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Pvt. John I. Kerns, son of F. W. Kerns and the late Mrs. F. W. Kerns , has been reported missing in action [August 16, 1942] with the U.S. Marine Corps. Pvt. Kerns was born in Port Arthur and attended the local schools. His father taught music in the Port Arthur schools and directed the […]

Pineville, W. Va., Oct. 24 – Sergeant Dallas Cook, former Wyoming County youth and brother of Mrs. Chess Stewart of Oceana reported as missing in action last August [18, 1942] while in the service of the U.S. Marines has recently been recommended for the highest commendation from President Roosevelt, according to a letter from Lieutenant […]

Washington, Sept. 9 (U.P.)—Forty-five New Yorkers and 16 from New Jersey were listed today in the Navy Department’s casualty list No. 11, covering the period from Aug. 13-30, inclusive Eight of the New Yorkers were killed, three wounded and 34 missing. New Jersey fatalities were five with one wounded and 10 missing. One Jamaica man […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UP)—Private First Class William E. Pallesen, a U.S. Marine from Utah, is reported missing [August 18, 1942] in Navy Department casualty list No. 11, issued here today. Pvt. Pallesen is a son of Mrs. Dora Pallesen, Manila, Utah. The casualty list covers the period from Aug. 13 to Aug. 30, 1942.

“John the Baptist: A Great Man,” will be the subject of Dr. Hegge’s sermon Sunday morning at United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeland and Greenfield. This will be the third in a series dealing with six Biblical characters. Included in the sermon there will also be a Memorial Service conducted in honor of Robert Elveton, a […]

CONCORD, Sept. 29—Simple services were conducted at Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, recently, for Pfc. George Heyliger, U.S. Marine Corps hero, who was killed at Guadalcanal, Oct. 9, 1942. Rev. John Elmo Wallace, minister of Trinitarian Congregational Church, conducted the service which was arranged by his mother, Mrs. Augusta Foss, 9 Thoreau Street and his sister, […]

October 1, 1942 Dies From Wounds Private Leonard J. Butts, 18-year-old Marine Corps hero, has died [August 9, 1942] somewhere in the Pacific war Theater of wounds received several weeks ago in action against the enemy, his parents were advised yesterday by the Navy Department. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Butts, 322 North Thirteenth Street, […]

Washington, Nov. 27 (U.P.)—The Navy Department announced today casualty list No. 17, covering the period from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, inclusive. Eight men from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk were listed as dead. Eight were listed as wounded and two as missing from the same area. Thirty-eight men from the New York area, other […]

Washington, Nov. 27 (UP) – The Navy Department announced today casualty list No. 17, covering the period from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, inclusive. Eight men from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk were listed as dead. Eight were listed as wounded and two as missing from the same area. Thirty-eight men from the New York […]

Cpl. John M. Strickland of Wakulla County has been reported killed in action [October 9, 1942] with the United States Marines, his family has been notified by the Navy Department. Strickland is the first Wakulla County man to be reported killed in action since the start of the war. Born and raised in Wakulla County, […]