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Records for Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster  - part 8/17, IJ, 28 names.
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† Imrie, Donn Harold, SN 37-490-433, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 31 Jan 1925 Modale, Harrison Co; s/o Harold A. Imrie & Georgia A. Thompson; entered service 11 Feb 1944 from Modale; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands.
  • 407th Inf. Regt., I02nd Inf. Div., XIIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 approaching the Roer River, near Welz or Flossdorf, S of Linnich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.

† Ingalls, Paul Irvin, SN 17-003-249, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Apr 1919 Co, Bluffs; s/o Warren D. Ingalls (d. 1932) & Goldie Hoyt of Co. Bluffs; entered service 11 Aug 1940 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Nat’l Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • 392nd Bomb Sqdn., 30th Bomb. Gp, Seventh Air Force; the group, but perhaps not the squadron, was based at Nanumea, Ellice Islands; B-24 aerial photographer; KIA (sic, perhaps WIA) 28 Dec 1943 Marshall Is. (admitted to hospital on Canton Is. w/ a hemorrhaging bullet wound in thorax); US Air Force War w/ Japan > Seventh Air Force.

† Isom, Lyman LeRoy, SN 316-62-54, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 19 Apr 1921 Brookings, Brookings Co., SD; s/o Lee R. Isom & Katie M. Duff; family moved to rural Harrison Co. in early 1930s and settled in Lincoln Twp., rural Woodbine; entered service 3 Jan 1940 from rural Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.
  • Submarine USS Triton (SS 201); KIA 15 Mar 1943 in sea lanes NW of Admiralty Islands, Triton sunk by Japanese destroyers; 74 dead, no survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR. 

† Iverson, Elmer F. Jr., SN O-729176, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 30 Jun 1920 Centerville, Turner Co., SD; s/o Elmer F. Iverson Sr. & Helen E. Stubkjaer; family lived in Fremont, NE and Clinton, Clinton Co, moving to Co. Bluffs from Clinton ~ 1940; entered service 16 Jan 1942 from Co. Bluffs.
  • 374th Troop Carrier Gp., Far East Air Service Command, Fifth Air Force; Douglas A-20 Havoc #44-46400 pilot; d. 20 Nov 1945 Philippines; flight from Tacloban, Leyte to Clark Field, Luzon disappeared, solo - no passengers or other crew; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas; BNR.

† Ivy, Dorsie Eugene, SN O-191-494, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • b. 7 Dec 1917 California, Moniteau Co., MO; s/o Orien Ivy & Sarah E. Bantrup; m. Mercedes Billie Hon 1939, two children; entered service 22 Oct 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Glenwood Cem., Mills Co.
  • unit unknown, DNB 9 Jun 1943, Naval Air Station Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, training flight crash.​

† Jackson, Bryon Earl, SN 37-490-342, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 14 Dec 1922 Villisca, Montgomery Co.; s/o John G. Jackson & Elizabeth E. Butman; entered service 15 Feb 1944 from Villisca; bur. Villisca Cem.
  • field artillery, unit unknown; DNB 10 Aug 1945 Dulag Bay, Leyte, Philippines; accidental drowning; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Bases.

† Jackson, Robert Woods, SN 316-62-42, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • b. 21 Dec 1921 Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o Marion D. Jackson & Eula F. Woods (d. 1924); entered service 26 Dec 1939 from rural Glenwood.
  • Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39); KIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Arizona exploded and sank, 1,177 dead; Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor; BNR.
  • Notes: The sunken Arizona settled in shallow water and remains today as a memorial.

† Janss, Alfred Henry, SN T-131842, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • b. 4 Feb 1925 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Henry J. Janss & Louise W. Kreinhopf; entered service 7 Jun 1943 from Star Rt., Atlantic; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • 467th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Rackheath, NE of Norwich, Norwalk, England; Consolidated/Ford B-24H Liberator #42-52546 Southern Clipper navigator w/ pilot William E. Shinn; KIA 18 Mar 1945 over Berlin, Germany; aircraft hit by flak over target, four died from crew of ten; The ETO > ETO Air War. 

† Jenkins, Clair Raymond, SN 321-46-48, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • b. 22 Aug 1921 Ridgeway, Harrison Co., MO; s/o Earl L. Jenkins & Hazel A. Johnson; parents div. 1924; ss/o Lela P. Fish; raised by father & stepmother; family moved to Oakland, Pott. Co. abt. 1925 and to Atlantic, Cass Co. abt. 1930; entered service 4 Sep 1940 from Atlantic.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbound Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; San Francisco hit by multiple Japanese shells, ~100 died; Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.

† Jensen, Arthur Orville, SN 37-117-909, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 19 Apr 1919 rural Honey Creek, Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Martin M. Jensen & Agnes K. Junker; family moved to Garner Twp. in early 1920s and later to Co. Bluffs; entered service 16 Mar 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 54th Troop Carrier Sqdn., Eleventh Air Force, based at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska Territory; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-38635 radio operator; DNB 28 Nov 1942, near Lake Iliamna, Alaska; plane hit hillside in heavy winds returning to base, all eight dead; North Pacific > Alaska.
  • Notes: The dead included Col. Everett Davis, first commander of the Eleventh Air Force. Arthur O. Jensen was my father's second cousin.

† Jensen, Carl Christian, SN 6-863-492, US Army, Audubon & Pott. Cos. (Pott. Co. connection unknown.)
  • b. 14 Nov 1918 Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co.; s/o Nels J. Jensen & Myrtle Greer of Audubon Co.; family moved to Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN after 1940; entered service 8 Jun 1937 from Rt. 4, Audubon, Audubon Co.; reenlisted 8 Jun 1940 at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; service credited to Pott. Co.; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Italy.
  • Co. F, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 4 Aug 1943 near Troina, central Sicily, Italy; Operation Husky, Battle of Troina - The MTO > Italy > Sicily.

† Jensen, Charles Eugene, SN 361395, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Oct 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o James C. Jensen & Anna Jensen of Co. Bluffs; entered service 19 Jan 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Bn., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 16 Jun 1944 Saipan, Mariana Is.; Battle of Saipan - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.
  • Notes: posthumous Silver Star.

† Jensen, Waldo Chris, SN 6-567-485, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co.
  • b. 12 Dec 1908 Riverton Twp., rural Spencer, Clay Co., IA; s/o Christen "Chris" Jensen & Olga M. Traholt Christensen, both b. Denmark; family moved to Shelby Co. bef. 1910; entered service ~ 1927; service credited to Clark Co., OH; m. Julia Loretta Dyar in Harlan 1935, one child; bur. Ft. Leavenworth Nat'l Cem., Leavenworth Co., KS.
  • 33rd Bomb. Sqdn., 27th Bomb. Gp., transferred from Langley Field, VA to Modoc/Edwards Air Base, CA in Dec 1941; Martin B-26 Marauder #40-1475 ground crew chief w/ pilot Frank Kobal; DNB 30 Dec 1941 over San Bernardino Mts., San Bernardino Co., CA.  
  • Notes: the squadron was transferring to March Field, Riverside, CA after a training exercise over the Mohave Desert; encountering poor visibility over the mountains, the formation spread out to avoid in-air collisions; #40-1475 hit a tree on Keller Peak near Snow Valley and crashed; the six air crew and three ground crew all died.

† Jester, Myron Edgar, SN 37-126-889, US Army, Marshall Co., KS & Cass Co.
  • b. 12 Sep 1921 Marysville, Marshall Co., KS; s/o Stephen E. Jester & Clara M. Eickman; working in Atlantic, Cass Co. bef. entering service at unknown date; service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Ft. Leavenworth Nat'l Cem., Leavenworth Co., KS.
  • ​22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944 near German border NE of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > V Corps at the West Wall.

†  Johnson, Arthur Burdick, US Merchant Marine, Shelby Co.
  • b. 29 Sep 1882 Hardin Co.; oldest of three sons of Charles D. Johnson (d. 1907) & Clementine Burdick (d. 1900) both b. Wisconsin; family moved from Hardin Co. to Woodbine, Harrison Co. in 1890s; Charles D. Johnson m. Dicy E. Deen of Harlan, Shelby Co. in 1901 & returned to Hardin Co. from Woodbine in 1905; After Charles D. Johnson's death, Dicy & two younger stepsons lived intermittently in Harlan, while Arthur joined the Merchant Marine before 1920; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Stranded in Manila, Luzon, Philippines when WW II began; interned in civilian POW camp at San Tomas University, Manila; d. 23 Nov 1944 Manila from beri-beri; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† Johnson, Casper Simon, SN 37-021-372, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hennepin Co., MN
  • b. 31 Jul 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o John Johnson (d. 1943) & Johanna M. Petersen of Co. Bluffs; ss/o Enos C. Bostwick; m. Marian D. Shervey 1941, two children; entered service from Hennepin Co., MN; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
  • 14th Tank Bn., 9th Armored Div., VIII Corps, First Army; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of St. Vith - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.

† Johnson, Frank Allen, SN 37-189-738, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 17 Jan 1915 Malvern, Mills Co.; s/o Marcus E. Johnson & Mary E. Hambsch of Rt. 1, Macedonia, Pott. Co.; entered service 23 Mar 1942 from Macedonia; bur. Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
  • Co. D, 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Aug 1944 near Seine River, NW of Paris, France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.

† Johnson, Max Roy, SN 20-716-191, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 6 Jan 1925 Hastings, Mills Co.; s/o Charles H. Johnson & Florabel Ball (div. 1943); entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Hastings; bur. Hastings Cem.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 21 Nov 1942 NE Algeria; The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.

† Johnson, Melvin Wallace, SN 37-483-507, US Army, Harrison Co. (edited 21 Nov 2020)
  • b. 10 Oct 1914 Tama, Tama Co.; s/o Alfred F. Johnson & Minnie F. Schlumbohm (d. 1923) ; family lived in Hawarden, Atlantic, & Perry IA; m. Dorothy E. Bishop in Atlantic 1939, one child; entered service 1 Aug 1943 from Harrison Co.; bur. Epinal American Cem., Lorraine, France.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 18 Nov 1944 Saverne Gap, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine & Alsace 1944 > Alsace/Seventh Army.

† Johnson, Myron Paul Edward (served as Johnson Myron P E), SN 37-194-564, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 9 Jun 1919 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Edward C. Johnson & Althea Holmberg; entered service 8 May 1942 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; captured ~ 7 Jan 1945 in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge; release date unknown; DNB 1 May 1945 in British hospital, Belgium; malnutrition & pneumonia; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

† Johnson, Raymond Earl, SN O-1301648, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • b. 5 Oct 1918 Carson, Pott. Co.; s/o William A. Johnson (d. 1944) & Alice J. Wood; raised in Sidney, Fremont Co.; m. June D. Hall, one child; entered service 13 Oct 1939 from Sidney; bur. Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, Netherlands.
  • 119th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div., Ninth Army; wounded near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, DOW 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Operation Queen.

† Johnson, Russell John Victor, SN 17-131-544, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 23 Jan 1923 Lincoln Twp., NW of Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Edward C. Johnson & Althea Holmberg; entered service 1 Feb 1943 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • 835th Bomb Sqdn., 486th Bomb. Gp, based at Davis-Monthan Army Air Base, Tucson, AZ; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52756 crew member; DNB 18 Feb 1944 NE of Phoenix near Rio Verde, AZ; aircraft #42-52756 & #42-41159 collided and locked wings on a training flight shortly before deployment to the European theater; all 17 men on the two planes died.

​† Johnston, Stanford Samuel, SN 20-706-341, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 25 Feb 1915 Atlantic; s/o Samuel W. Johnston & Margaret M. Smith; entered service 1 Mar 1941 from Atlantic; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • Co. K (Atlantic), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Nov 1942 near Algiers, Algeria; The ETO > North Africa > Operation Torch.

† Jones, Donald Eugene, SN 37-484-709, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Cottonwood Co., MN
  • b. ~ 1921 Iowa; s/o Rev. Roy E. Jones, pastor Glendale Presby. Ch., & Anna V. Wahlstrom of rural Co. Bluffs; m. Elvira Emilie Stein; entered service from Cottonwood Co., MN.
  • 1305th Base Unit, India-China Division, Air Transport Command; based at Dum Dum Airport, near Calcutta/Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Douglas C-47B-1-DL Skytrain/Dakota #43-16261 radio operator w/ pilot Judson B. Baskett; d. 27 Nov 1945 N of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; flight from Singapore to Butterworth, Malaya; China-Burma-India Theater > Crossing the Hump.

† Jones, Homer Ernest Jr., SN O-720519, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • b. 11 Dec 1916 Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.; s/o Homer E. Jones & Nellie H. Brown; m. Doris E. Carson 1939, one child; entered service 1 Oct 1942 from Missouri Valley; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 8th Combat Cargo Sqdn., 2nd Combat Cargo Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Biak Is., New Guinea, Dutch Indies; Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota tail number unknown; DNB 3 Feb 1945 Dulag, Leyte, Philippines, another plane taking off veered off the runway and struck Jones' plane, two died; fractured skull; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.

† Jorgensen, Everett, SN 39-398-666, US Army, Shelby Co. & Tuolumne Co., CA
  • b. 11 Sep 1906 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o Peter Hansen Jorgensen & Mary Julia Rasmussen (d. 1940); family moved to Audubon Co. bef. 1920;  Everett moved to Central Valley of California in late 1930s; entered service Oct 1942, service credited to Tuolumne Co., CA; bur. Jacksonville Cem., Shelby Co.
  • Co B., 130th Inf. Regt., 33rd Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Apr 1945 approaching Baguio, northern Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† Jorgensen, George Eugene Jr., SN 316-86-64, US Navy, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • b. 7 Mar 1920 Hazel Dell Twp., rural Crescent, Pott. Co.; s/o George E. Jorgensen & Marion E. Ham of rural Crescent & Pacific Jct., Mills Co.; m. Betty A. Enselman 1943.
  • Navy signalman on Army tanker Y-17 carrying aviation fuel from Hamble-le-Rice, near Southampton SW of London to the Antwerp, Belgium area; KIA 9 Apr 1945 off Ostend, Belgium; Y-17 sunk by torpedo from German midget submarine U-5309; no survivors among the 18 crew members; The ETO > ETO Sea War; BNR.

† Juhl, William David, SN 8-863-628, US Army, Shelby & Fayette Cos.
  • b. 10 Oct 1919 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o William M. Juhl (d. 1943) & Flora M. Dales; entered service 1 Nov 1938 from Rt. 4, Harlan; service credited to Fayette Co.
  • Co. G, 31st Inf. Regt., Philippine Div.; POW Philippines 1942; d. 8 Aug 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines from malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.​