World War II Pottawattamie County, Iowa Deaths · World War II Pottawattamie County, Iowa Deaths 2 May 2019 page 3 family moved to Co. Bluffs in ‘30s Bates, Stuart M., 37475399

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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.


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


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;


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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;


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


Pratt, Leonard E., 37465244

s/o Clair Pratt & Maud A. Butler of Crescent & Co. Bluffs

10 Jul ’44, Normandy, France


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



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



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

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