Ruby Smith Grave, Macedonia, Iowa
Ruby Smith Grave, Macedonia, Iowa
 Source: website bigpigeon.us, webpage WW II Dead > Roster Outliers.
​© 2020 by Robert A. “Bob” Christiansen, updated 5 Nov 2020.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead - Roster Outliers
I relied heavily on two secondary sources while building this roster: This webpage lists differences between my roster and these two sources.

Part 1 - Inscribed on the Veteran's Plaza WW II section - not included in my WW II Dead roster.

Part 1A - Belongs in the Veteran's Plaza WW I section:
  • Smith, Ruby - b. 13 Jan 1888 Pott. Co.; d/o Willard E. Smith & Susan Knox of Grove Twp.; WW I Red Cross volunteer from Macedonia, Pott. Co.; d. 16 Oct 1918 in New York during the influenza pandemic on her way to France; bur. Macedonia Cem.; Macedonia's Ruby Smith Post 648 of the American Legion carries her name.

Part 1B - Survived WW II and thus not qualified for my WW II Dead roster:
  • Cain, Orville J. - Orville James Cain, SN 250572, Sgt., USMC; b. 9 Feb 1909 s/o James E. Cain & Catherine E. Schriver who lived in Nebraska and then settled in rural Carson, Pott. Co.; 1st Defense Bn., Wake Island; POW near Shanghai, China; m. Bernice Rose Viola Kunze; d. 8 Oct 1987;  bur. Wheeler Grove Cem. near Carson.
  • Wall, Charles E. - Charles Elmer Wall b. 18 Mar 1923 near Griswold, Pleasant Twp., Cass Co.; s/o Vernon E. Wall & Edith Moore; served in ETO in WW II; m. Betty J. Briles; d. 7 Feb 1995; bur. Mt. Olivet Cem., Cheyenne, WY.
  • Winger, Ancil W. - Ancil Wayne Winger, SN 3164416, Electrician's Mate 3/c, US Navy; b. 29 Oct 1916 Plattsmouth, NE s/o Earl Winger & Gladys Edie; raised in Co. Bluffs; parents at 1607 4th Ave. during WW II; submarine USS Perch (SS-176), damaged by Japanese destroyer torpedoes and scuttled NW of Surabaya, Java 3 Mar 1942; POW (of the crew of 54, five died in captivity, 49 survived WW II); remained in service after WW II; married Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Wise 1954; d. 8 May 1986, bur. Ft. Logan Nat'l Cem., Denver, CO. 

Part 1C - Enlisted after WW II ended, belong in the Veteran's Plaza Died While Serving in the Military section:
  • Grate, Forest G., USAF - b. 20 Oct 1928; s/o Forest Glenn Grate & Perninah Jean “Jennie” Penman; enlisted Feb 1946; Sgt. 1100th Sta. Med, Gp.; d. 24 Aug 1948 in two-plane collision near Newton, NJ; bur. Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Hathaway, Joseph L., US Army - b. 7 Oct 1929; s/o Gaylord Roy Hathaway & Lessie Pearl German; enlisted 16 Jan 1946; d. 17 Jul 1949 in Germany; bur. Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Phipps, Louis C., SN 3180449, US Navy - b. 8 Dec 1930; s/o Carroll Wilfred Phipps & Sarah Arlene Colwell; enlisted 19 Feb 1948; d. 6 Aug 1951 at Moffett Field, Santa Clara Co., CA; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Pierson, Lawrence E., US Navy - b. 2 Jan 1930 Co. Bluffs; s/o Leo Dallas Pierson & Eva Umble; enlisted 1948; d. at home on leave 3 Jul 1950; bur. Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.

Part 1D - Died in the Vietnam War, belong in the Veteran's Plaza Vietnam section:
  • Leighton, Earl L., SN B608294, USN - b. 22 Oct 1937 Colorado; s/o Ellsworth Sherbeck Leighton & Erma Gertrude Kirby; enlisted ~ 1957 from Omaha; d. 17 Jan 1969 Bien Hoa, Dong Hai, Vietnam; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Schickner, Bernard E. - SSN 485-54-3089, US Army;  b. 10 Feb '45;  entered service 3 Jan '66, released 16 Dec '68; d. 4 Apr '72; bur. Hardin Twp. Cem. SE of McClelland, IA. 
  • Schmidt, Howard D. This is Dale Howard Schmidt, 1947-1968, who died in Vietnam, and who also appears in the Veterans Plaza Vietnam section as Dale H. Schmidt. There is a memorial to Dale on the grounds of the Twisted Tail restaurant in Beebeetown, Iowa erected by his friend, Eddie Spencer.

Part 2 - Included in the Pottawattamie County Roll of Honor - not included in my WW II Dead roster.
  • Petersen, Jack Millard, SN 648-08-27, US Navy; b. 18 Oct 1921 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harley Petersen & Frances H. Millard of Co. Bluffs; entered service 4 Jan 1942 from Co. Bluffs; released 5 Nov 1945; d. 4 Mar 1973; probable confusion with Jack Peterson of Harlan, Shelby Co., s/o Harlan Peterson, who was lost at sea in the Atlantic Ocean during WW II. 
 
​Part 3 - Found in a Pottawattamie County source but county connection unknown - included in my WW II Dead roster.
  • Anderson, Virgil Wendell, SN T-003902, USAAF, Buena Vista & Pott. Cos.
  • Hansen, Matthias Peter, SN 39-839-172, US Army, Humboldt Co., CA
  • Jensen, Carl Christian, SN 6-863-492, US Army, Audubon & Pott. Cos.​​
  • Rhoads, Guy Benjamin, SN 648-06-39, US Navy, Custer Co., NE
  • Sturd, Clarence Vincent, SNs 37-112-253  & 37-142-251, US Army, Harvey Co., KS 

Codes for Parts 4 & 5:
VP = Council Bluffs Veteran's Plaza, WW II section; RofH = Pottawattamie County Roll of Honor.

Part 4 - Found in a Pottawattamie County source but family & military data lacking - not included in my WW II Dead roster.
  • Andersen, Andrew - RofH, VP
  • Blair, Clyde T. - VP
  • Petersen, Merle J. RofH, VP
  • Porter, Dale L. - VP
  • Saunders, William “Jim” - VP
  • Weide, Elaine G. - VP
  • Wilkinson, Robert L., d. 27 Mar ’45 - RofH

Part 5 - Major differences in names between my WW II Dead roster and the VP and RofH sources:
  • Alter, Earl Carlton, SN O-157398, US Naval Aviation, of Persia, IA, appears as Carlton, Earl in RofH.
  • Duffy/Lein, Robert Eugene, SN 17-197-256, appears in army records under this serial number both as Lein Robert E and Duffy Robert E. His mother was divorced from Lawrence D. Lein and married to Edward P. Duffy.
  • McLoud, James Fredrick of Walnut, Pott. Co. served from Washington Co., Oklahoma as Long, Fred O., SN 37-442-043, US Army. He appears as McLoud, James Fredrick in RofH and as Long, Fred O. in VP.

Sources for the WW II Dead - Outliers webpage:
  • The webpage header photo, Ruby Smith Grave, Macedonia, Iowa, is courtesy of findagrave.com.