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​Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster - European Theater Deaths
  • Herein are lists of the roster dead from the Western European component of the War with Germany.​ ​
  • Each list matches the list at the bottom of the matching WWII Germany > The ETO webpage.
  • See also WWII Roster, which has links to all Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster webpages.​​
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03 - The ETO submodule  (218 dead)
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 03-01- The ETO > Normandy Campaign (14 dead)
03-01 - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day: (two dead, updated 20 Dec 2022)
  • ​The Operation Overlord naval dead are listed in The ETO Sea War webpage.​
​† Fulk, Paul Hoyt, SN 37-169-571, US Army, Page Co.
  • Co. H, 501st Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 6 Jun 1944 W of Douve River Estuary, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day.
† Kendle, Ross LaVar, SN 17-193-984, US Army, Audubon Co. & Morris Co., KS
  • Sherman tank crew member in Co. B, 743rd Tank Bn., supporting 116th Infantry Regt., 29th Inf. Div.; one of five tank battalions that landed on Normandy on D-Day, landing entirely on LCTs during D-Day's rough seas although 2/3 of their tanks had been modified to paddle to shore in calm seas; KIA 6 Jun 1944 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day.

03-01- The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy June 1944: (four dead, updated 20 Dec 2022)
† Aultz, Dorsey Everet, SN 37-189-141, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 13 Jun 1944 near Picauville, SW of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Deitchler, Edgar Kay, SN 37-118-985, US Army, Mills Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 17 Jun 1944, near Gourbesville, W. of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Pedersen, Oscar Holst (served as Holst, Oscar), SN 37-126-291, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Apr 1914 Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark; s/o Jens Holst Pedersen & Elsie Marie Jensen; immigrated to Co. Bluffs; b/o Henry H. Peterson of Co. Bluffs; bur. Herning Kirkegaard, Denmark.
  • Battery B, 320th Glider FA Bn., 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA 18 Jun 1944, near Douve River W of Ste Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Plagge, Harold W., SN O-1006609, US Army, Lake Co., IL
  • 746th Tank Bn.; DOW 9 Jun 1944 near Utah Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.

​03-01- The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy July 1944: (eight dead, updated 21 December 2022)
† 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; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944; BNR.
† Hopley, George Peter, SN O-526650, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. F, 329th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 4 Jul 1944 SW of Carentan, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Pearce, Lawrence Gilbert, SN 37-189-235, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. B, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 18 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; Battle of St. Lo. - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Pratt, Leonard Earl, SN 37-465-244, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 10 Jul 1944, near Periers, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Roach, Frederick Vincent, SN 37-190-260, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 358th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, First Army; WIA 23 Jul 1944 N of Periers & NW of St. Lo, Manche, Normandy, France; DOW 24 Jul 1944; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > July 1944.
† Schickner, Donald, SN 37-219-544, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 134th Infantry Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 17 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; Battle of St. Lo - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Shadden, Everett Willard, O-496183, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Detachment 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.; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Wells, Lester Earl, SN 37-465-227, US Army, Pott. Co..
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 13 Jul 1944 NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; The ETO > ​Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
03-02 - The ETO > Liberation  (27 dead)
03-02  - The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra: (two dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Block, Ernest August Sylvester "Sam", SN 37-120-000, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 29 Jul 1944 E of Coutances, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.
† Paulsen, Laverne Henry, SN 37-445-364, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Recon. Co., 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 29 Jul 1944 S of St. Lo, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany: (six dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • On 5 September 1944, VIII Corps was reassigned from the Third Army to the new Ninth Army.
† Crockett, Oliver Eldon, SN 37-490-415, US Army, Pott. Co. & Gentry Co., MO
  • 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 11 Sep 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Kreger, Lewis Elwin, SN 37-261-801, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 31 Aug 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Powell, Oliver Preston Jr., SN 37-420-870, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 9 Sep 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Rihner, John Jerome, SN 37-422-955, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. G, 116th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, First Army, attached to VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 3 Sep 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
  • Co. A, 12th Engr. Combat Bn., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 30 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Wright, Bruce Ware, SN 39-161-053, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 31 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - ​The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Normandy: (nine dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • When the official Normandy Campaign ended in July 1944, most of Normandy still lay in German hands.
† 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, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Baylor, Charles William, SN 37-001-796, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 134th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Aug 1944 La Metairie, near Vire, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Heilig, Kenneth Otto, SN O-1311299, US Army, Pierce Co., WA
  • 41st Inf. Bn., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; DOW 13 Aug 1944 SW of Falaise, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Kakac, Victor Otto Jr., SN 37-476-218, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. M, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Aug 1945 SE of St. Lo., Manche Dept., Normandy, France; France The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† 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 Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
​† Peterson, Harry Earl, SN 37-138-626, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 3 Aug 1944 near Avranches, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† 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, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; DOW 17 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Smith, Garland, Forsythe, SN 37-679-021, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 115th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div; KIA 11 Aug 1944 SE of St. Lo, near Vire, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Smith, Norman Franklin, SN 37-071-817, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 46th Armored Inf. Bn., 5th Armored Div., XV Corps, Third Army; KIA 10 Aug 1944 near Le Mans, Sarthe Dept., Pays de la Loire Region, France; ​The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium: (six dead, updated 31 December 2022)
† Hansen, Maurice Edward, SN 37-659-408, US Army, Audubon & Cass Cos.
  • Co. I, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; Died of Wounds 3 Sep 1944 near Saint-Quentin, Aisne Dept., northern France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Johnson, Frank Allen, SN 37-189-738, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. D, 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Aug 1944 near Seine River, NW of Paris, France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Logan, Robert John, SN 20-743-488, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop B, 113th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 113th Cavalry Gp., XIX Corps, First Army; DOW 2 Sep 1944, northern France near Tournai, Belgium; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Marshall, Warren B., SN O-1533621, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 104th Med. Bn., 29th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; WIA 14 Aug 1944 around Vire, Normandy, France; DOW 29 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
​† Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
  • 759th Tank Bn. (light), attached to 4th Cavalry Gp., VII Corps, First Army; DNB 20 Aug 1944 Orne Dept., Normandy; accident during battalion's 48-mile eastward night march; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Wilcken, Ono Ain, SN 37-472-752, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 2nd Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 15 Aug 1944 near Chartres, Eure-et-Loir Dept., France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France: (four dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Crook, Lyle William SN O-1286445, US Army, Cerro Gordo & Montgomery Cos. 
  • 146th Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 28 Aug 1944 Montelimar, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, southern France; The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
† Kloewer, Eugene John, SN 37-436-471, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 753rd Tank Bn., Seventh Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944, Burgundy area, France; The ETO > Liberation > Southern France (officially a Rhineland Campaign death as the Southern France Campaign ended 14 September).
† 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 - The ETO > Liberation > 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 - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition (41 dead)
03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944: (three dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • Most Allied dead in ETO operations in the Netherlands the operations were British, Canadian, or Polish.
† 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 15 dead (five crew and ten army airborne pathfinders heading for the Operation Market Garden drop zone N of Eindhoven, Netherlands); Operation Market Garden - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.
​† Davis, Willard Henry, SN 37-460-144, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Fremont Co., WY
  • original member of Co. A, 508th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., organized 4 Nov 1943 at Camp Mackall,, NC; parachuted from burning C-47A #42-101004 near Groesbeek, Netherlands 17 Sep 1944; KIA 19 Sep 1944 near Nijmegen, Netherlands; Battle of Nijmegen phase of Operation Market Garden - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.
† Gregg, William Arnold (served as Gregg, Barney W.), SN 37-681-006, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. A, 23rd Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., Ninth Army, attached to British VIII Corps, British Second Army; KIA 28 Oct 1944 near Neerkant, E of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands; The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944: (one dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • The remaining Fall 1944 Rhineland dead are listed in subsequent subpages.
† Coad, Ernest Dyer, SN 39-147-004, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Alameda Co., CA
  • unknown unit, assigned to First Army one day before death; KIA 22 Nov 1944, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944.

​03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > V Corps at the West Wall: (two dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Jester, Myron Edgar, SN 37-126-889, US Army, Marshall Co., KS & Cass Co.
  • ​22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944 in the Schnee Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ~25 miles E of St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of the Schnee Eifel - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > V Corps at the West Wall.
† Leonard, Stanley William, SN 37-260-819, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, 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 > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > V Corps at the West Wall.

​03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Aachen: (two dead, updated 17 Dec 2022)
† Gilmore, Burrel Gilbert, SN 39-018-679, US Army, Woodbury Co.
  • 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 8 Oct 1944 near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Aachen.
† Platt, Donald Aris, SN 37-193-185, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Oct 1944, probably near Wurm River, N of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Aachen.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Hürtgen Forest: (three dead, updated 1 Sep 2022)
† Ash, Lawrence Edward, SN 37-691-207, US Army, Marshall & Montgomery Cos.
  • Co. E, 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 in Hürtgen Forest near Vossenack, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Hürtgen Forest.
† Ellison, Melvin Isaac, SN 37-446-316, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 3rd Bn., 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army;  WIA probably near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DOW 19 Nov 1944; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Hürtgen Forest.
† Evans, Charles Harold, SN 37-486-832, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Medical Detachment, 112th Inf. Regt., 28th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; WIA, DOW 5 Nov 1944 near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Hürtgen Forest. ​​
03-03 - War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen: (four dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Hill, Jack William, SN 37-475-580, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 405th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 near Linnich, Roer River, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.
† Imrie, Donn Harold, SN 37-490-433, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 407th Inf. Regt., I02nd Inf. Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 approaching the Roer River, near Welz or Flossdorf, S of Linnich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.
† Johnson, Raymond Earl, SN O-1301648, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • 119th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, Ninth Army; wounded near Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, DOW 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.
† Nielsen, Carl Edvan, SN 39-705-841, US Army, Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Co. C, 743rd Tank Bn., attached to 30th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 22 Nov 1944 Fronhoven, N of Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; M4A3 Sherman tank assistant driver; tank lost to German anti-tank gun; War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen: (four dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† Ellison, Melvin Isaac, SN 37-446-316, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 3rd Bn., 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army;  WIA probably near Germeter, NW of Schmidt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DOW 19 Nov 1944; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Metheny, Hershel Alfred, SN 6-857-125, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 2nd Bn., 331 Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 11 Dec 1944, near Gey, SW of Düren, Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.
​​† Miller, Melvin Max, SN 37-692-104, US Army, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. C, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army (1st Bn. attached to 18th Inf. 27th & 28th); KIA 27 Nov 1944 near Langerwehe, NW of Düren, Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Morgan, Dale Leroy, SN 6-939-700, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 2nd Bn.,18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 1 Dec 1944, NE of Langerwehe, NW of Düren,  Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army: 
(eight dead, updated 30 Dec 2022)
† Anderson, Leon Edward, SN 37-128-873, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 378th Inf. Regt., 95th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 18 Nov 1944 Metz, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; Battle of Metz - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Ash, Mickiel Daniel, SN 37-196-388, US Army, Pott. & Polk Cos.
  • 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 20 Dec 1944 near German border at Obergailbach, E of Sarreguemines, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 >Lorraine/Third Army.
† Haberberger, Leonard Joseph, SN 37-490-431, US Army, Harrison & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. G, 10th Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; DNB 16 Dec 1944 near Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), W of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Hull, Edwin George, SN 37-428-239, US Army, Monona & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. A, 326th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 near Honskirich, SW of Bitche, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Kirkland, Morris Alvin, SN 37-420-864, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 377th Inf. Regt., 95th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Nov 1944 Maizières-lès-Metz, N of Metz, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; Battle of Metz - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 >Lorraine/Third Army; BNR.
† Kuehn, Russell Dale, SN 37-693-128, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near Bliesbruck, E of Sarreguemines, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 >Lorraine/Third Army.
† Ronnfeldt, Roy Robert, SN 37-189-109, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 358 Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 Pachten, near Dillingen, on Saar River N of Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Williams, Jerry Jerome, SN 37-470-962, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 101st Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Nov 1944 Hill 310, Arracourt, E of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army 
(9 dead, updated 30 Dec 2022)
  • XV Corps, initially part of the Third Army, was subordinated to Seventh Army 29 Sep 1944.
  • VI Corps, transferred from Italy, had landed in southern France in August.
† Holshuh, Charles Lewis, SN 37-126-901, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 22 Oct 1944 by shrapnel near Embermenil, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
​† Kennedy, Clair Eugene, SN 37-447-783, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 142nd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; WIA 30 Sep 1944 by shrapnel near Tendon, SE of Epinal, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; DOW 1 Oct 1944; The ETO > War of Attrition >  Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Lynch, Archie Dale, SN 37-693-884, US Army, Cass Co.
  • ​315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 24 Oct 1944 near Embermenil, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France, shrapnel wounds; The ETO > War of Attrition >  Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Pagh, Amos Christian, SN O-1325790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 14 Nov 1944, Raon L’Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Pedersen, Silas Clyde, SN O-1019087, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • 191st Tank Bn., attached to 45th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 5 Oct 1944 probably NE of Epinal near Rambervillers, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France during Seventh Army's advance eastward into the Vosges foothills; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Points, Leslie Ronald, SN 32-300-054, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 313th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944, Forêt de Parroy, E of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Snyder, Kenneth Harvey, SN 37-484-885, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944 Forêt de Parroy, near Lunéville, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Tinkham, Darl Morgan, SN 37-472-715, US Army, Montgomery Co.​
  • Co. C, 143rd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 17 Oct 1944 E of Epinal, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Vernon, Glenn Oren, SN 37-483-550, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 3 Nov 1944 St.-Die-des-Vosges, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army 
(5 dead, updated 30 Dec 2022)
  • The 3rd Infantry Division, originally with VI Corps was attached to II French Corps from 15 December to 28 January.
† Carlson, Robert Andrew, SN 39-128-015, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., II French Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 26 Dec 1944 N of Colmar Pocket, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Johnson, Melvin Wallace, SN 37-483-507, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 18 Nov 1944 Saverne Gap, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.
​ † Nielsen, Nis, SN 37-197-752, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. A, 111th Engineer Combat Bn., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 14 Dec 1944 from artillery shrapnel during German counterattack near Selestat, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Paulsen, Vernon Nels, SN O-1308538, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. H, 324th Inf. Regt., 44th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Dec 1944 approaching Maginot Line, near Siersthal, W of Bitche, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Wilson, Joseph Francis, served as Williams, Joseph L, SN O-1692505, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. M, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., II French Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 16 Dec 1944 near Kaysersburg, NW of Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.
03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge (26 dead)
03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins (four dead, updated 21 Oct 2022)
† Bish, Homer “Jack”, SN 13-009-412, US Army, Armstrong Co., PA
  • 73rd Armored Field Artillery Bn., Combat Command R, 9th Armored Div., VIII Corps, First Army; WIA Dec 1944 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; DOW 19 Dec 1944 Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† Johnson, Casper Simon, SN 37-021-372, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hennepin Co., MN
  • 14th Tank Bn., Combat Command B, 9th Armored Div., VIII Corps, First Army; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of St. Vith - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., CCB, 3rd Armored Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, Third Army; KIA 20 Dec 1944 with Task Force Lovelady, near Stavelot, SW of Malmedy, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† Schneckloth, LeRoy William, SN 17-078-891, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 3250th Signal Service Co., V Corps, 1st Army; KIA 18 Dec 1944 Hünningen, two miles NW of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.

03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Grows (one dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† Luchsinger, Stanley Dean, SN 37-455-354, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 33rd Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 23 Dec 1944 Hotton, 30 miles NW of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Grows.​

03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained (five dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† 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., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arsdorf, Luxembourg, S of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Plummer, Kenneth Frank, SN 37-680-558, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 424 Inf. Regt., 106 Inf. Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Army; attached to 7th Armored Div. at time of death; KIA 28 Dec 1944 near Manhay, W of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
  • Notes: When the German Ardennes Counteroffensive began on 16 Dec 1944, the 424th Inf. Regt. was at Winterspelt, over the German border SE of St. Vith, Belgium. The other two 106th Inf. Div. regiments, the 422nd and 423rd, in the Schnee Eifel to the north, were encircled and then surrendered on 19 December. Meanwhile, the 424th had withdrawn from Winterspelt NW across the Our River to St. Vith, where it was attached to the 7th Armored Division and joined the defense of St. Vith. Around 21 Dec, the 424th joined the American withdrawal from St. Vith further west to Manhay.
† Reifschneider, Donald Walter, SN 37-490-340, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Dec 1944 near Bütgenbach, N of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Stout, Richard Clyde, SN 37-692-125, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • unit unknown; KIA 26 Dec 1944 in Luxembourg, bullet wound; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Vermuele, Lyle W., SN 37-694-509, US Army, Carroll Co.
  • Co. B, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., III or XII Corps, Third Army; DOW 27 Dec 1944 S of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.

​03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated (16 dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† Brown, Cecil LeRoy, SN 37-697-684, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army (regiment attached to 1st Inf. Div. at time of death); KIA 24 Jan 1945 near St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Carter, Meredith M., SN O-1176509, US Army, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
  • Battery B, 14th Armored Field Artillery Bn.; 2nd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945 Dochamps, NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Hansen, Lawrence George, SN 37-120-519, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; WIA; DOW 10 Jan 1945 in hospital, Vielsalm, W of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Hansen, Robert Victor, SN 37-472-746, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945, Jenneville, W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Johnson, Myron Paul Edward (served as Johnson Myron P E), SN 37-194-564, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; captured ~ 7 Jan 1945 in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge; release date unknown; DNB 1 May 1945 in British hospital, Belgium; malnutrition & pneumonia; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Lee, Delbert Donald, SN 17-040-250, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 610th Tank Destroyer Bn., attached to 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 8 Jan 1945 Dahl, SE of Wiltz, Luxembourg; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
​† McCormick, Jack Albert, SN 20-743-489, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army, attached to 3rd Armored Div.; POW 5 Jan 1945 during German counterattack on Hill 108 near Lansival, W of Vielsalm, 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; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Muller, Harland Max, SN 37-478-022, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 194th Glider Infantry Regt., 17th Airborne Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 4 Jan 1945 W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Osler, Floyd Wayne, SN 37-476-459, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. A, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945 near Berle, Luxembourg SE of Bastogne & SW of Wiltz; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Rauterkus, Robert Richard, SN 37-483-565, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 48th Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Army; KIA 21 Jan 1945 near Born, N of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Simpson, Harold Elwood, SN 37-698-983, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. G, 329th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 12 Jan 1945 near Petite-Langlire, SW of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Taylor, Leon Francis Hough, SN 37-120-190, US Army, Polk & Harrison Cos.
  • 36th Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 3 Jan 1945 NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • 15th Tank Bn., 6th Armored Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 7 Jan 1945 E of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
  • Medical Detachment, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 11 Jan 1945, near Doncols & Sonlez, NW Luxembourg, SE of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Viether, Earl Edward, SN 36-782-812, US Army, Cass Co. & Rock Island Co., IL
  • 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; attached to 3rd Armored Div. at time of death; KIA 6 Jan 1945 near Malempre, SE of Manhay & W of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† 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 ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
03-05 - The ETO > Alsace 1945 (three dead)
03-05 - The ETO > Alsace, 1945 > Nordwind (one dead, updated 22 Jun 2022)
† Drake, Eldon C., SN 37-403-963, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. B., 25th Tank Bn., 14th Armored Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; attached to 36th Inf. Div. at time of death; KIA 7 Feb 1945 northern Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Nordwind.

03-05 - The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket (two dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div. (attached to French II Corps 15 Feb - 12 Mar), Seventh Army; KIA 24 Jan 1945 N of Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket.
† Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 28th Inf. Div., XXI Corps; KIA 1 Feb 1945 near Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket.

03-06 - The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 (nine dead)
03-06 - The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > First US Effort: (one dead, updated 27 Jan 2023)
† 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; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > First US Effort.
​
03-06 The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > Roer River Dams: (one dead, updated 27 Jan 2023)
​† Hemsted, John, SN 39-925-782, US Army, Cass Co. & Bannock Co., ID
  • Co. C, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 3 Feb 1945 in Monschau Forest between Monschau & Gemünd, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, head wound from artillery shell fragments; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > Roer River Dams.

03-06 - The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > VIII Corps to Prüm: (1 dead, updated 29 Jun 2022)
† Braden, Clyde Edward, SN 37-656-928, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
  • 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 2 Mar 1945 near Ormont, NW of Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > VIII Corps to Prüm.

03-06 - The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg: (five dead, updated 17 Dec 2022)
† Armstrong, Kenneth Burton, SN 37-735-072, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. F, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 6 Feb 1945 Luxembourg at Sauer River near German Border, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.
† Larson, Darwin Norville, SN 37-435-093, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 737th Tank Bn., attached to 5th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 23 Feb. 1945 approaching Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatine, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.
† Orr, Bertis Stanley, SN 37-118-280, US Army, Pott. Co. & Adams Co., IL
  • Co. F, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 7 Feb 1945 Luxembourg, near German Border, at Sauer River NW of Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.
† Starner, Russell Leroy, SN 37-734-909, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. K, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 13/15 Feb 1945 E of Sauer River, near Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.
 † Winslow, Fred Lute John, SN 37-693-036, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. K, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 11 Feb 1945 near Sauer and Our River junction, Luxembourg; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.

03-06 - The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XX Corps to Trier: (one dead, updated 29 Jun 2022)
† Barrett, Henry Joseph Jr., SN 37-699-275, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 301st Inf. Regt., 94th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 6 Mar 1945 near Zerf, S of Trier, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XX Corps to Trier.​
03-07 - The ETO > To The Rhine (11 dead)
03-07 - The ETO > To the Rhine > Operations Veritable & Grenade: (five dead, updated 23 Dec 2022)
† Baker, Everett Ernest, SN 17-122-788, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. L, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; DOW 26 Feb 1945 near Kreuzau, on Roer River S of Düren, Germany; The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable & Grenade.
† Braden, William Court, SN 37-465-735, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
  • Co. D, 415th Inf. Regt., 104th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Feb 1945 near Roer River, N of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable & Grenade.
† Decker, Charles Earl, SN 37-750-378, US Army, Harrison & Mills Cos.
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; DNB 28 Feb 1945 Udingen, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany;  The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable & Grenade.
† Lutz, Wilbur Leroy, SN 37-485-626, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 3 Mar 1945 near Krefeld, W of Rhine River & NW of Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable & Grenade.
† Rohrberg, Robert George, SN 37-490-420, US Army, Pott Co.
  • Co. F, 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 23 Feb 1945 near Düren, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable & Grenade.

03-07 - The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Lumberjack:  (three dead, updated 20 Dec 2022)
† Guyett, Homer Max, SN 37-734-948, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. G, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; KIA 1 Mar 1945 bet. Düren and Bonn, Germany, artillery burst; The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Lumberjack.
† Sanderson, Albert James “Beebee”, SN 37-071-522, US Army, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.
  • Co. B, 42nd Tank Bn., 11th Armored Div., XII Corps, Third Army; tank commander; KIA 19 Mar 1945 near Simmern, S of Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > To The Rhine > Operation Lumberjack. 
† Wright, David Frederick, SN 37-036-584, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • 14th Tank Bn., Combat Command B, 9th Armored Div., First Army; KIA 1 Mar 1945 in Sievernich-Mülheim area SE of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; tank hit by anti-tank shell, three crew died immediately, the two captured included David F. Wright who died of wounds soon after capture; The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Lumberjack; BNR.

03-07 - The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Undertone:  (three dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
  • Note that two of the below were casualties before Operation Undertone officially began on 15 March.
† Dinesen, Harold N., SN 37-433-094, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Battery C., 400th AAA AW Bn., Seventh Army; WIA (sic, local newspaper) 12 Mar 1945, DNB (sic, War Dept. report) 15 Mar 1945 in hospital, France; The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Undertone.
† Lindsay, William Larkin, SN 37-750-189, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 275th Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div., XXI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 16 Mar 1945 near Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Undertone.
† Rold, John Angus “Jack”, SN O-2007132, US Army, Cass Co., IA
  • Co. K, 276th Inf. Regt., 70th Inf. Div., XXI Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 8 Mar 1945 Forbach, near Saar River, Lorraine, France; The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Undertone.
03-08 - The ETO > Central Europe (22 dead)
​03-08 - The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine: (six dead, updated 22 Dec 2022)
† Burch, Robert Joseph, SN 37-478-134, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 194th Glider Inf. Regt., 17th Airborne Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Allied Airborne Army; KIA 24 Mar 1945 in Landing Zone S, E of Rhine River, N of Wesel, Germany; Operation Varsity - The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Frahm, Leonard Carl, SN 19-032-134, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945, on the Rhine at Boppard, S of Coblenz, Germany during a Rhine crossing; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Frost, Darrell Finley, SN 37-692-444, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 310th Inf. Regt.; 78th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army (Frost's battalion was attached to CC B, 9th Armored Div.); KIA 10 Mar 1945, near Linz, Remagen Bridgehead, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.​
† Hillman, Fred Albert, SN 37-734-965, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 20 Mar 1945 Remagen Bridgehead, Germany; artillery shell; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine. 
† Hoover, Everett L., SN 37-734-846, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd. Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Frankenthal on the Rhine River S of Worms, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.
† Miller, Raymond Detlef Jr., SN 37-470-777, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 395th Inf. Regt., 99th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; KIA 13 Mar 1945 E of Remagen, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.

03-08 - The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine: (seven dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
  • US ground forces deaths after the Rhine crossings through 4 April 1945.
  • First Army deaths before 25 March are in the Crossing the Rhine webpage.
† Baraks, Frederick August, served as Barracks Frederick A, SN 36-448-659, US Army, Rock Island Co., IL
  • 449th Military Police Co., unknown corps & army, 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; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine. 
† Carley, Albert Boyd, SN 37-035-663, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • 712th Tank Bn., attached to 90th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 1 Apr 1945 between Fulda & Kassel, Hesse Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
† Frazier, Arthur Thompson, SN 37-466-728, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. D; 786th Tank Bn., attached to 99th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; KIA 28 Mar 1945 near Giessen, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
† Herrell, George Walter, SN 37-699-107, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. A, 60th Armored Inf. Bn., 9th Armored Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 31 Mar 1945 attacking Luftwaffe airfield near Fritzlar, SW of Kassel, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine. 
† 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; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
​† Moore, Walter Lee, SN 37-699-139, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Mar 1945 E of the Ruhr, near Schloss Hamborn, S of Paderborn, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
† Punteney, Charles Edward (both Punteney & Puntney in army records), SN 37-699-132, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Altenkirchen, E of Bonn, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.

​​03-08 - The ETO > Central Europe > Central Germany: (one dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
​ † Henderson, Max O., SN 37-485-581, US Army, Pott. Co. & Thayer Co., NE
  • Co. K, 406th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, E of Hanover, near the Elbe River, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Central Germany.

03-08 - The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany: (eight dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
  • Note that all deaths were from Third and Seventh Army personnel.
† Browning, William Albert, SN 37-489-019, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. K, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., XXI Corps, Seventh Amy; KIA 5 Apr 1945 near Ochsenfurt, SE of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
† Cutler, Donald Lee, SN 39-603-009, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 254th Inf. Regt., 63rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Apr 1945 near Weißbach, SW of Würzburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
† Hartwig, Harold William, SN 37-260-353, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, SE Germany, near Schwartzenbach & Hof, Bavaria; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
† Kitson, Donald Edgar, SN 37-750-237, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. A, 61st Armored Inf. Bn., 10th Armored Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Apr 1945 near Wolpertshausen, E of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Battle of Heilbronn - The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
† Macalister, Bruce Richard, SN O-444938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • C.O., Co. K, 346th Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; WIA 30 Apr 1945 near Berglern, Bavaria ~ 30 miles NE of Munich; DOW 1 May 1945; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern 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; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
† Wright, Arlos Edward, SN 37-697-737, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. K, 399th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 21 Apr 1945 Waldenbronn, near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.
​† Zentz, Ervin Emory, SN 37-699-101, US Army, Pott. Co. & Valley Co., NE
  • Co. B, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; WIA 18 Apr 1945 Bavaria, Germany; DOW 21 Apr 1945 in hospital, France; Battle of Nuremberg - The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.​​
03-09 - The ETO > ETO Air War (46 dead)
03-09 - The ETO > The ETO Air War: (46 dead, updated 22 Dec 2022)
† Anderson, Virgil Wendell, SN T-003902, US Army Air Force, Buena Vista and Pott. Cos.
  • 95th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 440th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Chateaudun, Eure-et-Loir Dept., 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Bailey, Edwin Clark, SN 17-149-190, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 7th Bomb. Sqdn., 34th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Mendlesham, N. of Ipswich, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38419 Miss Betsy tail gunner w/ pilot Jacob Raver; KIA 14 Jan 1945 on mission to Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany; aircraft lost right wing due to flak and crashed NW of Bremen, 700 meters SW of village of Eggestedt; seven dead, two POW; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Benedict, George Junior, SN 37-485-642, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 731st Bomb. Sqdn., 452nd Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
†  Blaylock, John Robert “Bob” Jr., SN O-437451, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • C.O. 510th Bomb. Sqdn., 351st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Braden, Grant Nathaniel, SN O-690177, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 597th Bomb. Sqdn., 397th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Péronne, Somme Dept., E of Amiens, France; Martin B-26 Marauder #42-96162 Dottie Dee pilot; KIA 30 Jan 1945 near Courtisols, SE of Reims, Marne, France; plane crashed in a snowstorm returning from a weather reconnaissance mission; crew of four all died; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Broman, Floyd Leroy, SN 39-691-053, US Army Air Force, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE. 
  • 709th Bomb. Sqdn., 447th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based 15 miles NW of Ipswich at Rattlesdon, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-6027 radio operator w/ pilot William C. Hoyer; KIA 29 Jun 1944 over Saxony, Germany; aircraft hit by flak S of Leipzig over the oil refinery target of Böhlen, exploded and crashed eight miles east of Altenburg; eight crew members died; bombardier & tail gunner survived; The ETO > ETO Air War.
† Cargill, Lawrence Elroy, SN 37-464-353, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
  • 66th Bomb Sqdn., 44th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Shipdham Airfield, Norwich, England W of the city of Norwich; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #41-28795 radio operator w/ pilot Forest M. Musgrave; DNB 8 May 1944 near Acle, Norwich, England, between the city of Norwich and Great Yarmouth; aircraft was on a training mission preparatory to serving as a radar-equipped Pathfinder; lost control from unknown causes and crashed; two killed (Musgrave's chute didn't open and Cargill stayed with the aircraft); The ETO > The ETO Air War.
†  Cohen, Irving, SN O-771221, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 728 Bomb. Sqdn; 452 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
†  Delong, Lloyd, SN 37-117-114, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, flying Douglas A-26 Invaders, based at Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne Dept., S of Paris, France; DNB 3 Nov 1944 at Fleury-Mérogis, near Paris; head injuries from falling from a moving truck; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
†  Dideriksen, Robert Warren, SN O-2044637, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
  • 14th Photo Recon. Sqdn., 7th Recon. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
†  Downs, Thomas George, SN O-745648, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 85th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 437th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
†  Emerson, Charles Waldo, SN 37-485-764, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 418th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.  
†  Evers, Leland Junior, SN O-748386, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 730 Bomb. Sqdn., 452 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Franklin, Milburn Martin, SN O-736767, US Army Air Force, Lewis Co., WA
  • 410th Bomb. Sqdn., 94th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, E of Cambridge; Boeing B-17G #42-37821 The Sweetest One navigator w/ pilot John E. Pyles; KIA 26 Nov 1943 SE of Paris, France; aircraft rammed by German FW-109 fighter and crashed near Chevry-Cossigny in Ile-de-France Departement; of crew of ten, nine died and the tail gunner eluded capture; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
†  Friend, James Junior, SN O-746080, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 551st Bomb. Sqdn., 385th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Gallup, Eugene Maxwell, SN 39-539-448, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 578th Bomb. Sqdn., 392nd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Wendling, near East Dereham, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #41-28688 gunner w/ pilot Travis W. Griffin; KIA 24 Apr 1944; multiple engine failure on mission to Leipheim Luftwaffe air base, E of Ulm, Bavaria, Germany; entire crew of ten bailed out SW of Freudenstadt, Baden; two died; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Gustafson, Dale Eldon, SN 19-127-645, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 250th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Hartkopf, Paul Otto, SN 37-479-719, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 848th Bomb. Sqdn., 490th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Eye, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38191 Miss Mary Kay waist gunner w/ pilot Darril F. Roufs; KIA 5 Apr 1945 Goeree Overflakkee Is., SW of Rotterdam, Netherlands; aircraft hit by flak from German naval vessels in Middelharnis Harbor, crashed into water and exploded, crew of nine all dead; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
†  Holiday, Albert Henry, SN 17-029-435, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Ringgold Cos.
  • 641st Bomb. Sqdn., 409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Little Walden, Essex, England; North American A-20G Havoc #43-9703 gunner w/ pilot Joseph R. Armistead; KIA 11 Jun 1944 Uttlesford District, Essex, England; three aircraft collided after takeoff, two crashed; five died from the eight crew members of the two lost aircraft; The ETO > The ETO Air War.​
† Howard, Charles Joseph, SN O-2067716, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb Gp., Twelfth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Hunter, Gail Ray, SN 37-109-559, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 558th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Chpping Ongar, NE of London, Essex, England; Martin B-26 Marauder #41-31664 Heavenly Body flight engineer & top turret gunner w/ pilot Charles W. Schober; KIA 8 Jun 1944 S of Caen, Normandy, France; aircraft hit by flak shortly after bombing ammunition dump in Foret de Grimbosq, exploded before hitting ground; crew of seven all died; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Janss, Alfred Henry, SN T-131842, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 467th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Rackheath, NE of Norwich, Norwalk, England; Consolidated/Ford B-24H Liberator #42-52546 Southern Clipper navigator w/ pilot William E. Shinn; KIA 18 Mar 1945 over Berlin, Germany; aircraft hit by flak over target, four died from crew of ten; The ETO > The ETO Air War. 
† Kelley, Oren H., SN 17-033-747, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 43rd Troop Carrier Sqdn., 315th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Aldermaston, Berkshire, England; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota C-47A #42-23479 radio operator; DNB 17 Sep 1943; accident during joint training exercise with Royal Air Force near Great Bircham, Norfolk, England; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Kersten, Lloyd Wesley, O-819918, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 836th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-37877 pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944, Theissen, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, SW of Leipzig; shot down by flak over secondary target; seven dead, two POW; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Kussman, Edward William, SN 37-261-765, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 856 Bomb. Sqdn., 492nd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† McCord, George Melvin, SN 37-651-218, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 785th Bomb. Sqdn., 466th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-29466 Dark Rhapsody right waist gunner w/ pilot Donald C. Griffin, KIA 23 Mar 1944 over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands; mid-air collision w/ B-24 #42-52587 Shoo Shoo Baby on mission to Achmer Airfield, NW of Onsabrück, Germany; all died except two or three members off the Shoo Shoo Baby crew; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Melton, Derald William, SN 17-131-529, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 547th Bomb. Sqdn., 384th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Napier, Roy Hugh, SN O-769905, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 485th Fighter Sqdn., 370th Fighter Gp., Ninth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Narvis, Charles William, SN O-698999, US Army Air Force, Muscatine Co.
  • 375th Fighter Sqdn., 361th Fighter Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Nord, Carl Arthur, SN O-694473, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • ​852nd Bomb. Sqdn., 493rd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Debach, NE of Ipswich, Suffolk, England ; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-40471 No Love, No Nothing bombardier w/ pilot Jack G.  W. Cooper; d. 6 Jun 1944 over the English Channel; group was returning from an aborted mission to Lisieux, France; Cooper's aircraft collided with Consolidated/Ford B-24H Liberator #42-94789 Moby Dick; no survivors from combined crews of 20; The ETO > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Petrus, Richard Marvin, SN 17-148-212, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 706th Bomb. Sqdn., 466 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Pogge, George Hubert, SN O-718974, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 714th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Schaupp, Dale John, SN 17-123-462, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 600th Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Seeger, LeRoy Ernest "Roy", SN 17-131-731, US Army Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Smith, Henry Clayton, SN 37-480-433, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 494th Bomb. Sqdn., 344th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Smith, Howard Myron, SN 17-038-532, US Army Air Force, Shelby & Cass Cos.
  • ​713th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Seething, SSE of Norwich, East Anglia, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52123 engineer w/ pilot James E. Urban; KIA 11 Jan 1944 near Exloo, SE of Groningen, Netherlands; aircraft attacked by German fighters, left formation and broke in several parts, crew of ten all died; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Spedding, Edward William, SN O-767677, US Army Air Force, Oswego Co., NY
  • 409th Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Spicer, Robert Francis, SN O-693421, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 570th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30783 The Stork Club co-pilot w/ pilot Vincent De Mayo; KIA 16 Mar 1944 six miles E of Schwabish Gmund, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; aircraft attacked by Luftwaffe fighters and exploded on mission to Augsburg; eight died, two survived; The ETO > The ETO Air War.
† Stith, George Noel, SN O-697177, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 557th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force; 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Stockman, Kenneth Herman, SN 37-482-024, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 427 Bomb. Sqdn., 303 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
† Sunberg, John Linder, SN 17-123-628, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 837th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8276 radio operator w/ pilot Jack Leon; KIA 18 Mar 1945 near Massin, Germany (now Masina, Poland); aircraft damaged by flak approaching Berlin, then flew east to reach Russian-occupied territory before bailing out; John Sunberg & Leonard Marino were killed in their parachutes by Russian fighter aircraft, other seven landed safely; location where Russians buried Sunberg & Marino is unknown; The ETO > The ETO Air War; BNR.
  • Notes: In 2017, Masina citizens erected a memorial to Sunberg & Marino. See Big Pigeon's Roster Photos > Memorials or https://www.army.mil/article/184674/polish_town_honors_fallen_wwii_airmen.
† Sweeny, Duane Grant Henry, SN O-770836, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 568th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Wentz, William Findley, SN 17-069-660, US Army Air Force, Black Hawk Co. 
  • 785th Bomber Sqdn., 466th Bomber Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Wilcox, Blaine Bertrand, SN O-772098, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 613th Bomb. Sqdn. 401st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.​
† Wilcox, Stewart La Val, SN T-062027, US Army Air Force, Mills Co. & Delaware
  • 613 Bomb. Sqdn., 401 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War; BNR.
† Yergey, Stanley Allen, SN O-717010, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
  • 853th Bomb. Sqdn., 491th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, 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 > The ETO Air War.
03-10 - The ETO > The ETO Sea War: (six dead)
03-10 - The ETO > The ETO Sea War: (six 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 > The 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 > The 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 > The 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 > The 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 > The 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 > The ETO Sea War; BNR.​
03-11 - The ETO > ETO Communications Zone (13 dead)
03-11 - The ETO > The ETO Communications Zone (13 dead, updated 22 Dec 2022)
1 - Deaths Coming into Theater:
†  Koebel, Leonard Lavern, SN O-726911, US Army Air Force, Pima Co., AZ
  • 401 Bomb. Sqdn., 91st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; 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.
†  Storm, Donald William, SN O-722387, US Army Air Force, 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 while Training (Army Air Force training deaths are included in The ETO > ETO Air War.):
† Aid, Alvin Eldred, SN 37-503-126, US Army; Page & Taylor Cos.
  • ​3206th Quartermaster Service Co., based at St. Anthony, near Falmouth, Cornwall, England; KIA 28 Apr 1944 off Slapton Sands, Devon, England; on Landing Ship Tank LST-531 which was sunk by German E-boats; Operation Tiger - The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone; BNR.
​† Baker, Donald Hugh, SN 20-706-350, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., while stateside transferred to Co. K, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 6 Jun 1942 Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; railroad accident; 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.
3 - Deaths with Unknown Unit or Location:
† 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 ETO > ETO Comm. Zone. 
† 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 Hospital, 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 and death circumstances unknown; d. British Isles 14 Feb 1944; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone; BNR.
4 - Deaths after Cessation of Hostilities:
† Busey, Robert W., SN 37-467-059, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 821st Tank Destroyer Bn.; 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.