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* -- I I I I —ur Rock Island First Army. Pontoonivates Reportedjured, Captivesmers, Hams, Prisoners;osher, Wounded; Sheilat Schick Hospital.LIsland — Two Rock Island one previously reported miss* are now prisoners of war, a s|n man, alsc listed as missing, been nmorted slightly wounded second time, and another Rockd man Is now undergoing treat-at Schick army hospital In n, for wounds received inn.. The men are Pfc. Keith era, Pfc. George E. Moeher,dames B. Shell and Pvt. Glenivato Sommers a mechanizedc In the 10Bth Infantry dl-was reported lost in Ger-December as and now 'da aof the German government stated In a card received from this morning by his wife, who, their daughter, resides at 516 ad street, Rock Island, vate Mosher, whose mother, Florence Mosher of Milan, was last week that he had been since March 4 was slightly 1 In action In Germany r, according to a war de-t telegram received by Mrs. yesterday. He Is confined hospital, somewhere In Europe, the message stated that fur* details of his present addressfollow.Sommers, who wrote the lis wife January 9, has England, France and Bel-ell as Germany since go*verseas last October. He en-the army Dec. 27, 1943, which time he was em*. Dlerolf’8 dairy. He re*t training at Camp Bland* Fla., Fort Bennlng, Ga, and ) Atterbury, Ind. His wife and bter live with Mrs. Sommers’Mrs. EdmundAmerithrown acithis alrvieof the riveDCgS roll over i thb Rhine river by Ya a wrecked landing crafcrossing. (Associated PreTalt;Twice Wounded.vate Mosher, an'Infantryman, overseas last year and was In nd, France and Luxembourg be*going Into Germany. He was tly wounded In France Sep-14 and returned to his outfitmber 28. The soldier worked railroad roundhouse In Gary, before entering service and his military training at Camp by, La. He is a grandson ofWilliam I. Mosher, 1220 Sixth avenue, Rock Island., i Private Shell, tefoose wife, Marjorie, lives at 91B Second avenue, Rock. Island, Is ufe^mng treatment! at Schick hospital in Clinton, Ial* (or wounds received in action near Malmedy, Belgium -January 3. Private Shell, a trifle; m, was hit in the back and] right side .of his body by a piece oc shrapnel.He was awardee the purple heart,the bronze star .and the! combat Infantryman p fcdfC while overseas. The soldier served; In the 130th Infantry division. |Private Hains, brother of Frank T. Hains, 1649 24A street, Rock Is-d, was taken prisoner of war In ance December 3 ana Is being Id In camp Stalag IU. The pri-,te, who entered service a year and half1 ago, has been overseas sincelast July.His wife, Rose, and son reside in Sterling.
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 05, 1945
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