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​                    Part 21/38 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 18 "Ma-Mb" records
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† Maassen, Dale George, SN 457,309, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 15 Nov 1923 rural Avoca, Valley Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Julieus G. Maassen (b. Valley Twp., Pott. Co.) & Sena K. Andersen (b. Avoca, Pott. Co.).
  • entered service 15 Sep 1942 from Avoca, Pott. Co.; next of kin Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Maasen (sic, Maassen), Rt. 1, Avoca, IA; buried 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 0-444,938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 2 Jul 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o James N. G. Macalister (b. Ontario, Canada) & Elizabeth Montgomery (b. Co. Bluffs); family moved to Omaha in 1920s.
  • married Ardith L. Hardlannert of Omaha 1943.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Douglas Co., NE; buried Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Commanding Officer, Co. K, 346th Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; WIA 30 Apr 1945 near Berglern, Bavaria about 30 miles NE of Munich; DOW 1 May 1945.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.

​† Madden, Jerry Agnew, SN 0-1-312-691, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 16 Jul 1910 Co. Bluffs; s/o James A. Madden (b. Huntingdon Co., PA) & Daisy W. Dewell (b. Cedar Co.).
  • married Lucille Swanson of Co. Bluffs May 1942, two children.
  • entered service 28 May 1942 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Memorial Park Cem., Co Bluffs.
  • Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 12 May 1944, near Minturno, SW of Cassino, Lazio, Italy.
  • Operation Diadem, aka Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
  • Notes: This was the beginning of the breakout from the Gustav Line, which had held up the Allies south of Rome since January.

​† Madsen Earl Harvey, SN 17-197-232, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 13 Nov 1925 Douglas Twp., Audubon Co.
  • entered service 13 Nov 1943 from Rt. 1, Audubon, Audubon Co.; service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Maple Grove Cem., Audubon.
  • Co. K, 341st Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div.; d. 31 Dec 1944 near Reno, Nevada; died from injuries in the Bagley train wreck 17 miles west of Ogden, Utah early on 31 Dec.; 50 died, including 35 military personnel; the 86th Inf. Div. trained at Camp Howze, Texas & division members were gathering in California for deployment to the Pacific; these plans were cancelled and the division was deployed to Europe because of losses in Germany's Ardennes Counteroffensive.
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† Madsen, Elmer Herman, SN 37-691-778, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 13 Jul 1923 Cameron Twp., Audubon Co. 
  • entered service 9 Mar 1944 from Rt. 1, Audubon, Audubon Co.; service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Maple Grove Cem., Audubon.
  • Co. F, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 Merode, west of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Cos. E & F, 2nd Bn., 26th Inf. Regt. advanced into eastward into Merode from the Hürtgen Forest on 29 Nov; they were cut off and overwhelmed in the  Merode outskirts.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
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about Earl Harvey and Elmer Herman Madsen:
  • sons of s/o Lars H. Madsen (b. Fyn, Denmark) & Adellia M. Lauritsen (b. Audubon Co.); family moved to rural Audubon, Leroy Twp. in early 1930s.
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† ​​Maeder, Burton B., SN 37-194-181, US Army, Adair Co.
  • b. 8 May 1918 Massena, Cass Co.; s/o Joseph T. Maeder (b. Adams Co.) & Julia A. Waters (b. Massena, Cass Co.).
  • entered service 5 May 1942 from Massena, Cass Co.; service credited to Adair Co.; buried Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 7th Cavalry Regt., 1st Cavalry Div., XIV Corps, Sixth Army; KIA 11 Apr 1945 Luzon, Philippines.
  • Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

​† Malick, William Burton, SN 17-024-190, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 Nov 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harold Malick (b. Harlan, Shelby Co.) & Patronella Wolfrom (b. Co. Bluffs).
  • entered service 1 Aug 1941 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Camp Butler Natl. Cem., Springfield, Sangamon Co., 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, west of Kumning, China on return cargo flight from Kumning to Mohanbari.
  • China-Burma-India Theater > Crossing the Hump.

​† Mallette, Richard Earl, SN 0-742-498, US Army Air Force, Cass & Decatur Cos.
  • b. 16 Dec 1921 Leon, Decatur Co.; s/o Francis G. "Frank" Mallette (b. Garden Grove, Decatur Co.) & Isabel C. Freestone (b. Perry, Dallas Co.); family moved to Atlantic, Cass Co. in early 1930s.
  • married Lois V. Peterson of Pymosa Twp., Cass Co. Jun 1943 at Biggs Field, El Paso, TX, one child.
  • entered service 16 Jul 1940 from Atlantic, Cass Co.; service credited to Cass Co.; buried Garden Grove Cem., Decatur Co.
  • 373rd Bomb. Sqdn., 308th Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force; group based at Kumning, Yunnan, China with squadron based at Yangkai near Kumning; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-40786 copilot with pilot Ruie W. Suggs; KIA 15 Sep 1943 near Kumning; five 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 Theater > China, 1941-45.

† Mardesen, Ray Wells, SN 37-037-474, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 5 Dec 1917 Exira, Audubon Co.; s/o Thomas Mardesen & Grace L. Wells, both b. Audubon Co.
  • entered service 24 Apr 1941 from Exira, Audubon Co.; service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Exira Cem.
  • 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 5 Jan 1944 approaching the Gustav Line, Lazio, Italy.
  • The MTO > Italy > The Bernhardt Line.

​† Marshall, Warren B., SN 0-1-533-621, US Army, Pott. Co. & Geary Co., KS
  • b. 5 Oct 1913 Carroll, Carroll Co.; s/o William H. Marshall (b. Kansas) & Emma M. Rehder (b. Nebraska); family moved to Co. Bluffs before 1925.
  • married Rebecca Laurine Sutton of Junction City, Geary Co., KS Feb 1941 in Atchison Co., KS.
  • entered service 19 Jul 1935 from Co. Bluffs, stationed at Fort Riley, KS 1940; service credited to Geary Co., KS; buried Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. C, 104th Medical 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.
  • entered service with National Guard 10 Feb 1941 from Glenwood, Mills Co.; service credited to Mills Co.; buried 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.
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† ​​Martin, James Robert "Robert", SN 37-189-251, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 20 Sep 1917 Clayton, Adams Co., IL.
  • worked as truck driver in Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; married Mildred Maxine Fort 2 Jan 1937 in Glenwood, Mills Co.; divorced.
  • unknown service entry data; buried Hastings Cem., Mills Co.
  • trainee at Camp Crowder, MO, went absent without leave returning to Red Oak; status later changed to deserter; arrested and held in Red Oak jail; escaped 16 Apr 1942 and pursued by posse; shot & killed by posse member near Red Oak.
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about Clarence Reuben and James Robert Martin:
  • sons of Emery F. Martin & Margaret E. Campbell, both b. Schuyler Co., IL; family moved to Hastings, Mills Co. about 1927.

† Martin, Stanley Wayne, SN 37-289-074, US Army, Haakon Co., SD
  • b. 8 Mar 1911 rural Ottumwa, Iowa Twp., Stanley Co., SD.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to McLean Co., ND; buried Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy; cenotaph Midland Cem., Midland, Haakon Co., SD.
  • 91st Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., attached to 9th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 15 Aug 1943, Sicily.
  • The MTO > Italy > Sicily.
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† Martin, Vernon A., SN 6-857-070, US Army, Haakon Co., SD 
  • ​b. 4 Aug 1908 rural Ottumwa, Iowa Twp., Stanley Co., SD.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Haakon Co., SD; buried Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph Midland Cem., Midland, Haakon Co., SD.
  • 808th Military Police Co.; d. 3 Jun 1942 Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
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about Stanley Wayne and Vernon A. Martin:
  •  sons of William S. Martin & Lyle L. Putnam (d. 1931), who were both born Pennsylvania.

† Matthews, William Henry, SN 39-019-527, US Army, Harrison Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • b. 20 Dec 1917 Woodbine, Harrison Co.; s/o Frank A. R. Matthews (b. Osage Co., KS) & Julia A. Lewis (b. Cuyahoga Co., OH).
  • moved from Woodbine to Los Angeles Co., CA to live with his brother in late 1930s.
  • entered service 1942 from Los Angeles, CA at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA; service credited to Los Angeles Co.; buried Woodbine Cem., Harrison Co.
  • Co. L, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div., XIV Corps; KIA 21 Jan 1943 near Mt. Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is..
  •  Battle of Mount Austen - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal.

​​† Maule, Kenneth C., SN 0-854-272, 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, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Magnolia Cem., Harrison Co.
  • 386th Bomb. Sqdn., 312th Bomb Gp., based at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan; Consolidated B-32 Dominator #42-108544 gunnery officer with pilot Leonard M. Sill; KIA 28 Aug 1945 at Yontan Airfield during takeoff; aircraft skidded off the runway and exploded; crew of 13 all died.
  • Japan Overpowered > Japan Vanquished.

† Maxwell, Dean Good, SN 0-885-715, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 22 Aug 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o Frank H. Maxwell (b. Mt. Ayr, Ringgold Co.) & Blanche E. Good (b. Atchison Co., MO); family moved from Pacific Jct., Mills Co. to Glenwood, Mills Co. in early 1930s
  • entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Glenwood, Mills Co.; service credited to Mills Co.; buried 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 0-1-700-501, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co.
  • b. 23 Apr 1914 Chicago, IL; s/o Francis X. Mayr & Francis Bauer, both b. Germany; family moved to Shelby Co. before 1920.
  • dentist in Carroll, Carroll Co.; married Ruth Marie Collison of Carroll Co. 1941, one child.
  • entered service 7 Sep 1942 from Carroll, Carroll Co.; buried Harlan Cem., Shelby Co.
  • Army Air Force Dental Corps, unit unknown; d. on active duty 10 Mar 1946 in St. Petersburg, FL, auto accident.
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