Mills County

Pvt. Frank R. Bird

Iowa Honor Roll

Like the men pictured here on previous Sundays, these Iowans have given their lives for their country.  Each one was either killed in action or died in prison camp. The fourth line under each picture gives the area in which the man last served. The list will be continued in future weeks.

Source: The Des Moines Sunday Register, March 12, 1944 (photos included

Frank Raymond Bird was born Mar. 4, 1920 to Murl Chesly and Grace Marie Morgan Bird. He died Nov. 12, 1942 and is buried in East Liberty Cemetery, Malvern, IA.

Pvt. Bird served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division and was KIA in North Africa.

Source: ancestry.com