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VOL. XLVIII. NO. 52.LIST OF COUNTYBOYS WHO MADESUPREME SACRIFICEThe World War II Honor List ofidead and missing for the State of IiIndiana was released at midnightWednesday, by the U. S. War Department. The figures for Carroll ticounty showed that 41 valiant nyoung men had given their lives in p defense of Democracy, of which 24 tiwere killed in action (KIA), 13 edied non-battle (DNB), 2 died of Iwounds (DOW), and 2 FOD (finding of death under public law).|h Killed in action were, the names | s carrviner the soldiers serial numberand rank: Roger J. Bender, staffsergeant, 35142874; Russell D. Col- asergeant,Davis, private first-class, 35839276; a Robert E. Gee, private first-class, J h 35573326: Omer Hicks, private first-class. 20530891: Howard E. Hines, rfirst-classR. Horn, Tech. 5, 35352838; DonaldJ am esLewisclass, 34530700; James L. Lucas,MagWayneMiller, private, 35904102; Ray A.\iII(1Morgan, private, 36991075; MyronNewell, lieutenant, 0-670212; Vernon B. Nichols, private first-class20530900; Robert C. Payne, major.0-405639; Warner E. Renner, Staffsergeant, 35166497; Russell W. Rowe,1st Lieutenant, 0-726482; Max Short-1(ridge, private first-class, 35096393; Floyd V. Sprinkle, sergeant, 3509- j7484; William J. Swaim, private,! i35894251; Earl L. Townsend, 2nd ' Lieutenant, 0-826568; Richard L. lt;Ward, private, 35897549, and Harrold 1C. Williams, private, 35892652.IThose who died from woundslt; were: Robert D. Barnett, sergeant, *20530867; Henry K. Bell, privatefirst-class, 35096415.Those who died of non-battle: Elmer E. Allen, private first-class35170570; Robert E. - Balser, 2ndlieutenant, 0-709734; Lester E. Dolson, 1st sergeant, 6829715; Elmer■DunhamstaffHaroldstaffstaffsergeant, 2532010; Owen Schweiger,private, 20530851; Basil R. Sink,staff sergeant, 35259966; Jake Wid-ner, private, 35846142, and WilliamWoodruff, T-5, 35372449. (Finding of death under publicRobert H. Fountain, staffandcaptain, 0-376130.From various reasons the stateof Indiana lost a total of 8131 soldiers. The highest death rate was 5.05 from the District of Columbia.
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