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​bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Roster > Military Service > The MTO - Italy, © 2023 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated 4 Oct 2023.
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​02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Sicily: (four dead, updated 31 Dec 2022) 
† Barnett, Walter McMillan Jr., SN 20-743-494, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 505th Parachute Inf. Regt.; 82nd Airborne Div., Seventh Army; KIA 13 Jul 1943 Sicily; Operation Husky - The MTO > Italy > Sicily.
† Jensen, Carl Christian, SN 6-863-492, US Army, Audubon & Pott. Cos.
  • Co. F, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 4 Aug 1943 near Troina, central Sicily; Battle of Troina - The MTO > Italy > Sicily.
† Stoelk, Leon Harley, SN 37-436-468, US Army, Shelby & Carroll Cos.
  • Co. A, 753th Tank Bn., supporting 1st Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 22 July 1943 NE of Enna, central Sicily; Operation Husky - The MTO > Italy > Sicily.
† Vanderhoof, George Duane, SN 37-466-726, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. K, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Inf. Div., Seventh Army; KIA 26 Jul 1943 Sicily; Operation Husky - The MTO > ​Italy > Sicily.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Salerno/Naples/Foggia:
  • There were no known Pottawattamie area deaths in this first phase of US operations on the Italian peninsula.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line: (12 dead, updated 8 Aug 2023)
† Card, Earl E., SN 20-706-381, US Army, Pott Co.
  • Co. B, 4th Ranger Bn., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 12 Nov 1943, Venafro, Molise, Italy, 16 miles E of Cassino; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Cox, Leslie, SN 37-197-965, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 26 Oct 1943, near Pietravairano, SE of Cassino & NW of Caserta, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Cozine, Thomas Verne, SN 37-421-270, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; WIA Dec 1943; DOW 15/16 Jan 1944 in hospital, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Dixon, Gene Willard, SN 38-006-349, US Army, Pott. Co. & Denver Co., CO
  • HQ Co., 157th Inf. Regt.; 45th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 15 Dec 1943 near Conca Casale, W of Venafro & E of Cassino, southern Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Foss, Howard Edward, SN 20-706-596, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 7 Nov 1943, Mt. Rotondo, SE of Cassino, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Knight, DeVere Hiram, SN 20-706-798, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 4 Nov 1943 near Hill 400, NE of Venafro, 20 miles E of Cassino, Italy, sniper fire; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Koenemann, Howard Oscar, SN 20-706-799, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 3 Dec 1943 Mt. Pantano, NE of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; Battle of Mt. Pantano - The MTO > Italy > to the Gustav Line.
† Lembke, Orlan Palmer, SN 37-121-080, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 16 Oct 1943 Dragoni, N of Caserta, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Mardesen, Ray Wells, SN 37-037-474, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., Fifth Army; KIA 5 Jan 1944 Italy; The MTO > Italy > to the Gustav Line.
† Shrimpton, Wayne Ralph, SN 20-705-544, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Transferred from 168th Inf. Regt. to 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 1 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Stacey, Louis Clarence Jr., SN 20-704-227, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Service Co., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 29 Oct 1943 near Naples, Italy; The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.
† Stone, Warren Floyd, SN 20-706-222, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt. & Co. I, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 5 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy; Battle of Mt. Marrone - ​The MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > The Battle of Anzio: (nine dead, updated 8 Aug 2023)
​† Hansen, Matthias Peter, SN 39-839-172, US Army, Humboldt Co., CA
  • 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Heckman, John Phillip, SN 37-118-341, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Battery C, 437 Anti-Aircraft Bn. (Automatic Weapons), VI Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 15 May 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Landon, Arnold Dale, SN 20-706-405, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., transferred to Antitank Co., 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div. VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 22 May 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Morrow, Marjorie Gertrude, SN N-733475, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • US Army Nursing Corps, 95th Evacuation Hosp., Anzio; KIA 7 Feb 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy, shrapnel ruptured femoral artery; German plane jettisoned ordnance over the Anzio Beachhead hospital complex, 28 died; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Mustard, James Eldon, SN 37-426-156, US Army, Jasper Co.
  • Co. 6, 2nd Regt., First Special Service Force (a joint US-Canadian special operations brigade known as the Devil's Brigade), VI Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 18 Feb 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Reinig, Walter Henry, SN 37-035-972, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 31 Jan 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Rethmeier, William F. "Jack", SN 37-663-816, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • Co. H, 179th Inf. Regt., 45th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 30 May 1944 near Campoleone, S of Rome, Lazio, Italy; Anzio Beachhead Breakout - The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Thoreen, William F., SN 37-074-553, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery C., 171st FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 28 Mar 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; ​The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.
† Wood, Fred Joseph, SN 37-428-828, US Army, Harrison Co. & Valley Co., ID (St. Paul's)
  • First Special Services Force; KIA 23 May 1944 Anzio Beachhead, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Battle of Anzio.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line: (nine dead, updated 8 Aug 2023)
† Comley, George K., SN 20-705-562, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. F, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 9 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Doggett, Clair Quentin, SN 37-267-573, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 132nd Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 8 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Hiley, Dean Anderson, SN 37-666-247, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 141st Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 21 Jan 1943 crossing the Rapido River S of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Kish, Lyman Herbert, SN 12-141-097, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery D, 403rd AAA Bn., II Corps, Fifth Army; WIA 20 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; DOW 21 Feb 1944 11th Field Hosp., San Pietro, Italy, shrapnel wound; The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Lang, Richard Waddell, SN 37-481-349, US Army, Cass & Carroll Cos.
  • Co. B, 135th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., Fifth Army; KIA 8 Feb 1944 near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Madden, Jerry Agnew, SN 0-1-312-691, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; DOW 12 May 1944, near Minturno, SW of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; Operation Diadem/Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Overgaard, Andrew Bager, SN 37-045-092, US Army, Audubon Co. & Greeley Co., NE
  • Co. B, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 Jan 1944 N of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Troth, Russell Edwin, SN 39-280-003, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 14 Feb 1944, near Cassino, Lazio, Italy; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.
† Viether, Orville Otto, SN 36-478-542, US Army, Cass Co & Rock Island Co., IL
  • 143rd Inf. Regt., 36th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; WIA 17 Jan 1944 near Rapido River, S of Cassino, Lazio, Italy; DOW 24 Jan 1944; First Battle of Monte Cassino - The MTO > ​Italy > Cassino/the Gustav Line.

​02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome: (seven dead, updated 4 Oct 2023)
  • II Corps is coming from the Gustav Line, VI Corps from the Anzio Beachhead.
† Anderson, William Riley, SN 37-483-559, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 350th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; WIA 28 May 1944 near Roccagorca, SE of Rome, Lazio, Italy, DOW 28 May 1944; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† Deffenbaugh, Lyle Joseph, SN 0-288-505, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • C.O. 1st Bn., 6th Armored Inf. Regt., 1st Armored Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 28 May 1944 near Artena, SE of Rome, Lazio, Italy; shell hit 1st Bn. command post; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† ​Good, John Harold, SN 37-483-656, US Army, Davis & Cass Cos.
  • 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 29 May 1944 near Villa Crocetta, SE of Rome, Lazio, Italy; Anzio Beachhead breakout - The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† Hickman, Richard Donald, SN 17-004-268, US Army, Fremont Co.
  • ​Co. G., 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps , Fifth Army; KIA 27 May 1944, Valletri Gap, near Valletri, SE of Rome, between Alban Hills & Lepini Mountains, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome; BNR.
† Kroman, Albert Harold, SN 0-1-169-605, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • unit unknown (Artillery OCS graduate, Ft. Sill, OK); KIA 3 Jun 1944 approaching Rome, Lazio, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† ​​Morrow, Lynn Adolph, SN 37-042-647, US Army, Cherokee Co.
  • Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 30 May 1944 Italy; The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.
† Summers, Vernon Myron, SN 39-278-439, US Army, Shelby Co. & Riverside Co., CA
  • 751th Tank Bn., attached to 3rd Inf. Div., VI Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 4 Jun 1944 outskirts of Rome, Lazio, Italy; ​The MTO > Italy > Cassino to Rome.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Rome to Florence: (two dead, updated 31 Dec 2022)
† O'Connell, John Francis, SN 20-706-814, US Army, Cass Co.​
  • first served w/ Co. M. (Red Oak), 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; in 1944 transferred to Co. L, 133rd Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 9 Jul 1944 near Castellina, S of Florence, Tuscany, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Rome to Florence.
† Schram, Edward Nicholas, SN 37-111-412, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. B, 755th Tank Bn., Fifth Army; KIA 12 Jun 1944 near Latera, N of Rome & NW of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, supporting French forces; The MTO > ​Italy > Rome to Florence.

02-02 - The MTO > Italy > Northern Apennines (two dead, updated 8 Aug 2023)
† Layland, Gerald Irving, SN 37-442-645, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. G, 363rd Inf. Regt., 91st Inf. Div., Fifth Army; KIA 3 Oct 1944 near Gothic Line, Italy; The MTO > Italy > Northern Apennines.
† Wood, Edgar George, SN 37-548-106, US Army, Harrison Co. & Valley Co., ID
  • 349th Inf. Regt., 88th Inf. Div., Fifth Army; KIA 8 Oct 1944 Italy; The MTO > Italy > Northern Apennines.

​​02-02 - The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley: (seven dead, updated 4 Oct 2023)
† Dryer, Arthur L., SN 37-112-204, US Army, Page Co. & Howell Co., MO (WWII-DryerArthurL)
  • 755th Tank Bn., Fifth Army; KIA 13 Apr 1945 near Po River, Italy in Argenta, Provincia di Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
† ​Erickson, Gordon Dale, SN 37-698-140, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. E, 87th Mtn. Inf. Regt., 10th Mtn. Div.; KIA 20 Apr 1945 Mt. Avezzano, Italy W of Bologna; hit by machine gun fire while crossing from the west to north slope of Mt. Avezzano; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
† Hildebrand, Gilbert Dean, SN 37-126-329, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop E, 81st Cavalry Recon. Sqdn., 1st Armored Div., IV Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 25 Apr 1945, Colorno, NE of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
† Lewis, Harold Joseph, SN 37-698-156, US Army, Audubon Co.
  • Co. E, 85th Mountain Inf. Regt., 10th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Apr 1945 near Castel d’Aiano, 25 miles S of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
  • Notes: Killed during the Fifth Army breakout from the northern Apennine Mountains into the Po River Valley; Bob Dole, later senator from Kansas and also from the 85th Inf. Regt., was seriously wounded the previous day.
† Kyhnn, George Russell, SN 37-698-181, US Army, Audubon & Marshall Cos.
  • Co. B, 473rd Inf. Regt., 92nd Inf. Div., IV Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 13 Apr 1945 Hill 366, near Carrara, Tuscany, Italy; Operation Second Wind - The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
† Moore, Walter Arthur, SN 37-467-084, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. A, 14th Armored Inf. Bn., 1st Armored Div., IV Corps, Fifth Army; WIA & DOW 25 Apr 1945 near Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, shrapnel; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
† Shaffer, Leo Ellison, SN 37-446-441, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. E, 363rd Inf. Regt., 91st Inf. Div., II Corps, Fifth Army; KIA 17 Apr 1945 S of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; The MTO > Italy > The Po Valley.
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