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 Part 12/47 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 19 "Da-De" records
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† Dammrow, Stanley Arnold, SN 17-030-323, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 26 Jan 1923 Carson, Pott. Co.; s/o Detlef A. Dammrow (b. Treynor, Pott. Co.) & Grace M. Patterson (b. Tuscarawas Co., PA; d. 1936); family moved from Carson to Youngstown, OH in the early 1930s; and then to northwest Iowa in the late 1930s after mother's death; father married Bertha C. Umble of Co. Bluffs before 1940.
enlisted 26 Mar 1941 at Omaha from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph North Lawn Cem., Spencer, Clay Co.
Hq. Sqdn., V Interceptor Cmd., Luzon, Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB Nov 1942, Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines, dysentery.
WWII Japan > Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost

† Daughtrey/Daugherty, Gilbert Pryor, SN 701-04-70, US Navy, Jackson Co., MO & Pott. Co.

b. 1 Sep 1918 Wellsville, Montgomery Co., MO; s/o John R. Daughtrey (b. Crittenden Co., KY; d. 1935) & Virginia S. Harris (b. Union Co., KY); lived in Independence, Jackson Co., MO; mother lived in Co. Bluffs in 1940s.
Note: Military records sometimes use the spelling of Daugherty.
unknown service entry data; next of kin mother, Mrs. Virginia Harris Daugherty, 531 Benton St., Council Bluffs, IA; body not recovered; memorialized in Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
submarine USS Growler (SS 215); KIA 8 Nov 1944, west of Manila Bay, Philippines, South China Sea; Growler likely sunk by Japanese depth charge, all 86 died.
WWII Japan > Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force

† Davenport, William Thomas Jr., SN 17-122-771, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 7 Apr 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o William T. Davenport Sr. (b. Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE) & Viola B. Shafer (b. Co. Bluffs); family lived in Garner Twp. on Star Rt., Co. Bluffs.
married Helen L. Shearer of Holt Co., NE, a nursing student living in Co. Bluffs, one child.
entered service 15 Sep 1942 at Ft. Crook, NE from Star Rt., Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Courts of the Missing, Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
crew #P-46, 62nd Bomb. Sqdn., 39th Bomb. Gp., XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at North Field, Guam, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #44-69889 The Slic Chic right gunner with aircraft commander Edgar B. Grear; KIA 29 May 1945, 120 miles NE of Tori-Shima, south of Tokyo; aircraft hit by flak over Yokohama and ditched, four died, eight survived.
WWII Japan > Air Force War with Japan > Twentieth Air Force

† Davis, August William Jr., SN 17-003-658, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 6 Sep 1920 Shenandoah, Page Co.; s/o August W. Davis Sr. (b. Grundy Co.) & Gladys M. Vaughn (b. Fremont Co.); family moved to Co. Bluffs in the early 1930s.
entered service 3 Oct 1940 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; group burial, Jefferson Barracks Natl. Cem., St. Louis, MO.
792nd Bomb. Sqdn., 468 Bomb. Gp., XX Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Kalaikunda AAB, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-6230 Limber Duggan tail gunner with aircraft commander Dushan V. Ivanovic, staging from Pengshan, near Chengdu, China; KIA 15 Jun 1944, near Yawata, Kyushu, Japan; aircraft was part of the first B-29 raid on Japan; mission consisted of 68 aircraft included 11 war correspondents; aircraft damaged over target & exploded; all eleven crew and Newsweek correspondent William T. Shenkel died; this was the first B-29 lost over Japan, however three other B-29s on this mission went down returning to base.
WWII Japan > Air Force War with Japan > Twentieth Air Force @ Operation Matterhorn

† Davis, Joseph Simpson, SN 321-43-19, US Navy, Adams Co.

b. 26 Dec 1919 Tabor, Fremont Co.; s/o Francis M. Davis (b. Corning, Adams Co.) & Faye W. Higgins (b. Villisca, Montgomery Co.); family moved to Quincy Twp., rural Corning, Adams Co. in early 1920s.
entered service 18 Jun 1940 from Rt. 2, Corning, Adams Co.; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion Davis, RFD 2, Corning, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph Walnut Grove Cem., Corning.
heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), the US Asiatic Fleet flagship; KIA 1 Mar 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, between Java & Sumatra, Netherlands Indies; Houston sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 793 died.
WWII Japan > Japan Lashes Out > Netherlands Indies Lost

† Davis, Willard Henry, SN 37-460-144, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Fremont Co., WY

b. 24 Jul 1923 Denver, CO; s/o Charles L. Davis (b. Springfield, Greene Co., MO; d. 1943) & Bessie P. Means (b. Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., KS); living with a foster family in Kansas City, MO in 1930; living with parents in Fremont Co., WY in 1935.
working on a federal dam project in 1940; working for C. H. Turner in Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in 1942.
unknown service entry data; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Jefferson Barracks Natl. Cem., St. Louis, MO.
Co. A, 508th Parachute Inf. Regt., attached to 82nd Airborne Div., XVIII Airborne Corps; parachuted from burning Douglas C-47A Dakota/Skytrain #42-101004 near Groesbeek, Netherlands 17 Sep 1944; KIA 19 Sep 1944 near Nijmegen, Netherlands.
WWII Germany > The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands, Fall 1944 @ Operation Market-Garden, Battle of Nijmegen

† Dea, James David, SN O-325,990, US Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.

b. 24 Aug 1921 rural Shelby, Pleasant Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o William B. Dea (b. rural Shelby, Pleasant Twp.) & Cecelia H. Dargin (b. Templeton, Carroll Co).
entered service 25 Nov 1942 from rural Shelby, Pleasant Twp., Pott. Co.; buried Graceland Cem., Avoca, Pott. Co.
Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-21; ensign training at Harvey Point Navy Auxiliary Air Station, Queen Anne Co., NC; Martin PBM-3D Mariner BuNo 45263 crew member with pilot Farquhar Macrae Jr.; d. 31 May 1944 Princess Anne Co., Virginia near Harvey Pt.; aircraft stalled during practice bombing run; all nine died.

† Decker, Charles Earl, SN 37-750-378, US Army, Harrison & Mills Cos.

b. 18 Nov 1918 Silver City, Mills Co.; s/o Archibald P. Decker (b. York Co., NE) & Viva Marie Hunt (b. Silver City).
moved to Harrison Co. in late 1930s; married Vera Isora Little of Harrison Co. Feb 1940 in Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., two children.
entered service 18 Aug 1944 from Silver City, Mills Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Silver City Cem.
HQ Co., 1st Bn., 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; DNB 28 Feb 1945 Udingen, south of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
WWII Germany > The ETO > To the Rhine > Ops. Veritable/Grenade @ Operation Grenade

† Decker, Richard Charles, SN 17-017-220, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 11 Mar 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o Arthur W. Decker (b. Carlton Co., MN) & Matilda De Frees (b. Co. Bluffs).
entered service 4 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Courts of the Missing, Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
detachment, 69th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., based at Hickam Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory & deployed to Midway Is., Hawaii Territory 29 May 1942; Martin B-26B Marauder #41-17570 nose gunner with pilot William S. Watson; KIA 4 Jun 1942 off Midway Is.; low-level torpedo attack by four Marauders on Japanese fleet, two airraft lost, each with crew of seven, no survivors, remaining aircraft damaged.
WWII Japan > Japan Overreaches > Battle of Midway

† Deffenbaugh, Lyle Joseph, SN 0-288-505, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE

b. 7 Jun 1910 Co. Bluffs; s/o Joseph E. Deffenbaugh (b. Ohio; d. 1918) & Frances M. Roberts (b. Montgomery Co.).
married Helen Lorkovic of Omaha Nov 1935 in Omaha.
entered service 11 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Douglas Co., NE; buried Keokuk Natl. Cem., Keokuk, Lee Co.
Commanding Officer 1st Bn., 6th Armored Inf. Regt., 1st Armored Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 28 May 1944 near Artena, Lazio, SE of Rome, Italy; shell hit Battalion command post.
Military Notes: Took over 1st Bn., 6th Armored Inf. Regt. in Mar 1943 after Lt. Col. William B. Kern was wounded at Maknassy, Tunisia; Silver Star (North Africa), posthumous Distinguished Service Cross.
WWII Germany > The MTO > Cassino/Anzio to Rome > The Drive on Rome

† Deitchler, Edgar Kay, SN 37-118-985, US Army, Mills Co.

b. 27 Mar 1913 Oak Twp., Mills Co.; s/o Louis F. Deitchler (b. Mineola, Mills Co.) and Helen Kay (b. Mills Co.; d. 1940).
entered service 23 Mar 1942 from Glenwood, Mills Co.; service credited to Mills Co.; buried Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France.
357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 17 Jun 1944, near Gourbesville, west of St. Mere Eglise, Manche, Normandy, France.
WWII Germany > The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, Jun 1944

† Delaney, Harlan Albert, SN 37-487-707, US Army, Montgomery Co.

b. 20 Oct 1924 Pymosa Twp., rural Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o George W. Delaney (b. Montgomery Co.) & Elsie M. Belding (b. Adams Co.); family lived near Marne, Cass Co. in 1930, moving to Montgomery Co. in early 1930s.
entered service 8 Dec 1943 from Villisca, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Villisca Cem.
279th Replacement Co., Corps of Engineers; DNB 15 Oct 1944 Oro Bay, Papua, New Guinea; laryngitis & tracheobronchitis.
WWII Japan > The Pacific Base Areas

† Delong, Lloyd E., SN 37-117-114, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 26 Jun 1907 Leon, Decatur Co.; s/o Charles L. Delong (b. Iowa) & Flossie M. Lindsay (b. Decatur Co.); family moved from Leon to Co. Bluffs in the early 1920s.
married Virginia R. (Heck) McDonald, widow of Earl E. McDonald, three adopted children.
entered service 9 Mar 1942 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Golden Gate Natl. Cem., San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, flying Douglas A-26 Invaders, based at Bretigny, south of Paris, France; DNB 3 Nov 1944 at Fleury-Mérogis near Paris; head injuries from falling from a moving truck.
WWII Germany > The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force

† Delph, Everette Melvin, SN 37-754-300, US Army, Shelby Co.

b. 23 Jun 1926 Shelby, Shelby Co.; s/o Ralph Ray Delph (b. Portsmouth, Shelby Co.) & Ethel E. Cunningham (b. Shelby, Shelby Co.).
enlisted 23 Jun 1944; entered service 20 Oct 1944 from Shelby, Shelby Co.; service credited to Shelby Co.; buried Shelby Cem.
Co. E, 152nd Inf. Regt., 38th Inf. Div., XI Corps, Sixth Army; KIA 18 May 1945, Barangka Rizal, east of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; killed by a grenade during a Japanese counterattack.
WWII Japan > Philippines Liberated > Luzon

† Denison, Paul Marsh, SN 20-706-336, US Army, Cass Co.

b. 28 Oct 1918 Anita, Cass Co.; s/o George E. Denison (b. Cass Co.) & Elva L. Marsh (b. Iowa); family lived in rural Wiota, Franklin Twp., Cass Co., moving to Sauk Center, MN in early 1920s and returning to Franklin Twp. in early 1930s.
entered service with National Guard 10 Feb 1941 from Atlantic, Cass Co.; service credited to Cass Co.; buried Atlantic Cem.
Co. K (Atlantic), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Nov 1942 Algiers, Algeria.
WWII Germany > The MTO > North Africa > Operation Torch

† Denton, Claude Ballentine, SN 648-65-29, US Navy, Pott. Co.

b. 14 Mar 1906 Marne, Cass Co.; s/o Fred A. Denton (b. New York; d. 1939) & Anna L. Ballentine (b. Ohio); family moved to Harlan, Shelby Co. before 1910 and to Co. Bluffs in late 1920s.
married Clara L. Synak Oct 1936, one child, divorced.
entered service 12 Oct 1942 from Co. Bluffs; next of kin mother, Mrs. Anna Laura Denton, 1426 High St., Co. Bluffs, IA; buried Evergreen Cem., Anita, Cass Co.
destroyer USS Cony (DD 508); KIA 27 Oct 1943, during US invasion of Treasury Is., S. of Bougainville, Solomon Is.; Cony damaged by Japanese air attack, eight died.
WWII Japan > Solomon Islands > Bougainville Naval War @ Treasury Is. Invasion

† Deputy, Charles Dean, SN 940,539, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.

b. 26 Jan 1926 Co. Bluffs; s/o David S. Deputy (b. Lamoni, Decatur Co.) & Salome Buchholz (b. Rawlins Co., KS; d. 1933); family lived in Garner Twp. at Rt. 4, Co. Bluffs.
entered service 15 Mar 1944 from Rt. 4, Co. Bluffs; next of kin father, Mr. David S. Deputy, R.R. 4, Council Bluffs, IA; buried Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
Co. I, 21st Marine Regt.; 3rd Marine Div.; DOW 24 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan.
WWII Japan > Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Iwo Jima

† Detlefsen, Heinz Wilhelm, SN 0-757-961, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co.

b. 11 Jul 1920 Manning, Carroll Co.; s/o Hans Wilhelm Detlefsen (b. Schleswig-Holstein) & Gretchen Therese Thede (b. Schleswig-Holstein).
married Elnor Clare Vannote of Ames, Story Co. Feb 1944 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.
entered service 4 Jan 1943 from Manning, Carroll Co.; service credited to Carroll Co.; buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, east of Maastricht, Netherlands; cenotaphs Manning Cem., Carroll Co. and East Lawn Palms Cem., Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.
435rd Fighter Sqdn., 479th Fighter Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Wattisham, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; North American P-51D Mustang #44-14294 J2 pilot; KIA 8 Nov 1944 eight miles west of Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; collision with another Mustang.
Note: posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross award.
WWII Germany > The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force

† DeVore, Ralph Wayne, SN 872-17-62, US Navy, Cass & Adams Cos.

b. 14 Jun 1922 rural Massena, Victoria Twp., Cass Co.; s/o Guy Allen DeVore (b. Victoria Twp., Cass Co.) & Bessie Harriett Falconer (b. Adams Co.).
married Ruth L. Frick of Loveland, CO Feb 1942, two children.
entered service Nov 1943; next of kin wife, Mrs. Ruth Lavaina DeVore, 123 E. 4th St., Loveland, Colo.; buried Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17); Bunker Hill struck by two kamikazes 11 May 1945 off Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; DOW 13 May 1945; 396 dead; ship survived.
WWII Japan > Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Okinawa Naval War

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