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World War II Dead with Southwest Iowa Affiliations Outside of the Pottawattamie Area
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Adair County residents:
- Bales, Paul Edgar, SN 859-09-72, US Navy, Adair Co.
- Maeder, Burton B., SN 37-194-181, US Army, Adair Co.
Adams County residents:
- Agnew, Wayne Burton, SN 37-191-857, US Army, Adams Co.
- Davis, Joseph Simpson, SN 321-43-19, US Navy, Adams Co.
- Kuhl, Robert Lawrence, SN O-2-062-828, US Army Air Force, Adams Co.
- Orstad, Melvin T., SN 37-447-884, US Army, Adams & Scott Cos.
- Tinkham, Darl Morgan, SN 37-472-715, US Army, Montgomery & Adams Cos.
Carroll County Sources:
- https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahixson_220 - Hixson's Carroll Co. township map ~1930.
- http://iagenweb.org/carroll/military/WWII/honor_roll.htm - only Army & AAF deaths.
- http://iagenweb.org/carroll/military/WWII/Navy_casualties.htm - only Navy & Marine Corps casualties.
- http://davidkusel.com/centennial/74ww2.htm - deaths from the Manning area of Carroll Co.
- Bonnesen, Robert Eugene, SN 859-07-07, US Navy, Carroll Co.
- Keat, Harry Martin, SN 101-67-78, US Navy, Carroll Co.
- Lang, Richard Waddell, SN 37-481-349, US Army, Cass & Carroll Cos.
- Loustanau, Charles Bernard, SN 321-52-57, US Navy, Carroll Co.
- Mayr, Rudy Frank, SN O-1700501, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co.
- Stoelk, Leon Harley, SN 37-436-468, US Army, Shelby & Carroll Cos.
- (vet.) Rasmussen, Clarence Frank, SN 321-561, US Marine Corps, Carroll Co. & Charleston Co., SC.
- Vermuele, Lyle William, SN 37-694-509, US Army, Carroll Co.
Crawford County Sources:
- https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahixson_373 - Hixson's Crawford Co. township map ~1930.
- Allstot, Max Vernon, SN 621-05-54, US Navy, Shelby & Crawford Cos.
- Christensen, John Kenneth, SN 321-61-43, US Navy, Shelby & Crawford Cos.
- Eggers, Edward, SN 37-195-262, US Army, Crawford & Harrison Cos.
- Grage, Glen Edward, SN 37-116-924, US Army, Crawford Co.
- Hansman, Jack, SN 7-060-421, US Army, Pott. & Crawford Cos.
- Hammer, Melvin John, SN 37-694-414, US Army, Crawford Co.
- Heilig, Kenneth Otto, SN O-1311299, US Army, Pierce Co., WA & Crawford Co.
- Keuter, Ambrose J., SN 37-699-242, US Army, Crawford Co.
- Mefferd, Eugene, SN 325598, US Naval Aviation, Harrison & Crawford Cos.
- McCracken, James Newton, SN 533228, US Marine Corps, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
- McLaren, William McAllister, SN 385-91-42, US Navy, Crawford Co. & Pierce Co., WA
- McLaurin, William Harold, SN 317408, US Merchant Marine, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
- Miller, Melvin Max, SN 37-692-104, US Army, Crawford Co.
- (vet.) Rannells, Charles Henry Jr., SN unknown, US Army, Crawford Co.
- Rannells, Robert Vance, SN 17-065-979, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Crawford Cos.
- Rethmeier, William F. "Jack", SN 37-663-816, US Army, Crawford & Harrison Cos.
- Schaupp, Dale John, SN 17-123-462, US Army Air Force, Crawford & Harrison Cos.
- Thomsen, Walter Peter Henry, served as Thomsen Walter P H, SN 37-651-579, US Army, Crawford Co
- Wright, David Frederick, SN 37-036-584, US Army, Crawford Co.
Fremont County Sources:
- https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahixson_623 - Hixson's Fremont Co. township map ~1930.
- http://iagenweb.org/fremont/military/ww_ii_honor_roll.htm.
- Briley, Harold Vinton, SN 860-48-29, US Navy, Fremont Co.
- Butts, Amos Albert, SN 816-85-59, US Navy, Fremont Co.
- Coy, Leroy A., SN 0-741-481, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
- Cargill, Lawrence Elroy, SN 37-464-353, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
- Garrett, Elmer Earl "Bud", SN O-763195, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
- Hickman, Richard Donald, SN 17-004-268, US Army, Fremont Co.
- Hoy, John Walter, SN 37-710-383, US Army, Pawnee Co., OK & Fremont Co.
- Johnson, Raymond Earl, SN O-1301648, US Army, Fremont Co.
- (vet.) Laird, Clarke Singleton, SN 20-706-132, US Army, Fremont Co.
- Rommel, Max C., SN 510622, US Marine Corps, Pott. & Fremont Cos.
- (vet.) Spidell, George William, SN 321-58-95, US Navy, Fremont Co.
- Tipton, John M., SN 17-037-879, US Army, Fremont Co. & Thurston Co., NE
- Tomes, Carlas, SN 39-471-995, US Army, Fremont Co. & Clark Co., WA
- Windle, Fay Richard, SN 37-485-691, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
Greene County Sources:
Greene County Residents:
Greene County Residents:
- None as yet.
Guthrie County Sources:
Guthrie County Residents:
Guthrie County Residents:
- Benton, Raymond James, SN 37-112-067, US Army Air Force, Guthrie Co.
- Harlan, Martin Edward, SN 193156, US Navy, Guthrie & Monona Cos.
- Heberlee, Henry Leroy, SN 17-033-411, US Army Air Force, Guthrie Co.
- Rasmussen, Harley Norman, SN 37-691-442, US Army, Audubon & Guthrie Cos.
Monona County Sources:
- https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahixson_1215 - Hixson's Monona Co. township map ~1930.
- Anderson, Edward Franklin, SN 621-91-60, US Navy, Monona & Woodbury Cos.
- Bolton, Wayne Arnold, SN O-686626, US Army Air Force, Monona & Harrison Cos.
- Butler, Ralph Joseph, SN 37-420-384, US Army, Woodbury & Monona. Cos.
- Cooper, Guy Raymond, SN 621-92-97, US Navy, Monona Co.
- Dunbar, Milo, SN 20-703-345, US Army, Monona Co.
- Harlan, Martin Edward, SN 193156, US Navy, Guthrie & Monona Cos.
- Hull, Edwin George, SN 37-428-239, US Army, Monona & Harrison Cos.
- Mendenhall, Stanley Filtodus, SN 37-462-553, US Army, Monona Co. & Custer Co., SD.
- Thoreson, Vernon Charles, SN 321-60-87, US Navy, Monona Co.
- (vet.) Witt, Carl William, SN 37-445-283, US Army Air Force, Monona Co.
Page County Sources:
- https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahixson_1323 - Hixson's Page Co. township map ~1930.
- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/page/military/pagewwii.txt - only Army and AAF deaths.
- Aid, Alvin Eldred, SN 37-503-126, US Army, Page & Taylor Cos.
- Berringer, Merroll Jackson, SN O-735025, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
- Dideriksen, Robert Warren, SN O-2044637, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
- Dryer, Arthur L., SN 37-112-204, US Army, Page Co. & Howell Co., MO
- Fulk, Paul Hoyt, SN 37-169-571, US Army, Page Co.
- Humphrey, Richard Leo, SN 37-489-548, US Army, Page Co.
- Patton, John A., SN 37-463-856, US Army, Page Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
- Spicer, Francis Dean, SN 374884, US Marine Corps, Page Co.
- Thompson, Robert O’Neal, SN 20-704-031, US Army, Page & Montgomery Cos.
- Wenstrand, Robert Darwin, SN 0-701-356, US Army Air Force, Page Co.
- Westenburg, Glen Victor, SN 37-074-605, US Army, Page Co.
Ringgold County residents:
- Holiday, Albert Henry, SN 17-029-435, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Ringgold Cos.
Taylor County residents:
- Aid, Alvin Eldred, SN 37-503-126, US Army, Page & Taylor Cos.
- McGee, Russell Phillip, SN 37-438-682, US Army, Taylor Co.
- Million, Franklin Alexander, SN 620-37-21, US Navy, Taylor Co.
- Wilson, Boyd Merrill, SN 37-675-900, US Army, Taylor Co.
Union County residents:
- Bernhardt, Paul Richard, SN 620-27-93, US Navy, Union Co.
- (vet.) Kritenbrink, William Rex, SN 316-11-44, US Navy, Union Co.
- Ross, William Thomas, SN 620-23-62, US Naval Aviation, Union & Montgomery Cos.
- Summerville, George Stanley, SN O-1039593, US Army, Union & Cass Cos.
Sources for Big Pigeon's WWII Dead > Residences > Other SW Iowa Counties webpage:
- SW Iowa, webpage header map, https://www.iowa-map.org/road-map.htm
Notes:
Most of western and southern Iowa is organized into nine tiers of counties running from west to east. Counting from the Missouri border on the south to the Minnesota border on the north and listing from west to east, the italicized counties below have a list of roster members on this webpage. (Almost all WWII dead from the other seven counties are included in other Roster Residences webpages.)
- (vet.) = veteran, died after separation from service; record is in WWII Dead > Ancillary Records.
Most of western and southern Iowa is organized into nine tiers of counties running from west to east. Counting from the Missouri border on the south to the Minnesota border on the north and listing from west to east, the italicized counties below have a list of roster members on this webpage. (Almost all WWII dead from the other seven counties are included in other Roster Residences webpages.)
- Tier 1: Fremont Page Taylor Ringgold
- Tier 2: Mills Montgomery Adams Union
- Tier 3: Pottawattamie Cass Adair
- Tier 4: Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie
- Tier 5: Monona Crawford Carroll Greene
- Only one other town had a population of over 10,000. The town of Carroll's population surpassed 10,000 beginning in the 1990s.
- During the railroad era, most of the above counties had strong economic ties to the railroad center of Council Bluffs.