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                              bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead > Roster Hub > Roster Su-Sz, © 2025 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 18 May 2025
​                           Part 39/46 of the Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster, 11 "Su-Sz" records
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† 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 (b. Red Oak, Montgomery Co.) & Nellie M. Pulver (b. Nebraska; d. 1923); family lived in Harlan area.
  • married Irene I. Van Tersch of Harlan, Shelby Co. Jun 1941 in Harlan, one child; moved to California about Aug 1941.
  • entered service Jan 1943 from Riverside Co., CA; service credited to Riverside Co.; buried 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 (b. Shelby, Shelby Co.) & Willena May Standley (b. Bridgewater, Adair Co.); family settled in Creston, Union Co.
  • married Marjorie R. Gill of Atlantic, Cass Co. Nov 1941 in Nodaway Co., MO.
  • entered service 12 Nov 1941 from Creston, Union Co.; service credited to Cass Co.; buried Graceland Cem., Creston, Union Co.
  • 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 (b. Sweden) & Ruth A. Linder (b. Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; d. 1944); family lived in Grant Twp., south of Red Oak.
  • entered service 11 Oct 1942 from Rt. 3, Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cem., Margraten, SE of Maastricht, Netherlands; cenotaph Mosina, south of Poznan, Poland.
  • 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.
  • 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 (b. Sweden) & Ida O. Hultman (b. Stanton, Montgomery Co.); family moved to Red Oak, Montgomery Co. late 1930s.
  • entered service 20 Feb 1943 from Red Oak, Montgomery Co.; service credited to Montgomery Co.; buried 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 died.
  • 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 (b. Lake Co., IN; d. 1931) & Mary Galloway (b. Union Co., Oregon); family moved from Oregon to Iowa in 1900s.
  • married Ida G. McCoy Aug 1939 in Camden Co., NC.
  • entered service Sep 1933 from Co. Bluffs; next of kin wife, Mrs. Ida Gertrude Supernois, 1701 Lansing Ave., Portsmouth, VA; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy; cenotaph Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Destroyer USS Rowan (DD-405); KIA 11 Sep 1943 off Salerno, Italy; Rowan hit by German E-boat torpedo, sank in one minute; 202 died, 71 survived.
  • 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 (d. 1944), both b. Denmark.
  • left Co. Bluffs and moved to Stamford, Fairfield, CT in early 1930s; married Rita Julius Elliott of Connecticut, two children.
  • entered service 4 Apr 1944 from Fairfield Co., CT; body not recovered; service credited to Fairfield Co.; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France; cenotaph 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.
  • 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. (b. Knox Co., IL) & Ione Westcott (b. Hopkinton, Delaware Co.).
  • entered service 12 May 1943 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cem., Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France; cenotaph Walnut Hill Cem., 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.
  • 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 (b. Pacific Jct., Mills Co.; d. 1938) & Lorna B. Wood (b. Tama Co.); mother married Edward J. McKeown Aug 1940; 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.; buried 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 (b. Baltimore, MD; d. 1920) & Ann M. Coyle (b. Pott. Co.).
  • married Eileen Theresa McCauley of Co. Bluffs Sep 1943 at Fort  Knox, KY.
  • entered service Apr 1943 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; buried St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • unit unknown, d. 4 May 1944 at Fort 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 (b. Neola, Pott. Co.) & Dorothy M. "Dora" Groepper (b. Minden, Pott. Co.); family lived in several locations in SW Iowa before moving to Co. Bluffs in late 1930s.
  • entered service 13 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs; service credited to Pott. Co.; body not recovered; memorialized Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cem., Coton, Cambridgeshire, England; cenotaph Walnut Hill Cem., 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 died.
  • 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, both b. Buffalo, Dallas Co., MO; family lived in Missouri & Kansas; portion of family lived in Red Oak, Montgomery Co. in 1940s.
  • entered service 13 Jul 1943 from Red Oak; next of kin parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Swift, 309 2nd Ave., Red Oak, IA; buried 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 died.
  • Central Pacific > Palau Islands. ​
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