Wereth Eleven Memorial
Wereth Eleven Memorial
Source: website bigpigeon.us, webpage WW II Dead > The Roster > Roster-TUV.
© 2021 by Robert A. "Bob" Christiansen, last update 27 Feb 2021, 25 names.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa Area WW II Dead Roster - part 10/11, T-U-V
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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, northern Tuscany, Italy; The MTO > MTO Comm. Zone.
  • Notes: Military Justice was not exactly blind in the US Army in Europe in WW II. According to one source, 93 were executed for rape and murder, one (Eddie Slovik) for desertion. Of the 94 executions, 87 were Black.

† 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; The Ardennes/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, near Killeen, 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.
  • unit unknown, Army 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 Field, Oklahoma City, OK; DNB 12 Jun 1943, Enid, Garfield Co., OK; truck accident.

† Thomsen, Walter Peter Henry, served as Thomsen Walter P H, SN 37-651-579, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • b. 16 Sep 1922 Dow City, Crawford Co.; s/o Peter H. Thomsen & Anna Lochmiller; m. Lucille A. "Lucy" Jones of Dunlap, Harrison Co. 1941, two childen; entered service 28 Dec 1942 from Dow City; tablets of the missing at Sicily-Rome American Cem., Nettuno, Lazio, Italy; memorial in Dow City Cem.
  • 83rd Chemical Bn.; KIA 26 Jan 1944 off Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; HMS LST-422 en route from Naples, Italy drifted into a German mine field during heavy winds, hit a mine, and burned intensely; 454 American soldiers and 29 British sailors died; The MTO > MTO Sea War; BNR.

† 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 > Battle of 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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† Thoreson, Vernon Charles, SN 321-60-87, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • b. 23 Feb 1920 Soldier, Monona Co.; s/o Martin J. Thoreson & Florence I. Burke; entered service 23 Feb 1941 from Ute, Monona Co.; m. Cleo E. Wallis of River Sioux, Harrison Co. 1943, one child​​; bur. Soldier Lutheran Cem.
  • USS Mugford (DD-389); KIA 5 Dec 1944, Surigao Strait, Philippines; kamikaze attack, eight dead, ship survived.

† 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 > At the Gustav Line.

† Trowbridge, Marion Duane, SN 17-011-556, USAAF, Harrison Co.
  • b. 22 Jul 1919 Logan, Harrison Co.; s/o Claude E. Trowbridge & Lois S. Stacy who remained in Logan until dying; m. Dorothy A. Likens, one child; entered service 5 Oct 1940 from Logan; bur. Logan Cem.
  • 44th AAF Base Unit, Portland Army Air Field, Oregon; DNB 20 Jul 1943 in Portland area; Cessna Bobcat UC-78B #42-58155 w/ pilot Nelson D. Jenkins crash, all four dead.

† 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 at North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Wahpeton.

† 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; The Ardennes/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; The Ardennes/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; The Ardennes/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; Lorraine & Alsace > 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.​

† Vittitoe, Lloyd Albert, SN 37-735-050, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • b. 26 Sep 1920 Modale, Harrison Co.; s/o George W. Vittitoe & Winnie McAlexander; m. Elizabeth Jean Sublet 1939, two children; entered service 20 Jul 1944; bur. Magnolia Cem., Harrison Co.
  • Overseas service with the 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div. in the ETO; sep. 15 Feb 1946; d. 7 Aug 1949 rural Herman, Washington Co., NE; accidental gunshot wound.
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