Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle American Cem.
 Source: website bigpigeon.us, webpage WW II Dead > Their Deaths > European Theater.
© 2020 by Robert A. “Bob” Christiansen, updated 23 Jan 2021.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead Roster - European Theater
  • Herein are the roster dead from the western European component of the War with Germany.​ 
  • The muliple lists match my WW II - Germany > ETO webarea organization.​
  • Each list also appears at the bottom of the matching WW II - Germany webpage.​​
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03 - ETO - European Theater of Operations (147 dead)

03-01 - Normandy Campaign (8 dead)

03-01- Normandy Campaign > D-Day, June 6:
  • I know of no one from the Pottawattamie County area who died at land on Normandy during D-Day.
  • Normandy invasion dead at sea are listed in The ETO Sea War webpage.

03-01- Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day: (nine dead, updated 21 Dec 2020)
† Aultz, Dorsey Everet, SN 37-189-141, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Jun 1944 near Picauville, SW of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Broman, Donald Norris, SN 37-485-648, US Army, Mills Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 746th Tank Bn., temporarily attached to 83rd Inf. Div.; KIA/FOD 11 Jul 1944 S of Carentan, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day; BNR.
† Deitchler, Edgar Kay, SN 37-118-985, US Army, Mills Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 17 Jun 1944, near Gourbesville, W. of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Holst, Oscar, aka Pedersen, Oscar Holst, SN 37-126-291, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery B, 320th Glider FA Bn., 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA 18 Jun 1944, near Douve River, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Plagge, Harold W., SN O-1006609, US Army, Lake Co., IL
  • 746th Tank Bn.; DOW 9 Jun 1944 near Utah Beach, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Pratt, Leonard Earl, SN 37-465-244, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div.; KIA 10 Jul 1944, near Periers, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Schickner, Donald, SN 37-219-544, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 134th Infantry Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 17 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Shadden, Everett Willard, O-496183, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Det. 7, 166th Signal Photo. Co.; KIA 22 Jul 1944, near La Haye, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; combat photographer; mortar burst while with 90th Inf. Div.; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.
† Wells, Lester Earl, SN 37-465-227, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Jul 1944 NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; Normandy Campaign > Normandy after D-Day.

03-02 - France Liberated (21 dead)

03-02 - France Liberated > Normandy Breakout: (seven dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Bailey, Jack Carl, SN 37-356-705, US Army, Pott Co. & Cheyenne Co., NE
  • Co. E, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div. (part of 2nd Bn. attached to 4th Inf. Div.); KIA 8 Aug 1944 NE of Avranches, Normandy, France; France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.
† Block, Ernest August Sylvester "Sam", SN 37-120-000, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 29 Jul 1944 E of Coutances, Normandy; Operation Cobra - France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.
† Kakac, Victor Otto Jr., SN 37-486-218, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. M, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Aug 1945 SE of St. Lo., Normandy, France; France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.
† Moss, Herman Albert, SN 37-141-303, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. L, 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Aug 1944 SE of St. Lo, near Tinchebray, Orne, Normandy, France; France Liberated > Northern France.
† Paulsen, Laverne Henry, SN 37-445-364, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Recon. Co., 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div.; KIA 29 Jul 1944 S of St. Lo, Normandy, France; France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.
​† Peterson, Harry Earl, SN 37-138-626, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 3 Aug 1944 near Avranches, Normandy, France; France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.
† Renteria, Martin, SN 37-261-777, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div.; WIA 1 Aug 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; DOW 17 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; France Liberated > Normandy Breakout.

03-02 - France Liberated > Northern France: (eleven dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Crockett, Oliver Eldon, SN 37-490-415, US Army, Pott. Co. & Gentry Co., MO
  • 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.; KIA 11 Sep 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.
† Johnson, Frank Allen, SN 37-189-738, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. D, 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div.; KIA 26 Aug 1944 near Seine River, NW of Paris, France; France Liberated > Northern France.
† Kreger, Lewis Elwin, SN 37-261-801, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Aug 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.
† Logan, Robert John, SN 20-743-488, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop B, 113th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 113th Cavalry Recon. Gp.; DOW 2 Sep 1944, northern France near Tournai, Belgium; France Liberated > Northern France.
† Marshall, Warren B., SN O-1533621, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 104th Med. Bn., 29th Inf. Div.; WIA 14 Aug 1944 Normandy or Brittany, France; DOW 29 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; France Liberated > Northern France.
​† Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
  • 759th Tank Bn. (light); DNB 20 Aug 1944 Orne, Normandy; accident during battalion's 48-mile eastward night march; France Liberated > Northern France.
† Powell, Oliver Preston Jr., SN 37-420-870, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Sep 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.
† Rihner, John Jerome, SN 37-422-955, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. G, 116th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div.; KIA 3 Sep 1944 Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.
† Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
  • Co. A, 12th Engr. Combat Bn., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.
† Wilcken, Ono Ain, SN 37-472-752, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 2nd Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Aug 1944 near Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France; France Liberated > Northern France.
† Wright, Bruce Ware, SN 39-161-053, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.

03-02 - France Liberated > Southern France: (three dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Kloewer, Eugene John, SN 37-436-471, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 753rd Tank Bn., Seventh Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944, Burgundy area, France; France Liberated > Southern France.
† Reynolds, Elmer Dale, SN 37-483-681, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Aug 1944 near St. Tropez, southern France; Operation Dragoon - France Liberated > Southern France.
† Spark, Albert Johann, SN 37-035-953, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; DOW 17 Aug 1944, near St. Tropez, southern France; Operation Dragoon - France Liberated > Southern France.

03-03 - Arnhem & Antwerp (1 dead)

03-03 - Arnhem & Antwerp > Arnhem - Market Garden: (one dead)
† Brazzle, Delbert Sherman, SN 37-468-247, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. A, 501st Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 17 Sep 1944 over Retie, 30 miles E of Antwerp, Belgium; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100981 shot down by flak; all five crew and ten army airborne pathfinders heading for the Market Garden drop zone N of Eindhoven, Netherlands dead; Arnhem & Antwerp > Arnhem - Market Garden.

03-03 - Arnhem & Antwerp > Antwerp (no dead)
  • Most combat in the Antwerp area was by Canadian forces. V2 attacks killed some Americans.

03-04 - The ETO > Rhineland 1944: (13 dead)

† Coad, Ernest Dyer, SN 39-147-004, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Alameda Co., CA
  • unknown unit, First Army (assigned to First Army one day before death); KIA 22 Nov 1944, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Dodson, Harry John, SN 17-165-668, US Army, Mills Co.
  • HQ Co., 2nd Bn. 32nd Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 13 Oct 1944 near Stolberg, E. of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Ellison, Melvin Isaac, SN 37-446-316, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 3rd Bn., 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div.;  WIA probably near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DOW 19 Nov 1944; Battle of the Hürtgen Forest - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Evans, Charles Harold, SN 37-486-832, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Medical Detachment, 112th Inf. Regt., 28th Inf. Div.; WIA, DOW 5 Nov 1944 near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Battle of Hürtgen Forest - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Gilmore, Burrel Gilbert, SN 39-018-679, US Army, Woodbury Co.
  • 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 8 Oct 1944 near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Hill, Jack William, SN 37-475-580, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 405th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., Ninth Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 near Linnich, Roer River, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Imrie, Donn Harold, SN 37-490-433, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 407th Inf. Regt., I02nd Inf. Div.; KIA 30 Nov 1944 near Linnich, approaching the Roer River, NE of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Johnson, Raymond Earl, SN O-1301648, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • 119th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div.; wounded near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, DOW 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Leonard, Stanley William, SN 37-260-819, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., First Army; KIA 16 Sep 1944 in the Schnee Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ~25 miles E of St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of the Schnee Eifel - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Metheny, Hershel Alfred, SN 6-857-125, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 331 Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div.; KIA 11 Dec 1944, near Gey, Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
​​† Miller, Melvin Max, SN 37-692-104, US Army, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. C, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1944 Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Morgan, Dale Leroy, SN 6-939-700, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Dec 1944 near Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.
† Nielsen, Carl Edvan, SN 39-705-841, US Army, Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Co. C, 743rd Tank Bn., First Army; KIA 22 Nov 1944 Fronhoven, NE of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; M4A3 Sherman tank asst. driver; tank lost to German anti-tank gun; Operation Queen - The ETO > Rhineland 1944.

03-05 - Lorrraine & Alsace (18 Dead)
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03-05 - Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign: (eight dead, updated 24 Jan 2021)
† Ash, Mickiel Daniel, SN 37-196-388, US Army, Pott. & Polk Cos.
  • 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div.; KIA 20 Dec 1944 near German border at Obergailbach, E of Sarreguemines, Moselle Dept., France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Haberberger, Leonard Joseph, SN 37-490-431, US Army, Harrison & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. G, 10th Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div.; DNB 16 Dec 1944 near Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), W of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Hull, Edwin George, SN 37-428-239, US Army, Monona & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. A, 326th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 near Honskirich, SW of Bitche, NE France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Kirkland, Morris Alvin, SN 37-420-864, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 377th Inf. Regt., 95th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 9 Nov 1944 S of Metz, Lorraine, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign; BNR.
† Points, Leslie Ronald, SN 32-300-054, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 313th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 Sep 1944, Forêt de Parroy, E of Nancy, Lorraine, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Ronnfeldt, Roy Robert, SN 37-189-109, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 358 Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 6 Dec 1944 Pachten, near Dillingen, on Saar River, N of Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Snyder, Kenneth Harvey, SN 37-484-885, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 Sep 1944 Foret de Parroy, near Lunéville, SE of Nancy, Lorraine, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.
† Williams, Jerry Jerome, SN 37-470-962, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 101st Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Nov 1944 S of Metz, Lorraine, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Lorraine Campaign.

03-05 - Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign (ten dead, updated 23 Jan 2021)
† Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 24 Jan 1945 N of Colmar, Alsace, France; Colmar Pocket - Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 28th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Feb 1945 near Colmar, Alsace, France; Reduction of Colmar Pocket - Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Dinesen, Harold N., SN 37-433-094, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Battery C., 400th AAA AW Bn., Seventh Army; DNB 15 Mar 1945 in hospital, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Johnson, Melvin Wallace, SN 37-483-507, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div.; DOW 18 Nov 1944 Saverne Gap, Alsace, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Nielsen, Nis, SN 37-197-752, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. A, 111th Engineer Combat Bn., 36th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 14 Dec 1944 from artillery shrapnel during German counterattack near Selestat, Alsace, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Pagh, Amos Christian, SN O-1325790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div.; KIA 14 Nov 1944, Raon L’Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Paulsen, Vernon Nels, SN O-1308538, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. H, 324th Inf. Regt., 44th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 8 Dec 1944 approaching Maginot Line, near Siersthal, W of Bitche, NE France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Pedersen, Silas Clyde, SN O-1019087, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • 191st Tank Bn., attached to 45th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 5 Oct 1944 probably NE of Epinal near Rambervillers, Vosges, France during Seventh Army's advance eastward into the Vosges foothills; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Vernon, Glenn Oren, SN 37-483-550, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 3 Nov 1944 St.-Die-des-Vosges, Alsace, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.
† Wilson, Joseph Francis, served as Williams, Joseph L, SN O-1692505, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. M, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 16 Dec 1944 near Kaysersburg, NW of Colmar, Alsace, France; Lorraine & Alsace > Alsace Campaign.

03-06 - Ardennes/Bulge (18 dead)

03-06 - Ardennes/Bulge Overview > Ardennes/Bulge Details (eighteen dead)
† Bish, Homer “Jack”, SN 13-009-412, US Army, Armstrong Co., PA
  • 73rd Armored FA Bn., Combat Command R, 9th Armored Div., First Army; WIA Dec 1944 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; DOW 19 Dec 1944 Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Carter, Meredith M., SN O-1176509, US Army, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
  • Battery B, 14th Armored Field Artillery Bn.; 2nd Armored Div.; KIA 9 Jan 1945 Dochamps, NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Hansen, Lawrence George, SN 37-120-519, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; WIA; DOW 10 Jan 1945 in hospital, Vielsalm, W of St. Vith, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Hansen, Robert Victor, SN 37-472-746, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div; KIA 9 Jan 1945, Jenneville, W of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Humes, William A., SN O-450902, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • C.O., 543 Signal Depot Co., Signal Depot S-891, Paris, France; WIA by V-2 rocket en route to Liege, Belgium; DOW 16 Dec 1944, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge. 
† Johnson, Casper Simon, SN 37-021-372, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hennepin Co., MN
  • 14th Tank Bn., 9th Armored Div.; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of St. Vith - The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Luchsinger, Stanley Dean, SN 37-455-354, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 33rd Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 23 Dec 1944 Hotton, 30 miles NW of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.​
† McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 20 Dec 1944 with Task Force Lovelady, near Stavelot, SW of Malmedy, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† McLoud, James Fredrick , served as Long Fred O, SN 37-442-043, US Army, Pott. Co. & Washington Co., OK
  • 328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div.; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arsdorf, Luxembourg, S of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.​
† Osler, Floyd Wayne, SN 37-476-459, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. A, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Jan 1945 in Luxembourg SE of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.​
† Plummer, Kenneth Frank, SN 37-680-558, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 424 Inf. Regt., 106 Inf. Div.; KIA 28 Dec 1944 near Manhay, W of St. Vith, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Rauterkus, Robert Richard, SN 37-483-565, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 48th Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div.; KIA 21 Jan 1945 near Born, N of St. Vith, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Schneckloth, LeRoy William, SN 17-078-891, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 3250th Signal Services Co., V Corps, 1st Army; KIA 18 Dec 1944 Hünningen, SE of Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium; Battle of Elsenborn Ridge - The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Taylor, Leon Francis Hough, SN 37-120-190, US Army, Polk & Harrison Cos.
  • 36th Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 3 Jan 1945 NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 36th Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 3 Jan 1945 NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
  • Medical Detachment, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 11 Jan 1945, near Doncols & Sonlez, NW Luxembourg, SE of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.​
† Vermuele, Lyle W., SN 37-694-509, US Army, Carroll Co.
  • Co. B, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div.; DOW 27 Dec 1944 S of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.
† Walling, Garrett Alma, SN 2-074-538, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 506th Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 14 Jan 1945 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; The Ardennes/Battle of the Bulge.

03-07 - Rhineland Campaign 1945 (12 dead)

​03-07 - Rhineland Campaign 1945 > Ninth & First Armies: (five dead, updated 29 Oct 2020)
† Decker, Charles Earl, SN 37-750-378, US Army, Harrison & Mills Cos.
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., DNB 28 Feb 1945 Udingen, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany;  Rhineland 1945 > Ninth & First Armies.
† Guyett, Homer Max, SN 37-734-948, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. G, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Mar 1945 bet. Düren and Bonn, Germany, artilley burst; Rhineland 1945 > Ninth & First Armies.
† Lutz, Wilbur Leroy, SN 37-485-626, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div.; KIA 3 Mar 1945 near Krefeld, W of Rhine River & NW of Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Ninth & First Armies.
† Patton, John A., SN 37-463-856, US Army, Page Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Co. F, 504th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., attached to First Army; KIA 2 Feb 1945, Siegfried Line, near Udenbreth SE of Monshau, North Rhineland-Westphalia, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Ninth & First Armies.
† Rohrberg, Robert George, SN 37-490-420, US Army, Pott Co.
  • Co. F, 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA 23 Feb 1945 near Düren, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Ninth & First Armies.

03-07 - Rhineland Campaign 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies:  (eight dead, updated 3 Jan 2021)
† Armstrong, Kenneth Burton, SN 37-735-072, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. F, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 6 Feb 1945 Luxembourg, near German Border, at Sauer River NW of Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
† Barrett, Henry Joseph Jr., SN 37-699-275, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 301st Inf. Regt., 94th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 6 Mar 1945 near Zerf, S of Trier, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
† Lindsay, William Larkin, SN 37-750-189, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 275th Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 16 Mar 1945 near Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
† Orr, Bertis Stanley, SN 37-118-280, US Army, Pott. Co. & Adams Co., IL
  • Co. F, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 7 Feb 1945 Luxembourg, near German Border, at Sauer River NW of Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
† Rold, John Angus “Jack”, SN O-2007132, US Army, Cass Co., IA
  • Co. K, 276th Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; DOW 8 Mar 1945 Forbach, near Saar River, Lorraine, France; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
† Sanderson, Albert James “Beebee”, SN 37-071-522, US Army, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.
  • Co. B, 42nd Tank Bn., 11th Armored Div., Third Army; tank commander; KIA 19 Mar 1945 near Simmern, S of Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies. 
† Starner, Russell Leroy, SN 37-734-909, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. K, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 13/15 Feb 1945 E of Sauer River, near Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany; attack on Siegfried Line - Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.
 † Winslow, Fred Lute John, SN 37-693-036, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. K, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 11 Feb 1945 near Sauer and Our River junction, Luxembourg; Rhineland 1945 > Third & Seventh Armies.

03-08 - Central Europe (20 dead)

03-08 - Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine: (six dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Burch, Robert Joseph, SN 37-478-134, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 194th Glider Inf. Regt., 17th Airborne Div.; KIA 24 Mar 1945 in Landing Zone S, E of Rhine River, N of Wesel, Germany; Operation Varsity - Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Frahm, Leonard Carl, SN 19-032-134, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945, on the Rhine at Boppard, S of Coblenz, Germany during a Rhine crossing; Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Frost, Darrell Finley, SN 37-692-444, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 310th Inf. Regt.; 78th Inf. Div., First Army; KIA 10 Mar 1945, Remagen Bridgehead, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.​
† Hillman, Fred Albert, SN 37-734-965, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 20 Mar 1945 Remagen Bridgehead, Germany by an artillery shell; Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine. 
† Hoover, Everett L., SN 37-734-846, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd. Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Frankenthal on the Rhine River S of Worms, Germany; Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Miller, Raymond Detlef Jr., SN 37-470-777, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 395th Inf. Regt., 99th Inf. Div., First Army; KIA 13 Mar 1945 E of Remagen, Germany; Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.

03-08 - Central Europe > Central Germany: (sixteen dead, updated 19 Jan 2021)
† Baraks, Frederick August, served as Barracks Frederick A, SN 36-448-659, US Army, Rock Island Co., IL
  • 449th Military Police Co., assigned to unknown corps, landed at Utah Beach 6 Jun 1944, served in the Battle of the Bulge; WIA early Apr 1945, KIA (sic) 4 Apr 1945, death location unknown; Central Europe > Central Germany. 
† Browning, William Albert, SN 37-489-019, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. K, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div.; KIA 5 Apr 1945 near Ochsenfurt, SE of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Carley, Albert Boyd, SN 37-035-663, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • 712th Tank Bn., Seventh Army; KIA 1 Apr 1945 in Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Cutler, Donald Lee, SN 39-603-009, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 254th Inf. Regt., 63rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 8 Apr 1945 near Weißbach, SW of Würzburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Frazier, Arthur Thompson, SN 37-466-728, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. D; 786th Tank Bn., attached to 99th Inf. Div.; KIA 28 Mar 1945 near Giessen, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Hartwig, Harold William, SN 37-260-353, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, SE Germany, near Schwartzenbach & Hof, Bavaria; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Henderson, Max O., SN 37-485-581, US Army, Pott. Co. & Thayer Co., NE
  • Co. K, 406th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., Ninth Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, E of Hanover, near the Elbe River, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Herrell, George Walter, SN 37-699-107, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. A, 60th Armored Inf. Bn., 9th Armored Div., First Army; KIA 31 Mar 1945 attacking Luftwaffe airfield near Fritzlar, SW of Kassel, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany. 
† Macalister, Bruce Richard, SN O-444938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • C.O., Co. K, 346th Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div.; WIA 30 Apr 1945 near Berglern, Bavaria ~ 30 miles NE of Munich; DOW 1 May 1945; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† McCormick, Jack Albert, SN 20-743-489, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div.; captured 5 Jan 1945 during German counterattack on Hill 108 near Lansival, W of Vielsam, Belgium; perhaps processed at POW camp Stalag 12A, Limberg, E of Koblenz, Germany and then transferred to Stalag 9B, Bad Orb, NE of Hanau, Germany; DNB 3 Mar 1945; pneumonia; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Mead, John Lincoln, SN 31-374-517, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hillsborough Co., NH
  • Field Artillery, unit unknown; KIA 26 Mar 1945 unknown location in Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
​† Moore, Walter Lee, SN 37-699-139, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., First Army; KIA 30 Mar 1945 E of the Ruhr, near Schloss Hamborn, S of Paderborn, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Punteney, Charles Edward (both Punteney & Puntney in army records), SN 37-699-132, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., First Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Altenkirchen, E of Bonn, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Swanson, Jack Leonard, SN 37-652-893, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop B, 116th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 101st Cavalry Gp., Seventh Army; KIA 16 Apr 1945 Bavaria, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
​​† Wright, Arlos Edward, SN 37-697-737, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. K, 399th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div.; KIA 21 Apr 1945 Waldenbronn, near Stuttgart, Germany; Central Europe > Central Germany.
† Zentz, Ervin Emory, SN 37-699-101, US Army, Pott. Co. & Valley Co., NE
  • Co. B, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; WIA 18 Apr 1945 Bavaria, Germany; DOW 21 Apr 1945 in hospital, France; Battle of Nuremberg - Central Europe > Central Germany.​

03-09 - The ETO > ETO Air War: (31 dead, updated 21 Jan 2021)

† Anderson, Virgil Wendell, SN T-003902, USAAF, Buena Vista and Pott. Cos.
  • 95th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 440th Troop Carrier Gp., 9th AF; based at Chateaudun, NW of Orleans, France; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100906 co-pilot; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near St. Hubert, W of Bastogne, Belgium; flak brought plane down during glider tow mission carrying supplies to Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge; three dead, two survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Benedict, George Junior, SN 37-485-642, USAAF, Mills Co.
  • b. 16 Sep 1921 Tabor, Fremont Co.; s/o Fenton Eber Benedict & Clara E. Lee; family moved to rural Hastings, Mills Co. in late 1920s; worked for North American Aviation in Inglewood, CA in early 1940s; entered service 4 Oct 1943 from Rt 1, Hastings; m. Twyla L. Carter of Iowa Nov 1944 in El Paso, TX; bur. Hastings Cem.
  • 731st Bomb. Sqdn., 452nd Bomb Gp., 8th AF, based at Doepham Green, Norfolk, England; B-17G #44-8015 Johnny Reb w/ pilot William T. Emmet II; KIA Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Bavaria, near Ulm, Germany, 22 Feb 1945; plane broke apart approaching the target in overcast conditions; seven died, three survived; The ETO > ETO Air War.
†  Blaylock, John Robert “Bob” Jr., SN O-437451, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • C.O. 510th Bomb. Sqdn., 351st Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-37731 pilot; KIA 31 Dec 1943 near Royan, SW France; plane shot down after raid on Bordeaux, parachute failed; The ETO > ETO Air War.
†  Cohen, Irving, SN O-771221, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 728 Bomb. Sqdn; 452 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Deopham Green, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortess #42-97534 pilot; KIA on his first mission 25 Nov 1944 over Harren, N of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; plane exploded in mid-air after direct flak hit, seven crew dead, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
†  Delong, Lloyd, SN 37-117-114, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 409th Bomb. Gp., 9th AF, flying Douglas A-26 Invaders, based at Bretigny, S of Paris, France; DNB 3 Nov 1944 at Fleury-Mérogis, near Paris; head injuries from falling from a moving truck; The ETO > ETO Air War.
†  Dideriksen, Robert Warren, SN O-2044637, USAAF, Pott. & Page Cos.
  • 14th Photo Recon. Sqdn., 7th Recon. Gp., 8th AF, based at Mount Farm, N of Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England; British Supermarine PR Mk XI Spitfire #PL790 pilot; KIA 15 Jun 1944 near Paris, France; shot down by German Me-109s; The ETO > ETO Air War.
†  Downs, Thomas George, SN O-745648, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 85th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 437th Troop Carrier Gp., 9th AF, based at Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #43-15655 pilot; DNB 27 Aug 1944 at landing field ALG A-22 near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France; crashed while landing, four dead; The ETO > ETO Air War.
†  Emerson, Charles Waldo, SN 37-485-764, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 418th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; based at Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37517 Heaven Can Wait tail gunner; WIA 11 Sep 1944 over Ruhland, N of Dresden, Germany; DOW 30 Sep 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > ETO Air War.  
†  Evers, Leland Junior, SN O-748386, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 730 Bomb. Sqdn., 452 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Deopham Green, Norfolk, England; Boeing B17-G Flying Fortress #42-31334 pilot; KIA 12 Apr 1944 over North Sea; plane ditched returning from mission, six dead; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
†  Friend, James Junior, SN O-746080, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 551st Bomb. Sqdn., 385th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30822 Dorsal Queen co-pilot w/ pilot Delmer Gray; KIA 25 Feb 1944 over Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; mid-air explosion from flak, seven dead, three POW; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Gustafson, Dale Eldon, SN 19-127-645, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 250th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; stationed at Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-102611 left waist gunner; KIA 27 Jun 1944 near Great Yarmouth, England, plane lost during training flight; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
† Howard, Charles Joseph, SN 17-131-392 & O-2067716, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb Gp., 12th AF, based at Dijon-Longvic, Burgundy, France; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96326 copilot; KIA 26 Apr 1945 near target of Neuburg an der Donau, between Munich and Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Kersten, Lloyd Wesley, O-819918, USAAF, Harrison Co.
  • 836th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-37877 pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944, Theissen Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, SW of Leipzig, Germany; shot down by flak over secondary target; seven dead, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Kussman, Edward William, SN 37-261-765, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 856 Bomb. Sqdn., 492nd Bomb. Gp., 8th AF; based at North Pickenham, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-50331 waist gunner w/ pilot Henry L. Polansky; KIA 31 Mar 1945, near Kirkwall, Orkney Is., Scotland; plane lost power and crashed returning from aborted Operation Carpetbagger mission; 13 dead included six Norwegian Special Forces members; one survivor; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† McCord, George Melvin, SN 37-651-218, USAAF, Harrison Co.
  • 785th Bomb. Sqdn., 466th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-29466 right waist gunner, KIA 23 Mar 1944 over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands; mid-air collision; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Melton, Derald William, SN 17-131-529, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 547th Bomb. Sqdn., 384th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Grafton-Underwood, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-10783 bombardier; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arenberg, E of Koblenz, Germany; plane lost rear section from flak & crashed, eight dead, two survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Napier, Roy Hugh, SN O-769905, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 485th Fighter Sqdn., 370th Fighter Gp., 9th AF, based at Florennes-Juzaine, Belgium, ~70 miles S of Brussels; Lockheed P-38J Lightning #42-67822 pilot; KIA 3 Jan 1945; aircraft crash; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Narvis, Charles William, SN O-698999, USAAF, Muscatine Co.
  • 375th Fighter Sqdn., 361th Fighter Gp., 8th AF, based at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England; North American P-51 Mustang #44-14226 Babe pilot; KIA 2 Nov 1944 10 miles E of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Petrus, Richard Marvin, SN 17-148-212, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 706th Bomb. Sqdn., 466 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Bungay/Flixton, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-50790 tail gunner; KIA 11 Apr 1945 SW of Bungay/Flixton; two returning bombers collided, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Pogge, George Hubert, SN O-718974, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 714th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Seething, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-95134 Lady Margaret navigator w/ pilot Francis Bodkin; KIA 26 Aug 1944 en route to Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; plane brought down by flak 7 miles W of Ludwigshafen; six died, four survived; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Schaupp, Dale John, SN 17-123-462, USAAF, Harrison Co.
  • 600th Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Nuthamstead, Hampshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97339 flight engineer/top turret gunner; KIA 19 May 1944 near Berlin, Germany; plane hit by flak and by debris from an overhead plane; eight died, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Seeger, LeRoy Ernest "Roy", SN 17-131-731, USAAF, Mills Co.
  • 838th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; B-17G #42-98013 flight engineer/top turret gunner w/ pilot Clement J. Kochzynski; KIA 14 Jan 1945 near Ventschau, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ESE of Lüneburg, Germany returning from mission to Onsabrück or Magdeburg; collision with another B-17; plane left formation, exploded in mid-air and spiraled to the ground; four dead, five POWs; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Smith, Henry Clayton, SN 37-480-433, USAAF, Mills Co.
  • 494th Bomb. Sqdn., 344th Bomb. Gp., 9th AF, based at Stansted, near Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; Martin B-26G5 Marauder #43-34406 tail gunner; KIA 23 Sep 1944 near Venlo, SE Netherlands; plane shot down by flak; two crew may have survived, remaining four died; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Spedding, Edward William, SN O-767677, USAAF, Oswego Co., NY
  • 409th Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Hartwick, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-109815 co-pilot w/ pilot Eldon C. Frobish; KIA 5 Nov 1944 near Voslapp N of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany; plane crashed while participating in a raid on Misburg, E of Hanover, Germany (probable target was oil refineries); one survived, three bodies found & buried by Germans, five died in the water; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Stith, George Noel, SN O-697177, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 557th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., 9th AF; based at Clastres, France, E of Amiens; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96309 pilot; KIA 23 Dec 1944, near Bastogne, Belgium; plane returning from bombing mission over Hagen, Germany, crashed from flak; three killed, four POW; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Stockman, Kenneth Herman, SN 37-482-024, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 427 Bomb. Sqdn., 303 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38057 radio operator; KIA 9 Nov 1944 near Molesworth Air Base; mid-air collision while assembling for raid over Schweinfurt, one survivor; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Sweeny, Duane Grant Henry, SN O-770836, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 568th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-32026 'Tis a Mystery pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944 over North Sea; plane iced up & crashed near beginning of mission to Kassel, Germany; all nine crew dead; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
† Wentz, William Findley, SN 17-069-660, USAAF, Black Hawk Co. 
  • 785th Bomber Sqdn., 466th Bomber Gp., 8th AF, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52555 Ol' Tom Cat flight engineer; KIA 9 May 1944 on mission to Tutow, E of Rostock, Germany, ditched in North Sea, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
† Wilcox, Blaine Bertrand, SN O-772098, USAAF, Mills Co.
  • 613th Bomb. Sqdn. 401st Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Dennethorpe, Northhampshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31801 Son-of-a-Blitz bombardier; KIA 7 Oct 1944, over Politz, between Hamburg & Lubeck, Germany, destroyed by flak, all nine died; The ETO > ETO Air War.​
† Wilcox, Stewart La Val, SN T-062027, USAAF, Mills Co. & Delaware
  • 613 Bomb. Sqdn., 401 Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Dennethorpe, Northhampshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-32005 co-pilot; KIA 24 Jul 1944 English Channel, plane caught fire returning from raid over St. Lo, Normandy, France (first day of carpet bombing preliminary to Operation Cobra); all nine bailed out over English Channel, all rescued except for Flight Officer Stewart Wilcox; The ETO > ETO Air War; BNR.
† Yergey, Stanley Allen, SN O-717010, USAAF, Douglas Co., NE
  • 853th Bomb. Sqdn., 491th Bomb. Gp., 8th AF, based at Metfield, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #44-10485 Dorty Treek bombardier; KIA 26 Nov 1944, shot down between Sarstedt and Heisede, S of Hanover, Germany; four dead, Lt. Yergey's remains found in the plane; The ETO > ETO Air War.

03-10 - The ETO > ETO Sea War: (6 dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)

† Arkfeld, Francis Felix, SN 621-46-99, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Landing Craft Tank LCT-486; KIA 7 Jun 1944, craft sunk by a mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Jorgensen, George Eugene Jr., SN 316-86-64, US Navy, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • Navy signalman on Army tanker Y-17 carrying aviation fuel from Hamble-le-Rice, near Southampton SW of London to the Antwerp, Belgium area; KIA 9 Apr 1945 off Ostend, Belgium; Y-17 sunk by torpedo from German midget submarine U-5309; no survivors among the 18 crew members; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Saunders, Robert William, SN 316-91-16, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Landing Craft Tank LCT-305; KIA 6 Jun 1944 off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; LCT-305 hit a mine but completed its mission, only one dead; D-Day, first day of Battle of Normandy - The ETO > ETO Sea War.
† Svenningsen, Elmer Lawrence, SN 31-461-349, US Army, Pott. Co. & Fairfield Co., CT
  • 362nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Swanson, Charles Edward Jr., SN 17-082-496, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 262nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Welbourn, Eldred Orville, SN 37-484-888, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 262nd Inf. Regt. 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.​
    
03-11 - The ETO > ETO Communications Zone (10 dead)

1 - Deaths Coming into Theater: (three dead, updated 30 Dec 2020)
†  Koebel, Leonard Lavern, SN O-726911, USAAF, Pima Co., AZ
  • 401 Bomb. Sqdn., 91st Bomb. Gp.; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #41-24451 bombardier; DNB 3 Oct 1942 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; crash en route from US, eight died, two survived; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Soe, Jens Folmer, SN O-903833, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. F or D, 322nd Engr. Regt., Newport, England; DNB 22/23 Aug 1942, gunshot wound; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
†  Storm, Donald William, SN O-722387, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-51295 navigator w/ pilot Darwin D. Gant; DNB 21 Jul 1944 en route to England between Bluie West 1, Greenland and Meeks Field, Iceland; probable ditching, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Comm Zone; BNR.
2 - Deaths with Unknown Unit or Location: (three dead, updated 1 Nov 2020)
† McDowell, Elmer Ross, SN 6-557-377, US Army, Fresno Co., CA
  • 3597 Quartermaster Truck Co.; KIA 2 Jan 1945, France (sic) (RAC: possibly accident in Chiligny, Lorraine, France, as Third Army moved supplies from Lorraine north into the Ardennes); The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
†  Mickey, Paul Leo “Leo”, SN 37-118-215, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 714 Engineer Depot Co.; DNB 2 Dec 1944, 166th General Hosp., France (location unknown); accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Seeley, James Lowell, SN 648-06-51, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Earlier service on Destroyer Tender USS Melville (AD-2); unit & location at death unknown; d. British Isles 14 Feb 1944; ETO > ETO Comm. Zone; BNR.
3 - Deaths after Cessation of Hostilities: (four dead, updated 5 Oct 2020)
† Busey, Robert W., SN 37-467-059, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 821st Tank Destroyer Bn., 29th Inf. Div.; DNB 27 Jun 1945 Deichshausen, N of Bremen, Germany, accidental gunshot wound; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† McIntosh, Alvia Marion, SN 37-693-543, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Army Transportation Corps, units mentioned are 62nd Transportation Bn. & 9th T. R. G.; DNB 14 Jun 1945 at Dudweiler, near Saarbrücken, Germany; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Putnam, Robert Edward, SN O-1318929, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; DNB 20 Nov 1945, Sulzbach, E of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; handgun accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Waters, James Martin, SN 37-445-422, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • 66th & 396th Armored FA Bns.; DNB 5 Oct 1945 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; head injury from jeep accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.