Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
Donald L. Konicek was born Apr. 15, 1915 to John R. and Rose E. Stahr Konicek. He died Mar. 26, 1943 and is buried in North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia.
Pvt. Konicek served in World War II with the U.S. Army 109th Engineer Combat Battalion, 34th Infantry Division and was KIA in the North African area and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
