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: [excerpt]
Navy Wounded
ANDERSON, George L., Pvt., USMCR, Ottosen.
CALEY, James R., Staff Sergt., USMC, Cedar Falls.
EGGIMANN, Elmer F., Pfc., USMC, Elkader.
EIDE, Burton J., Pfc., USMCR, Marshalltown.
NERNESS, Orland Dale., Pfc., USMCR, Cambridge.
NEWTON, Robert L., Pvt., USMCR, DesMoines.
OVERMEYER, John Calvin, Pharmacist’s mate 3/c, USNR, Chariton.
POEPPING, Bertrum Bernard, Hospital apprentice 1/c, USNR, DesMoines.
REARDON, Richard Joseph, Fireman 1/c, USNR, Mason City.
SIKKINK, Claren John, Motor machinist’s mate 2/c, USNR, Lime Springs.
TALBOT, Carroll E., Pvt., USMCR, Newton.
Source: Quad City Times, (Davenport, Iowa), Monday, May 14, 1945
Robert Lee Newton was born Jan. 4, 1921 to Ernest Lee “Ernie” and Vivian Pearl Riley Newton. He died Dec. 17, 1980 and is buried in Avon Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
