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Allamakee co. Honor Roll Men & Women who served in WWII Surnames K-M |
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Name |
Residence | Notes | ||
| Kaeser, Charles Edward | Waukon | US Navy. Obituary | ||
| Kappmeyer, John | Harpers Ferry | US Army Air Corps. POW in Germay for 1 yr 7 mo. Born in Oelwein, Fayette co., he retired to Harpers Ferry. Obituary. | ||
| Kaufman, Harry L. | Lansing | Marine Corps; received service bars: Asiatic Pacific Theater w/2 stars, and the President's citation and star for the defense of Guadalcanal. | ||
| Keefe, Thomas E. | Waukon | |||
| Keenan, Clement J. | Waukon | Army Air Forces. Captured by the Japanese in the fall of the Philipines, when they took Nichols field; POW in Los Banos prison camp until late 1944/early 1945. Was working in a Milwaukee, WI bank when he enlisted for service in 1941. Son of Charles Keenan, Waukon. | ||
| Keenan, Ralph Thomas | Waukon | US Army. Corporal. Served in Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe with the 231st Army Air Force. Obituary | ||
| Kehr, Louis Edward | Lansing | Obituary | ||
| Kelleher, George T. MD | Postville | US Army Air Corps Medical service. Captain. | ||
| Kelleher, James R. | Postville | |||
| Kelleher, Robert 'Bob' | Postville | US Navy, Ensign. Attended officers candidate school at Abbott Hall, Northwestern University, Chicago. Commissioned lieutenant in July 1943. Served with the Naval Air TRansport Service and was stationed in Cuba, Guam, Kwajelein and Saipan. He earned the American Theater ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon. s/o Mrs. Carrie Kelleher. | ||
| Kelly, Daniel P. 'Bud' | New Albin | U.S. Army, Private First
Class; served in Co. G, 401st Glider Infantry; wounded on
June 9, 1944 in the invasion at Normandy; MIA in Holland,
October 1944; awarded a purple heart, good conduct medal,
expert rifle badge & a glider pin with a star. A
presumptive finding of death was made in 1944, it is
unknown if his body was recovered. The following telegram was received by Mrs. Verda Ingles of Racine, Wis. on Oct. 30, 1944: "The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your brother, Private First Class Daniel P. Kelly has been reported missing in action since October 2nd in Holland. If any further details or other information is received you will be promptly notified. Signed J.A. Ulio, Adjutant General." Pfc. Daniel P. Kelly is the s/o Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kelly, of New Albin, and friends of the family express sympathy to them and hope they may yet hear good news of their son." ~Allamakee Journal, November 1, 1944 ~contributed by Paul Moritz |
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| Kelly, Edwin F. | Waterville | |||
| Kelly, Gerald J. | Waterville | |||
| Kelly, Harold | Lansing | |||
| Kelly, Joseph F. | Harpers Ferry | Served in North Africa; s/o Ida Kelly | ||
| Kelly, Keith | Waukon | Served in France & England. Purple Heart. He was born in Jerico, IA; lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary | ||
| Kelly, Kenneth J. | New Albin | US Navy. Obituary & photo | ||
| Kelly, Leo | New Albin | |||
| Kelly, Marce Edward | New Albin | US Army. s/o John F. & Margaret (Kenney) Kelly. Obituary | ||
| Kelly, Maurice R. | Harpers Ferry | US Army Air Forces, Staff sergeant; 725th Bomber Squadron, 451st Bomber Group; Killed in action in Italy May 5, 1944. Buried plot D, row 22, grave 28, Lorraine American cemetery, St. Avold, France. Awarded a purple heart. Entered the army in Dec. 1944, he trained at Scott Field Radio School and Loredo Gunnery School in Texas. Sent to Italy in early 1944 & saw combat throughout the Mediterranean theater. Mother, Mrs. Ida Kelly, postmistress, Harpers Ferry. Obituary | ||
| Kelly, Norbert J. DR | Waterville | |||
| Kelly, William | New Albin | Served from 1942-1945. s/o John F. & Margaret (Kenney) Kelly. Obituary | ||
| Kenney, Carleton Edward
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Postville / Waukon | Gunners Mate Second Class.
Declared dead. Reported missing in action December 24,
1943 while serving aboard the destroyer Leary in
the Atlantic Ocean off France. Parents Klearance E. &
Esther Winifred (Laughlin) Kenney, Petaluma, Calif. MIA notice He is buried at sea, and has a memorium inscription on his parent's gravestone in the Postville cemetery |
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| Kenney, James Robert 'Bob'
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Postville / Hazelton, Buchanan co. IA | U.S. Army, served at Fort
Lewis, WA. Parents Klearance E. & Esther Winifred
(Laughlin) Kenney.
~photo contributed by Phyllis Peterson |
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| Kenney, William Oral
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Waukon | U.S. Navy, June 6, 1942 to
October 15, 1945. Served in the southwest Pacific. He was
a Pharmacist Mate First Class at the time of his
discharge. Parents Klearance E. & Esther Winifred
(Laughlin) Kenney. Obituary ~photo & information was contributed by Phyllis Peterson |
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| Keplar, John F. | Waukon | Captain, intelligence department; served in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Sicily and Italy | ||
| Kermeen, Donald G. | French Creek | United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine. Born in Chicago, IL, he farmed in French Creek for many years. Obituary | ||
| Kernan, Patrick Leo | Harpers Ferry | US Army. Served in the Philippines. s/o John J. & Ellen Kernan. Obituary | ||
| Kerndt, Gustave Frederick
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Lansing | Ensign, USNR. Killed in
action August 2, 1942 aboard the destroyer Sims in
the Coral Sea. Newspaper accounts stated "..the Sims
sank with almost all of its men still on board, and with
guns blazing fiercely until the ship, nearly broken in
two settled below the surface." Ensign Kerndt
received a posthumous award. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moritz
Kerndt, Center street, Lansing. ~Waterloo Daily
Courier, August 22, 1943 and the La Porte City Progress
Review, August 27, 1942 - contributed by S. Ferrall The DOD given in the newspaper (above) is incorrect. He was KIA aboard the Sims on May 7, 1942. The Defense Prisoner of War & Missing Personnel Office website gives DOD and indicates that his body was not recovered following WWII. - contributed by Errin Wilker |
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| Kerndt, James Moritz | Lansing | Lieutenant, US Navy. Served in the South Pacific; s/o Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Kerndt. Obituary & photo | ||
| Kessel, Obien S. | New Albin | US Army. s/o Elton & Isabel Kessel. Obituary | ||
| Kessel, Donald R. | Waukon | US Army, Signal Corps. Awarded a Bronze Star. s/o Harry & Anna Kessel. Obituary | ||
| Kessel, Harry | Waukon | US Navy. He drowned 10/02/1945, buried in Oakland cemetery. Obituary | ||
| Kessel, William | Waukon | |||
| Kesselberg, Harold | Waukon | |||
| Kester, Wayne R. | New Albin | |||
| Kester, Robert F. | New Albin | |||
| Kiesau, Milton Frederick MD
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Postville | US Army Medical Corps. He served in Engand and France for 4½ years. Obituary | ||
| Kiesau, Kenneth R. DR | Waukon | |||
| Kiesau, Edgar W. | Waukon | |||
| Kilgariff, Francis R. | Lansing | Corporal; served as an instructor in an armored unit at Fort Knox, KY; s/o Mike Kilgariff | ||
| Kilpatrick, Charles | Waukon | |||
| Kirkeby, Harlan O. | Waukon | |||
| Kirkeby, Kermit Hershel | Waukon | US Army 1942-1945. Attached to the Army Engineers, trained in map-making and camouflage. Served in the Presidio of San Francisco, the European Theater and was a part of the occupation forces in Japan at the close of the war. Obituary | ||
| Klees, Armond S. | Waukon | |||
| Klegseth, Martin V | Dorchester | |||
| Klein, Donald | Waukon | |||
| Klemme, Arthur | Waukon | Arthur saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, and received a purple heart. He passed away in March 2004, while living in Campbellsport, Wisconsin. ~information contributed by Gary Curreri | ||
| Klemme, Earl | Waukon | |||
| Klinkle, Robert L. | Waukon | |||
| Kluss, Charles L. | Postville | Lieutenant Commander. US Navy. s/o Nina Rush Kluss Harrington. Obituary | ||
| Kneeland, Francis Paul | Postville | US Navy, 1944-1946. s/o William & Helen (Waters) Kneeland. Obituary | ||
| Kneeland, Robert W.
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Postville | Lieutenant, US Army Air Force. Served as a navigator-bombardier in the 'Apaches' with the Fifth Air Force in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea, Netherland East Indies and the Phillipines. Killed in action on Blak Island, in the South Pacific on December 2, 1944. Obituary | ||
| Kneeskern, James | Postville | US Army. Enlisted on June 27, 1941. He got his basic training at Camp Polk, La. and at Fort Custer, Michigan. He was with the first contingent of expeditionary forces sent to Iceland in January, 1942, serving there 20 months. He was sent to England, then France and was wounded August 28, 1944 while in action in France. | ||
| Knickerbocker, Henry O. | Waukon | 1915-1972. U.S. Army; Co B, 848th Signal Training Bn.; entered service at Camp Dodge, IA 08/3/1942. Dischg. 04/15/1943. Buried Oak Hill cemetery, Lansing. | ||
| Knight, Roy D. | Postville | US Army, Sgt., 3rd Division, 41st Field Artillery. Served in North Africa & Europe. s/o Charles & Jenny Knight. Born in Colorado, he lived in Postville for many years. 1917-1976. Buried in the Postville cemetery. Obituary | ||
| Knopf, Paul | Waukon Junction | |||
| Koch, Robert O. | Lansing | |||
| Koevenig, Donald | Postville | |||
| Kolsrud, Lloyd Raymond | Waterville | US Army, 23rd General Hospital Medic, Africa, Italy & France. s/o Ben H. & Hulda Kolsrud. Obituary | ||
| Koopman, Harlan E. | Postville | US Marine Corps. s/o Henry & Johanna Koopman. Obituary | ||
| Korton, Joseph T. | Waukon | |||
| Kosbau, Donald O. | Waukon | Private First Class. Died December 18, 1944 of wounds received in action in Germany December 17, 1944. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kosbau, RFD, Waukon. | ||
| Kosbau, Harold J. | Waukon | Navy Air Corps; commissioned ensign at Corpus Christi, Texas in Aug. 1944 | ||
| Kosbau, Henry | Waukon | |||
| Kosbau, Howard | Waukon | |||
| Kosbau, Paul S. | Waukon | |||
| Kosbau, Ralph | Waukon | |||
| Kosbau, Ruth | Waukon | 1st Lieutenant; stationed on the West coast; d/o Charles Kosbau | ||
| Koth, Donald F. | Postville | Private. Killed in action in Salerno, Italy, January 9, 1944. Father, Vern H. Koth, Postville | ||
| Krebs, Edwin G. DR | Lansing | US Navy Medical Officer. Obituary | ||
| Kroack, Kalman | New Albin | |||
| Krocheski, Joseph E. REV | Waukon | |||
| Krousie, Allan | Luana | |||
| Kruger, Donald J. | Waukon | |||
| Kruger, Alfred Conrad | Waukon | US Army, served in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. Obituary | ||
| Kruger, Robert F. | Waukon | |||
| Kruger, Niles | Waukon Junction | |||
| Kruse, Leo | Harden | US Army. s/o Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Kruse. | ||
| Kruse, Milton W. | Monona, Clayton co. | |||
| Kruse, Norbert J. | Postville | |||
| Kuester, Adolph A. | Monona, Clayton co. | |||
| Kurdelmeier, Lyle C. | Postville | |||
| Lampert, Arthur | New Albin | |||
| Lampman, Lafe Alonzo | Postville/Castalia | US Navy. s/o Richard H. & Louisa Lampman, he was born in Hancock co. Iowa. Obituary | ||
| Lane, Earl G. | Waukon | |||
| Lang / Lange, Harold Edward | Waukon | US Army, Anti Tank Company, 16th Infantry. Saw action in Normandy & other parts of Central Europe. Born in Minnesota, he lived & worked in the Waukon area for many years. Obituary | ||
| Langheim, Robert L. | Lansing | |||
| Larkin, Donald J. | Waterville | |||
| Larkin, Michael L. | Harpers Ferry | |||
| Larson, Norval H. | Waukon | US Army; enlisted March 9, 1943. s/o Arthur & Gennette Larson | ||
| Larson, Leslie | Waukon | US Navy, Seaman; enlisted in 1941; participated in the invasion of France on D-Day; was aboard an LST ship; s/o Arthur Larson & brother of Norval | ||
| Larson, Ruth Selena | Waukon | WAVE, took her Wave training in Stillwater, OK, 1942, and was one of the first WAVEs from NE Iowa and one of five women yeomen. In June, 1944, she was commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve and assigned to headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet at Washington. | ||
| Larson, Hilbert A. | Postville | US Air Force & US Army. s/o John & Ida Larson in Carpenter, Iowa, he lived in Postville for many years. Obituary | ||
| Lashway, Herbert F. | Postville | |||
| Latterman, Hartley L. | Postville | Pfc US Army. Wounded in action while serving with the Army in the European region in March 1945 | ||
| LaVelle, Ralph | Postville | US Army. s/o William & Celia LaVelle. Obituary | ||
| Lawson, Donald William
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Waukon | US Army. Private First Class. Killed in action in New Guinea June 23, 1944. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lawson, RFD, Postville. Awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Remains returned to the U.S. c1948, buried in the 1920 Addition Oakland cemetery, Waukon. Obituary | ||
| Lawson, Allen L. | Waukon | US Navy. s/o Ellwood & Caroline Lawson. Obituary | ||
| Lawson, Jean C. | Waukon | s/o Ellwood & Caroline Lawson. Obituary | ||
| Leas, Allen A. 'Bud' | Waterville | US Army. Obit & photo | ||
| Leas, Harry Dale | Waterville | Army Air Corps, B-17 bombardier in 35 missions over Germany. s/o Harry & Sarah Leas. Obituary & photo | ||
| Lee, Eugene R. | Waukon Junction / West Ridge | US Army volunteer. Entered the service in April 1941 as a 'replacement' for a trainee who had been rejected. | ||
| Lee, William T. | Dorchester | Entered the service in 1941, among the first of Allamakee co. men to volunteer. | ||
| LeHew, Robert O. | Harpers Ferry | |||
| LeHew, Ralph E. | Harpers Ferry | |||
| Leikvold, Gordon R. | Waukon | Private, Q.M.C., HQ Det. Killed in an truck accident while serving at Grider Field, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 13, 1943. Buried East Paint Creek cemetery. Obituary | ||
| Leiran, Harry N. | Waterville | |||
| Leiran, Helmer | Waukon | S. Sgt., reported MIA over Yugoslavia in May 1944, he later cabled his parents "Safe and well. Letter follows.", s/o Martin Leiran | ||
| Lemme, Milton | Waukon | |||
| Lenth, Edison A. | Elkader / Waukon | US Navy, Radarman on the USS LSM217 in the Pacific. Obituary | ||
| Leppert, Willard | Waukon/Seattle, Washington | Served in the Rainbow division in the Pacific. Obituary | ||
| Lightcap, Paul G. | Waukon | |||
| Lindblom, John Harold | Waukon | U.S. Navy. Died June 6, 1980 & is buried in the Center Baptist cemetery, Center twp. | ||
| Linn, Everette Edward | Shelby, Iowa | 1st Lieutenant, Army Air Corps B-17 bombadeer, flying 33 missions with the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He was for many years a veterinarian in Waukon. Obituary | ||
| Livingood, Kenneth Edwin | Postville | US Navy, Seaman, served aboard USS Enoree. Entered active duty 4/3/1944, foreign service 8/12/44-11/11/45. Honorable dischg 11/13/1945. (online database Ancestry) Obituary. Gravestone photo | ||
| Livingood, Opal Pauline | Postville | Corporal; Women's Army Corps (WAC), classified as an airplane instrument mechanic. Served with the 327th Army Air Force Base unit and the 310th Army Air Force Base Unit; earned the World War II Victory Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Livingood. Married Milo Kuhse in 1951. Gravestone photo. Obituary | ||
| Livingood, Webster C. | Postville | |||
| Livingood, William | Postville | US Army. Served in the Pacific theatre. s/o Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Livingood. | ||
| Loftsgard, Stanley L.
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Postville | US Army Air Corps, bomber pilot; stationed at an air base in England. Awarded the Air medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in action over enemy territory. | ||
| Loftsgard, Ollard Orlando | Postville | US Army Airborne Paratrooper, cook. | ||
| Long, William | Waukon | |||
| Love, Earl S. | Lansing | |||
| Lucey, Francis B. | Rossville | |||
| Ludeking, Donald R. | Waukon | |||
| Ludeking, Alfred W. | Waukon | |||
| Luhman, Lloyd B. | Postville | |||
| Luster, Harry C. | Waukon | US Army, Pfc, Medical section, 1319 Service Unit; 09/03/1907-06/24/1971. Gravestone | ||
| Luster, Minor G. | S-Sgt, 554th Base Unit AAF; 04/29/1917-01/08/1960; Gravestone | |||
| Luther, John Daniel 'Chuck' | Waukon | US Army. He earned several combat medals including a Purple Heart while stationed in the Pacific Theater; participated in the battle of Saipan; s/o F. John & Margaret Luther. Obituary | ||
| Mack, Walter F. | New Albin | US Air Force. s/o Dennis & Bridget Mack. Obituary & photo | ||
| Madorin, Roland William
"Tiny"
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Postville | U.S. Army; entered the
service in August 1943; served in the European war
theater with the 348th Engineers Battalion; wounded in
July 1944, during the French invasion operations; later
was stationed in Germany & Belgium. He attained the
rank of Sergeant and was discharged November 6, 1945.
Sometime later he removed to California. He died
12/18/1989 in Eureka, Humboldt co., CA (online Calif.
Death Index) -- Private Roland Madorin is now somewhere in England, according to a letter received by his mother, Mrs. Phoebe Madorin, Monday. "Tell the folks I'm going to try and live up to the reputation of my three uncles, Art, Pat & Mel [Brandt], established in the first World War. If I can do that, I'll be contented the rest of my life," he writes. Corporal Arthur F. Brandt made the supreme sacrifice while serving with the famous Rainbow Division in World War I. He was Postville's first volunteer and also the first to give his life on the battlefield. The American Legion Post here bears his name. Pat (William) is a mechanic at the local highway garage, and Mel, the 3rd uncle "Tiny" speaks of is now a resident of Decorah. Their mother, Mrs. Ida Brandt, lives in Postville. ~Postville Herald, 5/31/1944 (included the photo) - contributed by Reid R. Johnson |
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| Magnusson, Arthur | Lansing | |||
| Magnusson, Harold K. | Lansing | |||
| Magnusson, Milton 'Jiggs' | Lansing | U.S. Air Force, First lieutenant; served with the 90th Air Force in Germany | ||
| Manning, George P. | Lansing | Staff Sergeant. Killed in action in Germany March 1, 1945. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Manning, RFD, Lansing | ||
| Manning, John J. | Lansing | s/o Patrick & Louise Manning. Obituary | ||
| Mark, Wilbur T. | New Albin | US Army, Master Sergeant. Born in Kentucky, he lived in New Albin for many years. Obituary | ||
| Marlow, Lester Norman | Postville | US Army, served in New Guinea & the Philippines. s/o Leon & Nellie Marlow. Born in Decorah, he lived for many years in Postville. Obituary | ||
| Marston, Craig
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Postville | US Navy. Radioman 3rd Class. Fought battles at Iwo Jima, Luzon and Okinawa aboard a destroyer escort. s/o Mr. & Mrs. Euclid C. Marston. | ||
| Marston, Jean | Postville | US Navy WAVE. Enlisted in August 1944 at Cedar Rapids. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Marston; a Postville HS graduate and attended Iowa State Teachers College & Upper Iowa University. She taught school at Delhi, Delaware co. Iowa for several years prior to enlisting. | ||
| Marti, Grant | Waukon | Stationed in the Carribean; attended gunnery school in Washington, D.C. | ||
| Marti, Herman Philip | Makee twp. | US Navy. s/o Philip & Inga (Sorum) Marti. 06/29/1918-04/06/1987. Buried Old West Paint Creek cemetery. Obituary | ||
| Martin, Howard F. | Waukon | |||
| Martin, James C. | Waukon | |||
| Martindale, Donald | Postville | US Army. Sergeant. Served in the Philippine Islands. s/o Benjamin & Gunda Martindale. | ||
| Martindale, Robert Leland
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Postville | US Army. Sergeant. Inducted into the army, March, 1941. He served with the 107th Cavalry at Camp Hood, Texas. s/o Benjamin & Gunda Martindale. Obituary | ||
| Mason, Keith W. | Waukon | Captain; Pilot and operations officer with a B-24 Liberator bomber group in Italy; June 1944 - was awarded the Air Medal "for meritorious achievement in aerial flight while participating in sustained operational activities against the enemy." | ||
| Mason, Willis Eugene | Waukon | US Army, 1945-47. s/o Guy & Elva Mason. Obituary | ||
| Masonhall, Leslie Winfield 'Windy' | Postville | Sergeant US Army, 1943-1945. Served in the European, African & Middle Eastern theaters with an engineers' treadway bridge company. Obituary & photo | ||
| Mauss, Fredrick J. 'Freddy' | New Albin | US Army, Corporal, served in
Ireland, North Africa and Italy. He was awarded four
Bronze stars. --- "Cpl. Fred Mauss arrived Wednesday of last week from the East Coast and is spending a 21 day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Florence Mauss, and brothers, Bernard and 'Connie' and their families after spending 39 months overseas in the European theater of operations. 'Freddie' has been with the Infantry Regiment of the 34th Red Bull Division. He returns as a veteran of the British Isles, African and Italian campaigns. He wears three battle stars on his European theater ribbon, combat infantry badge and the Pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon. He was inducted into the U.S. Army May 5, 1941, and spent one furlough here Oct. 15, 1941 before being sent overseas in January, 1942. Cpl. Mauss is receiving a most cordial welcome home from his numerous New Albin relatives and friends, but "Freddie" is just about the most pleased soldier you can meet to be once more back with home folks, relatives and friends, all of whom have just reason to feel mighty proud of him." and "Redistribution Station, Hot Springs, Ark.: "Cpl. Fred J. Mauss, new Albin, Iowa, recently home on a furlough after serving 39 months overseas in Italy and Africa, has reported in the Army Ground and Services Forces Redistribution State in Hot Springs, Ark. While there he will receive a complete physical examination, have his records checked, and be reassigned to a new unit." ~undated New Albin newspaper clippings, contributed by Errin Wilker --- Obituary & photo |
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| Mauss, Raymond J. | Waukon | US Navy. Served for two years as a diesel and an electrical instructor at Ames, IA before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He was honorably discharged for medical reasons. Obituary & photo Biography & another photo. | ||
| Maust, Robert B. JR 'Bud' | New Albin / Lansing | U.S. Army, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division; participated in the siege of Okinawa. Obituary | ||
| May, Eugene John | Postville / Waukon | US Horse Cavalry, which became the 9th Armored Division. Participated in defending the US border as a member of the cavalry, received the American Defense Ribbon for that service. As a member of the 9th Armored Division "Battling Bastards of Bastogne", he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Obituary | ||
| May, Floyd O. | New Albin | |||
| May, Gerald | New Albin | |||
| May, James Richard | Postville | US Army. Served from 1940-1945 as a heavy artillery gun crewman with the 81st Field Artillery. He saw action in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Battle of the Bulge. Obituary | ||
| May, Merlin | New Albin | |||
| McClintock, Sidney M. | Waukon | 1918-1992. US Army, Corporal. Buried I.O.O.F. cemetery | ||
| McCormick, Ambrose | Waterville | |||
| McCormick, William L. | Waukon | Staff-sergeant; bomber tail gunner; based in England | ||
| McCullough, John H. DR | Waukon | Commissioned in Sept. 1944 | ||
| McCurdy, John Shirley | Postville | Ensign, USNR. Died August 1942. Mother, Mrs. Otto Fischer, Postville. Death notices | ||
| McDonald, Robert Edward | Waukon | US Army, Tec-4; mechanic, 1942-1946. Served in the Asiatic theatre, India and Burma. Obituary | ||
| McDonald, Donlad F. | Waukon | |||
| McDougal, Francis Earl | Waukon | Seaman 2nd class, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McDougal, Waukon | ||
| McGeough, Leon J. | Waukon | |||
| McGeough, Donald F. | Waukon | |||
| McGeowgh, Ray J. | Waukon | |||
| McGlaughlin, James F. | Postville | |||
| McGraw, Philip L. | Waukon | |||
| McGuire, Kathryn | Postville | US Navy Nurse, Ensign. After graduating from Postville HS, she attended nursing school at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, graduating in 1941. She was the 1st Postville woman to enter the armed forces during WWII. Stationed at US Naval Hospital in Oakland, California and the Seattle Navy Hospital. She married Keith A. Bieschke 04/11/1943. | ||
| McKee, Cletus Charles | Lansing | World War II veteran serving from 1941 to 1945. Obituary. | ||
| McKee, Ralph L. | Lansing | US Navy. He enlisted on May 28, 1941. Served at Sandpoint Naval Air Station in Seattle, Guam, and the Philipines, receiving an honorable discharge June 3, 1946. Obituary | ||
| McMillan, Roger Hubert | Waukon | US Army, serving from 1943 to 1946 in Normandy, northern France, Rhineland and central Europe. Obituary | ||
| McMorrow, James P. | Waukon | US Army, Private first class. Killed in an auto accident at Great Bend, Kansas, army air base, October 7, 1944; s/o William McMorrow; h/o Jean Welch | ||
| McNeil, Leo | Postville | |||
| McShane, Georgene Marjorie | Waukon | WAVE, enlisted July 1944 | ||
| Medberry, Earl
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Postville | US Navy, Gunners Mate 3rd Class. He saw action in the Pacific war theater. | ||
| Meeker, Kenneth E. | Postville | US Army. Obituary | ||
| Meier, Amos B. | Postville | |||
| Meierkord, John Frederick DR | Waukon | Captain, US Army. s/o Fred H.& Lydia Meierkord. Obituary | ||
| Meikle, James E. | Waukon | |||
| Meiners, Gilbert E. | Union City twp. | US Navy, 1943-45. s/o Walter & Alice Meiners. Obituary & photo | ||
| Melcher, Noel N. | Monona, Clayton co. | |||
| Mellick, Francis J. | Waukon | US Army. Obituary | ||
| Meskimen, Carl S. | Waukon | |||
| Meskimen, Harold | Waukon | |||
| Meskimen, Earl | Waukon | |||
| Messler, Jack Aaron | Postville | Pfc. US Army, Armored Infantry Battalion. Captured near Luxemberg, at the Battle of the Bulge in December 18, 1944. Marched for 12 days into Germany, then transported in a boxcar farther into Germany. Prisoner in Stalag 12A and 12B, then in F64 a work camp near Liepzig. Released by the American 76th Infantry Division on April 15, 1945. Obituary & photo | ||
| Metzdorf, Addis | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Albert JR | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Afred George
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Lansing | Enlisted USNR 5/8/1944.
Discharged 1/7/1946. Seaman 1st Class served aboard the USS
Flint, the USS Douglas H. Fox, the USS
Gosper & USS Relief. His parents were
August H. Meyer and Clara E. Schweinfurth; wife was Lila
Marie Sandry (1917-2012). Alfred was born 02/21/1916 and
died 10/04/1957, buried Oak Hill cemetery, Lansing. Obituary
~information and both photos were contributed by his granddaughter, Debbie (Johnson) Odell |
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| Meyer, Albert Simon | Postville? | US Army Reserve, Iowa, WWII. 09/13/1903-08/02/1973, buried Postville cemetery. | ||
| Meyer, Earl | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Elmer W. | New Albin | s/o John & Frieda Meyer. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Glenn | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Hartley H. | Postville | U.S. Marine corps. Served in Asia, Pacific, Okinawa, Ryukyu Island and the occupation of China. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Kermit Paul | New Albin | US Army. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Leo Henry | Postville | US Army of Occupation in Germany, 1945-1947. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Leslie C. | Lansing | |||
| Meyer, Loren F. | Postville | |||
| Meyer, Norbert Armn | Dubuque / Waukon | US Navy. Served aboard the USS Butler. Born in LaCrosse, WI & raised in Caledonia, MN, he lived in Dubuque & retired to Waukon in 1989. Obituary & photo | ||
| Meyer, Norman | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Otto | Waukon | WWII veteran (unknown service branch); s/o August and Augusta (Deters) Meyer. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Richard Gustav | Postville | US Army. s/o Frederick & Bertha Meyer. Obituary | ||
| Meyer, Sigurd | New Albin | |||
| Meyer, Victor | Postville | US Army. Entered the service in March 1942; s/o Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Meyer. | ||
| Meyer, Warren G.
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New Albin | US Marine Corps. Enlisted in Jan. 1944; served in the western Pacific, including the invasion of Okinawa; died in Guam 2/5/1946. Obituary | ||
| Meyers, Robert L. | Postville | |||
| Moe, Marvin | Lansing/Village Creek | US Navy & Merchant Marines. Obituary | ||
| Mohn, Joseph R. | Harpers Ferry | US Army, Private; 6th Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division. Killed in action in Mediterranean area, Italy, January 4, 1944. Buried plot G, row 7, grave 24, Sicily-Rome American cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Mohn, Harpers Ferry. Obituary | ||
| Mohn, Thomas | Harpers Ferry | US Army; entered the service in October 1942. Son of Jess & Lillian Mohn, Harpers Ferry. | ||
| Mohs, Harold Eldo | Postville | US Army, served in the Philippines and New Guinea. Obituary | ||
| Moody, Gerald F. | Lansing | U.S. Army, corporal; entered the service 09/11/1942 | ||
| Mooney, James L. | Lansing | US Army. s/o Eugene & Celia Mooney. Obituary | ||
| Moore, Robert 'Bob' | New Albin | "M.O.M.M. 3-c Robert Moore arrived here last Friday and is spending a 30 day leave at the home of his mother, Mrs. Hiller Metzdorf. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy April 15, 1941, spending 34 months overseas. He has participated in three major battles: Pearl harbor, Guadalcanal and Bougainville. He looks fine and is receiving a cordial greeting from his many New Albin relatives and friends, but Bob is just about the most pleased as any to be home." ~undated New Albin newspaper clipping, contributed by Errin Wilker | ||
| Moore, Roy J. | New Albin | US Navy, Armed Guard, serving off the coast of Brazil, in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic. s/o Cornelius & Maude Moore. Obituary & photo | ||
| Morgan, James S. | New Albin | U.S. Army, 34th Division 'Red Bull Division'. Served mainly in the African campaign. Obituary | ||
| Morgan, John | New Albin | |||
| Morstad, John W. | Waukon | |||
| Moser, Paul Nicholas DVM | Postville | US Air Force. He was born in Clayton co. Iowa, but was a Veterinarian in Postville for many years. Obituary & photo | ||
| Mosier, Karl Burton | Waukon | US Army. Served in the South Pacific from November 1942-January 1946. Obituary | ||
| Moyer, Donald W. | Waukon | |||
| Mulholland, Everett 'Fat' | Lansing | US Navy; served in the South Pacific. s/o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mulholland; Obituary | ||
| Mulholland, Harry | Lansing | s/o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mulholland | ||
| Mulholland, Phillip | Lansing | US. Army, Pfc. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald 6/9/1944: "...seriously ill with spinal meningitis in an English hospital since May 30, 1944."; s/o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mulholland | ||
| Mulholland, T. Herbert | Lansing | U.S. Army; served with a construction battalion; s/o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mulholland | ||
| Mulholland, Raymond D. | Lansing | U.S. Army, paratrooper, 101st Airborne Division, also served with 377th Field Artillery Battalion; participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Obituary | ||
| Mullarkey, Linus | Lansing | Obituary | ||
| Murphy, Charles Oliver | Waukon | US Navy, Chief Pharmacist's Mate. Served tours of duty from 1936 to 1941, and from 1942 to 1945. He was stationed aboard various ships, at Pearl Harbor and was present at the Normandy Invasion. Born in in Easton, MD, he moved to Waukon in 1947 where he lived the remainder of his life. Obituary & photo. | ||
| Murphy, John | Wexford | Served in WWII. s/o John J. and Mary Ellen (Thornton) Murphy. Obituary | ||
| Murphy, William | New Albin | |||
| Myers, Robert L. 'Bob' | Postville | US Marine Corps. Stationed in the southwest Pacific, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in June 1943. He participated in the battles of Guadalcanal, was in the engagement during which the Americans took Tarawa and saw action on Saipan. s/o Dr. & Mrs. J.W. Myers. |
Surnames A-C * Surnames D-F * Surnames G-J * Surnames N-R * Surnames S-T * Surnames U-Z
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~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. Other sources used to compile this honor
roll, in addition to the contributed information: |
