140 Have Made Supreme Sacrifice In Muscatine Area In War Against Axis Powers; Many reported wounded.
The cost of war runs high!
Word of the victory in Europe today brought a feeling of happiness and relief to thousands of families in the Muscatine area, but for others there were only sad memories. And for those who have sons, husbands, brothers or other relatives, fighting against the Japs in the second phase of the big world-wide conflagration the period of rejoicing was less pronounced.
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The names of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the World War No. 2, compiled from records maintained by The Journal, follow:
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Pfc. Harry Ogren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Ogren of Nichols, killed in action March 15, 1945, in Germany.
Source: Muscatine Journal, Victory In Europe Edition, Monday, May 7, 1945
Harry Leonard Ogren was born May 31, 1924 to Anton and Edith E. Johnson Ogren. He died Mar. 15, 1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium and is memorialized in Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, IA.
Pvt. Ogren served in World War II with the U.S. Army 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division and was KIA in Linz, Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
