Casualty List

Contributed by Audree Ayres, Eau Claire

CHPPEWA HERALD-TELEGRAM     FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1945
Washington (Special).  The following Wisconsin casualty list was released today by the Army and Navy Departments.

Army Wounded (Pacific Regions)
Private First Class Harvey G. Hendrickson, New Auburn.

Army Liberated Prisoners of War (Germany)
Private Leonard A. Broten, son of Mrs. August Broten, Dallas; Sergeant William R. Christopherson, son of Mrs. Pauline Christopherson, Ridgeland; Staff Sergeant Edgar J. Eggen, son of Mrs. Julia Eggen, Colfax; Flight Officer Harold J. Erickson, son of Perry B. Erickson, Colfax; Flight Officer Dale R. Folsom, son of Dr. Richard H. Folsom, Plum City; Corporal Aurrin E. Greenwood, son of Mrs. Vera M. Leatherberry, Elroy; Technician Fifth Grade Lyle H. Hafemann, son of Mrs. Martha Hafemann, Colby; Private First Class Eugene Hiller, son of Mrs. Adela Hiller, Frederic; Second Lieutenant Herbert W. Natzke, son of Hubert H. Natzke, Merrill; Second Lieutenant Harold G. Russell, son of Mrs. Inga G. Russell, Altoona; Second Lieutenant George T. Schultz, son of Albert R. Schutz, Dallas;

LIBERATED PRISONERS
WISCONSIN

BROTEN, Leonard A., Private, son of Mrs. August Broten, Dallas

CYR, Harold F. Sergeant, son of Mrs. Isabelle Cyr, 207 South State Street, Chippewa Falls.

EGGEN, Edgar J., Staff Sergeant, son of Mrs. Julia Eggen, Colfax.

ERICKSON, Harold J., Flight Officer, son of Perry B. Erickson, Colfax.

HILLER, Eugene, Private First Class, son of Mrs. Adela Hiller, Frederic.

SCHUTZ, George T., Lieutenant, son of Albert E. Schutz, Dallas.

Contributed by Vivian Sullivan, Chippewa Falls
Wounded
WASHINGTON (AP) The War Department made public the names of United States soldiers wounded in action. The list contained names of the following Wisconsin men:
European Area
Bauman, Private Martin R., Carl, Father, Merrill;
Marinack, Private First Class Frank W., Mrs. Ann, wife, Phillips;
Schmitt, Private Leonard R., Mrs. Emil Straus, aunt, Merrill;
Central Pacific
Nelson, Sergeant Lloyd M., Art, father, Wilson.
European Area
Paus, Private Victor G., Vivian, wife, Chippewa Falls.
Killed in Action
WASHINGTON January 16 (AP) The War Department made public today the names of 1,706 soldiers killed in action. The list contained the names of 27 Wisconsin servicemen. They included:
European Area
Bekken, Sergeant Carl, Minnie, mother, Bloomer;
Howe, Private Donald A., Olive, mother, Menomonie.