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 bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead> Roster Outliers > Multiiple Names, © 2026 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 9 Jan 2026

Below are the major differences between the boldfaced names I use 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.
  • Son of Franklin Leon Alter & Elma Ruth Tinker.
  • Appears in the Pott. County Roll of Honor as Carlton, Earl.
✔︎ Bach, Paul Leonard, served as Bach Paul L & Beach Paul L, both SN O-311-373, 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, both 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.
✔︎ Lovelady, Lyle Everett, SN 20-723-370, US Army, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Son of John Thomas Miller (d.1932) & Luresa "Loracy" McDonald (d. 1921)
  • Generally known before 1935 as Lyle E. Miller and starting in 1935 as Lyle E. Lovelady.
​​✔︎ 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.
  • buried 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.