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Roster Deaths for the War with Japan
  • Each list matches the list at the bottom of the corresponding WWII Japan webpage. ​
  • See also WWII Roster, which has links to all Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster webpages.
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World War II - The War with Japan  (229 dead)
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02 - WWII-Japan > Japan Ascendant
02 - Japan Ascendant - The WWII-Japan > Japan Ascendant webpage summarizes Japanese Empire expansion before the War with Japan began in December 1941.
  • No Americans who died from military incidents during this period, such as the sinking of the USS Panay, had known Pottawattamie County area connections.
03 - WWII-Japan > Japan Lashes Out (34 dead)
03 - Japan Lashes Out

​Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead - Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor webpage​: ​03-01 - Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Booton, Charles Vinton, SN 321-47-76, US Navy, Pott. & Montgomery Cos.
  • Battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48); WIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; West Virginia sank with 106 dead, later raised, repaired, and returned to service; DOW 10 Dec 1941 Hawaii Territory; Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor
† Jackson, Robert Woods, SN 316-62-42, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39); KIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Arizona exploded and sank, 1,177 dead; Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor; BNR.
  • Notes: The sunken Arizona settled in shallow water and remains today as a memorial.
† Loustanau, Charles Bernard, SN 321-52-57, US Navy, Carroll Co.
  • Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39); KIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Arizona exploded & sank; 1,177 dead; Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor; BNR.
† McKeeman, Bert Eugene, SN 316-66-65, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37); KIA 7 Dec 1941 during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Oklahoma capsized, 429 dead, later righted but sank while being towed to California;  Japan Lashes Out > Pearl Harbor.

03-02 - Japan Lashes Out > Guam and Wake Island: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Goodwin, Ralph H., civilian, Maricopa Co., AZ
  • Morrison-Knudsen Civil Engineering Company employee; d. 23 Dec 1943 at Fukuoka POW Camp, Kyushu Is., Japan; one of about 1,221 civilians captured or killed at Wake Is.; Japan Lashes Out > Guam & Wake Island.

03-03 - Japan Lashes Out - Malaya and Singapore Lost:
  • This was a disaster for the British Empire, but few Americans died.

03-04 - Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost: (six dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Baker, Delmar Eugene, SN 321-35-78, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Joined crew of Destroyer USS Peary (DD-226) 24 Apr 1940; KIA 19 Feb 1942 Darwin, Australia; Peary sunk by Japanese dive bombers; 93 dead, 49 survivors; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost; BNR.
† Christensen, Lester Angus, SN 316-61-17, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), the US Asiatic Fleet flagship; KIA 1 Mar 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, between Java & Sumatra, Dutch Indies; Houston sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 793 dead; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost; BNR.​
† Field, John Henry, SN 316-56-23, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • At US Navy Receiving Station, Cavite, Philippines Feb-Dec 1941; transferred to destroyer USS Peary (DD-226) 14 Dec 1941; transferred to destroyer tender USS Black Hawk (AD-9) for treatment 12 Jan 1942; DNB 19 Jan 1942 on Black Hawk in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost.
† Kaiser, Bernard Richard, SN 603-02-37, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), the US Asiatic Fleet flagship; KIA 1 Mar 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait, between Java & Sumatra, Dutch Indies; Houston sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 793 dead; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost; BNR.​
† Koebel, Kenneth L., SN O-421117, US Army Air Force, Pima Co., AZ
  • 13th or 33rd Pursuit Sqdn.; KIA 1 Mar 1942, 430 miles south of Java, Dutch East Indies; on old aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1); Langley sunk by Japanese air attack, 177 Army Air Force survivors transferred to destroyer USS Edsall (DD-219) which then headed towards Java; Edsall sunk by Japanese surface ships; most Edsall survivors left in the water; of the survivors rescued by the Japanese most - maybe all - subsequently died in captivity or were executed; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost; BNR.
† Stranathan, Dale Chester, SN 316-26-66, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • Destroyer USS Peary (DD-226); KIA 19 Feb 1942 Darwin, Australia, Peary sunk by Japanese air attack, 93 dead, 49 survivors; Japan Lashes Out > The Dutch Indies Lost; BNR.

03-05 - Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost: (23 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • Most dead were prisoners of the Japanese from the 1942 Fall of the Philippines.
  • Seven died from friendly fire while being transported on Japanese vessels
† Andersen, Harold Martin (served as Anderson Harold M), SN 37-037-894, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 200th Coast Artillery Regt. (actually an anti-aircraft unit  armed with 3" 75mm guns & 50 caliber machine guns); stationed at Fort Stotsenburg N of Manila, Philippines to protect nearby Clark Army Air Base; POW captured with the fall of the Bataan Peninsula; DNB 7 May 1942 at Camp O'Donnell, N of Manila, Luzon, dysentery; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
† Bach, Paul Leonard, SN O-311373, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 43rd Inf. Regt., Philippine Scouts, Philippine Division; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 21 Nov 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines, amoebic dysentery; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
† Blizzard, Howard Leslie, SN O-355479, US Army, Pott. Co. & Ray Co., MO
  • Signal Air Warning Co., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; KIA 9 Jan 1945, on Japanese Hell Ship Enoura Maru, Takao Harbor, southern Formosa from attack by planes from the USS Hornet (CV-12); ~ 400 POWs died; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
† Bostedt, Glen Charles, SN 17-011-361, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 11 Oct 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; status of body unknown.​
† Bostedt, John Bernard, SN 17-011-358, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 7 Jul 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Bostedt, Joseph William, SN 17-011-348, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • 3rd Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 20 Sep 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.​
† Briggs, Earl Eddie, SN 17-011-280, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • HQ, Coast Artillery, Manila & Subic Bay harbor defenses, Luzon, Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 9 Mar 1944, Osaka Main Camp, Chikko, Osaka, Honshu, Japan; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Brown, Ralph Ray, SN 17-019-024, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Sqdn. 27th Bomb Gp. (medium), Philippines (their planes never arrived); POW Philippines 1942; DNB 11 May 1942, POW Camp #4, O’Donnell, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines, malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.​
† Cavanaugh, James Bernard, SN 17-017-247, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • G2 (intelligence), HQ, 2nd Philippine Corps; POW captured on Bataan, Luzon, Philippines 1942; Master Sergeant kept with high-level captives; DNB 10 Feb 1943, Formosa POW Camp #4, Karenko, northern Formosa, malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.​
† Collett, Albert Henry, SN 6580825, US Army Air ForceF, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 93rd Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 20 May 1942, POW camp, Luzon, Philippines, declared dead 8 May 1944; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
† Dammrow, Stanley Arnold, SN 17-030-323, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Sqdn., V Interceptor Cmd., Luzon, Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB Nov 1942, Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines, dysentery; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR. 
† Fader, Walter D., SN 17-011-491, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • ​2nd Quartermaster Co. (Aviation), 5th Air Base Gp.; POW Philippines 1942; KIA 7 Sep 1944, Sulu Sea, off Sindangen Bay, NW Mindinao, Philippines, torpedoing of Japanese Hell Ship Shinyo Maru by USS Paddle (SS 263), ~668 US POWs died, ~82 survived; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Hartje, Lamar Hugo, SN 316-57-45, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Submarine Tender USS Canopus (AS-9), Asiatic Fleet; scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan, Philippines 10 Apr 1942; crew went ashore to Corregidor Is.; KIA 6 May 1942 near the water tower on Monkey Pt., Corregidor Is., Manila Bay, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Johnson, Arthur Burdick, US Merchant Marine, Shelby Co.
  • Stranded in Manila, Luzon, Philippines when WW II began; interned in civilian POW camp at San Tomas University, Manila; d. 23 Nov 1944 Manila from beri-beri; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.​
† Juhl, William David, SN 8-863-628, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. G, 31st Inf. Regt., Philippine Div.; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 8 Aug 1942 at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines from malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† McCauley, Leon Harrold, SN O-890103, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Quartermaster Corps, Philippines assigned to 74th Inf. Div., Philippines Commonwealth Army; POW Philippines 1942; DOW 9 Jul 1942, POW Camp #4 O’Donnell, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.
† McCuen, Walter Rea, SN 321-29-61, US Navy, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • Submarine Tender USS Canopus (AS-9), Asiatic Fleet; scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan, Philippines 10 Apr 1942; crew went ashore to Corregidor Is.; captured at Corregidor, Manila Bay, Philippines May 1942; KIA 24 Oct 1944 on Hell Ship Arisan Maru in Bashi Channel, S of Formosa; Arisan Maru sunk by submarine USS Shark (SS-314); ~1773 US POWs and ~100 international civilians died; nine POWs survived; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Newman, Shelby Fearn, SN O-351381, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Assigned to 11th Inf. Regt., Philippines Commonwealth Army; POW Philippines; KIA 15 Dec 1944, Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines; escape attempt from grounded Japanese Hell Ship Oryoku Maru; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Nugent, Donald Thomas, SN 17-018-650, US Army, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • 75th Ordnance Co. (Depot), Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; KIA 7 Sep 1944, Sulu Sea, off Sindangen Bay, NW Mindinao, Philippines, torpedoing of Japanese Hell Ship Shinyo Maru by USS Paddle (SS 263), ~668 US POWs died, ~82 survived; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Pierce, Robert Clark, SN 6-825-221, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 7th Material Sqdn., 19th Bomb. Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; beriberi; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Seitz, Charles Raymond Jr, SN O-387504, US Army, Mills Co.
  • 2nd Engr. Bn., 2nd Inf. Div. -> 14th Engr. Bn., Philippine Scouts; KIA 7 Sep 1944 off west coast of Mindinao; Japanese Hell Ship Shinyo Maru torpedoed by USS Paddle (SS 263); of ~750 US POWs, 667 died & 82 swam to shore and were saved by Filipino guerrillas; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Spencer, George Raymond, SN 316-31-56, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Gunboat USS Oahu (PR-6), repositioned from Shanghai, China to Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines Nov 1941, sunk off Corregidor 5 May 1942; POW on Luzon; KIA 24 Oct 1944 on Hell Ship Arisan Maru in Bashi Channel, S of Formosa; Arisan Maru sunk by submarine USS Shark (SS-314); ~1773 US POWs and ~100 international civilians died; nine POWs survived; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost; BNR.
† Wilson, John Robert, SN 6-208-886, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 34th Pursuit Sqdn., 24th Pursuit Gp., Philippines; POW Philippines 1942; DNB 22 Jul 1942 Cabanatuan POW Camp, Nueva Ecija Prov., Luzon, Philippines; malaria; Japan Lashes Out > The Philippines Lost.

03-06 - Japan Lashes Out > New Guinea & The Solomons:
  • Small Australian territorial forces were unable to resist the early 1942 occupation of these areas - no American lives were lost. 
04 - WWII-Japan > Japan Overreaches (3 dead)
04 - Japan Overreaches

04-01 - Japan Overreaches > Coral Sea  (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† O’Dell, Charles Henry, SN 316-78-35, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington (CV-2); KIA 8 May 1942, Coral Sea, South Pacific, ~ 500 miles E of Cairns, Australia; Lexington sunk by Japanese aircraft, 216 dead; Japan Overreaches > Battle of the Coral Sea; BNR.

04-02 - Japan Overreaches > Midway  (two dead, updated 6 Jan 2023)
† Decker, Richard Charles, SN 17-017-220, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Detachment, 69th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., based at Hickam Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory & deployed to Midway Is., Hawaii Territory 29 May 1942; Martin B-26B Marauder #41-17570 nose gunner w/ pilot William S. Watson; KIA 4 Jun 1942 off Midway Is.; low-level torpedo attack by four Marauders on Japanese fleet, two planes lost, each w/ crew of seven, no survivors, remaining planes damaged; Japan Overreaches > Midway; BNR.
† Mowrey, Robert Edward, also served as Mowery, Robert E, SN 308610, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Marine Fighter Sqdn. VMF-221, Marine Air Group 22, 2nd Marine Air Wing; KIA 4 Jun 1942 Midway Is., Hawaii Territory; direct hit on aircraft rearming station during air attack; Japan Overreaches > Midway.
05 - WWII-Japan > South & Southwest Pacific (35 dead)
05 - South & Southwest Pacific

05-01 - South & SW Pacific - Solomons Naval War:  (18 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Beckendorf, Orville Leroy, SN 316-41-64, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459); KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbound Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Laffey hit by 14” shell from Japanese battleship Hiei & torpedo, then exploded & sank; 59 dead, 186 survivors; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Briggs, Orval Pershing, SN 321-39-62, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • USS Atlanta (CL-51); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbound Sound N of Guadalcanal; ship scuttled after extensive damage during nighttime action from a Japanese torpedo, Japanese gunfire and friendly fire from the USS San Francisco; 172 crew members plus an unknown number of Admiral Scott's staff died; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Bradley, Donald James, SN 648-39-86, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Attack Transport USS McCawley (APA-4); KIA 30 Jun 1943 off Rendova, Solomon Is.; McCawley disabled by Japanese aircraft torpedo and then abandoned, 15 dead; McCawley accidentally sunk that night by US PT boats; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.​
† Butts, Amos Albert, SN 816-85-59, US Navy, Fremont Co.
  • Destroyer USS Selfridge (DD-357); KIA 6 Oct 1943 off Vella Levella Is., Solomon Is.; Selfridge damaged by enemy torpedo; 49 dead; Battle of Levella Gulf - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Crawford, William Frank Jr., SN 620-07-89, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Destroyer USS Barton (DD 599) ; KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbound Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Barton sunk by two Japanese Long Lance torpedoes; 164 died, 68 survived; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Denton, Claude Ballentine, SN 648-65-29, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Cony (DD 508); KIA 27 Oct 1943, during US invasion of Treasury Is., S. of Bougainville, Solomon Is.; Cony damaged by Japanese air attack, eight dead; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Dixon, Cletus Hugh, SN 620-16-09, US Navy, Woodbury Co.
  • Destroyer USS De Haven (DD-469); KIA 1 Feb 1943 in Ironbound Sound, E of Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; De Haven sunk by Japanese bombs; 167 died, 146 survived; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Jenkins, Clair Raymond, SN 321-46-48, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Heavy Cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38); KIA 13 Nov 1942 Ironbound Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; San Francisco hit by multiple Japanese shells, ~100 died; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Knapp, Rexford James “Rex”, SN 3163572, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36); KIA 30 Nov 1942 in Ironbound Sound off Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Minneapolis torpedoed by Japanese destroyer & heavily damaged; Battle of Tassafaronga - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War.
† Lueth, Walter August William, SN 3109352, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52); KIA 13 Nov 1942 SE of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Juneau torpedoed & sunk by Japanese submarine I-26; 687 dead including the five Sullivan brothers, ten survived; aftermath of First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† McLaren, William McAllister, SN 385-91-42, US Navy, Crawford Co. & Pierce Co., WA
  • Cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34), KIA 9 Aug 1942 in Ironbound Sound off Savo Is., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Astoria sunk in night action, 219 dead, ~ 680 survivors; Battle of Savo Island - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† + Miller, Max Miles, SN 321-51-16, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Chevalier (DD-451); KIA 6 Oct 1943 off Vella Lavella Is., central Solomon Is.; Chevalier torpedoed & abandoned & scuttled early the following day, 54 dead; Sea Battle of Vella Lavella - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Muller, Newton Bruce, SN 321-03-84, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • served on USS California (BB-44) during first enlistment & on USS Kanawha (AO-1) during second enlistment; KIA 7 Apr 1943 Tulagi anchorage, near Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Kanawha attacked by Japanese dive bombers and sank the following day; 19 dead; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Querry, Miles Junior, SN 316-85-21, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Fleet Tug USS Vireo (AM-52); KIA 15 Oct 1942 off San Cristobal, SE of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Japanese air attack on Vireo and  destroyer USS Meredith (DD-434); Vireo damaged and crew transferred to Meredith; Meredith sank; 237 crew from Meredith and Vireo died; the abandoned Vireo survived intact and was later retrieved; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Sales, Orville W., SN 316-49-53, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Gwin (DD-433); KIA 13 Jul 1943 in Kula Gulf, N of New Georgia Is., Solomon Is.; Gwin hit by destroyer torpedo & scuttled, 61 dead, 214 survivors; Battle of Kolombangara - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Turner, Floyd Vernon, SN 620-75-72, US Navy, Cass Co.​
  • Light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50); KIA 6 Jul 1943 Kula Gulf between New Georgia & Kolombangara Is., Solomon Is.; Helena sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedoes, 168 dead; first Battle of Kula Gulf - S & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Weihs, Alfred Peter, SN 620-39-83, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Aaron Ward (DD 483); KIA 7 Apr 1943 in Ironbound Sound near Tulagi, Solomon Is.; Aaron Ward sunk by Japanese bombs while escorting LST-449; 27 dead; South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.
† Wunder, Edmund Earl, SN 321-17-95, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Destroyer USS Laffey (DD-459); KIA 13 Nov 1942 in Ironbound Sound, N of Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Laffey hit by 14” shell from Japanese battleship Hiei & torpedo, then exploded & sank; 59 dead, 186 survivors; First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - South & SW Pacific > Solomons Naval War; BNR.

05-02 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal: (two dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Ross, William Thomas, SN 620-23-62, US Naval Aviation, Union & Montgomery Cos.
  • Patrol Sqdn. VP-54; Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BUNO 04403 radio operator w/ pilot Walter Howell Cummings; d. 15 May 1943; aircraft disappeared on routine night patrol from Guadalcanal; crew of 12 lost; South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal; BNR.
† Wagner, Egbert Vernon, SN O-9476, US Marine Corps Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Marine Air Fighter Sqdn. VMF-112, Marine Air Group 11, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat BuNo 05087 pilot; KIA 26 Jan 1943 near Henderson Field, air collision on patrol over Ironbound Sound; South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal; BNR.

05-03 - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua: (five dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Anderson, Roy Hayward, SN 37-111-081, US Army, Cass County.
  • Co. I, 126nd Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 27 Dec 1942 shrapnel from mortar on Saputa-Sanananda Track, Papua, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - S & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† McGrew, Orville Festus, SN 37-111-085 or 37-111-095, US Army, Chickasaw & Montgomery Cos.
  • 126th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 5 Dec 1942, probably at Higgins Road Block, Saputa-Sanandanda Track, Papua, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Profeda, Louis Anthony, SN 37-139-285, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. M, 128th Inf. Regt., 32nd Inf. Div.; KIA 22 Nov 1942 near Buna, Papau, New Guinea; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Staub, Herman Edward, SN 37-074-568, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, W of Buna, New Guinea; died w/ Francis Tague; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.
† Tague, Francis Alvin, SN 37-084-585, US Army, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • Co. C, 163rd Inf. Regt., 41st Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Jan 1943 at Perimeter R, Soputa-Sanananda Track, W of Buna, New Guinea; died with Herman Staub; Buna Campaign - South & SW Pacific > SE New Guinea, Papua.

​05-04 - South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang: (two dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Porter, John L. Jr., SN 39-125-170, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 187th Airborne Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; WIA New Guinea ~Jun 1944; DOW 25 Oct 1944, San Mateo Co., CA; South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang.
† Wood, Charles Emmett Jr., SN 17-041-753, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. & Hq. Co., 836 Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA 30 Oct 1943 Lae, Huon Gulf, New Guinea; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > NE New Guinea, Lae to Madang.

05-05 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, New Georgia: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Babcock, Victor Ross, SN 37-428-855, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • 145th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; KIA 25 Jul 1943, New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.​
† Eggers, Edward, SN 37-195-262, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • Co. A, 169th Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Jul 1943 Barike River, NE of Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.
† King, Clarence Rudolph, SN 37-112-581, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 161st Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div., KIA 2 Aug 1943 New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.
† Maassen, Dale George, SN 457309, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • 4th Marine Raider Bn.; KIA 20 Jul 1943 Bairoko, Kula Gulf area of New Georgia, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel, Battle of Bairoko - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., New Georgia.

05-06 - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Islands, Bougainville: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bird, Francis Dale, SN 37-472-728, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F., 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 17 Mar 1944 during Japanese counterattack on Bougainville, Solomon Is.; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Solomon Is., Bougainville.

​05-07 - South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Armentrout, Russell Marion, SN 37-656-533, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Troop C, 12th Cavalry Regt., 1st Cavalry Div.; KIA 20 Mar 1944 on Los Negros Is., Admiralty Is., SW Pacific; Operation Cartwheel - South & SW Pacific > Bismarck Archipelago.​

​05-08 - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea: (two dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Linder, Gerald Edward, SN O-378126, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Destroyer USS Kalk (DD-611), Seventh Fleet; KIA 12 Jun 1944 off southern coast of Biak Is., W. of Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea; Kalk hit by Japanese bomb while escorting LSTs from Hollandia, New Guinea to Biak; thirty dead, 40 wounded, Kalk survived; South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea; BNR.
† Shipman, Fred Howard, SN 17-178-496, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 836th Engineering Aviation Bn.; KIA 19 May 1944 Wadke Is., W of Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea; Battle of Wadke - South & SW Pacific > Western New Guinea.​
06 - WWII-Japan > North Pacific (5 dead)
06 - North Pacific (5 dead)

06-01 - North Pacific > Alaska: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Alter, Earl Carlton, SN O-157398, US Naval Aviation, Harrison Co.
  • Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-52, Fleet Wing #4; based at Adak NAS, Aleutian Is., Alaska Territory; Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 07271 co-pilot; DNB 18 May 1943 Aleutian Is.; plane lost on patrol, all ten dead; wreckage & six bodies recovered; North Pacific > Alaska.
† Jensen, Arthur Orville, SN 37-117-909, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 54th Troop Carrier Sqdn., Eleventh Air Force, based at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, Alaska Territory; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-38635 radio operator; DNB 28 Nov 1942, near Lake Iliamna, Alaska; plane hit hillside in heavy winds returning to base, all eight dead, including Colonel Everett Davis, founder of the Alaska Air Force; North Pacific > Alaska.
  • Note: Arthur Orville Jensen was my father's second cousin; the plane crash location is marked on the page header map.
† Knutson, Harold Norman, SN 39-092-195, US Army Air Force, Sioux Co.
  • 36th Bomb. Sqdn., 28th Bomb Gp., Eleventh Air Force, based at Elmendorf Field, Anchorage, Alaska Territory; Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress #41-9146 crew member w/ pilot Albert J. Wilsey Jr.; KIA 28 Aug 1942 Aleutian Is., Alaska; plane disappeared returning from three-plane mission over Kiska Is. led by Col. William O. Eareckson; all nine dead; North Pacific > Alaska; BNR.
† Meindl, Joseph James, SN 230-946, US Coast Guard, Marshall Co.
  • Coast Guard Cutter USS Clover (WLB-292), stationed in Alaska Territory; DNB 18/19 May 1944, Dry Bay, Alaska Territory panhandle; member of a seven-man boat crew from Clover who all drowned in the breakers at the entrance to Dry Bay, the Alsek River mouth, while going to the aid of two stranded fishing vessels; North Pacific > Alaska; BNR. 
  • Notes: Earlier the Clover had been involved in setting up LORAN stations in remote Alaska locations.

06-02 - North Pacific > Attu & Kiska: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
 † Siddens, Jack Kenneth, SN O-329806, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • C.O. 3rd Bn., 17th Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 May 1943, Attu, Aleutian Is., Alaska Territory; Battle of Attu - North Pacific > Attu & Kiska.
07 - WWII-Japan > Central Pacific (13 dead)
07 - Central Pacific

07-01 - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • See also Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets - two Pottawattamie Area Liscome Bay crew died supporting the Gilbert Islands operation.
† Lee, Raymond Nathan, SN 320153, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 8th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 21 Nov 1943 Betio Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands; BNR.
† Moore, Ned Leo, SN 485544, US Marine Corp, Pott. Co.
  • Co. L, 2nd Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 20 Nov 1943 Betio Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands.
† Paulson, Ralph Lloyd, SN 428145, US Marine Corp, Story Co.
  • Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1943 Buariki Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands.
† Rommel, Max C., SN 510622, US Marine Corp, Pott. & Fremont Cos.
  • Co. E, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 27 Nov 1943 Buariki Is., Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Battle of Tarawa - Central Pacific > Gilbert Islands.
Notes: Above are two members of the same Marine company in the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment:
  • Ralph Paulson was the nephew of my uncle, Louis Petersen.   
  • Max Rommel was the brother of Margaret Rommel, earlier a Big Pigeon area rural schoolteacher. 
  • The Second Battalion, previously in reserve during the Battle of Betio Islet, was assigned to pacify the remaining Tarawa Atoll islets. Ralph and Max died on Buariki Islet at the north end of Tarawa Atoll at the very end of the Tarawa Campaign.​

07-02 - Central Pacific > Marshall Islands: (no dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)


07-03 - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Chuda, Jack Richard, SN 371595, US Marine Corps, Douglas Co., NE
  • Co. C, 4th Marine Regt., 1st Provisional Marine Brigade; KIA 26 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Is.; Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.​
† Jensen, Charles Eugene, SN 361395, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Bn., 2nd Marine Div.; KIA 16 Jun 1944 Saipan, Mariana Is.; Battle of Saipan - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.
† Sluyter, Harry Alfred, SN 428233, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. B, 6th Marine Regt., 2nd Marine Div.; DOW 27 Jun 1944, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Battle of Saipan - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.
† Steward, Gerald, SN 441664, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA 25 Jul 1944 Guam, Mariana Is.; Battle of Guam - Central Pacific > Mariana Islands.

​07-04 - Central Pacific > Palau Islands: (five dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Colwell, Carl Layne, SN 648-73-84, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Minesweeper YMS-19; KIA 24 Sep 1944, off Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is.; YMS-19 sunk by mine; nine dead, 27 survivors; Central Pacific > Palau Islands; BNR.​
​† Keltner, David Reinhart, SN 37-126-193, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 322nd Inf. Reg., 81st Inf. Div.; KIA 13 Oct 1944 Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is.; Battle of Anguar - Central Pacific > Palau Islands.
† Kranz, Fred Roger, SN 905601, US Marine Corps, Becker Co., MN & Cook Co., IL
  • Co. C, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div; KIA 17 Sep 1944 Peleliu Is.; Battle of Peleliu - Central Pacific > Palau Islands.
† Smith, Edgar Clifton, SN 831389, US Marine Corps, Cass Co.
  • Co. L, 7th Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div.; KIA 20 Sep 1944; Battle of Peleliu - Central Pacific > Palau Islands.
† Swift, Lelean C., SN 871-97-37, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS-385; assigned to Mine Squadron 1; KIA 1 Oct 1944 Ulithi Atoll, western Caroline Is.; YMS-385 hit a Japanese mine and exploded while sweeping Zowariau Channel; ten dead; Central Pacific > Palau Islands.
08 - WWII-Japan > The Philippines Liberated (36 dead)
08 - The Philippines Liberated

08-01 - Philippines Liberated > Leyte: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Alley, Guy Hersell, SN 37-267-605, US Army, Mills Co.
  • 382nd Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Nov 1944 W of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Leyte.
​† Hayes, Robert A., SN O-1297536, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Buchanan Co., MO
  • Co. C, 382nd Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps; KIA 29 Oct 1944 NE of Nagami, Leyte, Philippines; battle for Catmon Hill - Philippines Liberated > Leyte.
† Karnes, Howard Leroy, SN 37-431-632, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. I, 32nd Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div.; KIA 25 Nov 1944 SE of Ormoc; Leyte, Phillipines; Battle of Shoestring Ridge - Philippines Liberated > Leyte.
† Leet, John Drexel Sr., SN 37-267-578, US Army, Mills Co.
  • Co. B, 382nd Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., KIA 4 Nov 1944 Bloody Ridge, W of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Leyte.

08-02 - Philippines Liberated > Battle of Leyte Gulf: (three dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bales, Paul Edgar, SN 859-09-72, US Navy, Adair Co.
  • Destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533), Task Unit 77.4.3 (aka Taffy 3), Seventh Fleet; KIA 25 Oct 1944 off Samar, Philippines; the Hoel, Johnston, & Samuel B. Roberts were all sunk after their tenacious attack on a vastly-superior Japanese force; Battle off Samar - Philippines Liberated > Battle of Leyte Gulf; BNR.
† Crawford, George Almon, SN 320-36-81, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • ​Escort Carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), Task Unit 77.4.3 (aka Taffy 3), Seventh Fleet; KIA 25 Oct 1944 off Samar, Philippines; Gambier Bay sunk by Japanese shells, ~147 dead; Battle off Samar - Philippines Liberated > Battle of Leyte Gulf; BNR.
† Fox, Louis Wendell Sr., SN O-070987, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Escort Carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63), Task Unit 77.4.3 (aka Taffy 3), Seventh Fleet; KIA 25 Oct 1944 off Samar, Philippines; St. Lo sunk by kamikaze, ~ 143 dead; Battle off Samar - Philippines Liberated > Battle of Leyte Gulf; BNR.

08-03 - Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War: (five dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)† Adler, Marvin Sanford, SN 724-60-92, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Bexar Co., TX
  • Destroyer USS Anderson (DD 411), Task Group 77.2, Seventh Fleet; WIA 1 Nov 1944 Leyte Gulf, Philippines; DOW 4 Nov 1944; kamikaze attack, 16 dead; Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War.​
† Gustafson, Carl Lynn, SN 37-024-692, US Army, Emmet Co.​
  • 279th Replacement Co., 21st Replacement Depot (Infantry); KIA 10/11 Feb 1945 off E coast of Mindanao, Philippines; on LST-577 in a convoy proceeding from Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea to Leyte, Philippines; ship torpedoed by Japanese submarine RO-50 & broke in two with aft section sinking immediately; 66 naval & 100 army dead; Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War; BNR.
† LaVars, Kenneth Charles, SN 393-32-67, US Navy, Montgomery Co.
  • Came on board Escort Carrier USS Salamaua (CVE-96) 26 May 1944; Salamaua assigned to Task Unit 77.4.1 of the Seventh Fleet for the Luzon, Philippines invasion; KIA 13 Jan 1945 South China Sea, 80 miles W of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon; Salamaua was waiting to refuel at sea whe hit by kamikaze carrying two bombs; 19 dead (14 buried at sea five missing), Salamaua survived; Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War; BNR.
† Meredith, Glenn T., SN 322-15-52, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • US Navy Armed Guard, stationed on ammunition ship SS Lewis L. Dyche; KIA 4 Jan 1945 Mindoro Harbor, Mindoro Is., Philippines; Dyche hit by Japanese kamikaze, exploded, and sank without a trace; all 43 crew members and 28 armed guards died; Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War; BNR. 
† Riddle, Carl William, SN 648-73-55, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Cooper (DD 605), Destroyer Division 120, Destroyer Sqdn. 60, Seventh Fleet; KIA 3 Dec 1944 off west coast of Leyte, Philippines; Cooper sunk by Japanese destroyer torpedo; 191 dead, 168 survivors; Battle of Ormoc Bay - Philippines Liberated > Philippines Naval War; BNR.

08-04 - Philippines Liberated > Luzon: (18 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)    
† Ahrenkiel, Wayne, SN 37-656-532, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 24th Recon. Sqdn., 24th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Feb 1945 Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Baier, Arnold Leroy, SN 37-684-308, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. G, 187th Glider Inf. Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; KIA 24 Mar 1945 near Santa Rosa, SE of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; probably died in 2nd Bn.'s attack on fortified village of Dita; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Delph, Everett Melvin, SN 37-754-300, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co. E, 152nd Inf. Regt., 38th Inf. Div; KIA 18 May 1945, Barangka Rizal, E of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; killed by a grenade during a Japanese counterattack; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Dickinson, Earl Albert, SN 37-472-885, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 169th Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. Div.; KIA 9 Jan 1945, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Gaddis, Harold Wilson, SN 6-563-917, US Army, Pott. & Cass Cos.
  • 129th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; DNB 6 Jul 1945 Cagayan Valley, northern Luzon; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Gerdts, Luther Charles, SN 37-647 -768, US Army, Clinton & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. E, 152nd Inf. Regt., 38th Inf. Div., KIA Shimbu Line, NE of Manila, Luzon, Philippines 16 May 1945; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Hansman, Jack, SN 7-060-353, US Army, Pott. & Crawford Cos.
  • Battery C, 90th Field Artillery Bn., 25th Inf. Div.; DOW 13 Apr 1945 ~ 200 m. N of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Balete Pass - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Humphrey, Richard Leo, SN 37-489-548, US Army, Page Co.
  • Co. F, 158th Regimental Combat Team; WIA 5 Apr 1945 Bicol Peninsula, SE Luzon, Philippines, DOW 8 Apr 1945 Luzon; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
  • Notes: The 158th Infantry Regiment, aka the Bushmasters, came from the Arizona National Guard.  Company F had multiple Native Americans from the Phoenix area. They had trained in jungle warfare in Panama before going to the Philippines.
† Jorgensen, Everett, SN 39-398-666, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Co B., 130th Inf. Regt., 33rd Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Apr 1945 approaching Baguio, northern Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Moore, Devore Franklin, SN 37-472-882, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. G, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div.; KIA 7 Feb 1945 SE of Lingayen Gulf near Lupao, Nueva Ecija, central Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Lupao - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Napier, LaVerne Floyd, SN 37-262-712, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Troop B, 8th Engineering Sqdn., 1st Cavalry Div.; KIA 6 Feb 1945 Manila, Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Manila - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
​† Odem, Dale R., SN 37-691-916, US Army, Cass Co.
  • 511th Parachute Inf. Regt., 11th Airborne Div.; d. Genko Line, 6 Feb 1945, S of Manila, Luzon; Battle of Manila - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Oltmans, Merle W., SN 37-445-352, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. D, 35th Inf. Regt., 25th Inf. Div.; KIA 22 May 1945 ~ 200 miles N of Manila, Luzon, Philippines; Battle of Balete Pass - Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Parker, Arlo Berry, SN 37-195-236, US Army Air Force, Webster Co.
  • 43rd Bomb. Gp., 5th AF; DNB 7 Jun 1945, 249th General Hosp., Ft. Stotsenburg, Luzon, Philippines, cerebral hemorrhage; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Rogers, Bernard R., SN 37-038-953, US Army, Harrison Co. 
  • Co. B, 6th Engineering Combat Bn., 6th Inf. Div.; KIA 31 Mar 1945 near Shimbu Line, Central Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Schomers, Jeremiah J. “Jerry”, SN 37-477-010, US Army, Douglas Co., NE & Shelby Co.
  • 172nd Inf. Regt., 43rd Inf. Div.; DOW 9 Mar 1945 Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Sturd, Clarence Vincent, SN 37-112-253 /37-142-251, US Army, Harvey Co., KS & Pott. Co.
  • Co. K, 19th Inf. Regt., 24th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Feb 1945 Luzon, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Luzon.
† Zangerle, John M., SN 37-146-204, US Army, Shelby & Dubuque Cos.
  • 129th Inf. Regt., 37th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Feb 1945 Manila, Luzon Philippines; Battle of Manila - Philippines Liberated > Luzon. 

08-05 - Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines: (six dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Frits, Richard Yale, SN 37-697-896, US Army, Pott. & Decatur Cos.
  • Co. B, 99th Signal Corps Bn.; DNB (sic) 16 Jun 1945, Valencia, Mindanao, Philippines, walked into a booby-trap trip flare; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
† McGraw, Louis Edward, SN 37-643-332, US Army, Shelby & Des Moines Cos. 
  • 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 30 Apr 1945 Cebu, Philippines; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
† Ring, Clinton Ross, SN 37-752-270, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 182nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; KIA 12 Apr 1945 Cebu Island, Philippines, bullet wound; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
† Schroder, Dean Charles, SN 37-752-477, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. E, 132nd Inf. Regt., Americal Div.; WIA 17 Jun 1945, probably on Cebu Is., Philippines; DNB 8 Jul 1945 at sea returning from SW Pacific; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
† Summerville, George Stanley, SN O-1039593, US Army, Union & Cass Cos.
  • 894th Chemical Co.; DNB 26 Jul 1945 San Jose, Mindanao, Philippines; injuries from an aircraft accident; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
† Talty, Norbert Leo, SN 30-153-755, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Battery B, 213th Field Artillery Bn., 40th Inf. Div.; DOW 19 May 1945 Negros Is., Philippines; hit by rock kicked up by an exploding shell, d. soon thereafter; Philippines Liberated > Southern Philippines.
09 - WWII-Japan > Iwo Jima & Okinawa (27 dead)
09 - Iwo Jima & Okinawa

09-01 - Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima (nine dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bryson, Robert D., SN 988708, US Marine Corps, Montgomery Co.
  • Temporarily assigned at Hilo, Hawaii to a USMC unit on the USS Athene (AKA-22) cargo ship to load and unload cargo for the Iwo Jima invasion; after completing Athene unloading on 28 Feb 1945, assigned to Co. I, 26th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA 13 Mar 1945 on Iwo Jima; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Deputy, Charles Dean, SN 940539, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 21st Marine Regt.; 3rd Marine Div.; DOW 24 Feb 1945, Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Battle of Iwo Jima.
† Longmeyer, Frank Herman Jr., SN 504-952, US Marine Corps, Harrison Co.
  • Weapons Co., 27th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA 12 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† McCracken, James Newton, SN 533-228, US Marine Corps, Crawford & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. E or F, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; KIA 25 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Schuelzky, Robert Eugene, SN O-32072, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Machine Gun Platoon Leader, Co. E., 28th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA 17 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Soar, Ernest Martin, SN 970147, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. F, 23rd Marine Regt., 4th Marine Div.; KIA 28 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Widden, Leroy, SN 285435, US Marine Corps, Lackawanna Co., PA & Cass Co.
  • Battery A, 13th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; DOW 20 Feb 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Wold, Leslie Wayne, SN 560533, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • 26th Marine Regt., 5th Marine Div.; KIA 3 Mar 1945 Iwo Jima, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.
† Woods, Duane Lavern, SN 989388, US Marine Corps, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. K, 9th Marine Regt., 3rd Marine Div.; wounded on Iwo Jima; DOW early 11 Mar 1945 on Hospital Ship USS Solace (AK-5) en route from Iwo Jima to Guam, Mariana Is.; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Iwo Jima.

09-02 - Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa (14 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bergman, George Eugene, SN 37-752-394, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 384th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 10 Jun 1945, enemy machine gun fire, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.​
† Broz, Albert James, SN 37-490-921, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 1 May 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; died instantly when struck by mortar shell near Shuri; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.​
† Caster, John Joseph, SN 37-699-158, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 28 Apr 1945, Ie Shima, near Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.​
† Cohrs, William Stanley “Dick”, SN 37-733-662, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 184th Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 5 Apr 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.​
† Kemplin, Alvin Gerald, SN 37-699-280, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 32nd Inf. Regt., 7th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 23 Apr 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; wounds from an artillery shell; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Keuter, Ambrose J., SN 37-699-242, US Army, Crawford Co.
  • Co. I, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 5 May 1945 NW of Kochi, southern Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Japanese counterattack; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Knudsen, Robert Dearld, SN 896935, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co. & Jackson Co., MO
  • Co. H, 7th Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div., III Amphibious Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 14 May 1945 Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† McGee Victor Howard, SN 39-203-439, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 307th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 10 May 1945 on Shuri Line, southern Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† ​Pokett, John Frederick "Jack", SN 37-485-635, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. C, 386th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; DOW 10 Apr 1945, Okinawa, Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Sampson, Lester Alan, SN 37-685-019, US Army, Polk Co.
  • Co. F, 382th Inf. Regt., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 19 Apr 1945 near Kakazu Line, southern Okinawa; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Scheffler, Norvin Herman, SN 982874, US Marine Corps, Pott. Co.
  • Co. I, 1st Marine Regt., 1st Marine Div., III Amphibious Corps, Tenth Army; WIA 9 May 1945, DOW 10 May 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Smith, Eugene McDaniel, SN 37-699-145, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. C, 306th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 14 May 1945 Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Wilson, Dallas Arnold, SN 37-699-245, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Co. K, 305th Inf. Regt., 77th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 13 May 1945 Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land Battle of Okinawa.
† Winther, Lawrence, SN 37-437-752, US Army, Cass & Audubon Cos.
  • Battery A., 362 Artillery Bn., 96th Inf. Div., XXIV Corps, Tenth Army; KIA 7 Apr 1945 near Ginowan, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; observer killed by machine gun or mortar; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Land ​Battle of Okinawa.

09-03 - Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Chancellor, James Maurice, SN 872-24-12, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Attack Transport USS Sandoval (APA-194); KIA 28 May 1945, Nakagusuku Bay, SE coast of Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Sandoval damaged by Japanese kamikaze; eight dead; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.​
† Hansen, Hans Folmer Rattenborg Jr., SN 648-20-40, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Evacuation Transport USS Pickney (APH-2); KIA 28 Apr 1945 Hagushi Bay, off SW coast of Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Pickney damaged by kamikaze attack, 16 patients & 18 crew dead; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.​
† Henderson, Harry Gregory, SN 872-01-35, US Navy, Buchanan Co., MO
  • Destroyer USS Halligan (DD-584); KIA 26 May 1945, off Tokashiki Is., W of southern Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan; Halligan hit a naval mine & abandoned; 162 dead, 80 survivors; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa; BNR.
† Hopley, Thomas, SN O-312195, US Navy, Cass Co.
  • Destroyer USS Luce (DD-522); KIA 4 May 1945 off Okinawa; Luce hit by kamikaze & sank in ~5 minutes; 128 dead from crew of 312; Iwo Jima & Okinawa > Naval Battle of Okinawa.
10 - WWII-Japan > Japan Overpowered (7 dead)
10 - Japan Overpowered

​10-01 - Japan Overpowered > Japan Under Attack (0 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • The Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan webpage has Air Force deaths from the B-29 raids from China and the Mariana Islands directed against Japan .
  • In the US Air War with Japan submodule, the Seventh Air Force webpage has other Air Force deaths in or near the Japanese home islands.
  • In the US Navy War with Japan submodule, the US Submarine Force and Third & Fifth Fleets webpages have Navy deaths from US submarine and Naval Aviation activity near Japan.

10-02 - Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan (six dead, updated 7 Jan 2003)
  • Deaths herein are due to the June 1944 - August 1945 US aerial bombing campaign against the Japanese Home Islands using B-29 very heavy bombers.
  • Deaths include both the initial Operation Matterhorn B-29 raids from eastern India using advanced bases in China and the later and larger B-29 raids from Guam and Tinian in the Mariana islands.
† Davenport, William Thomas Jr., SN 17-122-771, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Crew #P-46, 62nd Bomb. Sqdn., 39th Bomb. Gp., XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at North Field, Guam, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #44-69889 The Slic Chic right gunner w/ aircraft commander Edgar B. Grear; KIA 29 May 1945, 120 miles NE of Tori-Shima, S of Tokyo; aircraft hit by flak over Yokohama and ditched, four dead, eight survivors; Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan; BNR.
† Davis, August William Jr., SN 17-003-658, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 792nd Bomb. Sqdn., 468 Bomb. Gp., XX Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Kalaikunda Army Air Field, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-6230 Limber Duggan tail gunner w/ aircraft commander Dushan V. Ivanovic, staging from Pengshan, near Chengdu, China; KIA 15 Jun 1944, near Yawata, Kyushu, Japan; plane was part of the first B-29 raid on Japan; mission consisted of 68 aircraft included 11 correspondents; plane damaged over target & exploded; all eleven crew and Newsweek correspondent William T. Shenkel died; this was the first B-29 lost over Japan, however three other B-29s on this mission went down returning to base; Operation Matterhorn -  Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan; BNR.
† Gidley, Robert Allan, SN 17-040-837, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 676th Bomb. Sqdn. 444th Bomb. Gp., XX Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Dudhkundi Army Air Field, near Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, staging from Kwanghan AAF, near Chengdu, China; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-6330 Come-In-23982 flight engineer w/ aircraft commander Charles E. Hansen; KIA 20 Aug 1944 near Chengdu, Sichuan, China; aircraft hit cliff while landing after bombing Yawata Iron Works on Kyushu Is., Japan; eleven dead, one survivor; Operation Matterhorn -  Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan.
† Hansen, Elvin Emsley, SN O-739093, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
  • 869th Bomb. Sqdn., 497th Bomb. Gp, XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Isley Army Air Field, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-24595 Pacific Union bombardier w/ aircraft commander Leonard L. Cox; KIA 14 Jan 1945 NW of Saipan on a mission to Nagoya, Japan, after leaving base, #3 engine caught fire and Captain Cox decided to ditch; plane exploded when ditching; seven dead, four rescued by destroyer; Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan; BNR.
† Rannells, Robert Vance, SN 17-065-979, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 873 Bomb. Sqdn., 498th Bomb Gp., XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based on Tinian, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 #42-24614 Joltin' Josie radio operator w/ pilot Wilson C. Currier Jr.; KIA 1 Apr 1945, aircraft exploded after takeoff and crashed into Magicienne Bay on nearby Saipan, crew of eleven all died;  Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan; BNR
† Widows, Harry James Jr., SN O-771857, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 873rd Bomb. Sqdn., 498th Bomb. Gp., XXI Bomber Cmd., Twentieth Air Force, based at Isley Army Air Field, Saipan, Mariana Is.; Boeing B-29 Superfortress #42-65295 co-pilot w/ pilot Marvel L. Geer; KIA 29 Apr 1945 Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Kyushu, Japan on a mission to bomb Nyakonojo Airfield, Kyushu; aircraft was attacked by fighters, hit, exploded, and crashed on land, crew of eleven all died;  Japan Overpowered > Strategic Air War - Japan.

10-03 Japan Overpowered > Japan Vanquished (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • Deaths in the Japan area after the surrender announcement of 15 August 1945 and before the official surrender of 2 September.
† Maule, Kenneth C., SN O-854272, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co. 
  • 386th Bomb. Sqdn., 312th Bomb Gp., based at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan; Consolidated B-32 Dominator #42-108544 gunnery officer w/ pilot Leonard M. Sill; KIA 28 Aug 1945 at Yontan Airfield during takeoff; plane skidded off the runway and exploded; crew of 13 all died; Japan Overpowered > Japan Vanquished.
11 - WWII-Japan > The Naval War with Japan (24 dead)
11 - The Naval War with Japan
  • Many Pottawattamie area men were lost during the Naval War with Japan. This section lists only those navy personnel who died while serving with the US Submarine Force or with the US Third/Fifth Fleet, the main battle fleet. Other navy deaths appear earlier on this webpage.
11-01 - Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force: (nine dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Bargenquast, Arnold Frank, SN 321-39-14, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Submarine USS Seawolf (SS 197); DNB 4 Oct 1944 near Morotai, Dutch Indies, SW Pacific; Seawolf sunk by friendly fire, all 83 crew & 17 US Army passengers dead; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.
† Daughtrey/Daugherty, Gilbert Pryor, SN 701-04-70, US Navy, Pott. Co. & Jackson Co., MO
  • Submarine USS Growler (SS 215); KIA 8 Nov 1944, W of Manila Bay, Philippines, South China Sea; Growler likely sunk by Japanese depth charge, all 86 dead;  Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.
† Isom, Lyman LeRoy, SN 316-62-54, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Submarine USS Triton (SS 201); KIA 15 Mar 1943 in sea lanes NW of Admiralty Islands, Triton sunk by Japanese destroyers; 74 dead, no survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR. 
† Larson, Paul Lewis, SN 321-30-06, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Submarine USS Tang (SS-306); KIA 25 Oct 1944 in Formosa Strait, W of Formosa; Tang sunk by circular run of its own torpedo; 69 dead, nine survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.
† Messerschmidt, William George Jr., SN 316-95-00, US Navy, Shelby & Harrison Cos.
  • Submarine USS Pompano (SS-181); KIA ~ Sep 1943 Pacific Ocean; Pompano failed to return to Midway Is. from patrol off Japan; 78 dead, no survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force;  BNR.
† Rhoads, Guy Benjamin, SN 648-06-39, US Navy, Custer Co., NE
  • Submarine USS Seawolf (SS 197); DNB 3 Oct 1944 off Morotai, Dutch Indies, S of the Philippines; Seawolf sunk by friendly fire, all 83 crew & 17 US Army passengers dead; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.
† Seidell, Daniel Ryan, SN O-165834, US Navy, Polk Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • Submarine USS Amberjack (SS 219); KIA 16 Feb 1943 off Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago; Amberjack sunk by Japanese depth charge attack; 60 dead, no survivors; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.
† Stearns, Kirk Comstock, SN 316-67-15, US Navy, Mills Co.
  • Submarine USS Tullibee (SS-284); KIA 26 Mar 1944 off Palau Is., E of the Philippines, Central Pacific; Tullibee sunk by circular run of its own torpedo, 80 dead, one survivor; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.​
† Wall, Vernon Palmer, SN 648-07-99, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Submarine USS Seawolf (SS-197); KIA 3 Oct 1944 off Morotai, Dutch Indies, S of the Philippines; Seawolf sunk by friendly fire, all 83 crew & 17 US Army passengers dead; Naval War with Japan > US Submarine Force; BNR.

​​11-02 - Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets: (15 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Allstot, Max Vernon, SN 621-05-54, US Navy, Shelby & Crawford Cos.
  • Cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28), Task Force 38; KIA 6 Jan 1945, Louisville damaged by kamikaze attack in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines, 42 dead; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
†  Briley, Harold Vinton, SN 860-48-29, US Navy Fremont Co.
  • Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35); KIA 30 Jul 1945 in the Philippine Sea en route from Guam to Leyte; Indianapolis sunk by Japanese submarine I-58; 879 died, 316 survived; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Brunk, Edwin Samuel, SN 859-18-62, USN, Polk & Pott. Cos.
  • Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), Task Force 52; KIA 24 Nov 1943 near Makin Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Japanese submarine I-175 sank Liscome Bay during the US Tarawa/Makin invasion; 702 dead, 272 survivors; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Christensen, Darwin Arthur, SN 372-48-80, US Navy, Pott. Co. 
  • Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), Task Force 58 flagship, KIA 11 May 1945 90 miles E of Okinawa, Japan; Bunker Hill severely damaged by Japanese kamikaze attack, 389 dead; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; buried at sea.
  • Notes: Web information on the kamikaze attack on the Bunker Hill is sometimes incorrect. The Bunker Hill did not sink. When hit, the Bunker Hill was off the coast of Okinawa, not Kyushu. After the Bunker Hill was hit, Admiral Mitscher transferred Task Force 58 headquarters to the USS Enterprise, and elements of Task Force 58 then proceeded to Kyushu to attempt to deal with the continued kamikaze threat. 
† Cody, Claude LeRoy, SN 6480590, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Cruiser USS Houston (CL-81), Task Force 38; KIA 14 Oct 1944 off Formosa; Houston hit by Japanese aerial torpedoes on 14 & 16 Oct; 55 died, 937 survived; Houston stayed afloat and was towed to the US Naval base in Ulithi; Formosa Air Battle - Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.​
​† Etheridge, Lindsey Edward, SN 621-88-27, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Monaghan (DD-354), Task Force 38; DNB 18 Dec 1944 200 miles NE of Samar, Philippines; Monaghan sank in Typhoon Cobra; 256 dead, six survivors; two other destroyers, USS Hull and USS Spence, were also lost in Cobra; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Fisher, Harlan Ray, SN O-325830, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Naval Air Composite Sqdn. VC-11/VC-21 on escort carrier USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74), At-Sea Logistics Group Third Fleet, aka Task Group 30.8; Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (built by General Motors/Eastern Aircraft) BuNo 16056 pilot; KIA 22 Aug 1944, SW of Marshall Is., Central Pacific; failed carrier landing S of Eniwetok at location ~ 3 N 164 E; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Garner, William Fredrick, SN O-240615, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Naval Air Fighter Sqdn. VBF-83, Carrier Air Group 83, on USS Essex (CV-9); Vought F4U Corsair pilot; KIA 18 Mar 1945 near Tomitake Airfield, Kyushu, Japan; shot down; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Hough, Charles Robert, SN 702-52-00, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Naval Air Torpedo Sqdn. VT-20, Air Group 20, USS Enterprise (CV-6); Grumman TBM-1C Avenger BuNo 46042  radioman; KIA 13 Nov 1944, over Manila Bay, Luzon Philippines; crew of three lost from AA fire; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Leach, William Ellsworth, SN 631-07-23, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Destroyer USS Bailey (DD-492), Task Group 32.6; KIA 1 Oct 1944 off Anguar Is., near Peleliu Is.; Bailey strafed by Japanese plane, nine dead; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets.
† Nelson, Herbert Sidney, SN 821-82-95, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), Task Force 52; KIA 24 Nov 1943 near Makin Atoll, Gilbert Is.; Japanese submarine I-175 sank Liscome Bay during the US Tarawa/Makin invasion; 702 dead, 272 survivors; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Rhoten, Roy Edward, SN 958-10-13, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35); KIA 30 Jul 1945 in the Philippine Sea en route from Guam to Leyte; Indianapolis sunk by Japanese submarine I-58; 879 died, 316 survived; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Sander, Merle Edward, SN O-418945, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • Naval Air Torpedo Sqdn. VT-34, on USS Monterey (CVL-26); Grumman/General Motors TBM-3 Avenger BuNo 69111 pilot; DNB 9 May 1945 near the Ryukyu Is., Japan, glide bombing exercise preparing for raids on Japan;  Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Thoreson, Vernon Charles, SN 321-60-87, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • USS Mugford (DD-389), Task Force 38; KIA 5 Dec 1944, Surigao Strait, S of Leyte Gulf, Philippines; kamikaze attack, eight dead, ship survived; Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets; BNR.
† Welty, Robert L., SN O-407132, US Naval Aviation, Douglas Co., NE
  • Naval Air Fighter Sqdn. VF-12, Carrier Air Group 12; carrier USS Randolph (CV-15); Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 77880 pilot; KIA 14 May 1945 over Kyushu, Japan;  Naval War with Japan > Third & Fifth Fleets.
12 - WWII-Japan > US Air Force War w/ Japan (16 dead)
12 - US Air Force War w/ Japan
  • ​This section lists only the Pottawattamie area Army Air Force dead involved in the South Pacific, Southwest Pacific, and Central Pacific campaigns. Army Air Force dead from North Pacific, the China-Burma-India, and the strategic bombing of Japan campaigns are listed earlier, as are dead Naval Aviation, Marine Corps Aviation, and Coast Guard Aviation.​
12-01 - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force: (9 dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Crose, James Harvey, SN 37-470-848, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 498th Bomber Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force; on Liberty Ship SS Thomas Nelson; KIA 12 Nov 1944, Dulag Harbor, Leyte Gulf, Philippines; kamikaze attack, Thomas Nelson survived; 136 died of whom 133 were USAAF; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.​
† Jones, Homer Ernest Jr., SN O-720519, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 8th Combat Cargo Sqdn., 2nd Combat Cargo Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Biak Is., New Guinea, Dutch Indies; Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota tail number unknown; DNB 3 Feb 1945 Dulag, Leyte, Philippines, another plane taking off veered off the runway and struck Jones' plane, two died; fractured skull; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.
† Lawton, Kenneth Burdette, SN O-738191, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 822 Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at 17 Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea; North American B-25G-5 Mitchell #42-64827 co-pilot w/ pilot Ralph E. Freek; KIA 16 Jan 1944 near Ulingan Bay, NNW of Madang, Papua, New Guinea; while flying the coastal area searching for Japanese barges, flight was attacked by Japanese fighters, plane crashed on shore killing all six crew; Operation Cartwheel - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.
† Lesch, Joseph Ferdinand, SN 37-471-901, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 529th Bomb. Sqdn., 380th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at McGuire Field, Mindoro Is., Philippines; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-40801 Squaw Peak radio operator w/ pilot Francis V. See Jr.; KIA 15 Apr 1945 over Formosa on raid to Shinshoshi Airdrome; plane exploded in mid-air from anti-aircraft fire or hit by bomb dropped from a higher aircraft; crew of 11, five died; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.
† Miller, Oliver Oscar, SN 37-267-842, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 500th Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Nadzab Air Field complex near Lae, NE New Guinea; North American B-25D Mitchell #41-29992 tail gunner w/ pilot Thane C. Hecox Jr.; KIA 15 Feb 1944 over Kavieng, New Ireland, Bismarck  Archipelago; SW Pacific; plane lost during mission, all six dead; Operation Cartwheel - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.
† Peterson, Harlan Howard Luther, SN O-790-955, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 500th Bomb. Sqdn., 345th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at 7 Mile Drome, near Port Moresby but staging at Dobodura, New Guinea; North American B-25D-1 Mitchell Sorry Satchul #41-30056 pilot; KIA 18 Oct 1943 after skip bombing & strafing attack on Japanese ship at Rabaul, New Britain; unescorted flight of three B-25s attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft, Sorry Satchul and SNAFU shot down, Tondelayo survived; crew of six all killed; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force; BNR.
​† Reestman, Milton Herman, SN O-675002, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 823th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Durand Air Field, Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea; North American B-25 Mitchell #42-64810 navigator w/ pilot George R. Gable Jr.; KIA 2 Feb 1944, Coral Sea off Port Moresby, New Guinea; Gable's plane disappeared carrying seven while searching for B-25G-1 #42-64881 which had earlier disappeared carrying eleven on a flight from Townsville, Australia to Port Moresby; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force; BNR.
† Rockwell, Harold Ralph, SN O-782622, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 360th Service Gp., Combat Replacement Training Center, Fifth Air Force, based at Nadzab Air Field complex near Lae, NE New Guinea; on Douglas C-47B Skytrain/Dakota #43-16204 w/ pilot Jacob E. "Jack" Wondaal, en route from Nadzab, New Guinea to Port Moresby, New Guinea; DNB 19 Feb 1945, plane crashed near Waa, New Guinea; seven dead, radio operator survived; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force.
† Wunder, Frank Grant Jr., SN O-729400, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 9th Fighter Sqdn., 49th Fighter Gp., Fifth Air Force, based at Dobodura airfields, S of Buna, Papua, New Guinea, staging from Kiriwina Airfield, Trobriand Is.; Lockheed P-38G Lightning #42-12856 pilot; KIA 13 Oct 1943; part of flight of P-38s escorting B-24 bombers for a raid on Rabaul; three P-38s lost, possible collision in cloud bank over Solomon Sea; Operation Cartwheel - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force; BNR.

12-02 - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Seventh Air Force: (three dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Ingalls, Paul Irvin, SN 17-003-249, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 392nd Bomb Sqdn., 30th Bomb. Gp, Seventh Air Force; the group, but perhaps not the squadron, was based at Nanumea, Ellice Islands; B-24 aerial photographer; KIA (sic, perhaps WIA) 28 Dec 1943 Marshall Is. (admitted to hospital on Canton Is. w/ a hemorrhaging bullet wound in thorax); US Air Force War w/ Japan > Seventh Air Force.
† Pedersen, Roy Marion Jr., SN O-2071822, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 866th Bomb. Sqdn., 494th Bomb. Gp., Seventh Air Force, based at Yontan, Okinawa; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-40680 Lonesome Lady navigator w/ pilot Thomas C. Cartwright; KIA 28 Jul 1945, over Kure Harbor, Kyushu, Japan; plane shot down by flak on mission against Battleship Haruna; Japan US Air Force War w/ Japan > Seventh Air Force.​
  • Notes: of the crew of ten, Roy M. Pedersen's body was found on nearby land; two, including the pilot, survived as POWs; seven died as POWs 6 Aug 1945 from the Hiroshima atomic bomb. This story is documented in the book, A Date with the Lonesome Lady: A Hiroshima POW Returns, by Thomas C. Cartwright.
† Sundberg, Clark Gustaf, SN O-701016, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 19th Troop Carrier Sqdn., Seventh Air Force, based at John Rodgers Airport, Honolulu, TH; C-47A #42-100988 w/ pilot Glenn P. Randol Jr.; DNB 23 Jul 1944 Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Is., Central Pacific; plane crashed in shallow water on takeoff; all nine dead; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Seventh Air Force.

12-03 - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force: (four dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Garrett, Elmer Earl "Bud", SN O-763195, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
  • 67th Fighter Sqdn., 347th Fighter Gp., Thirteenth Air Force, based on Middleburg Is., near Sansapor, extreme western Dutch New Guinea; Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot; KIA 3 Dec 1944 over southern Celebes; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force; BNR.
† Hetrick, Jacob Alvin, SN O-733132, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 75th Bomb. Sqdn., 42th Bomb Gp., Thirteenth Air Force, based at Mar Drome, NE of Sansapor, Vogelkop Peninsula, Netherlands New Guinea as of 14 Sep 1944; North American B-25J Mitchell # xx-xx965 co-pilot (full tail number unknown) w/ pilot John F. Wolfe; KIA 16 Feb 1945 ten miles E of Kendari, SE Celebes, Dutch Indies; downed by Japanese AA during low-level attack on Kendari airfield; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force.
† Tague, Harold Fremont, SN 37-111-602, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • 390th Bomb. Sqdn., 42nd Bomb Gp., Thirteenth Air Force, based on Banika, Russell Is., NW of Guadalcanal, staging from Stirling Airfield, Treasury Is. S of Bougainville, Solomon Is.; North American B-25C Mitchell #42-64570 Skilla engineer-gunner w/ pilot Earl Swartzfader; KIA 20 Jan 1944 S of Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago; plane damaged by AA fire while attacking Vunakanau Airfield, later lost control and crashed followed by a fireball; all six dead; Operation Cartwheel - US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force.
† Trobough, Jerome Carroll, SN 37-034-015, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & Douglas Co., NE
  • 72nd Bomb. Sqdn., 5th Bomb Gp., Thirteenth Air Force, based at Momote, Admiralty Is; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-73458 flight engineer w/ pilot John H. Smith; KIA 9 Aug 1944 near Momote; plane lost engine power and ditched near base returning from mission over Yap, Caroline Is., nine died, two lived; US Air Force War w/ Japan > Thirteenth Air Force; BNR.
13-01 - WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas (16 dead)
13-01 - WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas: (16 dead, updated 21 May 2023)
  • All rear area non-combat deaths in the Pacific appear here.
  • Some combat deaths, such as during travel between bases, also appear here.
  • Post-WWII deaths in the Pacific areas, including Japan are also included.
1 - Territory of Hawaii:
† Heckman, Fred Herman, SN 375-78-78, US Navy, Audubon Co.
  • Came on board Destroyer USS Chew (DD-106) 9 Jan 1942, reenlisted Jul 1943; still on Chew 9 Nov 1943; d. 24 Jan 1944; (the Chew was an old destroyer that performed rear-area duties in the Pacific Theater); WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
† Edmundson, William Thomas, SN 316-87-40, US Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
  • Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-24, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 05027 crew member; KIA 13 Dec 1942, off Makapuu Point, Oahu; plane lost control & crashed into sea, two survivors; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas; BNR.
† Hulsebus, William Lyle, SN 620-89-09, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • US Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; DNB 9 Oct 1944 at US Naval Base, Pearl Harbor; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
† Porter, Harry Edward, SN 620-75-00, US Naval Aviation, Cass Co.
  • Naval Air Patrol Bomb. Sqdn. VPB 153, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Territory; Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon BuNo 37101 radioman; KIA 8 May 1945 Kaneohe Bay; plane crashed shortly after takeoff on antisubmarine training patrol, all six died; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
2 - New Caledonia:
† Bull, Lester Orville, SN 37-260-503, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • Co. B., 27th Replacement Bn., New Caledonia, South Pacific; d. 21 Aug 1943 from concussion in a truck accident; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
3 - Solomon Islands:
† Leu, Robert Carroll, SN 381-47-66, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Navy Signalman, unit unknown; arrived in Guadalcanal, Solomon Is. Apr 1943 from Noumea, New Caledonia on Attack Transport President Jackson (APA-18); DNB 16 Mar 1944 in fall from radio tower on Solomon Is.; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
† Sorenson, Robert H., SN 675-670, US Coast Guard, Shelby Co.
  • Coast Guard cargo ship USS Serpens (AK-97); d. 29 Jan 1945 off Lunga Pt., Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.; Serpens exploded while loading depth charges; 196 Coast Guard personnel, 57 army stevedores, and two others died; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
4 - New Guinea:
† Delaney, Harlan Albert, SN 37-487-707, US Army, Montgomery Co.
  • 279th Replacement Co., Corps of Engineers; DNB 15 Oct 1944 Oro Bay, Papua, New Guinea; laryngitis & tracheobronchitis; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
5 - Philippines:
† Iverson, Elmer F. Jr., SN O-729176, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Far East Air Service Command, Fifth Air Force; Douglas A-20 Havoc #44-46400 pilot; d. 20 Nov 1945 Philippines; flight from Tacloban, Leyte to Clark Field, Luzon disappeared, solo - no passengers or other crew; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas; was US Air Force War w/ Japan > Fifth Air Force; BNR.
† Jackson, Bryon Earl, SN 37-490-342, US Army, Montgomery Co.​
  • field artillery, unit unknown; DNB 10 Aug 1945 Dulag Bay, Leyte, Philippines; accidental drowning; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
​​​† Ocean, Jerry Floyd, SN 37-660-643, US Army Air Force --> US Army, Shelby Co.
  • Served with 496th Air Service Sqdn. near Foggia, Italy; after WW II ended in Europe, reassigned to 2750 Engineer Light Equipment Co.; left Leghorn, Italy 1 Jul 1945 on USS General William Mitchell; arrived San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines 11 Aug 1945; drowned in Marikina River, near San Mateo, SE of Manila, Philippines 17 Oct 1945; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
† Parker, Arlo Berry, SN 37-195-236, US Army Air Force, Webster Co.
  • 43rd Bomb. Gp., Fifth Air Force; DNB 7 Jun 1945, 249th General Hosp., Ft. Stotsenburg, Luzon, Philippines, cerebral hemorrhage; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
† Pettie, Vernon Gerard, SN 648-57-95, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Fleet Hospital #114, Leyte Gulf, Manicani Is., Guinan, Samar, Philippines; DNB 8 Apr 1945, Samar, drowning; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas; was Philippines Liberated > Leyte.
6 - Japan:
† Campbell, Sheldon Edward, SN 37-752-491, US Army, Shelby Co.
  • 24th Medical Bn., 24th Inf. Div.; DNB 23 Dec 1945 in hotel fire on Skikoku Is., Japan; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas; was xxx.
​† Kraschel, James Norman, SN 17-152-672, US Army Air Force, Shelby Co. 
  • 868th Bomb. Sqdn., attached directly to Thirteenth Air Force headquarters, based at Yontan Airfield, Okinawa Is., Japan; flying radar-equipped Consolidated SB-24 Liberator search bombers specializing in night missions; tail number and pilot unknown; DNB 24 Sep 1945, Okinawa, Ryukyu Is., Japan, aircraft accident after Japan surrendered; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
7 - At sea:
† Ellsworth, Dale Stanley, SN 316-35-54, O-203406 US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Navy Armed Guard on Liberty Ship SS M. H. De Young; KIA 14 Aug 1943; off Tonga, South Pacific; M. H. De Young torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 but remained afloat, towed to Tongatabu, and salvaged; three dead; WWII-Japan > The Pacific Base Areas.
14 - WWII-Japan > The China-Burma-India Theater (11 dead)
14 - The China-Burma-India Theater

14-01 - China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45: (five dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)† Berringer, Merroll Jackson, SN O-735025, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
  • Flight H, 35th Photo Recon. Sqdn., Fourteenth Air Force; Lockheed F-5E Photo Lightning #44-23237 pilot; KIA 21 Nov 1944 over South China Sea; disappeared on triangular flight Suichuan-Nimrod Sound-Batanes Is.-Suichuan; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45; BNR.​
† Chancellor, Elmer Lee, SN O-711946, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 118 Tactical Recon. Sqdn., Fourteenth Air Force, based at Chengkung, China w/ advance base at Suichwan, China; North American P-51C Mustang #43-24938 pilot; KIA 28 Dec 1944, over Yangtze River, Anking, southern China; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45; BNR.​
† Cox, Kenneth A., SN 17-078-406, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
  • 16th Combat Camera Unit, based at Kumning, China; on this mission flying with 11th Bomb. Sqdn., 341st Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force, based at Yangkai, 33 miles NE of  Kumning, China; North American B- 25 Mitchell #_____ w/ pilot John J. Wise, co-pilot Buster P. Meadows; KIA 18 Jan 1945 Chihkiang, Hunan Province, China; after bombing Puchi railroad bridge NW of Chungking, plane overshot runway when landing at staging base at Chihkiang ~ 300 M SE of Chungking; three dead, four survivors; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45.
† Holm, Darcy Lee, SN 39-836-855, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co. & San Francisco Co., CA
  • 373rd Bomb Sqdn., 408th Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force, based at Yangkai, 33 miles NE of Kumning, Yunnan, China; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-73252 flight engineer, KIA 15 Jan 1944 E of Kweilin & N of Hong Kong, China; crash after departing Kweilin on a search and rescue mission; all ten crew members died; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45.
† Mallette, Richard Earl, SN O-742498, US Army Air Force, Cass & Decatur Cos.
  • 373rd Bomb. Sqdn., 308th Bomb. Gp., Fourteenth Air Force; group based at Kumning, Yunnan, China w/ squadron based at Yangkai near Kumning; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-40786 copilot w/ pilot Ruie W. Suggs; KIA 15 Sep 1943 near Kumning; five B-24s from the 373rd Bomb. Sqdn. attempted to bomb a cement works at Haiphong near Hanoi in Indo-China and were attacked by a force of around 50 Japanese fighter aircraft; three B-24s were shot down; Mallette's damaged aircraft returned to China and crashed near Kumning; all 11 or 12 on board died; China-Burma-India > China, 1941-45

14-02 - China-Burma-India > India, 1942-45: (one dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
  • See also the China, Burma, Crossing the Hump, or Strategic Air War - Japan webpages for deaths of others stationed in India.
† Jones, Donald Eugene, SN 37-484-709, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 1305th Base Unit, India-China Division, Air Transport Command, based at Dum Dum Airport, near Calcutta/Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Douglas C-47B-1-DL Skytrain/Dakota #43-16261 radio operator w/ pilot Judson B. Baskett; d. 27 Nov 1945 N of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; flight from Singapore to Butterworth, Malaya; China-Burma-India > India.

14-03 - China-Burma-India > Burma, 1941-45: (two dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
† Evans, Robert Samuel, SN O-489062, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 5307 Composite Unit (Merrill’s Marauders); WIA at Nhpum Ga, NW of Myitkyina, Burma, DOW 11 Apr 1944 in hospital, Ledo, Assam, India; China-Burma-India > Burma, 1941-45.
† Mueller, Eugene Clyde, SN O-704040, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 490th Bomb. Sqdn., 341st Bomb. Gp., Tenth Air Force, based at Moran Airfield, Assam, India; North American B-25D Mitchell #43-3612 navigator-bombardier w/ pilot Frank M. Finney; KIA 24 Oct 1944 near Maymyo, Burma; engine likely struck by ground fire and plane crashed; all six dead; China-Burma-India > Burma, 1941-45.

14-04 - China-Burma-India > Crossing the Hump: (three dead, updated 7 Jan 2023)
​† Finley, Clyde Clem Jr., SN T-004898, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 1333rd Base Unit, India-China Division, Air Transport Command, based at Chubua, Assam, India; Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando #43-47003 co-pilot; DNB 31 Aug 1945 in Assam, India; plane crashed on flight from Kumning, China to Chabua; initially buried at crash site 56 km NW of Dibrugarh-Chabua Airport; China-Burma-India > Crossing the Hump.
† Malick, William Burton, SN 17-024-190, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 6th Ferrying Sqdn., 1st Ferrying Gp., India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, based at Mohanbari, Assam, India; Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota #41-38656 radio operator; DNB 2 Aug 1943, near Yunnanyi, W of Kumning, China on return cargo flight from Kumning to Mohanbari; China-Burma-India > Crossing the Hump.
† McCue, Dudley Van, SN 6554498, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 78th Transport Sqdn., 22nd Transport Group, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, based at Jorhat, Assam, India; Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express # 41-11908 crew chief w/ pilot Hartvig Larsen of Omaha; DNB 10 Sep 1943 on flight from Jorhat to Kumning, China; plane crashed in Hukawng Valley, Burma; China-Burma-India > Crossing the Hump; BNR.