Stateside

Below are the military service portions of roster records for members who died in the United States, excluding Alaska & Hawaii, while in service.
WWII Roster > Other WWII Dead lists those who died after being released from service but no later than 1950.

Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster - Stateside Deaths. (91 deaths)
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† Adams, Paul, SN 316-35-93, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.

Naval Air Station, Seattle, King Co., WA; DNB 11 Mar 1945, Seattle; murder/suicide, gassed while sleeping by domestic partner Vivien Breitner.

† Battey, Norma Jane, service nbr unknown, US Navy Waves, Pott. Co.

unit unknown, San Diego Naval Base, San Diego Co., CA; DNB 3 Oct 1943 San Diego, illness.

† Beers, Harold Elmer, SN 37-476-206, US Army, Harrison Co.

unit unknown; stationed at Camp Cooke (now Vandenburg Air Force Base), Santa Barbara Co., CA; DNB 19 Jan 1945 in nearby Lompoc, CA from asphyxiation.

† Blades, George William, 112-03-74, US Navy, Shelby Co. & Alameda Co., CA

Chief Radioman, US Navy Yard, Mare Island, Vallejo, Solano Co. CA; DNB 13 Feb 1943 at home, San Leandro, Alameda Co., CA; heart attack.

† Blain, David Benjamin, served as Blain, Dave B, SN 37-476-575, US Army, Cass Co.

trainee at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, near Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; DNB 24 Apr 1943 scarlet fever.

† Bolton, Wayne Arnold, SN 0-686-626, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.

312th Fighter Sqdn., 338th Fighter Gp.; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt # 42-8342 pilot; d. 23 Aug 1943 15 miles NW of Perry Army Air Field, Perry, Taylor Co., FL; accident on routine training flight.

† Branstiter, Daniel Starr, SN O-351249, Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.

Naval Air Photographic Sqdn. VD-2, detachment, Photographic Reconnaissance Training School, Naval Air Field, New Cumberland, Cumberland Co., PA; DNB 17 Jul 1944, Perry Co., PA; aircraft collision.

† Breeling, Clifford Oral, SN 37-421-037, US Army, Harrison Co.

Stationed at Ft. Crook, Bellevue, Sarpy Co., NE; soon after entering service, DNB 31 Jul 1942 at University of Nebraska Hospital, Omaha.

† Brown, Bernard Christian, SN 37-197-728, US Army Air Force, Audubon & Shelby Cos.

337th Fighter Sqdn., 329th Fighter Gp., training Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilots, stationed at Paine Field, Everett, WA; Lockheed B-34A Ventura/Lexington #AJ-405 radio operator w/ pilot William W. Smith; DNB 24 Sep 1943 Port Angeles, Clallam Co., WA; engine failure during takeoff at Port Angeles Coast Guard Station, plane veered off runway and burst into flames, all five dead.

† Buffington, Charles Rollin III, SN 0-461-238, US Army, Mills Co.

Hq. Battery, 189th FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div., Camp Pickett, Nottaway Co., VA; DNB 11 Apr 1943 at Camp Pickett; light plane he was flying lost control and crashed.

† Butler, Ralph Joseph, SN 37-420-384, US Army, Woodbury & Monona. Cos.

HQ, 1277th Service Command Service Unit, Pine Camp (now Ft. Drum), Jefferson Co., NY; DNB 30 Sep 1944 Boonville, Oneida Co., NY, struck by automobile.

† Cadwell, Newell Lewis, SN 37-194-793, US Army Air Force, Montgomery & Marshall Cos.

19th Photo. Mapping Sqdn., 4th Photo Gp. stationed at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO.; North American B-25C Mitchell #41-13247 radio operator w/ pilot Richard P. Marx; DNB 11 Jan 1943 near Falcon north of Colorado Springs; plane failed to recover from a spin and crashed; all six crew dead.

† Campbell, Bennie Clinton “Ben”, SN 39-313-929, US Army, Harrison Co. & Lane Co., OR

Co. C, 11th Maintenance Bn., 11th Armored Div.; DNB 4 Mar 1943, Camp Polk, Vernon Parish, LA, peritonitis from a gastric ulcer.

† Campbell, Wendell Melvin, SN 0-719-557, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso, TX; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100144 crewman w/ pilot Walter Slont; DNB 20 Jul 1944 one mile north of Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; two B-24s collided on routine training mission from Biggs Field to Walker Army Air Field at Roswell; ten died, seven parachuted and survived.

† Chambers, Stanley Glen, SN 19-097-353, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA

pilot trainee at Randolph Army Air Field, near San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; flying basic trainer Vultee BT-13A Valiant # 41-21514; DNB 7 Dec 1942 NW of Randolph Field; training accident.

† Connelly, Robin Gail, SN 17-122-875, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

20th Co., Separation Ctr., Ft. Dix, SSE of Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ; DNB 24 Dec 1945 from exposure, body found in Sanhican Creek, Trenton.

† Converse, Robert Franklin, SN 0-737-541, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE

958th Two-Engine Flying Training Squadron, Hobbs Army Air Field, Lea Co., NM (despite the unit name, this squadron gave newly-commissioned pilots a nine-week course in becoming four-engine B-17 pilots); Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29990 pilot, DNB 8 Sep 1943 8 miles NE of base in plane crash, five dead.

† Copeland, Donald Warner, SN 0-700-865, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

313 Troop Carrier Sqdn., 349th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Pope Army Air Field, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100712 pilot; DNB Jul 1944 25 miles SE of Cape Fear, SC; three aircraft from a flight of 54 disappeared in storm during training mission, all fifteen dead; BNR.

† Curtis, Edwin Palmer, SN 316-72-93, US Navy, Harrison Co.

previous service on heavy cruiser USS Chester (CA-27); d. 30 Sep 1943 Mare Island, Vallejo, Solano Co., CA; drowning.

† Dea, James David, SN O-325990, US Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.

Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-21; training at Harvey Point Navy Auxiliary Air Station, Queen Anne Co., NC; Martin PBM-3D Mariner BuNo 45263 crew member w/ pilot Farquhar Macrae Jr.; DNB 31 May 1944 in Princess Anne Co., Virginia near Harvey Pt.; plane stalled during practice bombing run; all nine dead.

† Donahoe, Joseph Robert, SN 6-553-362, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.

32nd Technical School Sqdn., Chanute Field, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL; d. 16 Jul 1942, heart failure caused by chronic alcoholism.

† Dryer, William Ernest, SN 0-543-837, US Army Air Force, Des Moines Co. (St. Paul's)

3rd Sqdn., 2533rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX; Vultee BT-13A Valiant #41-22019 pilot; DNB 14 Mar 1945; aircraft crashed on Los Pinos Mt. 37 miles east of San Diego, CA; both occupants dead.

† Duffy/Lein, Robert Eugene, SN 17-197-256, US Army, Pott. Co.

unit unknown; DNB 16 Jan 1945, near The Dalles, Wasco Co., OR, auto accident.

† Dworak, Lloyd Arthur, SN 702-51-32, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE

navy aviation fighter pilot training in night fighter operation at Vero Beach Naval Air Station, Indian River Co., FA; DNB on training mission early 6 Jan 1945; Grumman F7F Tigercat.

† Enochson, Kenneth Duane Jr., SN O-36582, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.

Marine Air Fighter Sqdn. VMF-523, Marine Air Group 52, 9th Marine Air Wing (training wing for east coast), Congaree Auxiliary Field, near Columbia, Lexington Co., SC; DNB 11 Sep 1945, near Columbia; plane crash.

† Evans, Robert Dean, SN 571-540, US Coast Guard, Polk Co.

stationed at Kalaloch Beach Patrol Station, Jefferson Co., Washington; DNB 25 Apr 1943; gunshot wound to head.

† Evinger, Homer Ralph, SN 0-698-914, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.

391st Bomb. Sqdn., 31st Bomb. Gp.; based at Blythe, CA Army Air Field training for deployment to the ETO; Consolidated B-24E Liberator #41-29086 crew member w/ pilot Glenn W. Turner; DNB 13 Feb 1944 March Field, Riverside Co., CA; aircraft making a forced landing because of engine issues collided with a parked RB-34 Ventura II; five of crew of ten died.

† Faurot, Owen Hugh, SN 648-04-18, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.

unit unknown; DNB 7 Nov 1944, off Old Point Comfort, Hampton, VA; crash at sea of transport plane returning to Europe, all 13 dead.

† Fausett, Ottis Marvin Jr., SN 316-35-63, US Navy, Pott. Co.

Attack cargo ship USS Oberon (AK-56/AKA-14); DNB 23 Jun 1942, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY; skull & spine fracture from a fall.

† Feser, John Robert, SN 37-472-899, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.

938 Engineering Camouflage Bn. (Aviation), March Army Air Field, Riverside Co., CA; DNB 14 Apr 1943 at March Field, drowning.

† Firebaugh, Gordon Dale, SN 958-03-91, US Navy, Audubon Co.

unit unknown; stationed at Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA; DNB 3 Sep 1945 at Treasure Island; cause of death unknown.

† Flack, David Albert, SN 0-687-121, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

813rd Base Unit, Sedalia Army Air Field (now Whiteman Air Force Base), Knob Noster, Johnson Co., MO; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-24317 crew member w/ pilot James J. Cram; DNB 14 Sep 1944 just east of field; collision with Douglas C-47A #42-24321 while returning from training mission to Vichy Army Air Field near Rolla, MO; all four on both planes killed.

† Garafalo, James Lester, SN 316-55-30 & O-329415, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.

Pensacola NAS, Escambia Co., Florida; Consolidated PBY-5 BuNo 08307 Catalina passenger; d. 3 Jun 1946 in Escambia Bay 3.5 miles SE of Naval Air Station Ellyson Field, Escambia Co.; wind caught right wing float while landing, plane flipped and caught fire; both died.

† Garrean, Elwood Eugene, SN 39-029-723, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA

806th Bomb. Sqdn., 471 Bomb. Gp., Pueblo Army Air Field, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO; Consolidated B-24E Liberator #42-7107 crew member w/ pilot Thomas C. Merryman Jr.; DNB 18 Aug 1943 over Gulf of Mexico ~ 138 miles SE of Corpus Christi, TX on flight to Texas; all ten dead; BNR.

† Glassburn, Hugh Stuart, SN 0-375-826, US Army Air Force, Polk Co.

Regional Communications Control Officer, Army Airways Communications System, Seattle, WA; died in Vultee BT-13A Valiant #42-42929 of 331st Fighter Sqdn., 329th Fighter Gp. based earlier at Paine Army Air Field, Everett, WA; DNB 24 Aug 1943, crashed near Olympia Army Air Field, Thurston Co., WA; both crew dead.

† Green, Leo Vincent, SN 37-463-951, US Army, Pott. Co.

unit unknown; DNB 29 Oct 1943, Barton Gen. Hospital, Spokane, Spokane Co., WA, uremic poisoning.

† Hale, Donald Max, SN 0-764-659, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-107133 co-pilot w/ pilot Dennis E. Lence; DNB 18 May 1944 near New Underwood, seven miles E of Rapid City Army Air Force Base; in a formation of B-17s organizing for a flight eastward towards the European Theater, aircraft nose dived into the ground from a height of around 2,000 feet with cause unknown; ten on board all killed.

† Harper, Paul Maurice, SN T-003-439, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.

Night fighter training school, 450th AAF Base Unit, Hammer Field, Fresno, CA; DNB 17 Dec 1944 three miles W of Madera, CA; training exercise on Douglas TP-70B #42-86900, a Douglas A-20 Havoc variant; plane stalled while maneuvering, four died.

† Hursey, Norris Edward, SN 17-120-012, US Army Air Force, Wayne Co.

Advanced Single Engine Pilot School, Moore Army Air Field, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX; DNB 30 Mar 1945, vehicle accident.

† Hutchison, Irwin Campbell, SN 6-934-185, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

unit unknown; based at Pope Army Air Field, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-18613 co-pilot w/ pilot George Petersen; KIA (sic) 10 Nov 1942, 6 miles NW of Lockhart, Union Co., SC; plane crashed & burned, three dead.

† Ivy, Dorsie Eugene, SN O-191494, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.

unit unknown, DNB 9 Jun 1943, Naval Air Station Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, training flight crash.

† Jensen, Waldo Chris, SN 6-567-485, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co.

33rd Bomb. Sqdn., 27th Bomb. Gp., transferred from Langley Field, VA to Modoc/Edwards Air Base, CA in Dec 1941; Martin B-26 Marauder #40-1475 ground crew chief w/ pilot Frank Kobal; DNB 30 Dec 1941 over San Bernardino Mts., San Bernardino Co., CA.

† Johnson, Russell John Victor, SN 17-131-544, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.

835th Bomb Sqdn., 486th Bomb. Gp, based at Davis-Monthan Army Air Base, Tucson, AZ; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52756 crew member; DNB 18 Feb 1944 NE of Phoenix near Rio Verde, AZ; aircraft #42-52756 & #42-41159 collided and locked wings on a training flight shortly before deployment to the European theater; all 17 men on the two planes died.

† Joslin, Lee Roy, SN 1-230-716, US Coast Guard, Webster Co. & Mariposa Co., CA

No overseas service, Coast Guard service details unknown; d. 14 Apr 1946 in auto accident in Oakland, Alameda Co., excessive speed & alcohol consumption.

† Kadel, Lloyd G., SN 17-123-128, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

604th Bomb. Sqdn., 399th Bomb. Gp., training unit based at Hamilton Army Air Field, Marin Co., CA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-28874 crew member; plane en route from Hamilton Field via Phoenix, AZ to Midland, TX; DNB 18 Mar 1944 in Santa Catalina Mts. 25 miles NE of Tucson, Pima Co., AZ; plane encountered bad weather and turned to return to Phoenix, plane clipped peak, lost control, and crashed; all ten dead.

† Kennedy, Hugh, SN 37-198-140, US Army, Montgomery Co.

Co. H, 321st Inf. Regt., 81st Inf. Div.; DNB 3 Mar 1943 at Camp Rucker, Dale Co., AL; cause unknown.

† Kimball, William George, SN 0-516-449, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

Air Transport Cmd.; DNB 3 Nov 1943 near Enterprise, Washington Co., UT, ferrying Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9241 from Long Beach, CA to Great Falls Army Air Field (now Malmstrom Air Force Base), MT.

† Kraschel, Richard Nelson, civilian, Shelby Co.

test pilot for Bell Aircraft, Buffalo, NY; d. 29 May 1943 near Niagara Falls, NY; Bell P-39 Airacobra malfunction, Richard Kraschel bailed out at low altitude, and parachute failed to open.

† Kuhl, Robert L., SN O-2-062-828, US Army Air Force, Adams Co.

261st Army Air Force Base Unit, Abilene Army Air Field, Taylor Co., TX; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt #42-74757 pilot; DNB 31 Oct 1944 1/2 mile SE of field; spin and stall.

† Lane, Kit Carson, SN 0-463-136, US Army, Audubon Co.

MP detachment,1604th Service Unit, based at Ft. Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, MI; DNB 22 Apr 1943 Station Hospital, Ft. Custer, Battle Creek, MI; cerebral hemorrhage.

† Lawson, Herschal Vernon, SN 37-466-733, US Army, Montgomery Co.

Co. A, Supply Bn., 14th Armored Div.; DNB 29 May 1943 Camp Chaffee Hospital, Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR; vehicle accident w/ major spinal injuries.

† Linn, Charles Leroy, SN 17-038-155, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

476th Bomb. Sqdn., 335th Bomb. Gp.; based at Barksdale Army Air Field, Shreveport, LA; Martin B-26A Marauder #41-7404 crew member w/ pilot E. F. Murphy Jr.; DNB 6 Nov 1942 at Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO; plane crashed & burned at take-off, all five dead.

† Lowman, George Arthur, SN 37-480-834, US Army, Montgomery Co.

395th Inf. Regt., 99th Inf. Div.; WIA ETO; returned to US 12 Apr 1945; DOW 31 May 1945. in hospital, Temple, TX.

† Madsen Earl Harvey, SN 17-197-232, US Army, Audubon Co.

Co. K, 341st Inf. Regt., 86th Inf. Div.; DNB 31 Dec 1944 near Reno, Nevada; died from injuries in the Bagley train wreck 17 miles W of Ogden, Utah early on 31 Dec.; 50 died, including 35 military personnel; the 86th Inf. Div. trained at Camp Howze, Texas & division members were gathering in California for deployment to the Pacific; these plans were cancelled and the division was deployed to Europe because of losses in Germany's Ardennes Counteroffensive.

† Martin, James Robert "Robert", SN 37-189-251, US Army, Montgomery Co.

trainee at Camp Crowder, MO who went AWOL, returning to Red Oak; status later changed to deserter; arrested and held in Red Oak jail; escaped 16 Apr 1942 and pursued by posse; shot & killed by posse member.

† Mayr, Rudy Frank, SN 0-1-700-501, US Army Air Force, Carroll Co.

US Army Air Force Dental Corps, unit unknown; d. on active duty 10 Mar 1946 in St. Petersburg, FL, auto accident.

† McCauley, Donald Perry, SN 37-466-829, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

573rd Bomb. Sqdn., 391st Bomb. Gp., based at Godman Army Air Field, Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; DNB 3 Nov 1943, base hospital, Ft. Knox, pneumonia.

† McClurg, Lynn Herrig Jr., SN 37-670-277, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.

326th AAF Base Unit; DNB 18 Nov 1944 MacDill Army Air Field, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL; ground crew member injured in turret of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-37678, which presumably was an aircraft used in combat crew training.

† Mefferd, Eugene, SN O-325598, US Naval Aviation, Harrison & Crawford Cos.

Served at Navy Air Station, Olathe, KS; d. 13 Feb 1945 Alameda Co., CA; cause of death unknown.

† Mickelsen, Howard Keith, SN 37-768-739, US Army, Shelby Co.

Co. B, 78th Inf. Training Regt., Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas; d. 4 Jun 1945, meningitis.

† Mulvaney, John Joseph, SN 37-045-953, US Army, Henry Co.

Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 160th Inf. Regt., 40th Inf. Div.; no overseas service; d. 8 Sep 1945 Letterman General Hosp., San Francisco, CA; pneumonia resulting from cancer.

† Munchrath, Francis F., SN 0-927-081, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

553 Base Unit, Romulus Army Air Field (now Wayne County Airport), near Detroit, MI; Curtis C-46A Commando #42-3669 co-pilot w/ pilot James W. Hartzog; DNB 26 Jan 1945, near Belle Center, Logan Co., OH; plane caught fire & crashed en route from Buffalo, NY to Wright-Patterson AAF, Dayton, OH; crew of three all dead.

† Nelson, Robert Johns, SN O-14768, US Marine Corps Aviation, Montgomery Co.

OT Sqdn. 8, US Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Pt., Havelock, Craven Co., NC; instructor; d. 1 Nov 1943 at Cherry Point; one of six killed when plane exploded while preparing for takeoff.

† Noehren, Edward Henry, SN 37-074-575, US Army, Shelby Co.

Co. H, 90th Inf. Regt. (a non-divisional training regiment), Camp Carson, El Paso Co., CO; DNB 26 Sep 1944 in Camp Carson hospital, injured in explosion of dud bazooka round.

† Nuzum, Roy Edward, SN 6-939-625, US Army, Harrison Co.

HQ Troop, 6th Cavalry Regt., Ft. Jackson, Richland Co., SC; DNB 19 Aug 1943, vehicle accident.

† O’Connor, William Edward “Bucky”, SN 648-60-76, US Navy, Pott. Co.

unit unknown; DNB 25 Feb 1945, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA, hit by automobile while walking on highway during an overnight leave.

† Olsen, Clarence Harley, served as Olson, Clarence H, SN T-004-068, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

pilot training school, probably 351st Base Unit, Myrtle Beach Army Air Field, SC; Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9343 pilot; DNB 22 Jan 1945 four miles S of Carolina Beach, Brunswick Co., NC, aircraft crash; four dead.

† Peterson, Charles William, SN 37-651-229, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co.

49th Bomb. Wing, 15th Air Force; based at Castelluccia, 15 km S of Foggia, Italy; invalided to Bruns General Hospital, Santa Fe, NM Apr 1945; DNB in hospital 24 Sep 1945, tuberculosis.

† Reynolds, Wayne Calbert, SN 564-07-41, US Navy, Cass Co.

served in Pacific Theater on USS Medusa (AR-1) & USS Hinsdale (APA-120); d. 2 Sep 1945 Sarpy Co., NE; cause unknown.

† Ripley, William Louis, SN 0-424-680, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.

unit unknown; d. 27 Sep 1946 in crash of Consolidated Catalina over water near Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa Co., FL; three died from crew of 10; BNR.

† Roarty, Paul Thomas, SN 17-004-319, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

787th Tech. Sch. Sqdn., Lincoln Army Air Base, Lancaster Co., NE; DNB 8 Jul 1942 near Lincoln; auto accident.

† Samson, Lloyd Elwood, SN 17-012-007, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Cass Cos.

unit unknown; DNB 30 Nov 1942, Luke Army Air Base Hospital, near Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ; consequences of bacterial pneumonia.

† Sharp, John C., SN 37-651-954, US Army, Pott. Co.

unit unknown, Desert Training Center, California & Arizona; DNB 8 Aug 1943, San Bernardino Co., CA; drowning.

† Springer, Lynn Irwin, SN 17-131-009, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

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; plane crashed earlier that day two miles S of Luke Field.

† Sweeney, Gordon Anthony, SN 37-480-210, US Army, Pott. Co.

unit unknown, DNB 4 May 1944 at Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; asphyxiation, probable drowning.

† Tedesco, Michael, SN 0-288-783, US Army, Pott. Co.

physician; DNB 16 Apr 1945, Camp Hood, near Killeen, Bell Co., TX; peritonitis from appendicitis.

† Thomas, Marvin Lyle, SN 0-018-345, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.

unit unknown, Army Corps of Engineers; DNB 19 May 1943, Los Angeles Co., CA.

† Thompson, Harry, SN 37-267-942, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.

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.

† Thompson, Kenneth Boyd SN 0-691-318, US Army Air Force, Howard Co., NE

Combat Crew Training Sqdn., 332nd Base Unit, Lake Charles Army Airfield, LA; Martin TB-26C Marauder #41-35129 pilot; DNB 16 Oct 1944 Lake Charles Army Hospital, Calcasieu Parish, LA; aircraft had engine failure and crashed after takeoff; all six dead.

† Tipton, John M., SN 17-037-879, US Army, Fremont Co. & Thurston Co., NE

72nd Liaison Sqdn., detachment based at Camp Crowder, Neosho, Newton Co., MO; Stinson L-5 Sentinel #42-98368 pilot; DNB 28 Jan 1944 Camp Crowder; aircraft crashed after loss of control and was damaged beyond repair; head injuries.

† Trowbridge, Marion Duane, SN 17-011-556, US Army Air ForceF, Harrison Co.

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.

Machinist Mate's School, Navy V-12 program, North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Wahpeton, after 11 days hospitalization; cause not disclosed.

† Viberg, Oscar Nels, SN 20-704-218, US Army, Pott. Co.

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.

† Wagaman, James Mitchel, SN 37-692-118, US Army, Montgomery Co.

Anti-aircraft Artillery School at Ft. Bliss, TX; d. near Villisca 3 Aug 1944 while home on leave; vehicle lost control & overturned.

† Wagner, Richard Paul, SN O-30916, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.

Hq. Sqdn., Marine Base Defense Air Group 41, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA; DNB 3 Mar 1944 E of San Juan Capistrano, Orange Co.; air accident while training.

† Wahlert, Robert Jacob, SN 37-425-956, US Army, Audubon Co.

nothing known of military service; d. 23 Aug 1942 in hospital Co. Bluffs; he & wife injured in motorcycle accident 22 Aug. 6 miles E of Co. Bluffs; she d. 25 Aug.

† Warren, Alfred Leroy, SN 37-470-626, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.

79th Transport S-F-A-Base, Hamilton Field, Suisan City, Solano Co., CA; DNB 23 Jun 1943 Fairfield, Solano Co., CA, vehicle hit by a train.

† Wenstrand, Byron Kenneth, SN 632-55-87, US Navy, Montgomery Co.

Naval Air Station Sand Point, Seattle, WA; d. 24 Sep 1942 US Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA; tuberculosis & meningitis.

† Westenburg, Glen Victor, SN 37-074-605, US Army, Page Co.

Service Battery, 171st Field Artillery Bn., 45th Inf. Div., temporarily based at Ft. Pickett, VA; d. 14 Mar 1943 Natural Bridge, Rockbridge Co., VA 12 miles south of Lexington; vehicle went through guardrail & dropped 215 feet to the bottom of the gorge; all five died.

† Wigness, Kenneth Eugene, SN 0-692-842, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co.

804th Bomb. Sqdn., 741st Bomb. Gp., Combat Crew Training School, Westover Army Air Field, near Springfield, MA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-7525 pilot; d. 7/8 Apr 1944 off Montauk Pt., Long Island, NY; engine failure followed by crash at sea, all eleven died; BNR.

† Windle, Fay Richard, SN 37-485-691, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.

unit unknown, stationed at Mountain Home Air Base, ID; Consolidated B-24J #42-51482 crew member w/ pilot Marion Philip Guthrie Jr.; DNB 18 Aug 1944 Elmore Co., ID; mid-air collision 10 miles SE of base with Martin AT-23A target tug #42-43356; seven B-24J crew and two AT-23A crew died.

Died in Western Hemisphere outside of Continental United States: (2 deaths)

† Gill, Carl Edward, SN 316-39-25, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.

assigned to US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico; d. 20 Sep 1946 near Mexico City; crash of US Naval Attache’s plane.

† Hoogensen, Earl Andrew, SN 37-427-473, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co. & San Diego Co., CA

1st Ferrying Sqdn., 6th Ferrying Gp.; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100399 flight engineer; DNB 16 Jan 1944 37 miles SE of Atkinson Field, near Georgetown, British Guinea, crashed en route to Belem, Brazil, all seven died, five bodies recovered.

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