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Name	Residence	Notes
Gallagher, Francis J.	Waukon	US Army, 12th Armored Division. Fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Awarded a Purple Heart & Bronze Star. s/o Patrick H. & Mary C. Gallagher. Obituary.
Gallagher, Patrick M.	Waukon	US Army. He enlisted in 1940 and served for over 20 years. Obituary & photo
Galloway, Don	Postville	Entered service, 1942. Graduated from Postville HS.
Gantenbein, Delbert	New Albin
Gantenbein, Gordon	New Albin
Gass, LeRoy	Postville	US Army, Sgt. Inducted into the army in May 1941. Assigned to Antitank Company, 168th Infantry, 34th Division 5th Army. He served in northern Ireland, Scotland, England and North Africa. A member of the 34th 'Red Bull' Infantry Division, he was taken prisoner in the battle of Faid Pass, North African war zone in February 17, 1943. He spent 27 months POW camps Stalag 7A (Moosburg), Stalag 3B (Furstenburg) and Stalag 3A (Luckenwalde). Liberated by the Russians. s/o Mr. & Mrs. Edwin M. Gass.
Gaulthier, Arthur A.	Waukon
Gavin, Clair V.	Lansing
Gavin, Vernon J.	Waukon
Gavle, Orlan M.	Decorah, Winneshiek co.	Obituary
Gee, Richard John 'Dick'	Lansing	1915-1981. U.S. Army, 177th Engineers, Transportation Corps; enlisted 5/2/1942 at Milwaukee. Served overseas 1942-1944. Buried Oak Hill, Lansing.
Gericke Lamont Frederick	Postville	US Navy Seabee, he entered the service in 1943 and was stationed in Bermuda in a Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU). Graduated from Postville HS in 1942. Attended the University of Dubuque. Obituary
Geuder, Vernon M.	Waukon	1923-2020. TBM pilot during the war. Died in Florida. Obituary. Photo is from the Waukon Standard.
Gilbert, Darrell C.	Waukon	U.S. Navy Seabee. Served 2 years as a refrigeration man during WWII. Born in Winneshiek co. IA 1910, he died in 1985. Buried in 1920 Addition Oakland cemetery, Waukon.
Gilbertson, Kenneth G.	Waterville
Gilbertson, Gaylen H.	Waterville
Gilson, Eugene F.	Postville
Gilbertson, Harry Palvien	Paint Creek twp.	U.S. Army, District of Columbia, Tec 5; enlisted 12/28/1945 in the cavalry at Camp Gruber, Cookson Hills, Oklahoma; b. 04/07/1923, s/o Arthur B. & Cora (Fossum); died 01/16/1972, buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery
Gipp, Hazel	Postville / Frankville, Winneshiek co.	WAVE; served during WWII as a bookkeeper; graduated from Postville HS in 1927; d/o Herman & Johanna M. Gipp; married A.B. Roff in 1931 (divorced), married to Jack Foeller in 1967. She died in 1984.
Glaus, Leslie J.	Lansing / Waukon	US Navy. He was born 10/31/16; died 8/4/1991; buried in Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids; s/o Charles and Minnie (Christensen) Glaus. ~contributed by Arthur Hagemeier, cousin of Leslie Glaus. Obituary
Gluck, Ralph L.	Waukon	US Army. Member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Obituary
Glynn, Edward A.	Lansing
Goede, Donald	Waukon
Gonyier, Edward S.	Lansing
Goodno, Julius S.	Dorchester
Gordanier, Howard Louis	Postville	US Navy, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class. Served in convoy duty in the Atlantic zone and participated in the Mediterranean operations aboard the USS Maddox. Gordanier was among those who survived when the Maddox was hit & sunk by German bombers. Obituary
Gordon, Eldo	Postville
Gordon, Grant I.	Lansing	WWII veteran (service branch unknown). s/o George & Belle (Tomte) Gordon. Obituary
Gordon, Virgil	Postville	US Army, Private. 1st Platoon, Co C, 52nd Inf. TRG. Accidentally drowned September 2,1945 at Fort Worth, Texas. Stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas. s/o Wallace & Annie Gordon, Postville. Obituary
Gorman, Fred W.	Waukon	US Army. Obituary & photo
Grady, Cyril Ambrose	Waukon / Wexford	Served from 1941 to 1945 in New Guinea. Obituary
Grady, Daniel	Waukon	US Army. s/o John and Susan (O'Hara) Grady. Obituary
Grady, Sylvester J.	Waukon
Grahlma, Claude Clinton	Waukon	US Navy. He was born in Sumner, Iowa. Lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Gramlich, Daniel Emil	Lansing	U. S. Army Signal Corps. Stationed in Iran. s/o George & Romina Gramlich. Obituary
Gramlich, Irvin F.	Lansing
Grangaard, Walter H.	Waterville
Gray, Earl S.	Postville	Paratrooper. Obituary
Green, Glen I.	Castalia	US Navy, aboard the USS Reuben James DE-153. s/o Chester & Edna Green. Obituary
Green, Lloyd Wayne	Frankville, Winneshiek co.	US Army; Paratrooper. Enlisted Sept. 1942 in Calif. Died of injuries received in a truck accident England. s/o Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, RR Postville. Buried in the Postville cemetery; Obituary
Grieibel, Genevieve	Waukon	WAC; she served overseas, being discharged in 1945. Married WWII army veteran, (unkn) Oliphant.
Griffin, Robert W.	Waukon	US Army Air Corps. ".. promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Army Air Corps, it was announced at headquarters of the Antilles Air Task Force at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Col. Griffin was graduated from West Point in 1937, where he was captain of the varsity baseball team his last year. He joined the present unit in September, 1940, and is now stationed at one of the tropical air bases guarding the vital approaches to the Caribbean area." ~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, evening edition, Thursday, March 18, 1943 (also the photo) He retired as a Colonel. Died 1987 & buried in Holy Hope cemetery, Tucson, AZ. Obituary
Grimstad, Norman A.	Waukon	US Navy. Born in Ossian, he attended school in Dorchester. s/o Edward & Tomina Grimstad. Obituary
Gross, Walter	Lansing	US Army, stationed in the Philippines & Japan. Born & raised Eldorado, IA. Retired to Lansing. Obituary
Grotegut, Calvin H.	Waukon
Gruhn, Edith	Postville	Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Sixth Service Command in 1945; stationed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; graduated from Postville HS in 1938 & nurses training at Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Married to Nicholas Clesi of Brooklyn, NY on Feb 1, 1947. Daughter of Fred W. & Elsa (Schaar/Schara) Gruhn of Postville. Buried in Postville cemetery. Obituary
Gruhn, Robert	Postville	US Army. Served in Germany. s/o Fred W. & Elsa (Schaar/Schara) Gruhn of Postville.
Gulsvig, Milton	Postville
Gundacker, John H.	Waukon	1919-1978. Buried in Oakland cemetery.
Gunderson, Gordon A.	Waterville	US Army, Sergeant. Buried in Waterville cemetery.
Gunderson, Lyle	Postville	US Army, Sergeant. Served in the Philippine Islands. Graduated from Postville HS. s/o Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gunderson.
Guthneck, Gerald E.	Harpers Ferry
Haas, Joseph Ferdinand	Lansing	Served in Europe. s/o Ben & Elizabeth Haas. Obituary
Haas, Ronald Francis	Waukon	Sgt., US Army, 634th Ordinance Ammunition Company, New Guinea & Philippines. Obituary
Haefner, Earl W.	Postville / Waukon / Castalia, Winneshiek co.	US Army, Colonel. Stationed at Fort Crook, Nebr. where he was regimental commander of the First Provisional Regiment motor school. He had previously served in WWI as a mechanic for the army, and later served in the Korean war. Born in Froelich, Clayton co. he grew up in Castalia. He died February 4, 1980 and is buried in Castalia. Col. Haefner's son Earl Haefner JR also served in WWII.
Hagen, Howard Arthur	Waterville	US Army Air Corps; enlisted in 1945; retired from the Air Force in 1976 after a long career in the U.S. military nuclear weapons program; s/o Glen & Estelle (Bryson) Hagen; married Anita Meints; 11/17/1926-03/28/2011, buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery; Obituary & photo
Hagen, James B.	Waterville	US Army Air Corps, 2nd Lieutenant; enlisted 02/01/1943; s/o Glen & Estelle (Bryson) Hagen; 08/01/1923-09/23/1945, buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery
Hager, Reuben Frank	Waukon	US Army, rifleman, Co F, 475th Infantry. Served in India. Awarded a Purple Heart; s/o Albert & Anna Hager. Obituary & photo
Hahn, Arthur	New Albin
Hahn, Delbert	New Albin
Hahn, George A.	Dorchester	US Army infantry. Served in the Aleutian Islands. Obituary
Hahn, Raymond	New Albin
Hale, John	Postville
Hale, Richard A. 'Dick'	Postville
Hale, Stanley	Postville
Hall, John M. 'Red'	Waukon	US Army. s/o Charles M. and Mary Jane (Solon) Hall. Moved to Spokane, Washington after the war ended. Obituary
Hall, Kenneth Charles	Waukon	Tech Sgt, Army Air Corps, radio & radar operator on B-17 bombers in the American & Pacific Theatres. Awarded 5 Bronze Stars and other medals. s/o Charles & Mary Hall. Obituary & photo
Hall, Robert J.	Waukon
Halverson, Harry C.	Postville	Sergeant, served with the 34th "Red Bull" Division of the Fifth Army in Italy
Halverson, Harvey Millard	Lansing	US Navy, Radar Operator Second Class. Served 1943-1946 in the Pacific theatre. Obituary
Halverson, Morris A.	Waterville
Hamilton, Robert	Waukon
Hamm, Guy O'Neill	Lansing/Waterville	US Army. Obituary
Hamm, Lawrence G.	Waterville	Private first class. Residence, Waterville. Killed in action in France, September 14, 194?. Father, Jerry Hamm, Rossville, RFD, Waukon.
Hammel, Dean	Postville
Hammel, Eugene	New Albin
Hammel, L.	New Albin
Hammel, Richard A.	New Albin / Waukon	US Navy. He enlisted in October 1943 as an apprentice seaman. s/o Charles & May (LaTranch) Hammel. Obituary
Hammel, Robert	Waukon	US Army. s/o Charles & Mae (Latronch) Hammel. Obituary
Hammel, Virgil	Postville	US Army. Medical corps. Sergeant. Served in Germany and other European countries. Entered service, 1942 after graduation from Postville HS.
Hammell, Cletus Joseph	New Albin	US Army, Medic. s/o Fred & Mathilda Hammell. Obituary
Hammell, Donald J.	Lansing
Handke. Edward John	Postville	US Army, Pacific Theatre. Born in Clayton co. Iowa & lived for many years in Postville. Obituary & photo
Haney, Teddie	Lansing
Hangartner, Frank	Postville
Hangartner, Bernita	Postville
Hangartner, Laverne	Postville
Hansmeier, Robert L.	Waukon	Served in the Signal Corps unit assigned to Brig. Gen. Paul L. Williams IX Troop Carrier Command, Ninth Air Force, Allied Expeditionary Air Force. s/o Leonard Hansmeier
Hanson, Alfred	Waukon	Was stationed with the anti-aircraft coast artillery at Butner, S.C. prior to going overseas in Sept. 1944
Hanson, Arthur Conrad	Waukon	Machinist's mate 1st class, United States Naval Reserve. Went down in the Liscombe Bay November 24, 1943, Gilbert Islands. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius A. Hanson, Route 4, Waukon. Awarded a Purple Heart. His name is engraved on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. ~Obituary & Photo were contributed by David Hagemeier ~His name is inscribed on the gravestone of his parents in Oakland cemetery, Waukon
Hanson, Alfred L.	Waukon
Hanson, Harriet G.	Waukon	Navy Nurse Corps [note: Hanson may be married name]
Hanson, Leonard C.	Waukon	US Navy. Member and Past Commander of the Waukon American Legion Post, Past Allamakee County Commander, and Past Commander of the 4th District American Legion. Obituary
Hanson, Lester A.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hanson, LeRoy H.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hanson, Lyman S.	Waukon
Hanson, Ralph J.	Lansing
Hanson, Raymond V.	Waterville	S Sgt, 93rd mechanized cavalry recon squadron. Buried in East Paint Creek cemetery
Harrington, Robert E.	Postville	Colonel. West Point graduate. He reported for active duty in February 1943 and was first attached to a tank destroyer unit at Camp Hood, Texas. Later he transferred to the Army Air Corps and attended advanced pilot training at Foster Field, Victoria, TX , graduating March 12, 1944 as a Combat Fighter pilot. He was an expert aerial and ground gunnery pilot, flying pursuit aircraft. Served with Gen. Chennault in the Chinese-American Composite Wing, piloting a P-51 Mustang. This was the only American unit to work with the Chinese Air Forces, and they operated in north central China, sweeping the skies over inland China. He flew thirty missions over enemy territory before the war ended, earning the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Presidential Unit Citation; two battle stars on his Asiatic ribbon, and other decorations. s/o Cy & Nina Harrington. Obituary
Harris, Cy	Postville	Musician First Class, US Navy, Eighth Fleet band; served in North Africa and in the Mediterranean. He entered the Navy in 1942 after graduating from Postville High School.
Harris, Leo Roger 'Dutch'	Postville	US Navy. s/o Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary A brother team in the U.S. Navy are Leo Roger "Dutch" Harris and George R. Harris, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Obert Harris of route 1, Postville. The lads were home on leave recently and had the [photo] taken. Both are Petty Officers. "Dutch" is a Machinists Mate Third Class stationed at New London, Conn., where he has been assigned following a long "hitch" at convoy duty in the Atlantic area. He saw service during and in the Aftrican invasion. George is an Aviation Machinists Mate Third Class and at present is in Officers Training Unit at Hutchinson, Kansas. ~Postville Herald, May 3, 1944, the photo on the left accompanied the news article
Harris, George Richard see photo above	Postville	US Navy. s/o Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary *See photo & news article above - George is on the left and Dutch is on the right.
Harris, Paul E.	Postville / Castalia, Winneshiek co.	US Army Air Corps. Entered the service in October 1942, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in March 1944. Pilot of "Four Roses", a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber. Served in Hawaii and in the European Theatre. Earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters for duty during a number of Eighth Air Force attacks on German targets. Graduate of Postville HS. s/o Martin E. & Avilla (Brainard) Harris. Married Marilyn Thoms/o Postville. Paul Harris served in the Air Force for 27 years, attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. Obituary
Harris, Phil Hale	Castalia, Winneshiek co.	US Navy. Baker Second Class. s/o Martin & Arvilla Harris. Obituary
Harris, Robert William	Postville / Rossville	MP, US Army. Served in Japan. s/o Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary
Harris, Robert Ray	Postville	US Army, commissioned Captain in March 1943; duty with the Office of Emergency Management in Washington; s/o Warner & Rachel Harris. Obituary
Harris, Zana May	Postville	US Navy WAVE. Trained at the Naval Training School (W.R.), Bronx, New York, N.Y. Daughter of Lloyd 'Mike' & Grace (Sheggrud) Harris, and raised by her grandparents Warner & Rachel (Folsom) Harris; Postville high school graduate and attended Iowa State Teachers College then taught school. Married Earl B. Chamberlain in 1945.
Hart, James P.	Waukon
Hart, Malcolm J.	Waukon
Hartley, Milton Robert	New Albin / Dubuque	WWII vet (unknown service branch). Born in New Albin, s/o Sydney & Mabel (Olson) Hartley, he grew up in Dubuque. Obituary
Hartley, Peter William	New Albin	Quartermaster Chief Petty Officer, US Navy, served in the Pacific Theater. s/o Charles & Stacia Hartley. Obituary
Hartmann, Herbert H.	Postville?	US Army. Private 1st Class. Served in New Guinea, Moratai and Mindanao. Awarded the Presidential & Unit Citations, Victory medal, Southwest Pacific & Asiatic-Pacific ribbons w/arrowhead & 3 combat stars, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon.
Hartwig, Rudolph O.	Postville
Harvey, Milo	Postville
Hastings, Daniel C.	Waterville	PVT 456th AAA; buried in Waterville cemetery
Hastings, Wayne	Waukon
Hawkins, Edwin W.	Waterville
Hawkins, Lydia Anne nee Anderson	Harpers Ferry	U.S. Army Nurse, 1942 & 1943. See Lydia Anderson
Hawkins, Theodore	Lansing
Hayes, Martin J.	Waukon
Healy, Anamae Carol		WAVE
Healy, Helen J.	Waukon
Heckman, Leslie	Postville
Hefner, Leo W.	Monona, Clayton co.	PVT Co A. Repl BN, 3rd Armored Division; buried Smithfield cemetery
Hefty, Albert A.	Lansing
Hegeman, Donald W.	Waukon	US Navy. s/o William H. & Jeannette (Dougherty) Hegeman. Obituary
Hegeman, Mary	Waukon	WAVE. Enrolled in June 1930, she had been the chief clerk of the Waukon rationing board prior to enlisting.
Heiderscheit, Leonard	Holy Cross, Dubuque co. / New Albin	U.S. Army, 37th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division; served in the Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska
Heim, John Francis	Harpers Ferry	Sergeant, U.S. Army, 66th Regiment, 2nd Armored Division. Seriously wounded July 4, 1944, died July 5, 1944 of the wounds received in action in France. Also served in the African campaign; inducted into the Army 1/8/1941. Buried Plot A, Row 19, Grave 13 Normandy American cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Parents Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Heim, Harpers Ferry. The photo was contributed by Chris Heim of Pennsylvania, who photographed the gravestone while visiting the cemetery in Sept. 2017, he wrote: "... thought maybe one of his relatives would want to know another Heim spent a few moments thanking their father, brother and son. Maybe it could be shared for the genealogy of their brave John." Chris does not believe he has a family relationship with John Heim. Obituary
Hein, Harlan C.	Postville	US Army. Private. 36th Field Arty. Died of illness in January 1946. Obituary
Heins, Ernie Lloyd	Postville / Luana, Clayton co.	US Army. Obituary
Helgerson, Millard C.	Postville
Hellum, Merlin	Postville
Hendrickson, Edgar 'Crankshaft'	Waukon	US Navy. Obituary
Henderson, James W.	Monona, Clayton co.	Private. Killed in action in Germany, March 21, 1945. Father, Earl Henderson, RFD, Monona
Hennigaard, Leander	Waterville	US Army. Earned a Purple Heart. Obituary
Henry, Clarence G. SR	Waukon	US Army, served in both WWII and Korea. Obituary
Henry, Reuben C.	Waukon
Hermanson, Earl Sylvester	Waterville	Staff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces, 499th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group. Killed in action in Philippines, November 12, 1944. Buried in Plot F, Row 10, Grave 18, Manila American cemetery, Manila, Philippines. s/o Sever & Cecelia Hermanson.
Hermanson, Raymond E.	Waterville
Hermanson, Roy T.	Waukon
Hermeier, Oliver E.	Ludlow twp / Waukon	US Navy. Obituary
Herrig, Joseph P. DDS	New Albin	"On last Wednesday, Dr. J.P. Herrig received a telegram from the War Department at Washington, D.C., informing him that he was being sent a commission as 1st Lieutenant in the army and to report for further orders on September 10th at the seventh army headquarters, Omaha, Nebraska. This news came rather suddenly to the doctor who had volunteered his services to the army some time ago but had never heard anything further from it until last week. He will be rushed with dental work and business making preparations to leave upon such short a notice, and New Albin and vicinity are loathe to part with him after these years of expert service. He will store his equipment with his home folks, at Ionia, Minn., and his wife and new baby will make their home temporarily with her folks in Albert Lea, until he has been assigned a permanent place of duty. 'Doc's' many New Albin friends wish him the best of luck." ~undated newspaper clipping, contributed by Errin Wilker --- After the war Dr. Herrig established his practice in Algona, IA and then Bellevue, IA. His gravestone in St. Josephs Catholic cemetery, Bellevue, Jackson co. IA, has Prisoner of War engraved. Gravestone photo. Obituary
Hexom, Arnold H.	Waukon	US Army from 1942-1945 in the China, Burma & India theater. He was assigned to a unit that had mules and horses to haul supplies in the jungle and mountains. ~information contributed by Arthur Hagemeier Obituary & photo 1944 news article
Higgins Angela A.	New Albin	Married name Davin
Higgins, Raymond B.	New Albin	US Army, served from 1942-1946, including 28 months in the southwest Pacific. Buried Gethsemane cemetery. Obituary
Hill, Harlan O.	Waterville
Hill, Howard Irvin	Lansing / Postville / Waukon	US Army, saw action in Germany and France. Born in Decorah, Winneshiek co., he lived in Allamakee co. for many years. Buried in Oakland cemetery. Obituary
Hill, Louis Hill Jr.	Postville	US Coast Guard, Ensign. Saw duty in the European Theater participating in the invasions of Sicily and Salerno aboard a Coast Guard-manned LCI. Also engaged in amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater aboard a Coast Guard-manned LST. Obituary
Hilleshiem, Arthur J.	Waterville	Sgt, 403rd Bomb Squad, AAF. Buried in Waterville cemetery.
Hills, Evelyn	Postville	US Navy WAVE. Serving from May 1944-March 1946, she was stationed in Washington, D.C. and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hills, she graduated from Postville HS in 1939. Married Robert Johnson. Obituary
Hilmer, Edwin L.	Postville	US Second Marine Corps, First Gunnery Sergeant. Fought in the Tarawa and Saipan invasions. He was wounded in action in the Gilbert Island engagement with the Japanese. Awarded the Silver Star by Admiral Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Naval Operations "for meritorious conduct and devotion to duty while serving with an amphibian tractor battalion of the Second Marines. As amphibian tractor platoon of the initial landing, Hilmer continued to operate his tractor after his crew members had been wounded. He made several trips to the beach and front lines under heavy machine gun fire and anti-boat gun fire, landing troops and supplies and evacuating casualties. The tractor, having been rendered unseaworthy by enemy gun fire and it being apparent that it would sin, Hilmer quickly effected repairs and continued to transport troops and supplies to the beach until the island was secured. His conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the US Naval Service." He later was awarded the purple heart for shrapnel wounds suffered in the same engagement.
Hilmer, Eldo	Postville	Entered service, 1942. Graduated from Postville HS.
Hilmer, Martin M.	Postville
Hilmer, Wayne	Postville
Hinman, Rex J.	Postville
Hinrichs, Merrill G.	Lansing
Hintz, Robert H. (Dr)	Lansing
Hirth, Ernest L.	Lansing
Hirth, Henbert	Lansing
Hirth, Kermit	Lansing
Hitner, Robert John	Waukon	US Army. He was born in Ada, Minnesota to John and Susan (Keppler) Hitner and lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Hoerer, Theodore	Lansing	U.S. Army Air Corps; Tech-Sergeant; served in Africa, Pantelleria, Sicily and Italy. Letter home, 1944 Obituary ~photo is from Allamakee Journal, Dec. 1944, contributed by Errin Wilker
Hofer, Eileen Leona	Postville	Second Lieutenant, US Army Nurse Corps. Daughter of Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville. Graduated from Sherman Hospital of Nursing, Elgin, Ill.
Hofer, William Russell	Postville	US Navy; Gunners Mate First Class, served aboard a submarine in the Pacific Ocean; after the war he re-enlisted, retiring from the Navy in 1960 as an electonics technician; s/o Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville; he died in 1968 & is buried in Tulocay cemetery, Napa, CA Obituary ~photo is from Postville Herald, Wednesday, October 11,1944 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
Hofer, Clifford G.	Postville	US Army. s/o Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville.
Hogan, Charles	Lansing
Hogan, Leonard P.		PVT 26 AAF Base HQ & AB SQ; Buried in West Ridge cemetery; Gravestone photo
Hogan, Paul W. (Dr)	Waukon
Homewood, LeRoy	Waukon/Volga	US Navy. s/o William & Eva Homewood, he lived in Waukon at the time of his death. Obituary
Hoofnagle, Dale Ralph	Waukon/Waterloo, Black Hawk co.	US Navy. He retired to Waukon in the early 1990's. Obituary & photo
Hosch, Donald	New Albin
Hosch, Leon Harold	New Albin	U.S. Navy Biography by Maury Gallagher - contributed by Errin Wilker Obituary & another photo
Hosch, Orval A.	New Albin
Houlihan, Donus Vincent	Waukon	born January 13, 1911 Harpers Ferry, Iowa; s/o Vincent Francis and Mary (Hinchon) Houlihan; died December 2006 Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada; burial National Field of Honour/Champd’ Honneur National; Pointe-Claire, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (source: Connie Ellis)
Houlihan, Victor Maurice Casimir	Harpers Ferry	US Army Air Forces, Master Sergeant; 529th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group; died 04/10/1945; buried plot H, row 11, grave 97, Manila American cemetery, Manila, Philippines. Additional info. added by Connie Ellis: "born May 3, 1906 s/o Patrick Joseph and Mary (Koski) Houlihan of Harpers Ferry, Iowa. He was listed as married but I have not found any information in regard to the name of his wife. (She might not have been an Allamakee County girl) because based on census records, Victor had been in the service as early as 1930 when he appears at Bexar, Texas as one of the soldiers, age 23, at Randolph Field. By the time of his death in 1945 he lacked one month of turning 39 years of age."
Howard, Truman H.	Waukon
Howe, Donald L.	Waukon	US Army. s/o Edward and Grace (O'Donnell) Howe. Obituary
Howe, Walter	Waukon
Howes, Donald F.	Waukon
Howes, John C.	Waukon	US Navy. s/o Frank & Jesse (Scott) Howes. Obituary
Howes, Leo J.	Waukon Junction
Huebner, Dwayne H.	Postville	US Army Air Force. Sergeant. Graduated from the Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery School. He was a member of a combat crew of an AAF bomber. Killed in action in Europe March 7, 1945. s/o Henry T. & Senta A. Huebner, Postville.
Huebner, Eugene Paul	Postville	US Navy. Obituary
Huey, Robert B.	Waukon
Huffey, Vernon L. (Rev)	Postville/Waterville	Colonel, Chaplain, US Army. s/o Walter A. & Tilda B. Huffey. Obituary
Huffman, Donald F.	Monona, Clayton co.
Huffman, John L.	Waukon
Huffman, Raymond J.	Waukon
Huffman, William	Rossville / Waterville / Waukon	Washington State National Guard from 1937 to 1940, then from 1941 to 1945 in the US Army serving in France, Germany, and the Aleutian Islands. Obituary
Humphrey, Donald	Postville	US Army Air Force. Major. Reported MIA January 11, 1945 in the India-Berma area. Enlisted in 1941. Pilot of "Postville Express", a B-29 Superfortress, the first to drop bombs on Japan's mainland. s/o Mr. and Mrs. James T. Humphrey, Postville, he graduated from Postville HS and State Univ. of Iowa at Iowa City. More about the 'Postville Express'
Humphrey, Howard C.	Postville	US Army Air Corps, 2nd Lieutenant, KIA Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Humphrey last week received a letter from the War Department notifying them of the new location of the burial place of their son, Lt. Howard C. Humphrey, who lost his life while on an air mission over Germany March 23, 1944. He was at his station as Navigator on a B-17 when he and his crew were shot down. According to the War Department's letter, Howard's remains were first interred in a temporary cemetery near the place where he met death, presumably at Duesseldorf, Germany. "They were recently interred in the U. S. Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz, plot C, row 7, grave 170, located nine miles south of Liege, Belgium," the communication says. Another fact brought out in the letter is, "the War Department has now been authorized to comply, at Government expense, with the feasible wishes of the next of kin regarding final interment, here or abroad, of the remains of your loved one. At a later date this office will without any action on your part, provide the next of kin with full information and solicit his (clipping ends). ~Postville Herald clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection, contributed by Mary Durr Obituary
Hunt, Robert S.	Postville	Lieutenant Commander, US Navy, Atlantic & Pacific Theaters. Obituary
Hupfer, James H.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hurm, John	Lansing
Hush, James M.	Waukon
Imhoff, Edmond I.	New Albin
Imhoff, Lawrence J.	New Albin	US Navy. Obituary
Imhoff, Robert E.	New Albin
Imhoff, Vincent	New Albin
Inger, Aaron	Waterville	US Army Air Corps. Obituary
Inger, Wilbur H.	Harpers Ferry
Inman, John L.	New Albin
Intlekofer, Francis L.	Waukon	US Naval Air Corps Reserve, Ensign; enlisted Dec. 1942 & inducted April 1943; graduated as a Naval Aviator with the class of October 18th, 1944,at Rodd Field, Corpus Christi, TX; commissioned an Ensign; completed advanced training/instructors course in naval aviation
Intlekofer, Charles F.	Waukon	US Navy officer, he served in Newfoundland and the South Pacific. s/o Mabel & Fridolin Intlekofer. Obituary
Intlekofer, James	Waukon
Intlekofer, Rose Mary	New Albin	see Rose Mary Smerud
Irons, Benjamin Francis	New Albin	US Navy, Seabee 103rd Construction Battalion, served in the Caroline Islands and Guam. Obituary.
Irons John D.	New Albin
Irons, Wayne M.	New Albin
Ivens, Milton H. (Dr)	Waukon
Iverson, Merton A.	Dorchester
Iverson, Ordell C.	Waterville
Jacobson, Carlton Selmer	Waterville	Tech Sgt. US Navy, he served in the Army Air Force in India and Burma. He was awarded two bronze stars. Obituary & photo
Jacobson, Arden F.	Waterville
Jahnke, Donald E.	Postville
Jambois, Raymond A. 'Ray'	Lansing / Genoa, WI	U.S. Navy, Fireman, 1st Class; entered service from Genoa, WI; KIA aboard the destroyer escort Eversole in the Southwest Pacific when it was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine 10/29/1944; purple heart; buried at sea, his name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; attended Lansing High School
Jenkins, John C.	Waukon	U.S. Navy; served in the South Pacific
Jenkins, Ralph W.	Waukon	U.S. Navy; in Sept 1944 was stationed in San Diego, CA
Jensen, Lief	Waterville
Johnson, Darrel Burton	New Albin	Lt., USNR. Wife, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Johnson, New Albin.
Johnson, Donald	Waterville
Johnson, Earl Eugene	Postville	US Army. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge. s/o William & Margaretha Cox. Adopted s/o Nicolai & Alma Johnson. Born in Page co., Iowa, he farmed near Postville for many years. Obituary
Johnson, Edna Beatrice	Castalia / Postville	US Army Nurse. Born in Fayette co. IA, the daughter of Stena (Anderson) and Henry H. Johnson. Married to Walter Dummermuth. Administrator of the Postville Community Hospital from 1945 until 1980. Obituary
Johnson, Emmet E.	Lansing
Johnson, Harrison C.	Forest Mills	US Navy, WT3, served on the USS Stanley in the South Pacific. Parents L.R.V. & Ruth Johnson. Obituary. Buried Smithfield cemetery.
Johnson, Howard S.	Waukon
Johnson, John H.	Waterville
Johnson, John F.	Waterville
Johnson, Lloyd A.	Waterville	US Army; 05/12/1921-04/26/1975, buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery
Johnson, Louis E.	Lansing/Manchester, Delaware co	Served served in Europe. Awarded a purple heart. Obituary
Johnson, Marlin Howard	Paint Creek twp	08/16/1916-12/19/1981, buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery
Johnson, Maizie Marlys	Waukon	WAVE
Johnson, Melvin H.	Waukon
Johnson, Russell G.W.	Postville	Tech. sergeant, USMC. Killed in action at Saipan June 18, 1944. Mother (Anna) and step-father Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leppert, RFD Rt 2, Box 65, Postville. "In addition to his mother and step-father, Ralph Leppert, Russell was survived by his brother, Andrew Delver Erling Johnson, sister-in-law Rhoda June (Pederson) Johnson and one nephew, Rodney Tyrone Johnson. I and my younger brother had not yet been born. Russell’s body was returned to the United States and he is buried with his mother and step-father in the Leppert family plot at Smithfield Cemetery." ~info. & photo contributed by Reid Russell Johnson Obituary Gravestone
Johnson Victor C.	Lansing
Johnson, Walter	New Albin
Jones, Charles E.	Postville	Served in the South Pacific. s/o Edward & Margaret Jones. Obituary
Jones, Lester G.	Dorchester
Jones, Harry Joseph	Harpers Ferry	US Army, Sergeant; 66th Regiment, 2nd Armored Division. Killed in action in Sicily July 12, 1943. Buried in plot E, row 7, grave 15, Sicily-Rome American cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. Awarded a Purple Heart. Father, George Jones, RFD, Harpers Ferry
Jones, Leo Clare	Harpers Ferry	U.S. Navy, served in South Pacific. Buried Pleasant Grove cemetery, McGregor, Clayton co. IA. Obituary
Jones, Leslie James	Postville	US Army in Europe and Africa. Awarded Silver & Bronze stars. s/o Edward & Margaret Jones. Obituary
Jordan, Marie	New Albin
Joy, Walter l.	Waukon	US Army, First Calvary division. Obituary
Joy, William J.	Waukon	US Army. Sergeant. Served in Germany during WWII. Also a veteran of the Korean war.

~The original 875 names on this list were published in the Allamakee Journal, Lansing, Iowa, September 15, 1943. The names were on Honor Roll Bulletin Board at Waukon.
~transcribed by Errin Wilker

Other sources used to compile this honor roll, in addition to the contributed information:
~information from news clippings, obituaries, photos & funeral memorials in a WWII scrapbook compiled by Nina Harris Swenson, g-grandmother of Sharyl Ferrall, Allamakee co. IAGenWeb coordinator
~Postville High School Alumni Service Roster, published by the Postville Herald, May 1945
~State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from Iowa, 1946
~American Battle Monuments Commission website
~information from obituaries posted to the Allamakee co. Obituary Board
~information sent by Allamakee co. contributors as credited with the entry