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Private James R. Loshek, Marine Raider, was killed in action in the South Pacific in July [July 21, 1943]. Known as “Jim” to the school era of ’40-’43, he is the first loss to be so greatly felt by present students. Jim was widely known for his activity in M-Club and Hi-Y. His action on […]

Butler, Pa., Aug. 3—Private Calvin Selfridge, former manager of a dairy store here, has been killed in action [July 21, 1943] in the Southwest Pacific area, according to a Navy announcement. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Selfridge who have two other sons in the service—Cadet Guy Selfridge, in the Navy, […]

Washington, D.C., July 24 (AP)—Three men from Illinois were included in a casualty list made public today by the Navy. Six others from Chicagoland were on the list. They were: Samuel P, Thornsberry, Marine, dead [July 1, 1943], husband of Mrs. Evelyn Thornsberry, Flint, Mich.

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 2—(AP)—Tampa’s fighting Marine of Tulagi, Gunner Angus Robert Goss, has been killed in action [July 20, 1943], ending a career of 13 years as a professional soldier. His mother, Mrs. Adeline Goss, received word of his death in a telegram from the Navy Department, a few hours after she had purchased a […]

Killed in action [July 20, 1943] in the South Pacific, Lieutenant William Kent Neill, 24, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Neill, 301 G Street, is one of the Bakersfield heroes who joined the Marine Raider fighting unit at his own urgent request. His death was announced to his parents here in a […]

The tragedy of war has struck deeply in the family of a Markham resident, George Fischer, of 15839 St. Louis Ave. His nephew, Donald Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Barnes of Cudahy, Wis., was reported killed [July 20, 1943] in the south Pacific the family learned this month. The 19-year-old lad was a […]

Listed by the War Department as killed in the Pacific July 20 [1943] is Lt. John R. Corbett, son of John T. Corbett, Milwaukee, first vice-president of the National Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Corbett moved many years ago from Racine to Beloit, where the lieutenant was born and educated. He was one of Col. […]

Eighteen-year-old Pvt. Everett Bryant Jr.., of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been killed in action [July 20, 1943], according to a message received by his mother, Mrs. Mattie Lanpher, 208 East Rundell Street, from the government. Pvt. Bryant had been in the South Pacific area for the past four months. Before entering the service he […]

Pvt. Gerald L. Ayers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Sept. 1942, and trained at San Diego, Calif., and Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. In February, 1943, he was sent overseas. Pvt. Ayers was killed in action at New Georgia on July 20, 1943, with the 4th Marine Raiders and buried at Bairoko. The […]

LAWRENCE, Aug 9—A telegram from the War Department at Washington revealed that Pvt. Fred Hogue, 19, of Lawrence, was killed in action [July 20, 1943] in the South Pacific warfare, was received Friday night by his sister-in law, Mrs. George Hogue, Lawrence. Fred enlisted in the Marines in June, 1942, a few weeks after he […]