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Part 21/27 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 26 "Sa-Sh" records
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† ​Sales, Orville Wesley Linden, SN 316-49-53, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Dec 1919 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o Austin W. Sales (b. Pulaski Co., IN) & Martha S. Waggoner (b. Harrison Co.; d. 1941); family moved to Crescent, Pott. Co. in early 1920s.
  • entered service 19 Nov 1940 from Crescent, Pott. Co.; next of kin father, Mr. Austin Sales, Crescent, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Destroyer USS Gwin (DD-433); KIA 13 Jul 1943 in Kula Gulf, north of New Georgia Is., Solomon Is.; Gwin hit by destroyer torpedo & scuttled, 61 died, 214 survived.
  • Battle of Kolombangara - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.

† Sampson, Lester Alan, SN 37-685-019, US Army, Polk Co.
  • b. 12 May 1925 Marne, Cass Co.; s/o Lester J. Sampson (b. Wiota, Cass Co.) & Ruth H. Moon (b. Marne, Cass Co.); family moved to Des Moines in late 1930s.
  • entered service 28 Jan 1944 from Des Moines; service credited to Polk Co.; buried Highland Cem., Saylor Twp., Polk Co.
  • Co. F, 382th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 19 Apr 1945 near Kakazu Line, southern Okinawa
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.

† Samson, Lloyd Elwood, SN 17-012-007, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Cass Cos.
  • b. 30 May 1919 Lewis, Cass Co.; s/o Jesse W. Samson (b. Cass Co.) & Florence A. Spiker (b. Montgomery Co.); family moved to Neola, Pott. Co. area in early 1920s, moved to Waveland Twp., SE Pott. Co. in early 1930s, and returned to Neola in early 1940s.
  • entered service 5 Jan 1941 from rural Griswold, Pott. Co., service credited to Cass Co.; buried Neola Twp. Cem., Pott. Co.
  • unit unknown; d. 30 Nov 1942, Luke Army Air Base Hospital, near Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ; consequences of bacterial pneumonia.

† Sander, Merle Edward, SN O-418945, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 19 Oct 1921 Logan, Harrison Co.; s/o William A. Sander (b. Persia, Harrison Co.) & Ethel L. Chambers (b. Shoshone Co., ID).
  • married Dorothy Mae Schwensen of Harrison Co. 1944 at Neola, Pott. Co.
  • entered service 19 Nov 1942 from rural Logan, Harrison Co.; next of kin wife, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Sander, Missouri Valley, IA; memorialized Courts of the Missing, Natl. Cem. of the Pacific, Honolulu, Oahu, HI; cenotaph Willamette Natl. Cem., Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.
  • Naval Air Torpedo Sqdn. VT-34, on USS Monterey (CVL-26); Grumman/General Motors TBM-3 Avenger BuNo 69111 pilot; DNB 9 May 1945 near the Ryukyu Is., Japan, glide bombing exercise preparing for raids on Japan.
  • Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets.

† Sanderson, Albert James “Beebee”, SN 37-071-522, US Army, Pott & Woodbury Cos.
  • b. 23 Jul 1907 rural Honey Creek, Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Joseph E. Sanderson & Ida Billerbeck, both b. Boomer Twp.; family moved to Woodbury Co. in late 1920s.
  • entered service Jun 1942 from Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury Co.; buried Memorial Park Cem., Sioux City, Woodbury Co.
  • Co. B, 42nd Tank Bn., 11th Armored Div., XII Corps, Third Army; tank commander; KIA 19 Mar 1945 near Simmern, south of Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  • The ETO > To the Rhine > Operation Undertone. 

† Santillan, Paul J., SN 37-436-475, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co.
  • b. 4 May 1921 Audubon, Audubon Co. s/o Jesus D. Santillan (d. 1943) & Antonia Rosales (d. 1944), both b. Mexico.
  • entered service 1942 from Audubon, Audubon Co.; service credited to Audubon Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, SE of Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • 339th Bomb. Sqdn., 96th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Snetterton Heath, SW of Norwich, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31113 ball turret gunner with pilot Harold R. Mott; d. 16 Dec 1943 over North Sea near Dutch coast; aircraft hit by fire from German fighter aircraft and engine fell off; engine fell on B-17F #42-30872 below; the two aircraft collided as they fell into the North Sea; both crews were lost.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Saunders, Robert William, SN 316-91-16, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Oct 1925 Co. Bluffs; s/o William V. Saunders (b. Miami Co., OH) & Irene H. Richie (b. Avoca, Pott. Co.).
  • entered service 7 Jun 1942 from Co. Bluffs; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Victor Saunders, 663 Hillcrest, Council Bluffs, IA; buried Fairview Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Landing Craft Tank LCT-305; KIA 6 Jun 1944 off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; LCT-305 hit a mine but completed its mission, only one died.
  • D-Day, first day of Battle of Normandy - The ETO > ETO Sea War.

† Schaupp, Dale John, SN 17-123-462, US Army Air Force, Crawford & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 22 Mar 1922 rural Dunlap, Boyer Twp., Crawford Co.; s/o John A. Schaupp (b. Underwood, Pott. Co.) & Vena L. Mathys (b. Dow City, Crawford Co.); family were long-term residents of Boyer Twp.
  • entered service 6 Oct 1942 from Rt. 1 Dunlap, Crawford Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Pleasant Hill Cem., Dunlap, Harrison Co.
  • 600th Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Nuthamstead, Hampshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97339 flight engineer/top turret gunner; KIA 19 May 1944 near Berlin, Germany; aircraft hit by flak and by debris from an overhead aircraft; eight died, two POW.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Scheffler, Norvin Herman, SN 982,874, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 11 Jun 1918 Hancock, Pott. Co.; s/o Herman F. Scheffler (b. LaSalle Co., IL) & Emma M. Young (b. rural Hancock, James Twp., Pott. Co.).
  • married Thelma M. Bartlett of Dawson Co., NE Oct 1939 in Dawson Co., two children; in Dawson Co. 1940.
  • unknown service entry data; next of kin wife, Mrs. Thelma M. Scheffler, c/o W. Bartlett, Rt. 4,  Cozad, NE; buried Oak Hill Cem., Hancock, Pott. Co..
  • Co. I, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div.; WIA 9 May 1945, DOW 10 May 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.

† Schickner, Donald, SN 37-219-544, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 26 Sep 1920 McClelland, Pott. Co; s/o William F. Schickner (b. Underwood, Pott. Co.; d. 1940) & Margaret Shotwell (b. Carson, Pott. Co.).
  • entered service from McClelland, Pott. Co. 8 Sep 1942; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Brittany American Cem., St.-James, Manche Dept., Normandy, France.
  • Co. E, 134th Infantry Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 17 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.

† Schneckloth, Leroy William SN 17-078-891, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 19 May 1922 rural Bentley, York Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o William Schneckloth & Emma Kroeger, both b. Minden, Pott. Co..
  • married Phyllis L. Cooper of Co. Bluffs Jun 1941 at Rock Port, Atchison Co., MO.
  • enlisted Aug 1942 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 3250th Signal Services Co., V Corps, 1st Army; KIA 18 Dec 1944 Hünningen, SE of Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium.
  • Battle of Elsenborn Ridge - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
  • Notes: Leroy Schneckloth's unit, the V Corps signal intelligence company, had to operate near the front lines, and thus he was vulnerable to death or capture in the early  days of the German Ardennes Counteroffensive. His military records sometimes use the given name of Le Roy.

† Schomers, Jeremiah J. “Jerry”, SN 37-477-010, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 2 Sep 1924 Omaha; s/o Michael J. Schomers (b. Shelby Co.) & Josephine Kuhl (b. South Dakota).
  • entered service from Douglas Co., NE; service credited to Douglas Co.; buried Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • 172nd Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. Div.; DOW 9 Mar 1945 Luzon, Philippines.
  • Philippines Liberated > Luzon.

† Schram, Edward Nicholas, SN 37-111-412, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 20 Jan 1914 Earling, Shelby Co.; s/o Nicholas W. Schram (b. Bellevue, Jackson Co.) & Josephine M. Altman (b. Luxembourg).
  • employed in the Bode, Kossuth Co. area in 1940; entered service 2 Jan 1942 from St. Joseph, Kossuth Co.; service credited to Shelby Co.; buried St. Joseph Cem., Earling.
  • Co. B, 755th Tank Bn.; KIA 12 Jun 1944 near Latera, north of Rome & NW of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, supporting French forces.
  • The MTO > Italy > Rome to Florence.

† Schroder, Dean Charles, SN 37-752-477, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 1 Jun 1926 rural Honey Creek, Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Charles E. Schroder & Grace M. Christiansen, both b. Boomer Twp.
  • entered service 19 Sep 1944 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Grange Cem., Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; WIA 17 Jun 1945, probably on Cebu Is., Philippines; DNB 8 Jul 1945 at sea returning from SW Pacific.
  • Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.

† Schuelzky, Robert Eugene, SN O-32072, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Aug 1921 Omaha; s/o Arthur F. Schuelzky (b. Thayer Co., NE) & Regina “Jean” Biesendorfer (b. Co. Bluffs); family settled in Co. Bluffs in early 1920s.
  • married Margaret H. Mitchell of Iowa Co. Apr 1944 at North English, Iowa Co., one child.
  • entered service Jul 1943; next of kin wife, Mrs. Robert E. Schuelzky, 1330 B Ave., NE Cedar Rapids, IA; buried Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Machine Gun Platoon Leader, Co. E., 28th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA 17 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Iwo Jima.
  • Notes: Personnel from Robert Schuelzky's company supported both flag raisings on Mt. Suribachi on 23 Feb 1945. 

† Scully, John Edward, SN 37-684-887, US Army, Audubon & Webster Cos.
  • b. 1 Aug 1917 Armstrong, Seneca Twp., Emmet Co.; s/o John E. Scully (b. Clinton Co.; d. 1932) & Anna M. Korrect (b. LaSalle Co., IL; d. 1936); family moved to Webster Co. late 1920s.
  • married Vera M. Kness of Audubon, Audubon Co. Jan 1938 at Fort Dodge, Webster Co., three children; living in Fort Dodge, Webster Co. 1940.
  • entered service 16 Feb 1944 from Audubon; service credited to Audubon Co.; buried Corpus Christi Cem., Fort Dodge, Webster Co.
  • Co. B, 23rd Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., III Corps, First Army, KIA 27 Mar 1945 near Oberbiel, west of Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany; one of six killed in combat with a German anti-tank team.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Beyond the Rhine.

​† Seeger, LeRoy Ernest "Roy", served as Seeger Roy E, SN 17-131-731, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • b. 20 Jul 1923 Center Twp., rural Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o Leonard F. Seeger (b. Mills Co.) & Marguerite A. Muller (b. Galveston Co., TX).
  • entered service as Roy E. Seeger 28 Mar 1943 from Rt. 3, Glenwood; service credited to Mills Co.; buried Malvern Cem., Mills Co.
  • 838th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; B-17G #42-98013 flight engineer/top turret gunner with pilot Clement J. Kochzynski; KIA 14 Jan 1945 near Ventschau, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ESE of Lüneburg, Germany returning from mission to Onsabrück or Magdeburg; caircraft collided with another B-17, left formation, exploded in mid-air and spiraled to the ground; four died, five POW.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
  • Notes: Luftwaffe records suggest a German fighter attack on the disabled bomber caused the explosion. One of the crew members evaded capture for six days.

† Seeley, James Lowell, SN 648-06-51, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 22 Jun 1920 Calhoun Twp., rural Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.; s/o Floyd J. Seeley & Gladys I. Benson, both b. Harrison Co.; family lived in or near Magnolia Twp.
  • entered service 27 Dec 1941 from Rt. 2, Mondamin, Harrison Co.; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jerome Seeley, Rt. 1, Mondamin, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cem., Coton, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • 1942: Armed guard on Liberty Ship SS William Clark; sunk 4 Nov 1942 by German submarine U-354 torpedoes off Jan Mayen Is., Norway while in convoy to Russia; 30 died, 41 survived; James Seeley was among those rescued by HMT Cape Pallister three days after the sinking.
  • 1944: Armed guard on tanker SS Sharpsburg out of Philadelphia; collided with SS Bralanta in the Irish Channel approaching Liverpool, England; Sharpsburg survived; personnel losses unknown; DNB 14 Feb 1944 off New Brighton, near Liverpool.
  • The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† Seidell, Daniel Ryan, SN O-165834, US Navy, Polk Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 16 Sep 1920 Neola, Pott. Co.; s/o Herbert A. Seidell (b. Boyd Co., NE) & Edna Ryan (b. Des Moines), family lived in Neola, Fort Dodge, and Des Moines before moving to Omaha in 1942.
  • entered service 12 Jul 1939 from Des Moines, Polk Co.; next of kin father, Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Seidell, 3869 Dewey Ave., Omaha, NE; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph St. Ambrose Cem., Des Moines.
  • Submarine USS Amberjack (SS 219); KIA 16 Feb 1943 off Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago; Amberjack sunk by Japanese depth charge attack; all 60 died.
  • Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.
  • Notes: 1942 US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

† Seitz, Charles Raymond Jr, SN 0-387-504, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 21 Sep 1918 at Little Rock, AK; s/o Charles R. Seitz Sr. & Ella W. Newman, both b. Mills Co.; family settled in Glenwood, Mills Co. before 1920.
  • student at Iowa State University, Ames.
  • entered service 1 Jun 1941 from Glenwood; service credited to Clarke Co., reason unknown; body not recovered; memorialized Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines; cenotaph Glenwood Cem., Mills Co.
  • 2nd Engr. Bn., 2nd Inf. Div. -> 14th Engr. Bn., Philippine Division; KIA 7 Sep 1944 off west coast of Mindanao; Japanese Hell Ship Shinyo Maru torpedoed by USS Paddle (SS 263); of around 750 US POWs, 667 died and 82 swam to shore and were saved by Filipino guerrillas.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

† Senior, Clifford Leo, SN 576-76-12, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • b. 25 May 1925 Co. Bluffs; s/o Ernest W. Senior (d. 1928) & Dorothy Johnson, both b. Co. Bluffs; mother married Eugene Rosales Sep 1942 in Travis Co., TX.
  • entered service 5 Mar 1943 at San Antonio, TX from Co. Bluffs; next of kin guardian, Mrs. Dorothy Rosales, 529? 19th Ave., Council Bluffs, IA; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, Manhattan, New York.
  • Destroyer USS Warrington (DD 383); DNB 13 Sep 1944 off Bahama Is., Atlantic Ocean; Warrington sank in 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane; 148 died, 73 survived.
  • WWII Germany > Battle of the Atlantic.

† Shadden, Everett Willard, 0-496-183, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • b. 14 Nov 1899 Co. Bluffs; s/o William F. Shadden (b. Pott. Co.; d. 1932) & Katie M. Kemmish (b. Harrison Co.).
  • moved to California in the 1920s; married Anna H. Bruner of Omaha Aug 1926 in Los Angeles Co., CA, three children; living in Los Angeles by 1930.
  • entered service Jul 1942 from Los Angeles, CA; service credited to Los Angeles Co.; buried Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
  • Detachment 7, 166th Signal Photo. Co.; KIA 22 Jul 1944, near La Haye, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; combat photographer; killed by mortar burst while with 90th Inf. Div.
  • The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
  • Notes: WWI veteran; posthumous Silver Star for WWII service.

† Shaffer, Leo Ellison, SN 37-446-441, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 15 Aug 1920 rural Soldier, Spring Valley Twp., Monona Co.; s/o Burl B. Shaffer (b. Piatt Co., IL) & Anna J. McHugh (b. Harrison Co.); family moved from rural Moorhead, Monona Co. to rural Persia, Washington Twp., Harrison Co. in early 1930s.
  • entered service 2 Dec 1942 from Logan, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried St. Bridgets Cem., Magnolia, Harrison Co.
  • Co. E, 363rd Inf. Regt., 91st Inf. Div., Fifth Army; KIA 17 Apr 1945 south of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  • The MTO > Italy > Po Valley Campaign.

† Sharp, John C., SN 37-651-954, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 8 Nov 1910 rural Weston, Marshall T., Platte Co., MO; s/o William M. Sharp (b. Platte Co., MO; d. 1924) & Margaret C. Squires (b. Buchanan Co., MO; d. 1918).
  • living with Henry Buttenschon family on farm near Walnut, Pott. Co. 1925-40.
  • enlisted 22 Dec 1942 from Pott. Co.; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried Los Angeles Natl. Cem., Los Angeles Co., CA.
  • unit unknown, Desert Training Center, California & Arizona; d. 8 Aug 1943, San Bernardino Co., CA; drowning.

† Shipman, Fred Howard, SN 17-178-496, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • b. 25 Mar 1921 Woodbine, Harrison Co.; s/o Guy R. Shipman (b. Polk Co., MO) & Louvenia A. Rogers (b. Greene Co., MO).
  • entered service 4 Aug 1942 from Woodbine, Harrison Co.; service credited to Harrison Co.; buried Woodbine Cem.
  • 836th Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA 19 May 1944 Wadke Is., west of Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea.
  • Battle of Wadke - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea.

† Shrimpton, Wayne Ralph, SN 20-705-544, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 22 Jul 1920 SE of Clarinda, East River Twp., Page Co.; s/o Roswell R. Shrimpton (b. Holt Co., MO) & Martha A. Rhodes (b. Taylor Co.); family moved to Villisca, Montgomery Co. in early 1930s.
  • married Betty J. Garey Jul 1941 in Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO.
  • entered service with National Guard 10 Feb 1941 from Villisca, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried Villisca Cem.​
  • Transferred from 168th Inf. Regt. to 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 1 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy.
  • The MTO > Italy > The Bernhardt Line.