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​                     Part 29/38 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 15 "Q-Rh" records
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† Querry, Miles Junior, SN 316-85-21, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 12 Apr 1923 Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.; s/o Doc A. Querry (b. Cedar Co., NE) & Margaret A. Smith (b. Burt Co., NE; d. 1927); father married Grace E. (McGee) Cooper Glover in late 1920s; family moved to Omaha about 1946.
  • entered service 11 Dec 1941 from Missouri Valley; next of kin father, Mr. Doc Lester Querry, 317 N. Harrison, Missouri Valley, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Fleet Tug USS Vireo (AM-52); KIA 15 Oct 1942 off San Cristobal, SE of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Japanese air attack on Vireo and  destroyer USS Meredith (DD-434); Vireo damaged and crew transferred to Meredith; Meredith sank;, 237 crew from Meredith and Vireo died; the abandoned Vireo survived intact and was later retrieved.
  • The Meredith and the Vireo - ​South & SW Pacific > Solomons Sea War.
  • Notes: A second USS Meredith (DD-726) sank off Normandy on 9 Jun 1944 from a German mine and horizontal bomber attack.

 † Rannells, Robert Vance, SN 17-065-979, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Crawford Cos.
  • b. 9 Dec 1918 rural Dunlap, Boyer Twp., Crawford Co.; s/o William C. Rannells (b. Missouri; d. 1938) & Adah P. Crow (b. Beadle Co., SD), family remained Boyer Twp. during Robert's lifetime.
  • student at Iowa State College, Ames, IA; married Virginia L. Lynch of Monona Co. Mar 1943 in Muskogee, OK.
  • entered service 15 Nov 1942 from Ames, Story Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI; cenotaph Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap.
  • 873rd Bomb. Sqdn., 498th Bomb Gp., XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-24614 Joltin' Josie, The Pacific Pioneer radio operator with pilot Wilson C. Currier Jr.; KIA 1 Apr 1945, aircraft exploded after takeoff from Isley Field and crashed into Magicienne Bay on nearby Saipan, crew of eleven all died.
  • Air Force War with Japan > Twentieth Air Force.
  • Notes: Joltin' Josie, The Pacific Pioneer was to first B-29 to arrive in the Marianas, landing on Saipan on 12 Oct 1944 while piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S. Hansell, commanding XXI Bomber Command. Hansell was replaced by Curtis LeMay in January 1945.

​† Rasmussen, Harley Norman, SN 37-691-442, US Army, Audubon & Guthrie Cos.
  • b. 19 Nov 1924 Audubon; s/o Carl J. Rasmussen (b. Denmark) & Clara Lund (b. Exira, Audubon Co.); family moved to Guthrie Co. in early 1930s.
  • entered service 1 Mar 1944 from Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co.; service credited to Guthrie Co.; buried Exira Cem., Audubon Co.
  • Co. D, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; DOW 26 Nov 1944 Germany.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.

† Ratigan, Michael Dennis Jr., SN 37-035-643, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 9 Oct 1917 rural Panama, Grove Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o Michael Dennis Ratigan Sr. (b. rural Underwood, Pott. Co.; d. 1917) & Catherine V. Hannan (b. Wyandot Co., OH; d. 1921).
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Shelby Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia; cenotaph St. Marys Cem. Panama, Shelby Co.
  • 6th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div., II Corps; KIA 15 Feb 1943 near Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia.
  • Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.
 
† Rauterkus, Robert Richard, SN 37-483-565, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 19 Dec 1913 Co. Bluffs; s/o Joseph C. Rauterkus (b. Westphalia, Germany) & Mary T. Howarth (b. Clinton, Clinton Co.).
  • married Iris B. Clark of Oakland, Pott. Co. Jan 1938 in Co. Bluffs.
  • unknown service entry data; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, SE of Liege, Belgium.
  • 48th Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 21 Jan 1945 near Born, north of St. Vith, Belgium. The ETO >  Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
 
† Reed, Lawrence Elmo, SN 37-194-285, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • b. 28 Jul 1914 Elliott, Montgomery Co.; s/o Ernest E. Reed (b. Elliott, Montgomery Co.) & Anna D. Barr ; family moved to rural Griswold, Cass Co. before 1925; parents divorced 1928; mother moved to Denver, CO and married Henry L. Nungesser Apr 1930; father married Edna R. (Bever) Kirchert Sep 1929 in Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; father and stepmother moved to Tazewell Co., IL in early 1930s.
  • living with brother-in-law Edward Carl Smith in Wright Twp., Pott. Co. in 1930 and 1940.
  • entered service 6 May 1942 from Griswold, Cass Co.; service credited to Cass Co.; buried Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • 342nd Bomb. Sqdn., 97th Bomb Gp., Fifteenth Air Force; stationed at Depienne, SW of Tunis, Tunisia; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5875 ball turret gunner with pilot Holmes Elmore; KIA 27 Nov 1943 near Urbino, SW of Rimini, Italy; aircraft lost engine while bombing railroad yards in Rimini, fell out of formation, attacked by enemy fighters, and went down; four died, six POW.
  • The MTO > MTO Air War. 

† Reestman, Milton Herman, SN 0-675-002, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 18 May 1918 East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL; s/o Herman Reestman (b. Netherlands) & Elsie C. Hansen (b. Denmark); family moved to Co. Bluffs before 1920.
  • enlisted 28 Jan 1941 at Los Angeles, CA from Los Angeles Co., CA, service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 823th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Durand Air Field, Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea; North American B-25 Mitchell #42-64810 navigator with pilot George R. Gable Jr.; KIA 2 Feb 1944, Coral Sea off Port Moresby, New Guinea; aircraft disappeared carrying seven while searching for B-25G-1 #42-64881 which had earlier disappeared carrying eleven on a flight from Townsville, Australia to Port Moresby.
  •  Air Force War with Japan > Fifth Air Force.
 
† Reifschneider, Donald Walter, SN 37-490-340, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 1 Aug 1913 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o Gottlieb Reifschneider & Mary Nazarene, both b. Saratov Oblast, Russia.
  • married Charlotte L. Wheeler Aug 1936 in Red Oak, one child.
  • entered service Feb 1944 from Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, SE of Liege, Belgium.
  • Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps,First Army; KIA 30 Dec 1944 near Bütgenbach, Belgium.
  • Battle of Elsenborn Ridge - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.

† Reinig, Walter Henry, SN 37-035-972, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 13 Jan 1918 rural Portsmouth, Shelby Co.; s/o Mathias J. Reinig & Mary E. Nollen, both b. Shelby Co.; family moved to Harlan, Shelby Co. in late 1930s & parents moved to Omaha in early 1940s.
  • entered service 12 Mar 1941 from Harlan, Shelby Co.; service credited to Shelby Co.; buried Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy.
  • The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
 
† Renteria, Martin, SN 37-261-777, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Sep 1921 Ranger, Eastland Co., TX; s/o Paul Renteria & Benancia Reo, both b. Mexico; family moved to Co. Bluffs about 1924.
  • entered service 16 Sep 1942 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. I, 120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div.; WIA 1 Aug 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; DOW 17 Aug 1944 in hospital, England.
  • The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
 
† Rethmeier, William F. "Jack", SN 37-663-816, US Army, Crawford & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 28 Feb 1912 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o William E. H. Rethmeier & Effie May Schlensig, both b. Shelby Co.; family lived in Boyer Twp., Crawford Co.
  • entered service 9 Mar 1943 from Rt. 3, Dunlap, Harrison Co.; service credited to Crawford Co.; buried Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap.
  • Co. H, 179th Inf. Regt., 45th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 30 May 1944 near Campoleone, south of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
  • Breakout from Anzio Beachhead - The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.

† Reynolds, Elmer Dale, SN 37-483-681, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Dec 1917 Co. Bluffs; s/o Harry P. Reynolds (b. Union Co.; d. 1924) & Alice P. Anderson (b. Lake Co., SD); mother married John J. Carroll Sr. Mar 1928 in Omaha.
  • entered service 13 Jul 1943 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Aug 1944 near St. Tropez, southern France.
  • Operation Dragoon - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
 
† Reynolds, Wayne Calbert, SN 564-07-41, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • b. 29 Aug 1925 Des Moines; s/o Frank I. Reynolds (b. Pott. Co.) & Leatha O. Wolfkill (b. Page Co.); family moved to Jasper Co. in the late 1920s, to Lewis, Cass Co. early 1930s and to California mid 1942.
  • entered service Oct 1942; buried Oakwood Cem., Lewis, Cass Co.
  • served in Pacific Theater on USS Medusa (AR-1) & USS Hinsdale (APA-120); d. 2 Sep 1945 Sarpy Co., NE; cause unknown.

† Rhoads, Guy Benjamin, SN 648-06-39, US Navy, Custer Co., NE
  • b. 4 Mar 1918 Cozad, Dawson Co., NE; s/o John C. Rhoads (b. Jefferson Co., PA) & Rose M. Sprague (b. Greene Co.; d. 1935); family lived in rural Calloway, Custer Co., NE; relatives lived in Co. Bluffs.
  • unknown service entry data; next of kin father, Mr. John Calvin Rhoads, Callaway, NE; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Submarine USS Seawolf (SS 197); DNB 3 Oct 1944 off Morotai, Dutch Indies, south of the Philippines; Seawolf sunk by friendly fire, all 83 crew & 17 US Army passengers died.
  • Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.
 
† Rhoten, Roy Edward, SN 958-10-13, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 3 Nov 1926 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o William E. Rhoten & Olive M. Fox, both b. Harrison Co.; family lived at several locations in or near Harrison Co. before settling in Magnolia, Harrison Co. in the 1930s.
  • entered service 11 Feb 1945 from Magnolia, Harrison Co.; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Rhoten, Box 176, Magnolia, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35); KIA 30 Jul 1945 in the Philippine Sea en route from Guam to Leyte; Indianapolis sunk by Japanese submarine I-58; 879 died, 316 survived.
  • Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets.
 
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