The Home Locations of the Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead
(incomplete) Monona Crawford Carroll Greene
(complete) Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie
(complete) Co. Bluffs Rural Pott. Co. Cass Adair
(complete) Montgomery Mills Adams Union
(incomplete) Fremont Page Taylor Ringgold
Other SW Iowa Other Iowa Border States Other States
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Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead - States Bordering Iowa
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----- Illinois -----
Adams County, IL residents:
----- Minnesota -----
Renville County, MN residents:
----- Missouri -----
Atchison County, MO residents:
----- Nebraska -----
Adams County, NE residents:
----- South Dakota -----
Custer County, SD residents:
Bruce, Russell William, SN 307-36-02, US Navy, Montgomery Co. & Jones Co., SD
Pennington County, SD residents:
----- Wisconsin -----
Milwaukee Co., WI residents:
Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead - States Bordering Iowa
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----- Illinois -----
Adams County, IL residents:
- Orr, Bertis Stanley, SN 37-118-280, US Army, Pott. Co. & Adams Co., IL
- Branning, Adam Jr., SN 36-008-608, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Cook Co., IL
- Brodie, Walter, SN 321-61-44, US Navy, Cook Co., IL & Audubon Co.
- Kranz, Fred Roger, SN 905,601, US Marine Corps, Cook Co., IL & Pott. Co.
- Plagge, Harold W., SN O-1006609, US Army, Lake Co., IL
- Lauridsen, Omar Hans, SN 0-2-064508, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co. & Richland Co., IL
- Baraks, Frederick August, served as Barracks, Frederick A, SN 36-448-659, US Army, Rock Island Co., IL
----- Minnesota -----
Renville County, MN residents:
- Wood, Edgar George, SN 37-548-106, US Army, Harrison Co. & Renville Co., MN
- Carlson, Roland Linus, SN 37-524-041, US Army Air Force, also Montgomery Co., IA
- Learned, Bradley Eugene, SN 17-047-210, US Army Air Force, Wright Co., MN
----- Missouri -----
Atchison County, MO residents:
- Wooten, Harry Thomas, SN 37-241-056, US Army, Atchison Co., MO
- Hayes, Robert A., SN O-1297536, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Buchanan Co., MO
- Henderson, Harry Gregory, SN 872-01-35, US Navy, Buchanan Co., MO
- Phillips, Fred Brittman, SN 956-27-27, US Navy, Cedar Co., MO
- Huffman, Cecil, SN 39-390-197; US Army, Douglas Co., MO & Cass Co
- Crockett, Oliver Eldon, SN 37-490-415, US Army, Gentry Co., MO & Pott. Co.
- Dumler, Reuben P., SN 38-008-965, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Grundy Co., MO
- Dryer, Arthur L., SN 37-112-204, US Army, Page Co. & Howell Co., MO
- Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
- Daughtrey/Daugherty, Gilbert Pryor, SN 701-04-70, US Navy, Jackson Co., MO & Pott. Co.
- Knudsen, Robert Dearld, SN 896935, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Jackson Co., MO
- McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO
----- Nebraska -----
Adams County, NE residents:
- Braden, Clyde Edward, SN 37-656-928, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
- Braden, William Court, SN 37-465-735, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
- Mitchell, James Woodrow, SN 6-932-582, US Army, Burt Co., NE
- Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
- Smith, Lyle Calvin, SN 37-038-662, US Army, Burt Co., NE
- Rhoads, Guy Benjamin, SN 648-06-39, US Navy, Custer Co., NE
- Bailey, Jack Carl, SN 37-356-705, US Army, Pott Co. & Cheyenne Co., NE
- Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE.
- Brazzle, Delbert Sherman, SN 37-468-247, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Coad, Ernest Dyer, SN 39-147-004, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Alameda Co., CA
- Converse, Robert Franklin, SN 0-737-541, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Cox, Kenneth A., SN 17-078-406, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Deffenbaugh, Lyle Joseph, SN O-288505, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Dworak, Lloyd Arthur, SN as aviation cadet 702-51-32, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE
- Herrell, George Walter, SN 37-699-107, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Kasal, Robert Edward (served as Kasal Robert F), SN 17-040-532, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
- Klefman, Gordon Louis, SN O-325561, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Lovelady, Lyle Everett, childhood name Lyle E. Miller, SN 20-723-370, US Army, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Macalister, Bruce Richard, SN O-444938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Nugent, Donald Thomas, SN 17-018-650, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Pagh, Amos Christian, SN O-1325790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Pigg, Ronald Orville, SN 0-890-057, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Los Angeles Co., CA
- Schomers, Jeremiah J. “Jerry”, SN 37-477-010, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Seidell, Daniel Ryan, SN O-165834, US Navy, Polk Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Smith, Boyd D., SN 663-18-59, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Steward, Gerald, SN 441,664, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Trobough, Jerome Carroll, SN 37-034-015, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Waage, Paul Allen, SN 20-704-306, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Walker, Hayden Leonard, SN 37-262-366, US Army Air Force, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Welty, Robert Lyman, SN O-407132, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE
- Yergey, Stanley Allen, SN O-717010, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
- Overgaard, Andrew Bager, SN 37-045-092, US Army, Audubon Co. & Greeley Co., NE
- (vet.) Gibson, Glenn Harvey, SN 962-08-15, US Navy, Howard Co., NE
- Thompson, Kenneth Boyd SN O-691318, US Army Air Force, Howard Co., NE
- Mortenson, John Stuart, SN 0-748-217, US Army Air Force, Kearney Co., NE & Maricopa Co., AZ
- Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE, Pott. Co., & Los Angeles Co., CA
- Christensen, Jack Newton, SN O-516-204, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- (vet.) Shaw, Dale Burman, SN 37-144-050, US Army, Madison Co., NE
- Henderson, Max O., SN 37-485-581, US Army, Pott. Co. & Thayer Co., NE
- Tipton, John Merkel, SN 17-037-879, US Army, Fremont Co. & Thurston Co., NE
- Zentz, Ervin Emory, SN 37-699-101, US Army, Pott. Co. & Valley Co., NE
- Broman, Donald Norris, SN 37-485-648, US Army, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE.
- Broman, Floyd Leroy, SN 39-691-053, US Army Air Force, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE.
- (vet.) Downer, William Gale, served as Gale W. Downer, SN 17-038-602, US Army Air Force, York Co., NE
- Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
----- South Dakota -----
Custer County, SD residents:
- Mendenhall, Stanley Filtodus, SN 37-462-553, US Army, Custer Co., SD & Harrison Co.
- Martin, Stanley Wayne, SN 37-289-074, US Army, Haakon Co., SD
- Martin, Vernon A., SN 6-857-070, US Army, Haakon Co., SD
Bruce, Russell William, SN 307-36-02, US Navy, Montgomery Co. & Jones Co., SD
Pennington County, SD residents:
- Napier, LaVerne Floyd, SN 37-262-712, US Army, Pott. Co. & Pennington Co., SD
- Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
- Soppe, Raymond Ferdinand, SN 37-156-293, US Army, Tripp Co., SD & Pott. Co.
- Thorne, Chester Oscar, SN 20-706-841, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Tripp Co., SD
----- Wisconsin -----
Milwaukee Co., WI residents:
- Fintel, Hubert Alvin, SN 36-829-180, US Army, Milwaukee Co., WI
----- Minnesota -----
Renville County, MN residents:
Renville County, MN residents:
- Wood, Edgar George, SN 37-548-106, US Army, Harrison Co. & Renville Co., MN
- Carlson, Roland Linus, SN 37-524-041, US Army Air Force, also Montgomery Co., IA
- Learned, Bradley Eugene, SN 17-047-210, US Army Air Force, Wright Co., MN
----- Missouri -----
Atchison County, MO residents:
Atchison County, MO residents:
- Wooten, Harry Thomas, SN 37-241-056, US Army, Atchison Co., MO
- Hayes, Robert A., SN O-1297536, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Buchanan Co., MO
- Henderson, Harry Gregory, SN 872-01-35, US Navy, Buchanan Co., MO
- Huffman, Cecil, SN 39-390-197; US Army, Douglas Co., MO & Cass Co
- Crockett, Oliver Eldon, SN 37-490-415, US Army, Gentry Co., MO & Pott. Co.
- Dumler, Reuben P., SN 38-008-965, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Grundy Co., MO
- Dryer, Arthur L., SN 37-112-204, US Army, Page Co. & Howell Co., MO
- Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
- Daughtrey/Daugherty, Gilbert Pryor, SN 701-04-70, US Navy, Jackson Co., MO & Pott. Co.
- Knudsen, Robert Dearld, SN 896935, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Jackson Co., MO
- McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO
----- Nebraska -----
Adams County, NE residents:
Adams County, NE residents:
- Braden, Clyde Edward, SN 37-656-928, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
- Braden, William Court, SN 37-465-735, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Adams Co., NE.
- Mitchell, James Woodrow, SN 6-932-582, US Army, Burt Co., NE
- Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
- Rhoads, Guy Benjamin, SN 648-06-39, US Navy, Custer Co., NE
- Bailey, Jack Carl, SN 37-356-705, US Army, Pott Co. & Cheyenne Co., NE
- Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE.
- Brazzle, Delbert Sherman, SN 37-468-247, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Coad, Ernest Dyer, SN 39-147-004, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Alameda Co., CA
- Converse, Robert Franklin, SN 0-737-541, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Cox, Kenneth A., SN 17-078-406, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- Deffenbaugh, Lyle Joseph, SN O-288505, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Dworak, Lloyd Arthur, SN as aviation cadet 702-51-32, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE
- Herrell, George Walter, SN 37-699-107, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Klefman, Gordon Louis, SN O-325561, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Lovelady, Lyle Everett, childhood name Lyle E. Miller, SN 20-723-370, US Army, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Macalister, Bruce Richard, SN O-444938, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Nugent, Donald Thomas, SN 17-018-650, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Pagh, Amos Christian, SN O-1325790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Pigg, Ronald Orville, SN 0-890-057, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Los Angeles Co., CA
- Schomers, Jeremiah J. “Jerry”, SN 37-477-010, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
- Seidell, Daniel Ryan, SN O-165834, US Navy, Polk Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Smith, Boyd D., SN 663-18-59, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Steward, Gerald, SN 441,664, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Trobough, Jerome Carroll, SN 37-034-015, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Waage, Paul Allen, SN 20-704-306, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Walker, Hayden Leonard, SN 37-262-366, US Army Air Force, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
- Welty, Robert Lyman, SN O-407132, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE
- Yergey, Stanley Allen, SN O-717010, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
- Overgaard, Andrew Bager, SN 37-045-092, US Army, Audubon Co. & Greeley Co., NE
- (vet.) Gibson, Glenn Harvey, SN 962-08-15, US Navy, Howard Co., NE
- Thompson, Kenneth Boyd SN O-691318, US Army Air Force, Howard Co., NE
- Mortenson, John Stuart, SN 0-748-217, US Army Air Force, Kearney Co., NE & Maricopa Co., AZ
- Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE, Pott. Co., & Los Angeles Co., CA
- Christensen, Jack Newton, SN O-516-204, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co.
- (vet.) Shaw, Dale Burman, SN 37-144-050, US Army, Madison Co., NE
- Henderson, Max O., SN 37-485-581, US Army, Pott. Co. & Thayer Co., NE
- Tipton, John Merkel, SN 17-037-879, US Army, Fremont Co. & Thurston Co., NE
- Zentz, Ervin Emory, SN 37-699-101, US Army, Pott. Co. & Valley Co., NE
- Broman, Donald Norris, SN 37-485-648, US Army, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE.
- Broman, Floyd Leroy, SN 39-691-053, US Army Air Force, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE.
- (vet.) Downer, William Gale, served as Gale W. Downer, SN 17-038-602, US Army Air Force, York Co., NE
- Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
----- South Dakota -----
Custer County, SD residents:
Custer County, SD residents:
- Mendenhall, Stanley Filtodus, SN 37-462-553, US Army, Custer Co., SD & Harrison Co.
- Martin, Stanley Wayne, SN 37-289-074, US Army, Haakon Co., SD
- Martin, Vernon A., SN 6-857-070, US Army, Haakon Co., SD
- Napier, LaVerne Floyd, SN 37-262-712, US Army, Pott. Co. & Pennington Co., SD
- Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
- Soppe, Raymond Ferdinand, SN 37-156-293, US Army, Tripp Co., SD & Pott. Co.
- Thorne, Chester Oscar, SN 20-706-841, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Tripp Co., SD
----- Wisconsin -----
Milwaukee Co., WI residents:
Milwaukee Co., WI residents:
- Fintel, Hubert Alvin, SN 36-829-180, US Army, Milwaukee Co., WI
Selected Iowa Border State Maps Showing Counties
Notes:
- (vet.) = veteran, died after separation from service; record is in WWII Dead > Ancillary Records.
- Iowa's border states, clockwise from the north, are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
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