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​Part 20/24 of Big Pigeon's Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 41 "Sn-Sz" names.
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† Snyder, Charles William, SN 20-706-428, US Army, Cass Co.
  • b. 18 Aug 1918 Atlantic, Cass Co.; s/o Arthur H. Snyder & Estella I. Peron; entered service 19 Feb 1941 from Atlantic; bur. Atlantic Cem.
  • Co. K (Atlantic), 168th Inf. Regt., transferred to Co. K, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 8 Apr 1943 Fondouk, Tunisia.
  • Battle of Fondouk Pass - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Snyder, Donald Earl, SN 316-77-14, US Navy, Harrison Co. 
  • b. 27 Jul 1922 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o George D. Snyder & Millie V. Lee who lived in rural Modale; entered service 11 Mar 1941 from Modale.
  • Destroyer USS Ingraham (DD-444), fast convoy AT-20 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Greenock, Scotland; DNB 22 Aug 1942 off Nova Scotia; Ingraham passed in front of oil tanker Chemung in dense fog; 11 survivors from crew of 208; BNR.
  • WWII Germany > Battle of the Atlantic.
  • Notes: Chemung survived, perhaps without loss of life.

† Snyder, Kenneth Harvey, SN 37-484-885, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 13 May 1922 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; s/o Levert P. Snyder & Hildagard Tschauder; family lived in Nebraska & St. Louis, moving to Co. Bluffs in late 1930s; entered service 5 Sep 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Grand Island Cem., Grand Island, NE.
  • 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944 Forêt de Parroy, near Lunéville, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France.
  • The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.

† Soar, Ernest Martin, SN 970,147, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 21 Feb 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Charles H. Soar & Maude Thordsen; family moved to Garner Twp. in early 1930s; entered service 28 May 1944 from Rt. 3, Co. Bluffs; bur. Fairview Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. F, 23rd Marine Regt., 4th Marine Div.; KIA 28 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan.
  • Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Iwo Jima.

† Soe, Jens Folmer, SN 0-903-833, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • b. 30 Aug 1911 Elk Horn, Shelby Co.; s/o Dr. Peder N. Soe & Aurora M. "Etta" Hansen; family moved to nearby Kimballton, Audubon Co. in 1912; entered service 4 May 1942 from Kimballton; on Shelby Co. Honor List, service credited to Douglas Co., NE; bur. Kimballton.
  • Co. F or D, 322nd Engr. Regt., Newport, England; DNB 22/23 Aug 1942, gunshot wound.
  • The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.

† Soppe, Raymond Ferdinand, SN 37-156-293, US Army, Tripp Co., SD & Pott. Co.
  • b. 5 Sep 1910 Jordan Jct., Tripp Co., SD; s/o Ferdinand Soppe (d. 1933) & Angela Von Hebel (d. 1918); raised in Tripp Co., relatives lived in Neola, Pott. Co.; entered service Mar 1942 from Tripp Co.
  • Co. B, 31st Signal Const. Bn.; on HMT Rhona, part of convoy KMF-36 traversing the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal, Co. B probably boarded the Rhona in Oran, Algeria and was bound for the China-Burma-India Theater via Bombay, India; KIA 26 Nov 1943 off Bougie, east of Algiers, Algeria; Rhona sunk by a German guided glide bomb; abt. 1,173 died, including 1,050 US personnel, abt. 819 survivors; BNR.
  • The MTO > MTO Sea War.
  • Notes: The sinking of the Rhona was the largest shipboard loss of US Army personnel during WW II.

† Sorenson, Robert H., SN 675-670, US Coast Guard, Shelby Co.
  • b. 15 Aug 1922 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o Harry F. Sorenson & Floy E. Allen, Shelby Co. natives; m. Olga J. Dohrman; entered service 14 Dec 1942 from Rt. 4, Harlan.
  • Coast Guard cargo ship USS Serpens (AK-97); d. 29 Jan 1945 off Lunga Pt., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Serpens exploded while loading depth charges; 196 Coast Guard personnel, 57 army stevedores, and two others died.
  • WWII Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.​​
  • Notes: The Serpens explosion was the largest one-time loss of life in Coast Guard history. Recovered remains from the explosion are interred under a memorial at Arlington Nat'l Cem. in Virginia.

† Spark, Albert Johann, SN 37-035-953, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 21 Mar 1912 Lagrange Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o Carl Spark & Matilda A. Witt of rural Beebeetown, Harrison Co.; entered service 12 Mar 1941 from Rt. 3, Logan, Harrison Co.; bur. Grange Cem., Boomer Twp., Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 17 Aug 1944, near St. Tropez, southern France.
  • Operation Dragoon - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.

† Spedding, Edward William, SN 0-767-677, US Army Air Force, Oswego Co., NY
  • b. 15 Apr 1922 Oswego Co., NY; s/o William Spedding & Flora Smith; m. Mary E. Hogan of Co. Bluffs; entered service from Oswego Co.; bur. Oswego Co.
  • 409th Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Hartwick, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-109815 co-pilot with pilot Eldon C. Frobish; KIA 5 Nov 1944 near Voslapp, north of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany; aircraft crashed while participating in a raid on Misburg, east of Hanover, Germany (probable target was oil refineries); one survived, three bodies found & buried by Germans, five died in the water.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Spencer, George Raymond, SN 316-31-56, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 21 Jun 1913 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o Charles C. Spencer & Vera F. Baldwin; family lived in rural western Harrison Co.; entered service 6 Feb 1932 from Little Sioux, Harrison Co.
  • Gunboat USS Oahu (PR-6), repositioned from Shanghai, China to Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines Nov 1941, sunk off Corregidor 5 May 1942; POW on Luzon; KIA 24 Oct 1944 on Hell Ship Arisan Maru in Bashi Channel, south of Formosa; Arisan Maru sunk by submarine USS Shark (SS-314); ~1773 US POWs and ~100 international civilians died; nine POWs survived; BNR.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
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† Spicer, Francis Dean, SN 374,884, US Marine Corps, Page Co.
  • b. 28 Feb 1921 Leon, Decatur Co.; s/o Jessie J. Spicer & Estella J. "Essie" Bennett; family moved to Shenandoah, Page Co. in early 1920s & to Clarinda, Page Co. in late 1920s; entered service 16 Feb 1942 from Clarinda; bur. Clarinda Cem.
  • Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div., XIV Corps; KIA 26 Jan 1943 Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.
  • South & Southwest Pacific > Solomon Is., Guadalcanal.

† Spicer, Robert Francis, SN 0-693-421, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 27 Feb 1921 Grant, Douglas Twp., Montgomery Co.; s/o Vergil A. Spicer & Effie M. Carmichael; family moved to Red Oak 1930s; entered service 5 Dec 1942 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • 570th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30783 The Stork Club co-pilot with pilot Vincent De Mayo; KIA 16 Mar 1944 six miles east of Schwabish Gmund, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; aircraft attacked by Luftwaffe fighters and exploded on mission to Augsburg; eight died, two survived.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Springer, Lynn Irwin, SN 17-131-009, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 29 Aug 1924 Harlan, Shelby Co.; s/o George Howard Springer & Daisy J. Mott; family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1930s; entered service 30 Oct 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Cedar Lawn Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 544 SE Fighter Training Sqdn., Luke Army Air Field, near Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ; Curtiss P-40L Warhawk #42-10718 aviation cadet pilot; DNB 1 Apr 1944, Luke Field Hospital; aircraft crashed earlier that day two miles south of Luke Field.
  • Notes: This aircraft is recorded as having been in a previous fatal crash in 1943.​

† Stacey, Louis Clarence Jr., SN 20-704-227, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 14 Nov 1922 Colby, Thomas Co., KS; s/o Louis C. Stacey Sr. & Mary Alice Bonham of Co. Bluffs; entered service 10 Nov 1941 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Oak Grove Cem., Missouri Valley, Harrison Co.
  • Service Co. (Co. Bluffs), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 29 Oct 1943 near Naples, Italy
  • The MTO > Italy > The Volturno Line.

† Starner, Russell Leroy, SN 37-734-909, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 5 Jan 1925 Shelby, Shelby Co.; s/o Herbert F. Starner & Aura C. Gill; entered service 17 Jul 1944 from Shelby; bur. Shelby Cem., Shelby.
  • Co. K, 319th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 13/15 Feb 1945, east of Sauer River, near Wallendorf, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate; Germany.
  • The ETO > Siegfried Line 1945 > XII Corps to Bitburg.

† Staub, Herman Edward, SN 37-074-568, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 5 Mar 1920 Newtown area, rural Avoca, Knox Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Emil A. Staub & Addie M. Gilliam; family moved to Shelby Co. NW of Avoca ~ 1940; entered service 1 Oct 1941 from Rt. 2, Avoca; bur. Graceland Cem., Avoca.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, west of Buna, New Guinea; died with Francis Tague.
  • Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > Southeast New Guinea, Papua.

† Stearns, Kirk Comstock, SN 316-67-15, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • b. 3 Jul 1922 Pocatello, Bannock Co., ID; s/o George C. Stearns & Mary E. Clark, Lucas Co. natives; father was a railroad man who remained in the west; mother returned to Iowa; living with uncle & aunt John & Ethel Clark in Plattville Twp., rural Glenwood, Mills Co. in 1930s; entered service 16 Aug 1940 from Rt. 1, Glenwood, Mills Co.; m. Jacqueline J. Godsey of Co. Bluffs 1942.
  • Submarine USS Tullibee (SS-284); KIA 26 Mar 1944 off Palau Is., east of the Philippines; Tullibee sunk by circular run of its own torpedo, 80 dead, one survivor; BNR.
  • Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.

† Steele, Mack Denson, SN 20-706-090, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 9 Oct 1918 Neola, Pott. Co.; s/o Fred M. Steele of Neola & Margaret A. Denson of Mississippi; family lived in Neola, moving to Jackson, MS after 1940; bur. Lakewood Mem. Cem., Jackson, MS.
  • Hq. Detachment (Neola), 3rd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., detached to British 6th Commando Bn. at time of death (served earlier with the 1st Ranger Bn.); DOW 23 Nov 1942 NE Algeria.
  • The MTO > North Africa > Race to Tunis.
  • Notes: Mack Steele is credited as one of the 50 US Rangers who participated in the ill-fated Allied raid on Dieppe, France on 19 Aug 1942, and as one of the fifteen who actually landed during the raid. Eleven of the fifteen were casualties, being the first US ground casualties in the War with Germany. 

† Steward, Gerald, SN 441,664, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Jan 1924 Omaha; s/o Arlie Steward & Bethel F. Brazzle of Omaha & Co. Bluffs (div.); raised by his father; entered service 4 Sep 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Westlawn-Hillcrest Cem., Omaha.
  • Co. F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA 25 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Islands.
  • Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.
  • Note: Gerald Steward's uncle Delbert Sherman Brazzle also appears in roster.

† Stinn, Richard Theodore, SN 37-037-441, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • b. 12 Aug 1916 Earling, Shelby Co.; s/o Anthony C. Stinn & Josephine Schneider; entered service 24 Apr 1941 from Earling; bur. North Africa American Cem., Carthage, Tunisia. 
  • HQ Co., 2nd Bn., 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 23 Aug 1943 Tunisia, North Africa; shell explosion while training.
  • The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Stith, George Noel, SN 0-697-177, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 10 Nov 1920 Laclede Co., MO; s/o Edward J. Stith & Mattie S. Haines; family lived in Twin Falls Co., ID before moving to Pott. Co. in early 1930s; entered service 20 Jun 1942 from Rt. 4, Oakland, Pott. Co.; bur. Luxembourg American Cem., Hamm, Luxembourg.
  • 557th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Clastres, France, east of Amiens; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96309 pilot; KIA 23 Dec 1944, near Bastogne, Belgium; aircraft returning from bombing mission over Hagen, Germany, crashed from flak; three killed, four POW.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.

† Stockman, Kenneth Herman, SN 37-482-024, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 17 May 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Edward F. Stockman & Mable A. Killin; entered service 16 Jun 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 427 Bomb. Sqdn., 303 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38057 radio operator; KIA 9 Nov 1944 near Molesworth Air Base; mid-air collision while assembling for raid over Schweinfurt, one survivor.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Stoelk, Leon Harley, SN 37-436-468, US Army, Shelby & Carroll Cos.
  • b. 6 Mar 1921 Jefferson Twp., Shelby Co.; s/o Albert F. Stoelk & Elsie Klindt; entered service 19 Oct 1942 from rural Manning, Carroll Co.; bur. Manning Cem.
  • Co. A, 753th Tank Bn., supporting 1st Inf. Div., KIA 22 July 1943 NE of Enna in central Sicily.
  • Operation Husky - The MTO > Italy > Sicily. 

† Stone, Warren Floyd, SN 20-706-222, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 8 Jan 1921 rural Henderson, Macedonia Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o Floyd J. Stone & Mary Suffina Andrews, North Carolina natives; family moved to Glenwood, Mills Co. in 1920s; entered service 10 Feb 1921 from Glenwood; bur. Glenwood Cem.
  • Co. I (Glenwood), 168th Inf. Regt. & Co. I, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army KIA 5 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy.
  • Battle of Mt. Marrone - The MTO > Italy > The Bernardt Line.

† Storm, Clarence Lamont, SN 20-705-518, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 29 Apr 1917 Carson, Pott. Co.; s/o Clarence H. Storm & Mabel F. Tharp; family lived in eastern Pott. Co.; entered service 2 Feb 1941 from Villisca, Montgomery Co.; married Theresa F. Vierck 1941; bur. Macedonia Cem., Pott. Co.
  • Co. F (Mason City), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps; KIA 1 May 1943 near Hill 609, 20 miles SW of Mateur, northern Tunisia, North Africa.
  • Battle of Hill 609 - The MTO > North Africa > Tunisia.

† Storm, Donald William, SN 0-722-387, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 21 Nov 1923 rural Carson, Silver Creek Twp., Pott. Co.; s/o William P. Storm & Ella V. Clark of rural Carson who moved to Macedonia, Pott. Co. in the 1930s; entered service 16 Jan 1943 from Rt. 2, Carson.
  • Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-51295 navigator with pilot Darwin D. Gant; DNB 21 Jul 1944 en route to England between Bluie West 1, Greenland and Meeks Field, Iceland; probable ditching, no survivors; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Comm Zone.

† Stout, Richard Clyde, SN 37-692-125, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 22 Jul 1910 Glenwood, Mills Co.; s/o Clyde E. Stout & Eva Litchfield; family moved to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in late 1920s; m. Marceline Hazel (McKay) Logsdon 1935, two step-children; lived in Omaha 1935-40 returning to Red Oak 1940; entered service 16 Mar 1944 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • unit unknown; KIA 26 Dec 1944 in Luxembourg, bullet wound.
  • The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.

† Stranathan, Dale Chester, SN 316-26-66, US Navy, Mills & Pott. Cos.
  • b. 13 Feb 1911 Silver City, Mills Co.; s/o Chester L. Stranathan & Myrtle E. Anderson (d. 1928); entered service 10 Dec 1929 from Rt. 1, Silver City.
  • Destroyer USS Peary (DD-226); KIA 19 Feb 1942 Darwin, Australia, Peary sunk by Japanese air attack, 93 dead, 49 survivors; BNR.
  • Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost.

† Sturd, Clarence Vincent, SN 37-112-253, US Army, Harvey Co., KS.
  • b. 18 May 1915 Newton, Harvey Co., KS; s/o Frederick Sturd & Elizabeth Save; raised in Newton; entered service Feb 1942; service credited to Pott. Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Co. K, 19th Inf. Regt., 24th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Feb 1945 Luzon, Philippines.
  • Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
  • Notes: American Battle Monument Commission uses a service number of 37-142-251.
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† Sturges, Edgar Allen, SN 620-17-09, US Navy, Woodbury Co. (WWII-SturgesEdgarA)
  • b. 13 Apr 1918 Sioux City, Woodbury Co. s/o Alfred L. Sturges & Beatrice F. Howard; family moved to rural Mapleton, Monona Co. 1943; entered service 24 Dec 1941 from Sioux City; m. Margaret R. Kieffer 1942 in Connecticut.
  • Submarine USS Scorpion (SS-278); KIA Feb 1944 east China Sea, probably near entrance to Yellow Sea from a Japanese naval mine; no survivors, no information in Japanese naval records; BNR.
  • Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force.

† Summers, Vernon Myron, SN 39-278-439, US Army, Shelby Co. & Riverside Co., CA
  • b. 27 Jul 1913 Harlan, Pott. Co.; s/o Charles A. Summers & Nellie M. Pulver (d. 1923); lived in Harlan area; m. Irene I. Van Tersch ~1941, one child; entered service Jan 1943 from Riverside Co., CA; bur. Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy.
  • 751th Tank Bn., attached to 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 4 Jun 1944 outskirts of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
  • The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.

† Summerville, George Stanley, SN 0-1-039-593, US Army, Union & Cass Cos.
  • b. 4 Jan 1916 rural Bridgewater, Carl Twp., Adams Co.; s/o James R. Summerville & Willena May Standley; family settled in Creston, Union Co.; m. Marjorie R. Gill of Atlantic, Cass Co. 1941; entered service 12 Nov 1941; service credited to Cass Co.; bur. Graceland Cem., Creston.
  • 894th Chemical Co.; DNB 26 Jul 1945 San Jose, Mindanao, Philippines; injuries from an aircraft accident.
  • Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.

† Sunberg, John Linder, SN 17-123-628, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 15 Nov 1921 Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; s/o John A Sunberg & Ruth A. Linder (d. 1944); family lived in Grant Twp., south of Red Oak; entered service 11 Oct 1942 from Rt. 3, Red Oak.
  • 837th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8276 radio operator with pilot Jack Leon; KIA 18 Mar 1945 near Massin, Germany (now Masina, Poland); aircraft damaged by flak approaching Berlin, then flew east to reach Russian-occupied territory before bailing out; John Sunberg & Leonard Marino were killed in their parachutes by Russian fighter aircraft, other seven landed safely; location where Russians buried Sunberg & Marino is unknown; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
  • Notes: In 2017, Masina citizens erected a memorial to Sunberg & Marino. See Big Pigeon's Roster Photos > Memorials or https://www.army.mil/article/184674/polish_town_honors_fallen_wwii_airmen.

† Sundberg, Clark Gustaf, SN 0-701-016, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 16 Oct 1918 Essex, Fremont Twp., Page Co.; s/o Carl G. Sundberg & Ida O. Hultman; family moved to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. late 1930s; entered service 20 Feb 1943 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • 19th Troop Carrier Sqdn., Seventh Air Force, based at John Rodgers Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii; C-47A #42-100988 with pilot Glenn P. Randol Jr.; DNB 23 Jul 1944 Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Is., Central Pacific; aircraft crashed in shallow water on takeoff; all nine dead.
  • Air Force War with Japan > Seventh Air Force.

† Supernois, Donald Ward, SN 316-34-38, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Portsmouth, VA
  • b. 30 Nov 1914 Co. Bluffs; s/o Ezra Supernois (d. 1931) & Mary Galloway; entered service Sep 1933 from Co. Bluffs; m. Ida G. McCoy 1939.
  • Destroyer USS Rowan (DD-405); KIA 11 Sep 1943 off Salerno, Italy; Rowan hit by German E-boat torpedo, sank in one minute; 202 dead, 71 survivors; BNR.
  • Salerno-Naples-Foggia - The MTO > MTO Sea War.

† Svenningsen, Elmer Lawrence, SN 31-461-349, US Army, Pott. Co. & Fairfield Co., CT
  • b. 4 Mar 1909 Co. Bluffs; s/o Svenning L. Svenningsen & Julia M Christensen; raised in Co. Bluffs; m. Rita Elliott of Connecticut; entered service 4 Apr 1944 from Fairfield Co., CT; memorial in Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 362nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Sea War.

† Swanson, Charles Edward Jr., SN 17-082-496, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 3 Dec 1923 Omaha; s/o Charles E. Swanson Sr. & Ione Westcott of Co. Bluffs; entered service 12 May 1943 from Co. Bluffs.
  • Co. H, 262nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Sea War.
  • Notes: Charles Edward Swanson Sr. served as the United States Representative from Iowa's 9th district from 1929 to 1933. Charles Edward Swanson Jr. was an only child. After his death, his parents, now in their 60s, adopted and raised two children, Cynthia and Stu, now both deceased.

† Swanson, Jack Leonard, SN 37-652-893, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 5 Nov 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Hugo L. Swanson (d. 1938) & Lorna B. Wood of Co. Bluffs (div.); ss/o Edward J. McKeown; moved with mother to Loveland, Pott. Co. in late 1930s; entered service 29 Dec 1942 from Honey Creek, Pott. Co., service credited to Harrison Co.; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Troop B, 116th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 101st Cavalry Gp., Seventh Army; KIA 16 Apr 1945 Bavaria, Germany.
  • The ETO > Central Europe > Southern Germany.

† Sweeney, Gordon Anthony, SN 37-480-210, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 14 Apr 1916 Co. Bluffs; s/o Dennis A. Sweeney (d. 1920) & Anne Coyle of Co. Bluffs; entered service Apr 1943 from Co. Bluffs; m. Eileen Theresa McCauley of Co. Bluffs 1943 at Ft. Knox, KY; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • unit unknown, DNB 4 May 1944 at Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; asphyxiation, probable drowning.

† Sweeny, Duane Grant Henry, SN 0-770-836, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • b. 28 Sep 1924 Minden, Pott. Co.; s/o Roland L. “Roy” Sweeny & Dorothy M. Groepper; family lived in Minden & Sidney, Fremont Co. before moving to Co. Bluffs in late 1930s; entered service 13 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs.
  • 568th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-32026 'Tis a Mystery pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944 over North Sea; aircraft iced up & crashed near beginning of mission to Kassel, Germany; all nine crew dead; BNR.
  • The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.

† Swift, Lelean Carl, SN 871-97-37, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • b. 12 Jan 1925 Liberal, Barton Co., KS; s/o William L. Swift & Millie A. Hoover; family lived in Missouri & Kansas; portion of family lived in Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in 1940s; entered service 13 Jul 1943 from Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS-385; assigned to Mine Squadron 1; KIA 1 Oct 1944 Ulithi Atoll, western Caroline Is.; YMS-385 hit a Japanese mine and exploded while sweeping Zowariau Channel; ten dead.
  • Central Pacific > Palau Islands. ​