93 Iowans on Army-Navy Casualty List
The names of 93 more Iowans were included in an army and navy casualty report made public Monday by the Office of War Information. Twenty are listed as dead, 62 wounded and 11 missing. The list follows:
Navy Dead
AMOS, Joseph B., Corp., USMCR, DesMoines.
ANDERSON, Charles L. Jr., Corp., USMC, DesMoines.
ELGIN, George L., Pvt., USMCR, Indianola.
FAHRENKRUG, Harold Royal, Watertender 1/c, USN., Kingsley.
VAN ETTEN, Ralph Dan, Seaman 1/c, USNR, Burlington.
WALSH, Philip Michael, Seaman 1/c, USNR, Morning Sun.
Source: Quad City Times, (Davenport, Iowa), Monday, May 14, 1945
George Lewis Elgin was born Mar. 5,1924 to Paul C. and Nina Margaret “Margaret” Hargis Elgin. He died Mar. 15, 1945 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Pvt. Elgin served in World War II with the U.S Marine Corps 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division and was KIA at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands in the performance of his duty and service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
