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​                    Part 27/38 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 20 "Pa-Pe" records
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† ​Pagh, Amos Christian, SN 0-1-325-790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 1 May 1920 Coulter, Franklin Co.; s/o Hans Pagh & Hilma K. Larsen, both b. Denmark; family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1920s, to Omaha in 1936, and eventually to North Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., CA.
  • entered service 21 Mar 1942 from Omaha; service credited to Douglas Co., NE; buried Epinal American Cem., SE of Epinal, Lorraine, France.
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 14 Nov 1944, near Raon L’Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France. The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
  • Notes: posthumous Silver Star recipient.
 
​† Parker, Arlo Berry, SN 37-195-236, US Army Air Force, Webster Co.
  • b. 16 Jun 1909 Co. Bluffs; s/o Arlo L. Parker (b. Correctionville, Woodbury Co.) & Mary A Cuffe (b. Roberts Co., SD; d. 1943); family moved to South Dakota by 1915 and to Sioux City, Woodbury Co. by 1917; parents divorced before 1920; children lived with mother or mother's relatives; father remained in Sioux City.
  • living in Fort Dodge, Webster Co. by 1931; married Eleanor D. Reardon of Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co. Mar 1936 in Webster Co.
  • entered service 19 May 1942 from Fort Dodge, Webster Co.; service credited to Webster Co.; buried Memorial Park Cem., Fort Dodge.
  • 43rd Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force; DNB 7 Jun 1945, 249th General Hospital, Fort Stotsenburg, Luzon, Philippines, cerebral hemorrhage.
  • Air Force War with Japan > Fifth Air Force.
 
​† Parks, George Harvey, SN 0-751-951, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 19 Sep 1915 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harvey C. Parks (b. Co. Bluffs) & Anna B. Woodruff (b. Ulster Co., NY).
  • enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, CA from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 717 Bomb. Sqdn., 449 Bomb. Gp., Fifteenth Air Force, based at Grottaglie, near Taranto, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52136 Superstitious Al-o-ysious bombardier; KIA 2 Apr 1944 near Windischgarsten, south of Steyr, Austria; collision with two other B-24s, Peerless Clipper and Miss Behavin; no survivors from crew of ten.
  • The MTO > MTO Air War.
 
​† Patton, John A., SN 37-463-856, US Army, Page Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • b. 10 Jul 1922 Fremont Co.; s/o George H. Patton (b. Juniata Co., PA; d. 1941) & Emma L. Kelly (b. Summit Co., OH); family moved to Coin, Page Co. vicinity in 1929.
  • moved to Omaha to work in late 1930s; worked briefly in Los Angeles Co. before entering service.
  • entered service 14 Nov 1942 from Box 205, Coin, Page Co., service credited to Los Angeles Co., CA; buried Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, SE of Liege, Belgium.
  • Co. F, 504th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, attached to First Army; KIA 2 Feb 1945, Siegfried Line, near Udenbreth, SE of Monschau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  • The ETO > Siegfried Line, 1945 > First US Effort.
 
​† Paulsen, Laverne Henry, SN 37-445-364, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Dec 1921 rural Avoca, Pott Co.; s/o Alfred G. Paulsen & Minnie K. Russmann, both b. rural Avoca, Pott. Co.; family lived SW of Avoca in James Twp. SW.
  • living in Henry Russman household in rural Hancock, Valley Twp., Pott. Co. in 1940.
  • entered service 27 Nov 1942 from Hancock, Pott. Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Graceland Cem., Avoca, Pott. Co..
  • Recon. Co., 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 29 Jul 1944 south of St. Lo, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.
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† Paulsen, Vernon Nels, SN 0-1-308-538, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 12 May 1915 Jacksonville, Shelby Co.; s/o Nels Peter Paulsen & Dora K. Christensen (d. 1940), both b. Denmark.
  • school teacher living in Harlan, Shelby Co. in 1940.
  • entered service Jun 1941 from Rt. 2, Harlan, Shelby Co.; buried Harlan Cem.
  • Co. H, 324th Inf. Regt., 44th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Dec 1944 approaching Maginot Line, near Siersthal, west of Bitche, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
  • Note: The German Wehrmacht used French Maginot Line fortifications around Metz and near Bitche in Lorraine and Alsace to stymie the advancing US Third and Seventh Armies.

† Paulson, Ralph Loyd, SN 428,145, US Marine Corps, Story Co.
  • b. 1923 Ames, Story Co.; s/o Melvin B. Paulson (b. Codington Co., SD) & Louise C. Petersen (b. Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.); family lived in Ames; parents divorced.
  • entered service 21 Jul 1942 from Ames, Story Co.; next of kin mother, Mrs. Louise C. Paulson, 615 11th St., Ames, IA; buried Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1943 Buariki Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands.
  • Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands.
  • Family History Notes: mother was sister of my uncle by marriage, Louis Petersen, and was raised in the Danish-American community west of Neola, Iowa; died with Max Rommel of Pott. & Fremont Cos.
 
† Pearce, Lawrence Gilbert, SN 37-189-235, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 8 Apr 1920 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Carl A. Pearce (b. near Shenandoah, Page Co.) & June E. Hull (b. Iowa).
  • service entry data unknown; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. B, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 18 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.

† Pedersen, Oscar Holst (served as Holst, Oscar), SN 37-126-291, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Apr 1914 Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark; s/o Jens Holst Pedersen & Else Marie Jensen, both b. & d. in Denmark.
  • immigrated to Co. Bluffs; b/o Henry H. Peterson of Co. Bluffs.
  • service entry data unknown; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Herning Kirkegaard, Herning, Midjylland, Denmark.
  • Battery B, 320th Glider Field Artillery Bn., 82nd Airborne Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 18 Jun 1944, near Douve River west of Ste. Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.

† Pedersen, Roy Marion Jr., SN 0-2-071-822, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 19 Aug 1923 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Roy M. Pedersen (b. Harlan, Shelby Co.) & Zola G. McFarland (b. Atlantic, Cass Co.); family lived in several locations in rural Cass and Pott. Cos. before moving to a farm near Avoca, Pott. Co. in 1938.
  • entered service 16 Feb 1943 from rural Avoca, Pott. Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Atlantic Cem., Cass Co.
  • 866th Bomb. Sqdn., 494th Bomb. Gp., Seventh Air Force, based at Yontan, Okinawa; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-40680 Lonesome Lady navigator with pilot Thomas C. Cartwright; KIA 28 Jul 1945, over Kure Harbor, Kyushu, Japan; aircraft shot down by flak on mission against Battleship Haruna; Japan.
  • Air Force War with Japan > Seventh Air Force.​
  • Notes: of the crew of ten, Roy M. Pedersen's body was found on nearby land; two, including the pilot, survived as POWs; seven died as POWs 6 Aug 1945 from the Hiroshima atomic bomb. This story is documented in the book, A Date with the Lonesome Lady: A Hiroshima POW Returns, by Thomas C. Cartwright.
 
† Pedersen, Silas Clyde, SN 0-1-019-087, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 20 Jan 1920 Elk Horn, Shelby Co., IA; s/o Soren C. Pedersen (b. Denmark; d. 1938) & Meta M. Gregersen (b. Howard Co.); family moved to Audubon, Audubon Co. in early 1920s and to Kimballton, Audubon Co. in late 1920s.
  • married Barbara M. Swanson of Nebraska Apr 1943 in Santa Barbara Co., CA, one child.
  • entered service 7 Jan 1942 from Kimballton, Audubon Co., service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Epinal American Cem., SE of Epinal, Lorraine, France.
  • 191st Tank Bn., attached to 45th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 5 Oct 1944 probably NE of Epinal near Rambervillers, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France during Seventh Army's advance eastward into the Vosges foothills.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
  • Notes: posthumous Silver Star recipient.

† Penewit, Gordon R., SN 20-706-207, US Army, Mills & Pott. Cos.
  • b. 29 Sep 1923 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA; s/o Jesse Herman Pennewit (b. Greene Co., OH; d. 1926) & Clela Ida Wilson (b. Decatur Co., d. 1928); came to Carson, Pott. Co. with mother at age 2; raised by grandmother Phebe Wilson and aunt Carrie E. Stone at Carson; moved with Aunt Carrie to Glenwood, Mills Co. in early 1930s.
  •  entered service with National Guard 10 Feb 1941 at Glenwood, Mills Co.; service credited to Mills Co.; buried Carson Cem., Pott. Co.
  • Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 22 Nov 1942, Souk Ahras, NE Algeria.
  • The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
 
† Petersen, Marvin Lee, SN 37-752-434, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • b. 7 Jul 1926 rural Exira, Greeley Twp., Audubon Co.; s/o Arthur B. Petersen (b. Iowa) & Violet L. Esbeck (b. Audubon Co.).
  • entered service 19 Sep 1944 from Rt. 3, Exira, Audubon Co.; service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Exira Cem.
  • Medical Detachment, 182nd Inf. Regt., Americal (23rd Inf.) Div.; DOW 14 Apr 1945 Cebu Is., Philippines.
  • Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
 
† Peterson, Charles William, SN 37-651-229, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • b. 8 Nov 1920 Woodbine, Harrison Co.; s/o Willie Peterson (b. Portsmouth, Shelby Co.) & Edna L. McGee (b. Woodbine, Harrison Co.).
  • entered service 26 Dec 1942 from Woodbine, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Woodbine Cem.
  • 49th Bomb. Wing, Fifteenth Air Force; based at Castelluccia,15 km south of Foggia, Italy; invalided to Bruns General Hospital, Santa Fe, NM Apr 1945; d. in hospital 24 Sep 1945, tuberculosis.

† Peterson, Harlan Howard Luther, SN 0-790-955, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 10 Nov 1920 rural Stanton, Scott Twp., Montgomery Co.; s/o Luther C. Peterson & Hilda E. Lundberg, both b. Montgomery Co..
  • married Jean L. Hilbert of Omaha Oct 1942 in Omaha.
  • entered service 15 Oct 1941/19 Jan 1942 from Rt. 1, Stanton, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing; Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph Mamrelund Cem., Stanton, Montgomery Co.
  • 500th Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force; based at 7 Mile Drome, near Port Moresby but staging at Dobodura, New Guinea; North American B-25D-1 Mitchell Sorry Satchul #41-30056 pilot; KIA 18 Oct 1943 after skip bombing & strafing attack on Japanese ship at Rabaul, New Britain; unescorted flight of three B-25s attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft, Sorry Satchul and SNAFU shot down, Tondelayo survived; crew of six all died.
  • US Air Force War with Japan > Fifth Air Force.
  • Notes: The three bomber crews are credited with shooting down multiple Japanese aircraft, and all crew members received Silver Stars.

† Peterson, Harry Earl, SN 37-138-626, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 6 Nov 1908 Hazelton, Emmons Co., ND; s/o William A. Peterson (b. Co. Bluffs) & Dora C. Sergent (b. Sac Co.); family moved to rural Co. Bluffs before 1913.
  • married Carrie Irene Moore of Co. Bluffs Dec 1927 in Pott. Co., three children, divorced about 1940; moved to Kansas City, MO in 1930s while wife and children moved to Los Angeles Co., CA; married Opal M. Payne Sep 1941 in Jackson Co., MO.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Garner Twp. Cem., Pott. Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Third Army; KIA 3 Aug 1944 near Avranches, Normandy, France from small arms fire.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
 
† Peterson, Jack, SN 321-78-55, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • b. 5 Jun 1924 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o Harlan Peterson (b. Harlan) & Ethalyn A. Weimer (b. Irwin, Shelby Co.).
  • entered service 22 Jun 1942 from Harlan, Shelby Co.; next of kin father, Mr. Harlan Peterson, 802 4th St., Harlan, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, Manhattan, NY.
  • Destroyer USS Brownson (DD-518); DNB 6 Apr 1943, Atlantic Ocean; lost overboard.
  • WWII Germany > Battle of the Atlantic.
 
† Petrus, Richard Marvin, SN 17-148-212, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 14 Jul 1925 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; s/o John B. Petrus Sr. (b. Alexander Co., IL) & Lyda L. Moore (b. Marshall Co., MS); family moved to Co. Bluffs about 1930.
  • entered service 3 Feb 1944 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 706th Bomb. Sqdn., 466 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Bungay/Flixton, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-50790 tail gunner; KIA 11 Apr 1945 SW of Bungay/Flixton; two returning bombers collided, no survivors.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Pettie, Vernon Gerard, SN 648-57-95, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Jul 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Sidney R. Pettie (Centerville, Appanoose Co.) & Blanche A. Kinney (b. Omaha).
  • married Clara M. Klausmeier of Oklahoma City Mar 1943 in Omaha, one child.
  • entered service 19 Oct 1942 from Co. Bluffs; buried Fort Snelling Natl. Cem., Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN.
  • Fleet Hospital #114, Leyte Gulf, Manicani Is., Guinan, Samar Is., Philippines; d. 8 Apr 1945, Samar Is., drowning.
  • WWII Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
 
† ​Petty, John Clarence Jr., SN 0-281-279, US Army, Polk Co.
  • b. 1 Mar 1904 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Charles C. Petty (b. Boone, Boone Co.) & Mabel A. Spangler (b. Whiteside Co., IL).
  • married Catherine J. Duncan May 1928 in Adel, Dallas Co., four children.
  • entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Des Moines; service credited to Polk Co.; buried Highland Cem., Des Moines.
  • Commanding Officer, 1st Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div; WIA 1 Feb 1943 2nd Battle of Sened Station, Tunisia; DOW 12 Feb 1943 Tunisia.
  • The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
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