Other Iowa Counties

Iowa Counties

Source: website bigpigeon.us, webpage WW II Dead > Their Homes > Other Iowa.
© 2020 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated 29 Aug 2020.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead Roster - other Iowa counties

The page header map shows Iowa's 99 counties with county seats.

During WW II, Pott. Co. had two seats, Council Bluffs and Avoca. Lee County still has two seats.
The veterans listed below resided in Iowa outside of Pott. Co.
Most of their families appear in my St. Paul's database.
Below are Harrison, Mills and Shelby county maps.
Click here to see sectional Iowa Transportation maps.
WW II Dead > The Roster - access full WW II Area Dead roster records.

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Audubon County Sources:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/audubon/military/audwwii.txt has only Army & AAF deaths

Audubon County Dead Listed Herein:

Jensen, Carl Christian, also Pott. Co.
McCuen, Walter Rea, also Shelby Co.
Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude

Black Hawk County Dead Listed Herein:

Wentz, William Findley

Buena Vista County Dead Listed Herein:

Anderson, Virgil W., also Pott. Co.

Carroll County Dead Listed Herein:

Stoelk, Leon Harley, also Shelby Co.
Vermuele, Lyle William

Cass County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/cass/military/worldwar2/wwiihonorlist-dead-missing.htm has only Army & AAF deaths

Cass County Dead Listed Herein:

Alff, John Fredrick
Blain, David/Dave Benjamin
Leonard, Stanley William
Rold, John Angus “Jack”
Porter, Harry Edward
Samson, Lloyd Elwood

Crawford County Dead Listed Herein:

Allstot, Max Vernon, also Shelby Co.
Hansman, Jack, also Pott. Co.
McCracken, James Newton, also Shelby Co.
McLaren, William McAllister
McLaurin, William Harold, also Shelby Co.
Miller, Melvin Max, also Shelby Co.

Decatur County dead listed herein:

Frits, Richard Yale, also Pott. Co.

Des Moines County Dead Listed Herein:

McGraw, Louis Edward, also Shelby Co.

Dubuque County Dead Listed Herein:

Zangerle, John M., also Shelby Co.

Fremont County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/fremont/military/ww_ii_honor_roll.htm

Fremont County Dead Listed Herein:

Hickman, Richard Donald
Johnson, Raymond Earl
Rommel, Max C., also Pott. Co.

Harrison County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/harrison/history/MissingCasualtiesofWorldWarII.htm

Harrison County Dead Listed Herein:

Alter, Earl Carlton
Armstrong, Kenneth Burton
Babcock, Victor Ross
Beers, Harold Elmer
Bolton, Wayne Arnold
Burch, Robert Joseph
Campbell, Bennie Clinton “Ben”, also Lane Co., OR
Decker, Charles E., also Mills Co.
Dixon, Cletus Hugh
Ellison, Melvin Isaac
Evans, Charles Harold
Feser, John Robert
Finley, Clyde Clem Jr.
Hadfield, George Chester
Hansen, Elvin Emsley, also Los Angeles Co., CA
Hillman, Fred Albert
Imrie, Donn Harold, also Shelby Co.
Isom, Lyman Leroy
Johnson, Arthur Burdick, also Shelby Co.
Johnson, Melvin Wallace
Jones, Homer Ernest
Kakac, Victor Otto Jr.
Kersten, Lloyd Wesley
Kirkland, Morris Alvin
Longmeyer, Frank Herman Jr.
Lutz, Wilbur Leroy
McCord, George Melvin
McIntosh, Alvia Marion
Messerschmidt, William George Jr., also Shelby Co.
Moss, Herman Albert
Nuzum, Roy Edward
Powell, Oliver Preston Jr.
Querry, Miles Jr.
Rhoten, Roy Edward
Rogers, Bernard R.
Sander, Merle Edward
Schaupp, Dale John
Shaffer, Leo Ellison
Shipman, Fred Howard
Snyder, Donald Earl
Spark, Albert Johann
Taylor, Leon Francis Hough
Thomas, Marvin Lyle, also Pott. Co.
Unmack, Paul Eugene, also Pott. Co.
Waters, James Martin, also Pott. Co.
Wilson, Dallas Arnold

Jasper County Dead Listed Herein:

Mustard, James Eldon

Jefferson County Dead Listed Herein:

Phillips, George Donald, also Pott. Co.

Marshall County Dead Listed Herein:

Meindl, Joseph James

Mills County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/mills/military/WW_II/wwII_casualty.htm (incomplete)
http://iagenweb.org/mills/military/WW_II/wwII_honor_list.htm has only Army and AAF deaths

Mills County Dead Listed Herein:

Alley, Guy Hersell
Bostedt, Glenn Charles, also Pott. Co.
Bostedt, John Bernard, also Pott. Co.
Bostedt, Joseph/Joe William, also Pott. Co.
Buffington, Charles Rollin III
Decker, Charles E., also Harrison Co.
Deitchler, Edgar Kay
Fader, Walter D.
Goltry/Galtry, Clayton Arthur
Jackson, Robert Woods
Johnson, Max Roy
Jorgensen, George Eugene Jr., also Pott. Co.
Knight, DeVere Hiram
Leet, John Drexel Sr.
Martin, Clarence Reuben
Maxwell, Dean Good
Meredith, Glenn T.
O'Connell, John Ambrose, also Pott. Co.
Penewit, Gordon R.
Smith, Henry Clayton
Stearns, Kirk Comstock
Stranathan, Dale Chester
Tague, Francis Alvin, also Pott. Co.
Tague, Harold Fremont, also Pott. Co.
Thomas, Kenneth Harold
Warren, Alfred Leroy
Widows, Harry James Jr.
Wilcox, Blaine Bertrand
Wilcox, Stewart La Val

Monona County Dead Listed Herein:

Butler, Ralph Joseph, also Woodbury Co.

Montgomery County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/montgomery/military/world_war_ii.htm has only Army and AAF deaths

Montgomery County Dead Listed Herein:

Booton, Charles Vinton, also Pott. Co.
McCue, Dudley Van.
Thorne, Chester Oscar, also Tripp Co., SD

Muscatine County Dead Listed Herein:

Narvis, Charles William

Page County Sources:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/page/military/pagewwii.txt has only Army and AAF deaths

Page County Dead Listed Herein:

Berringer, Merroll Jackson, also Pott. Co.
Dideriksen, Robert Warren, also Pott. Co.
Humphrey, Richard Leo
Patton, John A., also Los Angeles Co., CA

Polk County Dead Listed Herein:

Ash, Mickiel Daniel, also Pott. Co.
Brunk, Edwin Samuel, also Pott. Co.
Glassburn, Hugh Stuart
Pryor, William Dale
Seidell, Daniel Ryan, also Douglas Co., NE

Shelby County Sources:

http://iagenweb.org/shelby/military/wwii/WWII_deaths.htm

Shelby County Dead Listed Herein:

Allstot, Max Vernon, also Crawford Co.
Arkfeld, Francis Felix
Armentrout, Russell Marion
Bargenquast, Arnold Frank
Block, Ernest August Sylvester "Sam"
Branstiter, Daniel Starr, also Pott. Co.
Browning, William Albert
Campbell, Sheldon Edward
Carter, Meredith M., also Pott. Co.
Dea, James David, also Pott. Co.
Delph, Everett Melvin
Dinesen, Harold N.
Frahm, Leonard Carl
Gettys, Joe L. Jr.
Haberberger, Leonard Joseph
Hansen, Lawrence George
Hoogensen, Earl Andrew, also San Diego Co., CA
Hulsebus, William Lyle
Johnson, Arthur Burdick, also Harrison Co.
Juhl, William David
Kloewer, Eugene John
Knapp, Rexford James "Rex"
Kraschel, James Norman
Kraschel, Richard Nelson
Larson, Paul Lewis
McCracken, James Newton, also Crawford Co.
McCuen, Walter Rea, also Audubon Co.
McGraw, Willis Edward, also Des Moines Co.
McLaurin, William Harold, also Crawford Co.
Messerschmidt, William George Jr., also Harrison Co.
Miller, Max Miles
Miller, Melvin Max
Noehren, Edward Henry
Peterson, Jack
Ratigan, Michael Dennis Jr.
Reinig, Walter Henry
Rihner, John Jerome
Schmitz, William Peter
Schram, Edward Nicholas
Sorenson, Robert H.
Starner, Russell Leroy
Stinn, Richard Theodore
Stoelk, Leon Harley, also Carroll Co.
Summers, Vernon Myron, also Riverside Co., CA
Weihs, Alfred Peter
Wigness, Kenneth Eugene
Wunder, Edmund Earl
Zangerle, John M., also Dubuque Co.

Sioux County dead listed herein:

Knutson, Harold Norman

Story County dead listed herein:

Paulson, Ralph Loyd

Wayne County dead listed herein:

Hursey, Norris Edward

Webster County Dead Listed Herein:

Parker, Arlo Berry

Woodbury County Dead Listed Herein:

Butler, Ralph Joseph
Gilmore, Burrel Gilbert
McClurg, Lynn Herrig Jr., also Pott. Co.
Sanderson, Albert James “Beebee”, also Pott. Co.
Yergey, John Maurice Jr.

Harrison County, Iowa Addendum

Found on the Harrison County honor list but not in the roster:

Breeling, Clifford O. (SP) - may have left military before WW II began
Crawford, George Almon - s/o Wilbur Colen Crawford & Susie Eyre Arthur
Dickinson, Earl A. - s/o Morton Reuben Dickinson & Hettie Mable Puffer
Guyett, Homer M. - s/o Lloyd Bernard Guyett & Lois A. Johns
Hill, Jack William - s/o Lee & Pauline Hill of Woodbine
Hull, Edwin G. - s/o George W. Hull & Nellie Millard.
Maule, Kenneth C. - s/o George Franklin Maule & Milda Erickson.
Peterson, Charles W. - s/o Willie Peterson & Edna Leona McGee.
Pokett, John Frederick - s/o Donald Clark Pokett & Helen Mary Shafer.
Rannells, Robert V. - s/o William Culbertson Rannells & Adah Pearl Crow.
Ring, Clinton R. - s/o Joshua Andrew Ring & Carrie Winifred Elkins.
Seeley, James Lowell - s/o Floyd Jerom Seeley & Gladys Irene Benson
Thoreman (sic, Thoreson), Vernon Charles - s/o Martin Johannes Thoreson & Florence Irene Burke; m. Cleo Elizabeth Wallis
Trowbridge, Marion Duane - s/o Claude Eugene & Lois Sophia Trowbridge; m. Dorothy A. Likins.

Harrison County, Iowa Civil Townships

Mills County, Iowa Addendum

Found on the Mills County honor list but not in the roster:

Benedict, George Leslie Junior, SN 37-485-642, USAAF - b. 16 Sep 1921; s/o Fenton Eber Benedict & Clara Elvira Lee; d. 22 Feb 1945; bur. Hastings Cem.
Bird, Frank Raymond, SN 20-706-126 - s/o Murl Chester Bird & Grace Marie Morgan.
Broman, Donald Norris SN 37-485-648 PVT FOD - b. NE; lived in NE until moving to CA with parents in the late 1930s; BNR.
Dodson, Harry J., SN 17-165-668 - s/o John Granison Dodson & Emma Louise Whitt.
Findley, Everette Arthur, SN 20-706-174 - s/o Claude C. Findley & Retha Jane Woten.
Frazier, Arthur Thompson, SN 37-466-728 - s/o Arthur Shirey Frazier & Magnolia Florence Lingo; m. Avis Owen Noel.
HALL, Peter, Seaman 2c, USNR. Cousin, Juanita Wright, Glenwood, Iowa. (from official Iowa Navy list, not found in Mills County records)
Harper, Paul Maurice, SN T-003439 - s/o Charles James Harper & Alice Kel Dalton.
Kidwell, Harold E., SN 20-706-194 - s/o David Rollin Kidwell & Lena Alice Finley.
Seeger, Roy E., SN 17-131-731 - s/o Leonard F. Seeger & Marguarite A. Muller.
Stone, Warren Floyd, SN 20-706-222 - s/o James Floyd Stone & Mary Suffina “Fina” Andrews.
Winslow, Fred Lute John, SN 37-693-036 - b. Omaha, NE; s/o Truman Fred Winslow & Bernice Flora Stacy; m. Betty J. Doan 1944; entered service from Malvern, IA.
Wright, Arlos Edward, SN 37-697-737 - b. & bur. in Wodbury Co., IA; s/o Edward Walter Wright & Bernice Margaret Holcomb.

Mills County, Iowa Civil Townships

Shelby County, Iowa Addendum

Found on the Shelby County honor list but not in the roster:
* = not found in Shelby County ancestry.com records Dec 2019.

Ahrenkiel, Wayne. SN 37-656-532 - b. 16 Jun 1924 Elk Horn, IA; s/o Sam Ahrenkiel & Jessie Justesen; d. 15 Feb 1945 Luzon.
Brown, Bernard Christian, SN 37-197-728 - b. 24 May 1915 Shelby Co, IA; s/o Olaf Martin Brown & Meta Hansen; d. 24 Sep 1943 Port Angeles, WA; bur. Elk Horn, IA Cem.
Carley, Albert Boyd - b. 4 Jan 1912 O’Neill, NE; s/o Robert Arden/Orden Carley & Matilda Pearl Shirey; d. 1 Apr 1945; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands.
* Gerdts, Luther C., SN 37-647-768 PVT KIA - b. 16 Mar 1918 Clinton, IA; s/o Henry Charles Gerdts & Ida Matthew; m. Mildred S. Wahl of Clinton Co. 1937; bur. Clinton Cem.
Grett, Gerald La Vern, SN 37-120-507, USAAF - b. 29 Dec 1919 Harlan, IA; s/o Calvin L. Grett & Mary E. Sheeder; left Shelby Co. as a small child; m. Florence J. Maloy of Oklahoma City, OK, one child; 67th Bomb. Sqdn., 44th Bomb. Gp.; d. 16 Aug 1943, San Fele, Italy.
Jensen, Waldo Chris - b. 12 Dec 1908 Clay (sic), IA; s/o Christen Godfrey Jensen & Olga Marie Traholt Christensen; m. Loretta Dyar 1935; d. 30 Dec 1941 San Bernardino Co., CA.
.Jorgensen, Everett - b. 11 Sep 1906 Harlan, IA; s/o Peter Hansen Jorgensen & Mary Julia Rasmussen; d. 15 Apr 1945 Philippines; bur. Jacksonville, IA Cem.
Kroman, Albert Herald - b. 18 Sep 1914 Shelby Co.; s/o Andrew Hansen Kroman & Christina Marie Christensen; d. 3 Jun 1944 Italy; bur. Elk Horn Cem.
Mayr, Rudolph F. “Rudy”, O1700501 - b. 23 Apr 1914 Chicago; s/o Frank Xavier Mayr & Francis (sic) Bauer; m. Ruth M. Collison; d. 10 Mar 1946 St. Petersburg, FL; bur. Harlan Cem.
McGee, Victor Howard - b. 22 Mar 1944 Kirkman, IA; s/o William Francis “Frank” McGee & Maude Alice Tucker; d 1 May 1945 Okinawa; bur. Golden Gate Nat’l Cem. San Bruno, CA.
* Nielsen, Nis, SN 37-197-752 PFC KIA - b. Denmark; s/o Jens Nielsen of Tingvej, Rodding, Denmark; 111 Engr. Combat Bn., 36th Inf. Div.; d. 14 Dec 1944; bur. Epinal American Cem., France.
Ocean, Jerry Floyd - b. 5 Nov 1921 White Lake, SD; s/o Ellis Bernard Ocean & Oda Beatrice Voorhees; d. 17 Oct 1945 Philippines.
Paulsen, Vernon Nels - b. 12 May 1915 Jacksonville, IA; s/o Nels Peter Paulsen & Dorethea Katherine Sorensen; d. 8 Dec 1944 Strasbourg, France; bur. Harlan Cem.
Pedersen, Silas Clyde - b. 21 Jan 1920 Elk Horn, IA; s/o S. C. Pedersen & Meta Gregersen both Denmark natives; d. 5 Oct 1944; bur. Epinal American Cem., France.
* Smith, Norman F. - SN 37-071-817, US Army; b. 7 Apr 1914, Wakonda, SD; s/o Oscar F. Smith & Minnie E. Meyer both b. IA; entered service 6 Jul 1941 fron RFD 1, Hartley, IA; 46th Armored Inf. Bn., 5th Armored Div.; KIA 10 Aug 1944 LeMans, France; bur. Forest Cem., Couer d’Alene, Kootenai Co., ID.
Soe, Jens Folmer, SN O-903833 - b. 31 Aug 1911 rural Elk Horn, Clay Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o P. Soe & Emma Hansen; entered service 14 May 1942 from Kimballton, Audubon Co.;,Co. D, 322nd Engineering Regt.; d. Cwmbran, Wales 21 Aug 1942 from gunshot wound.

Shelby Township, Iowa Civil Townships

Sources for the WW II Dead - Other Iowa Counties webpage:

The Harrison County, Iowa Civil Township map is courtesy of iagenweb.org/harrison.
The Mills County, Iowa Civil Townships map is courtesy of iagenweb.org/mills.
The Shelby County, Iowa Civil Township map is courtesy of rootsweb.com/~iashelb.
The California Counties map is courtesy of the California State Association of Counties.
The Nebraska Counties map is courtesy of www.siteatlas.com.
The black arrow graphic used in county headings is courtesy of vecteezy.com.