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Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster - part 10/16, M, 57 names.
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† Maassen, Dale George, SN 457309, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.

b. 15 Nov 1923 rural Avoca, Valley Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Julieus G. Maassen & Sena K. Andersen of rural Avoca; entered service 15 Sep 1942 from Avoca; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
4th Marine Raider Bn.; KIA 20 Jul 1943 Bairoko, Kula Gulf area of New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Battle of Bairoko - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is. - New Georgia.
Notes: posthumous Distinguished Service Cross.

† Macalister, Bruce Richard, SN O-444938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE

b. 2 Jul 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o James N. G. Macalister & Elizabeth Montgomery; family moved to Omaha in 1920s; m. Ardith Hardlannert of Omaha 1943; bur. Mem. Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
C.O., Co. K, 346th Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; WIA 30 Apr 1945 near Berglern, Bavaria ~ 30 miles NE of Munich; DOW 1 May 1945; The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.

† Madden, Jerry Agnew, SN O-1312691, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 16 Jul 1910 Co. Bluffs; s/o James A. Madden & Daisy W. Dewell of Co. Bluffs; m. Lucille Swanson 1942; entered service 28 May 1942 from Co. Bluffs, two children; bur. Mem. Park Cem., Co Bluffs.
Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., Fifth Army; DOW 12 May 1944, near Minturno, SW of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; Operation Diadem, aka Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > At the Gustav Line.
Notes: This was the beginning of the breakout from the Gustav Line, which had held up the Allies south of Rome since January.

† Malick, William Burton, SN 17-024-190, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 25 Nov 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harold Malick & Patronella Wolfrom of Co. Bluffs; entered service 1 Aug 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Camp Butler Nat’l Cem., Springfield, IL.
6th Ferrying Sqdn., 1st Ferrying Gp., India-China Wing, Air Transport Command; based at Mohanbari, Assam, India; Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota #41-38656 radio operator; DNB 2 Aug 1943, near Yunnanyi, W of Kumning, China on return cargo flight from Kumning to Mohanbari; China-Burma-India Theater > Crossing the Hump.

† Mallette, Richard Earl, SN O-742498, US Army Air Force, Cass & Decatur Cos.

b. 16 Dec 1921 Leon, Decatur Co.; s/o Francis G. "Frank" Mallette & Isabel C. Freestone; family moved to Atlantic, Cass Co. in early 1930s; entered service 16 Jul 1940 from Atlantic; m. Lois V. Peterson 1943; bur. Garden Grove Cem., Decatur Co.
373rd Bomb. Sqdn., 308th Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force; group based at Kumning, Yunnan, China w/ squadron based at Yangkai near Kumning; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-40786 copilot w/ pilot Ruie W. Suggs; KIA 15 Sep 1943 near Kumning; five squadron B-24s attempting to bomb a cement works at Haiphong near Hanoi in Indo-China were attacked by a force of around 50 Japanese fighter aircraft; three B-24s were shot down; Mallette's damaged aircraft returned to China and crashed near Kumning; all 11 or 12 on board died; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45.

† Marshall, Warren B., SN O-1533621, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 5 Oct 1913 Carroll, Carroll Co.; s/o William H. Marshall & Emma M. Rehder; entered service 19 Jul 1935 from Co. Bluffs, service credited to Geary Co., KS; m. Rebecca Laurine Flowers of Junction City, KS 1941; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
Co. C, 104th Med. Bn., 29th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; WIA 14 Aug 1944 Normandy or Brittany, France; DOW 29 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France.

† Martin, Clarence Reuben, SN 20-706-198, US Army, Mills Co.

b. 3 Aug 1923 Clayton, Adams Co., IL; s/o Emery F. Martin & Margaret E. Campbell, Illinois natives; family moved to Hastings, Mills Co. when Clarence was three; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Glenwood, Mills Co.; bur. Hastings Cem., Mills Co.
Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. --> Co. I, 133rd Inf., both 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 29 Apr 1943, near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia, North Africa; Battle of Hill 609 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Maule, Kenneth C., SN O-854272, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.

b. 28 Nov 1918 rural Mondamin, Raglan Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o George F. Maule & Milda Erixon, both b. Raglan Twp.; entered service Feb 1941 from Mondamin; bur. Magnolia Cem., Harrison Co.

386th Bomb. Sqdn., 312th Bomb Gp., based at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan; Consolidated B-32 Dominator #42-108544 gunnery officer w/ pilot Leonard M. Sill; KIA 28 Aug 1945 at Yontan Airfield during takeoff; plane skidded off the runway and exploded; crew of 13 all died; Japan Overpowered > Japan Vanquished.

† Maxwell, Dean Good, SN O-885715, US Army, Mills Co.

b. 22 Aug 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o Frank H. Maxwell & Blanche E. Good of Pacific Jct., Mills Co.; family moved to Glenwood, Mills Co. in early 1930s; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Glenwood; bur. Glenwood Cem.
Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. detached to British 1st Commando Battalion; DNB 11 Feb 1943, British 95th General Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, motorcycle accident injuries; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.

† Mayr, Rudy Frank, SN O-1700501, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co.

b. 23 Apr 1914 Chicago, IL; s/o Francis X. Mayr & Francis Bauer, German natives; family moved to Shelby Co. bef. 1920; dentist in Carroll; m. Ruth Marie Collison of Carroll Co. 1941, one child; entered service 7 Sep 1942 from Carroll; bur. Harlan Cem.
Army Air Force Dental Corps, unit unknown; d. on active duty 10 Mar 1946 in St. Petersburg, FL, auto accident.

† McCauley, Donald Perry, SN 37-466-829, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 14 Nov 1922 Rockwell City, Calhoun Co.; s/o William G. McCauley & Mae R. Dixon; family lived in Co. Bluffs throughout 1930s; entered service 9 Dec 1942 from Co. Bluffs; married Martha S. Boege; bur. Mem. Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
573rd Bomb. Sqdn., 391st Bomb. Gp., based at Godman Army Air Field, Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; DNB 3 Nov 1943, base hospital, Ft. Knox, pneumonia.

† McCauley, Leon Harrold, SN O-890103, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 31 May 1898 Neola, Pott. Co.; s/o John W. McCauley (d. 1933) & Olive S. Hough; raised in Neola; left home bef. 1920 & lived in various locations; service credited to Cook Co., IL; bur. Neola Twp. Cem.
Quartermaster Corps, Philippines assigned to 74th Inf. Div., Philippines Commonwealth Army; POW Philippines 1942; DOW 9 Jul 1942, POW Camp #4 O’Donnell, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† McClurg, Lynn Herrig Jr., SN 37-670-277, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.

b. 8 Dec 1922 Underwood, Pott. Co.; s/o Lynn H. McClurg Sr. & Helma M. Moat; family moved to Wall Lake, Sac Co. in late 1930s; entered service 14 May 1944 from Woodbury Co.; bur. Wall Lake Cem.
326th AAF Base Unit; DNB 18 Nov 1944 MacDill Army Air Field, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL; ground crew member injured in turret of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-37678, which presumably was an aircraft used in combat crew training.

† McCord, George Melvin, SN 37-651-218, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.

b. 8 Jun 1921 Denison, Crawford Co.; s/o Melvin F. McCord & Adah Z. Cover of Grove Twp., Shelby Co.; family moved to Dunlap, Harrison Co. in early 1930s; parents moved to Co. Bluffs during WW II; entered service 26 Dec 1942 from Dunlap; married Delores L. Hartwig of Dunlap 1943, one child; bur. Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap.
785th Bomb. Sqdn., 466th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-29466 Dark Rhapsody right waist gunner w/ pilot Donald C. Griffin, KIA 23 Mar 1944 over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands; mid-air collision w/ B-24 #42-52587 Shoo Shoo Baby on mission to Achmer Airfield, NW of Onsabrück, Germany; all died except two or three members off the Shoo Shoo Baby crew; The ETO > ETO Air War.

† McCormick, Jack Albert, SN 20-743-489, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 10 Mar 1920 Co. Bluffs; s/o Albert McCormick (d. 1941) & Eva K. Jensen; family lived in Co. Bluffs moving to nearby Garner Twp. in 1930s; entered service 12 Jan 1941 from Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs; m. Lucille Gauntt 1944; bur. Ardennes American Cem., Liege, Belgium.
Co. G, 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army, attached to 3rd Armored Div.; POW 5 Jan 1945 during German counterattack on Hill 108 near Lansival, W of Vielsalm, Belgium; perhaps processed at POW camp Stalag 12A, Limberg, E of Koblenz, Germany and then transferred to Stalag 9B, Bad Orb, NE of Hanau, Germany; DNB 3 Mar 1945; pneumonia; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

† McCormick, Dale Thomas, SN 20-706-807, US Army, Montgomery Co.

b. 12 Feb 1918 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Edward B. McCormick & Laura J. Johnson; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
Co. M (Red Oak), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 7 May 1943 approaching Chouigui Pass, Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† McCracken, James Newton, SN 533228, US Marine Corps, Crawford & Shelby Cos.

b. 23 Feb 1924 Manilla, Crawford Co.; s/o Newton B. McCracken & Milda E. Hoffeins; family lived in Jefferson Twp., Shelby Co. S of Manilla; entered service 10 Jul 1943 from Rt. 2, Manilla; bur. Nishnabotny Cem., near Manilla.
Co. E or F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA 25 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Iwo Jima.

† McCue, Dudley Van, SN 6-554-498, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.

b. 18 Aug 1912 Grant, Montgomery Co.; s/o William A. McCue & Rosa Mae Worley (div. ~ 1920); m. Virginia H. _____; entered service 1934 from Elliott, Montgomery Co. or Co. Bluffs.
78th Transport Sqdn., 22nd Transport Group, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command; based at Jorhat, Assam, India; Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express # 41-11908 crew chief w/ pilot Hartvig Larsen of Omaha; DNB 10 Sep 1943 on flight from Jorhat to Kumning, China; plane crashed in Hukawng Valley, Burma; China-Burma-India Theater > Crossing the Hump; BNR.

† McCuen, Walter Rea, SN 321-29-61, US Navy, Audubon & Shelby Cos.

b. Mar 1918 Audubon Co.; s/o Walter B. McCuen & Ellen M. Rea (div.); living in Audubon, Audubon Co. 1920-30; appears in WWII Shelby Co. honor list as having lived in Harlan; entered service 1939 from Iowa.
Submarine Tender USS Canopus (AS-9), Asiatic Fleet; scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan, Philippines 10 Apr 1942; crew went ashore to Corregidor Is.; captured at Corregidor, Manila Bay, Philippines May 1942; KIA 24 Oct 1944 on Hell Ship Arisan Maru in Bashi Channel, S of Formosa; Arisan Maru sunk by submarine USS Shark (SS-314); ~1773 US POWs and ~100 international civilians died; nine POWs survived; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
Notes: Walter McCuen was a cousin of the late Tiny Lund of Harlan. Arisan Maru was the most American lives lost in any maritime disaster.

† McDowell, Elmer Ross, SN 6-557-377, US Army, Fresno Co., CA

b. 6 Nov 1914 El Monte, Los Angeles, CA; s/o William R. McDowell & Sarah A. Rush of Fresno Co.; entered service ~ 1936 from Fresno Co.; m. Mildred L. Harrington of Co. Bluffs 1940; bur. Luxembourg American Cem., Hamm, Luxembourg.
3597 Quartermaster Truck Co.; KIA 2 Jan 1945, France (sic) (RAC: possibly accident in Chiligny, Lorraine, France, as Third Army moved supplies from Lorraine north into the Ardennes); The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† McGee Victor Howard, SN 39-203-439, US Army, Shelby Co. & Lewis Co., WA

b. 22 Mar 1924 Kirkman, Shelby Co.; s/o William F. "Frank" McGee & Maude A. Tucker; family lived in Douglas Twp., rural Kirkman, moving to Lewis Co., WA in late 1930s; entered service 8 Mar 1943 from Lewis Co., WA, service credited to Lewis Co.; bur. Golden Gate Nat'l Cem., San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
307th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div.; KIA 10 May 1945 on Shuri Line, southern Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Okinawa.

† McGraw, Louis Edward, SN 37-643-332, US Army, Shelby & Des Moines Cos.

b. 24 Apr 1913 Wapello, Louisa Co.; s/o William C. McGraw & Eliza J. Lamb of Louisa Co.; remained in Wapello through 1930; m. Vella E. Wykert 1932, one child, div.; m. Helene S. Rold of Shelby Co. 1941 & moved to Irwin area, two children; entered service 14 Jul 1944 from West Burlington, Des Moines Co.; service credited to Des Moines Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 30 Apr 1945 Cebu, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.

† McGrew, Orville Festus, SN 37-111-085 or 37-111-095, US Army, Chickasaw & Montgomery Cos.

b. 10 Apr 1918 Springfield, Brown Co., MN; s/o Orville F. McGrew & Flossie K. M. Jenkins; entered service 31 Dec 1941 from Fredericksburg, Chickasaw Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Leyte, Philippines.
126th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 5 Dec 1942, probably at Higgins Road Block, Sanandanda Track, Papua, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > Southeast New Guinea - Papua.

† McIntosh, Alvia Marion, SN 37-693-543, US Army, Harrison Co.

b. 10 Aug 1924 Clay Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o Henry M. McIntosh & Maggie M. Neill (d. 1938); entered service 31 Mar 1944 from Mondamin, Harrison Co.; bur. Calhoun Cem., Harrison Co.
Army Transportation Corps, units mentioned are 62nd Transportation Bn. & 9th T. R. G.; DNB 14 Jun 1945 at Dudweiler, near Saarbrücken, Germany; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† McKeeman, Bert Eugene, SN 316-66-65, US Navy, Pott. Co.

b. 23 Jul 1916 Co. Bluffs; s/o Roy F. McKeeman & Mae R. Kirkle of Co. Bluffs; entered service 27 Jul 1940 from Co. Bluffs; initially part of mass burial, body later identified and returned to Council Bluffs for reinterment; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs Nov 2018.
Battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37); KIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Oklahoma capsized, 429 dead, later righted but sank while being towed to California; Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor.

† McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO

b. 13 May 1922 Dodsland, Saskatchewan, Canada; s/o William R. McKeown & Ethel N. Epperly; family lived in northern Missouri in 1930 and 1940; living w/ sister Dorothy B. (McKeown) Cook in Co. Bluffs in 1940; entered service 12 Nov 1943 from Missouri; service credited to Macon Co., IL; bur. Oakland Cem., Moberly, Randolph Co., MO.
Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Army; KIA 20 Dec 1944 with Task Force Lovelady, near Stavelot, SW of Malmedy, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
Local History Note: Carroll McKeon was the great grandson of William McKeown, an early settler in Boomer Twp.

† McLaren, William McAllister, SN 385-91-42, US Navy, Crawford Co. & Pierce Co., WA

b. 29 Jan 1922 rural Manilla, Nishnabotny Twp., Crawford Co.; s/o William M. McLaren (d. 1930) & Althea M. McAllister; lived in Nishnabotny Twp. until adulthood; entered service from Pierce Co., WA.
Cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34), KIA 9 Aug 1942 in Ironbound Sound off Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Astoria sunk in night action, 219 dead, ~ 680 survivors; Battle of Savo Island - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Sea War; BNR.

† McLaurin, William Harold, SN 317408, US Merchant Marine, Crawford & Shelby Cos.

b. 4 Apr 1922 Nebraska; s/o Roy L. McLaurin, b. Mississippi, & Luella M. Vennick, b. Crawford Co. (div.); ss/o Elmer D. Sutton of Harlan, Shelby Co.
Tanker USS Atlantic Sun radio officer; d. 15 Feb 1943 in North Atlantic, 150 miles off Cape Race, Newfoundland; Atlantic Sun torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-607, one survivor; Battle of the Atlantic; BNR.

† McLoud, James Fredrick, served as Long Fred O, SN 37-442-043, US Army, Pott. Co. & Washington Co., OK

b. 8 Aug 1915 Waterloo, Black Hawk Co.; s/o Lorenzo D. McLoud & Vinnie A Burghduff; lived w/ mother at Walnut, Pott. Co.; m. Culah M. B. Pierce 1936, two children; entered service from Washington Co., OK; bur. Luxembourg American Cem., Hamm, Luxembourg.
328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arsdorf, Luxembourg, S of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.

† Mead, John Lincoln, SN 31-374-517, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hillsborough Co., NH

b. 17 Jun 1920 San Francisco, CA; s/o Wallace A. Mead & Elizabeth L. Kentzel; family in Co. Bluffs 1934-39; entered service 2 Sep 1943 from Hillsborough Co., NH; bur. Golden Gate Nat’l Cem., San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
Field Artillery, unit unknown; KIA 26 Mar 1945 unknown location in Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
Notes: John Lincoln Mead's father, Colonel Wallace A. Mead, was a WW II prisoner of the Japanese.

† Meindl, Joseph James, SN 230-946, US Coast Guard, Marshall Co.

b. 17 May 1924 rural Neola, Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Max F. Meindl & Anna M, Meiner, natives of Germany who settled in Marshalltown, Marshall Co. ~ 1930; entered service 8 Dec 1941 from Marshalltown.
Coast Guard Cutter USS Clover (WLB-292), stationed in Alaska Territory; DNB 18/19 May 1944, Dry Bay, Alaska Territory panhandle; member of a seven-man boat crew from Clover who all drowned in the breakers at the entrance to Dry Bay, the Alsek River mouth, while going to the aid of two stranded fishing vessels; North Pacific > Alaska; BNR.
Notes: Earlier the Clover had been involved in setting up LORAN stations in remote Alaska locations.

† Melton, Derald William, SN 17-131-529, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 12 Dec 1923 Ault, Weld Co., CO; s/o William Melton Jr. & Mabel Sperry of Co. Bluffs; entered service 2 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
547th Bomb. Sqdn., 384th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Grafton-Underwood, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-10783 bombardier; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arenberg, E of Koblenz, Germany; plane lost rear section from flak & crashed, eight dead, two survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War.

† Meredith, Glenn T., SN 322-15-52, US Navy, Mills Co.

b. 24 Mar 1927 Oak Twp, rural Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o Jess H. Meredith & Kate L. Ross, Kentucky natives (div.); entered service 7 Apr 1944 from Glenwood.
US Navy Armed Guard, stationed on ammunition ship SS Lewis L. Dyche; KIA 4 Jan 1945 Mindoro Harbor, Mindoro Is., Philippines; Dyche hit by Japanese kamikaze, exploded, and sank without a trace; all 43 crew members and 28 armed guards died; Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War; BNR.
Note: Glenn Meredith may be the only roster member who died at 17.

† Messerschmidt, William George Jr., SN 316-95-00, US Navy, Shelby Co.

b. 22 Feb 1921 Shelby, Shelby Co.; s/o William G. Messerschmidt & Lena Bladt, family lived in the Shelby area in Cass and Shelby Twps., Shelby Co. and Washington Twp., Harrison Co.
Submarine USS Pompano (SS-181); KIA ~ Sep 1943 Pacific Ocean; Pompano failed to return to Midway Is. from patrol off Japan; 78 dead, no survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.

† Metheny, Hershel Alfred, SN 6-857-125, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 10 Feb 1912 rural Sidney, Fremont Co.; s/o Richard G. Metheny & Abbie G. Landreth; entered service abt 1934 from Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs; m. Josephine M. Dickey; bur. Lewis Twp. Cem., Pott. Co.
Co. H, 331 Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 11 Dec 1944, near Gey, Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.
Notes: possible posthumous Silver Star.

† Mickey, Paul Leo “Leo”, SN 37-118-215, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 12 Jul 1909 Macedonia, Pott. Co.; s/o Charles C. Mickey & Jennie Filarski; raised in Macedonia; entered service 17 Mar 1942 from Macedonia; bur. Brittany American Cem., St.-James, Normandy, France.
714 Engineer Depot Co.; DNB 2 Dec 1944, 166th General Hosp., France (location unknown); accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† Mickelsen, Howard Keith, SN 37-768-739, US Army, Shelby Co.

b. 1 Jul 1924 Clay Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o Anton Peter Mickelsen & Jensine M. Sorensen; lifelong Shelby Co. resident; entered service 30 Apr 1945 from Rt. 1, Marne; service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Elk Horn Cem., Elk Horn, Shelby Co.
Co. B, 78th Inf. Training Regt., Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas; d. 4 Jun 1945, meningitis.

† Miller, Max Miles, SN 321-51-16, US Navy, Shelby Co.

b. 28 Oct 1922 Wilmot, Roberts Co., SD; s/o Christian M. Miller (d. 1934) & Helene C. Jessen of Shelby, Shelby Co.; ss/o William Thies; raised in SW Iowa; entered service 12 Nov 1941 from Shelby.
Destroyer USS Chevalier (DD-451); KIA 6 Oct 1943 off Vella Lavella Is., central Solomon Is.; Chevalier torpedoed & abandoned & scuttled early the following day, 54 dead; Sea Battle of Vella Lavella - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Sea War; BNR.

† Miller, Melvin Max, SN 37-692-104, US Army - Crawford Co.

b. 1 Mar 1923 East Boyer Twp., rural Denison, Crawford Co.; s/o Otto J. C. F. Miller & Anna Steckelberg, long-term East Boyer Twp. residents; entered service 15 Mar 1944 from rural Denison; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
Co. C, 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 27 Nov 1944 Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.

† Miller, Oliver Oscar, SN 37-267-842, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 27 Jul 1920 Dumfries, Keg Creek Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Raymond D. Miller & Ida L. Kirchhoff of rural Co. Bluffs; entered service 28 Oct 1942 from Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs; group burial Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cem., Louisville, KY.
500th Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Nadzab Air Field complex near Lae, NE New Guinea; North American B-25D Mitchell #41-29992 tail gunner w/ pilot Thane C. Hecox Jr.; KIA 15 Feb 1944 over Kavieng, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago; SW Pacific; plane lost during mission, all six dead; Operation Cartwheel - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.

† Miller, Raymond Detlef Jr., SN 37-470-777, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 16 Oct 1923 Dumfries, Keg Creek Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Raymond D. Miller & Ida L. Kirchhoff of rural Co. Bluffs; entered service 28 Jan 1943 from Rt. 1, Co. Bluffs; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
395th Inf. Regt., 99th Inf. Div., III Corps, First Army; KIA 13 Mar 1945 E of Remagen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Crossing the Rhine.

† Miller, Wesley Robert, SN 20-705-513, US Army, Montgomery Co.

b. 4 Dec 1916 Villisca, Montgomery Co.; s/o Frank E. Miller & Bertha N. Roberts; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Villisca; m. Wilma E. Strain 1941, one child; bur. Villisca Cem.
Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 2 Feb 1943 Tunisia; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Moore, Devore Franklin, SN 37-472-882, US Army, Harrison Co.

b. 24 Jun 1922 Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.; s/o Joseph L. Moore & Edith D. Johnson, both b. Harrison Co.; entered service 18 Feb 1943 from Missouri Valley; bur. Rose Hill Cem., Missouri Valley.
Co. G, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div.; KIA 7 Feb 1945 SE of Lingayen Gulf near Lupao, Nueva Ecija, central Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Lupao - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† Moore, Loyd Harry, SN 20-700-138, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 12 Mar 1919 Co. Bluffs; s/o Elmer L. Moore & Pearl E. Daugherty of Co. Bluffs; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
Hq. Co., 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 14 Jun 1943 Mateur, Tunisia, North Africa, injuries in truck accident; The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Moore, Ned Leo, SN 485544, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.

b. 2 May 1910 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harold L. Moore & Mary D. Bascom of Co. Bluffs; entered service 24 Nov 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Nat’l Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
Co. L, 2nd Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 20 Nov 1943 Betio Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands.

† Moore, Walter Arthur, SN 37-467-084, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 10 Dec 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o Walter C. Moore & Mary L. Westlake of Co. Bluffs; entered service 19 Dec 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem. Co. Bluffs.
Co. A, 14th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div., Fifth Army; WIA & DOW 25 Apr 1945 near Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, shrapnel; The MTO > Italy > Po Valley Campaign.

† Moore, Walter Lee, SN 37-699-139, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 25 May 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Waldo/Walter C. Moore & Elsie L. Vincent of Co. Bluffs; m. Kerry A. Wilson 1940, four children; entered service 26 Jun 1944 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Mar 1945 E of the Ruhr, near Schloss Hamborn, S of Paderborn, Germany; The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.

† Morgan, Dale Leroy, SN 6-939-700, US Army, Pott. Co.

b. 9 Aug 1922 Central City, Merrick Co., NE; s/o William E. Morgan & Bernice Hollenbeck; ss/o Fred R. Porter of Co. Bluffs; entered service 17 Feb 1940 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
Co. H, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 1 Dec 1944 near Hürtgen Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Operation Queen - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944 > Queen/Hürtgen.

† Morris, Eddie Jack, SN 648-09-05, US Navy, Pott. Co.

b. 12 Apr 1919 Carson, Pott. Co.; s/o Fred E Morris (d. 1942) & Mary E. Hodges of Carson; entered service 11 Aug 1941 from Carson.
Cruiser USS Savannah (CL-42); KIA 11 Sep 1943 off Salerno, Italy; Savannah damaged by radio-controlled German guide-bomb,197 died; Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.

† Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude, SN N-733475, US Army, Audubon Co.

b. 17 May 1916 Algona, Kossuth Co.; d/o Merrill M. Morrow & Mary Bess White (d. 1932); entered service 23 Oct 1942 from Ames, Story Co.; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
US Army Nursing Corps, 95th Evacuation Hosp., Anzio; KIA 7 Feb 1944 at Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy, shrapnel ruptured femoral artery; German plane under attack jettisoned ordnance over the Anzio Beachhead hospital complex, 28 died; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
Note: Marjorie Morrow was one of sixteen US military nurses who were killed from enemy action in WW II.

† Moss, Herman Albert, SN 37-141-303, US Army, Harrison Co.

b. 22 Feb 1917 rural Persia, Union Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o John A. Moss & Emma E. Pullis; married Alice L. Pieper 1941; entered service 21 Jan 1941 from rural Persia; bur. Valley View Cem., Persia.
Co. L, 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div. V Corps, First Army; KIA 13 Aug 1944 SE of St. Lo, near Tinchebray, Orne, Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.

† Mowrey, Robert Edward, also served as Mowery Robert E, SN 308610, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.

b. 13 Jul 1924 Waterloo, Black Hawk Co.; s/o Ray F. Mowrey & Minnie Ehlebracht of Co. Bluffs; entered service May 1941 from Co. Bluffs; buried at sea.
Marine Air Fighter Sqdn. VMF-221, Marine Air Group 22, 2nd Marine Air Wing; KIA 4 Jun 1942 Midway Is., Hawaii Territory; direct hit on aircraft rearming station during air attack; Japan Overreaches > Battle of Midway.

† Mueller, Eugene Clyde, SN O-704040, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 11 Feb 1916 Wisconsin; s/o Isador F. Mueller & Martha Volland; raised in Co. Bluffs; m. Maxine H. Miller of Co. Bluffs; enlisted 27 Jan 1943 from Pott. Co.; group burial Zachary Taylor Nat'l Cem., Louisville, KY.
490th Bomb. Sqdn., 341st Bomb. Gp., Tenth Air Force; based at Moran Airfield, Assam, India; North American B-25D Mitchell #43-3612 navigator-bombardier w/ pilot Frank M. Finney; KIA 24 Oct 1944 near Maymyo, Burma; engine likely struck by ground fire and plane crashed; all six dead; China-Burma-India Theater > Burma.

† Muller, Harland Max, SN 37-478-022, US Army, Cass Co.

b. 27 Jun 1924 rural Lyman, Noble Twp., Cass Co.; entered service 7 Apr 1943 from Rt. 2, Griswold; bur. St. Johns UCC Cem., Lyman.
194th Glider Infantry Regt., 17th Airborne Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 4 Jan 1945 W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.

† Muller, Newton Bruce, SN 321-03-84, US Navy, Cass Co.

b. 21 Oct 1917 rural Lyman, Noble Twp., Cass Co.; entered service 7 Apr 1936; reenlisted 26 Jun 1940; m. Mary Louise O'Dell.
served on USS California (BB-44) during first enlistment & on USS Kanawha (AO-1) during second enlistment; KIA 7 Apr 1943 Tulagi anchorage, near Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Kanawha attacked by Japanese dive bombers and sank the following day; 19 dead; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Sea War; BNR.

Muller Family Notes: Harland & Newton Muller were the sons of Ellis Muller & Esther Schuler, who lived in Noble Twp., Cass Co. for most of their lives.

† Munchrath, Francis F., SN O-927081, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

b. 25 Sep 1919 Omaha; s/o George J. Munchrath & Mary M. Hesse of Star Rt., Co. Bluffs; entered service 2 Oct 1941 from Star Rt., Co. Bluffs; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
553 Base Unit, Romulus Army Air Field (now Wayne County Airport), near Detroit, MI; Curtis C-46A Commando #42-3669 co-pilot w/ pilot James W. Hartzog; DNB 26 Jan 1945, near Belle Center, Logan Co., OH; plane caught fire & crashed en route from Buffalo, NY to Wright-Patterson AAF, Dayton, OH; crew of three all dead.

† Mustard, James Eldon, SN 37-426-156, US Army, Jasper Co.

b. 3 Oct 1920 Co. Bluffs; s/o Thomas S. Mustard & Mabel E. Biggins of rural Crescent, Pott. Co. & Newton, Jasper Co.; entered service 25 Aug 1942 from Newton; bur. Newton Union Cem.
Co. 6, 2nd Regt., First Special Service Force (aka Devil's Brigade), a joint US-Canadian special operations brigade, VI Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 18 Feb 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
Local History Notes: James Mustard was my mother's student at the rural Hazel Dell #4 School in the late 1920s.

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