Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1944 — Page 12

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Sgt. George Donald Bushong, 3657 N. Illinois st., was killed in action Nov. 17 in Germany. He was serving with a tank division and had been overseas since Aug. 17. Sgt. Bushong was 32 and entered the army’ two and one-half years alo. He attended Technical high school and was a sign painter in civilian life.

Survivors besides his brother heres

are his wife, Mrs. Merle Bushong, Birmingham, Ala.; and two other . brothers, Dewey, who is serving on a naval destroyer, and Charles, Kingham, Ariz. x » 8 Pfc, Vincent Jerome Blackwell, son of Dr. and Mrs, John Joseph Blackwell, 4250 Central ave, was killed in Germany Nov. 17. He had been overseas four months, A graduate of Joan of Arc grade school and Cathedral high school, he was 19 and entered the army in August, 1943. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic church. Survivors besides his parents are a sister, Elizabeth, at home; two brothers, John Joseph J. in the chemical warfare service, and Kenneth, at home; three aunts, Mrs, John McCool, Miss, Grace Blackwell and Miss Mary “Blackwell, and

Bushong, brother of

Pfe. Vincent Jerome Blackwell killed in Germany, .

Pacific.

a destroyer escort. In a letter to his mother, Mrs. Clara Owen Stoup, Ft. Wayne, formerly of 5153 Kenwood ave, Lt. Stoup wrote that. they were not alone their firstsnight on the. raft, Two “gooney birds” spent the night with them. Lt. Stoup now is in a nayy hospital at Chicago and expects to come home soon. He is recovering from a broken vertebrae.

two uncles, Thomas J. Blackwell and Francis H. Blackwell, all of| Indianapolis. Pvt. ‘Blackwell's father served ab) Stout field two years, receiving his | discharge from the army a month 8go. o n » Sgt. Ernest A. Peterson, son of Mrs. Josephine Peterson, 1121 Pleasant st, has been missing since a flight over Yugoslavia Nov. 20, He was serving as a. B-24 tall gunner. Sgt. Peterson has completed 16 missions and holds the air medal and presidential unit citation, He has been in service more than two _ years and went overseas last August, The lieutenant is 23 and is a gradfiate of Technical high school. He formerly was employed by the International Harvester Co, ' and played in The Indianapolis News Newsboys’ band four years, 8 . » Lt. (Jg) Charles William Stoup, 8 navy Faust bomber pilot, was

A former employee of the gross income tax division .the lieutenant| entered the army in 1942 and served |

in the Atlantic about a year and a|

half. ‘He then came home on short leave before leaving for duty) in the Pacific. He attended Butler| university and received training at| Corpus Christi, Tex: Lt, Stoup is the brother of Mrs. Maurice Gronendyke of the Kenwood ave. address, ” un ”

Capt. Bernard F. DeWitt, hus-

pand of Mrs. Julia Ann DeWitt, 42

N. Mount st, and son of Mr. and

Mrs. Lee DeWitt, 932 Luett st., was

wounded Sept. 18 on Angaur island. Capt. DeWitt has been in service four years and overseas since June, 1944, A former employee of Kingan

& Co. he is 23 and was graduated |

from Washington high school, » o n

Pfc. Howard W,

injured Oct. 2 in a plane crash and| liu. with other members of his crew was

adrift two days and nights in the The men were sighted by a navy plane and were picked up by

Sgt. Ernest A. Peterson + « missing over Yugoslavia,

He received the. purple heart and now is in New Caledonia. Pvt. Plake is the husband of Mrs. Jessie 1. Plake, who is living with her mother in ‘Peoria, Ill. The couple lived at 1630 Martin st. before Pvt. Plake entered the service. The soldier is 33 and formerly was employed by the Schuster Coal Co. . » . » Pvt. Jamel R. Fleener was seriously wounded Nov. 16 in Germany and is in a hospital in Belgium, Pvt. Fleener is the husband of Mrs, Helen Fleener, 1412 Lee st., and the son of Mr, and Mrs, Earl Fleener, 1702 Blaine ave. He en[tered the army March 29, 1944, and [went overseas last September with | the infantry. The 26-year-old soldier attended | Washington high school and for- | merly was employed by the Motor Express Co, A brother, Pvt, Earl Fleener Jr, is serving with the marines in the South Pacific. a 8 a

Pfc. Dale R. Martz, husband of Mrs. Wilma Martz, 306 8. Walcott st, and son of Mr. and Mrs. George Martz, 228 N. La Salle st, was wounded July 23 on Guam. He has

fit there. Pvt. Martz is 19 and attended Technical high school. He entered the service in May, 1943, and has been overseas a year. ” n n

Plake was| Pfe. Nicholas W, Kelsch has been wounded on his second day of com- reported a prisoner of Germany.

bat, Sept. 19, while serving on Pele-| He o previously was listed as missing

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Hoosier Heroes: Blackwell and Bushong Killed: Peterson Missing; Stoup, DeWitt, Plake, Flaaner. Martz Injured

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FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1944

Lt. Joseph R. Raub . . . prisoner of Germany.

town of Colleville-Sur-Mer on D-day and fought the enemy back. The

citation said that battalion encoun- |"

tered some of the toughest fighting that D-day produced. : nw Two Indianapolis men serving with the 15th army air force in Italy have been awarded distin. guished unit badges and one bronze cluster. They are: Sgt, Ora Arnold Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Arnold, 529 N. Tibbs|~ ave, and 8, Sgt. Charles J. Muth, husband of Mrs. Mildred M. Muth, 135 W. 20th st.

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Unit citation badges have been awarded the following local men: Sgt. Wilbur J. Johnson, 2124 Prospect st, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Johnson, and son of Mr, and Mrs, Hyatt Johnson, for| soothe service with the 12th army air force in the China- Burma-India| o theater; 8. Sgt. William E. Magglore, son of Mrs, Marceila Maggiore, 1125 W, 31st st. for service with a bomber group based on Corsica; Sgt. Randolph E. Wallace, 712 E. 9th st, with an Htalian-based | fa a Liberator group, and Cpl. Leo L.

| Proctor, R. R. 3, who fought with! for

the 5th army in Italy and later was hospitalized. » - . * The war department today “confirmed the report that Sgt. Orville Savage, son of William Savage, 825 Birch ave., has been wounded in action. Sgt. Savage now is home on furlough. n » ”

Pfc. James L. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J, Miller, 2057 N. Delaware st, was included on today's war department list of wounded. His parents received: a telegram that he was wounded Oct. 4 but on Oct. 23 the war department informed them that instead of being wounded, he was missing.

Two Indiana navy ‘men were included on today's navy department list of killed in action. They are: Seaman 2-¢ Billy Joe Lark, husband of Mrs. Freda Lark and son of William Lark, West Terre Haute, and Lt. Earl Leonard Wood, husband of Mrs, Kathleen May Wood, Danville. Lt. Wood previously was reported missing.

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Gunher's Mate 3-¢ John Mitchell Purvis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Purvis, Greensburg, has been killed in action. He was serving with the navy. ” 8 = Watertender 3-¢ John Norbert Jones, husband of Mrs. Evelyn M. Jones, Vincennes, is missing in naval action. He is the son of Mrs. Emma Jones, Brookville. -~ M 8 s Two Hoosier marines have been wounded ‘in aétion. They are: Pfc. Wesley E, Kehrt, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Oliver M. Kehrt, Jeffersonville, and Ple. Willis G. Kesler, son of Mr. and Mus, Sylvester Kesler, Kingsford Heights. ® 8 8

nounced the names of two navy men who have been wounded. They are: Seaman 1-¢ James Heagie Moon, son of Mr. and Mrs, Sheridan Moon, New Albany, and Water-

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