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Pottawattamie Area Military Personnel Who Died Outside the WWII Period. 
  • The official United States WWII period began on 7 December 1941 and ended on 31 December 1946.
  • Those listed below died in service either shortly before or shortly after this period but nevertheless were found elsewhere in lists of WWII dead and in my opinion warrant inclusion here.​​
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† Goltry, Clayton Arthur (served as Galtry Clayton A), SN 6-863-125, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 25 Jan 1915 Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o Charles A. Goltry & Cora Marie Tillman of Glenwood; entered service 18 Feb 1937 from Glenwood; reenlisted 18 Feb 1940; bur. Glenwood Cem.
  • Anti-Tank Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regt., Ft. Riley, KS; DNB 2 Jul 1941 at Fitzsimmons Army Hosp., Aurora, CO. 
  • Notes: appears on 1946 War Dept. list of WWII deaths for Mills Co., IA.

† Hazard, Harry Edward, SN 2-380-471, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 2 Jun 1899 Bassett, Rock Co., NE; s/o Frank E. Hazard (d. 1904) & Nettie H. Link; bur. Atlantic Cem., Cass Co.
  • d. 3 Mar 1941 Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX.
  • Notes: WWI veteran of 90th Inf. Regt., 20th Inf. Div.; appears on 1946 War Dept. list of WWII deaths for Cass Co., IA.

† Olesen, Margaret Frances, SN L-703453, US Army WAC, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Oct 1913 Avoca, Pott. Co.; d/o Jens C. Olesen & Lillie Maassen of Avoca; entered service 10 Oct 1943 from Avoca; bur. Graceland Cem., Avoca.
  • Asst. Adjutant, Ground General School, Ft. Riley, KS; d. 19 Jul 1947, Brooke Army Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, nephritis.
  • Notes: sister of Herbert Olesen, life-long resident of Avoca; secretary of Pottawattamie County #2 Draft Board in Avoca before enlisting; appears in the Gold Star section of Service Record for World War II, Avoca and Community.