The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
MANY IOWA BOYS
ON CASUALTY LIST
NUMBERS GROW AS RETURNS
COME FROM PRESENT FIGHT.
HEDRICK BOY Died IN ACTION
Corporal L. w. Davis Was Member
of ottumwa Company and Well
Known in oskaloosa-Nephew
of Mrs. Roberts.

casualties from the great Franco
American offensive have begun to
pour into the war department.
Names of four hundred and seven
were made public today. In addi-
ton another two hundred and ninety
nine will be ready for release for the
morning papers tomorrow.
Many names it is said have been re-
ceived by the war department which
are for publication but they await
only the custom of a fifteen hour
death notice to relatives.
Four Iowans on Today's List.
Four Iowans were mentioned in
the list received up to noon today.
They were:
Killed in action:
Sergeant J. L. Wollwine, Dubuque,
Iowa.
Private J. B. Anderson, Humeston.
Dead of wounds:
c. L. Foster, Britt
l.. S. Miller, Arion.
Wounded degree undetermined:
Segarent B. V. Radford, Davenport.
Sergeant R.. M. Seeley, Anamosa.
Iowa.
Corporal e. V. Bailey, Osceola, la.
Corporal V. Ross. Epworth, Iowa.
Corporal A. M. West, Manchester
iowa.
Died of accident and other causes:
Lieut.. II. X. Larson, Howard, Iowa.
Wounded severely:
Sergeant H. A. Doggett, Eldora, la.
Must Expect Heavy Losses.
With total of seven hundred and
six names announced today or ready
for announcement, the casualty list
showed that the country must steel
itself up for the great losses it has
suffered thus far in the great worlds
struggle.
One Iowa Marine Killed.
Washington, Aug. 5.-One Iowan
was mentioned in the Marine Corps
casualty list today which carried ten
names.
w. H. Farmer of Mason City was
killed in action.
Sundays Casualty List.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The Sunday
casualty list contained the following
names of Iowa boys:
Died of wounds:
Lee r. Simon, Barney.
Philip W. Young, Montpelier.
Killed in action:
Corporal Lew w. Davis, HedriCk.
Corporal Fred w. Wurst, 10 Queen
street, Dubuque.
Private Henry Daily, Burlington.
Private Fred Davis, Council Bluffs.
Private Rollyn Z. Leonard, EN-
netsburG.
Wounded Severely
Corporal Lee Robbins, Early.
Private Otto H. Jacobson, Britt.
Private Joseph Miller, Clarion.
Private John Welcher, Van Vert.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Sergt. Virgil Buckmaster, Stuart.
Corporal Charles r. Burdick, Farra-
gut.
Corporal Walter d. Flynn, Shenan-
loah.
Driu 70 palnh
Private Frank Flaherty, Anamosa.
Private Frank Hancock, Dubuque.
Private Will B. Harper, Blanchard.
Private Lyle T. Head, Greenfield.
Private Edward Holverson, DEBORAH
Private James Kasper, Cedar Rap
ids.
Private David D. Schurlock, Sioux
City. .
Private, William Shoals, Creston.
Private John E. Thomas, Council
Bluffs.
Private Cassius c. Worm, Anita.
Missing in Action. ...
Lieut.. Alfred r. Strong, Sioux City.
Davis Went From ottumws.
Ottumwa, Aug. 5.-Corporal l.. w.
Davis, who left Ottumwa last August
With G company, was killed July IA,
according to information received
rom the war department yesterday
W his father, o. c., Davis, who lives
hear Hedrick.g alum
No details of Corporal Davis death
we're given in the official message.
tut on July IL. G company is thought
O have been on the Prunay-Massiges
sector. east of Rheims. with other
lnits of the Rainbow division which,
IS part of General Gourard's army
lelped to smash the German offensive
L that point. Since then the. diyis- |
on has been moved to the Scissors
Rheims sector and is participating |
n the pursuit of the crown princes |
rmy.
Corporal Davis was nephew OF
IRIS. Mae Roberts. No sos South I.
iarket street. lie has visited FIRE. |
uently IN Oskaloosa ana has many |
intimate friends here.