Burlington Junior College Basketball Team -- Ned Hunger is in the back row, 2nd from the right.
Source: Quad City Times, Davenport, IA - Monday, March 11, 1940
In all cases next of kin previously have been notified and have been informed directly by the War Department of any change in status. The list follows:
European Area—Second Lieutenant Ned O. Hunger, Burlington:
Source: Carroll Daily Times, Wednesday, January 17, 1945
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Those from Mt. Pleasant who attended the memorial service for Ned Hunger at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Burlington on Sunday were Albert Riepe and family, Mrs. Otto Riepe and Rachel and Mrs. Warrant Housel.
Source: Mt. Pleasant News, Mt. Pleasant, IA - Wednesday, September 26, 1945
Ned O. Hunger
Level of Education: 2 years of college
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Birth: 1922
Philippine Islands
Residence: Des Moines County, Iowa
In 2017
Gathering at Epinal American Cemetery with Children and people of Arches, the city who has adopted Lieutenant Hunger’s grave. (Photos of the beautiful ceremony included with his link below)
Source: Lt. Ned Hunger (see link)
Ned Oscar Hunger was born June 11, 1921 to Wallace W. and Grace E. Walker Hunger. He died Sept. 9, 1944 and is buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoze, France.
2nd Lt. Hunger served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 522nd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Group and was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
