Plan Memorial Services Here
A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. James P. Danahey of the St. Francis Xavier’s church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday for Cpl. William B. Malick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Malick of 213 Ninth avenue, and for the other service men and women of Council Bluffs who have died or have been killed in action.
Cpl. Mallick (sic) was killed in the far eastern theater of war, according to a recent announcement by the war department. Colors will be presented by the American Legion Rainbow Post No. 1.
An invitation has been extended to all ex-service men and women and to all veteran organizations to attend this special service.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, December 10, 1943, Page 7
REWARDED – Malick Is Given Posthumous Award
Cpl. William B. Malick, 21, of Council Bluffs, reported in September, 1943, killed in action in the Asiatic area, where he was a radio operator with the U. S. army air force, has been awarded the distinguished flying cross posthumously, it was announced Saturday by Seventh Service command headquarters, Omaha.
Cpl Malick was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Malick, 213 Ninth avenue. At the army headquarters in Omaha it was said that the presentation will be posthumously to the father. Time and place for the ceremony is being arranged by the Headquarters 89th college training detachment at Creighton university.
The official notice of the award received at the Omaha army headquarters from Washington, D. C., pointed out that Cpl. Malick as a member of a transport squadron participated in “more than 50 operational flights in unarmed heavily overloaded transport planes through the combat zones of upper Assam, Burma and southwest China where enemy attacks were probable and expected.”
“These flights, requiring from three to five hours each, were frequently made on successive days over high, rugged mountainous terrain, subject to icing conditions at altitudes seldom reached during average flying, through weather requiring long periods of instrumental flying and over an area without navigational aid,” the official award notice pointed out.
Cpl. Malick was a radio operator from May 25, 1942, to May 31, 1943.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, January 16, 1944, Page 9
Obituaries . . .
Will Return Body of Cpl. William Malick
The body of Cpl. William B. Malick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Malick, 338 ½ Benton street, is being returned to this country for group burial at Camp Butler National cemetery at Springfield, Ill., according to word received here Friday.
Cpl. Malick was reported killed in action in September of 1943, while serving as radio operator with [a] transport squadron flying through the combat zones of upper Assam, Burma, and southwest China.
It has been impossible to identify individual members of the crew. Hence all crew members will be returned and interred simultaneously, the quartermaster general in Washington reported.
Cpl. Malick was posthumously awarded the distinguished flying cross.
He also was awarded the good conduct medal and the Asiatic-Pacific campaign services medal with bronze start.
Time of services has not yet been announced.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, September 09, 1949, Page 18
Funerals
Military rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at Camp Butler National cemetery, Springfield., Ill. For Cpl. William B. Malick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Malick, 338 ½ Benton Street.
Cpl. Malick was killed in action in August 2, 1943, in the Asiatic theater of war. His body has been returned simultaneously with members of his crew for group burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Malick and family will leave Tuesday for Springfield to attend the services.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Saturday, October 22, 1949, Page 14
