26 FROM IOWA LOST IN ACTION
WASHINGTON, D. C. (AP)—The War Department Saturday listed 26 Iowa soldiers as missing in action in the European and Mediterranean theaters. They were:
EUROPEAN.
Algona—Staff Sergeant Robert W. Thompson.
Audubon—Sergt. Donald C. Munksgaard.
Boone—Second Lieutenant Robert W. Ward.
Cedar Rapids—Pvt. (f.c.) Harvey H. Wehde.
Council Bluffs—Corp. Dale E. Gustafson.
Des Moines—Pvt. (f.c.) Lester W. Pfannkuch.
Dubuque—Lieut. Arthur C. Toepel.
Gladbrook—Second Lieutenant Elmer C. Dudolski.
Iowa City—Lieut. Col. Don L. Weiss.
Keystone—Pvt (f.c.) Orlean E. Koeppen.
Knoxville—Capt. Richard A. Gee.
Marshalltown—Second Lieutenant Marion A. Gard.
Mason City—Capt. William C. Whorley.
Menlo—Pvt. (f.c.) Kenneth L. Powell.
Pella—Pvt. (f.c.) David M. Thomas.
Sewal—Staff Sergeant Dallas G. Couchman.
Shenandoah—Lieut. Ralph E. Deweese.
Sioux Rapids—Flight Officer Joseph Meleky.
MEDITERRANEAN.
Delta – Staff Sergeant Leonard D. Tygart.
Dubuque – Pvt. William E. Hoffman; Lieut. Robert T. Moran.
Ionia – Pvt. Vern F. Abel.
Iowa City – Second Lieutenant Vincent C. Hogan.
Marshalltown – Pvt. (f. c.) John J. Gannon.
New Market – Pvt. (f. c.) Leroy F. Teeters.
Webster City – Staff Sergeant John F. Baker.
Source: The Des Moines Register, August 27, 1944
Vincent Clair Hogan was born Nov. 1, 1918 to Albert and Ellen Monahan Hogan. He died Feb. 18, 1998 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
1st Lt. Hogan served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He was a POW and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
