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Forty four Red Oak men from Iowa missing in North Africa
A North Africa fighting list names 44 Red Oak Iowa men from the local National Guard company among 311 Jowans missing in action. The town population 5 763 holds to hope they will return as prisoners or in hospitals. Residents express pride and resolve as relatives brace for possible news of casualties.
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Red Oak National Guard
Walter Mateer
Clark H. Hagle
Jay D. Smith
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
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