bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead > Death Locations > The ETO - France, © 2025 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 17 Feb 2025
WWII Germany units covered: The Normandy Campaign (16 dead), Liberation (30 dead). Total dead 46.
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  • Each list also appears at the bottom of the corresponding WWII Germany > The ETO webpage.
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​03-01 - The ETO > The Normandy Campaign (16 dead, updated 27 January 2024)
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03-01 - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day: (two dead, updated 20 Dec 2022)
  • ​The Operation Overlord naval dead are listed in The ETO Sea War webpage.​
​† Fulk, Paul Hoyt, SN 37-169-571, US Army, Page Co.
  • Co. H, 501st Parachute Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div.; KIA 6 Jun 1944 W of Douve River Estuary, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day.
† Kendle, Ross LaVar, SN 17-193-984, US Army, Audubon Co. & Morris Co., KS
  • Sherman tank crew member in Co. B, 743rd Tank Bn., supporting 116th Infantry Regt., 29th Inf. Div.; one of five tank battalions that landed on Normandy on D-Day, landing entirely on LCTs during D-Day's rough seas although 2/3 of their tanks had been modified to paddle to shore in calm seas; KIA 6 Jun 1944 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > D-Day.

03-01- The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy June 1944: (four dead, updated 20 Dec 2022)
† Aultz, Dorsey Everet, SN 37-189-141, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 13 Jun 1944 near Picauville, SW of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Deitchler, Edgar Kay, SN 37-118-985, US Army, Mills Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 17 Jun 1944, near Gourbesville, W. of St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Pedersen, Oscar Holst (served as Holst, Oscar), SN 37-126-291, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • b. 4 Apr 1914 Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark; s/o Jens Holst Pedersen & Elsie Marie Jensen; immigrated to Co. Bluffs; b/o Henry H. Peterson of Co. Bluffs; bur. Herning Kirkegaard, Denmark.
  • Battery B, 320th Glider FA Bn., 82nd Airborne Div.; KIA 18 Jun 1944, near Douve River W of Ste Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.
† Plagge, Harold W., SN 0-1-006-609, US Army, Lake Co., IL
  • 746th Tank Bn.; DOW 9 Jun 1944 near Utah Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, June 1944.

​03-01- The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944: (ten dead, updated 27 Jan 2024)
† Broman, Donald Norris, SN 37-485-648, US Army, Mills Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 746th Tank Bn., temporarily attached to 83rd Inf. Div.; KIA/FOD 11 Jul 1944 S of Carentan, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944; BNR.
† Felthager, Joseph William, SN 20-743-408, US Army, Des Moines & Pott. Cos.
  • Hq. & Service Troop, 125th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 113rd Cavalry Recon. Gp.; KIA 21 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Hopley, George Peter, SN 0-526-650, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. F, 329th Inf. Regt., 83rd Inf. Div., VII Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 4 Jul 1944 SW of Carentan, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
 † Lovelady, Lyle Everett, childhood name Lyle E. Miller, SN 20-723-370, US Army, Mills Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • before induction, served in Nebraska National Guard in Omaha's Co. K, 134th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; still serving in 134th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army at time of death; KIA 18 Jul 1944 N of St. Lo, Manche, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Pearce, Lawrence Gilbert, SN 37-189-235, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. B, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 18 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; Battle of St. Lo. - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Pratt, Leonard Earl, SN 37-465-244, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 8th Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 10 Jul 1944, near Periers, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Roach, Frederick Vincent, SN 37-190-260, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 358th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, First Army; WIA 23 Jul 1944 N of Periers & NW of St. Lo, Manche, Normandy, France; DOW 24 Jul 1944; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Schickner, Donald, SN 37-219-544, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 134th Infantry Regt., 35th Inf. Div., XIX Corps, assigned to Third Army, attached to First Army; KIA 17 Jul 1944 near St. Lo, Normandy, France; Battle of St. Lo - The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Shadden, Everett Willard, 0-496-183, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • Detachment 7, 166th Signal Photo. Co.; KIA 22 Jul 1944, near La Haye, NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; combat photographer; mortar burst while with 90th Inf. Div.; The ETO > Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
† Wells, Lester Earl, SN 37-465-227, US Army, Pott. Co..
  • 39th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 13 Jul 1944 NW of St. Lo, Normandy, France; The ETO > ​Normandy Campaign > Normandy, July 1944.
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03-02 - The ETO > Liberation  (30 dead, updated 4 October 2023)
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03-02  - The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra: (three dead, updated 8 Aug '23/23 Aug '23)
† Block, Ernest August Sylvester "Sam", SN 37-120-000, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 32nd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 29 Jul 1944 E of Coutances, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.
† Paulsen, Laverne Henry, SN 37-445-364, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Recon. Co., 66th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., VII Corps, First Army; KIA 29 Jul 1944 S of St. Lo, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.
† Young, Robert Edson, SN 37-676-788, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; KIA 30 Jul 1944 SE of St. Lo, Normandy; The ETO > Liberation > Operation Cobra.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany: (six dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • On 5 September 1944, VIII Corps was reassigned from the Third Army to the new Ninth Army.
† Crockett, Oliver Eldon, SN 37-490-415, US Army, Pott. Co. & Gentry Co., MO
  • 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 11 Sep 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Kreger, Lewis Elwin, SN 37-261-801, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 28th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 31 Aug 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Powell, Oliver Preston Jr., SN 37-420-870, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Ninth Army; KIA 9 Sep 1944, near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Rihner, John Jerome, SN 37-422-955, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. G, 116th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, First Army, attached to VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 3 Sep 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Thompson, Albert Bernard, SN 37-394-633, US Army, Pott. Co. & Howell Co., MO
  • Co. A, 12th Engr. Combat Bn., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 30 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.
† Wright, Bruce Ware, SN 39-161-053, US Army, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 13th Inf. Regt., 8th Inf. Div., VIII Corps, Third Army; KIA 31 Aug 1944 near Brest, Brittany, France; Battle for Brest - ​The ETO > Liberation > Brittany.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Normandy: (nine dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
  • When the official Normandy Campaign ended in July 1944, most of Normandy still lay in German hands.
† Bailey, Jack Carl, SN 37-356-705, US Army, Pott Co. & Cheyenne Co., NE
  • Co. E, 60th Inf. Regt., 9th Inf. Div. (part of 2nd Bn. attached to 4th Inf. Div.); KIA 8 Aug 1944 NE of Avranches, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Baylor, Charles William, SN 37-001-796, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 134th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Aug 1944 La Metairie, near Vire, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Heilig, Kenneth Otto, SN 0-1-311-299, US Army, Pierce Co., WA
  • 41st Inf. Bn., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; DOW 13 Aug 1944 SW of Falaise, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Kakac, Victor Otto Jr., SN 37-476-218, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. M, 137th Inf. Regt., 35th Inf. Div.; KIA 1 Aug 1945 SE of St. Lo., Manche Dept., Normandy, France; France The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Moss, Herman Albert, SN 37-141-303, US Army, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
  • Co. L, 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Aug 1944 SE of St. Lo, near Tinchebray, Orne Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
​† Peterson, Harry Earl, SN 37-138-626, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 357th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; KIA 3 Aug 1944 near Avranches, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Renteria, Martin, SN 37-261-777, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 120th Inf. Regt., 30th Inf. Div.; WIA 1 Aug 1944 near St. Lo, Manche Dept., Normandy, France; DOW 17 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Smith, Garland, Forsythe, SN 37-679-021, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 115th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div; KIA 11 Aug 1944 SE of St. Lo, near Vire, Calvados Dept., Normandy, France; The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.
† Smith, Norman Franklin, SN 37-071-817, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 46th Armored Inf. Bn., 5th Armored Div., XV Corps, Third Army; KIA 10 Aug 1944 near Le Mans, Sarthe Dept., Pays de la Loire Region, France; ​The ETO > Liberation > Normandy.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium: (seven dead, updated 4 Oct 2023)
† Hansen, Maurice Edward, SN 37-659-408, US Army, Audubon & Cass Cos.
  • Co. I, 22nd Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; Died of Wounds 3 Sep 1944 near Saint-Quentin, Aisne Dept., northern France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Johnson, Frank Allen, SN 37-189-738, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. D, 67th Armored Regt., 2nd Armored Div., XIX Corps, First Army; KIA 26 Aug 1944 near Seine River, NW of Paris, France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Logan, Robert John, SN 20-743-488, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop B, 113th Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 113th Cavalry Gp., XIX Corps, First Army; DOW 2 Sep 1944, northern France near Tournai, Belgium; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Marshall, Warren B., SN 0-1-533-621, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 104th Med. Bn., 29th Inf. Div., V Corps, First Army; WIA 14 Aug 1944 around Vire, Normandy, France; DOW 29 Aug 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
​† Nelson, Chester Raymond, SN 17-040-689, US Army, Burt & Washington Cos., NE
  • 759th Tank Bn. (light), attached to 4th Cavalry Gp., VII Corps, First Army; DNB 20 Aug 1944 Orne Dept., Normandy; accident during battalion's 48-mile eastward night march; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Olsen, Iver O., SN 6-933-625, US Army, Buena Vista Co.
  • 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Sqdn., V Corps, First Army; KIA 6 Sep 1944 Belgium; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.
† Wilcken, Ono Ain, SN 37-472-752, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 2nd Inf. Regt., 5th Inf. Div., XX Corps, Third Army; KIA 15 Aug 1944 near Chartres, Eure-et-Loir Dept., France; The ETO > Liberation > Northern France & Belgium.

03-02 - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France: (five dead, updated 4 Oct 2023)
† Crook, Lyle William SN 0-1-286-445, US Army, Cerro Gordo & Montgomery Cos. 
  • 146th Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Seventh Army; KIA 28 Aug 1944 Montelimar, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, southern France; The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
† Dumler, Reuben P., SN 38-008-965, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Grundy Co., MO
  • Co. F, 179th Inf. Regt., 45th Inf. Div.; captured 1944 southern France; POW near the Elbe Rive in Stalag 4D, Torgau, Saxony, Germany; KIA 12 Apr 1945 in hospital, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; hospital struck by Allied air attack; The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
† Kloewer, Eugene John, SN 37-436-471, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 753rd Tank Bn., Seventh Army; KIA 15 Sep 1944, Burgundy area, France; The ETO > Liberation > Southern France. (Technically this is a Rhineland Campaign death as the Southern France Campaign ended 14 September and the official Rhineland Campaign began 15 September.)
† Reynolds, Elmer Dale, SN 37-483-681, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Aug 1944 near St. Tropez, southern France; Operation Dragoon - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.
† Spark, Albert Johann, SN 37-035-953, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; DOW 17 Aug 1944, near St. Tropez, southern France; Operation Dragoon - The ETO > Liberation > Southern France.