1930-1950
Iowa Private 29th Infantry
Manning Youth Killed in Korea
Private Hugo Ress, Jr., 19, of Manning, has been killed in action in Korea, his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo and Ola Ress have been informed Ress, who was in the
29th Mechanized Infantry Division was reported missing in action July 27, just four days after landing in Korea.
Ress was graduated from the Manning High school in May 1949, and enlisted in
the Army, July 28, 1949. He is believed to be the first Carroll County soldier killed in Korea.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Vernon Ehlers and
Zita; two brothers, Benjamin and Vincent of Manning and a grandmother, Mrs. Gus Ress of Manilla.
Des Moines Tribune, February 15, 1951
Hugo enlisted in the army July 28, 1949, and took his training at Fort Reilly, Kansas, Camp Carson, Colorado, and Camp Stoneman, California, where he was placed in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Batallion, 29th Infantry Regiment replacement company. He left the United States for Okinawa in May, 1950, going from there to Korea.
Pvt. Ress was a member of a motor pool and his company was among the first to arrive in Korea after hostilities began. He was killed in combat near Hadong July 27, 1950, four days after arriving at the front lines. He lacked one day of being in service a full year when he met death, and was the first Carroll County resident killed in the Korean War. His parents, operators of a Manning cafe, hold with honor his decorations and citations, which include the Purple Heart with three gold stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense service medal, the Army of Occupation with Japan clasp, the Korea service medal with one bronze star, the United Nations Marksmanship badge, and the infantryman badge.
Carroll Herald article
