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During the earlier stages of US operations in the Mediterranean Theater, the German Luftwaffe still had strong offensive capabilities. Thus three of the six Pottawattamoie County fallen listed below died via Luftwaffe attacks. 
Sources for the WW II - The MTO Sea War webpage
  • The webpage header photo HMT Rhona is courtesy of history.com. The Rhona took to their graves 1,015 American servicemen; 35 more subsequently died of wounds. Except for the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, it was the worst naval disaster in US military history.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa WW II Deaths - The MTO Sea War (updated 30 Aug '19)
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  • Alff, John F., US Army; 436th Coast Artillery Bn.; d. 12 Nov ’42 at Fedala Roads off Morocco in Operation Torch, on  transport USS Tasker H. Bliss, ship sunk by German submarine U-130.
  • Andersen, Eugene P., US Navy; landing ship tank LST 3; d. 6 Aug ’43 NE of Palermo, Sicily, German bomber attack, ship survived.
  • Berry, Kenneth C., US Navy; destroyer USS Buck; d. 9 Oct ’43 off Capri, Italy, ship torpedoed by German submarine U-616.
  • Morris, Eddie J., US Navy; cruiser USS Savannah; d. 11 Sep ’43 off Salerno, Italy, German radio-controlled glide bomb, ship survived.
  • Soppe, Raymond F., US Army; 31st Signal Construction Bn.; d 26 Nov ’43 off Bougie, Algeria east of Algiers on British ship HMT Rhona, ship hit by German radio-controlled glide bomb.
  • Supernois, Donald W., US Navy; destroyer USS Rowan; d. 11 Sep ’43, off Salerno, Italy, German E-boat torpedo.