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Part 15/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 19 "Mn-Mz" names.
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Part 15/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 19 "Mn-Mz" names.
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† Montgomery, Eugene, SN 37-599-300, US Army, Wayne Co.
† Moore, Devore Franklin, SN 37-472-882, US Army, Harrison Co.
† Moore, Loyd Harry, SN 20-700-138, US Army, Pott. Co.
† Moore, Ned Leo, SN 485,544, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
† Moore, Walter Arthur, SN 37-467-084, US Army, Pott. Co.
† Moore, Walter Lee, SN 37-699-139, US Army, Pott. Co.
† Morgan, Dale Leroy, SN 6-939-700, US Army, Pott. Co.
† Morris, Eddie Jack, SN 648-09-05, US Navy, Pott. Co.
† Morrow, Lynn Adolph, SN 37-042-647, US Army, Cherokee Co.
† Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude, SN N-733-475, US Army, Kossuth & Audubon Cos.
† Mortenson, John Stuart, SN 0-748-217, US Army Air Force, Kearney Co., NE & Maricopa Co., AZ
† Moss, Herman Albert, SN 37-141-303, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
† Mowrey, Robert Edward, also served as Mowery Robert E, SN 308,610, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.
† Mueller, Eugene Clyde, SN 0-704-040, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
† Muller, Harland Max, SN 37-478-022, US Army, Cass Co.
† Mulvaney, John Joseph, SN 37-045-953, US Army, Henry Co.
† Munchrath, Francis F., SN 0-927-081, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
† Mustard, James Eldon, SN 37-426-156, US Army, Jasper Co.
- b. 3 Feb 1923 Wayne Co.; s/o James I. Montgomery & Lela McMurry; m. Esther M. Johnson of Red Oak, Montgomery Co. 1944; entered service 17 Jul 1944 from Corydon, Wayne Co.; bur. Promise City Cem., Wayne Co.
- Co. I, 328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; DOW 30 Mar 1945 near Hanau, Hesse, Germany.
- The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
† 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. (Jefferson), 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 14 Jun 1943 Mateur, Tunisia, North Africa, injuries in truck accident.
- The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
† Moore, Ned Leo, SN 485,544, 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 east of the Ruhr, near Schloss Hamborn, south 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.
- The ETO > War of Attrition > 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; BNR.
- Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War.
† Morrow, Lynn Adolph, SN 37-042-647, US Army, Cherokee Co.
- b. 30 Sep 1917 Willow Twp., Monona Co.; s/o Frank D. Morrow & Dorothy F. Wood; entered service 11 Apr 1941 from Cherokee, Cherokee Co.; bur. Oak Hill Cem., Cherokee.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 May 1944 Italy.
- The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude, SN N-733-475, US Army, Kossuth & Audubon Cos.
- b. 17 May 1916 Algona, Kossuth Co.; d/o Merrill M. Morrow & Mary Bess White (d. 1932); father moved family from Algonal to Des Moines 1932, to Audubon, Audubon Co. 1933, & m. Pauline (Norton) Worster 1935; Marjorie 1937 graduated Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines; entered service 23 Oct 1942 from Ames, Story Co., service credited to Audubon Co.; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
- US Army Nursing Corps, 95th Evacuation Hospital, Anzio; KIA 7 Feb 1944 at Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy, shrapnel ruptured femoral artery; German aircraft 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 died from enemy action in WWII.
† Mortenson, John Stuart, SN 0-748-217, US Army Air Force, Kearney Co., NE & Maricopa Co., AZ
- b. 22 Jun 1916 Co. Bluffs; s/o Alfred Mortenson & Kitty Belle Wills; family moved to Minden, Kearney Co., NE in late 1910s & to Phoenix, AZ in late 1930s; entered service 13 Jun 1942 from Oswego Co., NY; service credited to Maricopa Co., AZ; bur. Lorraine American Cem., St. Avold, Lorraine, France.
- 739th Bomb. Sqdn., 454th Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force; based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Lazio, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator Winged Victory #42-52300; FOD/KIA 25 Feb 1944; aircraft shot down by Luftwaffe fighter; went into a spin & crashed NW of Bruck, north of Graz, Austria; five died, six POW.
- The MTO > MTO Air War.
† Moss, Herman Albert, SN 37-141-303, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
- 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 308,610, 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 0-704-040, 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 with pilot Frank M. Finney; KIA 24 Oct 1944 near Maymyo, Burma; engine likely struck by ground fire and aircraft crashed; all six dead.
- CBI Theater > Burma, 1941-45.
† 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 west of Bastogne, Belgium.
- The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
- 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; BNR.
- Japanese Operation I-Go - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Mulvaney, John Joseph, SN 37-045-953, US Army, Henry Co.
- b. 22 Feb 1918 Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o John A. Mulvaney & Anna B. Kendall (d. 1921); father m. Cora Murphy of Mills Co. 1921; family moved from Mills Co. to Hastings, NE in the late 1920s, to Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co. in the early 1930s, & to Independence, Buchanan Co. in the late 1930s; entered service 23 Jun 1941 from Mt. Pleasant; bur. Los Angeles Natl. Cem., Los Angeles Co., CA.
- Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 160th Inf. Regt., 40th Inf. Div.; no overseas service; d. 8 Sep 1945 Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, CA; pneumonia resulting from cancer.
† Munchrath, Francis F., SN 0-927-081, 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 with pilot James W. Hartzog; DNB 26 Jan 1945, near Belle Center, Logan Co., OH; aircraft 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.