Richard W. "Dick" Goss, Sr. at the Coralville World War II Honor Roll, 1940s-1950s
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Richard "Dick" Goss, Sr. points at his name on the Coralville World War II Honor Roll, which is in the first column on the left. He wears a long coat, hat, and gloves.
The World War II Honor Roll was a large sign listing the names of servicemen from Coralville who served in World War II. Commissioned by the City of Coralville, the sign stood on 1st Avenue until August of 1954, when the American Legion-Walter Johnson Post #721 removed it. The Post then presented the City a scroll which recorded the names of servicemen from both World Wars and the Korean War. The scroll was hung in the Town Hall (Lovetinsky et al., p. 72).
The Coralville Honor Roll, as presented to the town of Coralville by The American Legion-Walter Johnson Post #721 in 1954:
World War I
A.R. Bowers
Manley Jones
Robert Ott
Edgar C. Ott
Fred Paintin
Edwin Paintin
Lamont Hartwick
World War II and Korean Conflict:
Edward Kriz
Leroy Bothel
Joseph Nortmann
John Swope
Fred Moore
Lloyd Ross
Jack Evans
Walter Goss
Bruce Bundy
Bruce Gatton
Ardell White
Owen Morgan
Willis Shaw
Keith Rogers*
Daniel Fesler
Richard McAllister
Leslie Butterbaugh
Erwin Brandstatter
William Halvorsen
Herman Schindler
William Williams
Donald W. Thompson
Erwin P. Stanfield
Joseph DeArmond
Francis Conklin
Andrew Vlasman
Virgil Burnett
George Nortmann
Paul Russell
Lynn Richmond
Eugene Rogers
Robert Rogers
Jerry Sherman
David Foraker
Robert Bowers
Donald Bender
Bryce Wolford
Robert Bender
Russell Fowler
James Hottel
John Blaha
William Frey, Jr.
Frank Frey
Raymond Anciaux
Donald Anciaux
Leroy Bothel
John Swope
V. G. Watters
William Helm
George White
Leo White
Charles Dinsmore
V. B. Corlett
Wilbur Selck
Walter W. Johnson*
Robert Clark
Norman Davis
Edwin Siders
Rex D. Swails
Wallace Bock
Robert K. Snyder
Everett F. Bowen
Tom Goodfellow
Richard Goss
Kenneth Rogers
Robert Halvorsen
Francis Stinocher
Gordon Dinsmore
J. M. Montgomery
Dean Rammelsburg
Leonard Graham
Donald Wieneke
Merritt Ewalt, Jr.
Doris Moore
Claude Williams
Dean Evans
Allen Morgan
Art Wenman
Lynn Wenman
Jim Wenman
Ronald Fairchild
Donald Helm
Bill Dinsmore
Richard Jensen
The symbol * marks those who died while in service (Lovetinsky et al., p. 72-73).
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Francis Stinocher in Navy uniform, 1940s
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Francis Stinocher poses for a photograph, wearing his navy uniform with a white cap. He holds onto a metal chain in front of him with both hands, his elbow resting on a banister. The metal studs, hanging lifebuoy and coiled rope behind him indicate he is on a navy ship.
The lifebuoy behind Francis on the left side is cut off by the edge of the photograph, leaving the following partial words and acronyms: "...TS" and "...RRAGUT IDA." The combination of words may suggest the photograph was taken at the Farragut Naval Training Station in Farragut, Idaho. From 1942-1946, this station was the second largest United States naval training in the world, and accepted recruits from Iowa (Idaho Military Museum).
Francis Stinocher was born to Frank and Grace (Beranek) Stinocher on August 12, 1923. He enlisted to serve in the navy on August 4, 1943 and was released from service on March 26, 1946. He married a woman named Stella; they lived in Albia, Iowa as hospital workers. Francis died on January 29, 1991 (Ancestry Library; Lovetinsky et al., p. 124; Walch, p. 104).
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