Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1945 — Page 2

, THE" NDIANAPOLIS TIMES THURSDAY, FEB. 2,

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! Pvt. Elmer Eugene Bowers . . . Pvt. James S. Scribner . ... | ‘Pvt. Russell W..Patrick . . . T. 5th Gr. Bert Rainsford Jr. Pfe. Jewell Wagener . . . killed Pvt. Robert E. Waltz . , . miss- Pvt. William F. McCreary . , Pvt. Emerald F. Foster, husband in: Belgium, { killed on Christmas day. killed in’ France. : : . +". died in Belgium. in Germany. ing in Luxembourg. missing in.Belgium, of Mrs. Lorena Foster, 3140 N, killed { . ‘ { Keystone ave, and son of Mrs. (Continued Prom Page One) ave, and City Fireman Fred Wag- and formerly was employed at the| First Lt. Charles E. Martin, son Wilkins st. address. The pilot re-|Chamness, Richmond; Pvt, Samuel M.| Gary; pre Ralph D. Powel, Hartford oily; Amy Foster Franklin has been ener, 6038 Indianaola ave. He en- Allison division of General Motors. of William Martin, 2828 W. Wilkins cently received his promotion to first | Childers, Charlestown. > Rie. bers Numb Shelouin: Sgt i \ 4

: . i . : madge E. Reno, Muncie; Pfc. Elmer I.| missing in France sincggpJan. 9. Pfe. Leonard Manley, 2418 Mars tered the service Dec, 28, 1942, and| Bvt. Smith is the son of Mr. and lieutenant, Cpl - Arthur C. Clifton, Osceola; PW. Rgjston, Decatur; Pvt. Albert C. Sipes, wl

: st, recently was awarded the air - Stanley R. Coats, Brazil; Pfc. Henry R:|Shoals; Pfc. Ralph R. Smith, Boonville; Hill st, in France. went overseas in February, 1044. Mrs. J. J. Smith, 1226 W.32d st. - | nodal He is pilot of ‘a trans ri} » po » Cress, Peru!.Pfc. John H. Dover,‘ South D0, > julpis B. oi Plc. Dale Lloyd Bradfield, Marion; Pfc, Georae A. p: 1, Robert ££ R d, 2171 N. Park- or ochni schoo! { al Spo Besd: T. 5th Gr. Dean W. Emmons. Mich- | Ww, Stalter, Decatur; Pfc, Merle O. {Dale ¢ Brown, Seymour; Pvt. Gerald K. Childers, ee! A former Technical high 0 PO

er ave, in the Philippines. student, he was 24 and was em- 7 |plle hick 10k STATE— Be a ov Rl Bl JiR oi BT 3 Jicharg 3 [Bve. Francis Sorin untingburgs CpL Charles A. Pile, R. R. 4 ployed by the Allison division of HONORED—. p |P . in e Thea : d : today William PF. Gardner, Evansville 8. Set. |yentura, Gary; Pvt. Henty C. Vorwald, | Cp): Charles -R. Six, Boswell; Sgt. Ger. Shelbyville, in France. General. Motors. before his. indiic- : vasion of Hol- e war department today re- Join 8, Gordan, dary; Er arsle | East Chicago; 8. Sgt. Lynn Weatherhol:;| Pfc. Raymond E Hansell, Winamag; rn | ifon into the army, : Seven Indianapolis men recently land.” leased the names of the following Hai, Fi. Wayne: Pfc. Jack C. Rulmagy, | Spanston; Fie Wea ov: a: [Py {EY Jonn I. Heys Smithville; Prt h DEAD— A brother, Norman, who recently Were aVarde Ue bronze sar medal His wife, Mary Indiana soldiers who have been | faite: Bis. RaveY nk: Hankin Sars] Robert Mk nson, Boonyie) Tok. Mel o "Loudermilk. Jr. Brazil; Pit. Vincent Put, Elmer Eugene Bowers, son of feceived 3 Wiedical discharge from a wounded in the European area, | heidy hic Raymond Li Holes, South WI peaniin J. Wiram, Terre Haute, and T. 5. Mew, LT ~ Q - : . . y SL; , LU S . , D0. . 5 ts ) my OG » BE, » Lala) . {1 Mills Thayer; Pfle. Samue . Mitchell, Br Te waa 1 TY, also surpiees Smale, 2050 Park ave; Bfc. Howard and his 2-year. oh Cai leer, KOKO 2: | soir ie, agar 0. Madore rant $y fe cement Quail serving with the paratroopers. | : N. Ellis, 1510 Dawson st.;. Pfc. old daughter, [onl Bak o2 Shuts; 8 at Bord John Mattingly Pn ey ione: | The following Indiana.men have But. “Abert c. Nicoletta Sr. Richmond; He entered the army Dec. 23, MISSING — Arthur H. Gemmer, 9595 Washing. Linda Gayle, are | Evansville; Sgt. Shirl 8. Bowman, English: | Or. Meanald Melinnes, rail i, 15 been killed in the European area. | Fran M© Platier. Noblesville: Pvt. Waltef. 1043, and went overseas July 28,1 Second Lt. Earl Hughey Jr. son ton blvd; Pic. Robert H. Rockwell, visiting his fath- Set. Max R Brown. Muncie; Pa | Minier, Wawaka; Pic “Marlin E. Mitzner, In all cases, next of kin have - Prince, Bloamington: Rk , Villam G. , . ! A. Ka y Jr, 1436 Jefferson ave.: Pfc. Marion F. er, and grand- b rug, ) : tL. rR yie, Fl.| wanatah. , £ pre | Ream, Lafay te; Se ond Lt. Harvey J, 1944, serving in England and France of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hughey, for- Ho Lf. > Wayne: Pfc. Thomas V, Buseh, Evansville; aa viously been, notified. hue, Greenfleld: T. 5th Gr. Orville J, i a. obbs, 1609 Fletcher ave. and Pvt. mother, Mrs. Pol- Pvt. Dewey Burkhart, Petersburg: Pfo. Cpl. Lee R. Monroe; Boonville; Pvt. Billy | ue Jeffersonville; First Lt. David W, before going to Belgium. He was 19 merly of 2430 Carrollton ave. and Robert W. Keller, 3302 Park ave. ly Martin, of the Lt. Martin | Robert L. Butsch, Marion; Pfc. Ted G.|J. Oldham, Shelbyville; Pfe. Gerald W. Pfe. Charles M. Barney, LaPorte; 8. |Schaffner, West Lafayette; Pt. Wayne P, Survivors besides his father are now: of Dallas, Tex, has been miss- | . hy . 19 a1 Carter, Mishawaka; T. 4th Gr. Charles C.| Peters, Teil City; Cpl. Stanley pouch, | Sgt. Russell H. Basham Mishawaka; Sgt. !Schifcar, Elwabeth . his wife, Opal; a brother, John Wil- ling in action since July 20. liam, Lincoln, Ill, and four sis-{ jt Hughey, who is 21, was reters, Mrs. Fannie May England, 'porteq missing after a flight over! 1306 Polk st., Ruby and Ida Bowers,| Germany. He is a graduate of! * both of Indianapolis, en MIS. | Shortridge high school and was a| Maud M. FIvaiEick, Saleded, Cal. |pilot of a P-38 fighter plane. | | Pvt. Russell W. Patrick, son_of| pyt. Robert E. Waltz, son of Mrs. | Mrs. Ray Patrick, 236 Villa ave. nary E. Waltz Weaver, 1238 College was killed in France Feb. 5. ‘ave, has been missing in LuxemAt Christmas Pvt. Patrick was in| poyure since Dec. 18. England and was in the quarter-| with a tank corps unit, he is 34] master corps before being ians-|and went overseas last August. A ferred to a replacement company. | graduate of Technical high school, A Iotmues employee of he Lukas-| he entered the army in April, 1941. aro. orp, he entered the army| The soldier formerly -was emtwo years ago and went overseas 18 pjoved by the F. E. Perkins Truckmonths ago. He was 21 and at- inp Co, He has two sisters, Mrs. tended Manual high school. Esther Harris and Mrs. Velma LaSurvivors: besides his mother are| pi acne both of Miami Beach, Fla. a sister, Mrs. Hazel. Carey, Cincin- | XR wn rt nati, O.; thiree brothers, William, Pvt. William F, McCreary, Who ‘Res and Wilbur R., both of Indiah-|lived with his uncle and aunt, Mr. apolis, and Aviation Cadet Marion and Mrs. William Drumm, 2845 W. Patrick, stationed in Arizona; two Ray st, before entering the service nieces, Karla Carey and Georgia has been missing in Belgium since Patrick, and a nephew, Thomas/ Jan. 3. He was fighting with the Carey. | infantry. Pvt James S Scribner HOE Mar 5 19 we yt . ‘ . y 4 { pary is 19 and entered the of Mrs. Edith Nelson Scribner, 844 army March 11, 1944. He formerly 8. Missouri st., was killed in the was employed by the Purity Bakeries | English channel, Christmas day, Corp. and attended Washington | less than a month before - his high school. His brothér, Pvt. Aldaughter, Linda May, was born. |fred McCreary, is also in the army. The 18-year-old infantryman had | 8» been overseas only a month. Be) fore entering the army May 15,| WOUNDED. 1944, he attended «“Manudl high | Pfc. kéonard Manley, hiisband of school and was employed by Mec-| Mrs” Anna Manley, 2418 Mars. Hill Kelvey-Kell, Inc. He was a mem- | st, was wounded Jan. 14 in France wer ol St. Solin's Cawlic church. {and has begn presented the purple vors sides his wife and | heart. = daughter are. his mother and step- | Pvt. Manley, who is ‘24, has been father, Mr. and Mrs. John Rosetto | in service since May, 1943," and of the Missouri st. address; two trained at Ft. Harrison. He went sisters, Mrs. Katherine Barbee and | overseas last September and was , « Nancy Rosetto,'and a brother, Or- | serving with ‘the, 7th army, ville Scribner, who is leaving for] \ : the marines In two Weekes { Cpl Robert E. Reed, son of Mr and Mrs. Elmer E. Reed, 2171 N T. 5th Gr. Bert Rainsford Jr, Parker ‘ave. was seriously wounded husband of Mrs. Iola Rainsford and Feb, 3 in the Philippines and is son of Mrs, Ruth Rainsford, both improving in a hospital there. He! Of 326 Hanson ave, died Jan. 20 in| ya serving with the 40th division 8 hospital in Belgium of woOUHAS' ang has received the purple heart. received Jan. 5. He had been over- (pl Reed is 20 and was employed seas two months and was a member. py the De Moss Machine Co., before of an anti-aircraft unit. entering the service in August, N Technician Rainsford was 19 and 1043 He went overseas last Sepattended Washington high school. {ovo ia 2 He was employed by the.Indian-| mp. ° apolis Bleaching Lo. When entered the army July 26, 1943. Survivors pesides his wife and! cpl Charles A. Pile, son of Mrs mother are his father, Bert Rains- ynr.rv 5 pile, R. R. 4, Shelbyville ford, and his grandmother, Mrs, Jennie George, both of 320 E. nt th st, an aunt and uncle, Mr. and M: Newton Nungaster, and his dinky father, Albert Fouty, 331 Hanson ave,

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was wounded Jan. 15 in France and has. been awarded the purple heart He is recovering satisfactorily. Cpl Pile is with the Tth army and has heen overseas since last October.

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» 2 » s » 5 Sgt. James M. Wilson, husband of| Pfe. Frank B. Dodd, son of Mr Mrs. Ruth Wiese Wilson, R. R. 1},'and Mrs. C. M. Dodd, 2800 E. 55th Box 309-V, was killed in Germany st., was wounded a second time Dec Jan. 26. 3 in Germany and has been awarded A member of the 9ith division of an oak leaf cluster to the purpie the 3d army, he was 23 and had| heart -he ‘received for wounds rebeen overseas since August, 1944.) ceived July 11 in France. He is in He was a graduate of Mt. Comfort a hospital in England. high school. | ‘A member of the 121st infantry Besides Germany, he also served djvision, Pvt. Dodd returned .to duty . {in England, France and. Belglum gept, 1 and had served in Belgium and was with the infantry of the snd Luxembourg. When he was 9th army before being transferred wounded the second time. he was to the 3d. He formerly .Was em- trying to evade capture by Germans ployed by the International Har-' who had captured the men in the vester Co. foxhole next to his Survivors besides his wife, aré his pvt. Dodd is 21 and attended parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Wilson, Broad Ripple high sthotl before near Mt. Comfort; three brothers, entering the army in:February, 1943 John, near Mt. Comfort; Seaman He went overseas in November, 1943 1-c Charles. W. Wilson, "in the| Pive brothers also are in service, Southwest Pacific, and“Pvt. Sammy four of them overseas. They are, T. Wilson, in Germany, and two Pfc, James Dodd,” in Italy; Pfc sisters, Mrs. Alice Holder, and Miss Joseph Dodd, in the Philippines Patty Anne Wilson, Mt. Comfort. Cpl. Willian Dodd, overseas, and ya 82 Seaman 2-¢ Donald Dodd on an airPfe. Ralph H. Askren, reported ...¢t carrier in the Southwest Pamissing after action Dec. 5 in-Ger- ig. and Pvt. Robert Dodd, Keesler many, has been listed killed. He gag Mississippi was serving with a tank destroyer unit of tiie 3d army. . Pvt. Askren is the son of Mr. and| -S. Sgt. Harold W. Grubb, husband Mrs. Ben H. Askren, 6500 E. 16th of Mrs: Rosemary Grubb, 1229 .8 St. He was 24 and was graduated Fast st, was wounded a second time from Warren Central high school, Dec. 14 in Germany and was proA Aormgr employee- of the In- Moted to his present rank soon dianapolis Wire Bound Box Co., he Afterward:

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entered the army two years ago and Previously wounded in . France went overseas in May, 1944, Aug. 6, while fighting with the 7th army, he returned to duty about!

Pfc. Dana P. Rewnause, son. of Sept. 1.. He holds the purple heart Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. New- and the combat infantryman badge ‘house, Oakldndon, was killed Dec Sgt. Grubb is 24 and entered the ® in France, He previously had army about five years ago. He went l been reported missing since that overseas April 1, 1944. He has a date. 2'; year-old dagghter, Dianme, Pvt. Newhouse entered tne army " Po in December, 1943, and went cver-| gq yesse W, Mair Jr., son of Mrs seas last October. He was serving gyn Nichols, 1222 Bellet ontaine st, with the infantry of the®fth army was wounded in France last No

A graduate of Lawrence Central vember. He landed in New York . high school, he was 13 and attend-| gaqurday and is leaving there today oe . : Ores! / ed’ Purdue university. * He was a (o a 30- day furlough. ; : : Liv ‘member of the Oaklandon Chris- | A graduate of Technical high

_ Sian church. | school, Sgt. Blair is 22 and was ' ’ : . . : : - a y Survivors, besides his parents, in- syerseas 17 months. His wife lives

a sister, Mrs. Lennes Pellock, in Muncie... 44 2" at ! : 3 ndon, and a brother, Maj | “in gin ai “ : - any: § B. Newhouse, Now Serving pot. Jesse P. Smith, husband of as aon a@ ou

IMrs. Marjorie Smith, 6101 Evanston LAs Wagener, who was &ve, was wounded Nov. 22 on Mo- ; if

. + ' v . he while fighting in| rotal istand and has been awarded Ye . § rir : ] | ‘ sptember, wis killed! the purple heart. tins ua : . a : : : ; w ; ? ’ and. 0. 05 : ve = . oad ¥ y. He was serv-| A mechanic ‘with the. 13th wir | ti ; . : : He 4 . . | force, Pvt, .Smith Kas been over- ii Ti ah av io ibe r & Ke . : hw i ap y : the son of Mrs. seas‘gince“July. He attended. Tech : oF . » . Iria ey IN . : jo a : : J geffesson sical hd Waskigion Hien schools . , a ‘ : at ’ Py La : Lier La Ee, al ,