, page 2; with photograph] |
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BUECHER,
Howard "Skipper" (Sgt.); .... son of George BUECHER and husband of
Helen SPEICHINGER ....entered the Army in 1942 .... served with a wire crew
in the Signal Corps in Newfoundland .... and then went to New Guinea in Dec.
1944 .... [Section 2, page 6; with
photo] |
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BUECHER,
Wesley (Ph. M. 1/c); .... son of Wm. C. BUECHER .... husband of Rita Marie
WALKER .... pharmacist's mate on an LST .... which hit the beach of Normandy
on D-Day .... received a foot injury when a mine exploded .... [Section 2, page 7; with photo] |
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BUECHER,
William K.; .... son of William C. BUECHER .... inducted in July 1945 ....
basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo.
[Section 4, page 7] |
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CHAGALA, Joe (S/Sgt.);
.... son of John CHAGALA .... husband of Pearl HAMMOND .... in the service
for 3 years .... in Manila at the end of the war .... [Section 4, page 2] |
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CHAPMAN, John
(Major); .... husband of Estelle DEDITIUS .... in the Army for 19 years ....
at staff headquarters of the 21st Bomber Group on the Mariannas .... promoted
to Lieut. Col. in Sept. [1945] .... with the 21st Air Force on Guam ....
[Section 2, page 6; with photo] |
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CLARE, Thomas
(Capt.); .... husband of Irma HEMPLE .... Army chaplain assigned to the Air
Force .... reported missing in a flight from China to India on May 25, 1944
.... [Section 2, page 4] |
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COLEMAN,
Adrian; .... son of Mrs. David DAUGHERTY .... a welder in the sub base at
Pearl Harbor .... [Section 3, page 6] |
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COLEMAN,
James (S 2/c); .... son of Mrs. David DAUGHERTY .... stationed in
Honolulu [Section 3, page 6] |
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COLEMAN,
Vincent; .... son of Mrs. David DAUGHERTY .... volunteered in Jan. 1944 ....
in the Maritime Service [Section 3,
page 6] |
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DAHM, Cyril (Sgt.);
.... son of Wm. DAHM .... in the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 130th
Infantry, 33rd Division, Illinois National Guard .... stationed on New Guinea
in summer of 1943 .... hospitalized since March [1945] at Danville, Ill. [Section 6, page 4; with photo] |
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DAHM, John J.
(Pvt.); .... son of Julius DAHM .... joined the Army in March 1944 .... with
a medical unit .... [Section 5, page 2; with photograph] |
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DAHM,
Marcellus (Sgt.); .... son of Wm. DAHM .... in the Headquarters Battery of
the 122nd Field Artillery, 33rd Division, Illinois National Guard
....stationed on New Guinea since summer of 1943 .... [Section 6, page 4; with photograph] |
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DANNEHOLD,
Paul; .... son of Edwin L. DANNEHOLD of East St. Louis ....graduated as radio
operator with the Navy [Section 4,
page 2] |
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DARR, Randle
E. (Pfc.); .... son of John DARR .... two years on duty in the Aleutian
Islands .... with the coast artillery
[Section 4, page 7] |
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DAVIS, William
H. (Pfc.); .... son of William DAVIS .... entered Army on May 28, 1943 ....
an electrical specialist on large bombers .... [Section 1, page 5; with photograph] |
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DIEDRICH,
August Jr. (Pvt.); .... son of August DIEDRICH .... in the service since April
1944 .... early in 1945 went overseas to the Philippines where he was
assigned to the 32nd .... in June 1945 was awarded the Combat Infantryman
Badge for exemplary behavior in combat ....
[Section 3, page 6; with photo] |
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DIEDRICH,
Edward (SF 3/c); .... husband of Margaret SCHMIDT .... entered the Navy on
Sept. 9, 1942 .... assigned to the destroyer, the U. S. S. Woolsey, on Oct.
21, 1942 .... served on the ship in the Mediterranean during 5 major
invasions .... and twelve trips across the Atlantic .... [Section 3, page 2; with photograph] |
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DIESEL, Jacob
(Pfc.); .... son of Edwin DIESEL .... entered the Army early in 1943 ....
went overseas in Aug. 1944 .... served in the 553rd AAA Battalion which was
attached to the Ninth Army .... where he was in several battles in southern
Germany .... also drove "displaced persons" from concentration
camps to their homes .... [Section 2,
page 8; with photo] |
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DIESEL,
Warren (Sgt.); .... son of Mrs. Lisetta SAUL and Reuben DIESEL .... mechanic
with the Signal Corps .... in Nov. 1943 was stationed in India .... but later
went into Burma and China ....
[Section 2, page 4; with photograph] |
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DILLENBERGER,
Wallace (Lieut.); .... son of Mrs. Delma DILLENBERGER .... commissioned a
second lieutenant in June 1945 .... received the silver wings of a pilot at
Enid, Okla. .... [Section 2, page 8;
with photograph] |
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DOHRMANN,
Clarence (Pvt.); .... son of Wm. DOHRMANN .... in Company E of the 130th Infantry,
33rd Division, Illinois National Guard .... stationed on New Guinea since
summer of 1943 ... [Section 6, page
4; with photograph] |
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DOHRMANN, Wm.
E. (Pvt.); .... son of Wm. DOHRMANN .... entered the Army in March 1945 ....
went overseas to the Pacific area with an infantry casual detachment
.... [Section 5, page 8; with
photograph] |
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DOIRON, Roger
(S 2/c); .... son of Luke DOIRON .... enlisted in the Navy on April 26 [1945]
.... went overseas in August .... [Section 1, page 5; with photograph] |
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DUNCAN,
Martin (Cpl.); .... husband of the former Merle SEIB .... entered the Army on
Jan. 7, 1944 .... went overseas to the Pacific Theater in March 1945 with the
879th Port Company of Engineers ....
[Section 4, page 7; with photograph] |
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EADS, Harry;
.... son of George EADS .... officer in the Engineer Corps [Section 1, page 7] |
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EADS, Ramon
Robert (Pfc.); .... son of George EADS .... stationed at Keesler Field,
Miss. [Section 1, page 7] |
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EBERSOHL,
Albert (Sgt.); .... son of Mrs. Katie EBERSOHL .... entered the Army in May
1943 serving in Alaska with the engineers before going to the Pacific theater
in Dec. 1944 .... where he served in the Philippines .... [Section 5, page 6;
with photograph] |
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EBERSOHL, Oscar
(Pfc.); .... son of Mrs. Katie EBERSOHL .... entered the Army in Dec. 1942
.... assigned to an Anti-aircraft battalion & spent time on the west
coast .... [Section 5, page 6; with photograph] |
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EBERSOHL,
William (Pfc.); .... son of Mrs. Katie EBERSOHL .... entered the Army in Jan.
1942 .... with a unit of Military Police .... [Section 5, page 6; with photograph] |
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ECKERT, Irvin
(Cpl.); .... son of Mrs. Elvira ECKERT .... entered the Army in June 1943
.... went overseas to North Africa, winding up in Italy late in 1944 ....
[Section 5, page 4; with photograph] |
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ECKERT, Lee
(Pfc.); .... son of George ECKERT .... in Italy since Nov. 1943, serving with
the medical detachment of the 351st Infantry, 88th Division .... which helped
to liberate Rome .... [Section 5, page 8; with photograph] [another photo in Section 6, page 6] |
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ECKERT,
Lester (Pfc.); .... son of George ECKERT .... entered the Army on Jan. 23,
1945 .... headed to the Pacific with an infantry casual detachment .... [Section 5, page 8; with photograph] |
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ECKERT,
Robert "Smuzie" (Pvt.); .... son of Mrs. Elvira ECKERT .... entered
the Army in Nov. 1944 .... attending air school .... in Las Vegas, Nevada
.... [Section 5, page 7; with photograph] |
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ECKERT, Roy F.
(S 1/c); .... son of Richard ECKERT .... entered the Navy in June 1943 ....
with a landing craft service unit .... in Nov. 1943 went to New Guinea, and
later was in the Admiralty Islands
[Section 5, page 8; with photograph] |
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ECKERT, Warren
(Cpl.); .... a weatherman in the Army Air Force .... went to India in Sept.
1943 .... [Section 4, page 6] |
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ERVIN, Wm.
Denver (2nd Lieut.); .... husband of the former Loretta STRATMANN ....
stationed at Pueblo, Colorado
[Section 1, page 2] |
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FARKAS, Frank
(Lieut.); .... husband of the former LaVerne HOOVER .... participated in 25
missions over Europe before he returned to this country in Dec. 1943 ....
piloted a B-24 Liberator .... [Section 5, page 8] |
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FARROW, Barry
(T/Sgt.); .... enlisted in the Air Force .... received radio training ....
assigned to a B-17 crew which bombed Germany .... spent 22 months in German
prisoner camps .... after his plane was forced to "ditch" in the
North Sea .... [Section 1, page 5; with photo] |
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FERRY,
Olyseen "Bee" (AOM 3/c); .... son of Leo FERRY and husband of the
former Wilma [HETTENHAUSEN] .... entered the Navy in Dec. 1943 .... assigned
as an aerial gunner to a ship in the Pacific .... [Section 5, page 7; with
photograph] [another photo in
Section 6, page 6] |
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FISCHER, John
A. (Sgt.); .... son of John E. Fischer of East Carondelet .... entered
service Nov. 17, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas .... wounded twice
in the European Theater .... and lost an eye .... overseas for 15 months and served
in the Infantry .... [Section 3, page
6; with photo] |
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FISCHER,
Walter E. (Cpl.); .... son of John E. Fischer of East Carondelet &
husband of Gladys SUTTER .... entered the Army on April 20, 1942 .... in
Iceland for 20 months .... ground crew man in the Air Force & is now
[1945] stationed at Drew Field, Tampa, Florida .... [Section 3, page 6;
with photo] |
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FLOWERS,
Donald E. (S 1/c); .... son of Ellsworth Flowers .... entered the Navy June
29, 1944 .... assigned to the U. S. S. Seminole .... [Section 5, page 8; with photograph] |
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FLOWERS,
Maynard W. (Cpl.); .... son of Ellsworth Flowers .... entered the Army on
March 8, 1943 .... stationed in China after having spent a year in India ....
[Section 5, page 8; with photograph] |
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FRANKE,
Clifford (Pfc.); .... son of Richard Franke of Floraville & husband of
Leona Huth .... killed in action at Anzio,
Italy on Feb. 22, 1944 .... inducted Feb. 12, 1943 .... infantryman
with the 45th Division .... [Section 2, page 1; with photograph] |
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FRANKE, Robert
O. (S/Sgt.); .... son of Richard Franke of Floraville & husband of
Dorothy Etling .... went to England in Jan. 1944 .... served with the 773rd
Tank Destroyer Battalion .... holds the Bronze Star for meritorious service
.... [Section 1, page 5; with photo] |
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FRANKE,
Wilbur R. (Cpl.); .... son of Harry Franke of Floraville .... entered service
April 23, 1943 & went overseas in Aug. 1944 .... is a mechanic in the
Army Air Force on Saipan .... [Section 6, page 4; with photograph] |
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FREY, Edward (S/Sgt.);
.... brother of Mrs. Otis Battaglio .... in the Seventh Armored Division in
Europe .... awarded the Bronze Star .... [Section 1, page 5 & Section 4,
page 7] |
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FRIEND, Miles
"Bud" (S/Sgt.); .... in the Army about three years .... stationed
in England where he loaded bombs on planes .... worked near the front lines
at Normandy as a printer in a mobile unit which printed leaflets and
surrender tickets .... [Section 5, page 8] |
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FRIERDICH,
Clemens (Cpl.); .... son of Edward Frierdich & husband of Florence
Schrader .... entered the Army in Sept. 1941 .... went overseas in 1944 to
Belgium, Holland, and Germany .... with the 424th Infantry of the 106th
Division of the First Army ....
[Section 5, page 7; with photo] |
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FRIERDICH,
Frederick (Pvt.); .... son of Edward Frierdich .... inducted March 18, 1945
into the Army .... [Section 5, page 7;
with photograph] |
|
FUESS, Arthur
(S/Sgt.); .... husband of Dorothy Mueller .... former Kroger store manager
here .... spent 2 years in the Aleutians .... [Section 4, page 6] |
|
FUSSNER,
Raymond J. (Pfc.); .... entered the Army Sept. 6, 1944 .... went overseas on
March 17, 1945 .... into the 749th Tank Battalion in the Sixth Division ....
serving in Germany & southern France .... [Section 6, page 6] |
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GALATI, James
(S/Sgt.); .... husband of Marian Wessel .... served in the Army for five
years .... at Naples and overseas for 28 months .... discharged in July
[1945] .... [Section 4, page 6] |
|
GERMANN,
Harold "Gammy" (Pfc.); .... entered the service in 1942 .... arrived
in England in April 1944 .... [then] to France where he served with the 315th
Infantry of the 79th Division .... shot on guard duty in July 1944 ....
[Section 2, page 8; with photo] |
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GERMANN,
Howard (S 1/c); .... son of Otto Germann & husband of Ophelia Nollmann
.... entered the Navy in Jan. 1944 .... served as a painter at the Navy Pier
at Chicago .... [Section 3, page 7;
with photograph] |
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GLAENZER,
Elmer (Pfc.); .... overseas for two years attached to the 161st Medical
Battalion, 601st Clearing Company .... [Section 4, page 6] |
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GRAVOT,
Joseph B. (S 2/c); .... son of Joseph Gravot of Sugar Loaf Township ....
entered the Navy in Nov. 1944 when 18 years old .... assigned to the U. S. S.
Vanadia for service in the Atlantic .... [Section 6, page 6; with photograph] |
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GROSSMANN,
Jean (Pvt.); .... son of Eugene Grossmann .... entered the Army Oct. 2, 1944
.... placed in the 77th Infantry Division as a machine gunner .... served in
the fighting on Okinawa from April 1 to May 29, 1944 [1945] .... later went
to Korea .… [Section 5, page 6; with photo] |
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GROTH, Ralph
(Cpl.); .... son of Mrs. Charles Groth & husband of Clara Engel .... in
service for more than two years .... served in Europe since Dec. 1944 in a medical
detachment of a Field Artillery battalion .... [Section 2, page 8; with photograph] |
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GRUEN, Andrew
(Pfc.); .... son of Mrs. Robert Talbert .... with the Military Police in
France .... [Section 2, page 8] |
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GRUEN,
Sylvester (Pfc.); .... son of Mrs. Robert Talbert .... served in England with
the Air Service Command .... [Section 2, page 8; with photograph] |
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GUCKES,
Lorraine (Pfc.); .... son of Walter Guckes of Belleville .... in the Army in
the Philippines since Sept. 1944 .... [Section 2, page 6] |
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GUCKES,
William (Cpl.); .... son of Albert Guckes .... started his Marine training at
Camp Pendleton early in 1943 .... served in the Third Marine Division ....
[Section 2, page 4; with photograph] |
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GUTHERZ,
Frederick (F 2/c); .... son of Elmer Gutherz .... joined the Navy in Jan.
1944 .... served in the Pacific Islands .... New Guinea .... & Manila
.... [Section 4, page 7; with
photograph] |
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HAAS, Floyd
(S 2/c); .... son of Adolph Haas .... entered the Navy in the summer of 1944 ....
trained for work on LST's .... served on the U. S. S Prosperine and later on
the U. S. S. Krishna .... [Section 2, page 4; with photograph] |
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HAAS, Milton
(S/Sgt.); .... son of Adolph Haas .... entered the Army in early 1943 ....
served in Germany .... and his last unit was the 447th Air Service Group,
near Watton, England [Section 2,
page 4; with photograph] |
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HAAS, Oliver
(MM); .... son of Adolph Haas .... enlisted in 1943 .... in the Sea Bees ....
with the 64th Battalion in the Philippines .... served also on the Labrador
coast .... [Section 2, page 4; with photograph] |
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HAMMEL, Earl
J. (Carpenter's Mate, third class); .... entered the Navy in June, 1943 ....
on board a ship in the Pacific and has seen heavy action .... [Section 1,
page 1 and Section 2, page 7] |
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HANKAMMER,
Floyd (Cpl.); .... entered the Army on Sept. 28, 1942 with training at Camp
Lee, Va.... went overseas in Sept. 1943 .... with the 623rd Ordnance Base
Automotive Battalion .... at its repair base in Oran, North Africa ....
[Section 4, page 6; with photo] |
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HANKAMMER,
Leo (Cpl.); .... son of Julius Hankammer .... entered the Army on Jan. 4,
1943 .... went overseas in Sept. 1944 .... stationed in New Guinea, Fiji
Islands, and the Philippines .... in the 139th AAA Battalion [Section 3, page 1; with photograph] |
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HANKAMMER,
Lester (Pfc.); .... son of Mrs. Cornelia Hankammer .... entered the Army in
March, 1943 and asigned to the medical corp .... went overseas in Sept. 1944 ....
and served in France and Germany
[Section 3, page 2; with photograph] |
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HANKAMMER,
Warren (Pfc.); .... son of George Hankammer .... entered the Army in early
1943 & trained at Fort Bliss .... in the 111th AAA Batallion which went
overseas in Jan. 1945 .... wounded in Germany on March 14, 1945 [Section 4, page 4; with photo] |
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HAPPY, George
(Pvt.); .... son of J. L. Happy of Bluff Side .... he was a machine gunner in
an infantry unit .... and was wounded on Normandy Beach after D-Day ....
[Section 2, page 7; with photograph] |
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HARRIS,
Norman (Cpl.); .... with an Engineer unit in the Philippines and in New
Guinea .... [Section 2, page 6] |
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HATTER,
Forrest (Pfc.); .... son of Fred D. Hatter .... entered the Army in the later
part of 1943 .... served in southern Germany with his medical detachment
after going through the Italian campaign .... [Section 2, page 8] |
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HELFRICH,
Alphonse (Pfc.); .... son of Joseph Helfrich of Paderborn .... entered the
Army in May 1941 .... served overseas 3 years and was wounded 3 times ....
with the Fifth Armored Division through North Africa & Italy .... [Section 2, page 2; with photo] |
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HELFRICH,
Cletus (Pvt.); .... son of Joseph
Helfrich of Paderborn .... left last March [1945] and was due to go overseas
from a camp in Oregon [Section 1,
page 7] |
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HELFRICH,
Cornelius (Pfc.); son of Charles
Helfrich …. served in the Seventh Division …. served as an altar boy at Dulag
when his 7th Division Chaplain, said the first mass the liberated Filipinos had
heard for more than two years ….
[Section 2, page 7] |
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HELFRICH,
Isadore (Pvt.); …. Son of Nick Helfrich, of Prairie du Long Township …. Reported missing in action in Europe in
November 1943 …. [Section 2, page 2] |
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HELFRICH,
Richard A. (S 1/c); …. son of George
Helfrich of Paderborn ….enlisted in the Navy early in 1943….served on the U.
S. S. Orca….suffered wounds….on January 5, 1945….for which he received the
Purple Heart…. [Section 2, page 6;
with photo] |
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HELFRICH,
Tony (Cpl.); .... son of Joseph Helfrich of Paderborn .... has 5 battle stars
.... and was in the 141st Regiment of the 7th Division in Italy, France,
Austria and Germany .... [Section 1, page 7; with photograph] |
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HELLER,
Adrian "Otts" (Cpl.);….son of Mrs. Emma Heller and husband of the
former Irma Buecher….foreman at the Weil-Kalter factory before his
induction….inducted February 1, 1944….training at Fort Ord, Calif….embarked
for New Guinea….Jan. 1945 he was in the Netherlands East Indies....in Feb.
1945 he survived the sinking of his ship carrying him to the
Philippines....his unit was an artillery observation battalion attached to
the 70th Division.... [Section 2,
page 7; with photo] |
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HERBERT,
Alfred W. (Cpl.); ….son of Fred Herbert and husband of the former Colleen
Hodde….in the Army since May 21, 1942….serving in an engineering unit with
the 85th Division, Italy, after landing in Africa…. [Section 3, page 6;
with photo] |
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HETTENHAUSEN,
Clarence (Pfc.); ….son of Mrs. Sophia Hettenhausen….and brother of Mrs. Edwin
Mappes….in the Marines….missing since the Battle of Okinawa…. [Section 2, page 8] |
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HETTENHAUSEN,
Elgin A. Jr. (Pfc.); ….son of Elgin Hettenhausen, formerly from here….entered
service in June 1944….and landed at France in November [1944]…. [Section 4, page 2; with photo] |
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HETTENHAUSEN,
Melvin ; ….son of Elmer Hettenhausen….enlisted in the Navy and started boot
training at Great Lakes on July 29, 1945….
[Section 2, page 7; with photo] |
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HETTENHAUSEN,
Wm.; ….son of Mrs. Sophia Hettenhausen….tail gunner on a bomber which helped
in the Okinawa campaign….60 missions….and holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross and 6 battle stars…. [Section
4, page 2] |
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HIKEN, Arlene
(Pfc.); ….wife of John Hiken, who is stationed on the U. S. S. George
Clymer….she graduated from the WAC clerical school at Fort Des Moines, Iowa
on May 9, 1944….and has been stationed in the Netherlands East Indies since
August 1944…. [Section 2, page 6;
with photo] |
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HODDE, George
H. (S 1/c); ….son of George Hodde….he
enlisted in the Navy on his 17th birthday, May 14, 1944….boot training at
Camp Wallace, Texas….serving in the crew of a tug in the Pacific…. [Section 2, page 4; with photo] |
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HOEHN,
Russell "Chick" (Pfc.); ….husband of the former Virginia Baltz….inducted
in Dec. 1943….he is an aviation ordnance man in the Marines and is stationed
aboard the U. S. S. Munda…. [Section
2, page 2; with photo] |
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HOFFMANN,
Alfred (Cpl.); ….son of Peter W. Hoffmann….left for service August 5, 1941
and went overseas in Nov. 1942, participating in the invasion of North
Africa….where he was killed on July 13, 1943….he was in Company B, 10th Engineers Battalion…. [Section 2, page 1; with photo] |
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HOFFMANN,
August (Pfc.); ….son of Peter Hoffmann, of Sugar Loaf [Township]….entered the
Army before [the attack on] Pearl Harbor….he is an infantryman in the 111th
Regiment….stationed on the Palau Islands….
[Section 2, page 2; with photo] |
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HOFFMANN,
Frieda (Cpl.); ….daughter of John Hoffmann….enlisted on July 31, 1944….and
received basic training at Fort Des Moines….went to the Long Beach
headquarters of the AAF Ferrying Command, where she was a secretary in
headquarters office…. [Section 2,
page 6; with photo] |
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HOFFMANN,
Henrietta (S 1/c); ….daughter of John Hoffmann….she enlisted in the Waves in
Nov. 1943, and became a dental technician….she is at the Air Base at Norman,
Oklahoma…. [Section 2, page 6; with photo] |
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HOFFMANN,
Walter (Pfc.); ….son of Fred Hoffmann….in the Air Force….sent to India in
Dec. 1944….where he is a mechanic & truck driver at Chittagong,
India….served in both the North and Central Burma campaigns…. [Section 6, page 6; with photo] |
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HOLDENER,
Vincent C. (Lieut.); ….former dentist in Millstadt….commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Army in Sept. 1943….assigned to hospitals at Fort Crook, Nebraska and
Clinton, Iowa…. [Section 2, page
7; with photo] |
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HOOCK,
Clemence (Pfc.); ….son of Ben Hoock….in the Army nearly four years….he was in
headquarters company of the 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion....he went from
Africa to Sicily to Italy and then to France where he was wounded on Jan. 15
….for which he received the Purple Heart….
[Section 2, page 6; with photo] |
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HOOCK, Warren
G.; ….enlisted in the Navy in August 1942, and a year later was in the South
Pacific as a gunner's mate [Section
2, page 7] |
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HOOVER,
Herbert C. (CAOM); ….son of Harvey
Hoover….in the Navy since 1942….spent 23 months in Maui….Chief Aviation Ordnance
Mate….now in Chicago as an instructor at the Navy school…. [Section 2, page 6; with photo] |
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HOOVER, Wayne
(Sgt.); ….son of Harvey Hoover….entered the Army in the summer of 1943….in
aviation ordnance…. [Section 4, page
4] |
|
HUCKE, Frank
(S/Sgt.); ….son of Frank J. Hucke and his wife is the former Mary Myrtle
Emge….trained in the heavy artillery at Fort Sill, Okla…..became a mess
sergeant shortly before going overseas in Dec. 1944….& saw some action in
Alsace and Germany…. [Section 3, page
2; with photo] |
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HURD, Ernest
"Buck" (CMM); ….enlisted in the Navy while working for the Midwest
[Mine] here and has served a long time in the South Pacific….he is Chief
Machinists Mate in the Sea Bees….
[Section 2, page 8; with
photo] |
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HUWER, Oliver
(Sgt.); ….son of Oliver Huwer and the husband of the former Doris
Volkmann….inducted into the Army on April 24, 1941….started with the 31st
Regiment at Camp Croft and then with the 110th at Indiantown Gap….his various
duties over the years have been: military police,....air base depot
work,....carpenter work,....medic attendant,....and truck driver....he has
finally wound up as a mess sergeant in the Aleutians.... [Section 2, page 2; with photo] |
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IDOUX, Alvin
(Ensign); ….son of Mrs. Theresa Idoux….has been in the Navy since Oct. 1935
and went to England in May 1941….and then to Africa….he is in the field
maintenance section of the Navy air wing…. [Section 3, page 2; with photo] |
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IDOUX,
Clarence (S/Sgt.); ….son of Mrs. Theresa Idoux …..he enlisted in the Air
Force in Nov. 1942 and served in England….with 27 missions over Europe….he is
a member of a bomber crew of the Eighth Air Force…. [Section 3, page 2; with photo] |
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IDOUX,
Cletus; ….son of Mrs. Theresa Idoux….enlisted in the Navy in Oct. 1943….&
is at San Francisco in Radio Supply….
[Section 3, page 2; with
photo] |
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IDOUX, Paul
L. (Pfc.); ….son of Joseph & Theresa Idoux….enlisted in the Marines in
1942 & participated in the campaigns of Guadalcanal & Tarawa….he lost
his life on Iwo Jima on March 24, 1945….
[Section 3, page 2 and Section 2, page 1; with photo] |
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IDOUX,
Vincent (S/SGT.); ….son of Mrs. Theresa Idoux….he enlisted in the Air Force
in Jan. 1941….went to India in Jan. 1942….
[Section 3, page 2; with
photo] |
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JACOBUS,
Delwin Fred "Fritz" (Pvt.); ….inducted on April 20, 1942….and
assigned to Anti-Aircraft….in Iceland in August 1942….and then to the British
Islands, France, and then Belgium….
[Section 3, page 2; with
photo] |
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JARVIS, Leo
(Cpl.); ….son of Louis Jarvis of Centerville….in the Army infantry [Section 4, page 1] |
|
JARVIS, Louis
(Sgt.); ….son of Louis Jarvis of Centerville….in the Army infantry [Section 4, page 1] |
|
JATHO,
Dalyard G. (S 1/c); ….son of Valentine Jatho….and his wife is the former
Lucille Beardsmore….entered the Navy in Oct. 1943 and is somewhere in the
Pacific [Section 6, page 6; with photo] |
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JOHNSON,
Albert "Bert" Jr.; ….son of Albert R. Johnson….he is a 1944
graduate of Missouri Military Academy and enlisted in the Navy after
qualifying for officer training….he is a radio technician student at
Dearborn, Mich. [Section 2, page
6; with photo] |
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JOHNSON,
Glenn "Dick" (Pvt.); ….former shovel runner at the Morgan mine….he
was with the 1056th Engineer Port Construction and Repair Group and his unit was
in France in Sept. 1944 [Section 2,
page 6; with photo] |
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JOKISCH,
Allan L. (AOM 2/c); ….son of Edgar Jokisch….spent 14 months at Kodiak,
Alaska….and returned to the States in Jan. 1944 [Section 2, page 7;
with photo] |
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JUNG, Wm.
"Butch" (Pvt.); ….entered the Army late in 1943 and trained at Fort
McClelland, Alabama….he was wounded in the arm in Oct. 1944 in Italy [Section 2, page 2; with photo] |
|
JUNKINS,
Howard (Sgt.); ….with the Engineers….is a chemist in the Army [Section 2, page 6] |
|
KECK, Don R.
(F 1/c); ….son of William Keck….joined the Navy on Nov. 9, 1943 and took PT
training at Melville, RI….served in the European area [Section 6, page 6; with photo] |
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KECK, Lilbert
(MoMM 3/c); ….son of Mrs. Emma Keck….and his wife is the former Marian Hayden
of East St. Louis….served in the Navy….going overseas to the Pacific early in
1944 [Section 4, page 6; with photo] |
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KECK, Milton
E. (Pvt.); ….son of Irwin Keck of Stookey [Township] and husband of the
former Ruth Herderhorst….he is with the Fifth Cavalry which is a part of the
First Cavalry Division….his outfit was the first American troops to enter
Tokyo….when they raised the American flag on the U. S. Embassy [Section 1, page 5; with photo] |
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KECK, Robert L.
(F 1/c); ….son of William Keck….entered the Navy in Sept. 1944….and then to
the Norfolk Naval Air Base [Section
6, page 6; with photo] |
|
KECK,
Sylvester J. (Pfc.); ….husband of the former Pearl Vogt….entered the service
in March 1942 and went overseas in Feb. 1944….where he spent a year in
Belgium and Germany with the Fifth Armored Division….participating in four
campaigns [Section 1, page 5; with photo] |
|
KECK, William
(Pvt.); ….son of William Keck….he is in the Army Air Forces and trained at
San Bernardino, CA [Section 6, page
6; with photo] |
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KELLER,
Albert T. (Sgt.); ….son of Albert Keller….enlisted in Dec. 1941….and assigned
to the 126th Infantry of the 32nd Division….which went overseas in April
1942….he was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action for his heroism
in New Guinea [Section 3, page 7;
with photo] |
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KELLER,
Harold H. "Susie" (Pfc.); ….son of Louis Keller….in the Army….and
went overseas in February 1945 with the 371st Engineer Construction
Battalion, Co. C [Section 4, page
1; with photo] |
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KELLER,
Harvey R. (T/Sgt.); ….son of Albert
Keller….enlisted in the Air Force in Dec. 1941….he left six months ago for
Assam, India, where [his unit ] Air Transport was engaged in hauling supplies
by plane into China, crossing the Himalayas
[Section 3, page 7; with
photo] |
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KEMPF, Edward
O. (Pfc.); ….son of Wm. Kempf….entered the Army in Jan. 1942….transferred to
the medical department of the Prisoner of War hospital at Camp Forest,
Tenn. [Section 4, page 2; with photo] |
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KEMPF, Ernest
Jr. (S/1c); ….son of Ernest Kempf of Sugar Loaf Township….entered the Navy in
Nov. 1944….stationed at Jacksonville, FL and Norfolk, VA [Section 2, page 8; with photo] |
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KEMPF, Lester
A. (MoMM 3/c); ….husband of Mildred Kempf….serving on the U. S. S. Lenawee,
he is with the Navy's amphibious forces in the Pacific [Section 4, page 6; with photo] |
|
KEMPF, Milton
(Pvt.); ….son of Ernest Kempf of Sugar Loaf Township….entered the Army in
April 1943 and assigned to the Medical Corps….stationed on Oahu, Hawaii for
nearly two years….then moving to the Philippines [Section 2, page 8;
with photo] |
|
KEMPF, Norman
(S/Sgt.); ….son of Ernest Kempf of Sugar Loaf Township….inducted in July 1941….and
went overseas in 1943 and served with the Sixth Army in Australia, New Guinea
and the Philippines [Section 2, page
8; with photo] |
|
KEMPF,
Raymond (Cpl.); ….son of Edward Kempf of Sugar Loaf Township….entered the
Marines in Jan. 1944….he was with the Third Marines and fought on Iwo Jima
through Feb. and March 1945 [Section
4, page 7; with photo] |
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KEMPF,
Raymond (Sgt.); ….son of Ernest Kempf of Sugar Loaf Township….enlisted 3 days
before Pearl Harbor….he was assigned to the Army's Navy and spent nearly all
of his 3 1/2 years overseas in
connection with carrying supplies on Army transports….spent much time in
Australia and New Guinea [Section 2,
page 8; with photo] |
|
KESSLER, Arthur
B. (Pfc.); ….son of Peter Kessler….and nephew of Mrs. Mary Hahn….in the
infantry in the Pacific area
[Section 5, page 6] |
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KILLINGSWORTH,
Clyde; ….enlisted in the Sea Bees and served at Trinidad in the
Carribean [Section 4, page 4] |