Military Involvement
| Servicemen - P surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Pries, Edwin Heine | X |
Forrest Duane Parson was born Apr. 2, 1909 to Hillman Adelbert and Libbie Ann Pierson Parson. He died June 29, 1964 and is buried in Alcock Cemetery, Frederika, IA.
Sgt. Parson served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War II.
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Vernon Guy Parson was born June 3, 1913 to Hillman Adelbert and Libbie Ann Pierson Parson. He died Sept. 30, 1978 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Petty Officer Parson served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy Elmer Pease, Jr. was born Oct. 9, 1914 to Roy Elmer (Sr.) and Alma Esther Orvis Pease. He died Oct. 2, 1990 and is buried in Wilson Grove Cemetery, Sumner, IA.
Roy served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Devere Perkins was born Sept. 10, 1912 to Frank and Bertha Stokesbury Perkins. He died Oct. 18, 1976 and is buried in Garden of Memories, Waterloo, IA.
Joseph served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Harlow Willard Perkins was born July 16, 1916 to Frank and Bertha Stokesbury Perkins. He died Jan. 13, 1985 and is buried in Garden of Memories, Waterloo, IA.
Harlow served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Peter Burnett Persson was born June 2, 1907 to Peter O. and Rinkje B. Bottema Persson. He died Nov. 14, 1989 and is buried in Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly, IA.
Cpl. Persson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Carl Pfaltzgraff was born June 17, 1924 to Philip William and Nita Amelia Boekemeiar Pfalzgraff in Waverly, Iowa (Bremer County.) He died Nov. 20, 2017 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Arlen Christopher Platte was born Oct. 5, 1916 to Ernest Henry and Bertha Emma Stumme Platte. He died Oct 21, 1953 and is buried in Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Denver, IA.
Sgt. Platte served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1670th Engineer Utility Detachment.
Source: ancestry.com
Eldo Wilhelm Heinrich Ernst Platte was born June 15, 1918 to Theodore and Alma Schultz Platte. He died Feb. 8, 2014 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Lt. Col. Platte served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II in the Pacific as a B-29 bombardier. He later served with the Air Force in the Korean War. He retired in 1968.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester Donald Platte was born June 11, 1911 to Gustave Henry and Eleanora Potratz Platte. He died Dec. 4, 1992 and is buried in Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sumner, IA.
Lester served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Maximilian Roland “Max” Platte was born Sept. 4, 1915 to Gustave Henry and Eleanora Potratz Platte. He died Sept. 23, 1997 and is buried in Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Sumner, IA. Max served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clyde Harlen Poe was born Dec. 16, 1916 to Homer A. and Edna Mae Chesnut Poe. He died Aug. 9, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Poe served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Jarvis (DD-393) and was lost at sea in the Battle of Savo Island. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerald Frederick Poock was born Aug. 14, 1914 to William and Martha Diercks Poock. He died June 20, 2002 and is buried in Saint Pauls Cemetery, Readlyn, IA.
Pvt. Poock served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Alvin William Potratz was born Apr. 22, 1918 to Theodor and Ella Sophie Guritz Potratz. He diedOct. 19, 1988 and is buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Hazleton, IA.
Alvin served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Herman Phillip Potratz was born Aug. 22, 1920 to Theodor and Ella Sophie Guritz Potratz. He died July 9, 2006 and is buried in Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Westgate, IA.
Herman served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Mayhew Powers was born Aug. 15, 1911 to Timothy and Ella Nora Mayhew Powers. He died July 4, 1944 and is buried in Wilson Grove Cemetery, Sumner, IA.
Donald served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Erhard Carl “Ossie” Pries was born Aug. 8, 1917 to Carl Gustav and Martha Heine Pries. He died Jan. 28, 2000 and is buried in Florida Hills Memorial Gardens, Spring Hill, FL. Ossie served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jun & Aug 2023; updated May 2024