Military Involvement
| Servicemen *Co- surnames |
Willis D. Collins was born Apr. 25, 1919 to Everett and Nellie Kroff Collins. He died Oct. 9, 1975.
Willis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 245th Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
James Arthur Collison was born May 16, 1918 to Frederick Paul and Dorothy Gail Guilford Collison. He died Mar. 21, 2012 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 112th Base Unit, American Theatre.
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Joseph William Collison was born June 4, 1925 to Frederick Paul and Gail Guilford Collison. He died June 6, 2006 and is buried in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, CA.
Joseph served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea.
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Robert Eugene “Gene” Collison was born Apr. 28, 1915 to Frederick Paul and Gail Guilford Collison. He died Oct. 13, 1986 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Capt. Collison served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Laverne Francis Collison was born June 13, 1920 to William Alfred and Charlotte Anna Rust Collison. He died Aug. 18, 1975 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Petty Officer Collison served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl William Connors was born Apr. 15, 1903 to John James and Mary Agnes O’Boyle Connors. He died Oct. 5, 1979 and is buried in Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, NE.
Earl served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Herman Conrad was born Feb. 25, 1919 to Gustave Rudolph and Mary Ellen Kelly Conrad. He died May 3, 1984 and is buried in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Forest Grove, OR.
Donald served with the U.S. Army in World War iI.
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Mark Joseph Conrad was born Dec. 28, 1915 to Gustave Rudolph and Mary Ellen Kelly Conrad. He died Jan. 20, 1987 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Mark served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
George Henry Conrad was born Jan. 22, 1911 to Otto Theodore and Catharine G. Hesslingh Conrad. He died July 5, 1966 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Coxswain Conrad served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Emmett Anthony Conroy was born Dec. 25, 1911 to James F. and Mary Fields Conroy. He died Oct. 20, 1986 and is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD.
Emmett served with the U.S. Army Air Corps 1sst Fighter Control Squadron in World War II.
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Francis Anthony Stephan Conroy was born July 8, 1910 to James F. and Mary Fields Conroy. He died June 1, 1960 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo, IA.
Francis served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lyle Edward Cook was born July 24, 1925 to Carl Ray and Dottie Belle Boulware Cook. He died July 15, 1946.
Lyle served in World War II with the U.S. Army and died while in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Jack Delaine Cooklin was born July 29, 1925 to Theodore Henry and Edith Matilda Booth Cooklin. He died July 3, 1946 and is buried in Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, IA.
Jack served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Martin Copenhaver was born Feb. 19, 1921 to Harry Lee and Candace M. Hendricks Copenhaver. He died Jan. 15, 1979 and is buried in Perham Cemetery, Perham, MN.
MSgt. Copenhaver served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Ford Copenhaver was born Oct. 3, 1917 to Harry L. and Candace Myrtle Hendricks Copenhaver. He died Mar. 12, 1989 and is buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Glidden, IA.
Petty Officer Copenhaver served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rigel (AD-13) and USS Flusser (DD-368). He was a lifetime member of the D.A.V. and the Crew of the USS Flusser. He was awarded the Purple Heart in 1944.
Source: ancestry.com
Claude Coppock, Jr. was born May 8, 1920 to Claude (Sr.) and Treva Burns Coppock. He died Mar. 8, 1987 in Riverside, CA.
Claude served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John William “Johnny" Cosens was born July 27, 1914 to William Earl and Tilda K. Holum Cosens. He died May 28, 1963 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
1st Lt. Cosens served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Elmer Coughennower was born July 16, 1920 to Clarence Elmer and Cora Elizabeth McCoy Coughennower. He died Aug. 10, 1948 and is buried in Mount Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, WA.
Chief Petty Officer Coughennower served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Apr 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Aug 2021 & Oct 2023