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​WWII Germany units covered: War of Attrition (51 dead), Ardennes/The Bulge (31 dead), Alsace 1945 (four dead). Total dead 86.
​France   Border Areas   Germany   European Theater - Air, Sea & Comm Zone dead
  • Each list also appears at the bottom of the corresponding WWII Germany > The ETO webpage.
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03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition (51 dead, updated 26 January 2024)
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03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944: (four dead, updated 8 Aug '23/23 Aug '23)
  • Most Allied dead in ETO operations in the Netherlands were British, Canadian, or Polish.
​† Boye, Harold C., SN 37-346-863, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. A, 506th Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 6 Oct 1944 Opheusden, NW of Nijmegen, Netherlands; direct hit by an artillery shell on his machine gun position; Battle of Opheusden - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.
† Brazzle, Delbert Sherman, SN 37-468-247, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. A, 501st Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 17 Sep 1944 over Retie, 30 miles E of Antwerp, Belgium; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100981 shot down by flak; all 15 dead (five crew and ten army airborne pathfinders heading for the Operation Market Garden drop zone N of Eindhoven, Netherlands); Operation Market Garden - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.
​† Davis, Willard Henry, SN 37-460-144, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Fremont Co., WY
  • original member of Co. A, 508th Parachute Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., organized 4 Nov 1943 at Camp Mackall,, NC; parachuted from burning C-47A #42-101004 near Groesbeek, Netherlands 17 Sep 1944; KIA 19 Sep 1944 near Nijmegen, Netherlands; Battle of Nijmegen phase of Operation Market Garden - The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.
† Gregg, William Arnold (served as Gregg, Barney W.), SN 37-681-006, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. A, 23rd Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., Ninth Army, attached to British VIII Corps, British Second Army; KIA 28 Oct 1944 near Neerkant, E of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands; The ETO > War of Attrition > Netherlands 1944.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944: (one dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • The remaining Fall 1944 Rhineland dead are listed in subsequent subpages.
† Coad, Ernest Dyer, SN 39-147-004, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Alameda Co., CA
  • unknown unit, assigned to First Army one day before death; KIA 22 Nov 1944, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Rhineland 1944.

​03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > V Corps at the West Wall: (two dead, updated 31 Dec 2023)
† Jester, Milan Edgar, SN 37-126-889, US Army, Marshall Co., KS & Cass Co.
  • ​22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944 in the Schnee Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ~25 miles E of St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of the Schnee Eifel - The ETO > War of Attrition > V Corps at the West Wall.
† Leonard, Stanley William, SN 37-260-819, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 16 Sep 1944 in the Schnee Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ~25 miles E of St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of the Schnee Eifel - The ETO > War of Attrition > V Corps at the West Wall.
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03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen: (three dead, updated 31 Dec 2023)
† Gilmore, Burrel Gilbert, SN 39-018-679, US Army, Woodbury Co.
  • 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 8 Oct 1944 near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen.
† Mendenhall, Stanley Filtodus, SN 37-462-553, US Army, Monona Co. & Custer Co., SD.
  • 120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div., First & Ninth Armies; KIA 26 Oct 1944 near Herzogenrath, N of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia; The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen.
† Platt, Donald Aris, SN 37-193-185, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Oct 1944, probably near Wurm River, N of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Aachen.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Hürtgen Forest: (two dead, updated 31 Dec 2023)
† Ellison, Melvin Isaac, SN 37-446-316, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 3rd Bn., 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army;  WIA probably near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DOW 19 Nov 1944; The ETO > War of Attrition > Hürtgen Forest.
† Evans, Charles Harold, SN 37-486-832, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Medical Detachment, 112th Inf. Regt., 28th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; DOW 5 Nov 1944 near Schmidt, S of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Hürtgen Forest. 

​03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Operation Queen: (four dead, updated 31 Dec 2023)
† Hill, Jack William, SN 37-475-580, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. K, 405th Inf. Regt., 102nd Inf. Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 near Linnich, Roer River, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Operation Queen.
† Imrie, Donn Harold, SN 37-490-433, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 407th Inf. Regt., I02nd Inf. Div., XIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 approaching the Roer River, near Welz or Flossdorf, S of Linnich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Operation Queen.
† Johnson, Raymond Earl, SN O-1301648, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • 119th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, Ninth Army; wounded near Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, DOW 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; The ETO > War of Attrition > Operation Queen.
† Nielsen, Carl Edvan, SN 39-705-841, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Co. C, 743rd Tank Bn., attached to 30th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 22 Nov 1944 Fronhoven, N of Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; M4A3 Sherman tank assistant driver; tank lost to German anti-tank gun; The ETO > War of Attrition > Operation Queen.

​03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen: (eight dead, updated 2 Feb 2024)
† Ash, Lawrence Edward, SN 37-691-207, US Army, Marshall & Montgomery Cos.
  • Co. E, 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 near Vossenack in Hürtgenwald Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Ellison, Melvin Isaac, SN 37-446-316, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. I, 3rd Bn., 12th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army;  WIA west of Hürtgenwald in Hürtgenwald Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DOW 19 Nov 1944 Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Madsen, Elmer Herman, SN 37-691-778, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. F, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 Merode west of Düren in Langerwehe Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Cos. E & F, 2nd Bn., 26th Inf. Regt. advanced eastward into Merode from the Hürtgen Forest on 29 Nov; they were cut off and overwhelmed in the  Merode outskirts; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Metheny, Hershel Alfred, SN 6-857-125, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 2nd Bn., 331 Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 11 Dec 1944 SW of Düren near Guy in Hürtgenwald Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
​​† Miller, Melvin Max, SN 37-692-104, US Army, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. C, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army (1st Bn. attached to 18th Inf. 27th & 28th); KIA 27 Nov 1944 NW of Düren near Langerwehe, Langerwehe Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Morgan, Dale Leroy, SN 6-939-700, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 2nd Bn.,18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 1 Dec 1944, NW of Düren in  Langerwehe Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
† Rasmussen, Harley Norman, SN 37-691-442, US Army, Audubon & Guthrie Cos.
  • Co. D, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; WIA Nov 1944 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; shrapnel; DOW 26 Nov 1944 Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.
​† ​Tomes, Carlas, SN 39-471-995, US Army, Fremont Co. & Clarke Co., WA
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 12 Dec 1944 Jüngersdorf, west of Düren in Langerwehe Municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Queen/Hürtgen.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army: (ten dead, updated 23 Aug 2023)
† Anderson, Leon Edward, SN 37-128-873, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 378th Inf. Regt., 95th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 18 Nov 1944 Metz, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; Battle of Metz - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Ash, Mickiel Daniel, SN 37-196-388, US Army, Pott. & Polk Cos.
  • 347th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 20 Dec 1944 near German border at Obergailbach, east of Sarreguemines, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Curtis, Alton B., SN 37-692-006, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • 328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 15 Nov 1944 NE of Nancy, near Wuisse, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Haberberger, Leonard Joseph, SN 37-490-431, US Army, Harrison & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. G, 10th Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; DNB 16 Dec 1944 near Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), W of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Hull, Edwin George, SN 37-428-239, US Army, Monona & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. A, 326th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 30 Nov 1944 near Honskirich, SW of Bitche, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Kirkland, Morris Alvin, SN 37-420-864, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 377th Inf. Regt., 95th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Nov 1944 Maizières-lès-Metz, north of Metz, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; Battle of Metz - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army; BNR.
† Kuehn, Russell Dale, SN 37-693-128, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near Bliesbruck, east of Sarreguemines, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Ronnfeldt, Roy Robert, SN 37-189-109, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 358 Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 6 Dec 1944 Pachten, near Dillingen, on Saar River N of Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), Saarland, Germany; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Welch, Harold Arthur, SN 37-673-375, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. C, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 28 Sep 1944 near Metz, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; Battle of Metz - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.
† Williams, Jerry Jerome, SN 37-470-962, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 101st Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Nov 1944 east of Nancy, Hill 310, near Arracourt, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Third Army.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army 
(11 dead, updated 26 Jan 2024)
  • XV Corps, initially part of Third Army, was subordinated to Seventh Army 29 Sep 1944.
  • VI Corps, transferred from Italy, had landed in southern France in mid August. It came under ETO control in mid September.
† Christensen, Jack Newton, SN O-516-204, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co.
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div.; KIA 12 Nov 1944 near Raon l'Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Holshuh, Charles Lewis, SN 37-126-901, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 22 Oct 1944 by shrapnel near Embermenil, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
​† Kennedy, Clair Eugene, SN 37-447-783, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 142nd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; WIA 30 Sep 1944 by shrapnel near Tendon, SE of Epinal, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; DOW 1 Oct 1944; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Lynch, Archie Dale, SN 37-693-884, US Army, Cass Co.
  • ​315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 24 Oct 1944 near Embermenil, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France, shrapnel wounds; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Orstad, Melvin T., SN 37-447-884, US Army, Adams & Scott Cos.
  • ​10th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 10 Oct 1944 near Le Tholy, SE of Epinal, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Pagh, Amos Christian, SN 0-1-325-790, US Army, Douglas Co., NE
  • 397th Inf. Regt., 100th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 14 Nov 1944, near Raon L’Etape, SE of Baccarat, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Pedersen, Silas Clyde, SN 0-1-019-087, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • 191st Tank Bn., attached to 45th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 5 Oct 1944 probably NE of Epinal near Rambervillers, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France during Seventh Army's advance eastward into the Vosges foothills; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Points, Leslie Ronald, SN 32-300-054, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 313th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944, Forêt de Parroy, east of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Snyder, Kenneth Harvey, SN 37-484-885, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 315th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 29 Sep 1944 Forêt de Parroy, near Lunéville, SE of Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Tinkham, Darl Morgan, SN 37-472-715, US Army, Montgomery Co.​
  • Co. C, 143rd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 17 Oct 1944 east of Epinal, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.
† Vernon, Glenn Oren, SN 37-483-550, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 3 Nov 1944 St.-Die-des-Vosges, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Lorraine/Seventh Army.

03-03 - The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army (6 dead, updated 21 Jan 2024)
  • Beginning with 13 November, I place all 1944 Seventh Army deaths in this webpage even if the deaths occurred in Lorraine.
  • The 3rd Infantry Division, originally with VI Corps was attached to II French Corps from 15 December to 28 January.
† ​Brislin, James E., SN 35-919-752, US Army, Cuyahoga Co., OH
  • 143rd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 23 Nov 1944 near Vencheres, south of St. Die, Vosges Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Carlson, Robert Andrew, SN 39-128-015, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., II French Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 26 Dec 1944 north of Colmar Pocket, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Johnson, Melvin Wallace, SN 37-483-507, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 314th Inf. Regt., 79th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; DOW 18 Nov 1944 Saverne Gap, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
​ † Nielsen, Nis, SN 37-197-752, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. A, 111th Engineer Combat Bn., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 14 Dec 1944 from artillery shrapnel during German counterattack near Selestat, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Paulsen, Vernon Nels, SN O-1308538, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. H, 324th Inf. Regt., 44th Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Dec 1944 approaching Maginot Line, near Siersthal, west of Bitche, Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
† Wilson, Joseph Francis, served as Williams, Joseph L, SN O-1692505, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. M, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., II French Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 16 Dec 1944 near Kaysersburg, NW of Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > War of Attrition > Alsace/Seventh Army.
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03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge (31 dead, updated 27 January 2024)
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03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins (five dead, updated 21 Jan 2024)
† Anderson, Myron Bernell, SN 37-663-577, US Army, Clayton Co.
  • Antitank Co., 424th Inf. Regt., 106th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, First Army; FOD/KIA 16 Dec 1944 near Winterspelt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† Bish, Homer “Jack”, SN 13-009-412, US Army, Armstrong Co., PA & Pott. Co.
  • 73rd Armored Field Artillery Bn., Combat Command R, 9th Armored Div., VIII Corps, First Army; WIA Dec 1944 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; DOW 19 Dec 1944 Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† Johnson, Casper Simon, SN 37-021-372, US Army, Pott. Co. & Hennepin Co., MN
  • 14th Tank Bn., Combat Command B, 9th Armored Div., VIII Corps, First Army; KIA 17 Dec 1944 near St. Vith, Belgium; Battle of St. Vith - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† McKeown, Carroll L., SN 37-628-605, US Army, Pott. Co. & Randolph Co., MO
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., CCB, 3rd Armored Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, Third Army; KIA 20 Dec 1944 with Task Force Lovelady, near Stavelot, SW of Malmedy, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.
† Schneckloth, LeRoy William, SN 17-078-891, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 3250th Signal Service Co., V Corps, 1st Army; KIA 18 Dec 1944 Hünningen, two miles NW of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Begins.

03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Grows (one dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† Luchsinger, Stanley Dean, SN 37-455-354, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 33rd Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 23 Dec 1944 Hotton, 30 miles NW of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Grows.​

03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained (seven dead, updated 27 Jan 2024)
† McLoud, James Fredrick , served as Long Fred O, SN 37-442-043, US Army, Pott. Co. & Washington Co., OK
  • 328th Inf. Regt., 26th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arsdorf, Luxembourg, S of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Plummer, Kenneth Frank, SN 37-680-558, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 424 Inf. Regt., 106 Inf. Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Army; attached to 7th Armored Div. at time of death; KIA 28 Dec 1944 near Manhay, W of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
  • Notes: When the German Ardennes Counteroffensive began on 16 Dec 1944, the 424th Inf. Regt. was at Winterspelt, over the German border SE of St. Vith, Belgium. The other two 106th Inf. Div. regiments, the 422nd and 423rd, in the Schnee Eifel to the north, were encircled and then surrendered on 19 December. Meanwhile, the 424th had withdrawn from Winterspelt NW across the Our River to St. Vith, where it was attached to the 7th Armored Division and joined the defense of St. Vith. Around 21 Dec, the 424th joined the American withdrawal from St. Vith further west to Manhay.
† Kelley, Parle Pratt, SN 37-724-123, US Army, Mills Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Dec 1944 near Manhay, Ardennes, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Lathrop, Harold Verne, SN 37-737-163, US Army, Sedgwick Co., KS
  • 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; FOD/KIA 29 Dec 1944 near Bütgenbach, NE of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Reifschneider, Donald Walter, SN 37-490-340, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Dec 1944 near Bütgenbach, N of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Stout, Richard Clyde, SN 37-692-125, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • unit unknown; KIA 26 Dec 1944 in Luxembourg, bullet wound; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.
† Vermuele, Lyle W., SN 37-694-509, US Army, Carroll Co.
  • Co. B, 318th Inf. Regt., 80th Inf. Div., III or XII Corps, Third Army; DOW 27 Dec 1944 S of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Contained.

​03-04 - The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated (18 dead, updated 5 Oct 2023)
† Brown, Cecil LeRoy, SN 37-697-684, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army (regiment attached to 1st Inf. Div. at time of death); KIA 24 Jan 1945 near St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Carter, Meredith M., SN 0-1-176-509, US Army, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
  • Battery B, 14th Armored Field Artillery Bn.; 2nd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945 Dochamps, NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Hansen, Lawrence George, SN 37-120-519, US Army, Shelby & Pott. Cos.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; WIA; DOW 10 Jan 1945 in hospital, Vielsalm, W of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Hansen, Robert Victor, SN 37-472-746, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 346th Inf. Regt., 87th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945, Jenneville, W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Johnson, Myron Paul Edward (served as Johnson Myron P E), SN 37-194-564, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. F, 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; captured ~ 7 Jan 1945 in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge; release date unknown; DNB 1 May 1945 in British hospital, Belgium; malnutrition & pneumonia; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Lee, Delbert Donald, SN 17-040-250, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. A, 610th Tank Destroyer Bn., attached to 80th Inf. Div., XII Corps, Third Army; KIA 8 Jan 1945 Dahl, SE of Wiltz, Luxembourg; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
​† McCormick, Jack Albert, SN 20-743-489, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army, attached to 3rd Armored Div.; POW 5 Jan 1945 during German counterattack on Hill 108 near Lansival, W of Vielsalm, Belgium; perhaps processed at POW camp Stalag 12A, Limberg, E of Koblenz, Germany and then transferred to Stalag 9B, Bad Orb, NE of Hanau, Germany; DNB 3 Mar 1945; pneumonia; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Muller, Harland Max, SN 37-478-022, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 194th Glider Infantry Regt., 17th Airborne Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 4 Jan 1945 W of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Osler, Floyd Wayne, SN 37-476-459, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. A, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 9 Jan 1945 near Berle, Luxembourg SE of Bastogne & SW of Wiltz; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Rauterkus, Robert Richard, SN 37-483-565, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 48th Armored Inf. Bn., 7th Armored Div., XVIII Airborne Corps, First Army; KIA 21 Jan 1945 near Born, N of St. Vith, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Simpson, Harold Elwood, SN 37-698-983, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. G, 329th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 12 Jan 1945 near Petite-Langlire, SW of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Taylor, Leon Francis Hough, SN 37-120-190, US Army, Polk & Harrison Cos.
  • 36th Armored Inf. Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 3 Jan 1945 NW of Houffalize, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Vanderpool, Clifford S., SN 37-739-404, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • 15th Tank Bn., 6th Armored Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 7 Jan 1945 E of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Vaughan, Orel E., SN 37-451-222, US Army, Pennington Co., SD
  • Medical Detachment, 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA 11 Jan 1945, near Doncols & Sonlez, NW Luxembourg, SE of Bastogne, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.​
† Viether, Earl Edward, SN 36-782-812, US Army, Cass Co. & Rock Island Co., IL
  • 330th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; attached to 3rd Armored Div. at time of death; KIA 6 Jan 1945 near Malempre, SE of Manhay & W of Vielsalm, Belgium; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Walling, Garrett Alma, SN 20-743-538, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 506th Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 14 Jan 1945 NE of Bastogne, Belgium; ​The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Wilson, Boyd Merrill, SN 37-675-900, US Army, Taylor Co.
  • 550th Airborne Infantry Bn., attached to 194th Glider Inf. Regt., 17th Airborne Div., VIII Corps, Third Army during Battle of the Bulge; probably captured 4/5 Jan 1945 near Houmont, west of Bastogne, Luxembourg; DNB 1 Mar 1945 Stalag 8A, on the Neisse River SE of Görlitz, east of Dresden, Saxony, Germany; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
† Wooten, Harry Thomas, SN 37-241-056, US Army, Atchison Co., MO
  • Co. B., 50th Armored Inf. Bn., 6th Armored Div., III Corps, Third Army; KIA ~ 26 Jan 1945 (official date 27 Jan)  serving with Task Force Root near Weiswambach, extreme northern Luxembourg; head wound; The ETO > Ardennes/The Bulge > The Bulge Eliminated.
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03-05 - The ETO > Alsace 1945 (four dead, updated 27 January 2024)
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03-05 - The ETO > Alsace, 1945 > Nordwind (no dead, updated 27 Jan 2024)

03-05 - The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket (two dead, updated 21 Dec 2022)
† Bates, Stuart McCain, SN 37-475-399, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 756th Tank Bn., 3rd Inf. Div. (attached to French II Corps 15 Feb - 12 Mar), Seventh Army; KIA 24 Jan 1945 N of Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket.
† Caywood, John Sloan, SN 39-591-957, US Army, Lancaster Co., NE & Pott. Co., IA
  • 28th Inf. Div., XXI Corps; KIA 1 Feb 1945 near Colmar, Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace 1945 > Colmar Pocket.

​03-05 - The ETO > Alsace-Lorraine, 1945 > Seventh Army in Stasis (two dead, updated 27 Jan 2024)
† Drake, Eldon C., SN 37-403-963, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. B., 25th Tank Bn., 14th Armored Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army, attached to 36th Inf. Div. at time of death; KIA 7 Feb 1945 near Haguenau, Alsace, France; The ETO > Alsace-Lorraine 1945 > Seventh Army in Stasis.
† Hoy, John Walter, SN 37-710-383, US Army, Pawnee Co., OK & Fremont Co. (St. Paul's)
  • Co. I, 255th Inf. Regt., 63rd Inf. Div., XV Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 8 Feb 1945 near Sarreguemines, Lorraine, France; The ETO > Alsace-Lorraine, 1945 > Seventh Army in Stasis.