Of the escapees, five died in action over the following months.
While she wouldn't mind dying in action, it wasn't fair to the people of Xavier.
During the war at least 43 officers and 869 other ranks died in action with the battalion.
The other three, who had died in action later, were sculpted from photographs.
Several agents were shot by the Germans or died in action.
The gunmen also mentioned they were willing to die in action.
While only 3 men from the 37th Iowa died in action, over 145 succumbed to disease.
Two other crew members died in action over Germany and several others were taken prisoner.
Among them was my father, who died in action on that day.
He died in military action on May 19, 1895.