140 Have Made Supreme Sacrifice In Muscatine Area In War Against Axis Powers; Many reported wounded.
The cost of war runs high!
Word of the victory in Europe today brought a feeling of happiness and relief to thousands of families in the Muscatine area, but for others there were only sad memories. And for those who have sons, husbands, brothers or other relatives, fighting against the Japs in the second phase of the big world-wide conflagration the period of rejoicing was less pronounced.
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The names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the World War No. 2, compiled from records maintained by The Journal, follow:
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Cpl. Emil W. Griebel, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicoli Griebel of Wilton, died of meningitis Oct. 9, 1944, in the Central Pacific war theater.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Emil William Albert Griebel was born July 22, 1920 to Nicolai Gustav and Erna Emma Wilhelmina Griebel. He died Oct. 9, 1944 and is buried in Inland Cemetery, Bennett, IA.
Sgt. Griebel served in World War II with the U.S. Army 26th Infantry and died in the Central Pacific Area from cerebrospinal meningitis. His remains were initially buried on Manus Island.
Sources: ancestry.com
