Greene County

Capt. Charles E. Luther

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)

Charles E. Luther was born Aug. 18, 1914 to Jess C. and Emma Esther Jenkins Luther. He died Apr. 26, 1943 and is buried in Grand Junction Cemetery, Grand Junction, IA.

Capt. Luther served in World War II with the U.S. Army 185th Field Artillery Battalion, 34th Infantry Division and was KIA in the North African area.

Source: ancestry.com