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Part 2/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 36 "Ba-Bm" names.
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† Babcock, Victor Ross, SN 37-428-855, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
  • b. 14 Nov 1908 Co. Bluffs; s/o Edwin Babcock & Martha Mellor; m. Opal M. Davis 1933, four children; entered service 5 Sep 1942 from Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 145th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; XIV Corps, KIA 25 Jul 1943, near Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Is.
  • Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.

† Bach, Paul Leonard, served as Bach Paul L & Beach Paul L, SN 0-311-373, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Aug 1912 Co. Bluffs; s/o Peter C. Bach (d. 1914) & Anna K. Hansen, ss/o Soren Peter Knudsen, all Denmark natives; m. Kathryn C. “Kay” Ferguson 1936; entered service May 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 43rd Inf. Regt., Philippine Scouts, Philippine Division; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 21 Nov 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines, amoebic dysentery.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.​

† Bagley, Charles Phelps, SN 0-765-281, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co.
  • b. 10 Aug 1922 Audubon, Audubon Co. s/o Frank Bagley & Edith Phelps; entered service 25 Mar 1943 from Audubon at Santa Ana, CA; bur. Ardennes American Cem., Liege, Belgium.
  • 600th or 601st Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Nuthampstead SW of Cambridge, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38463 co-pilot with pilot Roger Weum; KIA 30 Nov 1944 at Grosslöbichau, east of Jena, Thuringia, Germany; aircraft went into a dive, exploded in mid-air, and crashed; crew of nine, six died.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Baier, Arnold Leroy, SN 37-684-308, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 20 Feb 1923 rural Anita, Grant Twp., Cass Co.; s/o Frederick H. Baier & Goldie A. Daughenbaugh; family moved to rural Wiota, Franklin Twp., Cass Co. in late 1920s & to rural Griswold, Cass Co. in 1940s; entered service 5 Feb 1944 from Rt. 1, Griswold; bur. Atlantic Cem., Cass Co.
  • Co. G, 187th Glider Inf. Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; KIA 24 Mar 1945 near Santa Rosa, SE of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; probably died in 2nd Bn.'s attack on fortified village of Dita.
  • Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† Bailey, Edwin Clark, SN 17-149-190, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 13 Feb 1926 Frankfort Twp., rural Stanton, Montgomery Co.; s/o Russell H. Bailey & Annabelle E. Horvath; family moved to Grant Twp., rural Red Oak late 1930s; entered service 22 Feb 1944 from Rt. 4, Red Oak; bur Ardennes American Cem., Neupre, Belgium.
  • 7th Bomb. Sqdn., 34th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Mendlesham, N. of Ipswich, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38419 Miss Betsy tail gunner with pilot Jacob Raver; KIA 14 Jan 1945 on mission to Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany; aircraft lost right wing due to flak and crashed NW of Bremen, 700 meters SW of village of Eggestedt; seven dead, two POW.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Bailey, Jack Carl, SN 37-356-705, US Army, Pott Co. & Cheyenne Co., NE
  • b. 14 Feb 1924 Stanberry, Gentry Co., MO; s/o Donald Bailey & Mary I. Carothers (d. 1935) (div.); lived in Co. Bluffs with aunt Frances C. (Carothers); entered service 10 Jun 1943 from Co. Bluffs or Cheyenne Co., NE; bur. High Ridge Cem., Stanberry.
  • Co. E, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div. (part of 2nd Bn. attached to 4th Inf. Div.); KIA 8 Aug 1944 NE of Avranches, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.

† Baker, Delmar Eugene (also recorded as Baker, Delman E.), SN 321-35-78, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 5 Mar 1920 Conrad, Pondera Co., MT; s/o Frank B. Baker & Vina F. Bell (d. 1928), former Montgomery Co. residents; family moved to Anacortes, WA abt 1926; the children lived with other families after mother's death; father returned to Villisca, Montgomery Co. abt. 1930; entered service 11 Oct 1939 at Des Moines.
  • Joined crew of Destroyer USS Peary (DD-226) 24 Apr 1940; KIA 19 Feb 1942 Darwin, Australia; Peary sunk by Japanese dive bombers; 93 dead, 49 survivors; BNR.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost.

† Baker, Donald Hugh, SN 20-706-350, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 5 Jun 1919 rural Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Hugh M. Baker & Katherine Beekman; family moved to Atlantic in early 1920s; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Atlantic; service credited to Charlevoix Co., MI; m. Virginia P. Henke of Missouri Jun 1941; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • Co. K (Atlantic), 168th Inf. Regt., while stateside transferred to Co. K (Le Mars), 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 6 Jun 1942 Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; railroad accident.
  • The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† Baker, Everett Ernest, SN 17-122-788, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 3 Aug 1922 Johnson, Nemaha Co., NE; s/o Guy R. Baker & Jessie J. Johnson; family moved to Glenwood, Mills Co. in 1920s and to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in early 1930s; entered service Sep 1942 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. L, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; DOW 26 Feb 1945 near Roer River SE of Aachen, Germany.
  • The ETO > To The Rhine > Ops Veritable & Grenade.

† Baker, John Llewellyn, SN O-710-875, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 9 Dec 1922 Villisca, Montgomery Co.; s/o John S. Baker & Helen E. Dilley; entered service 1 Feb 1943 from Rt. 2, Villisca; bur. Arlington Cem., Stanton, Montgomery Co.
  • 96th Fighter Sqdn., 82nd Fighter Gp., Fifteenth Air Force; based at Vincenzo Airfield SE of Foggia, Apulia, Italy; Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot; KIA 29 Aug 1944 at San Pietro d'Carso 20 miles east of Trieste, Italy; aircraft struck the railroad station while strafing a nearby train; The MTO > MTO Air War > Fifteenth Air Force.

† Bales, Paul Edgar, SN 859-09-72, US Navy, Adair Co.
  • b. 8 Apr 1924 Adair, Adair Co.; s/o Claude L. Bales & Kathryn F. Sherman; entered service date unknown from Rt. 2, Adair.​
  • Destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533), Task Unit 77.4.3 (aka Taffy 3), Seventh Fleet; KIA 25 Oct 1944 off Samar, Philippines; the Hoel, Johnston, & Samuel B. Roberts were all sunk after their tenacious attack on a vastly-superior Japanese force; BNR.
  • Battle off Samar - Philippines Liberated > Battle of Leyte Gulf.

† Ball, John Jesse "Jack", SN 20-706-539, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 20 Jul 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o John E. Ball & Eleanor T. Pischel of Co. Bluffs; m. Ruth Lorraine Coon of Co. Bluffs; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Vahalla Mem. Park, North Hollywood, CA.
  • Co. L (Co. Bluffs), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> Co. C, 1st Ranger Bn., II Corps; KIA 25 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia.
  • Battle of El Guettar - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Baraks, Frederick August, served as Barracks, Frederick A, SN 36-448-659, US Army, Rock Island Co., IL
  • b. 27 Sep 1917 Coal Valley, Rock Island Co., IL; s/o August Baraks (d. 1929) & Elizabeth Wilhouse of Coal Valley; m. LaRue V. Jensen of Hazel Dell T., Pott. Co. 1941, two children; enlisted 15 Feb 1943 at Peoria, IL; bur. Lorraine American Cem., St. Avold, France.
  • 449th Military Police Co., Seventh Army, landed at Utah Beach 6 Jun 1944 with the First Army, served in the Battle of the Bulge; WIA early Apr 1945, KIA (sic) 4 Apr 1945, Germany.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine. ​

† Bargenquast, Arnold Frank, SN 321-39-14, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • b. 4 Feb 1914 Irwin, Shelby Co.; s/o Henry G. Bargenquast & Anna C. Wendt; entered service 28 Feb 1940 from Manilla, Shelby Co.; m. Louise Quarto, one child.
  • Submarine USS Seawolf (SS 197); DNB 4 Oct 1944 near Morotai, Dutch Indies, SW Pacific; Seawolf sunk by friendly fire, all 83 crew & 17 US Army passengers dead; BNR.
  • Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.

† Barnett, Walter McMillan Jr., SN 20-743-494, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Mar 1922 Competition, Laclede Co., MO; s/o Walter M. Barnett Sr. (d. 1942) & Myrtle Shamel (d. 1932) of Oakland, Pott. Co.; entered service 16 Jan 1941 from Oakland; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Italy.
  • Co. G, 505th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA 13 Jul 1943, Sicily, Italy.
  • Battle of Biazza Ridge - The MTO > Italy > Sicily.

† Barrett, Henry Joseph Jr., SN 37-699-275, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 9 May 1926 Fremont, Dodge Co., NE; s/o Henry J. Barrett & Edna M. Gaylord; family moved to Co. Bluffs in 1930s; entered service 28 Jun 1944 from Co. Bluffs; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. I, 301st Inf. Regt., 94th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 6 Mar 1945 near Zerf, south of Trier, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XX Corps to Trier.

† Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE.
  • b. 9 Jan 1913 Oakland, Pott. Co.; s/o John O. Bates (d. 1941) & Gertrude M. McCain; Family moved from Oakland to Lincoln, NE in the late 1920s and then to Omaha, NE in early 1930s; bur. Oaklawn Cem., Oakland.
  • Co. C, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 24 Jan 1945 north of Colmar, Alsace, France.
  • The ETO > Alsace, 1945 > Colmar Pocket.

† Battey, Norma Jane, unknown service nbr, US Navy Waves, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 Jun 1923 Co. Bluffs; d/o Herbert V. Battey & Frances Jensen of Co. Bluffs & Sioux City, Woodbury Co.; bur Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • unit unknown; DNB 3 Oct 1943, San Diego, CA, illness.

† Baylor, Charles William, SN 37-001-796, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 14 Jan 1915 Exira, Audubon Co.; s/o John C. Baylor & Florence E. Miller; family moved to Cass Co. bef. 1920; entered service 14 Feb 1941 from Rt. 3, Anita, Cass Co.; m. Joann Morrison 1942; bur. Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mere, France.
  • 134th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Aug 1944 La Metairie, near Vire, France.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.

Beach, Paul Leonard - see Bach Paul Leonard

† Beckendorf, Orville Leroy, SN 316-41-64, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 13 Jun 1916 rural Walnut, Pott. Co.; s/o Ira C. Beckendorf & Anna L. Fries (d. 1930) of rural Walnut; entered service 16 Jan 1935; married Mary Bernice Johnson of Kentucky.
  • Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459); KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbottom Sound, north of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Laffey hit by 14” shell from Japanese battleship Hiei & torpedo, then exploded & sank; 59 dead, 186 survivors; BNR.
  • First phase of Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.

† Beers, Harold Elmer, SN 37-476-206, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 28 Nov 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Carl R. Beers & Isabelle Dick; m. Mary D. Layton, one child; entered service 13 Mar 1943 from Little Sioux, Harrison Co.; bur. Little Sioux Cem.
  • unit unknown; stationed at Camp Cooke (now Vandenberg AFB), Santa Barbara Co., CA; DNB 19 Jan 1945 in nearby Lompoc, CA from asphyxiation.

​† Benedict, George Junior, SN 37-485-642, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • b. 16 Sep 1921 Tabor, Fremont Co.; s/o Fenton Eber Benedict & Clara E. Lee; family moved to rural Hastings, Mills Co. in late 1920s; worked for North American Aviation in Inglewood, CA in early 1940s; entered service 4 Oct 1943 from Rt. 1, Hastings; m. Twyla L. Carter of Iowa Nov 1944 in El Paso, TX; bur. Hastings Cem.
  • 731st Bomb. Sqdn., 452nd Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Doepham Green, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8015 Johnny Reb with pilot William T. Emmet II; KIA Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Bavaria, near Ulm, Germany, 22 Feb 1945; aircraft broke apart approaching the target in overcast conditions; seven died, three survived.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
  • Notes: Named George Junior Benedict at birth, thus in military records as Benedict George J. However, family often used the names Leslie or George Leslie. The William T. Emmet crew trained together in the US, traveled by ship to Europe, and used four different aircraft on their four missions. The crew history is well-documented at Crash of B-17 44-8015 MARC 12657.

† Benton, Raymond James, SN  37-112-067, US Army Air Force, Guthrie Co.
  • b. 27 Jan 1918 west of Guthrie Center in Bear Grove Twp., Guthrie Co. s/o Samuel A. Benton & Eva Stephenson; family moved to Baker Twp. in early 1920s; entered service 20 Jan 1942 from rural Guthrie Center.
  • 366 Bomb. Sqdn., 305th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force based at Cheveston, NW of Cambridge, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-102255 radio operator; KIA 3 Feb 1945; aircraft suffered flak damage during mission over Germany & ditched in North Sea; crew of nine all killed; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

​† Bergman, George Eugene, SN 37-752-394, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Jul 1926 Omaha; s/o John M. Bergman & Ruth A. Moyer of Co. Bluffs; entered service 17 Sep 1944 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Nat’l Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • Co. C, 384th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div.; KIA 10 Jun 1945, enemy machine gun fire, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Okinawa.

​† Bernhardt, Paul Richard, SN 620-27-93, US Navy, Union Co.
  • b. 7 Aug 1920 Hamburg, Fremont Co.; adopted s/o George W. Bernhardt & Wilhelmina M. Kerkmann; family lived in Cass & Adams Co. before moving to Grant Twp., Union Co. in early 1930s; entered service 1 Feb 1942 from Rt. 1A, Afton, Union Co.
  • Destroyer USS Leary (DD-158); KIA 24 Dec 1943 north of the Azores, North Atlantic; Leary sunk by submarine U-275 torpedo; 98 died; BNR.
  • WWII Germany > Battle of the Atlantic.

† Berringer, Merroll Jackson, SN 0-735-025, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
  • b. 4 Mar 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Vern L. Berringer & Lula D. Jackson (div.); family moved to Clarinda, Page Co. in early 1930s; ss/o of Ernest E. Baggs of Co. Bluffs; entered service 26 Mar 1942 from Clarinda via Omaha; m. Mary Alice Larkins of Villisca, Montgomery Co. in Pierce Co., WA 1943.
  • Flight H, 35th Photo Recon. Sqdn., Fourteenth Air Force; Lockheed F-5E Photo Lightning #44-23237 pilot; KIA 21 Nov 1944 over South China Sea; disappeared on triangular flight Suichuan-Nimrod Sound-Batanes Is., Suichuan, China; BNR.
  • CBI Theater > China, 1941-45.

† Berry, Kenneth Coit, SN 648-12-71, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 May 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o Edwin C. Berry & Meta M. Cox of Co. Bluffs.
  • Destroyer USS Buck (DD-420); KIA 9 Oct 1943 off Capri, Naples Bay, Italy; Buck torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-616; 168 dead, 94 survivors; BNR.
  • Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War.

† Bird, Francis Dale, SN 37-472-728, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 13 Feb 1924 Oakland, Pott. Co.; s/o Ira W. Bird & Mary A. Strang of Co. Bluffs.; entered service 17 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. F., 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 17 Mar 1944 during Japanese counterattack on Bougainville, Solomon Is.
  • ​Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., Bougainville.

† Bird, Frank Raymond, SN 20-706-126, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 4 Mar 2020 Winnebago, Thurston Co., NE; s/o Murl C. Bird Sr. & Grace M. Morgan; family moved to Glenwood, Mills Co. bef. 1925; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Glenwood; m. Edythe A. Chrisinger 1941; bur. East Liberty Cem., Malvern, Mills Co.
  • Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., attached to British Commando; WIA near Algiers, Algeria 8 Nov 1942; DOW 12 Nov 1942.
  • The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch.

† Bish, Homer “Jack”, SN 13-009-412, US Army, Armstrong Co., PA & Pott. Co.
  • b. 20 May 1922 Armstrong Co., PA; s/o Herbert C. Bish & Ivy P Bowser; m. Ruth Darlene Dreier of Co. Bluffs 1944; bur. Lawn Haven Cem., Armstrong Co.
  • 73rd Armored FA Bn., Combat Command R, 9th Armored Div., First Army; WIA Dec 1944 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; DOW 19 Dec 1944 Belgium.
  • The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.

† Bjorn, Paul Bartlett, SN 37-678-998, US Army, Audubon & Cass Cos., IA
  • b. 12 Aug 1925 Brayton, Audubon Co., IA; s/o Anders P. Bjorn & Thelma P. Bartlett; family lived in Oakfield Twp., Audubon Co.; entered service 13 Oct 1943 from Oakfield Twp., Rt. 1, Atlantic; service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Oak Hill Cem., Brayton.
  • Co. L, 302nd Inf. Regt., 94th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 20 Jan 1945, Saar-Moselle Triangle, Rhineland-Palatinate, artillery fragment.
  • The ETO > Siegfried Line, 1945 > XX Corps to Trier.​

† Blades, George William, SN 112-03-74, US Navy, Shelby Co. & Alameda Co., CA​
  • b. 5 Oct 1894 Irwin, Shelby Co. s/o George B. Blades (d. 1924) & Jennie E. Stewart (d. 1943); entered service 1912 from Irwin; m. Hazel B. (Wells) Pruitt 1921 in Cordova, AK, one child & two stepchildren; entered reserve status 1933, retired 1939; reentered service 1 Jan 1941 at Yerba Buena Is., San Francisco, CA; bur. Oak Hill Cem., Irwin.
  • Chief Radioman, US Navy Yard, Mare Island, Vallejo, Solano Co. CA; DNB 13 Feb 1943 at home, San Leandro, Alameda Co., CA; heart attack. 
  • Notes: Served in WWI, retired from the US Navy, and reenlisted. Since he remained stateside during WWII, his WWII service is not documented and his WWII service number is unknown. Son served in World War II.

† Blain, David Benjamin, served as Blain, Dave B, SN 37-476-575, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 10 Aug 1914 rural Griswold, Wright Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o David Blain (d. 1928) & Carrie M. "Bess" Auld; family moved to Griswold, Cass Co. after father's death; entered service 1943; bur. Whipple Cem., Wright Twp.
  • trainee at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, near Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; DNB 24 Apr 1943 at Camp Robinson from scarlet fever.

† Blaylock, John Robert “Bob” Jr., SN 0-437-451, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 17 Nov 1919 Grand Jct., Greene Co.; s/o John F. Blaylock & Anna Egli; lived in Grand Jct. as a child, family moved to Co. Bluffs ~ 1939; entered service Jul 1941 from Co. Bluffs; m. Shirley Ann Stevenson 1942, one child; bur. Arlington Nat’l Cem., VA.
  • C.O. 510th Bomb. Sqdn., 351st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-37731 pilot; KIA 31 Dec 1943 near Royan, SW France; aircraft shot down after raid on Bordeaux, parachute failed
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Blizzard, Howard Leslie, SN 0-355-479, US Army, Pott. Co. & Ray Co., MO
  • b. 24 Feb 1914 Pott. Co.; s/o Carl A. Blizzard & Mary Hannah Winchester; raised in Co. Bluffs; entered service 9 May 1933 from Co. Bluffs; m. Matilda Ann Lunders 1940; remains may be intermingled in a group burial in the Nat'l Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • Signal Aircraft Warning Co., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; KIA 9 Jan 1945, on Japanese Hell Ship Enoura Maru, Takao Harbor, southern Formosa from attack by aircraft from the USS Hornet (CV-12); ~ 400 POWs died
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† Block, Ernest August Sylvester "Sam", SN 37-120-000, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 10 Nov 1919 Earling, Shelby Co.; s/o Herman J. Block (d. 1922) & Elizabeth Erlbacher; entered service 5 Nov 1941 from Earling; bur. Brittany American Cem., St. James, Normandy, France.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 29 Jul 1944 east of Coutances, Normandy
  • The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.