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Pottawattamie Area WW II Dead Roster - The MTO.
  • Herein are the roster dead from the MTO component of the War with Germany.
  • Each list matches the list at the bottom of the matching WW II - Germany > The MTO  webpage.
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02 - MTO - Mediterranean Theater of Operations (81 dead as of 22 Jan 2022)

02-01 - North Africa & Sicily (30 dead)

02-01 - North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch: (five dead, updated 21 Jan 2022)
† Alff, John Fredrick, SN 37-118-084, US Army, Pott & Cass Cos.
  • 436 Coast Artillery Bn.; on troop transport USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42); KIA 12 Nov 1942 Fedala Roads, off Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa; Bliss sunk by German submarine U-130, 31 dead, 204 survivors; North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch; BNR.
† Bird, Frank Raymond, SN 20-706-126, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to British Commando; WIA 8 Nov 1942; DOW 12 Nov 1942 near Algiers, Algeria; North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch.
† Denison, Paul Marsh, SN 20-706-336, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., Cass Co.; KIA 8 Nov 1942 Algiers, Algeria; North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch.
† Johnston, Stanford Samuel, SN 20-706-341, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 8 Nov 1942 near Algiers, Algeria; North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch.
† Klefman, Gordon Louis, SN O-325561, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn. (one of 500 original US Army Rangers); KIA 10 Nov 1942 near Oran, Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Operation Torch.

02-01 - North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis: (six dead, updated 14 May 2021)
† Findley, Everett Arthur, SN 20-706-174, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to British 6th Commando Bn.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 near Bone, Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.
† Glaze, Keith Franklin, SN 20-706-542, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 22 Nov 1942, NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.
† Johnson, Max Roy, SN 20-716-191, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to 6th British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 21 Nov 1942 NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.
† Penewit, Gordon R., SN 20-706-207, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 22 Nov 1942, Souk Ahras, NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.
† Steele, Mack Denson, SN 20-706-090, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Det., 3rd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion at time of death (served earlier with the 1st Ranger Bn.); DOW 23 Nov 1942 NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.
† Thomas, Kenneth Harold, SN 20-706-224, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 22 Nov 1942 NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Race to Tunis.

02-01 - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia: (17 dead, updated 3 Feb 2022)
† Ball, John Jesse "Jack", SN 20-706-539, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn.; KIA 25 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of El Guettar - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Halbert, Dean Warren, SN 20-706-778, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Reg., 34th Inf. Div.; captured 16 Feb 1943; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, 1st stage of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia; sent to Stalag 2-B in north Germany; d. 28 Aug 1943 at a work camp at Gambin, near Stolp, Pomerania; executed with Franklin Reed when they failed to return in a timely manner from a toilet break.
† Henderson, Robert William, SN 20-706-543, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, 1st stage of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Huffman, Cecil, SN 39-390-197; US Army, Douglas Co., MO & Cass Co.
  • Medical Detachment, 49th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of El Guettar - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Kidwell, Harold Eldin, SN 20-706-194, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Apr 1943 near Fondouk, northern Tunisia; North Africa & Sicily  > Tunisia.
† Martin, Clarence Reuben, SN 20-706-198, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. --> Co. I, 133rd Inf., both 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 Apr 1943, near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Hill 609 - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Moore, Loyd Harry, SN 20-700-138, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Co., 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 14 Jun 1943 Mateur, Tunisia, North Africa, injuries in truck accident; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Phillips, George Donald, SN 37-194-330, USAAF, Pott. & Jefferson Cos.
  • 91st Fighter Sqdn., 81st Fighter Gp., 12th AF, based at Monastir Airfield, SE of Sousse, 100 miles S of Tunis, Tunisia; group flying Bell P-39 Airacobras; DNB 11 Jul 1943 in hospital, Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa from rifle bullet in head; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Phinney, Russell Dayton Jr., SN 20-704-300, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 168th Inf. Regt. Band, 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 18 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa;  Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, first phase of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Ratigan, Michael Dennis Jr., SN 37-035-643, US Army, Shelby Co. 
  • 6th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div.; KIA 15 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, first phase of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia; BNR.
† Snyder, Charles William, SN 20-706-428, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., transferred to Co. K, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 8 Apr 1943 Fondouk, Tunisia; Battle of Fondouk Pass - North Africa & Tunisia > Tunisia.
† Stinn, Richard Theodore, SN 37-037-441, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • HQ Co., 2nd Bn., 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 23 Aug 1943 Tunisia, North Africa; shell explosion while training; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Storm, Clarence Lamont, SN 20-705-518, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 May 1943 near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Hill 609 - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Thorne, Chester Oscar, SN 20-706-841, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; DOW 27 Apr 1943, northern Tunisia, North Africa; accidental gunshot; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Waage, Paul Allen, SN 20-704-306, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • 168th Inf. Regt. Band drummer, 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 17 Feb 1943 Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, first stage of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
† Williams, Dale Withers Jr., SN 17-078-051, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 1st Armored Regt., 1st Armored Div.; DNB 2 May 1943 near Mateur, northern Tunisia, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
​† Wiseman, Russell Forest, SN 20-706-850, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. M. (Red Oak), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Feb 1941 SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Algeria, Africa; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, 1st stage of Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia; BNR.

02-01 - North Africa & Sicily - Sicily: (four dead, updated 19 Feb 2022) 
† Barnett, Walter McMillan Jr., SN 20-743-494, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 505th Parachute Inf. Regt.; 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA 13 Jul 1943, Sicily, Italy; Operation Husky - North Africa & Sicily > Sicily.
† Jensen, Carl Christian, SN 6-863-492, US Army, Audubon & Pott. Cos.
  • Co. F, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Aug 1943 near Troina, central Sicily, Italy; Operation Husky, Battle of Troina - North Africa & Sicily > Sicily.
† Stoelk, Leon Harley, SN 37-436-468, US Army, Shelby & Carroll Cos.
  • Co. A, 753th Tank Bn., supporting 1st Inf. Div., KIA 22 July 1943 in central Sicily, Italy NE of Enna; Operation Husky - North Africa & Sicily > Sicily.
† Vanderhoof, George Duane, SN 37-466-726, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. K, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 26 Jul 1943 in Sicily; North Africa & Sicily > Sicily.

02-02 - Italian Mainland (34 dead)

02-02 - Italian Mainland > Salerno-Naples-Foggia: (updated 26 Jul 2020)
  • No known Pottawattamie County area deaths. 

02-02 - Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line: (nine dead, updated 6 Feb 2022)
† Card, Earl E., SN 20-706-381, US Army, Pott Co.
  • Co. B, 4th Ranger Bn.; KIA 12 Nov 1943, Venafro, Molise, Italy, 16 miles E of Cassino; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Cox, Leslie, SN 37-197-965, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 26 Oct 1943, near Pietravairano, SE of Cassino & NW of Caserta, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Dixon, Gene Willard, SN 38-006-349, US Army, Pott. Co. & Denver Co., CO
  • HQ Co., 157th Inf. Regt.; 45th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Dec 1943 near Conca Casale, W of Venafro & E of Cassino, southern Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Foss, Howard Edward, SN 20-706-596, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 7 Nov 1943, Mt. Rotondo, SE of Cassino, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Knight, DeVere Hiram, SN 20-706-798, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Nov 1943 near Hill 400, NE of Venafro, 20 miles E of Cassino, Italy, sniper fire; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Koenemann, Howard Oscar, SN 20-706-799, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 3 Dec 1943 Mt. Pantano, NE of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; Battle of Mt. Pantano - Italian Mainland > to the Gustav Line.
† Lembke, Orlan Palmer, SN 37-121-080, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Oct 1943 Dragoni, N of Caserta, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Stacey, Louis Clarence Jr., SN 20-704-227, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Service Co., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 Oct 1943 near Naples, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
† Stone, Warren Floyd, SN 20-706-222, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt. & Co. I, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div. KIA 5 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy; Battle of Mt. Marrone - Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.

02-02 - Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio: (eight dead, updated 7 Feb 2022)
​† Hansen, Matthias Peter, SN 39-839-172, US Army, Humboldt Co., CA
  • 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Heckman, John Phillip, SN 37-118-341, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Battery C, 437 Anti-Aircraft Bn. (Automatic Weapons), Italy; DOW 15 May 1944; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Landon, Arnold Dale, SN 20-706-405, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., transferred to Antitank Co., 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 22 May 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude, SN N-733475, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • US Army Nursing Corps, 95th Evacuation Hosp., Anzio; KIA 7 Feb 1944 at Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy, shrapnel ruptured femoral artery; German plane jettisoned ordnance over the Anzio Beachhead hospital complex, 28 died; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Mustard, James Eldon, SN 37-426-156, US Army, Jasper Co.
  • Co. 6, 2nd Regt., First Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade), a joint US-Canadian special operations brigade; DOW 18 Feb 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Reinig, Walter Henry, SN 37-035-972, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Rethmeier, William F. "Jack", SN 37-663-816, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • Co. H, 179th Inf. Regt., 45th Inf. Div.; DOW 30 May 1944 near Campoleone, S of Rome, Italy; Anzio Beachhead Breakout - Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.
† Thoreen, William F., SN 37-074-553, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery C., 171st FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div.; KIA 28 Mar 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Battle of Anzio.

02-02 - Italian Mainland > Cassino - At the Gustav Line: (six dead, updated 25 Feb 2022)
† Comley, George K., SN 20-705-562, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; 1st Battle of Cassino - Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.
† Hiley, Dean Anderson, SN 37-666-247, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 141st Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div.; KIA 21 Jan 1943 crossing the Rapido River S of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Mt. Cassino - Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.
† Kish, Lyman Herbert, SN 12-141-097, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery D, 403rd AAA Bn.; WIA 20 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; DOW 21 Feb 1944 11th Field Hosp., San Pietro, Italy, shrapnel wound; Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.
† Madden, Jerry Agnew, SN O-1312691, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div.; DOW 12 May 1944, near Minturno, SW of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; Operation Diadem aka 4th Battle of Cassino - Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.
† Troth, Russell Edwin, SN 39-280-003, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 14 Feb 1944, near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; aftermath of 1st Battle of Cassino - Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.
† Viether, Orville Otto, SN 36-478-542, US Army, Cass Co & Rock Island Co., IL
  • 143rd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div.; WIA 17 Jan 1944 near Rapido River, S of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; DOW 24 Jan 1944; Italian Mainland > At the Gustav Line.

​02-02 - Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome: (six dead, updated 24 Nov 2021)
  • II Corps is advancing from the Gustav Line, VI Corps from the Anzio Beachhead.
† Anderson, William Riley, SN 37-483-559, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., II Corps; WIA 28 May 1944 near Roccagorca, SE of Rome, Lazio, Italy, DOW 28 May 1944; Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome.
† Deffenbaugh, Lyle Joseph, SN O-288505, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • C.O. 1st Bn., 6th Armored Inf. Regt., 1st Armored Div., VI Corps; KIA 28 May 1944 near Artena, Lazio, SE of Rome, Italy; shell hit Bn. command post; Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome.
† ​Good, John Harold, SN 37-483-656, US Army, Davis & Cass Cos.
  • 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 May 1944 near Villa Crocetta, SE of Rome, Italy; Anzio Beachhead breakout - Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome.
† Hickman, Richard Donald, SN 17-004-268, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • ​Co. G., 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps; KIA 27 May 1944, Valletri Gap, near Valletri, SE of Rome, between Alban Hills & Lepini Mountains, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome; BNR.
† Kroman, Albert Harold, SN O1169605, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • unit unknown (Artillery OCS graduate, Ft. Sill, OK); KIA 3 Jun 1944 approaching Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome.
† Summers, Vernon Myron, SN 39-278-439, US Army, Shelby Co. & Riverside Co., CA
  • 751th Tank Bn., attached to 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps; KIA 4 Jun 1944 outskirts of Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Cassino to Rome.

02-02 - Italian Mainland > Rome to Florence: (two dead, updated 18 Aug 2021)
† O'Connell, John Francis, SN 20-706-814, US Army, Cass Co.​
  • first served w/ Co. M. (Red Oak), 168th Inf. Regt.; in 1944 transferred to Co. L, 133rd Inf. Regt., also in 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Jul 1944 near Castellina, S of Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian Mainland > Rome to Florence.
† Schram, Edward Nicholas, SN 37-111-412, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. B, 755th Tank Bn.; KIA 12 Jun 1944 near Latera, N of Rome & NW of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, supporting French forces; Italian Mainland > Rome to Florence.

02-02 - Italian Mainland > The Northern Apennines (updated 9 Aug 2020)
No known Pottawattamie area dead.

02-02 - Italian Mainland - The Po Valley Campaign: (three dead, updated 7 Oct 2020)
† Hildebrand, Gilbert Dean, SN 37-126-329, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop E, 81st Cav. Recon. Sqdn., 8th Armored Div.; KIA 25 Apr 1945, Colorno, NE of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Italian Mainland > Po Valley Campaign.
† Moore, Walter Arthur, SN 37-467-084, US Army
  • Co. A, 14th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div.; WIA & DOW 25 Apr 1945 near Parma, Emilia-Romanga, Italy, shrapnel; Italian Mainland > Po Valley Campaign.
† Shaffer, Leo Ellison, SN 37-446-441, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. E, 363rd Inf. Regt., 91st Inf. Div.; KIA 17 Apr 1945 S of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Italian Mainland > Po Valley Campaign.

02-03 - The MTO Sea War: (six dead, updated 15 May 2021)
† Andersen, Eugene Phillip, SN 648-40-43, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Landing Ship Tank LST-3; KIA Aug 1943 NE of Palermo, Sicily; LST-3 damaged by German bomber; Operation Husky - The MTO > MTO Sea War.
† Berry, Kenneth Coit, SN 648-12-71, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Buck (DD-420); KIA 9 Oct 1943 off Capri, Naples Bay, Italy; Buck torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-616; 168 dead, 94 survivors; Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.
† Morris, Eddie Jack, SN 648-09-05, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42); KIA 11 Sep 1943 off Salerno, Italy; Savannah damaged by radio-controlled German guide-bomb,197 died; Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.
† Soppe, Raymond Ferdinand, SN 37-156-293, US Army, Tripp Co., SD
  • Co. B, 31st Signal Const. Bn.; on HMT Rhona, part of convoy KMF-36 traversing the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal, Co. B probably boarded the Rhona in Oran, Algeria and was bound for the China-Burma-India Theater via Bombay, India; KIA 26 Nov 1943 off Bougie, E of Algiers, Algeria; Rhona sunk by a German guided glide bomb; abt 1,173 died, including 1,050 US personnel, abt 819 survivors; The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.
† Supernois, Donald Ward, SN 316-34-38, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Portsmouth, VA
  • Destroyer USS Rowan (DD-405); KIA 11 Sep 1943 off Salerno, Italy; Rowan hit by German E-boat torpedo, sank in one minute; 202 dead, 71 survivors; Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.
† Thomsen, Walter Peter Henry, served as Thomsen Walter P H, SN 37-651-579, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • 83rd Chemical Bn.; KIA 26 Jan 1944 off Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; HMS LST-422 en route from Naples, Italy drifted into a German mine field during heavy winds, hit a mine, and burned intensely; 454 American soldiers and 29 British sailors died; The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.

02-04 - The MTO Air War: (12 dead, updated 13 Feb 2022)
† Baker, John Llewellyn, SN O-710875, USAAF, Montgomery Co.
  • 96th Fighter Sqdn., 82nd Fighter Gp., Fifteenth Air Force; based at Vincenzo Airfield SE of Foggia, Apulia, Italy; Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot; KIA 29 Aug 1944 at San Pietro d'Carso 20 miles E of Trieste, Italy; aircraft struck the railroad station while strafing a nearby train; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Bogue, Clifford John, SN 37-476-332, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Shiawassee Co., MI
  • 727 Bomb. Sqdn, 451st Bomb. Gp. Fifteenth Air Force; based at Castellucia Air Field, Foggia, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-51409 tail gunner; KIA 7 Oct 1944, east of Vienna, Austria on mission over Vienna, plane shot down by flak; 5 dead, 5 survived; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Fenn, Clifford Loren, SN 37-484-890, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 513 Bomb. Sqdn., 376th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at San Pancrazio Air Field, SW of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-51151 ball turret gunner, KIA 2 Jul 1944 over Vecses Aerodrome, Budapest, Hungary; plane lost from flak; four dead; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Gettys, Joe Lynam Jr., SN 17-096-828, USAAF, Shelby Co.
  • 719th Bomb Sqdn., 449th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at Grottaglie, near Taranto, Apulia, Italy; former radio operator with the William Bache crew, DNB 9 Dec 1944 near Oliveto Citra, E. of Salerno, Italy on Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-29307 Buzzer; passengers on the Buzzer had completed their missions and were being reassigned to rear-area jobs; Buzzer crashed killing all fifteen; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Grett, Gerald LaVern, SN 37-120-507, USAAF, Shelby Co.
  • 67th Bomb. Sqdn., 44th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, TDY to Ninth Air Force, Benina Main Air Base, Benghazi, Libya; B-24D #41-44229 Buzzin Bear waist gunner, Leighton C. Smith pilot; KIA 16 Aug 1943 over San Fele, E of Naples, Italy; hit by Luftwaffe fighters returning from bombing the Foggia airfield complex, Buzzin Bear exploded and broke in two; four dead, six POW; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Knapp, Clyde Alfred, SN O-328819, USAAF, Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 154th Obs. Sqdn. 68th Obs. Gp. based at Oujda, NE Morocco, North Africa; Douglas A-20 Havoc pilot; KIA 7 Jan 1943 in North Africa; plane w/ crew of four disappeared on a mission; The MTO > MTO Air War; BNR.
† Larsen, Lester M., SN 17-003-312, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb. Gp., XII Bomber Cmd., based at Telergma, SW of Constantine, Algeria, North Africa; Martin B-26 Marauder; DNB (sic) 16 Mar 1943 North Africa, aircraft accident; The MTO > MTO Air War; BNR.
† Parks, George Harvey, SN O-751951, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 717 Bomb. Sqdn., 449 Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at Grottaglie, near Taranto, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52136 Superstitious Al-o-ysious bombardier; KIA 2 Apr 1944 near Windischgarsten, S of Steyr, Austria; collision with two other B-24s, Peerless Clipper and Miss Behavin; no survivors from crew of ten; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Reed, Lawrence Elmo, SN 37-194-285, USAAF, Cass Co.
  • 342nd Bomb. Sqdn., 97th Bomb Gp., Fifteenth Air Force; stationed at Depienne, SW of Tunis, Tunisia; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5875 ball turret gunner w/ pilot Holmes Elmore; KIA 27 Nov 1943 near Urbino, SW of Rimini, Italy; plane lost engine while bombing railroad yards in Rimini, fell out of formation, attacked by enemy fighters, and went down; four dead, six POW; The MTO > MTO Air War. 
† Rink, Paul Lloyd, SN O-723687, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 742th Bomb. Sqdn., 455th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at San Giovanni, near Foggia, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-78500 navigator w/ pilot Louis Stengl; KIA 17 Aug 1944 over Ploesti, Romania, plane fell SE of target area; crew of ten all died, body burned beyond identification; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Robinson, William Brigham Haight, SN O-673901, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 779th Bomb. Sqdn., 464th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at Pantanella, near Foggia, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-41053 Black Mike bombardier w/ pilot Norman O. Overholt; KIA 10 Sep 1944 near Glinzendorf ten miles E of Vienna, Austria; plane hit by flak & exploded over target, eight (maybe six) died, two or four lived; The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Thies, Melvin Chris, SN 17-063-991, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • 345th Bomb. Sqdn., 98th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at Lecce Airfield, SE of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-95463 tail gunner; KIA 15 Jul 1944, over Ploesti, Romania; nose section of plane blown off by flak; at least four dead; The MTO > MTO Air War.

02-05 - The MTO Communications Zone: (three dead, updated 15 May 2021)
† Adams, Waldo Paul “Ted”, SN 37-121-373, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 134th MP Co.; DNB 4 Jan 1945, Naples, Italy, motorcycle accident; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.
† Maxwell, Dean Good, SN O-885715, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. detached to British 1st Commando Bn.; DNB 11 Feb 1943, British 95th General Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, motorcycle accident injuries; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.
† Taylor, John Will, SN 37-485-128, US Army, Yalobusha Co., MS
  • Co. D, 371st Inf. Regt., 92nd Inf. Div.; d. 20 Mar 1945 at Aversa, near Naples, Italy; executed for killing a troublesome fellow-soldier, PFC Earl Johnson, on 23 Jan 1945, at Pietrasanta, northern Tuscany, Italy; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.