Honoring the fallen and the home front workers
A tribute piece lists soldiers and nurses serving in World War II, then catalogs a long roster of local residents, shop owners, and post office staff. The text salutes courage on battlefields worldwide and acknowledges civilians aiding the war effort across communities.
In Memoriam Roll of Carroll County WWII Heroes
The Roll of Carroll County adds names of men who died in World War II to honor their sacrifice. Aviation Cadet Donald Ashpole Sgt. Epa Hook Lt. Rolland L. Mitchell Orval Rosenberg Chadwick Pfc. John Sauer Milledgeville Cpl. Forrest Allan Engles Lanark Pfc. Cleo M. Phillips Earl Freeman Sgt. Lee Hanson Sgt. Stanton Kensinger Lt. John Nightingale Savanna Robert Grissinger James Hoover Chester Bouvin Edward Hamilton Lewis Kentner Robert Rahn Paul Lahre Dale Hatfield Francis Boyd John Hall Glenn Shellhouse.
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Carroll County
Decoration Day appeal and service roll list and sponsors
A Decoration Day notice urges honoring fallen service members with prayers and increased Bond purchases, listing numerous named veterans and a long list of local businesses and sponsors in Milledgeville and Savanna areas. The piece blends tribute with community ads and merchant notices.
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Arlyne Adams
Ed Andring
Henry L. Ashpole
Harold Ashpole
Robert Ashpole
Dwight Atherton
Glenn Bonjour
Glenn Barr
Charles Barr
Donald Bennett
Joe Bennett
Edward Babezak
Charles Beck Marvin Badtke Burrell Brown
Harold Brown
Richard Brown
Chas, H. Bull
Donald Bull
Eugene Bull
Bob Bogh
Earl Beck
Hubert A, Cate M. W. Cate Merle Cate
Ruth Cooper
Kenneth Cooper
Raymond Cooper
Paul Daniels
Robert Demaree
Gerald Diephuis
John Dimmick
Donald Ditsworth
Wayne Drake
Harvey Falls
Everald G. F
Robert Holland
Raymond Hook
Albert Hook, Jr
Bernie Hook
George Hook
Joe Isenhart
Eugene E. Johnson Virtus B. Johnson
Joe J. Jurgens
Harold Kauffman
Donald Kaufman
Harold Kenyon
Albert Kraft
John Kreuders
Robert Kreuder LaVere Kness
Earl Kness
Omar Ketchum
Guy K. Libberton
Glenn Leavens
Augustus Leavens
Robert Lewis Blaine Lohmeier
Kyle McGinnis
Lauren Mitchell Lyle Mitchell Richard S. McWorthy Vernon McGinty
Richard McGinty
Burdette Miller
Ray Morgan
Marion Olsen
Harry Ord
George Russel
Penman Harole Porter
George Perry Elmer Pease Stacey Potter
Gene Potter
Richard Robinson
Robert Rentschler
Elwin Rice
Roland Rice
John Rice
Paul Rice
Lawrence Rice
Roy Rice
Earl Root
Joe Root
Herbert L. Rawlins
Robert Rawlins
John Reader
Wilbur Reader
Dan
Smith’s
Royal Blue
Smith
Ashby’s
Johannsen’s
Thomson
Potter Bros. Lumber
Algo Fa—Thomson
Mary J. Sheridan
W. C. Robinson
Fish Market
Thomson, Ill
Charles Young Henry Young, Jr
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Dwight Brown
Calvin Eslinger
Ray Gordon
Willard Hartman
Elmer Hans
Chadwick
Louis L. Alexander
Robert L. Bittner Lyle Bushman
William K. East
Paul Braun
J. W. Bucklin
Lyle Carbaugh
Arlone K. Daehler
Elmer Eickert
Donald Eisseller
Harold J. Fink
Ivan Fossett Wallace H. Geist Vernon Gordon
Donald C. Hartman
Floyd Hartman
Marion Hartman Adam Heinze Vernon M. Imel Vernon Isenhart Verbert Isenhart
Louis Kradle
Charles W. Kness
Marvin Kness
Robert Kness
John D. Larson Russell Lego Francis LePlain Duan Link
Memoriam
Donald Ashpole Thomson
Sgt
Epa Hook Thomson
Lt. Rolland L. Mitchell Thomson
Orval Rosenberg
Pfc
John Sauer
Milledgeville Cpl
Forrest Allan Engles
Lanark
Cleo M. Phillips
U. S. M.C. Mt. Carroll
Earl Freeman
U.S.N. Mt. Carroll
Lee Hanson
Mt. Carroll
Stanton W. Kensinger
U.S. A. Mt. Carroll
John L. Nightingale
A. A. F. Savanna
Robert Grissinger
U.S.N. Savanna
James Hoover
S.N. Savanna
Chester L. Bouvin
Edward A. Hamilton
Lewis K. Kentner
Robert E. Rahn
Paul J
Dale Hatfield
Francis E. Boyd
John A. Hall
Savanna
Glenn R. Shellhouse
Cpl
Paul Burns
Milledgeville
Werner Zugschwerdt
Melvin Schroeder
Ralph H. Adolph
Edward G, Aude
Robert E. Balk
John Bittner
Richard Clements Lloyd Bickert
Lloyd Ferris
Ralph Ferris Harlan Guinther Lee A. Hartman
Robert Isenberger
William E. Johnson
Rufus Kahler
Harry L, Kness
Vernon D
Kness
Elwood F, Kramer
A. P. Kenyon
Joseph Kuhse Colby D, Loechel
Beth Mackey
Paul Mackey
Maurice Mest
Claude Mechling
Frank Mest
Arthur C, Miller
Lester L. Mori
Marion Genkinger
Donald Eggert
Clifford Hartman
Kenneth Hartman Donald Imel
Arthur M. Lott, Jr
Willard Lott Delbert Kahler
Russell Queckboerner
Frank Provant Orvall
Reehl
Robert J. Stewart
Louis F. Salzman
Virgil Temman
Eugene Weber Henry Weber LaVerne Weber
Howard Wilburn
Spurgeon Harter, Jr
John D. Wilburn
William F. Blakeslee
Herbert Barnhart
Paul A. Smith
Ronald W. Slick
John Foley
Lewis Motor CO
Chevrolet Sales
Sinclair Service
J. H. Sollenberger Garage
Chadwick, Ill
Loechel’s Farmers Exchange
Senneff & Woy Lumber
Chadwick Oil CO
Ketchum’s Pool Hall
R. G. Fuller Furniture—Mortician—Ambulance Service
F. A. Fleege
Ful-O-Pep & Cargill
Savanna, Ill
Fidelity Life Association
Fulton, Ill
GEO. W. Ivey & Sons
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Paul Summers
Wayne K. Shilling Leonard C. Hummel
Edwin Smith
Orville Plummer
Frank N. Reeder
Pearson W. Quest
John D. Overholser
Elmer A. Pilgrim
Paul L. Burns Harold E. Summers
Walter C. Hummel
Howard Battles
Harold Weatherwax
Willard T. Stone
William J. Sprecher Emerson A. Wenger
Roy Rowe
James D. Ridgeway
Robert F. Stone
V. S. Todd Fay Coleman
Jim Yocum
Fred Zemke
William Vollmer
Henry W. Baumgacht
Donald C. Sprecher
Ralph J, Fletcher Harold G. Lamoreux
William L. Heffelfinger
B. A. Maxfield
Vernon Baumgardt
Eugene E. Willman
George Wagner
Frank Fredericks
Ray Miller
George Baylor
Harry Pilgrim
Hubert Hanna
Kenneth Burkholder
George Sprecher
Dale Eubanks
Robert Diehl
George Bushman
Wm. Ernst Donald Geary Mason Coleman
Dennis Sucher
Roger Thorngren
Harlan Wenger
Lloyd A. Shilling
Loyal D. Shilling
Donald M. Zier
Lee A. Coble
Ralph D. Glenn
Edwin L. Livengood
Robert E. McCleary
Kenneth Nye
Bobby M. Miles Orville L. Diehl
Lloyd E. Baughman
Howard E. Bushman
Earl Baughman
Charlee J. Stern
Raymond H. Woodin
David E. Smith
Paul Fisch Arnold M. Reiff
Kenver Allen Donald R. Milroy Frederick L. Volkers
Frank Ernst
Robert Woodin
Joe Larber
Lye Lenhart
E. G. Shinner CO. Quality Meats
Indian Head Garage
J. W. Wagner
Joe Bunyan’s
Doc’s
J. H. Shirk
Mortician
Holbrook’s Cafe
Miller Bros. Oil CO
Homer Hax
Milledgeville, Ill
Ray Polhill McCormick
Deering