bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead > Death Locations > Guadalcanal to Peleliu, © 2023 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 6 Nov 2023.
WWII Japan units covered: South & Southwest Pacific (42 dead), North Pacific (5 dead), Central Pacific (16 dead). Total dead 63.
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​05 - WWII Japan > South & Southwest Pacific (42 dead, updated 6 August 2023)
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​05-01 - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War:  (21 dead, updated 7 Feb 2024)
† Beckendorf, Orville Leroy, SN 316-41-64, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459); KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Laffey hit by 14” shell from Japanese battleship Hiei & torpedo, then exploded & sank; 59 dead, 186 survivors; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Briggs, Orval Pershing, SN 321-39-62, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • USS Atlanta (CL-51); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbottom Sound N of Guadalcanal; ship scuttled after extensive damage during nighttime action from a Japanese torpedo, Japanese gunfire and friendly fire from the USS San Francisco; 172 crew members plus an unknown number of Admiral Scott's staff died; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Bradley, Donald James, SN 648-39-86, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Attack Transport USS McCawley (APA-4); KIA 30 Jun 1943 off Rendova, Solomon Is.; McCawley disabled by Japanese aircraft torpedo and then abandoned, 15 dead; McCawley accidentally sunk that night by US PT boats; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.​
† Butts, Amos Albert, SN 816-85-59, US Navy, Fremont Co.
  • Destroyer USS Selfridge (DD-357); KIA 6 Oct 1943 off Vella Levella Is., Solomon Is.; Selfridge damaged by enemy torpedo; 49 dead; Battle of Vella Levella - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Christiansen, Peter Elmer, SN 321-47-30, US Navy,  ​Audubon Co.
  • b. 9 Sep 1918 Kimballton, Audubon Co. s/o Christian T. Christiansen & Emma Larsen; entered service 17 Sep 1940 from Kimballton; bur. Bethany Luth. Cem., Kimballton.
  • Cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32); KIA 1 Dec 1942 Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; New Orleans torpedoed by Japanese destroyer & heavily damaged; Battle of Tassafaronga - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Crawford, William Frank Jr., SN 620-07-89, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Destroyer USS Barton (DD 599) ; KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Barton sunk by two Japanese Long Lance torpedoes; 164 died, 68 survived; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Denton, Claude Ballentine, SN 648-65-29, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Cony (DD 508); KIA 27 Oct 1943, during US/New Zealand invasion of Treasury Is., S. of Bougainville, Solomon Is.; Cony damaged by Japanese air attack, eight dead; Treasury Is. Invasion - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Dixon, Cletus Hugh, SN 620-16-09, US Navy, Woodbury Co.
  • Destroyer USS De Haven (DD-469); KIA 1 Feb 1943 in Ironbottom Sound, E of Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; De Haven sunk by Japanese bombs; 167 died, 146 survived; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Jenkins, Clair Raymond, SN 321-46-48, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; San Francisco hit by multiple Japanese shells, ~100 died; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Jensen, Herluf Valdemar, SN 848-30-51, US Navy, Audubon Co.
  • 6th Naval Construction Bn. (Seabees), based near Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; KIA 16 Oct 1942 off Lunga Pt., Guadalcanal; a 17-man detail was unloading gasoline from the USS McFarland onto a pontoon barge when the McFarland was attacked by nine Japanese dive bombers; nine seabees died from a direct hit on the barge; the McFarland also suffered damage & casualties during the attack; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Knapp, Rexford James “Rex”, SN 3163572, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36); KIA 30 Nov 1942 in Ironbottom Sound off Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Minneapolis torpedoed by Japanese destroyer & heavily damaged; Battle of Tassafaronga - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Lueth, Walter August William, SN 3109352, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52); KIA 13 Nov 1942 SE of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Juneau torpedoed & sunk by Japanese submarine I-26; 687 dead including the five Sullivan brothers, ten survived; aftermath of First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† McLaren, William McAllister, SN 385-91-42, US Navy, Crawford Co. & Pierce Co., WA
  • Cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34), KIA 9 Aug 1942 in Ironbottom Sound off Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Astoria sunk in night action, 219 dead, ~ 680 survivors; Battle of Savo Island - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† + Miller, Max Miles, SN 321-51-16, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Chevalier (DD-451); KIA 6 Oct 1943 off Vella Lavella Is., central Solomon Is.; Chevalier torpedoed & abandoned & scuttled early the following day, 54 dead; Sea Battle of Vella Lavella - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Muller, Newton Bruce, SN 321-03-84, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • served on USS California (BB-44) during first enlistment & on USS Kanawha (AO-1) during second enlistment; KIA 7 Apr 1943 Tulagi anchorage, near Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Kanawha attacked by Japanese dive bombers and sank the following day; 19 dead; Operation I-Go - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Querry, Miles Junior, SN 316-85-21, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Fleet Tug USS Vireo (AM-52); KIA 15 Oct 1942 off San Cristobal, SE of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Japanese air attack on Vireo and  destroyer USS Meredith (DD-434); Vireo damaged and crew transferred to Meredith; Meredith sank; 237 crew from Meredith and Vireo died; the abandoned Vireo survived intact and was later retrieved; The Meredith and the Vireo - ​South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Sales, Orville W., SN 316-49-53, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Gwin (DD-433); KIA 13 Jul 1943 in Kula Gulf, N of New Georgia Is., Solomon Is.; Gwin hit by destroyer torpedo & scuttled, 61 dead, 214 survivors; Battle of Kolombangara - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Turner, Floyd Vernon, SN 620-75-72, US Navy, Cass Co.​
  • Light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50); KIA 6 Jul 1943 Kula Gulf between New Georgia & Kolombangara Is., Solomon Is.; Helena sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 168 dead; Battle of Kula Gulf - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Weihs, Alfred Peter, SN 620-39-83, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Aaron Ward (DD 483); KIA 7 Apr 1943 in Ironbottom Sound near Tulagi, Solomon Is.; Aaron Ward sunk by Japanese bombs while escorting LST-449; 27 dead; Operation I-Go - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Wunder, Edmund Earl, SN 321-17-95, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459); KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Laffey hit by 14” shell from Japanese battleship Hiei & torpedo, then exploded & sank; 59 dead, 186 survivors; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Zaiger, Albert Charles, SN 620-04-88, US Navy, Audubon Co. (St. Paul's)
  • Heavy Cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbottom Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; San Francisco hit by multiple Japanese shells, ~100 died; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
05-02 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal: (four dead, updated 7 Aug 2023)
† Matthews, William Henry, SN 39-019-527, US Army, Harrison Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Co. L, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div., XIV Corps; KIA 21 Jan 1943 near Mt. Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Battle of Mount Austen - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., Guadalcanal.
† Ross, William Thomas, SN 620-23-62, US Naval Aviation, Union & Montgomery Cos.
  • Patrol Sqdn. VP-54; Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BUNO 04403 radio operator w/ pilot Walter Howell Cummings; d. 15 May 1943; aircraft disappeared on routine night patrol from Guadalcanal; crew of 12 lost; South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal; BNR.
† Spicer, Francis Dean, SN 374,884, US Marine Corps, Page Co.
  • Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div., XIV Corps; KIA 26 Jan 1943 Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; South & Southwest Pacific > Solomon Is., Guadalcanal.
† Wagner, Egbert Vernon, SN O-9476, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Marine Air Fighter Sqdn. VMF-112, Marine Air Group 11, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat BuNo 05087 pilot; KIA 26 Jan 1943 near Henderson Field, air collision on patrol over Ironbottom Sound; South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., Guadalcanal; BNR.
05-03 - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua: (five dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Anderson, Roy Hayward, SN 37-111-081, US Army, Cass County.
  • Co. I, 126nd Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 27 Dec 1942 shrapnel from mortar on Saputa-Sanananda Track, Papua, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - S & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† McGrew, Orville Festus, SN 37-111-085 or 37-111-095, US Army, Chickasaw & Montgomery Cos.
  • 126th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 5 Dec 1942, probably at Higgins Road Block, Saputa-Sanandanda Track, Papua, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Profeda, Louis Anthony, SN 37-139-285, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. M, 128th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 near Buna, Papau, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Staub, Herman Edward, SN 37-074-568, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, W of Buna, New Guinea; died w/ Francis Tague; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Tague, Francis Alvin, SN 37-084-585, US Army, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, W of Buna, New Guinea; died with Herman Staub; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
​05-04 - South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang: (two dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Porter, John L. Jr., SN 39-125-170, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 187th Airborne Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; WIA New Guinea ~Jun 1944; DOW 25 Oct 1944, San Mateo Co., CA; South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang.
† Wood, Charles Emmett Jr., SN 17-041-753, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. & Hq. Co., 836 Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA 30 Oct 1943 Lae, Huon Gulf, New Guinea; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang.
05-05 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, New Georgia: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Babcock, Victor Ross, SN 37-428-855, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
  • 145th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; XIV Corps, KIA 25 Jul 1943, near Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.​
† Eggers, Edward, SN 37-195-262, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • Co. A, 169th Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Jul 1943 Barike River, NE of Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.
† King, Clarence Rudolph, SN 37-112-581, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 161st Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div., KIA 2 Aug 1943 New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.
† Maassen, Dale George, SN 457,309, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • 4th Marine Raider Bn.; KIA 20 Jul 1943 Bairoko, Kula Gulf area of New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel, Battle of Bairoko - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.
​05-06 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Bougainville: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bird, Francis Dale, SN 37-472-728, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F., 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 17 Mar 1944 during Japanese counterattack on Bougainville, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., Bougainville.
​05-07 - South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago: (two dead, updated 7 Aug 2023)
† Armentrout, Russell Marion, SN 37-656-533, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Troop C, 12th Cavalry Regt., 1st Cavalry Div.; KIA 20 Mar 1944 on Los Negros Is., Admiralty Is., SW Pacific; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago.​
​† Mitchell, James Woodrow, SN 6-932-582, US Army, Burt Co., NE
  • Co. H., 147th Inf. Regt.; DNB 31 May 1944 Emirau Is. west of New Britain; South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago.
​05-08 - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea: (three dead, updated 8 Aug 2023)
† Christensen, Dale Eldon, SN 0-2-036-049, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Troop E, 112th Cavalry Regt.; KIA 4 Aug 1944 near Afua, New Guinea; Battle of the Driniumor River - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea.
† Linder, Gerald Edward, SN O-378126, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Destroyer USS Kalk (DD-611), Seventh Fleet; KIA 12 Jun 1944 off southern coast of Biak Is., W. of Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea; Kalk hit by Japanese bomb while escorting LSTs from Hollandia, New Guinea to Biak; thirty dead, 40 wounded, Kalk survived; South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea; BNR.
† Shipman, Fred Howard, SN 17-178-496, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 836th Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA 19 May 1944 Wadke Is., W of Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea; Battle of Wadke - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea.​
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​06 - WWII Japan > North Pacific (5 dead, updated 7 January 2023)
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06-01 - North Pacific > Alaska: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Alter, Earl Carlton, SN O-157398, US Naval Aviation, Harrison Co.
  • Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-52, Fleet Wing #4; based at Adak NAS, Aleutian Is., Alaska Territory; Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 07271 co-pilot; DNB 18 May 1943 Aleutian Is.; plane lost on patrol, all ten dead; wreckage & six bodies recovered; North Pacific > Alaska.
† Jensen, Arthur Orville, SN 37-117-909, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 54th Troop Carrier Sqdn., Eleventh Air Force, based at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska Territory; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-38635 radio operator; DNB 28 Nov 1942, near Lake Iliamna, Alaska; plane hit hillside in heavy winds returning to base, all eight dead, including Colonel Everett Davis, founder of the Alaska Air Force; North Pacific > Alaska.
  • Note: Arthur Orville Jensen was my father's second cousin; the plane crash location is marked on the page header map.
† Knutson, Harold Norman, SN 39-092-195, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Josephine Co., OR
  • 36th Bomb. Sqdn., 28th Bomb Gp., Eleventh Air Force, based at Elmendorf Field, Anchorage, Alaska Territory; Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress #41-9146 crew member w/ pilot Albert J. Wilsey Jr.; KIA 28 Aug 1942 Aleutian Is., Alaska; plane disappeared returning from three-plane mission over Kiska Is. led by Col. William O. Eareckson; all nine dead; North Pacific > Alaska; BNR.
† Meindl, Joseph James, SN 230-946, US Coast Guard, Marshall Co.
  • Coast Guard Cutter USS Clover (WLB-292), stationed in Alaska Territory; DNB 18/19 May 1944, Dry Bay, Alaska Territory panhandle; member of a seven-man boat crew from Clover who all drowned in the breakers at the entrance to Dry Bay, the Alsek River mouth, while going to the aid of two stranded fishing vessels; North Pacific > Alaska; BNR. 
  • Notes: Earlier the Clover had been involved in setting up LORAN stations in remote Alaska locations.
06-02 - North Pacific > Attu & Kiska: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
 † Siddens, Jack Kenneth, SN 0-329-806, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Commanding Officer, 3rd Bn., 17th Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 May 1943, Attu, Aleutian Is., Alaska Territory; Battle of Attu - North Pacific > Attu & Kiska.
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​07 - WWII Japan > Central Pacific (16 dead, updated 4 October 2023)
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07-01 - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • See also Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets for the Pottawattamie Area Liscome Bay crew who died supporting the Gilbert Islands operation.
† Lee, Raymond Nathan, SN 320,153, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 8th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 21 Nov 1943 Betio Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Is.; BNR.
† Moore, Ned Leo, SN 485,544, US Marine Corp, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 2nd Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 20 Nov 1943 Betio Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Is.
† Paulson, Ralph Lloyd, SN 428,145, US Marine Corp, Story Co.
  • Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1943 Buariki Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Is.
† Rommel, Max C., SN 510,622, US Marine Corp, Pott. & Fremont Cos.
  • Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1943 Buariki Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Is.
Notes: Above are two members of the same Marine company in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment:
  • Ralph Paulson was the nephew of my uncle, Louis Petersen.   
  • Max Rommel was the brother of Margaret Rommel, earlier a Big Pigeon area rural schoolteacher. 
  • The Second Battalion, previously in reserve during the Battle of Betio Islet, was assigned to pacify the remaining Tarawa Atoll islets. Ralph and Max died on Buariki Islet at the north end of Tarawa Atoll at the very end of the Tarawa Campaign.​
07-02 - Central Pacific > Marshall Islands: (one dead, updated 4 Oct 2023)
† Jones, Paul Bernard, SN 297,023, US Marine Corps, Webster Co.
  • Co. C, 1st Bn., 22nd Marine Regt.; KIA 22 Feb 1944 Parry Is., near Eniwetok Is., Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Is.; Battle of Parry Is. - Central Pacific > Marshall Islands.
07-03 - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands: (five dead, updated 7 Aug 2023)
† Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371,595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 4th Marine Regt., 1st Provisional Marine Brigade; KIA 26 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Is.; Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Is.​
† Jensen, Charles Eugene, SN 361,395, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Bn., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 16 Jun 1944 Saipan, Mariana Is.; Battle of Saipan - Central Pacific > Mariana Is.
† Jensen, Eldon Elmer, SN 887,825, US Marine Corps, Audubon Co.
  • Co. K, 4th Marine Regt., 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, III Amphibious Corps; WIA on first day of Guam invasion 21 Jul 1944 near Agat, Southern Landing Area, Guam, Mariana Is.; DOW 23 Jul 1944; Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Is.
† Sluyter, Harry Alfred, SN 428,233, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. B, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; DOW 27 Jun 1944, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Battle of Saipan - Central Pacific > Mariana Is.
† Steward, Gerald, SN 441,664, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA 25 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Is.; Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Is.
,07-04 - Central Pacific > Palau Islands: (six dead, updated 7 Aug 2023)
† Colwell, Carl Layne, SN 648-73-84, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Minesweeper YMS-19; KIA 24 Sep 1944, off Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is.; YMS-19 sunk by mine; nine dead, 27 survivors; Central Pacific > Palau Is.; BNR.​
​† Keltner, David Reinhart, SN 37-126-193, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 322nd Inf. Reg., 81st Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Oct 1944 Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is.; Battle of Anguar - Central Pacific > Palau Is.
† Kranz, Fred Roger, SN 905,601, US Marine Corps, Cook Co., IL & Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div; KIA 17 Sep 1944 Peleliu Is.; Battle of Peleliu - Central Pacific > Palau Is.
† Smith, Edgar Clifton, SN 831,389, US Marine Corps, Cass Co.
  • Co. L, 7th Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div.; KIA 20 Sep 1944; Battle of Peleliu - Central Pacific > Palau Is.
† Swift, Lelean C., SN 871-97-37, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS-385; assigned to Mine Squadron 1; KIA 1 Oct 1944 Ulithi Atoll, western Caroline Is.; YMS-385 hit a Japanese mine and exploded while sweeping Zowariau Channel; ten dead; Central Pacific > Palau Is.
​† Winkel, Robert Leroy, SN 912,315, US Marine Corps, Audubon Co.
  • Hq. & Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regt., 1st Marine Division; KIA 16 Sep 1944 Peleliu Is., Palau Is.; Battle of Peleliu - Central Pacific > Palau Is.