US Army and Navy Deaths and Liberated Prisoners of War,
12 October 1945

Washington, D. C., Oct. 12 -- The army and navy made public new casualty lists today. The report includes the names of navy dead and safe and army dead and liberated prisoners of war. Next of kin have been kept informed of any changes of status of casualties that may have occurred since this list was compiled, the army and navy said.

Listed here are the soldiers, sailors and marines from Illinois.

Army Dead: Pacific Regions
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
TSgt Harry W. Clark	Father, Edward W. Clark	La Grange, IL
Army Dead: European Regions
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
Cpl Roman P. Bolociuch	Mother, Mrs. Mary Bolociuch	3915 S. Gunderson Ave., Berwyn, IL
Sgt Elliot B. Nordhem	Wife, Mrs. Natalie E. Nordhem	5234 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL
2d Lt Charles A. Rath	Mother, Mrs. Frances K. Rath	6340 N. Natoma Ave., Chicago, IL
Pvt Norbert M. Schram	Mother, Mrs. Celia Schram	2333 N. Oakley Ave., Chicago, IL
Pfc Robert E. Swart	Aunt, Mrs. Florence M. Juno	5309 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL
Army Liberated from Japanese Prisoner of War Camps
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
Pfc Harold C. Becker	Mother, Mrs. Adeline Becker	622 S. 11th, Maywood, IL
Pfc Theodore J. Darby	Father, Paul C. Darby	5326 S. Keeler Ave., Chicago, IL
Sgt Gerald D. Foley	Sister, Mrs. George Hester	518 N. Reed St., Joliet, IL
SSgt Stanley Sobieski	Uncle, Michael Alkimowicz	4804 S. Lafin St., Chicago, IL
Pvt Ralph R. Shaffer	Mother, Mrs. Ellen Shaffer	1605 N. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL
Sgt Ray J. Vandenbroucke	Father, Joseph Vandenbroucke	818 S. 9th Ave., Maywood, IL
Pfc Leo M. Wagner	Father, Leo Wagner	326 Ravine Ave., Waukegan, IL
Pvt Ernest G. Taylor	Father, Clarence Taylor	Rockford, IL
Navy Safe: Previously reported missing
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
signalman 3c Clarence George Witzig Jr., U. S. N. R.	Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence John Witzig Sr.	Peoria, IL
Navy Safe: Previously reported prisoner of war
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
Pfc Elroy Lawrence Bennison, U. S. M. C.	Mother, Mrs. Marie Greenebaum	4801 Winthrop Ave., Chicago, IL
Pvt Joseph Thomas Chudzik, U. S. M. C.	Father, Mr. Thomas Chudzik	4551 S. Albany, IL
Sgt Victor Frank Ciarrachi, U. S. M. C.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Primo Ciarrachi	Elmhurst, IL
Pfc Wilbur Edward Ditewig, U. S. M. C.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Ditewig	4228 N. Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, IL
Cpl George Hirschkamp, U. S. M. C.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Hirschkamp	3201 Clinton Ave., Berwyn, IL
Pvt Paul Edward Key, U. S. M. C.	Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Key	407 S. Trumbull Ave., Chicago, IL
Pfc Leonard Stanley Kozlowski, U. S. M. C. R.	Mother, Mrs. Mary Kozlowski	320 154th Pl., Calumet City, IL
Pvt John Joseph O'Connell, U. S. M. C.	Aunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Deitach
Cpl Christian Oelberg Sr., U. S. M. C.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Oelberg Sr.	4930 W. St., Chicago, IL
aviation machinist's mate 3c Walter Lloyd Harris, U. S. N.	Mother, Mrs. Ida Mae Longanecker	401 Davison St., Joliet, IL
pltoon Sgt John Joseph O'Shea, U. S. M. C.	Wife, Mrs. Lillian O'Shea	4221 S. Wells St., Chicago, IL
Pfc Leslie Sedenberg, U. S. M. C.	Sister, Miss Helen Sedenberg	630 Congress St., Elgin, IL
Sgt Jack Warshafsky, U. S. M. C.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warshafsky	1655 S. Karlov Ave., Chicago, IL
Pfc Joseph Dominic Zarlenga, U. S. M. C.	Father, Mrs. Dominic A. Zarlenga	917 S. Oakley Blvd., Chicago, IL
Navy Dead: Previously reported missing
Name	Next of Kin	Address of Record
Pfc David Allen Brinker, U. S. M. C. R.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Brinker	2019 W. 68th Pl., Chicago, IL
S/1c Frank Charles Schroeder, U. S. N. R.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fred Schroeder	4250 N. Lamon Ave., Chicago, IL
radarman 3c William Anthony Carbone, U. S. N. R.	Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Carbone	4426 N. Mango Ave., Chicago, IL