Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, September 13, 1919, p. 1. Monroe County's Sacrifice. Monroe county gave 37 lives to our country in the great world war, according to official figures just issued. In the state, 3,148 Hoosiers gave their lives. The list in Monroe county includes, killed in action, 10; missing in action, 4; died from wounds, 2; died of disease, 19; accident or other causes, 1. Of the 92 counties, Monroe stands eighteenth in the casualty list. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.