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​      === Ancillary Record Additions, to be added to WWII Dead > Ancillary Records and moved to the annual log page when complete ===​
All of the following are from an early 2026 search of the Monona County section of iagenweb.org's Iowa in World War II area.
✓ (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 in explosion at US base in Tsingtao, China.
✓ (vet) Clark, Gordon Donald, SN 323-10-55, US Navy, Monona Co. (WWII-ClarkGordonDonald)
  • b. 8 May 1926 Onawa, Monona Co.; s/o Fred Levi Clark & Bessie Maude Fletcher.
  • entered service 22 Jan 1946 from Whiting, Monona Co.; separated 11 Jul 1947; buried Onawa Cem.
  • ​died by drowning 5 Jun 1949 in Blue Lake, Franklin Twp., near Onawa.
✓ (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.
  • died with his family in auto-train accident.
✓ (vet) Duffner, James Bernard, SN 375-297, US Marine Corps, 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.
  • died in New York City hospital of unknown causes.
​✓ (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 1943.
  • entered service 14 Jan 1943 from Onawa, Monona Co.; separated 8 Jan 1946; buried Onawa Cem.
  • died 4 Sep 1946 at home in Onawa from lung hemorrhage due to tuberculosis.
✓ (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; buried Onawa City Cem.
  • died in auto accident south of Salix.
✓ (vet) Miller, Arthur Vincent, SN 621-63-96, US Navy, Monona Co. (WWII-MillerArthurVincent)
  • 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.
  • died 1 Oct 1946 in multi-vehicle street racing accident near Denison, Crawford Co.
✓ (vet) Myers, Earl Clayton, SN 37-441-465, US Army, Monona Co. (WWII-MyersEarlClayton)
  • b. 28 Apr 1917 Mondamin, Harrison Co.; s/o Charles "Carl" Myers & Stacia Belle Powers.
  • married Naomi Juanita Boston; buried Whiting Cem., Monona Co.
  • died 16 Jul 1950 in one-car auto accident near Whiting.
✓ (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.
  • 736th Army Air Force Base Unit.
  • died 9 Jun 1946 in aircraft accident near Sloan, Woodbury Co.
✓ (vet) Polly, Willis Raymond, SN 37-256-443, US Army, Monona Co. (WWII-PollyWillisRaymond --> St. Paul's)
  • b. 25 Aug 1916 Monona Co.; s/o Raymond A. Polly & Florence G. Fletcher.
  • entered service 4 Apr 1942; buried Harrison Cem., Whiting, Monona Co.
  • electrocuted in Fremont Co. while setting up a dragline.
✓ (vet) Rodman, Albert Clifford, SN 17-028-929, US Army Air Force (WWII-RodmanAlbertClifford)
  • b. 5 Jul 1915 Vernon Co., MO; s/o Ray Rodman & Martha Helen Perkins.
  • entered service 5 Apr 1941; separated 6 Nov 1945; buried Harrison Cem., Whiting, Monona Co.
  • died 14 Nov 1945 from injuries received in a multi-vehicle accident in Kansas City, MO.
​✓ (vet) Ross, George Walter, SN 664-26-65, US Navy, Monona Co. (WWII-RossGeorgeWalter)
  • b. 30 Dec 1918 Whiting, Lake Twp., Monona Co.; s/o Walter Charles Ross & Minnie May Gunsolley.
  • buried Onawa Cem., Monona Co.
  • died of testicular cancer.
✓ (vet) Schlie, Wilbert John, SN 859-67-62, US Navy, Monona Co. (WWII-SchlieWilbertJohn)
  • 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.
  • died from pneumonia with underlying cause spinal meningitis.
✓ (vet) Schurdevin,  Lloyd Everett, SN ???, 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; buried Fort Sam Houston Natl. Cem., San Antonio.
  • unknown cause of death.
​✓ (vet) Tharp, Clifford Loren, SN 37-489-976, US Army, xxx Co. (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 Glenwood, Mills Co., five children.
  • buried Graceland Park Cem., Omaha
  • 3909 Signal Base Depot Co.
  • unknown cause of death.
✓ (vet) ​Whitehorn, Ervin Ellis, SN 37-428-204 (WhitehornErvinEllis --> St. Paul's)
  • b. 22 Sep 1911 Lawton, Woodbury Co., s/o Leslie Lee Whitehorn & Nellie Elizabeth Busby.
  • died from heart attack.