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​                    Part 28/38 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 18 "Pf-Pz" records
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† Phillips, George Donald, SN 37-194-330, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Jefferson Cos.
  • b. 11 Oct 1906 rural Oakland, Pott. Co.; s/o James E. Phillips (d. 1941) & Kate B. Anderson, both b. Oakland area.
  • married Eunice Williamson of Pott. Co. Sep 1929; living in Wright Twp., Pott. Co. 1930; moved to Fairfield, Jefferson Co. in early 1930s; divorced 1939; married Marcene M. Duggan Mar 1942 in Schuyler Co., MO.
  • entered service 6 May 1942 from Fairfield, Jefferson Co.; service credited to Jefferson Co.; buried North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia.
  • 91st Fighter Sqdn., 81st Fighter Gp., Twelfth Air Force, based at Monastir Airfield, SE of Sousse, 100 miles south of Tunis, Tunisia; group flying Bell P-39 Airacobras; DNB 11 Jul 1943 in hospital, Sfax, Tunisia from rifle bullet in head.
  • The MTO > MTO Air War.
 
† ​Phinney, Russell Dayton Jr., SN 20-704-300, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 1 Sep 1921 Fort Dodge, Webster Co.; s/o Russell D. Phinney Sr. (b. Drake Co., OH) & Lillian M. Jones (b. Grundy Co.); family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1920s.
  •  entered service with National Guard 10 Feb 1941 at Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia.
  • 168th Inf. Regt. Band (Co. Bluffs), 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 18 Feb 1943, Djebel Ksaira, SE of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa.
  • Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
 
† ​Pierce, Robert Clark, SN 6-825-221, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 14 Dec 1913 Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles Pierce (b. Avoca, Pott. Co.) & Winnie L. Rude (b. Carson, Pott. Co.).
  • entered service 14 Dec 1933 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 7th Material Sqdn., 19th Bomb. Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; beriberi.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
 
​† ​Pigg, Ronald Orville, SN 0-890-057, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • b. 13 Sep 1911 Massena, Cass Co.; s/o Arthur R. Pigg (b. Massena, Cass Co.) & Myrtle H. Irons (b. Dawson Co., NE; d. 1914); father married Alice Downey 1920; family moved to Omaha in 1920s.
  • married Ruth M. Stiver of Des Moines Jul 1935 in Polk Co., IA; civilian Army Corps of Engineers employee who went to the Philippines in 1939 to work on Corregidor Island fortifications in Manila Bay.
  • entered service 1 Jan 1942 from Corregidor, Luzon, Philippines; service credited to Los Angeles Co., CA; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  •  captured with the fall of Corregidor 6 May 1942; KIA 28 Jan 1945 on Japanese hell ship Brazil Maru en route from Okinawa to Japan.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† ​Plagge, Harold W., SN 0-1-006-609, US Army, Lake Co., IL
  • b. 1 Nov 1915 Barrington, Lake Co., IL; s/o Walter B. Plagge & Anna Listhartke, both b. Cook Co., IL.
  • married Eloise G. Gregg of rural Oakland, Pott. Co.
  • entered service 6 May 1942 from Lake Co., IL, service credited to Cook Co., IL; buried Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
  • Co. C, 746th Tank Bn., supporting 82nd Airborne Div. VII Corps, First Army; DOW 9 Jun 1944 near Ste.-Mere Eglise, Manche, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
  • Notes: posthumous Silver Star recipient.
 
† Platt, Donald Aris, SN 37-193-185, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 20 Jun 1920 Warsaw, Benton Co., MO; s/o Granville M. "Grant" Platt (b. Nicholas Co., KY) & Columbia M. Kidwell (b. Benton Co., MO); family moved to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in 1928.
  • married Dorothy V. Lantz of Montgomery Co., one child.
  • entered service 28 Apr 1942 from Rt. 1, Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Ardennes American Cem., Malpre, SW of Liege, Belgium.
  • 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Oct 1944, probably near Wurm River, north of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen.

† Plummer, Kenneth Frank, SN 37-680-558, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 Jan 1925 rural Loveland, Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Frank W. Plummer (b. near Beebeetown, Harrison Co.) & Hazel E. Jacobsen (b. near Loveland, Pott. Co.); family moved to Co. Bluffs in 1940 and later to Omaha.
  • entered service 16 Nov 1943 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, SE of Liege, Belgium.
  • 424 Inf. Regt., 106 Inf. Div., XVIII Corps, First Army; KIA 28 Dec 1944 near Manhay, west of St. Vith, Belgium.
  • The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
  • Notes: When the German Ardennes Counteroffensive began on 16 Dec 1944, the 424th Inf. Regt. was at Winterspelt, Rhineland-Palatine, Germany, near the Belgian border. The other two 106th Inf. Div. regiments, the 422nd and 423rd, were in the Schnee Eifel to the north and were encircled and surrendered on 19 Dec. Meanwhile, the 424th had withdrawn from Winterspelt NW across the Our River to St. Vith, Belgium, where it was attached to the 7th Armored Division and joined the defense of St. Vith. Around 21 Dec, the 424th joined the American withdrawal from St. Vith further west to Manhay.

† Pogge, George Hubert, SN 0-718-974, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 1 Feb 1923 rural Neola, Pott. Co.; s/o Hubert J. Pogge (b. rural Neola, Pott. Co.) & Violet M. Sexton (b. Neola. Pott. Co.); family lived in various locations in Pott. and Shelby Cos., moving to California after 1950.
  • entered service 22 Feb 1943 from Rt. 2, Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 714th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Seething, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-95134 Lady Margaret navigator with pilot Francis Bodkin; KIA 26 Aug 1944 en route to Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; aircraft brought down by flak 7 miles west of Ludwigshafen; six died, four survived.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
 
† ​Points, Leslie Ronald, SN 32-300-054, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Dec 1919 Honey Creek, Rockford Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o John C. Points & Maude C. Spencer (d. 1942), both b. Rockford Twp.; family lived in Honey Creek, but were found in the  1930 census living in Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.
  • working for the E. I. Du Point Company in New Jersey in 1941; entered service 4 May 1942 from Bergen Co., NJ; service credited to Bergen Co.; buried Lorraine American Cem., St. Avold, Lorraine, France.
  • 313th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944, Forêt de Parroy, east of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.

† ​Pokett, John Frederick "Jack", SN 37-485-635, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 28 May 1925 Dunlap, Harrison Co.; s/o Donald C. Pokett Sr. (b. Shelby Co.) & Helen M. Shaffer (b. Crawford Co.); family lived in various locations returning to Harrison Co. 1930; parents divorced; mother married Clarence D. Bauer May 1938 and moved children to Nebraska.
  • entered service 4 Oct 1943 from Logan, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap.
  • Co. C, 386th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div.; DOW 10 Apr 1945, Okinawa, Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.

† ​Porter, Harry Edward, SN 620-75-00, US Naval Aviation, Cass Co.
  • b. 3 Oct 1924 Lewis, Cass Co.; s/o James C. Porter (b. Jefferson Co., MO) & Ethel M. Livingston (b. Cass Co.).
  • entered service 22 Jul 1942 from Lewis, Cass Co.; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Porter, Lewis, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Courts of the Missing, Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
  • Naval Air Patrol Bomb. Sqdn. VPB 153, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon BuNo 37101 radioman; KIA 8 May 1945 Kaneohe Bay; aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on antisubmarine training patrol, all six died.
  • WWII Japan > The Pacific Bases.
 
† Porter, John Lewis Jr., SN 39-125-170, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 30 Nov 1924, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; s/o John L. Porter Sr. (b. Texas) & Nellie F. Lacy (b. Custer Co., OK); parents divorced; lived in Co. Bluffs with mother and grandfather Amby Lacy in 1940.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Golden Gate Natl. Cem., San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
  • 187th Airborne Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; WIA New Guinea around Jun 1944; DOW 25 Oct 1944 Dibble General Hospital, Menlo Park, San Mateo Co., CA.
  •  South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang.
 
† Powell, Oliver Preston Jr., SN 37-420-870, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 2 Sep 1921 Mondamin, Harrison Co.; s/o Oliver P. Powell Sr. (d. 1929) & Rilla A. Holley, both born, raised & married in Indiana.
  • entered service 5 Jun 1942 from Mondamin, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Oak Grove Cem., Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.
  • 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 9 Sep 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.

​† Prather, Max Armond, SN 37-666-888, US Army Air Force, Clay Co.
  • b. 12 May 1913/14 Audubon, Audubon Co.; s/o Michael Leroy "Roy" Prather & Inez Heath (d. 1944), both b. Audubon Co.; family lived in Atlantic, Cass Co. in 1920 and moved to Spencer, Clay Co. in early 1920s; parents moved to Benton Co., WA in early 1940s.
  • married Alice Elliott 1935 in Spencer; lived in Lakeville Twp., Dickinson Co. in Apr 1940.
  • entered service 22 Mar 1943 from Spencer, Clay Co. at Camp Dodge, Johnson, IA with residence given as Hamilton Co., TX; service credited to unknown county; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 405th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., detached service with 501st Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force; North American B-25D Mitchell #41-30604 crew member; d. 30 Aug 1944 Dutch New Guinea; weather reconnaissance flight west from Mokmer Airdrome, Biak Is., Dutch New Guinea to Mapia Atoll, __Asia Is., & Waigeo Is. failed to return; crew of seven lost.
  • Air Force War with Japan > Fifth Air Force.
 
† Pratt, Leonard Earl, SN 37-465-244, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Aug 1920 Crescent, Pott. Co.; s/o Clair Pratt & Maud A. "Verna" Butler, both b. Crescent, Pott. Co.; family lived in Crescent.
  • entered service 20 Nov 1942 from Crescent, Pott. Co.; service credited to Pott Co.; buried Crescent Cem.
  • 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 10 Jul 1944, near Periers, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
 
† Profeda, Louis Anthony, SN 37-139-285, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 12 Sep 1916 Co. Bluffs; s/o Anthony Profeda & Marie Triana, both b. Sicily, Italy; parents married in Sicily & came to Co. Bluffs around 1915.
  • entered service 7 Jan 1942 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. M, 128th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 near Buna, Papua, New Guinea.
  • Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
   
† Punteney, Charles Edward, served at Puntney, Charles E, SN 37-699-132, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 9 Jan 1913 Vermillion, Marshall Co., KS; s/o Frank M. Punteney (b. Marshall Co., KS) & Clarissa I. Smith (b. Jackson Co., KS); family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1920s; parents separated with father returning to Marshall Co., KS and mother remaining in Co. Bluffs.
  • married Dorothy L. Bownes of Co. Bluffs 1930; lived in Co. Bluffs, six children.
  • entered service 26 Jun 1944 from Treynor, Pott. Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, SE of Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Mar 1945 near Altenkirchen, east of Bonn, Germany.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.
 
† Putnam, Robert Edward, served as Putman, Robert E, SN 0-1-318-929, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 6 Oct 1921 Avoca, Pott. Co.; s/o Ernest W. Putnam (b. Lake Co., IL) & Marie W. Greve (b. Avoca, Pott. Co.); family lived in Avoca.
  • entered service 12 Nov 1942 at Des Moines; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Graceland Cem., Avoca, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; d. 20 Nov 1945, Sulzbach, east of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; handgun accident.
  • The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
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