Roster Ma-Mm

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Part 14/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 55 "Ma-Mm" names.
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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 & 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 0-444,938, 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 0-1-312-691, 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., 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.; s/o Lars H. Madsen & Adellia M. Lauritsen; family moved to rural Audubon, Leroy Twp. in early 1930s; entered service 13 Nov 1943 from Rt. 1, Audubon; bur. Maple Grove Cem., Audubon.
Co. K, 341st Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div.; DNB 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.

† Madsen, Elmer Herman, SN 37-691-778, US Army, Audubon Co.

b. 13 Jul 1923 Cameron Twp., Audubon Co.; s/o Lars H. Madsen & Adellia M. Lauritsen; family moved to rural Audubon, Leroy Twp. in early 1930s; entered service 9 Mar 1944 from Rt. 1, Audubon; bur. 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.

† Maeder, Burton B., SN 37-194-181, US Army, Adair Co/

b. 8 May 1918 Massena, Cass Co.; s/o Joseph T. Maeder & Julia A. Waters; entered service 5 May 1942 from Massena; service credited to Adair Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Manila, 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 & 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, 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 & 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 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 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.
CBI 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; entered service 24 Apr 1941 from Exira; bur. Exira Cem.
135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 5 Jan 1944 Italy.
The MTO > Italy > The Bernhardt Line.

† Marshall, Warren B., SN 0-1-533-621, 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.

† Martin, James Robert "Robert", SN 37-189-251, US Army, Mills Co.

b. 20 Sep 1917 Clayton, Adam Co., IL; s/o Emery F. Martin & Margaret E. Campbell; family moved to Hastings, Mills Co.; employed as truck driver in Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; m. Mildred Maxine Fort 2 Jan 1937 Glenwood, Mills Co.; div.; induction date unknown; bur. Hastings Cem.
trainee at Camp Crowder, MO who went AWOL, 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.
Note: Brother, Clarence R. Martin, was killed in action in Tunisia in April 1943.

† Martin, Stanley Wayne, SN 37-289-074, US Army, Haakon Co., SD

b. 8 Mar 1911 rural Ottumwa, Iowa Twp., Stanley Co., SD; s/o William S. Martin & Lyle S. Putnam; service credited to McLean Co., ND; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
91st Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., attached to 9th Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 15 Aug 1943, Sicily.
The MTO > Italy > Sicily.

† Martin, Vernon A., SN 6-857-070, US Army, Haakon Co., SD

b. 4 Aug 1908 rural Ottumwa, Iowa Twp., Stanley Co., SD; s/o William S. Martin & Lyle S. Putnam; service credited to Haakon Co., SD; bur. Manila American Cem., Manila, Luzon, Philippines.
808th Military Police Co.; d. 3 Jun 1942 Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines.
Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† 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 & Julia A. Lewis; William moved from Woodbine to Los Angeles Co., CA to live with his brother in late 1930s; date of service entry unknown, service credited to Los Angeles Co., CA; bur. Woodbine.
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; 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 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 & 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 0-1-700-501, 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 0-890-103, 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 & Pott. Cos.

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 with pilot Donald C. Griffin, KIA 23 Mar 1944 over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands; mid-air collision with 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 > Eighth Air Force.

† 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, west of Vielsalm, Belgium; perhaps processed at POW camp Stalag 12A, Limberg, east 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 533,228, 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., south 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 with pilot Hartvig Larsen of Omaha; DNB 10 Sep 1943 on flight from Jorhat to Kumning, China; aircraft crashed in Hukawng Valley, Burma; BNR.
CBI Theater > Crossing the Hump.

† 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 Mar 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, south of Formosa; Arisan Maru sunk by submarine USS Shark (SS-314); ~1773 US POWs and ~100 international civilians died; nine POWs survived; BNR.
Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
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 & Pott. Co.

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).
The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
Notes: possibly accident in Chiligny, Lorraine, France, as Third Army moved supplies from Lorraine, France north into the Ardennes area of Belgium & Luxembourg.

† McGee, Russell Phillip, SN 37-438-682, US Army, Taylor Co.

b. 20 May 1915 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o Earl McGee (d. 1928) & Helen Hilbert; family moved to Taylor Co. in early 1920s; m. Nellie M. Heatherington, one child; entered service 30 Oct 1942 from Bedford, Taylor Co.; bur. Rose Hill Cem., Kirkman, Shelby Co.
Co. A, 117 Engineering Combat Bn., 37th Inf. Div., XIV Corps, Sixth Army; DNB 3 May 1945 near Baguio, northern Luzon, Philippines.
Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† 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 Is., Philippines.
Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.

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

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.; service credited to Montgomery 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 Dudweiler, near Saarbrücken, Saarland, 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 with 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 Boomer Twp. settler.

† 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 Ironbottom Sound off Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Astoria sunk in night action, 219 dead, ~ 680 survivors; BNR.
Battle of Savo Island - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Sea War.

† McLaurin, William Harold, SN 317,408, 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; BNR.
WWII Germany > Battle of the Atlantic.

† 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 with 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, south 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 WWII prisoner of the Japanese.

† Mefferd, Eugene, SN O-325598, US Naval Aviation, Harrison & Crawford Cos.

b. 30 Oct 1921 Woodbine, Harrison Co. s/o Arthur L. Mefferd & Fay Templeton; family moved to Denison, Crawford Co. in late 1930s; entered service 19 Jun 1942 from rural Denison; m. Betty Jo Underwood 1943 in Kiron, Crawford Co., one child; bur. Woodbine Cem.
Served at Navy Air Station, Olathe, KS; d. 13 Feb 1945 Alameda Co., CA; cause of death unknown.

† 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; BNR.
North Pacific > Alaska.
Notes: Earlier the Clover had been involved in setting up LORAN radio stations, which wereused for navigation, 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, east of Koblenz, Germany; aircraft lost rear section from flak & crashed, eight dead, two survivors.
The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Mendenhall, Stanley Filtodus, SN 37-462-553, US Army, Monona Co. & Custer Co., SD

b. 3 Dec 1918 Custer, Custer Co., SD; s/o James F. Mendenhall & Eva V. Gould; m. Charlene F. Crabb of Monona Co. 1939; service credited to Custer Co.; bur. Custer Cem.
120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div., First & Ninth Armies; KIA 26 Oct 1944 near Herzogenrath, north of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen.

† 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; BNR.
Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War.
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., and were living at Rt. 3, Neola in early 1940s; entered service 14 Nov 1942 from Rt. 3, Neola; cenotaph near parents' graves in Shelby Cem.
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; BNR.
Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.

† 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.
The ETO > War of Attrition > 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 Hospital, France (location unknown); accident.
The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† Mickelsen, Howard Keith, SN 37-768-739, US Army, Shelby & Cass Cos.

b. 1 Jul 1924 Clay Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o Anton Peter Mickelsen & Jensine M. Sorensen; lifelong Clay Twp. resident near Marne, Cass Co.; 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 Joseph T. 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; BNR.
Sea Battle of Vella Lavella - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.

† 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.
The ETO > War of Attrition > 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 with pilot Thane C. Hecox Jr.; KIA 15 Feb 1944 over Kavieng, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago; SW Pacific; aircraft lost during mission, all six dead.
Operation Cartwheel - Air Force War with 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, east 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 (Villisca), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 2 Feb 1943 Tunisia.
The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Million, Franklin Alexander, SN 620-37-21, US Navy, Taylor Co.

b. 4 Jul 1920 Selma, Van Buren Co.; s/o Anderson D. Million & Addie I. Sharp; entered service 1 Feb 1942 from Bedford, Taylor Co.
Submarine USS Trout (SS-202); 11th patrol; likely KIA 29 Feb 1944 in East China Sea by IJN destroyer Asashimo depth charges; all 81 dead; BNR.
Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.

† Mitchell, James Woodrow, SN 6-932-582, US Army, Burt Co., NE

b. 8 Nov 1921 Nebraska; s/o Charles Edward "Ed" Mitchell (d. 1942) & Isora V. Rogers (div.); family lived in Decatur, Burt Co., NE; mother later lived in Co. Bluffs; entered service ~ 1939; bur. Hillcrest Cem., Decatur.
Co. H., 147th Inf. Regt.; DNB 31 May 1944 Emirau Is. west of New Britain.
South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago.

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