Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1945 — Page 15

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" THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945 .

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Hoosier Heroes: Upton, 0’ Donne Warriner, Critser, Egli, Mitchell, Bender Killed; Richards. Missing Brother Wounded :

Pfc. - Richard G. Mitchell ; died on Luzon

DEAD—

8. Sgt. Myles H. Upton Jr, hus-

Cpl. Charles J. O'Donnell . , . Pvt,

killed in Gérmany,

Pfc. Andrew F. Critser . . killed in Holland.

8. Sgt, Myles Upton ++ + died on "Luzon, '

this month after being missing |and Carolyn Mae warren, and two cross and the -air medal with four since September, 1044. | nephews, Larry and Ronald Warren. | oak leaf clusters, was wounded Déc. | Survivors besides his wife, are his . 31 while serving as a bombardier| band of Mrs. Mollie Louise Upton, |father, Albert Bender, Indianapolis; Second Li. James ‘Robert Egli, on a mission over Germany and has | 226 N. Jefferson ave., died of wounds | is' mother, ~ Mrs: “Guy -Ddoley, | who was reported missing in action heen awarded the purple heart. He] efler (Bloomington, and three brothers, in Luxembourg about a month after now is home on leave and will report | received Feb. 2 on Luzon. Only WO James Albert Bender, carpenter's | recovering from wounds receiyed to Miami Beach, Fla., for reassign- | days before he had written his wife mate 1-c, with the Seabees in the last summer in France, has been ment on March 8. ‘that he had survived three cam-|South Pacific; Lt. Francis M, Ben. listed as dead. He was killed on rt Huffman is the hubband of paigns and was ready to begin his der, in Germany, and Max ~Wrlec. 18, the day he had been re- Mrs, Anna Shell . Huffman, 1235]. fourth. | Bender, a V-12 student at Terre | ported missing. _ |River Heights dr. He is 24 and has | Sgt. Upton entered the service ex- Haute. Lt. Egli entered the ‘service in completed 35 missions, He went | actly two, years before ‘he received nN May, 1043, and was,..graduated at overseas last June and returned Feb.| the fatal wounds and weit over-| Cpl. Charles J. O'Donnell, son of Ft. Benning, Ga as § second lege 16. He has been in the army two seas in July, 1943 after training ut| Mrs Cloe O'Donnell, 2425 8. Cali- |enant In the -infantry. He was years. ; Camp Roberts, Cal. He was with|fornia st, was killed in Germany |Sationed in Texas. and was sent’ The lieutenant i§-the son of Mr. the 37th. infantry Plan. 90: He and = brother, Col. to Europe July 15. He was awarded land Mrs, Claude Huffman, Dunkirk. The soldier was 32 and formerly apyyine E. O'Donnell, met in Ger- [the purple heart’for wounds. re- {He is—a-graduate of the Dunkirk |celved in France and after two high school and formerly was em-

was employed by the Indianapolis y Forwarding Co many Jan. 10. { months hospitalization ‘returned to ployed by Danner Brothers in Broad g Lo. Charles was 28 and attended |e Nov. 7. 1944, Ripple.

Survivors, besides his : : = |Manual high school. He entered the| 4 graduate of Technical high| Bg

elude a 2-year-old son, : parents, Mr. and Mrs. Myles H ERLE Jt en over | school, Lt. Egli Ha 2 2d BiSHO| Pvt. William W, Upton Sr. Sadorus, Il, and hee] Other survivors are thvee otter | ee Doe! wounded Jan. 16 in risters and a brother, who reside in brothers, Pfe, Chester ‘A. O'Donnell. Farercity. He belonged Une Tioird was servin Illinois. lin India: Joseph ‘and Robert, and Pvt. Mdxin is .the husband of # 8 =» four sisters. Mrs. Margaret Breeden, christian church. : Mrs. William 'W: Martin, R. R. 15 rant Tg dle Sh Survivors include his parents, Mr. Box 658. and the son of Mr, and

Pfc. Richard G. Mitchell, son of Mrs. Marion Scott and Misses Flor- , br : arl G. Mitch 3 ani {a 4 and Mrs. John Egli, 1220 N. Tuxedo Mrs Walter Martin, 57 N. Chester .. Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Mitchell, 402 ence and Rosiland O'Donnell, all st. and a sister, Berdyne. st: ! 35 Robert,

8. Webster ave, died Jan. 21 on of Ingianapolss. . oo . a 8S attended H

Luzon of wounds received two days 22 =» er high before. | PVC Bary R. Wakinner, pushand | WOUNDED— Pvt. Jack Harris Monninger, son cerved three A member of the “Bushmasters” ob-Mrs, Dorothy Lavian Warinner | PIS Ralph 1. ‘Bloom, son of -Mrs.|of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Monninger, in the navy of the 158th infantry, he was 24 and Plainfield Vas killed in ation S HY Ida: F. Bloom, 3459 Carrollton ave. |R. R. 17, Box 616, State .rd. 52, was had been in’ service three and one-|_ VV h action SeptitL ouhded Dec. 4 on‘ Leyte. He [Wounded - Jan. ‘15 in Luxembourg half years and overseas tliree years. 25. While serving with the Infantry | =o o8 00004 tom a hospital in the [after only 20 days overseas service “Put. Mitchell Was. a graduate of|°f the 3d army. He previously was | | Pacific Jan. 7 and now is back in He was awarded the purple heart Shortridge high school and was, 8 reported, missing on that date. action in. the Philippines. Mrs. {and is in a hospital in England. Member of Boy Scout Troop 19, Overseas since September, hei, =. . cived his purple heart Pyb:-Monninger is 20 and was He was a Scoutmaster at Pletcher, entered the army in June, 1843. vo |graduated from New Augusta. high and was 22. He attended Plainfield |" "0% +r and one-half School. He entered the service last years service, Pvt. Bloom spent two [July and is in the infantry. He at-

O.. and later was employed at Piqua; high. school and later—was emand one-half years’ on Bermuda tended Butler university.

O. where he enlisted in the army. ployed. by the Isler Cartage Truckand one year in the Pacific theater. | A brother, Pvt. Harry Irvin Mon-

Memorial services will -be held in Fletcher Sunday ing Co:.in Indianapolis: Survivors besides his wife are his | pe participated in the invasion of | ninger, also is serving overseas. [Leyte and was awarded the combat se wn

S. Sgt.

wife, in- served two Gary; his going to European th and went

France with

Martin was Belgium..- He with an infantry unit,

He has two children. 5 5 LJ

23, 1944. he was activ and worked Survivors besides his parents are; He: was 37. two brothers, Lt. ~George Mitchell "parents, Mr.-and Mrs. W."R. Warinwith the medical corps in. France; ner; Plainfield; two sisters, Patty | infantryman badge and the expert | MISSING— and Lt. James Mitchell in the Lou, Plainfield. and Mrs Wayne | . 0 : rifieman badge while serving there. | chemical warfare service at Balti-| Weakley, Washington, D.C. and | He also took part in the invasion of | more, Md.; a sister, Mrs. Charles two brothers, Thomas Lee, Plain- | p Buennagel, New Landon, Conn, and fleld, and Cpl. William R. Warin- Gua. two aunts living in Indianapolis, ner, Camp Claiborne, La. a teacher at nn -4 8

Miss Emily Dodson, < Shortridge high school, and Mrs.! pg. Andrew F. Critser., son of | f ’ ring the army. . Frank Spinner. .|Mrg. Bertha I. Critser, Saratoga, 2 0 wn |ceived in action. 8 un a {formerly of 4022 Southeastern ave, |. Pyt. Frank Bearsey, son of Sgt. The missing brother, S. Sgt. Rob- | 8. Sgt. Roger Bender, husband | was killed in Holland Oct. 7. He | | Paul Pearsey of .the Indianapolis ert Richards, was serving on a B-29 of Mrs. Betty Bell Bender, Bloom=was-26. | police department and Mrs. Pear-| Superfortress in the Pacific:and has ington, formerly of 20589 N. Ala-| An infantryman, he had been | sey, 14327 N. * Warman ave., bama st, a paratrooper, has been overseas three months and entered | seriously. wounded Feb. 15 in France. | He went overseas in April, killed in Germany [the army about three years ago.|He has-been overseas since last No-|{ When he said goodby he told his bronze A former state high school cham- | He attended school in Lapel and vember and was serving with the: parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. \achievement pion wrestler, he was a graduate |was employed there before entering 7th army. Richards, 120. Salem lane, that it! |115th infant; of Bloomington high school and|the army. He and his mother for- | Pvt. Pearsey is 19 and was gradu- would be a long-time before he saw | was employed by the Lukas-Harold merly lived with Mrs. Julia Herron [ated from Washington high school. them again. He has never been to Corp. when he entered the army at the Southeastern ave. address. (He entered the service last Febru- home on a furlough. targets for t in 1943. He was 21 and went over-| Survivors besides his mother are ary: | The “wounded brother, S. Sgt, of -an assau Eng rabisy tather alah, Critser: a

& | Thomas S. Richards, received his| His fathe A stepbrother, T. Sgt. Donald (sister, Mr¥. Clara “Mie ~Warre Pe Pree ee A eas ETERS RR. while fRinletin ny ean, Walter... .G. Dooley, was declared officially dead | Winchester: two nieces

(Kenneth,

wood, lives When Sgt. Floyd A Richards died -ether sister,

{last October in France, he left two,

Pva. Bloom is 26 and had alone of the brothers is missing inp Chicago, laction and the other is in a hos-

| pital “recovering from wounds re-

school, |stand at City market before enter-

1943; Medford st.

Harry R. Wariner killed in Europe,

Robert Richards . missing in .the Pacific.

in--Icéland before

mnvasion troops. Robert - is - 27 and Thomas i

school,

enlisted in the air forces soon after ades down to him. Pear] Harbor. Thomas attended: Technical high|at the enemy, using several to pro- 2d Lt. Yvo L. Ernst, Ft. Waj school and was with the C. C. C..duce effective aerial bursts, before entering military service. Floyd. had been overseas months when he was killed, Oct. mainder. withdrew after advancing Before entering the army, to within 30 yards of him.

Two other viothurs,. gs reside in Mo®an county for. wounds received Feb. 10 during | Palko Jr.

land a sister, Mrs.

: Columbia: City, A- graduate of Shortridge high | brothers in service to carry on. NoWigjster Mrs, Gretchen Abott, Tesides

'HONORED—

S. Sgt. Melvin H. Scott, husband|a week when he of Mrs. Annabelle Scott, ‘was | been missing more than three weeks,|and son-of Mrs. Walter Scott, 1040, that. her ‘son had’

star

He voluntarily exposed ' himself | interise enemy fire to

Pfc. Walter R. Githens PHponer of Germany..

Pvt. Elmer H. Myers Jr. a medical {aid> man with the 179th infantry | regiment of the 45th division of the [th army" in France, . has been {awarded the silver star for.gallantry {in ‘action. when he gave: aid 0 [w ounded comrades while hostile ma[Shine gun and tank fire covered the {area, He exposed himself constantly |

tby crawling to the injured men and |

{dragging them to sheltered positions. | .. Pvt, Myers is’ the husband of Mrs. Katherine Myers, R. R. 7, and the! fson of Mrs. Elmer H. Myers Sr.; Detroit, Mich. a Tr Cpl. Edward Oholorogg, Umion .st., a member of “Red Bull” infantry division on the Sth army front in Italy, has been {awarded the silver star for gallan{try 1n action when he Killed three Germans -and wounded two. While making his way up a hill] he observed enemy troops attempting to advances. He opened fire on them and the Germans returned fire with maehine pistols | Cpl... Oholorogg's’ comrades iunable to come to his they saw that {tion was gone -and Germans were | {closing in on him they. rolled prenAs Cpl ‘Oholo-| rogg received them he hurled” them!

1901

years

the eater into the

gun who owe aid so when years and

Sgt. Thomas Richards

The | wounded | the

corporal six Germans

took the prisoner

‘two, and

e in riding circles here #8" 8 for the Gregg farms. Pvt. Paul J. Schwab, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Scnwab, 807 N. Dewey and Dearborn st. holds the purple heart. Frances Smal- action in Ger- HH in Indianapolis. -An- many. He now is Mrs. Hazel Haase, lives in -a hospital - and another France. Pvt. Schwab has been in service [since last . August and had been overseas less than

Nineveh, | was wounded. His mother learned

has been awarded the! Pvt. Schwab

medal

Dec: 9, 1944, with the ie telegram that he had been| ry in Germany. wounded.

for {landed in Europe

PRISONERS —.

Pfe. Walter R. Githens, nusband | ciof Mrs. Ruth Githens, 2049 E. a igan 8 y

indicate | ank attacks in support It on enemy positions. r, - Petty Officer Eby Ay stationed Lat

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the 34th]

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heroic ° | only four. days before Hie received |X

and son of Mrs. Pearl {public the names of the

Po &%. Pepin regres CPO Cy er bed tama.

Ee Coie

First Lt. Kenneth C. Kuntz, husband of Mrs. Gladys M. Kuntz and son of Mr. and- Mrs. C. M. Kuntz, all of 1010 N. Linwood ave., is missing over Germany,

second - Lt:- James Robert’ Egh

. killed in Luxembourg:

a German prisoner since Oct. 20. He formerly was reported missing in Germany since Oct. 7. Pvt. Githens is 23 and went over- wounded in Europe and the Sout hseas last June: He has a 2-vear-old west Pacific, daughter, Sandra Lee. Before en- European Area tering: the army, Dec. 18, 1943 he : was employed by the Intestate T | Trucking Co. £ An. aunt, Mrs. Frank lives at 516 Fletcher ave. = » w

H." Badertscher, Biuff. S. Sgt Sam D Bail Jr, Evansville, Dénald - C. Bates h Bend; Cpl. M Bennet Greenfield; Sgt. James n *Re R, 1, Indianapolis; Pvt. 1 Marion; Pic Rader G. m Pfc Don S. Dn A

Sg. : Pranci

Johnson,

Morris. 4 Cole, Seymour; Machinist's Mate 3-c Allen Jacob t+ 8 Davis: Milltown; Pfc. Harry Nose,” Marion, was.inéluded on er Robert 3. bul day’s navy department. list of dead. ] ; u n = od . The following “Hoosiers have lost Ll Sgt I 4 C } bsk their [lives in two combat zopes. In ggr° Josent Solu i, i 1 <1] Valloni a; Cpl. Robert Hitson, 8t. all cases, next of kin have pre 8 E. Hoop, Elwood: Pvt. viously been notified and have been Edward L

Evansville; S.- Sgt. il BE. Ke Huntington: 8.’ Sgt : kept informed. of any saange in netn status. ‘hom

8. Sgt.

to-

Cv Krueger, 'LaPort 8. . McGreevey L

European Area

Barr, Peru ¢ Gordon -C. Barratt. r tenhous New Castle Plc hmitz, Crown tinsvilie, Pfe Ossian, bart; Sgt. Oren A TE it, Kokomo Pfc. Willis J. Bevenschen; Bicknell { Kenneth D. Bowers T

Terre Radte T Scottsburg

Pfc Culver I 5 Gr. | Shenk, . | Robert L. -Cain Darjington Joseph t. K. D. Shumaker, South Bend. Calabria, Anderson; Pvt. Fred Ee Durben, er william H Thomas Kokomo; 8. Sgt Pt Fang r E = Evans-| glen D. Wesner, South Bend, Pui. George Arno semar ookston Wolfe Jr. Attica: Pvt, Clifford W- 'Zimmerman, Jasonville, pe . Pvt. Charles Brewer, Gerldild Burk

Jeneshoro: ille; Pfc

re Sgt Paul. W. Gambill,

Lawrence M. Fraley, t Lirvon { Hel cin Gr pa G. Gibson, New. Castle, Pvt ‘George - nth . Grevenstuk, Demotte; Pvt. Floyd L. Herman vu Tipton; Pyt. Charles R. Grow, Dale Calvest. . Pyt.. Paul A. Gudenburr, | Car ERUET : Walter A. Keglovits, South | Pp Milton W. Kleckner. Plym- | outh; Pfc. Merle M. Landreth” Williams- i port; Pfc. Kenneth L. Marburger, Macy t Crudge. . Sgt. Gordon ‘E. Mather, West Lafayette: and Pfc. Oliver ‘Davis, Newburgh. Pfc. Buford C. McDonald, Bedford; Pic IAAT nd? f John Meadows, - Bloomington Paul Jon ay “North Vernon: | pic. Boston Morrison, Terre Haute; Pfc. John M. |pare “Bluffton: Pvt. Robert Foster, South Bend; T.-5th Gr. Chester | wayne, Pic. Robert Fox, Evansville L. Phillips, Chandler; Pvt. Carl F. Poole, [ Porrest, Greshley, Roekport’” BYE Jasonville Sgt Willard C Porter, | iam. Fross.- Hobart: Sgt "Sohn Knightstown: Pfc. Loren C. Hutan, Mar-.yayeville: Pfc. Lewis’ Gephar!, Anderson; tinsyille; Pfo: Robert FP. Schubert, West! got Robert Gollum, Bloomington; Pvt, Lafayette. Max Gilman, Clinton, and Pfc. Raymond: Pva David N. Seeést, Mulberry; Goldman, “Muncie. * Monfred L. Smith Jr., Hobart; Pvt 1 erov velle, Gary: Pvt. ank ert L. Williams, Gary; Pvt Albert T Gulley, Se ry en Het Woodburn, Bowling Green: Sgt. William | Gary.’ pfe. William Marris, Gosport; Wyatt, Jasper, Cpl. .Charles J. Yucus./ py; Gordon Kinman, Winslow; Pvt. Valparaiso : : | Robert Kratzer, Cowan; Pfc. Joe Kui cinki, ‘Gary: Pvt. Bert Leiter, Ft. Wayne; Pfc. Burroughs Livezey, Evansville, Sgt. tDonald Malone, South Bend; Pvt. Dale Msdnjon, Crawfordsille; Sgt. Paul -May; George N.' Granacki, Michigan City; PIc.| portland, and Pfc. Robert McCown, OtRaymond R. Jankowski, South Ber nd; 2d | terbein. Lt. Merle E. ‘Mahler, Michigan City; Pfc James L. McFarland, French Lick; 5 Sgt Richard .C. Meyer, South Bend; Pvt. Richard E. Scherer, Pt. Wayne; S. Sgt Charis Severa, Mishawaka; T. 5th Gr. Earl Turner, Morristown.

Fairm Bpringpor

| | 1 Griggs, } Rennseiaer; | Peruy Pfe. I'Bend; Pfe,

Frank Caw. t Chriamas, BoonRoher t Clem, Col Se Cramer, Evansill fc Marion, Attica; Pfc Ernest Dav Goshen,

Col.

“Put. Rob-

Southwest Pacific Area

Pfc. Francis, R.- Bobay, Ft. Wayne; Pfc. Doyne E. Casselman, Kendallville: Pvt

Sgt. Joseph Paul McDonald, Brazil; Alexandria. Pvt, P{c. John Miller,- East Chicago; . Lyle Mitchell, Gary; Pvt. Arthur { Mullinix, Carbon; Pfc. Edward Murphy, iNew Albany; Pfc. Dean Nunamaker, Auand Sth Gr. Eugene Odom,

- Cpl. Ross

8, Pfc McKinley, Whiting; Pfc

ss = * y : urn, Watertender- 2-¢ Joseph Anthony Decker. y 2 - Pfc Pauer, Gary, has been killed in Carl Schindler, New Albany; 1st Lt { action. Scott, Tell City, Pfc. Crawfordsville; 8S. Sgt | Connersville: Pfc.” Clarence Shofner, Columbus; Sgt. Thomas Sims, Richmand; has made Pic. Wilbert Stewart; New Albany; Pfe following William Stuart, Bloominygton; Pfc. John Swartz, Tell . City ay Sgt. Wallace

RCS hg swoon parhaue. < 29g en en Sete

William Penna, Terre Haute;

s » » Gurney Shields,

The wars department

Vicky Ann holder of the distinguished flying machine gunner in Germany. He Canip Endic

“Bee Yow oars anew -ihe. almost. incredible. vastness of Red Cross service in war and peace, here and all around the world. Each year we need to be reminded that all this costs ~~ money, and that more money ‘is needed, right now, : today, tomorrow, and everyday. We who gannot fight can give. Make your dollars Red Cross volunteers . . . right now . . . The Annual Drive for the Red Cross War Fund starts todayl

Does So Much for So Man

South - Bend

Joseph' Shanklin,

PRISONERS OF WAR—More of our men have beeh captured in this war than ever before in history. Red Cross food packages have meant the difference between life and death,

Medince kits, clothing, all help those who drag through weary months in enemy prison camps.

HOME SERVICE—Away off there at the front or in a hospital, service men worry about their families; thete's no money. for

the wife's needed operation, allotment checks are

RED CROSS CLUBS—Bfing some of the comforts of home, the foods no word about a’ baby, overdue

of home, the girls of home, to homesick boys of yours oveiseas, and ,operate rest homes for war-weary, wound-weary convalescents,

PRC fg

(Left) BLOOD DONOR SERVICE—Foremost life saver ‘of the war, blood -plasma and, more recently, typed whole blood goes steadily forward to the wounded because the Red Cross establishes and maintains at its own expense blood donor centers, If you can't give blood, you can still save lives with money to keep up this work.

(Right) FIELD DIRECTORS — Traveling right with the men clear to the front, the Red Cross field directors are links between the service man and home, get messages through, arrange loans where a man’s pay hasn't eaught ap with his travels, distribute precious cigarettes, Christmas boxes, help with_personal and family robles,

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n't arriving,

The Home Service worker straightens it all out, rushes through reassuring reports. i ;

FIRST AID, WATER PREVENTI(

SAFETY, ACCIDENT ON—Red Cross first aid classes have saved many lives, are training factory =P workers, reducing time Josses from accis - dent, SWimming classes have taught Army instructors, and trained others for life sav-. ing. Accident prevention programs are re«

+ducing home and farm accident tolls,

VOLUNTEER SERVICES-—Asking nothing but the privie lege of service, nurses’ aides help in civilian and military hospitals, production corps turn out surgical dressings by,” the tom, kit bags for overseas men, tons of knitted wear, hospital garments and other necessities, drive-ambulances, run canteens, teach wounded and handicapped men new arts and skills.

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ISASTER F — Floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, explosions all bring Red Cross trained workers’ im ° peacetime or wartime with ambiilances, cots, blankets, - canteens, with clothing ‘and shelter, with aid in rebuilde ing and refurnishing ruined’ homes. And floods are » Usatening now. |