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Polk County Brothers Die in War Service
Ted Ekdahl, age 31, entered service July 10, 1942 and died July 19, 1944. He was a tail gunner sergeant on a B 17. He is listed alongside his brother Dave Ekdahl and Mrs Lloyd Hanquist of Polk as war service casualties per the War Finance Committee.
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John A. Thompson
Shelby
el Toro
Calif
Marines
Carl Laska
Stanley
Laska
Silver Creek
Philippines
Air Corps
Benny Carlson
John G. Carlson
Osceola
Lexington
Norman Blevins
Chester Blevins
Monssen
Navy
Wayne McClung
Archie McClung
Holland
Louis Starostka
Tony Starostka
France
James Johnston
Hugh Johnston
Central Pacific Area
Louis Nicolas, Jr
Louis Nicolas, Sr
Army
Hilton Steelquist
Carl Steelquist
Polk
Truex Field Hospital
Madison
Wisconsin
Army Air Corps
Ted Ekdahl
Dave Ekdahl
Lloyd Hanquist