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 Part 27/47 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 20 "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.
Military Note: posthumous Distinguished Service Cross.
WWII Japan > Solomon Islands > New Georgia

† 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, Germany about 30 miles NE of Munich; DOW 1 May 1945.
WWII Germany > 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.
Military Note: This was the beginning of Operatin Diadem, the breakout from the Gustav Line, which had held up the Allies south of Rome since January.
WWII Germany > The MTO > Cassino/Anzio to Rome > Breakthrough & Breakout @ Gustav Line Breakthrough

† 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,
Military Note: 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.
WWII Germany > The ETO > Rhineland, Fall 1944 > 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.

† 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.
WWII Japan > 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.
WWII Japan > China-Burma-India Theater > 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.
WWII Japan > 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.
WWII Germany > The MTO > Naples to Cassino/Anzio > 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 near Vire, Calvados, Normandy, France; DOW 29 Aug 1944 in hospital, England.
WWII Germany > The ETO > Liberation > Normandy, Aug 1944

† Martens, Earl Herman, served as Marten, Earl H, SN 37-426-342, US Army, Carroll Co.

b. 27 Jul 1912 Manning, Carroll Co.; s/o Emil Martens (b. Manning) & Malinda Caroline Mundt (b. Washington Twp., Carroll Co.; d. 1926); father married Anna (Jansen) Joens Oct 1933 in Manning.
entered service 25 Aug 1942 from Rt. 2, Manning, Carroll Co.; service credited to Carroll Co.; buried Brittany American Cem., St. James, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; cenotaph Hayes Twp. Cem., West Side, Crawford Co.
115th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div., VIII Corps; KIA 13 Sep 1944 Brittany, France.
WWII Germany > The ETO > Liberation > Brittany, Aug-Sep 1944

† 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.
WWII Germany > The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia @ Battle of Hill 609

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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., II Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 15 Aug 1943, Sicily.
WWII Germany > The MTO > Sicily to Naples > 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.
WWII Japan > 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.

† Mattes, Matthias R., SN 37-652-257, US Army, Carroll Co.

b. 11 Mar 1922 Carroll, Carroll Co.; s/o John Mattes (b. Carroll) & Clara Ridderman (b. Missouri).
entered service 2 Jan 1943 from Rt. 1, Carroll, Carroll Co.; service credited to Carroll Co.; buried Mt. Olivet Cem., Carroll.
Co C, 814th Tank Destroyer Bn., 7th Armored Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 29 Oct 1944 near Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.
WWII Germany > The ETO > Netherlands, 1944

† 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.
WWII Japan > Solomon Islands > Guadalcanal @ Battle of Mount Austen

† 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.
WWII Japan > Victory > 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.
WWII Germany > 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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