Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ha - surnames |
John William Haas AKA John William Hayward was born June 14, 1907 to Jay S. and Sarah Winifred Carney Hayward Haas. He was the stepson of Alfred Haas.He died June 4, 1942/FOD June 5, 1943 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ens. Haas served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) attached to Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3) and became MIA during the Air Battle of Midway when the plane he was piloting was shot down. He was awarded the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and the World War II Victory Medal.
The USS Haas (DE-424) was named in his honor.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Frederick Haas was born Sept. 21, 1915 to Alfred and Sarah Winifred Carney Haas. He died Jan. 4, 1979 and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.
LtCdr Haas served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester Otto Hagemann was born June 26, 1922 to Otto H. and Amelia Wulf Hagemann. He died May 31, 1991 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, IA.
Lester served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Lester Hammer was born Mar. 7, 1925 to Bernhard Christian and Dorothea Margaret Gehrts Hammer. He died Dec. 28, 2016 and is buried in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Donald served in Guam with the U.S. Navy Seabees in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Thomas Hammer was born June 23, 1916 to Bernard Christian and Dorothea Margaret Gehrts Hammer. He died Feb. 2, 2007 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Petty Officer Hammer served in World War II aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45).
Source: ancestry.com
James Stephan Hanks was born Nov. 23, 1926 to Asaph Monroe and Rachel Roxie Little Hanks. He died Oct. 19, 2010 and is buried in Little Sioux Cemetery, Little Sioux, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Puget Sound (CVE-113.)
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Hansen, Jr. was born Mar. 11, 1922 to Edward Anton and Bessie Mae Harper Hansen. He died June 17, 1943 and is bured in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Edward enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1942 but became ill before receiving his call to duty.
Source: ancestry.com
Rodney Peter Hansen was born Sept. 23, 1922 to Peter H. and Tillie Josephine Schaeffer Hansen. He died Sept. 19, 2006 and is buried in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA
Peter served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Rolyn Emery Hansen was born Sep. 19, 1918 to Henry and Amanda Killtisen Hansen. He died July 30, 2016 and is buried in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Rolyn served in World War II with the U.S. Army 186th Quartermaster Depot Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Harland Hudson Hanson was born Feb. 15, 1911 to Benjamin P. and Emma Seastrom Hanson. He died Sept. 30, 1995 and is buried in Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery, Storm Lake, IA.
Lt. Hanson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy serving in the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres as a Training Officer in Submarine Warfare.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr & Jun 2020