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.
[excerpt]
The names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the World War No. 2, compiled from records maintained by The Journal, follow:
[excerpt]
Chauncey William Leppla, 19, fireman first class, son of Mrs. Mary Leppla, 105 Laurel street, officially declared dead following report as missing in action Aug. 2, 1944, while on the U.S.S. Fiske, sunk in the Atlantic.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Chauncey William Leppla was born Sept. 10, 1924 to Arthur Peter “Archie" and Mary Magdalena “Lena” Zimmer Leppla. He died Aug. 2, 1944 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
Petty Officer Leppla served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Fiske (DE-143) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was torpedoed in the Atlantic. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
