Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1944 — Page 2

~ Glardens, in Germany. * Pfe. Kenneth Turpen, 40 N. Rural . gt., on Guam. 2 Pvt. Phil K. Holt, 1138 Evison st, in France. :

PRISONER

Pvt: Joseph F. West, 4001 E ‘Washington st, of Germany.

* J » Pfc. Ernest Reiman Steeg Jr...» killed in France. s . r

Pfc. Ernest Reiman Steeg Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs, E. R. Steeg, 15 W. 85th st., was killed in France Oct. 1,

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the football squad, wrote for student publication, and sports notes for the Star. 19-year-old infantryman had erseas since August. He was Scout and a Firecrafter in Episcopal Church of the

member of Minisimo and scouting organizations, his entry into the army, in October, 1943, he was employed by L. Strauss and Co. in the Boy Scout department. E A requiem celebration. of -holy communion will bé held in the Church of the Advefit at 10 4. m. tomorrow with thé Rev. Thomas R. Thrasher, presiding. |

th ; ual high school, he en-

uate of tered service in February, 1943. He was a member of the Grace Methodist church and was 20, Survivors besides his nts in-

Nobel, ‘stationed at Hondo, Tex, apd a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Shrout, Indianapolis. Tg f "8 = Pvt. John A. Alvis, son of Mrs, Frank Alvis, 745 E. 49th st., died Oct. 7 in Ringwood, England, of battle . wounds received Sept. 2 in France. ® =» = ! S. Sgt. Richard Decker, son of Mrs. Alice Decker, 1126 Hoyt ave. was wounded in France Sept. 14

which he was a member,

Sesier Heroes: Two Indianapolis Soldiers.

Die in France; 4 Wounc

Pvt. John A. Alvis , , , died in England,

Pvt. Joseph F, West ,.. . pris - oner of Germany,

Eugene Richardson John Lawson Killed Honored

ice Oct. 28, 1941 and has been overseas since April 14, 1944. He formerly was employed by the Kimble Glass Co. He is 26 and holds the purple heart.

wo. Pvt. Joseph F, West, son of Mrs. Josephine West, 4001 E. Washington st.,, who has been missing “in Italy

Richardson had been over- Since May 12, is a prisoner of seas more than a year and served Germany.

Pvt. West was a student at Tech-

A grad-|nical high school when he enlisted

in the army May 12, 1943. He went overseas in December and is 19. He received his infantry training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and Camp Dix, N. J. 8.88 First Lt. Robert M. Harrah, hus-

and 8. Sgt. band of Mrs. Maxine West, 1813 W.

Morris st., and Sgt. Charles L. Henry, son of Peter W. Henry, 2350 Guilford ave., are prisoners of Germany, -the war department confirmed today. ” ” 2

Second Lt. Robert E. Jones, hom-

{ hardier, son of Mr. and Mrs. E E Jones, 121 W, 12th st, has been

awarded the air medal at an 8th air force Fying Fortress station, The award was for meritorious

. and now is in a hospital in Italy. . Enlisting Dec, 8, 1942, he went! _ overseas in March, 1944, and was! * in combat in Italy before going to, Prance. He is 20. A graduate of Technical high school, he formerly was employed by the state highway commission, ;

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Pvt. Leonard Y. Dodd, husband of - Mrs, Margaret Dodd, Drexel Gardens, and son of Mrs. Gertrude Dodd, 540 8, Fleming st., has been

achievement during bombing attacks on Nazi war industries and military targets in support of allied ground forces. Before entering the army in September, 1942, Lt. Jones was a student at Helmsburg high school, = o s Capt. Kirkland C. Krueger, pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber on 28 daylight attacks over Germany, has been decorated with the distinguished flying cross for

wounded in action in Germany, Mrs. Dodd learned in a letter from her husband dated Sept. 10. Pvt. Dodd, one of five brothers! who have served in this war, went to Italy four months ago, then to] southern France and later wrote he| -was in Germany with an infantry | unit. He is 25. A brother, Seaman 2-c Emery E.| Dodd of the coast guard, died Dec. 18, 1943, in a navy hospital, Ban Diego, Cal, a week after Pvt. Dodd was inducted. The other brothers are Pvt, David, serving with the marine corps in the South Pacific; Sgt. Thurman, who was discharged due to fever tontracted in Africa, and Pvt. Chester, just released from a hospital in Tennessee after recovering from an injury suffered during paratroop training in this country.

. » - Pfc. Kenneth Turpen, husband of Mrs. Bonnie Turpen, 40 N. Rural st, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turpen, 4543 Young st., was wounded on Guam about Sept: 1 and now is in a hospital on the Marianas, An infantryman, he holds the bronze star and the purple heart. He entered the service in December, 1942 and went overseas in February, 1944. He is 26. A brother, Cpl. Wayne, is in Camp Polk, La. - # »

| ters,

outstanding work in aerial combat.

He is the son of Mrs. Mary Krue- |

ger, 1001 College ave., and holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusBefore enlisting Dec. 14, 1941, Capt. Krueger was employed as a teller for the Fountain Square bank. He has been serving in jhe European theater since May 1, 1944. ” 2 Ld

First Lt. Richard C. Roper, P-51 Mustang pilot in Col. Donald W. Graham's 8th fighter command in England, holds the air medal and his first oak leaf cluster for flights in combat. It took Lt. Roper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Roper, 6225 Washington blvd. just cne minute apiece to destroy two Nazi planes on the third day of the huge airborne invasion of Holland. His wife lives in Inex, Tex. » Ed ” S. Sgt. Dale W. Golden, a former employee of the Hoosier Baking Co. in Indianapolis, recently won the air medal for “courage, coolness and skill” on bombing attacks over Europe. A waist gunner on a Flying Fortress in England, he is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Dewey W. Golden of Mattoon, Ill, and husband of Mrs. Dena Golden, Iola, Kas. The 21-year-old flier entered the air forces in July, 1943.

Pvt. Phil K. Holt, husband of Mrs, Ruby Dixon Holt and nephew of

was wounded in France July 26.

WITH "TH ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct. 20 (U. P)—T. Sgt. Henry Schauer, 26, Scobey, Mont, killed 17 Germans in 17 hours after

beachhead last May, was presentéd with the Congressional Medal Honor Wednesday by Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, commander of the

stood stiffly at attention

as the citation describ: his Or 3 qught

§ an—he was pro- ) technical sergeant today— th infantry

the breakout began at the Anzio!

In"the rain looking very much alive!

ry battle patro} | egal y 23.

» » » T. Sgt. John P. Lawson, crew

Mrs. P, K. Seng, 1136 Evison st. !chief of a maintenance group of the

8th air force, has been awarded

An infantryman, he entered | serv-|the bronze star for outstanding Anzio 'Ghost' Decorated for Killing 17 Nazis in 17 Hours

of a ditch ‘to engage four German | snipers who opened fire on the pa-

who | trol from the rear,” the citation! son of Mrs. Elizabeth Vermeulen, Con-

read. “He walked deliberately and {slowly, 30 yards toward the enemy, -stopped amid fire from four rifles

centered- on him and with four

of | bursts from his rifle, each at dif-| he ir

| ferent range, killed all of the snip~

| ers, | behind a house.

{machine gun nest. While explod-

ing shells showered him. with dirt {and tracer bullets whipped past him iat chest level, Schauer knelt -and two gunners and then

‘killed the jcrumpled. two others who ran to {man the gun.” -

_ ments Schauer ran his-total to 17

ed, 1 Captured

. Moore,

He shot a fifth sniper hiding | England.

“He left cover again to engage a

In three more similar TE

1944. As a result of his ingenuity and exceptional skill, the citation said,

~ battle-damaged planes repaired un- |’

der his supervision were quickly returned to battle. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawson and

husband of Mrs, J. P. Lawson, all.

of 1518 Sturm ave.

A, graduate of Technical high|’

school, he was employed at Allison division of General Motors before entering the army in May, 1041. | His brother, S. Sgt. Frank Lawson, | is .-in the marines ‘and another brother, Carl, is. with the marines in the South Pacific.

FE Te : . T. Sgt. Edwakd F. Moore, 25-year- |' old radio operator and gunner on the B-17, “Athenian Avenger,” has been decorated £ 8 with the distinguished flying cross for extraor- ‘J dinary achievement while on heavy bombing § missions over ¥% Germany. 3 Son of Mr. and 8 Mrs. Edward § 3346 W. | EE Michigan st., he also holds the air Sgt. Moore medal with three oak leaf clusters. He is a graduate of Cathedral high school and worked -at Allison dis vision of General Motors before

His group was cited by the President for its historic bombing of the Muhlembau aircraft assembly plant at Brunswick, Germany. It also won the presidential unit citation for the shuttle bombing of Messerschmitt plants at Regensburg, Germany. . » » ®

T. Sgt. James A. Chambers, who | |

is in Miami Beach, Fla., awaiting reassignment, is wearing the distinguished flying cross and the air medal with three oak leaf clusters for 33 bombing missions over Europe. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Chambers of Douglas Pike, Gallatin, Tenn., and husband of Mrs. James A. Chambers, 1319 Linwood ave, > ” # » Lt. Earl L. Higbie, 1659 Winton | ave, has been awarded the air medal for service with the IndiaChina division of the air transport command, . A pilot, he has had mor? than 150 hours of operational flight in transport over the Assam-China air routes. : » » ®° % Second Lt. George E. McKeand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace O.}

won the air medal for meritorious achievement in flights in France.

Grossetta’s 9th air force Thunderbolt raider group in France, he entered service in October, 1941, and saw service with the infatry in Ha(wali until April, 1943, when he be{came an aviation cadet.

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S. Sgt. Ralph D. Hardwick, tail gunner on an 8th air force Flying | Fortress, has been awarded the sec~ ond oak leaf cluster to the air medal { for continued achievement and high {courage in the allied offensive in | Europe. : Holder of the presidential unit citation, he is the husband of Mrs. Ralph Hardwick, 839 N..Oxford st. i - »

Marine Pfc. Harry S. Kujawa, son of Stephen Kujawa, South Bend, has been killed in action, the navy j department announced today. ss = 8 | Seaman 1-c James Hart Norris, {husband of Mrs. Geneva Hart, La- | grange, is missing in action, the 'navy department announced today. 8 ‘8 =® The navy department today announced the names of five Indianapolis marines who have been wounded in action. They are: >

Pfc, Willism FP. Cheever, son of Mrs. Eva Cheever, North Vernon; Pfc. Anthony P. Coulis, son of Mr, and Mrs. Paul Coulis, Hammond; Pfc, Brice Gonzalez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gonzalez, Gary; Pfc. Richard L. Roderick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Roderick, Hartford

City, and Pfc. Barry 8. Rymer, son of Mrs. Jeanette Rymer, South Bend.

The war department today announced the names of 28 Indiana men who are prisoners of Germany. They are: Sgt. Delmar E. Alvey, husband of Mrs. Beulah Alvey, Tell City; Second Lt. William O. Barnard, son of Mrs, George M. Barnard, New Castle; Pvt, James E. Burch, son of Mrs. Alice Belle Burch, Stendal; 8. Sgt. Harold J. Butler, son of Mrs Alta Butler, Gary; Second Lt. Eugene J. Chudzynski, son of Mrs. Nicholas Chudzynski, La Porte; 2d Lt. Charles Church, husband of Mrs. Irene Church, Gary; 8S. Bgt. Bevins Clark, husband of Mrs, Imogene Clark, Ft. Wayne; Pfc. Harry Coy, son of Mrs; Chauncey Coy, Syracuse. Pvt. Rex L. Forrer, husband of Mrs. Norma Porrer, Lapel, 2d Lt, Harold G. Garman, son of Mrs. Carrow Garman, Mishawaka; Pvt. George A. Gosciniak, son of Mrs. Josephine Gosciniak, Bicknell; Pvt, Harold F. Gourley, hushand of Mrs. Mary Gourley, Shelbyville; 2d Lt. Robert M, Grant, husband of Mrs, Virginia Grant, South Bend; Pfc, Vernon E. Hause, son of Mrs. Vera Hause, Greenwood; T. Sgt. George R. Hawk, son of Mrs. Reahona Brown, Mypncie; Pfc. Wilbur E. Hendrich, son of Mrs, Gertrude Hendrich, New Salisbury; 1st Lt. Robert R., Ladig, Husband of Mrs. Robert Ladig, Ft. Wayne; 8. Sgt. Robert O. Marlow, husband of Mrs, Anna Marlow, Brazil. Pvt. John W. Nicholgon Jr, son of Mrs, Pear! Nicholson, onville; 8. Sgt. John E. Papamanoli, son of Emmanuel Papamanoli, Gary; Pfc. Monroe A. Parnell, son of Irel Parnell, Alexandria; Pfc. Dale M. Riedel, husband of Mrs. Betty Riedel, South Bend; 1st Lt. John E. Riedman, son of Joseph Riedman, Conners- { ville; 8. Sgt. William Scott, son of Albert. | Scott, Lafayette; Pfc. Byron F. Slocum, son of Mrs Ada Slocum, South Bend; Pfc. | Louis W. Snyder, son of Mrs, Irene 8ny- | der, Rising Sun; Pfc. Henry Vermeulen,

nersville; and Pvt. Harvey E. Wingler, son of Mrs. Altha Wingler, Seymour,

services from May, 1943; to June, |:

McKeand, 2346 Prospect st., recently | |

A combat flier with Col. Anthony |

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