Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1945 — Page 2

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“a bombing mission over Germany.

Gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, he was posthumously awarded the

air medal and two oak leaf clusters

He was 25 and attended Ben Davis|| & high school, Before enlisting in the army air corps in August; 1942, he} was employed by the Allison divi- |

sion of General Motors Corp.

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Other survivors are two Sons; Second Lt. John Strawn Jr, ! |

Larry Russell and David Lee; a killed in Germany. brother, James, and three sisters, | Misses Virginia May, Mary Helen

and Lugille. ” = ” T. Sgt. August H. Graute, son of Mrs. Minnie Graute, 1748 Hall pl, was Killed in France Sept. 10. A member of the 11th infantry, he had been overseas three years and in the army four.

Survivors besides his mother are fries, and son of Mr. and Mrs.| grasp!

"a sister, Mrs. Alberta Rose, of the Hall pl. address, and two brothers, Pfc. Ervin Graute, in the Southwest, Pacific, and Sgt. Clifford Graute, Ft. Knox, Ky. ” ” s Sgt, Alfred Vernon Martin, husband of Mrs, Helen B. Martin, 3109 E. Michigan st., was killed in Germany Feb. 20, while serving with an infantry division. Sgt. Martin, who was one of three brothers in service, previously had been listed as missing. Before entering the army Oct. 27, 1942 ‘he was employed by Kingah & Co. ant was a graduate of Technical high school. Surviving besides the wife are his mother, Mrs. Cora L. Weber, 217 N. Gray st, and the two brothers, 1st Lt. Wilbur S. Martin and Signalman 1-c Charles E. Martin, both in the South Pacific. 8 o 2 T. 4th Gr. Vernon H. (Bing) Miller, husband of Mrs. Mary Powers Miller, R. R. 1, Carmel, and son of Mrs. Olga Miller, 5171 Broadway, was killed in France Jan. 23. He had previously been reported missing since that date. With an infantry medical detach-

ment, T. 4th Gr. Miller had en-|

tered France on Thanksgiving Day and had been in the army since

July, 1942. He was a former. em- |

ployee for the Eli Lilly & Co, a graduate of Technical high school, and a member of the Presbyterian church. Surviving him besides the wife and mother, is a little daughter, Evelyn Miller, six months old. 5 » »

Second Lt. John Strawn Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Strawn, 934 N. Alabama st., was killed in Germany Feb. 25. He served with the 10th armored division of the 3d army in December and later served with the

‘Mth army. He was 26 and went Das been awarded the purple heart. | He is in a hospital on New Guinea.

overseas last July. A graduate of Michigantown high school, he entered Butler university and enlisted in the field artillery in December,

1937. He served in Hawaii two [Before entering -the army Dec. I, years and re-enlisted in the army |1941, he was employed at Kingan

in February, 1942. He was graduated from officers’ candidate school, Ft. Knox, Ky., Dec. 12, 1942 Survivors besides his parents are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs

“Howard Straw “yuonsantown——ter.Judith Kay. - His parents, Mr. n

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+ Pfc. Charles E. McConnell, son of Mrs. Katherine McConnell, Ravenswood, and Forest® McConnell of Indianapolis, was wounded in action in Luxembourg. He has been awarded the purple ‘heart, : ' His mother has had no war department notification. The Red Cross reported that he was slightly

wounded and was suffering from ex- |.

posure and frost bite. Pvt. McConnell, who is 20, is recovering in a hospital in Luxem-| bourg.” He is a member of an engineers’ corps and has been overseas since August; 1944 Before going into service, two

years ago, he worked for the Wiz-

zard Machine shop. His brother, Seaman 1-c¢ John, is with the navy in the South Pacific. » . » An Infantryman veteran of the Philippines campaign, Pfc. Evert Wilson, husband of Mrs. Arnetta Wilson, 5137 Wayne ave, was wounded on Luzon Feb. 3. A~former employee of Kingan & Co. he joined the army in: September, 1943 and went overseas one

year ago. Pvt. Wilson is 36. His|

father, Alva Wilson, lives at Princeton. n u ” I. 5th Gr. Arthur W. Argento, husband of Mrs. Yolanda R. Argento, 2901 Lafaystté rd, was wounded in France Feb. 10. He has been awarded the purple heart and is in a hospital in France. An infantryman in the 7th army, he is 28 and served in Italy before going to France. He went overseas last October. Before entering the army in May, 1942, he was an interior decorator in Lancaster, O. Technician and Mrs. Argento have a 2-year-old daughter, Roberta Susan. » ou "

8. Sgt. Edward G. Hunter, hus-"

vand of Mrs. Martha L. Hunter and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hunter, 2356 N. Gale st, was wounded Feb. 3 un a combat mission over Germany. He is now in a hospital in England. ” A tail-gunner on a B-17, Sgt. Hunter has been overseas since September and holds the air medal with an oak leaf cluster. He is a

graduate of Technical high school, | $ 8 a

and was employed at Allison's until enlisting in the air force in December, 1943, : He has a 2-year-old daughter, . Susan Carol. ion « 8 Pic. John H. Murrell, husbard of Mrs. Sarah Frances Murrell, 719 N, California st. is convalescing if a hospital ‘th France from serious wounds received Dec. 1 in Belgium, ! With the quartermaster corps, Pvt. Murrell has been across one

and in the army three. is

| A graduate of Technical high

He has an 8-year-old daughter;

| Murrell; lives at 180s Bright st. 8 n 5 [ T. 4th Gr. William D. W. Jeffries, husband of Mrs. Mary E, Jef-

[David 'H. Jeffries, all of 1121 W. New York st, was wounded in Bellgium Dec. 20. He is back on duty {in France. Awarded the purple heart, he is la member of the airborne infantry land is 24. He attended Washing{ton high school and was employed {by the Indianapolis Bleaching Co {before entering the army in No- | vember, 1942. He arrived overseas July =10, 1944. > The soldier has two children Richard David, 19 months, and Brenda Joyce, three months.

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| Pfc. Gilbert R. Lane, son of Mrs Maude L. Owen, 625 S. Missouri st., froze his feet {Jan. 16 in Belgium and is in a hospital in Eng{land. He previously was wounded Nov. 26. His brother, Cpl. Earl Lane, lan ambulancedriver now in | France, obtained ia short pass | through the Red Cross and visited him Pvt. Lane is [19 and went overseas last Easter. {He entered the army Nov. 30, 1943. |

Pfc. Lane

8 n = | Radioman 1-¢ Warren Joseph Rabourn, son of Mrs. Mary O. Rich, 905 Eugene st., recently was home lon leave after recovering from {wounds received in the Pacific Jan. 6.

school, he is 23 and enlisted in the {naval reserve when he was 17. He |served on the crew of the S. S. Sac{ramento and was overseas a year and a half. | (Wounded on Luzon Jan. 27, Lt. Wayne M. Dressler, hushand of Mrs, Ruth H. Dressler, 1137 Dudley ave,

A field artillery officer; he has been overseas 20 months. He also

|served in Hawaii and New Guinea. | /

& Co. Lt. Dressler is a graduate of Southport high school and attended Indiana Central college He is 23 ard has a 15-month-old daugh-

and Mrs. Walter Dressler, live in Whiteland. = 2 = FJ Pfc. Theodore E. Junker, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Junker, 36 N. Temple ave. was wounded on Lagte ‘Dec. 5. He is in the 9th general hospital recdvering-from- both ma=laria ‘and a back injury. He dkntracted malaria. after being released from the hospital for his injuries Overseas 30 months, he has served in Ponama, Australia and New Guinea, as well as other South Pacific islands He entered the army in July, 1942. The 39-year-old infantryman was employed by the Leonard Garment Cleaners before entering the army. ” " ” Pvt. Kenneth R. Riley. husband of Mrs. Margaret Rilev, 550 Woodrow ave, and son.of Mrs. Jolin Cafouras, 6800 W. Jackson st. was wounded in France Feb. 18. He is in a hospital there. The 25-year-old infantryman went overseas in January, 1945. Be- | fore he “entered the army last {| August he was an iron worker. - He |attended Technical high school | Pvt. and" Mrs, Riley have four children, Kenneth Jr., 4: Carol {Ann, 3; Vera Lou, 2, and Richard i Lee, 2 months. 9 n 4 a T. Sgt. Kenneth CC. McKnight son of Walter B. McKnight, 5819 E. Washington st., was wounded in Belgium Jan. 8 and is in a hos pital in England With a tank battalion of the 1st army, he is 29 and went overseas last August. He is a graduate of Plainfield high school and was in the grocery business with H. E. Wilson there when he entered the army four years ago. A brother, Cpl. Orval McKnight is serving with Patton's 3d army n ” n Marine Pfc. James E, Zinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zinn, 1325 Carroliton ave., was wounded in the battle of Iwo Jima while serving with the 5th marine Aivision. He entered the marihe corps’ on his 17th birthday, Dec. 1, 1943, and went overseas last November, He was employed -by the Allison di- | vision of General Motors Corp. before going in service. He attended Technical high school.

| . Marine Pfc. Robert F.' Plummer, {son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Plum-

{mer, R. R. 2, Box 32-B, was burned }--

jis marine action in the South Pacific Feb. 6, | Recovering in a hospital in Cali- | fornia, he is 19 and is a graduate {of Ben Davis high school. A brother, [Seaman 1-¢ Ralph, is based at |Santa Rosa, Cal. . A #, 8 nn - 8. Sgt. Harry (Jack) Betzler, husband of Mrs. Pauline Betzler, 1118 Church st., and son of Mr. and Mrs, |

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Martin, Miler Die on Western Front; 17 Are Wounded,

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sgt. Alfred Vernon Martin . .

T. Sgt. Thurman (Bud) Graves ..» . killed over Germany.

| Attucks high school. Prior to en-|st, isin a hospital in Paris following "A brother, T. Sgt. James W.,.is a |. tering service, he .worked for the slight wounds received Feb, 27; in International Harvester Co., Inc. | German With the 87th division of the 3d Norma Lee. His father, John L. army, Sgt. Betzler has been serving

crew chief with the air force sta-! tioned at Puerto Rico.

entering service in January 1943, he was employed at Allison's. the combat infantryman andthe

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| Washington high school and a former employee of the Barbaso! Go. n n on

: Kenneth R, Riley “Arthur W, Argento |

vy s 'HONORED— The mariner's medal was received yesterday by Mrs. Alberta Murphy, 013 E. 49th st, for her husband, Moscow newspapers published .pic-

Pfc. John W. Hall Jr., son of Mr.| | Pfc. Roy M. Fleenor, son of Mrs. and Mrs, John Hall, 2541 Mars Hill | [Robert Carver, 715 Lincoln st., who fst.,, with the 106th, is a prisoner of | was seriously wounded in action in |Germany. Pfc.- Bronko Yerich, son of Mr. Germany, Feb. 23, expects to be re- | and Mrs. Mike Yerich, 706 N. War- | turned to this country soon for |D man ave, is hospitalized in England medical treatment. He has been as a result of wounds received Feb. nospitalized in England.

ki = FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 196 | “One Taken Prisoner * |

| Harry Betzler Theodore Junker

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tered the army April 29,-1943, and pat engineers of the 9th Army. He serviceman attended Bon went overseas in January, 1944. The has been’ awarded the 'n Davis high

t.| school and formerly wi 20-year-old soldier is a graduate of rvice station, |

[the White Point Service. station. '

STATE— ye EnsignsAlbert Wolters Jr, Michigan City, has been killed in naval action. ” » » Marine Pfc. Earl R. Shelburn, Terre Haute; Seaman 1-¢ Ambros Grady Sims, Muncie, and Marine Cpl. Frank R. Lacy Jr. Anderson, have been killed in action. ‘ns » » n Ship's Cook -1-¢ Paul Bernard’ Jones, Logansport; Seaman 1-¢c

Gerald Lee Uptegraft, -Hartford- i

City, and Seaman 1-c James Ray=mond . Ogle, Jeffersonville, have been wounded in naval action.

CIVILIANS CLEAR DEBRIS MOSCOW, March 16 (U., P)~—~—

| George Michael Murphy, who is tures today of German civilians,

Previously reported missing since| listed as missing with the merchant|both men and women, at work ec. 21, the telegram informing his marine, . Mr. Murphy was serving clearing debris of ruined cities in parents that he was a prisoner came as third assistant engineer at the East Prussia, Silesia and Pomerania March 6. Pvt. Hall entered service time he was reported missing. He!and repairing rail stations and

Overseas since January, Pvt in December, 1943, and went over- is a graduate of Cathedral high| bridges under direction of Soviet

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An infantryman, Pvt. Yerich en- Fleenor, was serving with the com- seas last October. The 19-year-old 'schaol.

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