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A childhood romance was ended yesterday with the report of the death of Private First Class Robert E. Heffner, a Marine. Private Heffner, 19 years old, was wounded fatally in action in the South Pacific several weeks ago [November 3, 1943]. His parents, Mrs. James Field 218 East Ninth Street, Newport and Herbert Heffner, 316 […]

John Granville Howard, 18, formerly pharmacist mate third class of the Navy, was killed in action [November 1, 1943] in the South Pacific war area, his mother, Mrs. Julia Mae Walton, formerly of Middletown, now of Dayton, learned last week. Howard, who was transferred to the Marine Raiders, lived with his mother at 110 Clinton […]

Just 100 yards from where the first Marines were killed in the invasion of Bougainville, burial services were conducted for Pfc. George A. Hudson, Jr., son of George A. Hudson, Sr., a Presbyterian missionary, and Mrs. Hudson, an employee of the Presbyterian Board of Missions here, it was reported yesterday by the International News Service. […]

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 […]

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holladay, formerly of Florence, who until recently lived just beyond Flat Points, and are now making their home at Pinewood, Route 2, received official notice yesterday from the War Department that their son, Sergeant John Charlton Holladay, of the United States Marines, has been killed in action [July 20, 1943]. […]

Marine City, Aug. 11—John C. Haxer, 22, who made his home for many years with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kettler, here, and who was graduated in 1939 from Holy Cross High School, was killed in action July 11 [1943], his aunt, Mrs. Herman Tillack, Detroit, has been notified by the Navy Department. John was employed […]

Elwood B. Houser, Marine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks D. Houser of La Crosse, was listed as dead [July 1, 1943] in a Navy Department casualty list released yesterday. Houser, listed among 27 additional dead, wounded and missing throughout the nation, brings the total casualties of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard to […]

WASHINGTON, July 24.—(AP)—The Navy announced today 51 casualties, including: Texas: John W. Hill, private, Marine, dead [July 1, 1943]. Mother, Mrs. Temple M. Hill, Alpine.

Washington—(AP)—A New Jersey Marine’s death [July 1, 1943] was announced Monday by the Navy in a list of 27 casualties which included 18 dead, four wounded and five missing. The New Jersey Marine was Robert J. Huff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Huff of Millburn.

After taking part in several overseas commando raids, Marine Sergeant Gilbert Hunter, 24, lost his life [January 19, 1943] while swimming with full equipment, including his rifle, near Three Arch Bay. When his body was rescued the coroner stated that he had been dead about an hour, the victim of a heart attack.