In Memoriam from Schuyler County in World War Two pg 5

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Schuyler County In World War Two
- In Memoriam -

Book owned by Kathleen Yanchick
transcribed by Sara Hemp

Page 5

In Memoriam

This book is a memorial to the men of Schuyler County who made the supreme sacrifice. They died through no lack of courage, skill or training; for a blind fate singled out her victims. A few breaths marked the boundary line between continued life and a death that wore many different disguised. Yet they never faltered. Simply, and without false heroics, they accomplished a heroic task. Meither the greatness of their deeds nor the immensity of their country's deby can be measured by mere words.

Those Who Gave Their Life

Bedenbender, Ralph Owen	Blurton, Ralph	Brackett, Robert William
Cady, Marshall	Cole, Walter LaVerne	Conrad, Charles L.
Constable, Stanley M.	Corman, Edward J., Jr.	Cunningham, Charles L.
Doyle, William Henry	French, George D.	Gillenwater, Gayle C.
Grafton, Clifford L.	Gray, Irvin Park	Haffner, Floyd B.
Hendricks, Archie	Homberger, Howard G.	Ingles, Harold
Jones, Dean W.	Jones, Frank J.	Kirkham, Verlin P.
Lashbrook, Howard W.	Lawler, Charles H.	Lawler, Roland P.
McCombs, Fred	Miller, Floyd E.	Oliver, Glenn E.
Overfelt, W. Felton	Poole, Wilson J.	Shores, John R.
Taylor, Carl Wayne	Turner, Aubrey E.	Tweedell, William
Vincent, Ivan Ray	Young, Marion R. (Russell)	Wherley, Russell W.
Winston, Elmo Dean	Winston, Merle	Ward, Lyle D.

Homberger, Howard G.

Second Lieutenant.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Homberger of Plymouth, Illinois.
Killed in the crash of a heaby bommber from the Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico, April 18, 1943.

Ingles, Harold

Lieutenant.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ingles of Coatsburg, Illinois, former residents of Camden township.
Pilot of a B-29 bomber. Killed in action over Yugoslavia, November 7, 1945.

Jones, Dean W.

Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade).
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Jones of Rushville.
Killed in action on the morning of March 9, 1945, during an attack on enemy positions in Germany in which his company was engaged. He was killed instantly. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman' Badge for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy. Dean was very devoted and loyal to his organization and strived to make it the best in the army.

Jones, Frank J.

Chief (U. S. Naval Reserve).
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of Rushville.
Died of dysentery on July 25, 1942, while held a prisoner of war in the Cabinatuan Camp in the Philippines. Frank enlisted in the navy at the age of 19 and served 23 years. He spent three years in the Asiatic Theater and was stationed at Manila when reported missing in action.

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