bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead> Roster Outliers > Multiiple Names, © 2024 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 30 Jan 2024. 

Below are the major differences between the boldfaced names as used in Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster and names as found in the official 1946 War & Navy Department reports or elsewhere. ​
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  • Alter, Earl Carlton, SN O-157398, US Naval Aviation, Harrison Co.
          Appears in the Pott. County Roll of Honor as Carlton, Earl.
  • Bach, Paul Leonard, served as Bach Paul L & Beach Paul L, SN O-311373, US Army, Pott. Co.
          Son of Peter C. Bach (d. 1914) & stepson of Soren P. Knudsen.
          Both Bach Paul L & Beach Paul L. appear in the 1946 War Dept. report & the Pott. County Roll of Honor.
  • Duffy/Lein, Robert Eugene, served as Duffy Robert E & Lein Robert E, SN 17-197-256, US Army, Pott. Co.
          Son of Lawrence D. Lein & stepson of Edward P. Duffy.
          Both Lein Robert E & Duffy Robert E. appear in the 1946 War Dept. report. 
          Both Lein Robert E & Duffy Robert E. appear in the Pott. Co. Roll of Honor & Veterans Plaza.          
          Council Bluffs Memorial Park gravestone inscription: Robert Lein Duffy.
  • ​McLoud, James Fredrick, served as Long Fred O, SN 37-442-043, US Army, Pott. Co. & Washington Co., OK 
          Son of Lorenzo D. McLoud, sister lived in Walnut, Pott. Co.
          Served from Washington Co., Oklahoma using pseudonym Long, Fred O.
          Pott. Co. Roll of Honor: McLoud, James Fredrick; Pott. Co. Veteran's Plaza: Long, Fred O.
          Luxembourg American Cem. cross inscription: Fred O Long.
  • Pedersen, Oscar Holst, served as Holst, Oscar, SN 37-126-291, US Army, Pott. Co.​ 
          Danish immigrant, s/o Jens Holst Pedersen & Else Marie Jensen; bur. in Denmark as Oscar Holst Pedersen. 
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​Commentary on the above Multiple Names list.
  • Minor spelling differences are noted within the individual's roster record heading line.