Wereth Eleven Memorial
Wereth Eleven Memorial
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Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead Roster - part 10/11, T-U-V
© 2020 by Robert A. Christiansen, last update 19 Sep 2020, 21 names
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† Tague, Francis Alvin, SN 37-084-585, US Army, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • b. 24 Jan 1919 Chambers, Holt Co., NE; s/o Andrew J. Tauge & Caroline F. Barnes (d. 1919); family lived in Cherokee, Mills, Woodbury & Pott. Cos.; entered service 2 Oct 1941 from Malvern, Mills Co.; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, W of Buna, New Guinea; died with Herman Staub; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > New Guinea.

† Tague, Harold Fremont, SN 37-111-602, USAAF, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • b. 28 Feb 1915 Salix, Woodbury Co.; s/o Andrew J. Tauge & Caroline F. Barnes (d. 1919); family lived in Cherokee, Mills, Woodbury, & Pott. Cos.; entered service 1 Jan 1942 from Malvern, Mills Co.; group burial Ft. McPherson Nat’l Cem., Lincoln Co., Nebraska (individual remains are now identified; some may have been moved).
  • 390th Bomb. Sqdn., 42nd Bomb Gp., 13th AF, based on Russell Is. NW of Guadalcanal, staging from Treasury Is. S of Bougainville, Solomon Is.; North American B-25C Mitchell #42-64570 engineer-gunner; KIA 20 Jan 1944 near Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago; plane shot down by AA fire, all six dead; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Bismarck & Admiralty Islands.

† Talty, Norbert Leo, SN 30-153-755, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 21 Apr 1911 Cass Co.; s/o John H. Talty (d. 1921) & Martha Waters of Neola, Pott. Co.; entered service 5 Mar 1941 from Neola, service credited to Los Angeles Co., CA; bur. Manila American Cem., Luzon, Philippines.
  • Battery B, 213th Field Artillery Bn., 40th Inf. Div.; DOW 19 May 1945 Negros Is., Philippines; hit by rock kicked up by an exploding shell, d. soon thereafter; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.

† Taylor, John Will, SN 37-485-128, US Army, Yalobusha Co., MS
  • b. ~ 12 Aug 1920 Coffeyville, Yalobusha Co., MS; s/o Sell Taylor & Minnie Rounsaville (div.) of Mississippi; b/o Lucius D. Taylor & Beatrice Jones of Co. Bluffs; registered for draft in Co. Bluffs 1940; entered service 23 Aug 1943; bur. Plot E, Oise-Aisne American Cem., Fere-en-Tardenois, France.
  • Co. D, 371st Inf. Regt., 92nd Inf. Div.; d. 20 Mar 1945 at Aversa, near Naples, Italy; executed for killing a troublesome fellow-soldier, PFC Earl Johnson, on 23 Jan 1945, at Pietrasanta, Italy; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.

† Taylor, Leon Francis Hough, SN 37-120-190, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 15 Nov 1922 Co. Bluffs; adopted son of Hammie Siler and Opal F. Nelson of Harrison Co.; in Harrison Co. 1925; parents divorced in late 1920s and father moved to Omaha; mother married Willie T. Taylor of Harrison Co. in 1930 and new family moved to Des Moines in early 1940s; Leon's location unknown in 1930s, in Omaha in 1941, entered service 7 Nov 1941 from Rt. 1, Woodbine, Harrison Co., service credited to Polk Co.; bur. Henri-Chapelle American Cem., Verviers, Belgium.
  • 36th Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div.; KIA 3 Jan 1945 NW of Houffalize, Belgium; ETO > Battle of the Bulge.

† Tedesco, Michael Thomas, SN O-288783, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 12 Jan 1899 Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., PA; s/o Salvatore Giuseppe “Tom” Tedesco & Maria Caterina Scibetta, natives of Sicily; raised in Co. Bluffs; remained in Co. Bluffs through 1920s; m. Hattie Modjeska; in Cincinnati, OH 1935 & 1940; entered service from Licking Co., OH; bur. St. Joseph Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • physician; DNB 16 Apr 1945, Camp Hood, Bell Co., TX; peritonitis from appendicitis.
  • Notes: Served in WW I.

† Thies, Melvin Chris, SN 17-063-991, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • b. 10 Mar 1919 rural Minden, Pott. Co.; s/o Charles Thies & Mary Storjohann; family lived in SW Pleasant Twp. SE of Minden and SW of Avoca; entered service 17 Oct 1942 from Rt. 2, Avoca; group burial Jefferson Barracks Nat’l Cem., St. Louis, MO.
  • 345th Bomb. Sqdn., 98th Bomb. Gp., 15th AF, based at Lecce Airfield, SE of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-95463 tail gunner; KIA 15 Jul 1944, over Ploesti, Romania; nose section of plane blown off by flak; at least four dead; The MTO > MTO Air War.

† Thomas, Kenneth Harold, SN 20-706-224, US Army, Mills Co.
  • b. 1 Mar 1921 Missouri; s/o Leonard/Henry Thomas & Mary A. Henson; ss/o Raymond Downen who lived in Co. Bluffs during WW II; entered service 10 Feb 1941 at Glenwood, Mills Co.; bur. Ft. Leavenworth Nat’l Cem., Leavenworth Co., KS.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; detached to British 6th Commando Battalion; KIA 22 Nov 1942 NE Algeria, North Africa; North Africa & Sicily > Morocco & Algeria.

† Thomas, Marvin Lyle, SN O-018345, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 20 Sep 1905 Harrison Co., IA; s/o William E. Thomas (d. 1930) & Rose Etta Sellers (d. 1936); family lived in rural Neola, Union Twp., Harrison Co., & also lived in Co. Bluffs during part of the 1920s, service credited to Pott. Co.; m. Mary G. Govatos 1935, two children; cremated, ashes buried West Point Post Cem., Orange Co., NY.
  • Corps of Engineers; DNB 19 May 1943, Los Angeles Co., CA.
  • Note: US Military Academy, West Point, class of 1931.

† Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
  • b. 21 Feb 1921 Oregon, Holt Co., MO; s/o Robert Martin Thompson & Alma N. Fisher, who were born & died in Missouri; m. Hannah Eileen Vallier of Pott. Co.; lived in Co. Bluffs two years before military service; entered service 29 Oct 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, MO, service credited to Howell Co., MO; bur. New Hope Cem., Howell Co.
  • Co. A, 12th Engr. Combat Bn., 8th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle of Brittany - France Liberated > Northern France.

† Thompson, Harry, SN 37-267-942, USAAF, Pott. Co.
  • b. 5 May 1922 Co. Bluffs; s/o Andrew P. Thompson & Maren Larsen of Co. Bluffs; entered service 14 Oct 1942 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 53rd Bomb. Sqdn., 46th Bomb. Gp. (Light), Operational Training Unit at Will Rogers Air Field, Oklahoma City, OK; DNB 12 Jun 1943, Enid, Garfield Co., OK; truck accident.

† Thoreen, William F. Jr., SN 37-074-553, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 30 Nov 1919 Omaha; s/o William G. Thoreen & Mary E. Collier; family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1930s; entered service 1 Oct 1941 from Co. Bluffs;  bur. Graceland Park Cem., Omaha.
  • Battery C., 171st FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div.; KIA 28 Mar 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; Italian Mainland > Anzio.

† Thorne, Chester Oscar, SN 20-706-841, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Tripp Co., SD
  • b. 2 Mar 1914 Co. Bluffs; s/o Oscar G. Thorne & Walborg Johnson; family lived in Tripp Co., SD before moving to rural Red Oak, Montgomery Co.~ 1935; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Rt. 2. Red Oak; bur. Evergreen Cem., Red Oak.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; DOW 27 Apr 1943, northern Tunisia, North Africa; accidental gunshot; North Africa & Sicily > Tunisia.
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† Trobough, Jerome Carroll, SN 37-034-015, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 13 Mar 1916 Avoca, Pott. Co.; s/o Albert C. Trobough & Katherine Zita Carroll; family moved to Omaha in early 1930s; entered service from Douglas Co.; m. Catherine A. Knight 1944.
  • 72nd Bomb. Sqdn., 5th Bomb Gp.,13th AF, based at Noemfoor, Admiralty Is; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-73458 flight engineer; KIA 9 Aug 1944 near Noemfoor; plane lost engine power and ditched near base returning from mission over Yap, Caroline Is., nine died, two lived; South & SW Pacific > Bismarck & Admiralty Is; BNR.

† Troth, Russell Edwin, SN 39-280-003, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 21 Mar 1923 Co. Bluffs; s/o Andrew P. Troth (d. 1930) & Jennie E. Bates; ss/o James Donahoe; raised in Co. Bluffs; lived briefly in California in 1942 after HS graduation; entered service 4 Feb 1943 from Co. Bluffs, service credited to San Diego Co., CA; bur. Walnut Hill Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 14 Feb 1944, near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; aftermath of 1st Battle of Cassino - Italian Mainland > Cassino.

† Unmack, Paul Eugene, SN 390-96-96, US Navy, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • b. 14 May 1916 Magnolia Twp., Harrison Co.; s/o Charles J Unmack & Otta Maud Robertson (div.); family lived in Magnolia & Logan area; mother & children moved to Co. Bluffs in mid 1930s and to Waterloo, Black Hawk Co. in early 1940s; entered service 19 Aug 1942 from Waterloo; bur. Memorial Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Navy V-12 program; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND.

† Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • b. 30 Oct 1911 Iowa City, Johnson Co.; s/o Clarence E. Vanderpool & Pearl E. Moore; family lived in Mills Co. until early 1920s, then moved to Pott. Co.; m. Erma Doris Barritt of Nebraska, one child; moved to Omaha in early 1930s; entered service 4 Apr 1944 from Omaha; bur. Luxembourg American Cem., Hamm, Luxembourg.
  • 15th Tank Bn., 6th Armored Div.; KIA 7 Jan 1945 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; ETO > Battle of the Bulge.
  • Notes: Clifford Vanderpool had ten sisters and no brothers.

† Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
  • b. 19 Jul 1919 Sturgis, Meade Co., SD; s/o Joel M. Vaughan & Rhoda F. Vaughan; family lived in Rapid City, Pennington Co., SD, moving to Co. Bluffs area in 1940s; entered service 25 Jul 1942 from Pennington Co.; bur. Mem. Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • Medical Detachment, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 11 Jan 1945, near Doncols & Sonlez, NW Luxembourg, SE of Bastogne, Belgium; ETO > Battle of the Bulge.

† Vermuele, Lyle W., SN 37-694-509, US Army, Carroll Co.
  • b. 29 Aug 1917 Lake City, Crawford Co.; s/o Franklin Pierce Vermuele & Sarah Dillivan; m. Evelyn Hall 1940, two children; entered service 4 Apr 1944 from rural Glidden, Carroll Co.; bur. Lanesboro Cem., Carroll Co.
  • Co. B, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div.; DOW 27 Dec 1944 S of Bastogne, Belgium; ETO > Battle of the Bulge.

† Vernon, Glenn Oren, SN 37-483-550, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 10 Aug 1918 Lewis, Cass Co.; s/o Walter C. Vernon & Sibyl E. Chubick; family moved to Co. Bluffs in early 1920s; m. Helen F. Anderson, one child; entered service 3 Aug 1943 from Co. Bluffs; bur. Mem. Park Cem., Co. Bluffs.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 3 Nov 1944 St.-Die-des-Vosges, Alsace, France; ETO > Alsace Campaign.

† Viberg, Oscar Nels, SN 20-704-218, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 2 Oct 1910 Co. Bluffs; s/o Nels Viberg & Ellen C. Hjerpe of Co. Bluffs; m. Gladys G. (Griffith) Wood of Oakland, Pott. Co. 1942, two stepsons; entered service 10 Feb 1941 from Co. Bluffs; no burial information.
  • Troop E, 107th Cavalry Regt., headquartered at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA; DNB 1 Mar 1943, rural Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; tank overturn on highway.​