The Jerome Journal's mission is to collect, save and share information, pictures and documents about the history and families of Jerome, Lincoln Township and the surrounding areas of Appanoose & Wayne counties, Iowa. Everyone is encouraged to share their information, documents and pictures with others via The Jerome Journal. Simply email your material to the Editor at thehawk.bill@gmail.com for posting on The Jerome Journal. Appropriate credit is given to all contributors and sources.
Edward Eugene Massa of the Class of 1938, son of Dominick and Anna Massa of Jerome, entered the U.S. Navy sometime after graduation, became a Seaman First Class, was awarded the Purple Heart, and died on 11 October 1943 when the U.S.S. Whoo, the submarine on which he was serving, was sunk in the La Perouse Strait in Northern Japan by a combination of air attack and depth charging.
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