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Records for Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster  - part 7/17, H, 50 names.
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† Haberberger, Leonard Joseph, SN 37-490-431, US Army, Shelby & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 3 Aug 1925 Dunlap, Harrison Co.; s/o George B. Haberberger & Anna K. Gross of rural Shelby Co.; entered service 17 Feb 1944 from Rt. 2 Dunlap; service credited to Harrison Co.; bur. Lorraine American Cem., St. Avold, Lorraine, France.
  • Co. G, 10th Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div.; DNB 16 Dec 1944 near Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), W of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine & Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.

† Halbert, Dean Warren, SN 20-706-778, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 11 Feb 1923 rural Elliott, Pilot Grove Twp., Montgomery Co.; s/o George A. Halbert & Minnie May Gemmill; family moved to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. 1924; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Reg., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; captured 16 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid ; sent to Stalag 2-B in north Germany; DNB 28 Aug 1943 at a work camp at Gambin near Stolp, Pomerania; executed with Franklin Reed after failing to return in a timely manner from a toilet break; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Hale, Donald Max, SN O-764659, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 5  Mar 1921 rural Villisca, Douglas Twp., Adams Co.; s/o Francis P. Hale & Ethel M. Garrison; family moved to Montgomery Co. in early 1920s and to Villisca in early 1930s; entered service 23 Sep 1942 from Minneapolis, MN, service credited to Montgomery Co.; bur. Villisca Cem.
  • Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-107133 co-pilot w/ pilot Dennis E. Lence; DNB 18 May 1944 near New Underwood, seven miles E of Rapid City Army Air Force Base; in a formation of B-17s organizing for a flight eastward towards the European Theater, aircraft nose dived into the ground from a height of around 2,000 feet with cause unknown; ten on board all killed.

† Halladay, Robert Monroe, SN O-115172, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • b. 6 Nov 1918 Co. Bluffs; s/o Albert M. Halladay (d. 1937) & Imo Pearl Garber; family lived in Hancock, Pott. Co. & Letcher, Sanborn Co., SD;  m. Phyllis M. Benson of Nebraska; entered service Jun 1941 from Hancock.
  • Naval Air Scout Squadron VS-2 or VS-1D15, based at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone; Vought OS2N-1 Kingfisher BuNo 01408 pilot; DNB 5 Nov 1942 in Caribbean Sea NE of Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone; aircraft accident; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.

† Hansen, Arnt Billy, SN O-165735, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 6 Aug 1920 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Hans F. Hansen & Kristina D. Rattenborg of Elk Horn, Shelby Co.; family moved to Co. Bluffs in 1920s & to Fargo, Cass Co., ND in late 1930s; entered service 19 Jun 1942 from Co. Bluffs.
  • Destroyer USS Leary (DD 158), Task Group 21.14, formed around the Escort Carrier USS Card (CVE 11); German reconnaissance aircraft spotted the task group in the North Atlantic on 24 Dec 1943 and the submarine wolf pack Borkum was ordered to attack; KIA 24 Dec 1943 at 45N, 22W, ~ 700 miles NE of Azores; submarine U-275 torpedoed and sank Leary; 97 dead, 59 survivors; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.
  • Notes: US Naval Academy class of 1943, which graduated in 1942.

† Hansen, Elvin Emsley/Everett, SN O-739093, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Shelby Cos.
  • b. 4 Dec 1917 rural Earling, Grove Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o Charles E. Hansen and Lenora C. Crandall; family lived in various Harrison Co. locations before moving to Missouri Valley, Harrison Co. in late 1930s; Elvin moved to California in late 1930s & enlisted 14 Apr 1942 in Los Angeles Co., CA; service credited to Harrison Co.
  • 869th Bomb. Sqdn., 497th Bomb. Gp, XXI Bomber Cmd., 20th Air Force, based at Isley Army Air Field, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-24595 Pacific Union bombardier w/ aircraft commander Leonard L. Cox; KIA 14 Jan 1945 NW of Saipan on a mission to Nagoya, Japan, after leaving base, #3 engine caught fire and Captain Cox decided to ditch; plane exploded when ditching; seven dead, four rescued by destroyer; Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan; BNR.

† Hansen, Hans Folmer Rattenborg Jr., SN 648-20-40, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 Jul 1919 Elk Horn, Shelby Co.; s/o Hans F. Hansen & Kristina D. Rattenborg of Elk Horn, Shelby Co.; family moved to Co. Bluffs in 1920s & to Fargo, Cass Co., ND in late 1930s; m. Margery Ann Gretzer of Co. Bluffs; entered service Feb 1942 from Crescent, Pott. Co.; group burial Jefferson Barracks Nat’l Cem., St. Louis, MO.
  • Evacuation Transport USS Pickney (APH-2); KIA 28 Apr 1945 Hagushi Bay, off SW coast of Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Pickney damaged by kamikaze attack, 16 patients & 18 crew dead; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.

† Hansen, Lawrence George, SN 37-120-519, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 3 Jun 1919 Plankinton, Aurora Co., SD; s/o George F. Hansen & Emma Pamperin of Corley, Shelby Co.; m. Darlene E. Conklin of Avoca, Pott. Co. 1943, two children; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; WIA; DOW 10 Jan 1945 in hospital, Vielsalm, W of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

† Hansen, Matthias Peter, SN 39-839-172, US Army, Humboldt Co., CA. 
  • b. 28 Feb 1909 Pellworm Is., Nordfriesland, Germany; s/o Peter M. Hansen; immigrated via Hamburg, Germany Jul 1928; settled in northern California; enlisted San Francisco, CA 9 May 1942; service credited to Humboldt Co., CA; bur. American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
  • Notes: Press release gives connection to Hancock, Pott. Co., details unknown.

† Hansen, Maurice Edward, SN 37-659-408, US Army, Cass & Audubon Cos.
  • b. 16 Jun 1921 rural Wiota, Franklin Twp., Cass Co.; s/o George H. Hansen & Louise C. M. Heiken; family moved to Oakfield Twp., SW Audubon Co. in late 1920s and to Rt. 2, Atlantic in 1940s; entered service 17 Feb 1943 from Rt. 2, Atlantic, service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • Co. I, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; Died of Wounds 3 Sep 1944 near St. Quentin, northern France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.

† Hansen, Robert Victor, SN 37-472-746, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 9 Oct 1917 Co. Bluffs; s/o Walter J. Hansen (d. 1937) & Ida Murphy of Co. Bluffs; m. Dorothy A Wallace of Co. Bluffs, one child; entered service 16 Feb 1943 from Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. E, 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div; KIA 9 Jan 1945, Jenneville, W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

† Hansman, Jack, SN 7-060-421, US Army, Pott. & Crawford Cos.
  • b. 22 Feb 1922 Co. Bluffs; adopted s/o Henry J. Hansman Jr. & Sara E. Jeffers of Westside, Crawford Co.; entered service Mar 1940 from West Side, Crawford Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; bur. Westside Cem.
  • Battery C, 90th Field Artillery Bn., 25th Inf. Div.; DOW 13 Apr 1945 ~ 200 m. N of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Balete Pass - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† Harper, Paul Maurice, SN T-003439, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • b. 14 Sep 1922 Centralia, Nemaha Co., KS; s/o Charles J. Harper & Alice K. Dalton, both b. Fremont Co.; family lived in Centralia-Vermillion area in NE Kansas; Paul worked for Douglas Aircraft in El Segundo, CA in 1941; family moved to Malvern area, Mills Co. about 1942; entered service 23 Nov 1942 from Rt. 1, Malvern; bur. Malvern Cem.
  • Night fighter training school, 450th AAF Base Unit, Hammer Field, Fresno, CA; DNB 17 Dec 1944 three miles W of Madera, CA; training exercise on Douglas TP-70B #42-86900, a Douglas A-20 Havoc variant; plane stalled while maneuvering, four died.

† Hartje, Lamar Hugo, SN 316-57-45, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 5 Nov 1921 rural Neola, Washington T., Pott. Co.; s/o George P. Hartje & Emma D. Guttau of Rt. 1, McClelland, Pott. Co.; entered service 22 Feb 1939 from rural Neola; memorialized at  St. Paul Cem., Treynor, Pott. Co.
  • Submarine Tender USS Canopus (AS-9), Asiatic Fleet; scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan, Philippines 10 Apr 1942; crew went ashore to Corregidor Is.; KIA 6 May 1942 near the water tower on Monkey Pt., Corregidor Is., Manila Bay, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.

​† Hartkopf, Paul Otto, SN 37-479-719, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • b. 13 Mar 1917 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Otto A. E. Hartkopf & Hazel Sheumaker; entered US Navy V5 program 11 May 1942 from Atlantic; entered US Army 17 May 1943 from 709 Elm St., Atlantic; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • 848th Bomb. Sqdn., 490th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Eye, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38191 Miss Mary Kay waist gunner w/ pilot Darril F. Roufs; KIA 5 Apr 1945 Goeree Overflakkee Is., SW of Rotterdam, Netherlands; aircraft hit by flak from German naval vessels in Middelharnis Harbor, crashed into water and exploded, crew of nine all dead; The ETO > ETO Air War.

† Hartwig, Harold William, SN 37-260-353, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 7 Mar 1915 Dunlap, Harrison Co.; s/o Paul R. Hartwig (d. 1918) & Desse H. Leytham of Dunlap; ss/o Thomas Howard (d. 1934) of Co. Bluffs; m. Veronica A. Baumert; entered service Sep 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Lorraine American Cem., St. Avold, Lorraine, France.
  • Co. I, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, SE Germany, near Schwartzenbach & Hof, Bavaria; The ETO > Central Europe > Central Germany.

​† Hayes, Robert A., SN O-1297536, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Buchanan Co., MO
  • b. 18 Jul 1917 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Charles H. Hayes & Claire H. Karstens; Robert moved to St. Joseph, MO in late 1930s; m. Eleanore Jeanne Roberts of St. Joseph, one child; entered service Mar 1942, service credited to Montgomery Co.; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. C, 382nd Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps; KIA 29 Oct 1944 NE of Nagami, Leyte, Philippines; battle for Catmon Hill - Philippines Liberated > Leyte.

† Heckman, Gail Wayne, SN 620-18-37, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • b. 7 Jun 1920 rural Anita, Grant Twp., Cass Co., s/o Wilbur H. Heckman Sr. & Catharine Lindeman; entered service 29 Dec 1941 from Rt. 2, Anita.
  • armed guard on SS Topa Topa enroute from Port of Spain, Trinidad in the Caribbean to Takoradi in today's Ghana, Africa; KIA 29 Aug 1942 350 miles N of Cayenne, French Guinea; Topa Topa sunk by two torpedoes from German uboat U-66; 18 crew & seven armed guards died, ~ 35 survived; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.

† Heckman, Fred Herman, SN 375-78-78, US Navy, Audubon Co.
  • b. 1 Jul 1912 Audubon Twp., SE Audubon Co.; entered service 9 Jul 1936 at Reno, NV; next of kin at time of death was brother Walter Henry Heckman, Rt. 3, Exira.
  • Came on board Destroyer USS Chew (DD-106) 9 Jan 1942, reenlisted Jul 1943; still on Chew 9 Nov 1943; d. 24 Jan 1944; (the Chew was an old destroyer that performed rear-area duties in the Pacific Theater); WWII-Japan > The Pacific Bases.
† Heckman, John Phillip, SN 37-118-341, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 9 Dec 1906 Audubon Twp., SE Audubon Co., IA; bur. Keokuk Nat'l Cem., Lee Co.
  • Battery C, 437 Anti-Aircraft Bn. (Automatic Weapons), Italy; DOW 15 May 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
Notes for Fred Herman & John Phillip Heckman: S/o Johan Christian "Chris" Heckmann Jr. (d. 1927) & Anna K. Schwarting (d. 1916), who farmed in Audubon Twp., SE Audubon Co. I know little information about the military service of the Heckman brothers. I am guessing that Fred was still assigned to the Chew when he died while John died on the Anzio Beachhead.

† Heilig, Kenneth Otto, SN O-1311299, US Army, Pierce Co., WA & Crawford Co.
  • b. 7 Oct 1913 Tecumseh, Johnson Co., NE; s/o Jesse R. Heilig & Amy A Viele, both Nebraska natives; family moved to  Blaine Co., MT in 1916 & also lived in Boise, ID; Kenneth moved to Pierce Co., WA in early 1930s; m. Jessie C. McLaren of rural Manilla, Crawford Co. 1936; entered service 20 Dec 1941 from Pierce Co.; bur. Brittany American Cem., St. James, Manche Dept., Normandy, France.
  • 41st Inf. Bn., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; DOW 13 Aug 1944 SW of Falaise in NW France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
  • Notes: brother-in-law, William M. McLaren of Crawford Co., d. at Battle of Savo Island.

​† Hemsted, John, SN 39-925-782, US Army, Cass Co. & Bannock Co., ID
  • b. 20 Oct 1913 Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada; s/o Samuel B. Hemsted & Nellie I. Donnelly; Hemsted family moved from rural Griswold, Waveland Twp., Pott. Co. to Saskatchewan in 1910 & returned to rural Griswold, Pleasant Twp., Cass Co. abt. 1925; m. Mildred M. Watson 1934, two children; moved to Pocatello, Bannock Co., ID in late 1930s; entered service 20 Jun 1944 from Bannock Co., service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Atlantic Cem., Cass Co.
  • Co. C, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 3 Feb 1945 in Monschau Forest between Monschau & Gemünd, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, head wound from artillery shell fragments; The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > Roer River Dams.

† Henderson, Harry Gregory, SN 872-01-35, US Navy, Buchanan Co., MO
  • b. ~ 1912 St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO; s/o Grovener Henderson (d. 1920) & Mamie I. Euler of St. Joseph; mother & brother Lloyd E. Henderson Avoca, Pott. Co. residents; in Buchanan Co., MO 1940; married Annette M. Waechter 1940; enlisted 31 Jul 1943 at Omaha.
  • Destroyer USS Halligan (DD-584); KIA 26 May 1945, off Tokashiki Is., W of southern Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Halligan hit a naval mine & abandoned; 162 dead, 80 survivors; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa; BNR.

† Henderson, Max O., SN 37-485-581, US Army, Pott. Co. & Thayer Co., NE
  • b. 17 Mar 1925 Carleton, Thayer Co., NE; s/o Claude M. Henderson & Wilma J. Yoder, Thayer Co. natives; lived in Logan, Harrison Co. as a child; entered service 2 Oct 1943 from Carleton; parents moved to Oakland, Pott. Co. in early 1940s; bur. Oak Lawn Cem., Oakland.
  • Co. K, 406th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., Ninth Army; KIA 18 Apr 1945, E of Hanover, near the Elbe River, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Central Germany.

† Henderson, Robert William, SN 20-706-543, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 20 Mar 1920 Co. Bluffs; s/o George H. Henderson & Grace O. Gunn of Co. Bluffs; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia.
  • Co. L (Council Bluffs), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 16 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia; Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
  • Notes: Father also served in WWII.

† Herrell, George Walter, SN 37-699-107, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 29 Aug 1920 Wyandotte, Ottawa Co., OK; s/o Clarence W. Herrell & Eva L. Greenway of Oklahoma & Omaha; m. Esther A. Hannibal of Omaha 1939, two children; entered service 26 Jun 1944 from Carter Lake, Pott. Co.; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands.
  • Co. A, 60th Armored Inf. Bn., 9th Armored Div., First Army; KIA 31 Mar 1945 attacking Luftwaffe airfield near Fritzlar, SW of Kassel, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine. 
  • Notes: confirmed posthumous Silver Star; son Daniel killed in Vietnam.
  • RAC Family History Note: George Herrill was married to my mother's second cousin.

† Hetrick, Jacob Alvin, SN O-733132, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 16 Jun 1923 York Twp., rural Oakland, Pott. Co.; s/o Ivan Hetrick & Gladys Madge Potter of Pott. Co.; entered service 24 Feb 1943 from rural Oakland; group burial Jefferson Barracks Nat’l Cem., St. Louis, MO.
  • 75th Bomb. Sqdn., 42th Bomb Gp., Thirteenth Air Force, based at Mar Drome, NE of Sansapor, Vogelkop Peninsula, Netherlands New Guinea as of 14 Sep 1944; North American B-25J Mitchell # xx-xx965 co-pilot (full tail number unknown) w/ pilot John F. Wolfe; KIA 16 Feb 1945 ten miles E of Kendari, SE Celebes, Dutch Indies; downed by Japanese AA during low-level attack on Kendari airfield; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force.

† Hickman, Richard Donald, SN 17-004-268, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • b. 9 Mar 1923 Tahihina, LeFlore Co., OK; s/o Emsley M. “E. C.” Hickman (d. 1939) & Florence P. Lawson; ss/o William A. Hager of Co. Bluffs; entered service 5 Aug 1940 from Randolph, Fremont Co.
  • ​Co. G., 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div. VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 27 May 1944, Valletri Gap, near Valletri, SE of Rome, between Alban Hills & Lepini Mountains, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome; BNR.

† Hildebrand, Gilbert Dean, SN 37-126-329, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 20 Aug 1917 rural Hancock, Pott. Co.; s/o Ola E. Hildebrand & Mildred F. Dool of rural Hancock; entered service 1 Jun 1942 from Rt. 1, Hancock; group burial Camp Butler Nat’l Cem., Springfield, IL.
  • Troop E, 81st Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 1st Armored Div., IV Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 25 Apr 1945, Colorno, NE of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Po Valley Campaign.

† Hiley, Dean Anderson, SN 37-666-247, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 13 May 1921 Union Co.; s/o Wilda R. Hiley & Bertha Anderson of Avoca, Pott. Co. & Glenwood, Mills Co.; entered service 19 Mar 1943 from Avoca; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • 141st Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div. II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 21 Jan 1943 crossing the Rapido River S of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line. 
  • Notes: posthumous Silver Star. The 36th Division, formerly part of the Texas National Guard, lost over 2,000 men killed, wounded or captured in the failed Rapido crossings.

† Hill, Jack William, SN 37-475-580, US Army, Harrison. Co.
  • b. 12 Jul 1923 Sioux City, Woodbury Co.; s/o Leon W. "Lee" Hill & Pauline C. Gilbert; family moved to Omaha in the late 1920s and to Woodbine, Harrison Co. in the early 1930s; employed by Swift Packing Co. in Omaha before entering service; m. Lucille M. Fox 28 Jul 1944 in Woodbine; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands.
  • 405th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., Ninth Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 near Linnich, Roer River, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.

† Hillman, Fred Albert, SN 37-734-965, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 19 May 1924 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o Hugh C. Hillman & Lena Zaiser; m. Nellie L. Hoyt, one child; entered service 19 Jul 1944 from Mondamin, Harrison Co.; bur. Magnolia Cem., Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div.; KIA 20 Mar 1945 Remagen Bridgehead, Germany from an artillery shell; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine. 

†  Holiday, Albert Henry, SN 17-029-435, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Ringgold Cos.
  • b. 3 Jun 1920 rural Persia, Union Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o Albert S. Holiday & Meta Ethel Averill; family lmoved from  southeastern Harrison Co. to Ringgold Co. in 1930s; entered service 10 Sep 1941 from Shannon City, Ringgold Co.; service credited to Ringgold Co.; bur. Cambridge American Cem., Coton, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • 641st Bomb. Sqdn., 409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Little Walden, Essex, England; North American A-20G Havoc #43-9703 gunner w/ pilot Joseph R. Armistead; KIA 11 Jun 1944 Uttlesford District, Essex, England; three aircraft collided after takeoff, two crashed; five died from the eight crew members of the two lost aircraft; The ETO > ETO Air War.
  • Notes: One source mistakenly claims Albert Henry Holiday as a resident of Glenwood, Mills Co. His parents moved to Glenwood in the mid-1940s, but I have found no evidence that Albert Henry ever lived in Glenwood.

† Holm, Darcy Lee, SN 39-836-855, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & San Francisco Co., CA
  • b. 5 Nov 1919 Denison, Grayson Co., TX; s/o Louis F. Holm & Nadie Roxie Sampson; family lived in Rio Arriba Co., NM in 1930 & 1940; moved to Madera Co., CA in 1940; m. Dorothy Jordan of Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs; entered service ~ 1942 from San Francisco Co., CA; bur. Golden Gate Nat’l Cem., San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
  • 373rd Bomb Sqdn., 408th Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force, based at Yangkai, 33 miles NE of Kumning, Yunnan, China; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-73252 flight engineer, KIA 15 Jan 1944 E of Kweilin & N of Hong Kong, China; crash after departing Kweilin on a search and rescue mission; all ten crew members died; China-Burma-India Theater > China.

† Holshuh, Charles Lewis, SN 37-126-901, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 25 Dec 1911 Washington Twp., Adams Co.; s/o Conrad Holshuh & Caroline Stoll; family moved to Massena, Cass Co. in late 1910s; entered service 9 Jun 1942 from Cass Co.; bur. Epinal American Cem., Epinal, Lorraine, France.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 22 Oct 1944 by shrapnel near Embermenil, SE of Nancy, Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Seventh Army.

Holst, Oscar - see Pedersen, Oscar Holst.

† Hoogensen, Earl Andrew, SN 37-427-473, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co. & San Diego Co., CA
  • b. 2 Mar 1919 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o Niels H. Hoogensen & Carline H. Hansen; raised in rural Jacksonville, Shelby Co., family moved to Harlan in 1930s; moved to San Diego Co., CA ~ 1940; entered service 31 Aug 1942 from San Diego; bur. Jacksonville Cem., Shelby Co.
  • 1st Ferrying Sqdn., 6th Ferrying Gp.; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100399 flight engineer; DNB 16 Jan 1944 37 miles SE of Atkinson Field, near Georgetown, British Guinea, crashed en route to Belem, Brazil, all seven died, five bodies recovered.

† Hoover, Everett Leroy, SN 37-734-846, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Jun 1913 Walnut, Pott. Co.; s/o James Hoover & Margaret Elizabeth Jepsen of Walnut; m. Edna M. Hansen 1936, two children; entered service 16 Jul 1944 from Walnut; bur. Layton Twp. Cem., Walnut.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd. Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Frankenthal on the Rhine River S of Worms, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.

† Hopley, George Peter, SN O-526650, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 7 Apr 1921 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Wayland A. Hopley & Helen Haw; entered service May 1943 from Atlantic; m. Mary V. Sparks 10 Sep 1943 at West Plains, Howell Co., MO; bur. Oakwood Cem., Lewis, Cass Co.
  • Co. F, 329th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Jul 1944 SW of Carentan, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy July 1944.
† Hopley, Thomas, SN O-312195, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • b. 5 May 1921 Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., SD; s/o Frank C. Hopley & Elizabeth Spencer; family moved to rural Atlantic, Grove Twp., Cass Co. in early 1930s; entered service at unknown date; possibly bur. Oakwood Cem., Lewis, Cass Co. (Listed as missing although one record says body was recovered).
  • USS Luce (DD-522); KIA 4 May 1945 off Okinawa; Luce hit by kamikaze & sank in ~5 minutes; 128 dead from crew of 312; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.
Hopley Notes: George Peter Hopley and Thomas Hopley were second cousins.

† Hough, Charles Robert, SN 702-52-00, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • b. 18 May 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Reel R. Hough (d. 1942) & Abigal I. Lyon of Co. Bluffs; entered service 11 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs.
  • Naval Air Torpedo Sqdn. VT-20, Air Group 20, USS Enterprise (CV-6); Grumman TBM-1C Avenger BuNo 46042  radioman; KIA 13 Nov 1944, over Manila Bay, Luzon Philippines; crew of three lost from AA fire; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.

† Howard, Charles Joseph, SN 17-131-392 & O-2067716, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 6 Nov 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o George F. Howard (d. 1943) & Grace Hardesty; entered service 1 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb Gp., Twelfth Air Force, based at Dijon-Longvic, Burgundy, France; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96326 copilot; KIA 26 Apr 1945 near target of Neuburg an der Donau, between Munich and Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; The ETO > ETO Air War.
  • Notes: The 17th Bomb. Gp. planes were attacked by 12 German ME-262 jet fighters from the elite Luftwaffe squadron JV-44 led by General Adolf Galland; Galland shot down two B-26s, his 103rd and 104th kills; an escorting P-47D Thunderbolt fighter damaged Galland's plane and injured Galland; Galland managed to return to the JV-44 base near Munich but this was his last mission; Howard's crew of six was lost but I don't know if his plane was one of the two shot down by Galland.

† Huffman, Cecil, SN 39-390-197; US Army, Douglas Co., MO & Cass Co.
  • b. 24 Aug 1910 Gainesville, Ozark Co., MO; s/o Jesse J. Huffman (d. 1941) & Nettie A. Haden (d. 1914); family moved nearby to Campbell, Douglas Co. bef. 1920; cousin of Mrs. Claude Turner of Atlantic, Cass Co.; in Cass Co. 1940; enlisted 17 Jun 1942 at Sacramento, CA, service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Spring Creek Cem., Douglas Co., MO.
  • Medical Detachment, 49th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 30 Mar 1943 El Guettar, Tunisia; Battle of El Guettar - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
  • Notes: findagrave.com gives name as Benjamin Cecil Huffman; all other known records omit Benjamin.

† Hull, Edwin George, SN 37-428-239, US Army, Monona & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 8 Dec 1915 rural Dunlap, Willow Twp., Monona Co.; s/o George W. Hull & Mary E. Millard, long-time Willow Twp. residents who moved to Dunlap in the 1940s; entered service 3 Sep 1942 from Rt. 3, Dunlap; reg. w/ Monona Co. draft board but service credited to Harrison Co.; bur. Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap.
  • Co. A, 328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., Third Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 near Honskirich, SW of Bitche, NE France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine & Alsace 1944 > Lorraine/Third Army.

† Hulsebus, William Lyle, SN 620-89-09, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • b. 2 Dec 1920 Defiance, Shelby Co.; s/o Rudolph J. Hulsebus & Ella Young; entered service 18 Aug 1942 from Defiance; bur. Nat'l Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • US Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; DNB 9 Oct 1944 at US Naval Base, Pearl Harbor; truck accident; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Bases.

† Humes, William A., SN O-450902, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 10 Feb 1918 Co. Bluffs; s/o John A. Humes & Lillian M. Cartwright of Co. Bluffs; entered service 2 Jul 1940 from Co. Bluffs; m. Elizabeth ___ of Yonkers, NY 1944; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
  • C.O., 543 Signal Depot Co., Signal Depot S-891, Paris, France; WIA by V-2 rocket en route to Liege, Belgium; DOW 16 Dec 1944, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.

† Humphrey, Richard Leo, SN 37-489-548, US Army, Page Co.
  • b. 20 Sep 1921 Clarinda, Page Co.; s/o E. Leo Humphrey & Susanne E. Richardson; m. Marian E. Hodge 1941, one child; entered service 27 Jan 1944 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Clarinda Cem.
  • Co. F, 158th Regimental Combat Team; WIA 5 Apr 1945 Bicol Peninsula, SE Luzon, Philippines, DOW 8 Apr 1945 Luzon; The Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
  • Notes: The 158th Infantry Regiment, aka the Bushmasters, came from the Arizona National Guard.  Company F had multiple Native Americans from the Phoenix area. They had trained in jungle warfare in Panama before going to the Philippines.

† Hunter, Gail Ray, SN 37-109-559, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • b. 21 Dec 1919 Pymosa Twp., Cass Co.; s/o Ralph C. Hunter & Frances M. Barnett; entered service 13 Oct 1941 from Rt. 3, Atlantic; bur. Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
  • 558th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb Gp., Ninth Air Force; based NE of London at Chpping Ongar, Essex, England; Martin B-26 Marauder #41-31664 Heavenly Body flight engineer & top turret gunner w/ pilot Charles W. Schober; KIA 8 Jun 1944 S of Caen, Normandy, France; aircraft hit by flak shortly after bombing ammunition dump in Foret de Grimbosq, exploded before hitting ground; crew of seven all died; The ETO > ETO Air War.

† Hursey, Norris Edward, SN 17-120-012, US Army Air Force, Wayne Co.
  • b. 16 Feb 1912 Clio, Wayne Co.; s/o Thomas Hursey & Lillie May Lister of Clio; b/o Eva Gladys (Hursey) Bettis of Oakland, Pott. Co.; entered service 23 Oct 1942 from Clio; bur. Clio Cem.
  • Advanced Single Engine Pilot School, Moore Army Air Field, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX; DNB 30 Mar 1945, vehicle accident.

† Hutchison, Irwin Campbell, SN 6-934-185, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Sep 1921 Shenandoah, Page Co.; s/o Adolphus Hutchison (d. 1928) & Mary H. Campbell of Fremont Co.; family moved to Co. Bluffs after father’s death; entered service Sep 1939 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Sidney Cem., Fremont Co.
  • unknown unit based at Pope Army Air Field, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-18613 co-pilot w/ pilot George Petersen; KIA (sic) 10 Nov 1942, 6 miles NW of Lockhart, Union Co., SC; plane crashed & burned, three dead.
  • Note: Status should be DNB, not KIA.
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