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 website bigpigeon.us, webpage WWII Roster, © 2022 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated 22 May 2022.

Big Pigeon's WWII Roster module accesses my Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster of around 600 WWII deaths.
  • This roster includes all but one of the official military WWII deaths credited to Cass, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Mills, and Shelby Counties in southwestern Iowa, and around half the deaths from nearby Montgomery County. 
  • The roster includes both personal information (e.g., parents) and military data (e.g., unit). ​

Links to Pottawattamie Area World War II Dead Roster webpages:
  • The Roster - because of length the roster is broken up into multiple parts, click for direct access  ==>  A    B    C    D    EF    G    H    IJ     KL    M     NO    P    QR    S    TUV    WXYZ    Other In-Service   Post-Separation
  • Roster Notes - gateway to the following miscellaneous roster-related topics:         
               Awards for Valor
               
Iowa Casualties and Dead           
  • Roster members' home location - broken up into nine choices:​
  •     Council Bluffs - held over half the population of Pottawattamie County.
  •     Rural Pottawattamie County - the remainder of Pottawattamie County.
  •     Cass County - east of Pottawattamie County.
  •     Harrison County - north of Pottawattamie County.
  •     Mills County - south of Pottawattamie County.
  •     Montgomery County - south of Pottawattamie County and east of Mills County. (incomplete)
  •     Shelby County - north of Pottawattamie County and east of Harrison County.
  •     Other Iowa Counties.
  •     Other States - Nebraska, Missouri and California were most common.
  • Roster members' death location - first by five geographic areas, then aircraft and ship deaths.
  •     War with Japan - War with Japan roster deaths.
  •     Battle of the Atlantic - War with Germany roster deaths - Atlantic Ocean component.
  •     The Mediterranean Theater - War with Germany roster deaths - Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
  •     The European Theater - War with Germany roster deaths - European Theater of Operations.
  •     Stateside - stateside roster deaths while in service.
  •     The Air Dead - roster deaths in aircraft.
  •     The Sea Dead - roster deaths on ships.
  • Roster Photos -  in its early stages, currently has only 17 images.​
  • Roster Outliers - area dead veterans that fit into special categories. 
  • About the Pottawattamie Area WWII Dead Roster

Some other relevant Big Pigeon content:
  • WWII - Japan and WWII - Germany - My summaries of WWII U.S. military activity. (some are incomplete)
  • The WWII > US in WWII - Operations - the roster death count for each major WWII operation.
  • WWII  > WWII Ground Forces - Army and Marine Corps ground forces during WWII.
  • WWII > WWII in the Air - the major US WW II aircraft.
  • WWII > WWII at Sea - US WWII warships and maritime losses.

Year 2022 Roster additions:
  • January and February 2022 additions are listed in the Project Mgt - Public > Website Log webpage.
March & April 2022 additions:
  • 23 May 2022: Davis, Willard Henry, SN 37-460-144, US Army, Montgomery Co. & Fremont Co., WY

Sources for the WWII Roster webpage:
  • The webpage header image, Council Bluffs Veteran's Plaza, shows the Veterans Memorial Plaza just east of Bayliss Park. See http://genealogytrails.com/iowa/pottawattamie/veterans_plaza.htm.
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