DECATUR COUNTY'S WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS

Courtesy of Decatur County Historical Society Museum, Leon IA

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AdairCharlesPVTUS ArmyLeonwith tank battalion
AdairCliffordCPLLeon
AdairDouglasPVTUS ArmyLeonwith tank battalion
AdairFred APVTUS ArmyLeon
AdairPaul EugeneTEC5US ArmyLeons/o Leonard Guy Adair
AdairRexPVTUS Coast GuardGarden GroveArtillery Unit; s/o Marlo Adair
AdairVirgil OSSGTUS ArmyLeons/o Fred A Adair
AkesEmmett DPVTUS ArmyLeRoyh/o Lila Heaton
AkesHarleyPVTUS ArmyLeon
AkesHarold KPVTUS ArmyLeRoyh/o Zelma Oliver
AkesWayne LPVTUS ArmyLeRoyAir Corps; s/o Warren E Akes
AllcottThomasLTLeons/o Mrs Dio McGinnis
AllenWarren HSGTUS ArmyLeonAir Corps; KIA 1943
AllpressWilliam LSGTUS ArmyLeon34th Red Bull Div; s/o O.L. Allpress; h/o Dorothy Denhart
AmundsonVeryleLTUS ArmyLamonis/o Alma Amundson
AndersonBobSSGTUS ArmyLamoni
AndersonDennisPVTUS ArmyVan Werts/o Clarence Anderson
AndersonHoylePVTUS ArmyVan Wert
BadgerowMilton KeithPVTUS ArmyLeonAir Corps; s/o John Floyd & Meta Elizabeth Badgerow; Japanese POW; died 22 Jul 1942, buried in the Philippines
BakerMax LaytonPVTUS ArmyLeon
BargerG LPVTUS Air ForceDecatur Co
BargerWilliam Edward2nd LTUS ArmyDecatur Cos/o Wilfred B & Margaret E (Maloney) Barger
BarnumElmo ViethENSUS NavyLeons/o Cecil & Zora (Vieth) Barnum
BaughmanJames EAIRMANUS Air ForceLeons/o Leo W Baughman
BaughmanPaul RobertAIRMANUS ArmyLeons/o Leo W Baughman
BlackLloyd HPVTUS ArmyDecatur Co
BlakesleyGeorge WalterSGTUS ArmyLeonField Artillery; s/o Geo G & Elva Anna (Evans) Blakesley
BoatmanMary KayENSUS NavyVan Wert
BurchettRobert AdrianUS ArmyGrand RiverAir Corps; s/o Roy A & Merle Burchett
BurrellRoe EdwardUS ArmyDecatur Co
CarrAdrian BPVTUS ArmyWestervilles/o Ross J Carr, Grand River; KIA 16 Nov 1944
CarterLloyd LeonSSGTUS ArmyLeonAir Corps, 515th Bomb Sq, 376th Bomb Gp; s/o Leon Carter; KIA over Austria 22 Feb 1944
ChewCharles BurdetteUS ArmyLeonQuartermaster Corps; s/o Charles Wilbert & Lulu Blanche (Harmon) Chew
ClarkHenry EPVTUS ArmyGarden Grove83rd Div, 330th Inf; s/o Cliva Edward & Gertrude Mae Clark; KIA 11 Aug 1944 France
ClemensenCharles AlexanderSSGTUS ArmyLeonSignal Service; s/o C Clemensen
CoffeyDarrellAMM 2/CUS NavyGarden Groves/o Carl E Coffey
CoontzCharles BoydPVTUS ArmyGarden Groves/o Durbin B & Lena B Coontz; KIA 17 Sep 1944 Anguar Island, Philippines
CordesWinfield CashLTUS Air Force
CoxCliffordPVTUS ArmyVan Wertcaptured 17 Feb 1943 Tunisia, Africa, German POW, liberated 12 Jul 1945
CoxDavid MPVTUS ArmyLeon34th Div; s/o Demmeree V & Belva P Cox; KIA 21 Aug 1944 Angelo Sicio Italy
CoxMarble EarlENSUS NavyLeonAir Force; s/o Earld Ira & Myrta Neal (Marble) Cox; died 08 Feb 1944
CrossJackPVTUS Marine CorpsLeon12th Co 3rd Div; h/o Helen L Cross
CurtrightCharles CSGTUS ArmyDecatur CoAir Corps; s/o Harry Curtright; h/o Jeanne Cotton
CurtrightRaymond EMM 3/CUS NavyDecatur Cos/o Harry Curtright
DanielsLural ThayerBM2/CUS NavyLeonUSS Guam; s/o Clarence Daniels; h/o Phyllis C Campbell
DaugsJohn EPetty Office 1/CUS NavyLeonh/o Zetha Mae Daugs
DavisWalter ASGTUS ArmyLeons/o CP Davis; h/o Ruth B Davis, Osceola
DuffieldJames HPVTUS ArmyLeon291st Inf 75th Inf Div; s/o Leo W & Louise Duffield; KIA 15 Jan 1945
ElstonWillardPVTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o Kate Elston
EvansCliftonSGTUS ArmyLeon
EvansRexGunnerUS ArmyLeon
GrimmDale EugeneUS NavyGrand Rivers/o Vernie Clate & Nellie May (Reed) Grimm
HamiltonClairSGTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o James Hamilton
HamiltonCharlesSGTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o James Hamilton
HeltonLloyd CCPLUS ArmyLeon5th Army 133rd Inf 34th "Red Bull" Div
JimmersonLloyd HarlandPVTUS ArmyGrand Rivers/o Henry & Bessie (Chipp) Jimmerson
JonesJohn WUS ArmyDecatur Co
KeshlearJamesPVTUS Air ForceDavis Citys/o W B Keslear
KirkpatrickClifford NeilSSGTUS ArmyGrand RiverAir Force, Waist Gunner, B-17 bomber; s/o Orel L & Lois Kirkpatrick; KIA 04 Feb 1944 Germany
KlussmanWilliamEM2/CUS NavyDavis Citys/o Mrs Lesty Hill, Davis City
LeahyJohn HSGTUS Air ForceLeon
LeechRichard MSSGTUS ArmyLeonAir Force; s/o Glen Leech
LeversonNorman LawrencePVTUS ArmyLeons/o Otto Gaylord & Clara Bertina (Nelson) Leverson; h/o Leona Kirkhart; died 14 Jun 1944 Sheridan IL
LewisRussellCPLUS Air ForceWeldon8th AF; s/o Bill Lewis
McDonaldPreston JrPVTUS ArmyDavis CityAir Force; s/o Preston McDonald Sr
McGahueyChester ClintonAV MM3/CUS NavyDecatur CoAir Force; s/o Bert Leander McGahuey
McGinnisDanLTUS Air ForceDecatur Co
McIntoshFrancis MarionPVTUS ArmyLeons/o JA & Della McIntosh
McKeeHaneUS ArmyDecatur Co
McMorrisJohn LewisPVTUS ArmyGrand River97th Inf Div; s/o Wm & Eliza McMorris, Decatur; h/o Viola McBee, Grand River
MidgordenGlenneth ArdenUS ArmyDecatur CoAir Force
MillerAlfred WUS ArmyDecatur Co
MillerArvid FrederickSGTUS ArmyLeons/o Nellie Mae Miller
MillerRobert DaleT/3US ArmyWeldonAir Force; s/o AC Miller
MillsWilliam HermanCPLUS Marine CorpsLeons/o Clifton & Nellie Mills
Mills SteeleBetty LaNelleUS Marine CorpsLeonWomen's Reserve; d/o Clifton & Nellie Mills; w/o David Steele md 29 Nov 1946
MorenJosephPVTUS ArmyGrand Rivers/o Earl Moren
MunyonWilliam DonPVTUS Air ForceGrand Rivers/o Ephriam Munyon
NewtonDean NeilUS ArmyLeon6th Inf Reg; s/o Clarence Newton
NewtonDonald RexT/5US ArmyGrand RiverMedical Corps 120th Station Hosp; s/o Clarence Elmore & Jessie Laura (Sissel) Newton; h/o Helen Ralina Kemp
NixonTed EugeneUS ArmyDecatur CoArmored Command; s/o GL Nixon; h/o Marilyn Smith
NormanLaVerneSM2/CUS NavyLeons/o VD Norman
NormanOrville EUS ArmyDecatur Co
NortonNile BCPLUS ArmyGarden GroveAir Force; s/o Hazel Norton
OsbornF LPVTUS ArmyDecatur Co
OwensBudUS ArmyDavis Citys/o H Osborn
ParmerHoward GlendonCPLUS ArmyVan WertInfantry rifleman; s/o Elijah & Della (Sissel) Parmer
PalmerLawney DCPLUS ArmyVan Werts/o Della Parmer Barber; h/o Maxine Phipps\
PearsonRobert LesterUS ArmyLeons/o Robert Pearson
PettyLeslie DanePVTUS ArmyWoodlands/o Alfred & rose Bell (Ward) Petty; KIA Germany
PettyMax BrutUS NavyDecatur Co
PickeringKennethPVTUS Marine CorpsDecatur Co
PriestMarion KUS ArmyDecatur Co
PuckettRobertYM2/CUS NavyDavis City
RauchJuniorFM1/CUS NavyGrand Rivers/o Forrest Rauch
ReedEldon LSSGTUS ArmyPleasantons/o Ivan Reed
ReedHelenLTUS ArmyPleasantond/o Ivan Reed
ReedIvan LyleSGTUS ArmyPleasantons/o Ivan Reed
RichardsonBenjamin KennethSM1/CUS Coast GuardLeon
SandersStephen LewisFireman 1/CUS NavyLeons/o Bill Sanders
SchoonoverHoward LeePVTUS ArmyLeons/o Harland Butler & Dorthee (Howard) Schoonover
SchoonoverRobert HPVTUS ArmyLeons/o Harland Butler & Dorthee (Howard) Schoonover
SchuldtGale MorrisS1/CUS NavyVan Wertaboad USS Corvina (SS-226); s/o Chris & Edith F Schuld; KIA
ScottClayton PCPLUS ArmyDavis Citys/o Pearl Scott
ScottGailUS NavyDecatur Co
ScottJohn CA/SUS ArmyDavis CityAir Force; s/o Erald Scott
ScottJohn WCPLUS ArmyLeon5th Army 133rd Inf 34th "Red Bull" Div; wireman
SearsBryant O'NealUS NavyLeons/o Bryant & Eula Sears
SearsStanley DUS ArmyLeon
SellersErnest LSGTUS ArmyDavis CityAir Force; s/o Jay W Sellers
ShortGeorge RPVTUS Army
SisselDonald OsmerUS ArmyDecatur Co
SkinnerVenita RCPLUS ArmyGarden GroveWomen's Army Corps Unit; d/o Guy E Skinner
SlyDelmar WillisCPLUS NavyDavis CityAir Force
SmithCharles ESGTUS ArmyGrand Riverh/o Helen Zavicar
SmithMarvin KCPLUS ArmyGrand Rivers/o Orel Smith
SmytheEdwin VaughnPetty Office 3/CUS Navy
SnyderEverettPVTUS Army
SnyderJohnLTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o Robert Snyder
SparksLloydPVTUS Army
SpicerLowell RPVTUS ArmyLeon5th Army 133rd Inf 34th "Red Bull" Div
SpicerOrville EdwinCPLUS ArmyLeons/o Rollie L & Iola (Main) Spicer; h/o Rowena Spicer
StewartLowell ZaneCPLUS ArmyLeons/o Mille M Stewart
StubbsBenjaminPVTUS ArmyVan Werts/o AD Stubbs
TaylorOren LSGTUS Marine CorpsGrand Rivers/o John Clarence & Laura Lucretia (Wadsworth) Taylor
ThomasMaurice EPVTUS ArmyGrand RiverCo I 325th Glider Inf, 82nd Airborne Div; s/o Alva Thomas, Grand River
ThompsonGerald GeneMM 3/CUS NavyDecatur CoUSS San Francisco; h/o Jean Adair
ThompsonGranville KSSGTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o Floyd Thompson
ThompsonRonald KSSGTUS ArmyDecatur Cos/o Ray Thompson; h/o Marjorie Mullen
TullisHarry EPVTUS ArmyDecatur Cos/o Charlie Tullis, Decatur
UmphressDarrellSGTUS ArmyDecatur Co
Van NostrandRichard CarlinSeamanUS NavyLeons/o Harry C Van Nostrand, Leon
Van WinkleOscar LeeUS NavyDavis Citys/o OC Van Winkle
VandalArthur LPVTUS ArmyDavis Citys/o Loren Vandal
VanderpoolRaymondUS ArmyLeonh/o Lois Vanderpool
WarrenGeorge E2nd LTUS ArmyLeonTank Destroyer Div; s/o Grace Warren
WebsterClifford LylePVTUS ArmyLeons/o Minnie Ellen Webster
WellsArtie ClarkSM3/CUS NavyDecatur Cos/o Granville F Wells, Decatur
WellsLeonard Lyle3/CUS NavyDecatur CoTorpedo Mate; s/o Granville F Wells, Decatur
WheelerEphraim ET/5US ArmyDavis CityCo E Ordnance Dept; s/o Clifford S & Gertrude M (Kizzare) Wheeler; KIA
WilleyChester Orrin2nd LTUS NavyLeonSee Bees; h/o Maxine Willey
WilliamsGeorge LPVTUS Coast ArtilleryDecatur Cos/o HR Roach; POW Japanese Prison Camp #1
WilliamsJames EPVTUS ArmyLeons/o Edward G & Ethel Williams
WilliamsWilliam MSGTUS ArmyDecatur CoField Artillery BN; s/o Mrs HR Roach; 3 Bronze Stars
YoungDorisSGTUS Marine CorpsWomen's Reserve Unit
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