WWIIPottCoDeaths.docx 2 May 2019
World War II Pottawattamie County, Iowa Deaths © 2019 by Robert A. “Bob” Christiansen, updated 2 May ’19 (306 records).
Access from the World Wars > WW II > WW II Pott. Co. Deaths webpage at bigpigeon.us. Pottawattamie Co., IA data is taken from my private Reunion for Macintosh databases.
Entries are from my main St. Paul’s database unless name is boldfaced. “Co. Bluffs” – “Council Bluffs, Iowa”; “Pott. Co.” – “Pottawattamie County, Iowa”
Name Parents, Home, &
Spouse Death Date & Place; Event
Branch: Unit; Cause of Death
Adams, Paul, 37121373
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles Adams & Angelina Pane of Co. Bluffs
11 Mar ’45, Seattle, WA;
US Naval Aviation: Seattle, WA Naval Air Station; DNB, murder/suicide
Adams, Waldo P. “Ted”, 37121373
b. Elmo, MO; s/o Jordan H. Adams & Ollie M. Sloan of Co. Bluffs; m. Ruth Mae French
4 Jan ‘45, Naples, Italy
US Army: 134th MP Co.; DNB, vehicle accident
Adler, Marvin S., 7246092
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Nathan Adler & Goldie V. Cherniss; family moved to San Antonio, TX in ‘30s
4 Nov ’44, off Leyte Is., Philippines
US Navy: destroyer USS Anderson (DD 411); TG77.2, Kamikaze attack 1 Nov ‘44, 16 dead; DOW
Alff, John F., 37118084
b. Hancock, IA; s/o Herman F. Alff & Amelia K. Brockman of Hancock
12 Nov ’42, Fedala Roads, near Casablanca, Morocco; Operation Torch
US Army: 436 Coast Artillery Bn.; on troop transport USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42), sunk by Ger. sub. U-130, 31 dead; MIAàKIA-FOD-BNR
Alter, Earl Carlton, O-157398
b. Persia, IA; s/o Franklin L. Alter & Alma Tinker of Persia; m. Mary Jensen
18 May ’43, Adak area, Aleutian Is., Alaska
US Naval Aviation: patrol sqdn. VP-52, Fleet Wing #4; co-pilot of PBY-5A #7271 lost carrying nine on patrol from Adak NAS; wreckage & six bodies recovered, group burial; MIAàKIA
Andersen, Eugene Phillip, 6484043
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Alfred Andersen & Nellie M. Babcock of Co. Bluffs
6 Aug ’43, NE of Palermo, Sicily; Operation Husky
US Navy: landing ship tank LST-3, damaged by Ger. bomber; KIA
Anderson, Virgil W., T-003902
b. Alta, IA; s/o Johannes P. Anderson & Margaret H. Hanson; m. Arlene Marie Degner
27 Dec ’44 near. St. Hubert, W of Bastogne, Belgium’ Battle of the Bulge
USAAF: 440th Troop Carrier Gp.; pilot of C-47A #42-100906, crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne; three died, two lived; KIA
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Anderson, William Riley, 37483559
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o William E. Anderson & Bernice C. Eledge of Rt. 4, Co. Bluffs
28 May ’44, SE of Rome, Italy
US Army: Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div.; WIA 28 May ’44àDOW
Ash, Mickiel Daniel, 37196388
b. Cass Co., NE; s/o James H. Ash & Catherine Bourke; m. Elizabeth C. “Bessie” Jamell ‘41; one child
20 Dec ’44, Obergailbach, E of Sarreguemines, France
US Army: 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div.; KIA
Aultz, Dorsey E., 37189141
b. OK; s/o William C. Aultz & Lucy S. White of OK, farmhand in rural Pott. Co.
13 Jun ’44, near Picauville, SW of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; Battle of Normandy
US Army: Co. I, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA
Babcock, Victor R.
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Edwin Babcock & Martha Mellor of Co. Bluffs; m. Opal M. Davis
25 Jul ‘43, New Georgia, Solomon Is.
US Army: 145th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; KIA
Bach, Paul L., O-311373
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Peter C. Bach (d. ‘14) & Anna K. Hansen; m. Kathryn C. “Kay” Ferguson
21 Nov ‘42, POW Camp, Cabanatuan, Nuevo Ecija Prov., Philippines
US Army: 43rd Inf. Regt., Philippine Scouts; POWàDNB, amoebic dysentery
Bailey, Jack Carl, 37356705
b. Stanberry, MO; s/o Donald Bailey & Mary I. Carothers (d. ’35) (div.); nephew of Frances C. (Bailey) Durbin of Co. Bluffs
8 Aug ’44, France; Mortain German counterattack
US Army: Co. E, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div.; KIA
Ball, John J., 20706539
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o John E. & Eleanor T. Pischel of Co. Bluffs
25 Mar ’43, El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa
US Army: Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn.; KIA
Baraks or Barracks, Frederick A., 36448659, (need death info)
b. Coal Valley, IL; s/o August Baraks & Elizabeth Wilhouse of Coal Valley; m. LaRue V. Jensen of Hazel Dell T., Pott. Co., two children
4 Apr ’45, ETO US Army: 449th Military Police Co., 317th Military Police Bn.; KIA
Barnett, Walter M. Jr., 20743494
b. MO; s/o Walter W. Barnett Sr. & Myrtle Shamel of Oakland, IA
13 Jul ’43, Sicily; Operation Husky
US Army: Co. G, 505th Parachute Inf. Regt.; 101st Airborne Div.; KIA
Barrett, Henry J. Jr., 37699275
b. Fremont, NE; s/o Henry J. Barrett & Edna M. Gaylord;
6 Mar ‘45, near Zerf, Rheinpfalz, Germany
US Army: Co. I, 301st Inf. Regt., 94th Inf. Div.; KIA
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family moved to Co. Bluffs in ‘30s
Bates, Stuart M., 37475399
b. Oakland, IA; s/o John O. Bates (d. ’41) & Gertrude M. McCain of Oakland, Lincoln & Omaha, NE
24 Jan ’45, Alsace, France; Colmar Pocket
US Army: Co. C, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div., 7th Army; KIA
Battey, Norma Jane, (need serial nbr)
d/o Herbert V. Battey & Frances Jensen of Co. Bluffs & Sioux City, IA
3 Oct ’43, San Diego, CA
US Navy: WAVES; DNB, illness
Beckendorf, Orville L., 3164164
b. rural Walnut, IA; s/o Ira C. Beckendorf & Anna L. Fries of rural Walnut; married
13/14 Nov ’42; Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
US Navy: destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459), hit by 14” shell & torpedo, then exploded & sank, 59 killed; MIAàKIA-FOD-BNR
Bergman, George E., 37752394
b. Omaha, NE; s/o John M. Bergman & Ruth A. Moyer of Co. Bluffs
10 Jun ‘45, Okinawa, Japan
US Army: Co. C, 384th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div.; KIA by enemy machine gun fire
Berrenger, Merroll J., O-735025
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Vern L. Berringer & Lula D. Jackson of Clarinda & Co. Bluffs (parents div.); m. Mary Alice Larkins of Villisca, IA
21 Nov ’44, south China,
USAAF: Flight H, 35th Photo Recon. Sqdn., 14th AF; Lockheed F-5E lost on triangular flight Suichuan-Nimrod Sound-Batanes Is.-Suichuan; MIAàKIA-BNR
Berry, Kenneth C., 6481271
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Edwin C. Berry & Meta M. Cox of Co. Bluffs
9 Oct ’43, off Capri, Italy
US Navy: destroyer USS Buck (DD-420), sunk by German sub. U-616, 97 survived; MIAàKIA-FOD-BNR
Bird, Francis D., 37472728
b. Oakland, IA; s/o Ira W. Bird & Mary A. Strang of Co. Bluffs
17 Mar ’44, Bougainville, Solomon Is.
US Army: Co. F., 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA
Bish, Homer “Jack”, 13009412
b. Armstrong Co., PA; s/o Herbert C. Bish & Ivy P Bowser; m. Ruth Darlene Dreier of Co. Bluffs
19 Dec ’44, Belgium (Battle of the Bulge)
US Army: 73rd Armored FA Bn., 9th Armored Div.; KIA
Blaylock, John Robert “Bob”, O-437451
b. Gr & Jct., IA; s/o John F. Blaylock & Anna Egli; to Co. Bluffs w/ parents abt ‘39; m. Shirley Ann Stevenson
31 Dec ‘43, near Royan, SW France
USAAF: CO of 510th Bomb. Sqdn., 351st Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-17 #42-37731 shot down after raid on Bordeaux; KIA, parachute failed
Blizzard, Howard L., O-355479
b. Pott. Co.; s/o Carl A. Blizzard & Mary Hannah Winchester of
9 Jan ’45, on Jap. Hell Ship Enoura
US Army: Signal Air Warning Co., captured in Philippines;
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Co. Bluffs; m. Matilda Ann Lunders
Maru, Takao Harbor, Formosa
friendly fire, Allied air attack, ~ 400 POWs died; POWàDNB
Bogue, Clifford J., 37476332
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Richard J. Bogue & Marjorie M. Williams
7 Oct ’44, near Vienna, Austria
USAAF: 727 Bomb. Sqdn, 451st Bomb. Gp. 15th AF; B-24J # 42-51409; KIA
Booton, Charles V., 3214776
b. Griswold, IA; s/o Harry L. Booton & Flora Bell Wilds of rural Treynor, IA
10 Dec ’41, HI; attack on Pearl Harbor
US Navy: battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48); DOW from 7 Dec Jap. attack
Bostedt, Glen C., 17011361
b. Pott. Co.; s/o John F. Bostedt & Martha A. Brandt of rural Co. Bluffs
11 Oct ’42, POW Camp #1, Cabanatuan, Luzon, Philippines,
USAAF: 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp.; POWàDNB
Bostedt, Joseph W., 17011348
b. Pott. Co.; s/o John F. Bostedt & Martha A. Brandt of rural Co. Bluffs
20 Sep ’42, POW Camp #1 Cabanatuan, Luzon, Philippines
USAAF: 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp.; POWàDNB-BNR
Bostedt, John B., 17011358
b. Pott. Co. IA; s/o John F. Bostedt & Martha A. Brandt of rural Co. Bluffs
7 Jul ’42, POW Camp, Philippines
USAAF: 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp.; POWàDNB-BNR
Bradley, Donald J., 6483986
b. Diagonal, IA; s/o James H. Bradley (d. ‘21) & Edith C. Conley; ss/o George A. Thomas of Co. Bluffs
30 Jun ’43, off Rendova, Solomon Is.
US Navy: attack transport USS McCawley (APA-4), disabled by Jap. aircraft & scuttled; MIAàKIA-BNR
Branstiter, Daniel S., 351249
b. Sumner, NE; s/o Daniel E. Branstiter & Blanche M. Snodgrass of Humboldt, Shelby & Walnut, IA
17 Jul ’44, Perry Co., PA
US Naval Aviation; aircraft collision; DNB
Briggs, Earl E., 17011280
b. Monona Co., IA; s/o Ernest C. Briggs & Gertrude Eva Reed of Co. Bluffs
9 Mar ’44, Osaka Main Camp, Chikko, Osaka, Japan
US Army: Coast Artillery, HQ, Manila & Subic Bay harbor defenses; POWàDNB
Brown, Ralph R., 17019024
b. Neola, IA; s/o Ralph W. Brown & Hazel R. Peck of Neola
11 May ’42, POW Camp #4, O’Donnell, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines
USAAF: Hq. Sqdn. 27th Bomb Gp. (Light) (their planes never arrived); POWàDNB, malaria
Browning, William A., 37489019
b. Flat River, MO; s/o John C. Browning & Luella M. Hagen of Woodbine & Co. Bluffs; m. Maxine Olson
5 Apr ’45, near Ochsenfurt, Bavaria, Germany
US Army: Co. K, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div.; KIA
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Broz, Albert J., 37490921
b. Fort Dodge, IA; s/o James Broz & Christine Pessica; ‘44 Co. Bluffs; m. Marie M. Nicholson of Fort Dodge, one child
1 May ’44, Okinawa, Japan
US Army: 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div.; KIA
Burgstrum, Clifford M.
b. Chariton, IA; s/o Adolph Burgstrum & Rose Hunt; m. Mildred Smith of Co. Bluffs
19 Sep ’44, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
civilian shipyard worker; illness
Busey, Robert W., 37467059
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Leslie T. Busey & Maude Miller of Co. Bluffs; m. Leatrice Bankus, one child
27 Jun ’45, near Bremen, Germany
US Army: 821st Tank Destroyer Bn., 29th Inf. Div.; DNB
Campbell, Bennie C. “Ben”, 39313929
b. Harrison Co., IA; s/o Thomas A. Campbell (d. ’41) & Alice P. Musgrove (d. ’34) of Neola/Persia IA
4 Mar ’43, Ft. Polk, LA
US Army: Co. C, 11th Maintenance Bn., 11th Armored Div.; DNB
Campbell, Wendell M., O-719557
b. Keg Creek T., Pott. Co.; s/o Clifford A. Campbell & Frances A. Smith of rural Co. Bluffs
20 Jul ’44, near Roswell, NM
USAAF: stationed at Biggs Field, El Paso, TX; B-24J #42-100144, routine training mission; DNB
Card, Earl E., 20706381, GSA
b. Avoca, IA; s/o Jesse V. Card (d. ‘26) & Alma Garrison (d. ‘28) of Avoca; gs/o James O. Garrison & Cora O. Anstine of Avoca
12 Nov ’43, Venafro, Italy
US Army: 4th Ranger Bn.; KIA
Carter, Meredith M., O-1176509
b. Des Moines, IA; s/o Ernest A. Carter & Lola M. Stofferson of Co. Bluffs; m. Marian G. Dahl, one child
9 Jan ’45, NW of Houffalize, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: Battery B, 14th Armored Field Artillery Bn.; 2nd Armored Div.; KIA
Caster, John J., 37699158
b. Underwood, IA; s/o Charles H. Caster & Mary A. Dale of Underwood & Neola, IA
28 Apr ’45, Ie Shima, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan
US Army: Co. G, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div.; KIA
Cavanaugh, James B., 17017247
b. rural Neola, IA; s/o Hugh C. Cavanaugh & Angeline C. West of rural Neola
10 Feb ’43, Taiwan POW Camp #4, Karenko, Formosa
US Army: HQ 2nd Philippine Corps; G2, captured on Bataan, Master Sergeant kept with high-level officer captives; DNB-POW, malaria
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Chambers, Stanley G., 19097353
b. rural Pott. Co.; s/o Harry B. Chambers & Louise M. Thomas of McClelland
7 Dec ’42, NW of Randolph Field, TX
USAAF; Vultee Valiant basic trainer BT-13A # 41-21514; DNB, training accident
Chancellor, Elmer Lee, O-711946
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Sam Chancellor & Grace S. Chilcote of Co. Bluffs
28 Dec ’44, over Yangtze River, Anking, China
USAAF: 118 Tactical Recon. Sqdn., 14th AF; P-51 Mustang pilot; failed to return from mission; KIA
Chancellor, James Maurice, 8722412
b. Pott. Co.; s/o Sam Chancellor & Grace S. Chilcote of Co. Bluffs
28 May ’45, off Okinawa, Japan
US Navy: attack transport USS Sandoval (APA-194), Kamikaze attack, eight dead; KIA
Christensen, Darwin Arthur, 3724880.
b. Carson, IA; s/o Henry S. Christensen & Mary L. Vosler of Co. Bluffs; ss/o Grant Goehring; m. Ruby Cunningham, one child
11 May ’45, off Okinawa, Japan
US Navy: aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), heavily damaged in Kamikaze attack, 389 dead; KIA-BAS
Coad, Ernest D., 39147004, NMI
b. Omaha, NE; s/o John F. Coad Jr. & Helen I. Dyer of Co. Bluffs; m. Elizabeth R. Tinley; three daughters
22 Nov ’44, near Aachen, Germany
US Army: 1st Army; KIA
Cody, Claude LeRoy, 6480590
b. Mills Co., IA; s/o Edward L. Cody & Bessie Cogley of Glenwood & Co. Bluffs; m. Darlene A. Cody of Tama, IA
17 Oct ’44, off Formosa
US Navy: cruiser USS Houston (CL-81); hit by aerial torpedoes on 14 Oct & 16 Oct, ship survived; MIAàKIA-BNR
Cohen, Irving, O-771221
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Harry Cohen & Anna Segel
25 Nov ’44, Harren, N of Aachen, Germany
USAAF: 728 Bomb. Sqdn; 452 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; pilot, B-17 42-97534, exploded in mid-air after direct flak hit, 7 crew KIA, 2 POW; MIAàKIA
Cohrs, William S “Dick”, 37733662
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o William P. Cohrs & Mabel Scherner of Underwood & Co. Bluffs; m. Lucille L. Bridges; three daughters
5 Apr ’45, Okinawa, Japan
US Army: 184th Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA
Collett, Albert Henry, 6580825
b. Moniteau Co., MO; s/o George A. Collett & Edna P. Niehaus (div.) of Co. Bluffs
‘42-44, POW camp, Philippines (officially declared dead 8 May ‘44)
USAAF: 93rd Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., Clark Field; POW-FOD
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Collins, James P., 1220881
b. Prescott, IA; s/o William E. Collins & Melvina Baumann of SW IA; m. Ruth D. Wynn; one child; blacksmith in Carson, IA
27 Mar ’42, off North Carolina
US Navy: Q-ship USS Atik (AK-101), sunk by Ger. sub.; MIAàKIA-BNR
Colwell, Carl L., 6487384
b. Carson, IA; s/o Carl L. Colwell & Velma M. Robinson of Carson & Co. Bluffs
24 Sep ’44, off Anguar, Palau Is., Central Pacific
US Navy: minesweeper USS YMS-19 sunk by mine, nine died, 27 survived; KIA
Connelly, Robin G., 17122875
s/o Leonel G. Connelly & Hildred O. Barnhouse of Co. Bluffs & Neola, IA; m. Pauline Piper
24 Dec ’45, Sanhican Creek, Trenton, NJ
USAAF; DNB, found dead in creek
Copeland, Donald W., O-700865
b. New Castle, WY; s/o Wayne H. Copel & & Mabel Norgaard of Co. Bluffs
21 Jul ’44, off Wilmington, NC
USAAF; C-47A #42-100712; DNB-BNR, storm during training flight
Cox, Leslie, 37197965
b. Boone Co., IA; s/o Frederick S. Cox (d. ‘29) & Fanny McGee (d. ‘26); came to Co. Bluffs abt ‘41 w/ brother, Fred Cox
26 Oct ’43, near Pietravairano, SE of Cassino, Italy
US Army: Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA
Crockett, Oliver Eldon, 37490415
b. Gentry Co., MO s/o Oliver M. Crockett & Stella B. Kier; moved to Co. Bluffs after high school
11 Sep ‘44, near Brest, Brittany, France
US Army: 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.; KIA
Crose, James Harvey, 37470848
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Arthur J. Crose & Katherine A. Fisher of Omaha & Co. Bluffs
12 Nov ’44, Dulag Harbor, Leyte, Philippines
USAAF: 498th Bomber Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp. 5th AF; on Liberty ship SS Thomas Nelson attacked by Kamikaze; KIA
Curry, Jack Benton
b. NM; s/o Arthur B. Curry (d. ‘33) & Ada Montgomery (d. ‘40) of Co. Bluffs
19 Feb ’42, off Cape Canaveral, FL
US Merchant Marine: tanker Pan Massachusetts, torpedoed by German sub. U-128; KIA
Cutler, Donald Lee, 39603009
b. Shenandoah, IA; s/o George N. Cutler & Myrtle M. Dodge of Shenandoah & other locations
8 Apr ‘45, near. Weißbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
US Army: Co. E, 254th Inf. Regt., 63rd Inf. Div.; KIA
Dammrow, Stanley A., 17030323
b. Carson, IA; s/o Detlef A. Dammrow &
23 Nov ’42, POW camp, Philippines
USAAF: Hq. Sqdn., V Interceptor Cmd.; POWàFOD-BNR
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Grace L. Patterson of Carson & Galva, IA
Daughtrey, Gilbert P. 7010470
b. Wellsville, MO; s/o John R. Daughtrey & Virginia S. Harris
8 Nov ’44, W of Manila Bay, Philippines, South China Sea
US Navy: submarine USS Growler (SS 215); likely sunk by Jap. depth charge, 86 dead, no survivors; KIA-BNR
Davenport, William Thomas Jr., 17122771
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o William T. Davenport Sr. & Viola B. Shafer of Star Route, Bluffs; m. Helen L. Shearer; one child
29 May ’45, 120 miles NE of Tori-Shima, S of Tokyo, West Pacific
USAAF: 62nd Bomb. Sqdn., 39th Bomb. Gp., 20th AF, Guam; crew 46, B-29 #44-69889, “The Slic Chic”; ditched after flak hit over Yokohama, four lost, eight saved; MIAàKIA-BNR
Davis, August W. Jr., 17003658
b. Shenandoah, IA; s/o August W. Davis Sr. & Gladys M. Vaughn, family moved to Co. Bluffs
15 Jun ‘44, over Yawata, Kyushu, Japan
USAAF: 792nd Bomb. Sqdn., 468 Bomb. Gp., 20th AF; B-29 42-6230 Limber Duggan damaged over target & then exploded (said to be first B-29 lost over Japan); MIAàKIA-BNR
Dea, James D., 325990
b. Pleasant T., Pott. Co.; s/o William B. Dea & Cecelia H. Dargin of rural Shelby, IA
31 May ’44, near Harvey Pt., NC
US Navy Aviation: Patrol Sqdn. VP-21 based at Creed’s Field, VA; Martin Mariner PBM-3D training accident, all nine died; DNB
Decker, Richard Charles, 17017220
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Arthur W. Decker & Matilda De Frees of Co. Bluffs
4 Jun ’44, Midway, HI; Battle of Midway
USAAF: 69th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., 5th AF; B-26B Martin Marauder #41-17570, nose gunner; low-level torpedo attack by four Marauders on Jap. fleet, two planes lost; MIAàKIA-BNR
Delong, Lloyd, 37117114
b. Leon, IA; s/o Charles Delong & Flossie Lindsay who moved to Co., Bluffs, IA in the early 20’s; m. Virginia R. Heck; three foster children
3 Nov ’44, Fleury-Mérogis, near Paris, France
USAAF: 9th AF; DNB, head injuries from falling from a moving truck
Deffenbaugh, Lyle J., O-288505
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Joseph E. Deffenbaugh (d. ‘18) & Frances M. Roberts; m. Helen Lorkovic of Omaha, NE
28 May ’44, near Artena, Italy
US Army: 1st Bn., 6th Armored Inf. Regt., 1st Armored Div. (Bn. CO Mar ’43 –May ’44); KIA, shell hit Bn. command post; Silver Star awardee (North Africa), Distinguished Service Cross awardee (Italy)
Denton, Claude B., 6486529
b. Marne, IA; s/o Fred A. Denton (d. ‘39) & Anna L. Ballentine of
27 Oct ’43, invasion of Treasury Is., Solomon Is.
US Navy: destroyer USS Cony (DD 508); Jap. air attack, eight dead; KIA
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Co. Bluffs; div. from Clara L. Synak
Deputy, Charles D., 940539
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o David S. Deputy & Salome Buchholz (d. ’33) of Rt. 4, Co. Bluffs
24 Feb ’45, Iwo Jima, Japan; Battle of Iwo Jima
USMC: Co. I, 21st Marine Regt.; 3rd Marine Div.; KIA
Dideriksen, Robert Warren, O-2044637
b. Neola, IA; s/o Nels M. Dideriksen & Anna C. Hilstrum of Neola & Shenandoah, IA
15 Jun ’44, near Paris, France
USAAF: 14th Photo Sqdn., 7th Recon. Gp., 8th AF; flying British Spitfire PR Mk XI, #PL790; shot down by Me-109s; MIAàKIA
Dixon, Gene Willard, 38006349
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Roy F. Dixon (d. ‘35) & Katherine Mulachy; div., one child
15 Dec ’43; Winter Line, Italy
US Army: HQ Co., 157th Inf. Regt.; 45th Inf. Div.; KIA
Downs, Thomas G., 0-745648
b. rural Underwood, IA; s/o Thomas L. Downs & Mary I. Pardee of rural Underwood; m. Martha M. Schorsch
27 Aug ’44, Colleville-sur-Mer landing field, Normandy France
USAAF: 85th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 437th Troop Carrier Gp., 9th Air Force; C-47A #43-15655 crashed at landing field, four dead; DNB
Duffy, Robert Eugene Lein, 17197256
b. Corsica, SD; s/o Lawrence D. Lein & Elfrieda Christensen of Des Moines, IA (div); ss/o Edward R. Duffy of Co. Bluffs
16 Jan ’45, near The Dalles, OR
US Army; DNB, auto accident
Edmundson, William T., 368740
b. New Butler, WI; s/o Gerald R. Edmundson & Florence C. Corcoran
13 Dec ’42, off Makapuu Point, Oahu, HI
US Navy Air Service: Patrol Sqdn. VP-24, Kaneohe, HI; PBY-5A 05027 lost control & crashed into sea, two survivors; KIA-BNR
Ellsworth, Dale F., 203406
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Mac H. Ellsworth & Myrtle M. Boham; m. Margaret E. Donelson; two children
14 Aug ’43; probably off Fiji, Pacific Ocean
US Navy: Liberty ship SS M. H. De Young, sunk by Jap. sub. I-19; KIA
Emerson, Charles W., 37485764
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles J. Emerson & Frances K. Keck of Co., Bluffs; m. Varian L. LeBaugh; one child
30 Sep ’44, in hospital, England
USAAF: 418th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., 8th Air Force; B-17G 43-37517 “Heaven Can Wait”, tail gunner, wounded over Ruhland, Ger. 11 Sep ’44; DOW
Enochson, Kenneth Duane Jr., 036582
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Kenneth S. Enochson (d. ‘34) & Lola R. Burkerd; moved to Denver, CO as a teenager
11 Sep ’45, near Columbia, Lexington Co., SC
USMC Aviation: 9th Marine Air Wing, died in plane crash while stationed at Congaree Auxiliary Field; DNB
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Evans, Robert S. O-489062
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Lewis B. Evans & Hazel W. Hunt
11 Apr ’44, in hospital, Ledo, Assam, India
US Army: 5307 Composite Unit (Merrill’s Marauders); DOW received at Nhpum Ga, Burma
Evers, Leland J., O-748386
b. Mo. Valley, IA; s/o Albert F. Evers & Elizabeth J. Hatcher (div.) of Mo. Valley & Co. Bluffs; ss/o Thomas G. Grayam; m. Adeline Maxine Barritt (div.)
12 Apr ’44, over North Sea
USAAF: 730 Bomb. Sqdn., 452 Bomb. Gp., 8th Air Force; pilot of B17-G #42-31334, ditched returning from mission, six died; KIA
Faurot, Owen Hugh., 6480418, (need unit and plane info)
b. Faulkton, SD; s/o John C. Faurot (d. ‘28) & Clara Ann Geese (d. ‘38); ss/o Roy C Ford of SD; lived w/ sister Jean L. (Faurot) Hessenflow in Co. Bluffs
7 Nov ’44, off Old Point Comfort, VA
US Navy; crash at sea of transport plane returning to Europe, all 13 dead; DNB
Fausett, Ottis M. Jr., 3163563
b. Kansas; s/o Otis M. Fausett Sr. & Anna B. Wells of Neola, IA
23 Jun ’42, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY
US Navy: attack cargo ship USS Oberon (AK-56àAKA-14); DNB, skull & spine fracture
Fenn, Clifford L., 37484890
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Wythel L. Fenn & Viola M. Campbell of Rt. 2, Co. Bluffs
2 Jul ’44, over Vecses Aerodrome, Budapest, Hungary;
USAAF: 513 Bomb. Sqdn., 376th Bomb. Gp., 15th AF; B-24H 42-51151, lost to flak four died; ball turret gunner, MIA-->KIA
Field, John Henry, 3165623
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o John A. Field & Flora McInnis, natives of Prince Edward Is., Canada
19 Jan ‘42, Darwin, Australia
US Navy: destroyer tender USS Black Hawk (AD-9); DNB on ship of malaria
Fisher, Harlan R., O-325830
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Joyce J. Fisher & Mamie Radliff of Co. Bluffs
22 Aug ’44, Marshall Is., Central Pacific
US Naval Aviation: escort carrier USS Nehenta Bay (CV-74); failed carrier landing; KIA-BNR
Fisk, Aaron E., 37121296
b. Aitkin Co., MN; s/o William Fisk & Mary Susan Cooper of MN; lived Co. Bluffs; m. Frieda Loah Bowen ’26 (d. ’41); two children (d. ’27 & ’45))
24 Jan ’45, Veteran’s Hosp., Lincoln, NE
US Army: 8th Evacuation Hosp., Morocco; DNB of organ failure after discharge
Flack, David A., O-687121
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Ora E. Flack & Mattie Bolz (d. ‘27) of Omaha, NE; gs/o Zula Flack of Co.
14 Sep ’44, Sedalia Army Air Field, MO
USAAF; aircraft collision, all four killed; DNB
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Bluffs; m. Darline D. Bradford; one child
Foss, Howard E., 20706596
b. Greene Co., IA; s/o Edward A. Foss (d. ‘25) & Florence M. Burger
7 Nov ‘43, Mt. Rotondo, near Cassino, Italy
US Army: Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Divà30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA
Fox, Louis W. Sr. 0-070987
b. Knox Co., IN; s/o Adam Fox (d. ’26) & Eliza J. Grigsby of IN; ss/o Henry W. Spires of Calhoun, IA; m. Honora Mary; three children
25 Oct ’44, Leyte, Philippines, Battle of Leyte Gulf
US Navy: escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63), sunk by Kamikaze during Battle off Samar, abt 143 died; KIA-BNR
Frahm, Leonard C., 19032134
b. rural Hancock, IA; s/o John J. Frahm & Dora Noehren of rural Harlan
26 Mar ’45, on the Rhine near Coblenz, Germany
US Army: 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div.; KIA; posthumous Silver Star awardee
Friend, James J., O-746080
b. Yorktown, IA; s/o James O. Friend & Margaret G. Goecker of Co. Bluffs
25 Feb ’44, over Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
USAAF: 551st Bomb. Sqdn., 385th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-17F 42-30822 exploded mid-air from flak over target; KIA
Frost, Darrell F., 37692444
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Finley C. Frost & Clara C. Young (div.) of Crescent, IA; raised by father
10 Mar ’45, Remagen Bridgehead, Germany
US Army: Co. C, 310th Inf. Regt.; 78th Inf. Div.; KIA
Garner, William F., O-240615
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Roy J. Garner & Irene M. Kinzel of Co. Bluffs; m. Mary Jane Flesh
18 Mar ’45, over Kyushu, Japan
US Navy Aviation: fighter Sqdn. VBF-83; on USS Essex (CV-9); F4U Corsair pilot; MIAàKIA-BNR
Gidley, Robert A., 17040837
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Allan B. Gidley & Essie E. Smith of Co., Bluffs; m. Donnabelle Oviatt of Harrison Co., IA
20 Aug ’44, near Chengdu, Sichuan. China
USAAF: 676th Bomb. Sqdn. 444th Bomb. Gp., 20th AF; B-29 #42-6330 hit cliff while landing after bombing Yawata Iron Works on Kyushu Is., Japan; KIA
Gill, Carl E., 3163925
b. Des Moines, IA; s/o Elvin A. Gill & Minnie Gordon; moved to Co. Bluffs as child; m. Lee Hughlett
20 Sep ‘46, near Mexico City, Mexico
US Navy Aviation; crash of US Naval Attache’s plane; DNB
Glaze, Keith F., 20706542
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Earl C. Glaze & Jessie M. Byard of Co. Bluffs
22 Nov ’42, Algeria, North Africa
US Army: Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Divà6th British Commando; KIA
Goodwin, Ralph H., civilian
b. Alliance, NE; s/o James Goodwin (former Boomer T.
23 Dec ‘43; Fukuoka POW
one of about 1,221 civilian employees of Morrison-Knudsen
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resident) & May Carver of Alliance; lived in Phoenix, AZ; m. Lillie M. Chitwood, three children
Camp, Kyushu Is., Japan
Civil Engineering Company captured or killed at Wake Is.
Green, Leo V., 37463951
b. Cedar Rapids, IA; s/o John A. Green & Hanora R. Wickham of Cedar Rapids, Chicago, IL, & Co. Bluffs
29 Oct ’43, Barton Gen. Hosp., Spokane, WA
US Army; DNB, uremic poisoning
Gustafson, Dale E., 19127645
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Carl E. Gustafson & Ethel G. Harold (d. ‘29); m. Bette J. Dorscher Fell ‘44
27 Jun ’44, near Great Yarmouth, England
USAAF: 250th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-17 #42-102611 lost during training flight; MIAàKIA-BNR
Hadfield, George C., 286136
b. Neola, IA; s/o George A. Hadfield & Susie M. Moffatt of rural Neola
7 Jan ’45, Hines VA Hosp., Cook Co., IL
USMC; overseas ’41-’44; separated from service Apr ’44; DNB, cancer
Halladay, Robert M., O-115172
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Albert M. Halladay & Imo Pearl Garber of Hancock, IA; m. Phyllis M. Benson of NE
5 Nov ‘42, off Panama, Caribbean Sea
US Naval Aviation; DNB-BNR, aircraft accident
Hansen, Arnt Billy, 165735
b. Atlantic, IA; s/o Hans F. Hansen & Kristina D. Rattenborg of Elk Horn & Co. Bluffs & Fargo, ND;
24 Dec ’43, 45N, 22W, abt 700 miles NE of Azores, North Atlantic
US Naval Academy graduate class of ‘43; US Navy: destroyer USS Leary (DD 158); torpedoed by Ger. sub. U-275, 98 dead; MIAàKIA-BNR
Hansen, Hans Folmer Jr., 6482040
b. Elk Horn, IA; s/o Hans F. Hansen & Kristina D. Rattenborg of Elk Horn & Co. Bluffs & Fargo, ND; m. Margery A. Gretzer
28 Apr ’45, off Okinawa, Japan
US Navy: evacuation transport USS Pickney (APH-2), damaged by kamikaze attack, 16 patients & 18 crew dead; KIA
Hansen, Lawrence G., 37120519
b. Plankinton, SD; s/o George F. Hansen & Emma Pamperin of Corley, IA; m. Darlene E. Conklin of Avoca, IA; two children
10 Jan ‘45, in hospital, Vielsalm, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; DOW
Hansen, Robert V., 37472746
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Walter J. Hansen & Ida Murphy of Co.
9 Jan ‘45, Jenneville, W of Bastogne,
US Army: Co. E, 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div; KIA.
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Bluffs; m. Dorothy; one child
Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
Hansman, Jack, 7060353, added 29 Mar ‘19
b. Co. Bluffs; adopted s/o Henry J. Hansman Jr. & Sara E. Jeffers of Westside, IA
13 Apr ’45; Luzon, Philippines
US Army: Battery C, 90th Field Artillery Bn., 25th Inf. Div.; KIA
Hartje, Lamar H., 3165745
b. rural Neola, IA; s/o George P. Hartje & Emma D. Guttau of McClelland, IA
11 Jun ’42, POW Hospital, Philippines
US Navy: sub. tender USS Canopus (AS-9), scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan 10 Apr ‘42; went ashore to Corregidor, POWàDOW
Hartwig, Harold W., 37260353
b. Dunlap, IA; s/o Paul R. Hartwig & Desse H. Leytham of Dunlap; ss/o Thomas Howard of Co. Bluffs; m. Veronica A. Baumert
18 Apr ’45, SE Germany, near Schwartzenbach & the Czechoslovakia border
US Army: Co. I, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA
Henderson, Harry G., 8720135
b. St. Joseph, MO; s/o Grovener Henderson (d. ‘20) & Mamie I. Euler of St. Joseph; b/o Lloyd E. Henderson of Avoca, IA
26 May ’45, off Tokashika Is., near Okinawa, Japan, Battle of Okinawa
US Navy: destroyer USS Halligan (DD-584), hit a naval mine & abandoned, 80 survivors; KIA-BNR
Henderson, Max O., 37485581
b. Carleton, NE; s/o Claude M. Henderson & Wilma J. Yoder of Logan & Oakland, IA
18 Apr ’45, E of Hanover, near the Elbe River, Germany
US Army: 406 Inf. Regt. 102 Inf. Div.; KIA
Henderson, Robert W., 20706543
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o George H. Henderson & Grace O Gunn of Co. Bluffs
16 Feb ’43, near Faid Pass, Tunisia, Battle of Kasserine Pass
US Army: Co. L, 168th Inf. Reg., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA
Herrell, George W., 37699107
b. Wyandotte, OK; s/o Clarence W. Herrell & Eva L. Greenway of OK & Omaha, NE; m. Esther A. Hannibal of Omaha; two sons, son Daniel killed in Vietnam
31 Mar ’45, attacking Luftwaffe airfield near Fritzlar, Germany
US Army: A Co., 60th Armored Inf. Bn., 9th Armored Div.; KIA, unconfirmed Silver Star recipient
Hetrick, Jacob Alvin, O-733132
b. rural Oakland, IA; s/o Ivan Hetrick & Gladys Madge Potter of Pott. Co.
16 Feb ‘45, E of Kendari, SE Celebes, Dutch East Indies
USAAF: 75th Bomb. Sqdn., 42th Bomb Gp., 13th AF; co-pilot on a B-25J shot down by Jap. AA during low-level attack; KIA, group burial
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Hildebrand, Gilbert D., 37126329
b. rural Hancock, IA; s/o Ola E. Hildebrand & Mildred F. Dool of rural Hancock
25 Apr ’45, Colorno, NE of Parma, Italy
US Army: Troop E, 81st Cav. Recon. Sqdn., 8th Armored Div.; KIA
Hiley, Dean A., 37666247
b. Union Co., IA; s/o Wilda R. Hiley & Bertha Anderson of Avoca & Glenwood, IA
21 Jan ’43, crossing the Rapido River, near Cassino, Italy, First Battle of Mt. Cassino
US Army: 141st Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div.; KIA, posthumous Silver Star
Holm, Darcy L., 39836855
b. Denison, TX; s/o Louis F. Holm & Roxie N. Sampson of NM; m. Dorothy Jordan of Co. Bluffs
15 Jan ’44, E of Kweilin & N of Hong Kong, China
USAAF: 373rd Bomb Sqdn., 408th Bomb. Gp., 14th AF; flight engineer on B-24J #42-73252, crash; KIA
Holst, Oscar, 37126291
b. Denmark; s/o Jens Holst Petersen & Elsie Marie Jensen; immi. to Co. Bluffs; b/o Henry H. Peterson of Co. Bluffs
18 Jun ’44, near Douve River, Normandy, France
US Army: Battery B, 320th Glider Field Artillery Bn., 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA
Hoover, Everett L., 37734846
b. Walnut, IA; s/o James Hoover & Margaret Elizabeth Jepsen of Walnut; m. Edna M. Hansen, two children
26 Mar ’45, near Frankenthal, on the Rhine River, Germany
US Army: 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd. Inf. Div.; KIA
Hough, Charles R., 7025200
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Reel R. Hough (d. ‘42) & Abigal I. Lyon of Co. Bluffs
13 Nov ’44, over Manila Bay, Philippines
Navy Aviation: USS Enterprise (CV-6), torpedo squadron VT-20, Air Group 20; radioman on TBM-1C #46042 Avenger lost with crew of three from AA fire; MIA-FOD-KIA-BNR
Humes, William A. O-450902
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o John A. Humes & Lillian M. Cartwright of Co. Bluffs; m. Margaret ___ of Yonkers, NY
16 Dec ’44, Belgium;
US Army Signal Corps: CO of 543 Signal Depot Co at Signal Depot S-891 in Paris; wounded by V-2 rocket en route to Liege, Belgium, DOW
Hursey, Norris E., 17120012
b. Clio, IA; s/o Thomas Hursey & Lillie May Lister of Clio; b/o Eva Gladys (Hursey) Bettis of Oakland, IA
30 Mar ’45, Moore Field, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX
USAAF: AAF Advanced Single Engine Pilot School; DNB, vehicle accident
Hutchison, Irwin C., SN 6934185 or
b. Shenandoah, IA; s/o Adolphus Hutchison (d. ‘28) &
10 Nov ’42, 6 miles NW of
USAAF: copilot of C-47-DL #41-18613 based at Pope AFB, Fort Bragg, NC, pilot George
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XC3-098038; sometimes spelled Hutchison; (need serial nbr. & unit info)
Mary H. Campbell of Fremont Co.; family moved to Co. Bluffs after father’s death
Lockhart, Union Co., SC
Petersen, crashed and burned, three dead; DNB
Ingalls, Paul I., 17003249, NMI
b. Co, Bluffs, IA; s/o Warren D. Ingalls & Goldie Hoyt of Co. Bluffs
28 Dec ’43, Gilbert or Marshall Is., Central Pacific
USAAF: 392nd Bomb Sqdn., 30th Bomb. Gp, 7th AF; B-24; KIA
Iverson, Elmer F. Jr., O-729176, (need unit and plane info)
b. Centerville, SD; s/o Elmer F. Iverson Sr. & Helen E. Stubkjaer; family moved to Co. Bluffs from Clinton, IA abt ‘40
20 Nov ’45, Philippines
USAAF: pilot of plane lost on routine flight from Tacloban, Leyte to Clark Field, Luzon; DNB
Jensen, Arthur O., 37117909
b. Boomer T., Pott. Co.; s/o Martin M. Jensen & Agnes K. Junker of Co. Bluffs
28 Nov ’42, Lake Iliamna, Alaska,
USAAF: 54th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 11th AF; C-47 crash returning to Elmendorf AFB, no survivors; DNB
Jensen, Charles E., 361395
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o James C. Jensen & Anna Jensen of Co. Bluffs
16 Jun ’44, Saipan; Marianas Campaign
USMC: Co. C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Bn.; KIA, silver star awardee
Jensen, Carl C., 6863492
b. Guthrie Center, IA; s/o Nels J. Jensen & Myrtle Greer who eventually moved to Indianapolis, IN
4 Aug ‘43, Gela, Sicily, Italy, Operation Husky
US Army: Co. F, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA
Johnson, Casper S., 37021372
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o John Johnson & Johanna M. of Co. Bluffs; m. Marian D. Shervey, two children
17 Dec ’44, near Malmedy, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 14th Tank Bn., 9th Armored Div.; KIA
Johnson, Frank A. 37189738
b. Malvern, IA; s/o Marcus E. Johnson & Mary E. Hambsch of Rt. 1, Macedonia
26 Aug ’44, near Seine River, NW of Paris
US Army: Co. D, 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div.; KIA
Jones, Donald E., 37484709
b. IA; s/o Rev. Roy E. Jones, pastor Glendale Presby. Ch., & Anna V. Wahlstrom of rural Co. Bluffs; m. Elvira E. Stein
27 Nov ’45, N of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
USAAF: 1305th AAF Base Unit; radio operator on C-47B-1-DL Dakota #43-16261 flight from Singapore to Butterworth, Malaya; DNB-BNR
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Jorgensen, George E. Jr., 3168664
b. rural Crescent, lA; s/o George E. Jorgensen & Marion E. Ham of rural Crescent & Pacific Jct., IA; m. Betty A. Enselman
9 Apr ’45, off Ostend, Belgium
US Navy: signalman on army tanker Y-17, sunk by Ger. midget sub. U-5309, no survivors; KIA-BNR
Kadel, Lloyd G., 17123128
b. York T., Pott. Co.; s/o Michael L. Kadel & Helena M. Witt of rural Minden, IA
18 Mar ’44, 25 miles NE of Tucson, AZ
USAAF: 604th Bomb. Sqdn., 399th Bomb. Gp., based at Hamilton Field, CA; B-24H #41-28874 struck peak, all ten died; DNB,
Keltner, David R., 37126193
b. Co, Bluffs, IA; s/o Harry E. Keltner (d. ‘43) & Agnes C. Reinhart (d. ‘31)
13 Oct ’44, Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is., Palau Is., Central Pacific
US Army: Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 322nd Inf. Reg., 81st Inf. Div.; KIA
Kemplin, Alvin G., 37699280
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o William W. Kemplin & Minnie Steinmeier of Co. Bluffs; m. Elsie I. Belt
23 Apr ’45, Okinawa, Japan
US Army: Co. G, 32nd Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA
King, Clarence R., 37112581
b. Carson, IA; s/o Claude R. King & Bertha E. Watkins of Carson
2 Aug ‘43, New Georgia, Northern Solomon Is.
US Army: 161st Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div., KIA
Klefman, Gordon L., O-325561
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Louis J. Klefman & Nellie M. Harriman of Co. Bluffs & Omaha, NE
10 Nov ’42, Algeria; Operation Torch
US Army: Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn.; KIA
Kish, Lyman H., 12141097
b. Craig, MO; s/o Herbert A. Kish & Margaret V. Colhour (div.); raised by father in rural Pott. Co.
21 Feb ’44; near Cassino, Italy
US Army: Battery D, 403rd AAA Bn.; shrapnel wound 20 Feb ’44; DOW
Knapp, Clyde A., O-328819
b. Omaha, NE; s/o George W. Knapp & Beulah B. West; lived in Omaha & Lincoln, NE & Co. Bluffs, lA; parents div., remarried; m. Joycelyn Nadine Howard
7 Jan ’43, North Africa
USAAF: 154th Obs. Sqdn. 68th Obs. Gp.; pilot of A-20 Havoc based at Oujda, Morocco, lost on a mission w/ crew of four; MIAàKIA-BNR
Knapp, Rex J., 3163572
b. Manilla, IA; s/o Edward J. Knapp & Julia J. Luxford of
30 Nov ’42, off Guadalcanal,
US Navy: cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36), torpedoed & heavily damaged; KIA
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Harlan & Co. Bluffs; m. Rose Marie Thomas; three children
Solomon Is.; Battle of Tassafaronga
Knutson, Harold N., 39092195
b. Hawarden, IA; s/o Emil M. Knutson & Edna M. Caster who moved to Co. Bluffs abt ‘40
28 Aug ’42, Aleutian Is., Alaska
USAAF: 36th Bomb. Sqdn., 28th Bomb Gp., 11th AF; B-17E 41-9146, three-plane mission over Kiska Is. led by Col. Eareckson, plane lost returning to Elmendorf Field; KIA
Koebel, Leonard L. O-726911
b. Creston, IA; s/o Charles O. Koebel & Olivia B. Madison of Denver, CO (div.); ss/o Harvey Hamilton of Tucson, AZ
3 Oct ’42, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
USAAF: 401 Bomb. Sqdn., 91st Bomb. Gp.; B-17 #41-24451 crash en route from US, eight died, two survived; KIA
Koebel, Kenneth L. O-421117
b. Atlantic, IA; s/o Charles O. Koebel & Helena B. Madison of Denver, CO (div); ss/o Harvey Hamilton of Tucson, AZ
1 Mar ’42, 430 miles south of Java, Dutch East Indies
USAAF: 13th or 33rd Pursuit Sqdn.; on old aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1), sunk; survivors transferred to destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219), sunk; KIA-BNR
Kranz, Frederic R., 905601
b. Oelwein, IA; s/o Fred A. Kranz & Irene Kaufman of Oelwein, IA (div.); father lived Minden, & Co. Bluffs; ss/o Margaret E. ____; ss/o James L. Wallace
17 Sep ’44, Peleliu, Palau Is., Central Pacific; Battle of Peleliu
USMC; Co. C, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div; KIA
Kreger, Lewis E., 37261801
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Melvin L. Kreger & Hazel F. Dalton of Co. Bluffs
31 Aug ‘44, near Brest, Brittany, France
US Army: 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA
Kussman, Edward W., 37261765
b. Cumberland, IA; s/o John F. Kussman & Elva M. Stender of Cass Co., IA
31 Mar ’45, near Kirkwall, Orkney Is., Scotland
USAAF: 396 Bomb. Sqdn., 492nd Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-24 #42-50331; aborted Operation Carpetbagger mission; 13 dead included six Norwegian Special Forces members, one survivor; KIA
Larsen, Lester M., 17003312
s/o Jacob Larsen & Anna F. Tissack of Co. Bluffs
16 Mar ’43, North Africa
USAAF: 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb. Gp.; XII Bomber Command; B-26 Martin Marauder mission from Telergma, Algeria; MIAàKIA
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Lee, Raymond N., 320153
b. Dunlap, IA, moved to Co. Bluffs; s/o Robert N. Lee (d. ‘36) & Florence E. Parris (d. ‘33)
21 Nov ’43, Tarawa, Gilbert Is.
USMC: Co. C, 8th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA-BNR
Lembke, Orlan P., 37121080
b. Pott. Co.; s/o George Lembke & Ethel E. Palmer of Carson, IA
16 Oct ’43, Dragoni, N of Caserta, Italy
US Army: Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA
Lindsay, William L., 37750189
b. Oakland, IA s/o Charles A. Lindsay & Sarah Katie Woolcott of Oakland
16 Mar ‘45, near Saarbrucken, Rheinpfalz, Germany
US Army: 275th Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div.; KIA
Linn, Charles L., 17038155
b. Gray, IA; s/o Charlie C. Linn & Edith P. Mitchell of Walnut, IA
6 Nov ’42, Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO
USAAF: B-26A #41-7404 crashed & burned on take-off, no survivors; DNB
Logan, Robert J., 20743488
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Merritt D. Logan & Ella M. Richelieu (d. ‘41) of Co. Bluffs
2 Sep ’44, Northern France
US Army: B Troop, 113th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 113th Cavalry Recon. Gp.; DOW
Luchsinger, Stanley D., 37455354
b. Minden, IA; s/o Jacob Luchsinger (d. ‘40) & Lillian Trede (d. ‘31) of Minden
23 Dec ’44, Hotton, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: Co. C, 33rd Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA
Lueth, Walter A., 3109352
b. Avoca, IA; s/o John C. Lueth & Amelia Tetlewsky of Avoca
13 Nov ’42, off Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
US Navy: cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52), sunk by Jap. sub. I-26; 687 died including the five Sullivan brothers, ten survived; KIA-BNR
Maassen, Dale G., 457309
b. Valley T., Pott. Co.; s/o Julieus G. Maassen & Sena K. Andersen of rural Avoca
20 Jul ’43, Bairoko, New Georgia, Solomon Is.
USMC: 4th Marine Raider Bn.; KIA; posthumous Distinguished Service Cross
Madden, Jerry A. O-1312691
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o James A. Madden & Daisy W. Dewell of Co. Bluffs; m. Lucille Swanson; two children
12 May ’44, near Minturno, Italy, first stage of Operation Diadem
US Army: Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div.; Operation Diadem broke through the Gustav Line, which had held up the Allies since January; DOW
Malick, William B., 17024190
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Harold Malick & Patronella Wolfrom of Co. Bluffs
2 Aug ’43, near Yunnanyi, W of Kumning, China; the Hump, CBI Theater
USAAF: 6th Ferrying Sqdn., 1st Ferrying Gp., 10th Air Force; Air Transport Command; radio operator on C-47 Skytrain #41-38656; returning from Mohanhari, India to Kumning, cargo flight MIAàKIA
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Marshall, Warren B., O-533621
b. Carroll, IA; s/o William H. Marshall & Emma M. Rehder; m. Rebecca Laurine Flowers of Jct. City, KS
29 Aug ’44, England
US Army: Co. C, 104th Med. Bn., 29th Inf. Div.; wounded 14 Aug ’44 in France; DOW
McCauley, Donald P., 37466829
b. Rockwell City, IA; s/o William G. McCauley & Mae R. Dixon
3 Nov ’43, Ft. Knox, KY
US Army; DNB, disease
McCauley, Leon H. O-890103
b. Neola, IA; s/o John W. McCauley & Olive S. Hough of Neola
9 Jul ’42, PW Camp #4 O’Donnell, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines
US Army: Quartermaster Corps; POWèDOW
McClurg, Lynn H. Jr., 37670277
b. Underwood, IA; s/o Lynn H. McClurg Sr. & Helma M. Moat of Neola, IA; family moved to Wall Lake, IA in late ‘30s
18 Dec ’44, near McGill Field, Tampa, FL
USAAF; DNB, training flight accident
McCord, George M., 37651218
b. Denison, IA; s/o Melvin F. McCord & Adah Z. Cover of Denison & Co. Bluffs
23 Mar ’44, over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands
USAAF: 785th Bomb. Sqdn., 766th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-24H #41-29466; KIA, mid-air collision
McCormick, Jack A., 20743489
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Albert McCormick & Eva K. Jensen of Co. Bluffs; m. Lucille Gauntt
3 Mar ’45, maybe Stalag 7-A, Moosburg, Bavaria, Germany
US Army: 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div.; POWàDNB pneumonia
McCue, Dudley Van, 6554498
b. Montgomery Co., IA; s/o William A. McCue & Rose M. Worley (div.); mother lived in Co. Bluffs in the ‘40s
10 Sep ’43, Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, N Burma
USAAF: 77th Sqdn., 22nd Transport Gp.; MIA-BNR; crash of C-87 Liberator Express transport #41-11908 cargo plane over the Hump from Jurwat, Assam to Kumning, China; MIAàKIA-BNR
McDowell, Elmer Ross, 6557377, NMI
b. El Monte, CA; s/o William R. McDowell & Sarah A. Rush of CA; m. Mildred L. Harrington of Co. Bluffs
2 Jan ’45, France US Army: 3597 Quartermaster Truck Co.; KIA
McKeeman, Bert E., 3166665
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Roy F. McKeeman & Mae R. Kirkle of Co. Bluffs
7 Dec ’41, Pearl Harbor, HI; Jap. attack on Hawaii
US Navy: battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37); KIA, body identified 2018
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McKeown, Carroll L., 37628605
b. Dodsland, Saskatchewan, s/o William R. McKeown & Ethel N. Epperly of MO; b/o Dorothy B. (McKeown) Cook of Co. Bluffs
20 Dec ’44, Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA
McLoud, James F., NMI
b. Waterloo, IA; s/o Lorenzo D. McLoud & Vinnie A Burghduff; lived w/ mother at Walnut, IA; m. Culah M. B. Pierce ‘36
27 Dec ’44; between Namur & Houffalize, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 2nd Armored Div.; KIA
Mead, John L., 31374517, (need unit and death info)
b. San Francisco, CA; s/o Wallace A. Mead & Elizabeth L. Kentzel; family in Co. Bluffs ’34-’39; joined from Hillsborough Co., NH; father Jap. POW in WW II
26 Mar ’45, Germany
US Army: Field Artillery; KIA
Melton, Derald W., 17131529
b. Ault, Co.; s/o William Melton Jr. & Mabel Sperry of Co. Bluffs
27 Dec ’44, near Arenberg, E of Koblenz, Germany
USAAF: 547th Bomb. Sqdn., 384th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-17G #42-10783; plane lost rear section from flak & crashed; 8 died, 2 lived; MIAàKIA
Metheny, Hershel A., 6857125
b. rural Sidney, IA; s/o Richard G. Metheny & Abbie G. Landreth; m. Josephine M. Dickey
11 Dec ’44, near Gey, Hurtgen Forest, Germany
US Army: Co. H, 331 Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div.; KIA, posthumous Silver Star recipient
Mickey, Paul Leo “Leo”, 37118215
b. Macedonia, IA; s/o Charles C. Mickey & Jennie Filarski of Macedonia
2 Dec ’44, 166th General Hosp., France
US Army: 714 Engineer Depot Co.; DNB, accident
Miller, Oliver O., 37267842
b. rural Treynor, IA; s/o Raymond D. Miller & Ida L. Kirchhoff of Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs
15 Feb ’44, Kavieng, New Ireland, SW Pacific
USAAF: 500th Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., 5th AF; B-25D #41-29992 lost during mission; KIA
Miller, Raymond D. Jr., 37470777
b. rural Treynor, IA; s/o Raymond D. Miller & Ida L. Kirchhoff of Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs
13 Mar ’45, E of Remagen, Germany
US Army: 395th Inf. Regt., 99th Inf. Div.; KIA
Moore, Loyd H., 20700138, NMI
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Elmer L. Moore & Pearl E. Daugherty of Co. Bluffs
14 Jun ’43, Mateur, Tunisia
US Army: Hq., 34th Inf. Div.; DNB
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Moore, Ned L., 485544
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Harold L. Moore & Mary D. Bascom of Co. Bluffs
20 Nov ’43, Tarawa, Gilbert Is.
USMC: Co. L, 2nd Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA
Moore, Walter A., 37467084
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Walter C. Moore & Mary L. Westlake of Co. Bluffs
25 Apr ’45, near Parma, Italy
US Army: Co. A, 14th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div.; DOW from shrapnel earlier that day
Moore, Walter L., 37699139
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Waldo/Walter C. Moore & Elsie L. Vincent of Co. Bluffs; m. Kerry A. Wilson, four children
30 Mar ’45, near Hamborn, Duisburg Ruhr, Germany
US Army: Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.
Morgan, Dale L., 6939700
b. Central City, NE; s/o William E. Morgan & Bernice Hollenbeck; ss/o Fred R. Porter of Co. Bluffs
1 Dec ‘44, near Hurtgen Forest, Germany
US Army: Co. H, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA
Morris, Eddie J., 6480905
b. Carson, IA; s/o Fred E Morris & Mary E. Hodges of Carson
11 Sep ’43, off Salerno, Italy;
US Navy: cruiser USS Savannah (CL-52); hit by radio-controlled guide-bomb, 197 crew died; KIA-BNR
Mowrey, Robert E., 1721702
b. Waterloo, IA; s/o Ray F. Mowrey & Minnie Ehlebracht of Co. Bluffs
4 Jun ’42, Midway Is., Hawaii; Battle of Midway
USMC Air: VMF221 Sqdn., MAG22 Gp., 2nd Marine Air Wing; KIA-BAS, Jap. air attack, direct hit on rearming station
Mueller, Eugene C., O-704040
b. WI; s/o Isador F. Mueller & Martha Volland; raised in Co. Bluffs; m. Maxine H. Miller of Co. Bluffs
24 Oct ‘44, near Maymyo, Burma, China-Burma-India Theater
USAAF: 341st Bomb. Sqdn., 490th Bomb. Gp., 10th AF; navigator-bombardier on B-25D #43-3612 which crashed; MIA-FOD-KIA; bodies recovered, Zachary Taylor Natl. Cem. group burial
Munchrath, Francis F., O-927081
b. Omaha, NE; s/o George J. Munchrath & Mary M. Hesse of Star Rt., Co. Bluffs
26 Jan ’45, near Belle Center, OH
USAAF; co-pilot of C-46A #42-3669 en route from Buffalo, NY to Wright-Patterson air field; aircraft caught fire & crashed; all three died; DNB
Mustard, James E., 37426156
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Thomas S. Mustard & Mabel E. Biggins of SW IA & Newton, IA
18 Feb ’44, Anzio Beachhead, Italy
US Army: Co. 6, 2nd Regt., 1st Special Service Force; DOW
Napier, LaVerne F., 37262712; no known Pott.
b. Rapid City, SD; s/o Thomas Napier & Bernice N. Davidson,
6 Feb ‘45, Manila, Philippines
USAAF: Troop B, 8th Engineering Sqdn., 1st Cavalry Div.; KIA
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Co. connection
livelong residents of Rapid City
Napier, Roy H., O-769905
b. NY, NY; s/o Roy E. Foley & Lucille Miller; ss/o Joe N. Napier of Co. Bluffs
3 Jan ’45, Belgium USAAF: 485th Fighter Sqdn., 370th Fighter Gp.,9th AF, Florennes/Juxaine, Belgium; P-38J #42-67822; KIA, aircraft crash
Nelson, Herbert S., 8218295
b. IA; s/o John H. Nelson & Eva C. Gilliland of Co. Bluffs
24 Nov ’43, off Tarawa, Gilbert Is.
US Navy: escort carrier USS Liscombe Bay (CVE-56) sunk by Jap. sub. I-175 while supporting Marine invasion of Tarawa; 702 dead; KIA
Newman, Shelby F., O-351381
b. Birmingham, AL; s/o Robert E. Newman of Birmingham (d. ‘21) & Emma L. Meier of Avoca, IA; m. Doris Irene Dahlberg
15 Dec ‘44, Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines; Jap. Hell Ship Oryoku Maru
US Army: 12th Reg., 11th Philippine Army Division; captured in Philippines, later killed during escape attempt; POWàKIA-BNR
Nielsen, Carl E., 39705841
b. Denmark; s/o unknown parents; m. Sylvia J. Munchrath of Co. Bluffs
22 Nov ’44, Fronhoven, NE of Aachen, Germany
US Army: Co. C, 743rd Tank Bn., 1st Army; assistant driver of M4A3 Sherman tank lost to Ger. anti-tank gun; KIA
Niemann, Alvin V., 37126344
b. Council Bluffs; s/o Fredrick C. Niemann & Emma Meister of Avoca, IA
14 Mar ’44, VA Hospital, Lincoln, NE
US Army: medical detachment, 156th Inf. Regt.; returned to US from North Africa due to illness; DNB, perforated ulcer
Nugent, Donald T., 17018650
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Fred A. Nugent & Theodosia Clatterbuck (div.) of Co. Bluffs
7 Sep ’44, off Mindanao, Philippines; Jap. Hell Ship Shinyo Maru
US Army: 75th Ordnance Co. (Depot); friendly fire by submarine USS Paddle; 688 Americans died; POWàKIA-BNR
O’Connor, William E. “Bucky”, 6486076
b. Dunlap, IA; s/o John M. O’Connor & Mary M. Hawn; raised in Co. Bluffs
25 Feb ’45, San Bruno, Santa Clara Co., NA
US Navy; DNB, traffic accident
O’Dell, Charles H., 3167835
b. Cresco, IA; s/o Jesse E. O’Dell & Mabel L. Craft of Co. Bluffs
8 May ’42, Coral Sea, SW Pacific; Battle of Coral Sea
US Navy: aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), sunk by Jap. planes, 216 crew killed; KIA
Olesen, Margaret F., A-703453
b. Avoca, IA; d/o Jens C. Olesen & Lillie Maassen of Avoca; sis/o Herbert Olesen
19 Jul ’47, Brooke Army Hosp., San Antonio, TX
US Army WACS: stationed at Ft. Riley, KS; DNB from illness
Olsen, Clarence H., T-004068
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Elias W. Olsen & Dorothy H. Felt of Co. Bluffs
22 Jan ’45, Carolina Beach, NC
USAAF: pilot training school at Bluethenthal Field, Wilmington, NC; DNB, aircraft crash
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Oltmans, Merle W., 37445352
b. Garner T., Pott. Co.; s/o Hardy R. Oltmans & Frieda T. Oltmanns of Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs
22 May ’45, c. 200 m. N of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Balete Pass
US Army: Co. D, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div.; KIA
Orr, Bertis S., 37188280
b. near Quincy, IL; s/o Jeremiah J. Orr & Abbie E. Booker (div.); mother moved to Co. Bluffs
7 Feb ‘45, Luxembourg, near Wallendorf, Germany
US Army: Co. F, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div.; KIA
Osler, Floyd W., 37476459
b. Blythedale, MO; s/o Berkeley K. & Anna C. Osler of Waveland T., Pott. Co.
9 Jan ‘45, Luxembourg SE of Bastogne, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: Co. A, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA
Pagh, Amos C., O-1325790
b. Coulter, IA; s/o Hans Pagh & Hilma K. Larsen who later lived in Co. Bluffs, Omaha, NE, & North Hollywood, CA
14 Nov ’44, Raon L’Etape, Vosges, France
US Army: 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div.; KIA, posthumous Silver Star recipient
Parks, George H., O-751951
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Harvey Parks & Anna B. Woodruff of Co. Bluffs
2 Apr ’44, over Steyr, Austria
USAAF: 717 Bomb. Sqdn., 449 Bomb. Gp., 15th AF; B-24H #42-52136, collision with another B-24, no survivors; KIA
Paulsen, Laverne H., 37445364
b. rural Avoca, IA; s/o Alfred G. Paulsen & Minnie K. Russmann of rural Avoca
29 Jul ’44, Normandy, France
US Army: Recon. Co., 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div.; KIA
Paulson, Ralph L., 428145
b. Ames, IA; s/o Melvin B. Paulson & Louise C. Petersen of Ames
27 Nov ’43, Buariki Is, Tarawa, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa
USMC: Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA, died w/ Max Rommel
Pedersen, Roy Marion Jr., O-2071822
b Atlantic, IA; s/o Roy M. Pedersen & Zola G. McFarland of rural Avoca, IA
28 Jul ’45, over Kure Harbor, Kyushu, Japan;
USAAF: 866 Bomb. Sqdn, 494 Bomb. Gp., 7th AF; B-24J #44-40680, shot down by flak on mission against Battleship Haruna; seven POW crew died 6 Aug ‘45 from the Hiroshima atomic bomb; two crew survived; KIA-BNR
Peterson, Harry E., 37138626
b. Hazelton, ND; s/o William A. Peterson & Dora C. Sergent; lived in Pott. Co.; m. Carrie I. Moore ‘27, three children, div.; ’41; m.
3 Aug ’44, near. Avranches, France
US Army: 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA
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Opal M. Payne ’41 in MO
Peterson, Jack, 3217855
b. Harlan, IA; s/o Harlan Peterson & Ethalyn A. Weimer of Harlan
6 Apr ’43, Atlantic Ocean
US Navy: destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518); MIA-BNR, lost overboard at sea
Petrus, Richard M., 17148212
b. Memphis, TN; s/o John B. Petrus Sr. & Lyda L. Moore, who moved to Co. Bluffs c. ’30.
11 Apr ’45, SW of Bungay/Flixton airbase, Suffolk, England
USAAF: 706th Bomb. Sqdn., 466 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; B-24 #42-50790; collision by two returning bombers, no survivors; KIA
Pettie, Vernon G., 6485795
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Sidney R. Pettie & Blanche A. Kinney; m. Clara M. Klausmeier ‘43; one child
8 Apr ’45, Samar, Philippines
US Navy: Fleet Hospital #114; DNB, drowning
Phinney, Russell D. Jr., 20704300
b. Fort Dodge, IA; s/o Russell D. Phinney Sr. & Lillian M. Jones; raised in Co. Bluffs
18 Feb ’43, Faid Pass, Tunisia, Battle of Kasserine Pass
US Army: 168th Inf. Regt. Band, 34th Inf. Division; KIA
Pierce, Robert C., 6825221
s/o Charles Pierce & Winnie L. Rude of Co. Bluffs
22 Nov ’42, Philippines
USAAF: 7th Material Sqdn., 19th Bomb Gp.; POWàDNB
Plagge, Harold W.
s/o Walter B. Plagge & Anna Listhartke of Barrington, IL; m. Eloise G. Gregg of rural Oakland, IA
9 Jun ’44, near Utah Beach, Normandy, France
US Army: 746th Tank Bn.; DOW
Plummer, Kenneth F., 37680558
b. rural Loveland, IA; s/o Frank W. Plummer & Hazel E. Jacobsen of Boomer T. Co. Bluffs, & Omaha, NE
28 Dec ’44, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 424 Inf. Regt., 106 Inf. Div.; KIA
Pogge, George H., O-718974
s/o Hubert J. Pogge & Violet M. Sexton of Co. Bluffs
26 Aug ’44, near Ludwigshafen, Germany
USAAF: 714th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., 8th Air Force; B-24H #42-95134; KIA
Points, Leslie R., 32300054
b. Rockford T., Pott. Co. s/o John C. Points & Maude C. Spencer of Honey Creek, IA
29 Sep ’44, Forêt de Parroy, E of Nancy, Lorraine, France;
US Army: 313th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div.; KIA
Porter, John L. Jr., 39125170
b. Dallas, TX; s/o John L. Porter Sr. & Nellie F. Lacy (div.); lived in Co. Bluffs w/ gf Amby Lacy
25 Oct ’44, San Mateo Co., CA
US Army: 187th Airborne Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; DOW inflicted in New Guinea
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Pratt, Leonard E., 37465244
s/o Clair Pratt & Maud A. Butler of Crescent & Co. Bluffs
10 Jul ’44, Normandy, France
US Army: 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div.; KIA
Profeda, Louis A.,37139285
b. Co, Bluffs, IA; s/o Anthony Profeda & Marie Triana who married in Sicily & came to Co. Bluffs c. 1915
22 Nov ’42, Buna Campaign, New Guinea
US Army: Co. M, 128th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA
Punteney, Charles E., 37699132
b. Vermillion, KS; s/o Frank M. Punteney & Clarissa I. Smith of Frankfort, KS & Co. Bluffs; m. Dorothy L. Bownes of Co. Bluffs; six children
26 Mar ’45, near Altenkirchen, E of Bonn, Germany; Central European Campaign
US Army: 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division; KIA
Putnam, Robert E. O-1318929
b. Avoca, IA; s/o Ernest W. Putnam & Marie W. Greve of Avoca, IA
20 Nov ’45, Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany
US Army: Co. G, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; DNB, firearm accident
Rauterkus, Robert R., 37483565
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Joseph C. Rauterkus & Mary T. Howarth of Co. Bluffs; m. Iris B. Clark of Oakland, IA
21 Jan ’45, near St. Vith, Belgium, Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 48th Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div.; KIA
Reestman, Milton H., O-675002
b. East St. Louis, IL; s/o Herman Reestman & Elsie C. Hansen of Co. Bluffs
2 Feb ’44, Coral Sea off Port Moresby, New Guinea
USAAF: 823th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., 5th AF; navigator of B-25 #42-64810, lost on rescue mission; MIAàKIA-BNR
Renteria, Martin, 37261777
b. Ranger, TX; s/o Paul Renteria & Benancia Reo, raised in Co. Bluffs
17 Aug ’44, in hospital, England
US Army: Co. I, 120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div.; wounded 1 Aug ’44 near St. Lo, France; DOW
Reynolds, Elmer D., 37483681
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Harry P. Reynolds (d. ‘24) & Alice P. Anderson of Co. Bluffs; ss/o John J. Carroll Sr.
16 Aug ’44, near St. Tropez, France; Operation Dragoon
US Army: Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA
Rhoads, Guy B., 6480639
b. Cozad, NE s/o John C. Rhoads & Rose M. Sprague; unknown Pott. Co. IA connection
3 Oct ‘44, off Morotai, Dutch East Indies
US Navy: submarine USS Sea Wolf (SS 197), sunk by friendly fire; DNB-BNR
Riddle, Carl William, 6487355
b. IL s/o George W. Riddle of IL & Maude
3 Dec ’44, off Leyte, Philippines;
US Navy: destroyer USS Cooper (DD 605) sunk by Jap. destroyer
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E. Gaines of IL & Co. Bluffs
Battle of Ormoc Bay
torpedo, 191 lost, 168 saved; KIA-BNR
Rink, Paul L., O-723687
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Ernest L. Rink & Sarah M. Barrett of Co., Bluffs; ss/o Rev. Judson T. Perkins
17 Aug ’44, over Ploesti, Romania
USAAF: 742 Bomb. Sqdn., 455 Bomb. Gp., 15th Air Force; B-24J #42-78500; KIA
Roarty, Paul T., 17004319
b. Co. Bluffs s/o John J. “Bernard” Roarty & Mary T. Fitzgerald
8 Jul ’42, near Lincoln, NE
USAAF: 787th Tech. Sch. Sqdn.; DNB, traffic accident
Robinson, William B., O-673901
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Roland P. Robinson & Nina K. Swanson of Co. Bluffs; div./f Helen Virginia Lainson, one child; m. Pauline I. Anderson
10 Sep ’44, near Vienna, Austria
USAAF: 779th Bomb. Sqdn., 464th Bomb. Gp.15th AF; B-24J #44-41053 hit by flak & exploded over target, eight died, two lived; KIA
Rockwell, Harold R., O-782622 (need unit & plane info)
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Ralph R. Rockwell & Katherine J. Weiss of Co. Bluffs; m. Norma R. Boyer
19 Feb ’45, Waa, New Guinea
USAAF; plane crash; DNB (sic)
Rohlfs, Frederick T., O-339452
b. Avoca, IA; s/o Hans G. Rohlfs & Emmaline E. Bleich of Avoca; m. Thelma J. Lewis; two children
24 Jun ’44, near Lorimer, IA
US Army: Quartermaster Corps (not active duty); traffic accident
Rohrberg, Robert G., 37490420
b. Pott. Co.; s/o Henry C. Rohrberg & Emma M. Spetman of Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs
23 Feb ’45, near Duren, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
US Army: Co. F, 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA
Rold, John Angus “Jack”, O-2007132
b. Cass Co., IA; s/o William A. Rold & Lillie McKenzie of rural Avoca & Atlantic, IA
8 Mar ’45, Forbach, Moselle, France
US Army: Co. K, 276 Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div.; KIA
Rommel, Max C., 510622
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Frank C. Rommel & Flora E. Van Doren of Co. Bluffs; b/o Margaret (Rommel) Bertelsen Winkler
27 Nov ’43, Buariki, Tarawa, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa
USMC: Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA, died w/ Ralph Paulson
Ronnefeldt, Roy R., 37189109
b. Pleasant T., Pott. Co.; s/o Charles W. Ronnfeldt & Louise Heesch of Avoca, IA; m. Nora
6 Dec ’44, Pachten, Saar River, Rhineland, Germany
US Army: Co. G, 358 Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA
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Sales, Orville W., 3164953
b. Modale, IA; s/o Austin W. Sales & Martha Wagner of Crescent, IA
13 Jul ’43, Kula Gulf, Solomon Is., Battle of Kolombangara
US Navy: destroyer USS Gwin (DD-433); torpedoed & scuttled, 61 died; KIA-BNR
Samson, Lloyd E., 17012007
b. Lewis, IA; s/o Jesse W. Samson & Florence A. Spiker of Neola, IA
30 Nov ’42, Luke AAF Base Hospital, Maricopa Co., AZ
USAAF, DNB
Sanderson, Albert James “Beebee”, 37071522
b. Honey Creek, IA; s/o Joseph E. Sanderson & Ida Billerbeck of Honey Creek, & Woodbury Co., IA
19 Mar ’45, Germany, near Simmern, Rhineland, Germany
US Army: tank commander, Co. B, 42nd Tank Bn., 11th Armored Div.; KIA
Saunders, Robert W., 3169116
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o William V. Saunders & Irene H. Richie of Co. Bluffs
6 Jun ’44, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; D-Day
US Navy: landing craft tank LCT 305; KIA
Scheffler, Norvin H., 982874
b. Hancock, IA; s/o Herman F. Scheffler & Emma M. Young of Hancock; m. Thelma Bartlett, two children
10 May ’45, Okinawa, Japan, Battle of Okinawa
USMC: Co. I, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div.; wounded 9 May ’45, DOW
Schneckloth, LeRoy W., 17078891
b. Bentley, IA; s/o William Schneckloth & Emma Kroeger of rural Bentley; m. Phyllis Cooper
18 Dec ’44, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 3250th Signal Services Bn.; KIA
Schickner, Donald, 37219544
b. McClelland, IA; s/o William F. Schickner & Margaret Shotwell of McClelland,
17 Jul ’44, near. St. Lo, France
US Army: Co. E, 134th Infantry Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA
Schroder, Dean C., 37752477
b. Boomer T., Pott. Co.; s/o Charles E. Schroder & Grace M. Christiansen of rural Honey Creek
8 Jul ’45, at sea returning from southwest Pacific
US Army: Co. E, 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; wounded 17 Jun, probably in Cebu, Philippines area; DOW
Schuelzky, Robert E., 32072
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Arthur F. Schuelzky & Regina E. “Jean” Biesendorfer of Omaha, NE & Co. Bluffs; m. Margaret Mitchell
17 Mar ’45, Iwo Jima, Japan, Battle of Iwo Jima
USMC: Machine Gun Platoon Leader, Co. E., 28th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; his company raised both flags over Mt. Suribachi on 23 Feb; KIA
Senior, Clifford Leo, 5767612
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Ernest W. Senior (d. ‘25) & Dorothy
13 Sep ‘44, off Bahama Is., Atlantic Ocean
US Navy: destroyer USS Warrington (DD 383) sank in ‘44
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Johnson; ss/o Eugene Rosales
Great Atlantic Hurricane, 148 died; DNB
Shadden, Everett W., 0-496183; WW I veteran
b. Co. Bluffs; lived in Los Angeles, CA; s/o William F. Shadden (d. ’32) & Katie M. Kemmish of Co. Bluffs; m. Anna Helen Bruner, three children
22 Jul ’44, near La Haye, Normandy, France
US Army: Det. 7, 166th Signal Photo. Co.; combat photographer; mortar burst while with 90th Inf. Div.; KIA; posthumous Silver Star awardee
Sharp, John C., 37651954
b. Crawford, MO; s/o William Mitchell Sharp (d. ‘24) & Margaret C. Squires (d. ‘18); lived on Henry Buttenschon farm near Walnut, IA.
8 Aug ’43, San Bernardino Co., CA
US Army: Armor; DNB
Siddens, Jack K., O-329806
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles C. Siddens & Grace M. Saunders; m. Alice M. Arch of Co. Bluffs
29 May ’43, Attu, Aleutian Is., Alaska; Battle of Attu
US Army: 3rd Bn., 17th Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA
Sluyter, Harry A., 428233
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o James H. Sluyter & Bessie F. Reninger, lifelong residents of Co. Bluffs
27 Jun ‘44, Saipan, Mariana Is.
USMC: Co. B, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; DOW
Smith, Boyd D., 6631859
b. Salt Lake City, UT; s/o LeRoy D. Smith & Eliza E. Teter; family moved to Omaha, NE in ‘30s; m. Evelyn L. Hunt of Co. Bluffs, one child
12 Oct ‘43, off Panama
US Navy: submarine USS Dorado (SS-248) sunk by friendly fire, no survivors; KIA-BNR
Smith, Eugene M., 37699145
b. Carson, IA; s/o George W. Smith & Lola B. McDaniels of Carson; m. Clara J. Morris
14 May ’45, Okinawa, Japan; Battle of Okinawa
US Army: Co. C, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div.; KIA
Snyder, Kenneth H., 37484885
b. Lincoln, NE; s/o Levert P. Snyder & Hildagard Tschauder; bur. Gr & Island, NE
29 Sep ’44, Foret de Parroy, near. Lunéville, SE of Nancy, Lorraine, France
US Army: 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div.; KIA
Soar, Ernest M., 970147
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles H. Soar & Maude Thordsen of Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs
28 Feb ’45, Iwo Jima, Japan, Battle of Iwo Jima
USMC: Co. F, 23rd Marine Regt., 4th Marine Div.; KIA
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Soppe, Raymond F., 37156293
b. Jordan Jct., SD; s/o Ferdinand Soppe & Angela Von Hebel of Tripp Co., SD
26 Nov ’43, off Bougie, E of Algiers, Algeria
US Army: 31st Signal Const. Bn.; sinking of HMT Rhona by a Ger. guided glide bomb; KIA-BNR
Spark, Albert J., 37035953
b. Lagrange T., Harrison Co., IA; s/o Carl Spark & Matilda A. Witt of rural Beebeetown, IA
17 Aug ‘44, near St. Tropez, Southern France, Operation Dragoon
US Army: Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., MIAàDOW
Springer, Lynn I., 17131009
b. Harlan, IA; s/o George Howard Springer & Daisy J. Mott of Co. Bluffs
1 Apr ’44, Luke AAF Base hospital, Maricopa Co., AZ
USAAF; P-40L #42-10718, 1 Apr ’44 a.m., lost control & crashed; DNB
Stacey, Louis C. Jr., 20704227
b. Colby, KS; s/o Louis C. Stacey Sr. & Mary Alice Bonham of Co. Bluffs
29 Oct ’43, near Naples, Italy
US Army: Service Co., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA
Staub, Herman E., 37074568
b. Avoca, IA; s/o Emil A. Staub & Addie M. Gilliam of rural Avoca
15 Jan ’43, Papua, New Guinea, Buna-Gona Campaign
US Army: Co. C, 131st Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA; died with Francis Tague
Steele, Mack Denson, 20706090
b. Neola, IA; s/o Fred M. Steele & Margaret A. Denson of Neola
23 Nov ’42, Algeria
US Army: Hq. Det., 3rd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.-->6th British 6th Commando; DOW
Steward, Gerald, 441664
b. Omaha, NE s/o Arlie Steward & Bethel Brazzle of Omaha & Co. Bluffs; parents div.
25 Jul ‘44, Guam, Mariana Is.
USMC: Co. F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA
Stith, George N, O-697177
b. Laclede Co., MO; s/o Edward J. Stith & Mattie S. Haines of Oakland, IA
23 Dec ’44, near Bastogne, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
USAAF: 557th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., 9th AF; based at Clastres, France, E of Amiens; B-26 #42-96309 crashed due to flak; KIA
Stockman, Kenneth H., 37482024
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Edward F. Stockman & Mable A. Killin
9 Nov ’44, near Molesworth Air Base, England
USAAF: 427 Bomb. Sqdn., 303 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; radio operator on B-17 #43-38057; mid-air collision while assembling for raid over Schweinfurt, one survivor; KIA
Storm, Clarence L., 20705518
b. Carson, IA; s/o Clarence H. Storm & Mabel F. Tharp of Macedonia, IA
1 May ’43, near Hill 609, northern Tunisia
US Army: Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA
Storm, Donald W., O-722387
b. Carson, IA; s/o William P. Storm & Ella V. Clark of eastern Pott. Co.
21 Jul ’44, North Atlantic
USAAF, on B-24J #42-51295 en route to Europe; MIAàKIA-BNR
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Supernois, Donald W., 03163438
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Ezra Supernois & Mary Galloway; m. Ida G. McCoy
11 Sep ‘43, off Salerno, Italy
US Navy: destroyer USS Rowan (DD-405) sunk by Ger. E-boat torpedo, 202 crew lost; MIAàKIA-BNR
Swanson, Charles E. Jr., 17082496
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Charles E. Swanson Sr. & Ione Westcott of Co. Bluffs
24 Dec ’44, English Channel, off Cherbourg, France
US Army: Co. H, 262nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; SS Leopoldville sunk by U-486; MIAàKIA-BNR
Swanson, Jack L., 37652893
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Hugo L. Swanson & Lorna B. Wood of Co. Bluffs
16 Apr ’45, Bavaria, Germany
US Army: Troop B, 116th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 101st Cavalry Gp., 7th Army; KIA
Sweeney, Gordon A., 37480210
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Dennis A. Sweeney & Anne Coyle of Co. Bluffs; m. Eileen Theresa McCauley
4 May ’44, Ft. Knox, KY
US Army; DNB
Sweeny, Duane G. H., O-770836
b. Minden, IA; s/o Roland L. “Roy” Sweeny & Dorothy M. Groepper of Minden & Co. Bluffs
30 Nov ’44, North Sea
USAAF: 568th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp. 8th Air Force; pilot of B-17 #42-32026; iced up & crashed in North Sea on mission to Kassel; nine crew all lost; MIA->FOD-KIA-BNR
Tague, Francis A., 37084585
b. Chambers, NE; s/o Andrew J. Tauge & Caroline F. Barnes (d. ’19) of rural western Iowa
15 Jan ’43, near Buna, Papua, New Guinea, Battle of Sanananda
US Army: Co. C, 131st Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA, died with Eugene Staub
Tague, Harold F., 37111602
b. Salix, IA; s/o Andrew J. Tauge & Caroline F. Barnes (d. ’19) of rural western Iowa
20 Jan ’44, near Rabaul, New Britain
USAAF: 390th Bomb. Sqdn., 42nd Bomb Gp., 13th AF, based at Stirling Is., Solomon Is.; B-25C #42-64570, hit by AA fire, all six dead; KIA
Talty, Norbert L., 30153755
b. Cass Co., IA; s/o John H. Talty & Martha Waters of Neola, IA
19 May ’45, Negros Is., Philippines
US Army: Battery B, 213th Field Artillery Bn., 40th Inf. Div.; hit by rock kicked up by an exploding shell, died soon thereafter; KIA
Taylor, John W., 37485128 (need unit info)
b. Mississippi; s/o Sell Taylor & Minnie Rounsaville; b/o Lucius Taylor of Co., Bluffs, IA
20 Mar ‘45, Aversa, near Naples, Italy
US Army, unit unknown; DNB
Thies, Melvin C., 17063991
b. rural Minden, IA; s/o Charles Thies & Mary Storjohann of rural Minden
15 Jul ’44, over Ploesti, Romania
USAAF: 345 Bomb. Sqdn., 98th Bomb. Gp. 15th AF; tail gunner on B-24H #42-95463 hit by flak; at least six dead; KIA
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Thomas, Kenneth Harold, 20706224
b. Missouri; s/o Leonard/ Henry Thomas & Mary A. Henson; ss/o Raymond Downen who lived in Co. Bluffs during WW II
22 Nov ’42, Algeria, North Africa
US Army: Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.-->6th British Commando; KIA
Thomas, Marvin L., O-018345
b. Harrison Co., IA; s/o William E. Thomas (d. ’30) & Rose Etta Sellers (d. ’36); m. Mary G. Govatos, two children
19 May ’43, Los Angeles Co., CA
US Army: USMA ’31; Corps of Engineers; DNB
Thompson, Albert B., 37394633
b. Missouri; s/o Robert Martin Thompson & Alma N. Fisher of MO; m. Hannah Eileen Vallier of Pott. Co.
30 Aug ’44, near Brest, Brittany, France
US Army: Co. A, 12th Combat Engr. Bn., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA
Thompson, Harry, 37267942
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Andrew P. Thompson & Maren Larsen of Co. Bluffs
12 Jun ’43, Enid, OK
USAAF; DNB, truck accident
Thoreen, William F., 37074553
b. Omaha, NE; s/o William G. Thoreen & Mary E. Collier of Co. Bluffs
28 Mar ’44, Anzio, Italy; Anzio Beachhead
US Army: Battery C., 171st FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div.; KIA
Trobough, Jerome C., 37034015
b. Avoca, IA; s/o Albert C. Trobough & Katherine Zita Carroll of Avoca & Omaha, NE; m. Catherine A. Knight
9 Aug ’44, near Noemfoor, Admiralty Is.
USAAF: 72nd Bomb. Sqdn., 5th Bomb Gp.,13th Air Force; B-24H 42-73458, ditched near base returning from mission over Yap, Caroline Is., nine died, two lived; KIA-BNR
Troth, Russell E. 39280003
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Andrew P. Troth (d. ‘30) & Jennie E. Bates; ss/o James Donahoe of Co. Bluffs
14 Feb ’44, Italy, near Cassino, 1st or 2nd Battle of Cassino
US Army: Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA
Unmack, Paul E., 3909696
b. Logan, IA; s/o Charles Unmack & Maud Robertson of Magnolia, Co. Bluffs, & Waterloo, IA
22 Nov ’42, Wahpeton, ND
US Navy V12 program; DNB
Vanderpool, Clifford S., 37739404
b. Iowa City, IA; s/o Clarence E. Vanderpool & Pearl E. Moore of Bentley &
7 Jan ’45, NE of Bastogne, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 15th Tank Bn.; 6th Armored Div.; KIA
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Co. Bluffs; m. Erma Doris Barritt, one child
Vernon, Glenn O., 37483550
b. Lewis, IA; s/o Walter C. Vernon & Sibyl E. Chubick; raised in Lewis area & Co. Bluffs; m. Helen F. Anderson, one child
3 Nov ’44, Die, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France
US Army: 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., 7th Army; KIA
Viberg, Oscar N., 20704218
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Nels Viberg & Ellen C. Hjerpe of Co. Bluffs; m. Gladys G. Griffith
1 Mar ’43, Petaluma, CA
US Army; DNB, tank overturn during training
Waage, Paul A., 20704306
b. Omaha, NE; s/o August Waage & Jean V. Eamer of Omaha & Co. Bluffs
17 Feb ’43, near Faid Pass, Tunisia, Battle of Kasserine Pass
US Army: 168th Inf. Regt. Band, 34th Inf. Div.; KIA
Wagner, Egbert V., 0-9476
b. Bryon, NE; s/o Rev. Robert Wagner & Florence A Schoop of Treynor, IA
26 Jan ’43, off Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.
USMC Aviation: fighter Sqdn. VMF-112, MAG 11; F4F Wildcat, air collision after taking off on a mission; KIA-BNR
Wagner, Richard P., 30916
b. Bryon, NE; s/o Rev. Robert Wagner & Florence A Schoop of Treynor, IA; m. Marian I. Roennau
3 Mar ’44, Santa Ana, CA
USMC Aviation; DNB, air accident while training
Wall, Vernon Palmer, 6480799
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Henry Wall (d. ‘38) & Edna Niemoller of Co. Bluffs & rural Mills Co., IA
3 Oct ’44, off Morotai, Dutch East Indies
US Navy: submarine USS Seawolf (SS-197); sunk by friendly fire, all hands lost; MIAàFOD-KIA-BNR
Walling, Garrett A., 2074538
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o David S. Walling & Effie Sandage of Co. Bluffs
14 Jan ’45, NE of Bastogne, Belgium; Battle of the Bulge
US Army: 506th Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA
Waters, James M., 37445422
b. Woodbine, IA; s/o William H. Waters Jr. & Fannie Haner of Neola, IA
5 Oct ’45, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
US Army: 66th Armored FA Bn. & 396 Armored FA Bn.; DNB, head injury from jeep accident
Welbourn, Eldred O., 37484888
b. rural Neola, IA; s/o Harvey L. Welbourn & Sadie M. Vallier of rural Underwood, IA
24 Dec ’44, off Cherbourg, France
US Army: 262nd Inf. Regt. 66th Inf. Div.; KIA-BNR, sinking of SS. Leopoldville
Wells, Lester Earl, 37465227
b. rural Co. Bluffs; s/o Earl S. Wells & Helen E. Grote of Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs
13 Jul ’44, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France
US Army: 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div.; KIA
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Welty, Robert L., 407132
b. SD; s/o Harry L. Welty & Jane E. Jones of Co. Bluffs; m. Nancy Langdon of Omaha, NE; one child
14 May ’45, over Kyushu, Japan
US Naval Aviation: VF-12 Sqdn., CVG-12 Gp.; on carrier USS Randolph (CV-15); flying F6F-5 Hellcat fighter; KIA
Wilcken, Ono A., 37472752
b. Itasca Co., MN; s/o Fred J. Wilcken & Alma R. Korff (d. ‘31), family moved to Co. Bluffs in ‘30s
15 Aug ’44, near Chartres, France
US Army: 2nd Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div.; KIA
Williams, Dale W. Jr., 17078051
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Dale W. Williams Sr. & Caroline M. Sellars of Co. Bluffs; m. Alice Wright
2 May ’43, near Mateur, northern Tunisia
US Army:1st Armored Regt., 1st Armored Div.; KIA
Williams, Jerry Jerome, 37480962
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Glen T. Williams & Edith Langstrom (div.); m. Arlene P. Friedrichsen of Manning, IA, one child
9 Nov ’44, S of Metz, France; Lorraine Campaign
US Army: 101st Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div.; KIA
Wilson, John Robert, 6208886
s/o Charles J. Wilson (d. ’42) & Mary E. Quinn of Co. Bluffs; m. Opal, one child
22 Jul ’42, Cabanatuan POW Camp, Luzon, Philippines
USAAF: 34th Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp., POWàDNB
Wilson, Joseph F., O-1692505
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles J. Wilson (d. ‘42) & Mary E. Quinn of Co. Bluffs
16 Dec ’44, near Kaysersburg, Alsace, France
US Army: Co. M, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., 7th Army; KIA, Distinguished Service Cross
Wold, Leslie Wayne, 560533
b. Omaha, NE; s/o Ludwig C. Wold (d, ‘37) & Irenia J. Huckert; lived in Omaha & Co. Bluffs; ss/o William A. Wingate
3 Mar ’45, Iwo Jima, Japan; Battle of Iwo Jima
USMC: 26th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA
Wood, Charles E. Jr., 17041753
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles E. & Hattie B. Wood of Co. Bluffs; m. Eleanor B. Neve; one child
30 Oct ’43, Lae, New Guinea; Operation Cartwheel
US Army: Hq. & Hq. Co., 836 Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA
Wright, Bruce W., 39161053
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Pearl O. Wright & Myrtle C. Carey (div.) of Co. Bluffs & California
31 Aug ’44, near Brest, Brittany, France, Battle of Brittany
US Army: 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA
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Wunder, Edmund E., 3211795
b. Shelby Co., IA; s/o Herman W. Wunder Sr. & Alvena Meves of Harlan, IA
13 Nov ’42, off Guadalcanal, Solomon Is., Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
US Navy: destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459) sunk by shell fire & torpedo, 59 dead; MIAàKIA-BNR
Wunder, Frank G. Jr., O-729400
b. Co. Bluffs; s/o Frank A. Wunder & Eola G. Borland of Minden, IA
13 Oct ’43, near Horanda, Papua, New Guinea
USAAF: 9th Fighter Sqdn., 49th Fighter Gp., 5th AF; P-38G Lightning #42-12856; MIAàKIA-FOD-BNR
Zentz, Ervin E., 37699101
b. Ord, NE; s/o Emory W. Zentz & Eva E. Hoisington of Ord; m. Verna L. Stowell, lived in Minden, IA; three children
21 Apr ’45, in hospital, France
US Army: Co. B, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div.; wounded 18 Apr ’45 in Battle of Nuremberg, Germany; DOW