Military Involvement
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Earl Francis Peach was born Apr, 3, 1926 to Adolph and Viola Peach. He died Nov. 3, 1950 and is buried in Oketo Cemetery, Oketo, KS.
Sgt. Peach served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and Korea. He was a Platoon Runner in Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) and was KIA in Korea and awarded the Purple Heart and Navy Cross. He was living in Des Moines at the time of his entry into the armed services.
Source: ancestry.com
Alfred Earl Pearson was born July 20, 1919 to John S. and Grace C. Honeywell Pearson. He died June 12, 2005 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Pearson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Duane Peckham was born Nov 27, 1924 to Alfred D. and Cecelia Geneva Malcolm Peckham. He died May 29, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Peckham served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Laverne Peek was born Oct. 26, 1924 to Floyd A. and Myrtle Brown Peek. He died July 14, 1995 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Peek served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and was awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Harold (Harold) Peel was born May 28, 1903 to James and Mary Ellen Burtch Peel. He died Sept. 26, 1946 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Harold served in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
R. Meyer Pennington was born May 30, 1917 to Orville J. and Victoria Magdaline Meyer Pennington. He died Sept. 8, 2002 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA. Meyer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John Edward Perdock was born Sept. 26, 1925 to Peter and Bertha W.Perdock. He died July 11, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
2nd Lt. Perdock served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Delbert Graves Perry was born June 14, 1920 to Joseph H. and Pearl E. Wooley Perry. He died June 7, 2007 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA. Delbert served in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Leslie Dale Perry was born Nov. 28, 1913 to Sylvester and Minnie Snook Perry. He died Feb. 17, 1985 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Leslie served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Henry Perry was born Nov. 1, 1923 to Joseph H. and Pearl E. Wooley Perry. He died Feb. 28, 1945 and is buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg.
Pvt. Perry served in World War II with the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Alvin Lester Peshkin was born Oct. 6, 1925 to Louis and Mary G. Peshkin. He died Feb. 20, 1945 and is buried in Jewish Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.He was initially buried in the 4th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima and returned to the U.S. in 1948.
Pvt. Peshkin served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 4th Marine Division and was KIA in combat operations on Iwo Jima.
Source: ancestry.com
Glen C. Peters was born Nov. 20, 1925 to John and Gladys Marie Spidle Peters. He died Sept. 27, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Master Chief Petty Officer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Raymond Peterson was born Aug. 30, 1927 to Jesse and Ruth Nicholson Peterson. He died Nov. 16, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Peterson served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Billy Wayne Peterson was born Apr. 30, 1922 to Elmer Andrew and Kitty Marie McKibba Peterson. He died Aug. 10, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Peterson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that ship was torpedoed and sunk during an engagement with enemy ships in the Kula Gulf in the Pacific area. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl E. Peterson was born Apr. 6, 1906 to Lars and Hulda Johnson Peterson. He died Apr. 26, 1995.
Sgt. Peterson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 490th Air Engineers Squadron, 386th Air Service Group. He was awarded the Good Conduct Media, American Service Medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl E. Peterson was born Feb. 20, 1906 to Charles and Bertha Doelz Peterson. He died Jan. 23, 1949 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, IA.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 386th Air Service Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Arnold Peterson was born Jan. 18, 1924 to Andros Peter and Leah Irene Peterson. He died Sept. 11, 1943, was buried at sea off the coast of Malta, and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy and at the Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Petty Officer Peterson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Savannah (CL-42) and was KIA in a bomb explosion (in the Mediterranean Sea) aboard that vessel. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Lee Peterson was born Apr. 12, 1919 to Charles R. and Bertha S. Montgomery Peterson. He died Oct. 14, 1993 and is buried in Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA.
Raymond served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Eugene Peterson was born Mar. 8, 1921 to Harry F. and Sarah Louise Blair Peterson. He died July 5, 1967 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Robert served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Riddle Peterson was born Jan. 10, 1924 to Albert Edward and Josephine C. Riddle Peterson. He died Oct. 16, 2001. Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Air Corps and U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal.
Source: ancestry.com
Elmer George Pfannenstiel was born July 6, 1927 to John G. and Mary Kathryn Kippes Pfannenstiel. He died Apr. 25, 2018 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Pfannenstiel served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
John Fred Phillips was born Jan. 22, 1928 to Fred and Florence Burch Phillips. He died Mar. 24, 2014 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Phillips served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
John Joseph Pilmaier was born Oct. 29, 1922 to Carl J. and Laura Otillia Schmitt Pilmaier. He died Jan. 10, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Pilmaier served with the U.S. Marine Corps 4th Division in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May & Jun 2020; updated Jul 2022 & May & Jul & Aug 2023 & Mar, Jun & Aug 2024