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​      === Ancillary Record Additions, to be added to WWII Dead > Ancillary Records and moved to the annual log page when complete ===​
  • 27 records, 17 of which are based on my St. Paul's database
  • Most are from a 2026 search of the Monona and Crawford County sections of iagenweb.org's Iowa in World War II area.
  • new: Costello, Hansen, Healy, Heeren, Kral, Powers, Roeh, Wiggins.
✓ (postwar) Bennett, Robert Earl, SN 321-68-75, US Naval Aviation, Monona Co. (WWII-BennettRobertEarl)
  • b. 29 Jul 1923 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; s/o Harold Basil Bennett (d. 1944) & Hazel Irene Griffin (d. 1929).
  • entered service 28 Aug 1941 from Onawa, Monona Co.; buried Onawa Cem.
  • reenlisted 24 Aug 1947 at Omaha.
  • died 21 Nov 1948 at the US base in Tsingtao, China; Chinese Nationalist ammunition dump explosion.
✓ (postwar, vet.) Clark, Gordon Donald, SN 323-10-55, US Navy, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 8 May 1926 Onawa, Monona Co.; s/o Fred Levi Clark & Bessie Maude Fletcher.
  • entered service 22 Jan 1946 from Whiting, Monona Co. after WWII hostilities ended; separated 11 Jul 1947; buried Onawa Cem.
  • other WWII service information unknown.
  • ​died 5 Jun 1949; drowned in Blue Lake, Franklin Twp., near Onawa.
✓ (vet.) Costello, John Ward, SN 37-434-189, US Army, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 9 Jul 1897 Vail, Crawford Co., IA; s/o John Joseph Costello & Catherine Evangeline Dugan.
  • entered service 6 Oct 1942 from Vail; no overseas service, separated 22 Jan 1943; buried St. Ann's Cem., Vail.
  • served at Fort Sill, OK with the 601st Field Artillery Bn. (pack).
  • after service, Chicago & Great Western Railroad employee.
  • died 3 Jul 1949, Empire Hotel, Omaha; coronary trombosis.
✓ (vet.) Dahl, Clarence Edward, SN 321-83-61, US Navy, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 16 Mar 1925 Monona Co.; s/o Elmer Edward "Ed" Dahl & Gertrude Louise Delashmutt.
  • married Kathleen Colleen Burns of Whiting Aug 1944 in Franklin Co., WA; two children.
  • entered service 31 Dec 1942 from Whiting, Monona Co.; separated 15 Mar 1946; buried Harrison Cem., Whiting, Monona Co.
  • WWII service in the Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17).
  • died 6 Feb 1949 in Onawa, Monona Co.; died with wife, two children, and sister in an auto-passenger train accident.
✓ (vet.) Duffner, James Bernard, SN 375-297, US Marine Corps Aviation, Palo Alto Co. (WWII-DuffnerJamesBernard)
  • b. 13 Oct 1921 in Turin, Monona Co.; s/o Frederick Gus Duffner (d. 1944) & Agnes Bertha Deck; family moved to Clay Co. in early 1920s and to Silver Lake Twp., Palo Alto Co. in late 1920s.
  • married Ann Catherine Finn of New York City Sep 1945 in Queens Co., NY, three children; she later married his brother, Edward J. Duffner.
  • entered service 29 Apr 1942 from Rt. 1, Dickens, Clay Co.; separated 28 Apr 1946; buried Long Island Natl. Cem., East Farmingdale, Suffolk Co., NY.
  • other WWII service information unknown.
  • died 17 Aug 1949 in New York City hospital; unknown causes.
​✓ (vet.) Goodwin, John Homer, SN 620-45-76, US Navy, Carroll Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 8 Aug 1901 Carroll, Carroll Co.; s/o John Henry Goodwin & Emma Christine Mandelkow (d. 1936).
  • married Ella Emma Thede Jul 1922 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co., two children; divorced 1943.
  • entered service 7 Aug 1942 from Carroll, separated with medical discharge 16 Oct 1943; buried Carroll Cem.
  • served in SeaBees with 22nd Naval Construction Bn.
  • died 21 Aug 1947 north of Las Vegas in Clark Co., NV; plane crash.
✓ (vet.) Hansen, Curtis Eugene, SN 37-039-795, US Army, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 2 Sep 1922 E. Boyer T., Crawford Co.; s/o Carl Henry Hansen (d. 1930) & Arnada Irene Hennings; after father's death, mother married Charles Edgar Schraeder.
  • married Patricia Barker of Crawford Co.
  • entered service 6 Feb 1941 from Denison; separated 2 Jan 1945; buried Oakland Cem., Denison with his brother, Gilbert Hansen, who died in WWII.
  • served in the Military Police at the prisoner of war camp in Camp Perry, OH.
  • died 2 Mar 1946 in Denison, Crawford Co.; skull fracture from auto accident.
✓ (vet.) Healy, Raymond J., SN 37-444-230, US Army, Crawford Co. (WWII-HealyRaymondJ)
  • b. 1 Apr 1921 rural Manila, East Boyer Twp., Crawford Co.; s/o William James Healy Sr. & Catherine "Kate" Sima.
  • entered service 21 Sep 1942 from Rt. 1, Denison, Crawford Co.; no overseas service; separated 15 Mar 1943 (medical discharge); buried Mt. Olivet Cem., Manila, Crawford Co.
  • became ill with rheumatic fever and was hospitalized soon after entering service.
  • died 15 Sep 1945 at home in rural Vail, Stockholm Twp., Crawford Co.; aortic embolism due to mitral insufficiency.
✓ (vet.) Heeren, Francis Peter, SN 37-037-857, US Army Air Force, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 30 Oct 1918 Deloit, Crawford Co.; s/o Peter Jurgen Heeren & Annie Marie Boyles (d. 1946).
  • entered service 7 May 1941 from Rt. 1, Denison, Crawford Co.; separated 16 Jul 1945; buried Oakland Cem., Denison, Crawford Co.
  • served in Bermuda with an unknown unit.
  • after separation, worked as a civilian US Army employee in Bermuda.
  • died 2 Aug 1945 in Bermuda; died of fumes while cleaning a fuel sump
✓ (vet.) Jones, Robert Miles, SN 37-470-192; US Army, Monona Co. (WWII-JonesRobert Miles)
  • b. 16 Mar 1922 Onawa, Monona Co.; s/o Verl Edgar Jones & Mable Duffield; parents separated during WWII, mother moving to California and father to Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co.; father married Dorothy Irene Long of Monona Co. in 1942 in Onawa.
  • entered service 14 Jan 1943 from Onawa, Monona Co.; separated 8 Jan 1946; buried Onawa Cem.
  • WWII service in Iceland with an army engineering company.
  • died 4 Sep 1946 at home in Onawa; lung hemorrhage due to tuberculosis.
✓ (vet.) King, Kenneth Lee Roy, SN 621-01-89, US Navy, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 19 Jul 1902 Rodney, Monona Co.; s/o LeRoy Withrow King & Mary Arbella Modrell.
  • married Cleo Beatrice Platt in Ida Co. May 1925, on child, divorced 1930; married Ruby Marie Coburn Oct 1946 in Dakota Co., NE, one child.
  • entered service 7 Sep 1942 from Charter Oak, Crawford Co.; separated 18 Jul 1945; buried Mt. Hope Cem., Battle Creek, Ida Co.
  • served in US Navy SeaBees with 50th Naval Construction Bn.
  • died 19 Dec 1948 in Denison, Crawford Co.; skull fracture due to auto accident.
✓ (vet.) Kral, James Joseph, SN 428-299, US Marine Corps, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 2 Nov 1920 Vail, Crawford Co.; s/o Albert Louis Kral Jr. & Marie Stender.
  • worked in Omaha before entering service.
  • entered service 5 Aug 1942 from Vail, Crawford Co. at Omaha; separated 25 Oct 1945; buried St. Anns Cem., Vail.
  • WWII service in the Pacific with a 155mm artillery battalion.
  • after service, returned to Crawford Co. and worked as a utility lineman.
  • died 21 Dec 1946 in Veterans Hospital, Des Moines after a months hospitalization; pneumonia.​
✓ (vet.) Kuehler, Howard Lewis August, SN 37-441-523, US Army, Monona Co. (WWII-KuehlerHoward)
  • b. 27 Nov 1916 Gregory, Gregory Co., SD; s/o John Henry Kuehler & Mary Anna Weiand.
  • married Doris Ruth Wiggs Sep 1941 in Onawa, Monona Co., three children.
  • entered service 11 Nov 1942 from Onawa, Monona Co.; separated 11 Jan 1947; buried Onawa City Cem.
  • WWII service in Battery D, 56th Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn., Coast Artillery Corps.
  • died 27 May 1949 south of Salix, Woodbury Co.; auto accident.
✓ (vet.) Miller, Arthur Vincent, SN 621-63-96, US Navy, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 24 Nov 1923 Soldier, Monona Co.; s/o Louis Ferdinand Miller & Mary C. Hagen.
  • entered service 2 Dec 1942 from rural Ute, Monona Co.; separated 18 Jan 1946; buried St. Mary's Cem., Ute.
  • WWII service in the US Navy armed guard force in the Pacific.
  • died 1 Oct 1946 near Denison, Crawford Co.; multi-vehicle street racing accident.
✓ (vet.) Myers, Earl Clayton, SN 37-441-465, US Army, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 28 Apr 1917 Mondamin, Harrison Co.; s/o Charles "Carl" Myers & Stacia Belle Powers.
  • married Naomi Juanita Boston from Whiting, Monona Co.; one child.
  • entered service 28 Oct 1942; separated 28 Oct 1945; buried Whiting Cem., Monona Co.
  • WWII service in Battery B, 754th Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn., Coast Artillery Corps.
  • died 16 Jul 1950 near Whiting, Monona Co.; one-car auto accident.
✓ (vet.) Olson, Donald Francis, SN 17-067-949, US Army Air Force, Monona Co. (WWII-OlsonDonald Francis)
  • b. 18 Jun 1921 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co.; s/o Francis James Olson & Emma Johanna Fink.
  • entered service 1 Jul 1942 from rural Sloan, Woodbury Co.; sep. 11 Jan 1946; buried Fairview-Albaton Cem., Albaton, Monona Co.
  • WWII service with the 736th Army Air Force Base Unit.
  • died 9 Jun 1946 near Sloan, Woodbury Co.; aircraft accident.
✓ (vet.) Polly, Willis Raymond, SN 37-256-443, US Army, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 25 Aug 1916 Monona Co.; s/o Raymond A. Polly & Florence G. Fletcher.
  • entered service 4 Apr 1942; separated 26 Jul 1946; buried Harrison Cem., Whiting, Monona Co.
  • WWII service in HQ Co., 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.
  • died 31 Mar 1950 near Percival, Fremont Co;, electrocuted while setting up a dragline.
✓ (vet.) Powers, Leon Walter "Wally" Jr., SN 17-117-628, US Army, Crawford Co. (WWII-PowersLeonWJr.)
  • b. 24 Sep 1926 Denison, Crawford Co.; s/o Leon Walter Powers Sr. & Blanid Marie Lally.
  • entered service 9 Oct 1944 frrom Denison at Fort Leavenworth, KS; overseas 8 Jul 1945–20 Sep 1946; separated 17 Nov 1946; buried St. Rose of Lima Cem., Denison.
  • served with I Corps in the early postwar occupation of Japan.
  • d. 17 Jun 1947 in rural Denison, Crawford Co.; skull fracture due to auto accident.
✓ (vet.) Roeh, Donald John, SN 37-048-269, US Army Air Force, Crawford Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 9 Nov 1949 Denison, Crawford Co.; s/o Henry E. Roeh & Emma Fredericka Ernst.
  • married Joyce M. Pearson of Denison Apr 1946 in Los Vegas, Clark Co., NV, one child.
  • entered service 4 Sep 1941 from Denison; overseas 5 Dec 1943–4 Dec 1945; separated 11 Dec 1945; buried Zion Lutheran Cem., Denison.
  • served with the 2053rd Ordnance Co. (Aviation).
  • after service, employed by Denison Dairy, Crawford Co.
  • died 6 Nov 1947 in Denison; crushed in collision of train and pickup truck.
✓ (vet.) Rodman, Albert Clifford, SN 17-028-929, US Army Air Force, Monona Co. (WWII-RodmanAlbertClifford)
  • b. 5 Jul 1915 Vernon Co., MO; s/o Ray Rodman & Martha Helen Perkins; family moved to Monona Co. before 1920.
  • entered service 5 Apr 1941 at Fort Des Moines, IA; separated 6 Nov 1945; buried Harrison Cem., Whiting, Monona Co.
  • WWII service with the 341st Army Air Force Base Unit.
  • died 14 Nov 1945 in Independence, MO; injuries from a 6 Nov multi-vehicle accident in Kansas City, MO.
​✓ (vet.) Ross, George Walter, SN 664-26-65, US Navy, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 30 Dec 1918 Whiting, Lake Twp., Monona Co.; s/o Walter Charles Ross & Minnie May Gunsolley.
  • entered service 24 Feb 1942 from Sioux City, Woodbury Co.; separated 5 Aug 1943; buried Onawa Cem., Monona Co.
  • WWII service in the Navy Medical Morps.
  • died 25 Jul 1949 at Meadville, Crawford Co., PA; testicular cancer .
✓ (vet.) Schlie, Wilbert John, SN 859-67-62, US Navy, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. Radium, Marshall Co., MN; s/o Bernhard Frederick Schlie & Helen Agnes Hesse (d. 1945).
  • married Louise O. Weifenbach 1943 in Monona Co., one child.
  • entered service 21 Sep 1943 from Ute, Monona Co.; separated 16 Jan 1946; buried St. Clair Cem., Ute, Monona Co.
  • WWII service 285 in the US Navy Seabees in several naval construction battalions.
  • died 31 Jan 1947 in Sioux City hospital; pneumonia with underlying spinal meningitis.
✓ (vet.) Schurdevin,  Lloyd Everett John, SN O-445513, US Army, Monona Co. & Bexar Co., TX (WWII-SchurdevinLloydEverett)
  • b. 22 May 1894 Whiting, Monona Co.; s/o Francois "Frank" Schurdevin (d. 1913) & Ida Mae Davis.
  • married Agnes Mary Navarro of San Antonio, TX.
  • entered military service in late 1920s; buried Fort Sam Houston Natl. Cem., San Antonio.
  • WWII service with the US Army Medical Administrative Corps.
  • died 3 Oct 1947 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX;  unknown causes.
​✓ (vet.) Tharp, Clifford Loren, SN 37-489-976, US Army, Douglas Co., NE (St. Paul's)
  • b. 24 Feb 1914 Sand Springs, Delaware Co., IA; s/o Marion Albrose Tharp & Elsie Angeline Churchill.
  • married Dorothy Opal Robertson Oct 1939 in Glenwood, Mills Co., five children.
  • entered service 17 Jan 1944; separated 28 Apr 1946; buried Graceland Park Cem., Omaha.
  • WWII service in the 3909 Signal Base Depot Co.
  • died 15 Sep 1948 in Omaha; unknown causes.
​✓ (vet.) Weifenbach, William G., SN 37-484-672, US Army, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 24 Aug 1912 from Mapleton, Monona Co.; s/o Christopher Weifenbach & Olga Anna Rosenlocher;
  • married Helen Agnes Kunkel Sep 1933 in Knoxville, Marion Co.
  • entered service 30 Aug 1943 from Mapleton, Monona Co.; separated 13 Feb 1946; buried Mt. Hope Cem., Mapleton.
  • WWII service in the 50th Engineer Combat Bn.
  • died 28 Sep 1948 Cooper Twp., Monona Co.; overturned tractor.
✓ (vet.) ​Whitehorn, Ervin Ellis, SN 37-428-204, US Army, Monona Co. (St. Paul's)
  • b. 22 Sep 1911 Lawton, Woodbury Co., s/o Leslie Lee Whitehorn & Nellie Elizabeth Busby.
  • married Stella Ann Peterson of Castana, Monona Co. Feb 1933 in Elk Point, Union Co., SD, two children, divorced May 1937.
  • entered service 19 Aug 1942 from Grant Ctr., Monona Co.; separated 26 Nov 1943 with a certificate of disability; buried Grant Twp. Cem., Rodney, Monona Co.
  • WWII service in the European Theater in the 360th Engineer General Services Regt.
  • died 30 Dec 1944 in hospital, Sioux City, Woodbury Co.; heart attack.
✓ (vet.) ​ Wiggins, Dwayne Guild, SN 17-112-808, US Army, Crawford & Scott Cos. (WWII-WigginsDwayneG)
  • b. 17 May 1924 Dow City, Crawford Co.; s/o Eugene Guild Wiggins & Nelle Marie Mendosa; family moved to Davenport, Scott Co. in 1936.
  • entered service 18 Mar 1943 from Davenport; no overseas service; separated 11 Apr 1946; buried xxx
  • served stateside with the 20th Armored Division before it was deployed to the European Theater in February 1945; then served with Headquarters Detachment, 2571st Support Command Unit at Fort Belvoir, VA.
  • after service, student at Indiana University, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN.
  • died 30 May 1948 near Bloomington; crushed skull from aircraft crash aircraft's co-owner also died.
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