Iowa soldier killed at ‘Horseshoe Woods’ in WWII to be buried April 6

Army Pfc. Raymond U. Schlamp, who was killed during the fighting at “Horseshoe Woods” in 1944, will be laid to rest April 6 in his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa. Schlamp will be interred at Linwood Cemetery, and he will receive full military honors, according to a news release from U.S. Army Human Resources Command. In September 1944, Schlamp, 28, was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. The unit was attempting to secure terrain near Dornot, France, known as the “Horseshoe Woods” when it came...