GIVE THEIR LIVES Above, left to right, are Pfc. Peter D. Meyer and Sgt. Rud. J. Kubena, two Fayetteville young men who have given their lives in World War II. Sgt. Kubena was killed in action in Normandy on July 7, 1944, and Pfc. Meyer lost his life in combat in France, November 14. Inseparable friends, the two were employed by the Thorstenberg-Tamborello gravel concern and entered military service March 17, 1942. They trained together, and landed in England on April 3, 1944. Both went into combat duty in France on D-Day with the 357th infantry of the famed 90th division. Newspaper article contributed by Curvey and Jean Weber
	Pvt. Leroy J. Krenek 28 Aug 1924 - 25 Apr 1945 Company F, 128 Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	PFC Ludwik Kocurek 19 Nov 1925 - 15 Mar 1945 242 Infantry Regiment, 42nd Rainbow Division Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	1st Lt. Henry L. Chovanec 8 Jul 1914 - 30 Apr 1943 Son of Peter Chovanec, Route 1, Fayetteville; husband of Betty Posley; graduate of Texas U. Entered AAC, 1941; trained in TX; served in Bismarck Sea; awarded Purple Heart; killed in action in Beni Beni, New Guinea in 1943 Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	Pvt. Jerry J. Knippel 27 Feb 1920 - 13 Apr 1943 601 Coast Arty AA Son of Otto Knippel, Fayetteville; attended Fayetteville High School Entered Army 1941; trained in CA, TX, & PA; died in Philadelphia Naval Hospital, 1943 Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	Pfc. Ludwig J. Novosad 21 Nov 1925 - 15 Apr 1945 85 Mt Inf 10 Mt Div Son of Pete Novosad, Route 2, La Grange; attended Hackebeil School Entered Army 1944; trained at Camp Robinson, Ark.; served in Italy; awarded Rifle Badge, Combat Inf. Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, EAME Ribbon & 1 Battle Star; killed in action in Italy, 1945 Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	SSgt. Joe A. Kasmiersky Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces 18186747 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy Born: 15 Mar 1923 Son of Adolph Kasmiersky, Fayetteville Graduate of Fayetteville High School Entered AAC 1942; trained in AZ & TX Died: October 22, 1944, killed in action in Europe Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, ET Ribbon, 2 Battle Stars & Purple Heart Memorial at Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
	S/Sgt. Rudolph J. (Rudy) Kubena Son of R. A. Kubena, Fayetteville; attended Fayetteville High School Entered Army 1942; trained in TX & CA; served in Europe; awarded GCM, Rifle Medal & Purple Heart; killed in France in 1944 Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery