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:
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Army Dead (European)
ANDERSON, Donald J., Corp., Corwith.
DRYER, Arthur L., T4, Clarinda.
ENGLIN, Theodore M., Pfc., Davenport.
GETTINGS, Lawrence J. Tech. Sergt., Ottumwa.
HODSON, Lee A., T4, Salem.
LONGLEY, Eugene L., Pvt., Centerville.
McCARTER, Edward C., Staff Sergt., Creston.
MECK, John W., Pfc., Burlington.
MOORE, Walter D., Pfc., Council Bluffs.
TAYLOR, James I., First Lieut., Reinbeck.
Source: Quad City Times, (Davenport, Iowa), Monday, May 14, 1945
Arthur Leroy Dryer was born Feb. 25, 1919 to Fay Harry and Bertha F. Ferguson Dryer. He died Apr. 13, 1945 and is buried in Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, IA.
Sgt. Dryer served in World War II and with the U.S. Army 755th Tank Battalion and was KIA in Italy.
Source: ancestry.com
