Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
William Vent Ball was born July 15, 1920 to Wiley Winton and Rebecca Laura Sutherland Ball. He died Dec. 7, 1941 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Ball served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/KIA while serving his country aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
