Oskaloosa High School - Maroon Memories Yearbook (Oskaloosa, IA)

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Philip E. Hefley, aviation cadet, U. S. Naval reserve lost his life when the training bi-plane in which he was flying crashed near Jacksonville Florida January 16 1942 hnslgn Derle Lee Schafstall gave his life for his country in the West Indles October 30 1943 The cause was a blimp accident durm a routine flight Pfc kenneth H Carlson, a crew chief mechanic IH the army air force died when the army tum engmed transport XXl'l1Ch he nas aboard crashed near Sweetwaten Texas Pfc Jolm K Black, J serving vs 1th the 6th armored dlV1 sion of Pattons third army was killed in action in Germany on Aprll 5 1940 Second Lieut Robert Plckerell xx as killed when his plane crashed neax Moose Lake army air base at Moose Lake VVash1ngton July 31 1944 He was taklng combat tram mg and is as scheduled to leaxe fox overseas duty the following month lit lohn Atchison was lepolted killed in 'action in Italy on Qeptem bel 24 1944 Shoitlx befoxe he had been 'iunded the combat lnfantlx badge for braxexy m action I-nsngn W alter Pierce Knot pic turedr. one of Oskaloosas first VVorld Xxwll' II's r xsualties, lost his life while servinh on '1 destroyer June 3, 1942. 'Hx

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New-we wwf Kmnnfth Toll AXIIUOU MIKYTIDISIN Mate of the U S 1Nc1Yy xx lb k1lled ae a Ieiult of a bomb explosmn at 1 Southxxeit P'10xf1c b'1se on Apnl 12 1944 He had selved ln the Pa clfxc for 91X monthe after f1I1lQhlI1g reclult tramlng Staff Sgt Harold V Goad of the Army Axr Corps was reported lulled m actlon ln Euxope m July 1944 Capt Berle If Sampson Army Axr Colps lost hls llfe ln fa pl'me clash ln Gulxeiton B'1y neax Houston Tex xs July 16 1942 He xvw among the flfgt servlcemen fxom this county kllled IH Wolld War II Squire Boom Zane L S Nuvx xx IS Mlhl9kl vounty s fn'-.t Casual ty ln Vkoxld Wfu II He xx is serv mg, hls Second enhstment ind was Qtatloned 'at Mwmlu xt the txme of his de 1th lst ffml L Qtanhro sexxxng with e 9th mftmtxy x IS kllled n Flunce on June 9 1944 three d'1ys nftex tht INOIIIIIIIKIQ lI'lNlSlOf1 He xx ls 19 50'llS old nt the tlme of his death 'md hid been IH Fngllnd fox A 5911 smce leuxmg, the United States lxt 6-.nlord I Boxu- wus SBIVUU., xxlth the L S Almy dt Mdmli t the tune of the flrst Japaneae attack He dled whlle be mg he'd a pusonex IH July 1943

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In Class of 1945 Q, ,,, 159, Cpl. Rohe-rt Franklin C a rl 0 n entered Serviee in October, 1943 with the U. S. Army Engineers :ind lost his life in l'il'lll'll!1l'j' of this ' W ie S za ionet rm liuzori is :md ' ie- Philippine s, gg . Il uold Nl' loidan '1 member of the ciexx of 'mn Anielican Eihhth Au Force hernbfi died of xxmindx ie mixed oxei Geimmy on July 21 1944 Phil Bawlfws Joined the United Stwtes Coast Guard in Febiualy 1045 Harlu Putnam entered the Lnittd St ites Coist Gund in Feb in 194 but De-long, entered the Aimg A11 Cozps in Febiualy 1945 Richard Z1 rn left in Febru mix 194 to Join the Aimy ll CHIPS Donald W in Toorn tntexei the NIOILIIWHL Mume in Nl IW 1945 its H ll h 1 I I i n 1 in tl X , t 1 , A ' V . . v C V . ,., , , , - , -. , , W xx . lv . . 4 . C 5 . . , sf, I Ati iz as z' 'g - ' ru: 5. 'z . f 1 lvv- 5 ' ' . vv A' . V I 2, ' f f .. S U U