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 Part 15/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 18 "Mn-Mz" names.
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† Montgomery, Eugene, SN 37-599-300, US Army, Wayne Co. (WWII-MontgomeryEugene)
  • 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., 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 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, Lynn Adolph, SN 37-042-647, US Army, Cherokee Co. (WWII-MorrowLynnA)
  • 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.
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​† 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 Hosp., 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 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.
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​† 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 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.
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† Mulvaney, John Joseph, SN 37-045-953, US Army, Henry Co. (WWII-MulvaneyJohnJ)
  • 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.; d. 8 Sep 1945 Letterman General Hosp., 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 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.