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Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster issues regarding county assignment.

Part 1 - included in the roster because name occurs in the source(s) listed
However, I lack evidence that they, their parents, or a spouse were ever Pottawattamie area residents.
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​​​✔︎ Anderson, Myron Bernell, SN 37-663-577, US Army, Clayton Co. (WWII-AndersonMyronB)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Audubon Co.
​​​✔︎ ​Anderson, Virgil Wendell, SN T-003902, US Army Air Force, Buena Vista Co. (WWII-AndersonVirgil W.) 
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Pott. Co.; Pott. Co. Roll of Honor & Veteran's Plaza.
​​​✔︎ Ash, Lawrence Edward, SN 37-691-207, US Army, Marshall Co. (WWII-AshLawrenceE)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Montgomery Co.
​​​✔︎ ​Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE (WWII-ChudaJackR)
  • 7 Dec 1945 Co. Bluffs Nonpareil list of WWII Pott. Co. dead.
✔︎ Collins, Robert W., SN 37-665-559, US Army, Boone Co. (St. Paul's)
  • 7 Dec 1945 Co. Bluffs Nonpareil list of WWII Pott. Co. dead; sister lived in Council Bluffs.
✔︎ Crook, Lyle William SN 0-1-286-445, US Army, Cerro Gordo Co. (St. Paul's)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Montgomery Co.
​✔︎ Evans, Robert Dean, SN 571-540, US Coast Guard, Polk Co. (WWII-EvansRobertD)
  • iagenweb.org WWII list for Cass Co.
✔︎ Gerdts, Luther Charles, SN 37-647 -768, US Army, Clinton Co. (WWII-GerdtsLutherC)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Shelby Co.
​​​✔︎ Hansen, Matthias Peter, SN 39-839-172, US Army, Humboldt Co., CA (WWII-HansenMatthaisP)
  • Pott. Co. Roll of Honor & Veteran's Plaza.​
​​​✔︎ McGrew, Orville Festus, SN 37-111-085 or 37-111-095, US Army, Chickasaw Co. (WWII-McGrewOrvilleF)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Montgomery Co.
​​​✔︎ ​Smith, Norman Franklin, SN 37-071-817, US Army, O'Brien & Shelby Cos. (WWII-SmithNormanF)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Shelby Co.
​​​✔︎ Sturd, Clarence Vincent, SN 37-112-253, US Army, Harvey Co., KS & Pott. Co. (WWII-SturdClarenceV)
  • 1946 War Dept. list of WWII dead for Pott. Co.; Pott. Co. Roll of Honor & Veteran's Plaza.​
Part 2 - service credited to a county with no known connection with the roster member
I am removing this secondary county from their roster record heading line.
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​​​✔︎ Agnew, Wayne Burton, SN 37-191-857, US Army, Adams Co. (WWII-AgnewWayneB)
  • service credited to Benton Co.​
​​​✔︎ Evinger, Homer Ralph, SN 0-698-914, US Army Air Force, Cass Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Charlevoix Co., MI​
​​​​​​✔︎ Jones, Donald Eugene, SN 37-484-709, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. (WWII-JonesDonaldE)
  • service credited to Cottonwood Co., MN
✔︎ Juhl, William David, SN 8-863-628, US Army, Shelby Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Fayette Co.
✔︎ Keltner, David Reinhart, SN 37-126-193, US Army, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Trumbull Co., OH
✔︎ Knapp, Clyde Alfred, SN 0-328-819, US Army Air Force, Los Angeles Co., CA & Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Mobile Co., AL
✔︎ Lang, Richard Waddell, SN 37-481-349, US Army, Cass Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Carroll Co.
✔︎ McCauley, Leon Harrold, SN 0-890-103, US Army, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Cook Co., IL
✔︎ McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO (St. Paul's)
  • service credited to Macon Co., IL
​✔︎ Newman, Shelby Fearn, SN 0-351-381, US Army, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
  • ​service credited to Polk Co.
✔︎ Seitz, Charles Raymond Jr, SN 0-387-504, US Army, Mills Co. (St. Paul's)
  • ​service credited to Clarke Co.
​✔︎ Smith, Norman Franklin, SN 37-071-817, US Army, O'Brien Co. (WWII-SmithNormanF)
  • service credited to Shelby Co.
Part 3 - service credited county is unknown
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​​​✔︎ Anderson, James Marshall Jr., SN 0-667-227, US Army Air Force, Mills Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Berringer, Merroll Jackson, SN 0-735-025, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Dryer, William Ernest, SN 0-543-837, US Army Air Force, Des Moines Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Fenn, Clifford Loren, SN 37-484-890, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Heberlee, Henry Leroy, SN 17-033-411, US Army Air Force, Guthrie Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Humes, William A., SN O-450902, US Army, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
✔︎ Kemplin, Alvin Gerald, SN 37-699-280, US Army, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ Mueller, Eugene Clyde, SN 0-704-040, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ ​Prather, Max Armond, SN 37-666-888, US Army Air Force, Clay Co. (St. Paul's)
​​​✔︎ ​Taylor, Loren Fay, SN 0-692-838, US Army Air Force,  Montgomery Co. (St. Paul's)
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Commentary - Unexpected County Assignment of Roster Members
  • Most names in the above lists appear because the county assigned by the War Department is not the expected county.
  • In parentheses at the end of a list item is my source database file for that roster member.
  • Two anomalies from Audubon Co. are yet to be added.