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On this page, as in the hearts of those for whom they fought, are inscribed the names of the men of this community who will not come back.
These are the Gold Star men of Adams County. Young men, most of them, who left their homes, their work, their security and their future to defend the Republic in her greatest war.
The list is not complete for the nation faces future trial by battle. Many names may be added to this roll before ultimate victory is ours.
Cast your eyes down this list. You know many of these young men well. They were boys who sat at the next desk in school, your fellow workers at the office and shop, lads from nearby farms. They were your fellow citizens.
Each name is a reminder of the awful cost of Victory. Each should also be a prayer that the things for which they fought and died will not be forgotten but will be cherished by a grateful nation.
-Printed in the May 7, 1945 Decatur Daily Democrat.
Andress, Floyd J. Geimer, Jerome H. Schamerloh, Carl
Baker, Wilbur P. Gerber, Herman W. Scheumann, Fred W.
Barkley, Beulah L. Gilbert, Gorman A. Schindler, Ted K.
Barnthouse, Robert M. Glendening, Hubert V. Schirack, Joseph P.
Baumgartner, Carl D. Hahnert, Calvin C. Schlagenhauf, John H.
Baumgartner, Dale E. Harden, Frederick R. Schroeder, Walter C.
Baumgartner, James H. Holloway, Robert L. Runyon, Daniel C.
Baumgartner, Paul J. Ives, William T. Schueler, Victor A.
Bebout, Clyde C. Jackson, Carl F. Selking, Gordon C.
Beitler, Francis F. Jauregui, Ralph F. Shady, Max E.
Berning, Arthur Johnson, Everett R. Sheets, Raymond E.
Biery, Thomas D. Kitchen, Ernest L. Sheets, William E.
Billman, Leroy H. Krick, Herman W. Skiles, James B.
Billman, Merlin W. Krueckeberg, Truman F. Spade, Ralph J.
Brunner, Albert J. Landis, Leonard E. Sprunger, Wayne A.
Christen, James B. Mann, Forrest F. Stalter, Milo C.
Derickson, Ralph J. Jr. Mazelin, Lester J. Staub, Fred L.
Ehlerding, Herbert H. Metzger, Edward J. Stauffer, Ornell J.
Eicher, Howard H. Miller, Robert M. Stoppenhagen, Norwin T.
Eicher, Solomon J. Morrison, Henry F. Suman, Earl R.
Eiting, Richard E. Moser, Robert M. Taylor, Willis E.
Engle, George C. Musser, Fred Teeple, Richard J.
Fennig, Robert L. Myers, Alva A. Teeple, Richard H.
Fields, Eugene P. Oetting, Elmer C. Thatcher, Delbert R.
Friedt, Eugene L. Parrish, David T. Tope, Richard L.
Fuelling, Harold F. Poffenberger, Joseph L Tricker, Jack L.
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