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Part 4/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 25 "Ca-Cm" names.
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† Cadwell, Newell Lewis, SN 37-194-793, US Army Air Force, Montgomery & Marshall Cos.
  • b. 9 Oct 1913 Elliott, Montgomery Co.; s/o Charles F. Cadwell & Jessie I. Busby who moved to Ames, Story Co. in 1934; attended law school in Iowa City and practiced in Marshalltown, Marshall Co.; entered service 12 May 1942 from Marshalltown; bur. Ames Municipal Cem.
  • 19th Photo. Mapping Sqdn., 4th Photo Gp. stationed at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO.; North American B-25C Mitchell #41-13247 radio operator with pilot Richard P. Marx; d. 11 Jan 1943 north of Colorado Springs near Falcon; plane failed to recover from a spin and crashed; all six crew died.

† Campbell, Bennie Clinton “Ben”, SN 39-313-929, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
  • b. 6 May 1900 rural Neola, Union Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o Thomas A. Campbell (d. 1941) & Alice P. Musgrove (d. 1934) of the Neola/Persia area; still living in Union Twp. in 1940; registered for draft in Eugene, Lane Co., OR 1942; entered service 13 Aug 1942 from Eugene; service credited to Lane Co.; bur. Valley View Cem., Persia, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 11th Maintenance Bn., 11th Armored Div.; d. 4 Mar 1943, Camp Polk, Vernon Parish, LA, peritonitis from a gastric ulcer.

​† Campbell, Sheldon Edward, SN 37-752-491, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 17 Oct 1925 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o George H. Campbell & Ida K. Luecke; entered service 18 Sep 1944 from Rt. 2, Harlan; bur. Harlan Cem.
  • 24th Medical Bn., 24th Inf. Div.; DNB 23 Dec 1945 in hotel fire on Skikoku Is., Japan.
  • WWII Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.

​† Campbell, Wendell Melvin, SN 0-719-557, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 29 Jan 1922 Keg Creek Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Clifford A. Campbell & Frances A. Smith of rural Co. Bluffs; entered service Sep 1942 from Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs; bur. Zion Congregational Cem., Treynor, Pott. Co.
  • 235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso, TX; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100144 crewman with pilot Walter Slont; d. 20 Jul 1944 one mile north of Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; two B-24s collided on routine training mission from Biggs Field to Walker Army Air Field at Roswell; ten died, seven parachuted and survived.

​† Card, Earl E., SN 20-706-381, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 Aug 1922 Avoca, Pott. Co.; s/o Jesse V. Card (d. 1926) & Alma Garrison (d. 1928) of Avoca; gs/o James O. Garrison & Cora O. Anstine of Avoca; entered service 19 Nov 1941 at Atlantic, Cass Co.; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • Co. B, 4th Ranger Bn., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 12 Nov 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy, 16 miles east of Cassino.
  • The MTO > Italy > The Volturno Line.
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† Cargill, Lawrence Elroy, SN 37-464-353, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
  • b. 6 Aug 1922 Malvern, Mills Co.; s/o Clarence E. Cargill & Florence R. Moore; entered service 20 Nov 1942 from Tabor, Fremont Co.; bur. Tabor Cem., Mills Co.
  • 44th Bomb. Gp., 66th Bomb Sqdn., Eighth Air Force, based at Shipdham Airfield, Norwich, England west of the city of Norwich; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #41-28795 radio operator with pilot Forest M. Musgrave; DNB 8 May 1944 near Acle, Norwich, England, between the city of Norwich and Great Yarmouth; aircraft was on a training mission preparatory to serving as a radar-equipped Pathfinder; lost control from unknown causes and crashed; two killed (Musgrave's chute didn't open and Cargill stayed with the aircraft).
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Carley, Albert Boyd, SN 37-035-663, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • b. 4 Jan 1912 O'Neill, Holt Co., NE; s/o Robert O. Carley & Matilda P. Shirey (d. 1925), both b. Audubon Co.; family generally lived in or near Exira, Audubon Co. between stints in Nebraska and Wyoming; m. Vera V. Wisler 1936 in Cass Co., she d. 1938; living with sister Bertha in Harlan, Shelby Co. in 1940; entered service date unknown, service credited to Shelby Co.; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, SE of Maastrict, Netherlands.
  • 712th Tank Bn., attached to 90th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 1 Apr 1945 between Fulda & Kassel, Hesse Germany.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.

† Carlson, Robert Andrew, SN 39-128-015, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 14 Sep 1920 Shepard, Yellowstone Co., MT; s/o Nels O. Carlson & Ella F. Johnson; family lived near Griswold in Pott. & Cass Cos. before moving to rural Elliott, Montgomery Co. in late 1930s; Robert & siblings worked in California in early 1940s; entered service 1 Apr 1943 from Rt. 2, Elliott; service claimed by San Francisco Co., CA; bur. Keokuk Natl. Cem., Lee Co., IA.
  • 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., II French Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 26 Dec 1944 north of Colmar Pocket, Alsace, France.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.

† Carlson, Roland Linus, SN 37-524-041, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co. & Wright Co., MN​
  • b. 2 May 1920 Red Oak, Montgomery Co. s/o Linus G. Carlson & Florence C. Mainquist;  in late 1930s parents moved to California while Roland moved to Buffalo, MN to work with uncle Axel Carlson; entered service 3 Dec 1942, service credited to Wright Co., MN; m. Shirley Ruth Learned Oct 1943 in Minnesota; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • 412th Bomb. Sqdn., 95th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Horham, 4 miles SE of Eye, Suffolkshire, England; Boeing B-17G #42-39869 Heaven Can Wait waist gunner with pilot Richard P. Bannerman; KIA 11 Apr 1944 on mission to Poznan, Poland; aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft 6 miles SE of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; all ten crew died.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Carter, Meredith Merlene, SN 0-1-176-509, US Army, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
  • b. 7 Feb 1918 Des Moines, Polk Co.; s/o Ernest A. Carter & Lola M. Stofferson; family moved to Co. Bluffs bef. 1920; living with Stofferson grandparents in rural Harlan, Shelby Co. in 1940; entered service 12 Feb 1942 from rural Harlan; m. Marian G. Dahl of Co. Bluffs 1943, one child; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Battery B, 14th Armored Field Artillery Bn.; 2nd Armored Div., Ninth Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945 Dochamps, NW of Houffalize, Belgium.
  • The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

​† Caster, John Joseph, SN 37-699-158, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 3 Jul 1945 Underwood, Pott. Co.; s/o Charles H. Caster & Mary A. Dale of Underwood & Neola; entered service 24 Jun 1944 from Rt. 1, Underwood; bur. St. Patricks Cem., Neola.
  • Co. G, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div.; KIA 28 Apr 1945, Ie Shima, near Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.

​† Cavanaugh, James Bernard, SN 17-017-247, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 31 Oct 1915 rural Neola, Pott. Co.; s/o Hugh C. Cavanaugh (d. 1943) & Angeline C. West of rural Neola; bur. St. Patricks Cem., Neola.
  • G2 (intelligence), HQ, 2nd Philippine Corps; POW captured on Bataan, Luzon, Philippines 1942; Master Sergeant kept with high-level captives; DNB 10 Feb 1943, Formosa POW Camp #4, Karenko, northern Formosa, malaria.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co., IA
  • ​b. 27 Dec 1919 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; s/o Harold B. Caywood & Lelia A. Sloan; m. Marilyn Caywood of Co. Bluffs 1939; moved to California 1941; enlisted 29 Jun 1944 at Los Angeles Co., CA; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 28th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Feb 1945 near Colmar, Alsace, France.
  • The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket.

† Chambers, Stanley Glen, SN 19-097-353, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • b. 6 Feb 1919 Hardin Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Harry B. Chambers (d. 1928) & Louise M. Thomas of rural McClelland, Hardin Twp.; raised in Hardin Twp. & Los Angeles Co., CA; ss/o Wallace Melton of Ault, Weld Co., CO; enlisted 10 Apr 1942 in Los Angeles Co., CA; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • pilot trainee at Randolph Army Air Field, near San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; basic trainer Vultee BT-13A Valiant #41-21514; d. 7 Dec 1942 NW of Randolph Field; training accident.

† Chancellor, Elmer Lee, SN 0-711-946, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 7 Jun 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o Sam Chancellor & Grace S. Chilcote (div.) of Co. Bluffs; entered service 5 Sep 1942 from Co. Bluffs; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 118 Tactical Reconnaisance Sqdn., Fourteenth Air Force; based at Chengkung, China with advance base at Suichwan, China; North American P-51C Mustang #43-24938 pilot; KIA 28 Dec 1944, over Yangtze River, Anking, southern China.
  • China-Burma-India Theater > China, 1941-45.

† Chancellor, James Maurice, SN 872-24-12, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 15 Oct 1925 Co. Bluffs; s/o Sam Chancellor & Grace S. Chilcote (div.) of Co. Bluffs; entered service 19 Nov 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Attack Transport USS Sandoval (APA-194); KIA 28 May 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Sandoval damaged by Japanese kamikaze; eight died.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.

​† Chickering, Herbert R., SN 0-706-135, US Army Air Force, Montgomery & Madison Cos.
  • b. 23 Aug 1917 Villisca, Montgomery Co.; s/o Herbert J. Chickering & Jennie M. Goltry (d. 1929); entered service 4 Feb 1943 from Winterset, Madison Co.; bur. Cambridge American Cem., Coton, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • 339th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 349th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force; Curtis-Wright C-46D Commando #44-77839 pilot; DNB 6 May 1945 SW of London, England at Gibbet Hill, Haslemere, Surrey on a repatriation flight from France to England; flying low in bad weather, aircraft wing hit a radar tower; all 30 aboard (five crew & 25 passengers) & one other person died.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.

† Christensen Arnold Christen, SN 37-752-523, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 6 Oct 1923 Hamlin, Audubon Co., IA; s/o Christian "Chris" Christensen & Kathrine C. Beck; entered service 18 Sep 1944 from rural Hamlin; bur. Arlington Heights Cem., Audubon, Audubon Co.
  • Co. B, 381st Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div.; Tenth Army; KIA 30 May 1945 Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.

† Christensen, Dale Eldon, SN 0-2-036-049, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 31 May 1920 rural Gray, Cameron Twp., Audubon Co.; s/o Chris P. Christensen & Sadie A. Forsbeck; entered service 15 Oct 1940 from Box 86, Gray; bur. Cameron Twp. Cem.
  • Troop E, 112th Cavalry Regt.; KIA 4 Aug 1944 near Afua, New Guinea.
  • Battle of the Driniumor River - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea.
  • Notes: Dale Christensen won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on the Driniumor River on 16-19 July. He was killed in action near the end of the Battle of the Driniumor River.

​† Christensen, Darwin Arthur, SN 372-48-80, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 15 Feb 1924 Carson, Pott. Co.; s/o Henry S. Christensen (d. 1940) & Mary L. Vosler of Co. Bluffs; ss/o Grant Goehring; entered service 24 Sep 1942 from Co. Bluffs; m. Ruby Cunningham 1943, one child; buried at sea.​
  • Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), Task Force 58 flagship, KIA 11 May 1945 90 miles east of Okinawa, Japan; Bunker Hill severely damaged by Japanese kamikaze attack, 389 died.
  • Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets.
  • Notes: Web information on the kamikaze attack on the Bunker Hill is sometimes incorrect. The Bunker Hill did not sink. When hit, the Bunker Hill was off the coast of Okinawa, not Kyushu. After the Bunker Hill was hit, Admiral Mitscher transferred Task Force 58 headquarters to the USS Enterprise, and elements of Task Force 58 then proceeded to Kyushu to attempt to deal with the continued kamikaze threat. 

† Christensen, Jack Newton, SN O-516-204, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Apr 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o G. Fred Christensen & Vera Newton; family moved to Omaha in mid-1930s; m. Pauline Boyd of Lincoln, NE 1941, one child; commissioned in ROTC at U of Nebraska Jun 1943; service credited to Lancaster Co., NE; bur. Epinal American Cem., SE of Epinal, Lorraine, France.
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div.; KIA 12 Nov 1944 near Raon l'Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
  • Notes: Silver Star recipient.

† Christensen, John Kenneth, SN 321-61-43, US Navy, Shelby & Crawford Cos.
  • b. 27 Oct 1921 Manilla, Crawford Co. s/o John M. Christensen & Olga M. Rasmussen; family lived near the Shelby-Crawford Co. border, living in Greeley Twp., Shelby Co. abt 1930; entered service 27 Feb 1941 from Box 235, Manilla; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • USS Sims (DD-409); KIA 7 May 1942 Battle of Coral Sea; 15 survived from 252-man crew.
  • Japan Overreaches > Battle of Coral Sea.

† Christensen, Lester Angus, SN 316-61-17, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 10 Oct 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Bartel Christensen & Leona Dawson; entered service 8 Nov 1939 from Co. Bluffs; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), the Asiatic Fleet flagship; KIA 1 Mar 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, between Java & Sumatra, Dutch Indies; Houston sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 793 died.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost.

​† Christiansen, Peter Elmer, SN 321-47-30, US Navy,  ​Audubon Co.
  • b. 9 Sep 1918 Kimballton, Audubon Co. s/o Christian T. Christiansen & Emma Larsen; entered service 17 Sep 1940 from Kimballton; bur. Bethany Luth. Cem., Kimballton.
  • Cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32); KIA 1 Dec 1942 Ironbottom Sound, north of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; New Orleans torpedoed by Japanese destroyer & heavily damaged.
  • Battle of Tassafaronga - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.

† Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371,595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
  • b. 14 Nov 1920 Co. Bluffs; s/o William J. Chuda & Effie May Hanson of Omaha; bur. Forest Lawn Cem., Omaha.
  • Co. C, 4th Marine Regt., 1st Provisional Marine Brigade; KIA 26 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Is.
  • ​Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.​