Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Wa - surnames |
Raymond L. Wagoner was born July 19, 1912 to Harry and Ella Lower Wagner. He died June 24, 1956 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Wagoner served in World War II with the U.S. Army 480th Amphibious Truck Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Lee K. Wailes was born Feb. 28, 1908 to John and Clara Wailes He died May 2, 1948 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Lee served in World War II with the U.S. Army 549th Engineer Light Pontoon Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Philip Sheridan Wales was born Oct. 23, 1892 to George Washington and Sarah Raines Wales. He died May 5, 1944 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy.
Petty Officer Wales served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Carroll Francis Walker was born Jan. 14, 1922 to Francis Edward and Anna Lorree Cooley Walker. He died Nov. 21, 1943 and was buried at sea. He is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Walker served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Thomas Milton Walker, Sr. was born Nov. 22, 1920 to Paul R. and Vera M. Shonino Walker. He died Sept. 10, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Walker served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald S. Wallace was born July 7, 1925 to Robert and Eleanor Kresin Wallace. He died Nov. 9, 2014 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Wallace served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd Christopher Wallace was born July 16, 1917 to Christopher and Bertha Pritchard Wallace. He died May 24, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Cpl. Wallace served in World War II with the U.S. Army
Source: ancestry.com
William Haarmann Wallander was born Mar. 20, 1921 to Jack and Agnes Haarmann Wallander. He died Dec. 11, 2005 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Wallander served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Walters was born Nov. 2, 1922 to George W. and Nettie Roberts Walters. He died May 30, 1994 and is buried in Saint John Cemetery and Mausoleum, Middle Village, NY.
Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
John Bryant Ward was born Jan. 27, 1916 to John B. and Mary K. Ward. He died Sept. 13, 1976 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Ward served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Emmett Isaac Warden was born Mar. 2, 1924 to John Westley and Annie Ford Warden. He died May 15, 1944 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy.
Pvt. Warden served in World War II with the U.S. Army 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division and was KIA in Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Claude Leo Warren was born Dec. 30, 1906 to Carl Percy and Lucy Mae Boatwright Warren. He died Mar. 26, 1973 and is buried in Swan Cemetery, Swan, IA. Pvt. Warren served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Earl Warren was born Sept. 21, 1915 to Carl Percy and Lucy Mae Boatwright Warren. He died Nov. 4 1988 and is buried in Warren-Powers Cemetery, Camp Township, Polk County, IA. Earl served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Ernest Louis Warren was born Jan. 25, 1910 to Carl Percy and Lucy Mae Boatwright Warren. He died May 18, 1980 and is buried in Warren-Powers Cemetery, Camp Township, Polk County, IA. Sgt. Warren served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Kenneth Warren was born Jan. 10, 1919 to Carl Percy and Lucy Mae Boatwright Warren. He died Nov. 21, 1992 and is buried in Warren-Powers Cemetery, Camp Township, Polk County, IA. Pvt. Warren served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Lee Warren was born June 6, 1906 to Albert and Dorothea Abraham Warren. He died Mar. 22, 1948 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Chief Petty Officer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy C. Warren was born Oct. 15, 1927 to Roy Cornelius and Leona May Sheppard Warren. He died Aug. 27, 1998 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Warren served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clement John Warner was born Dec. 19, 1919. He died July 1, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
PVt. Warner served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles F. “Chuck” Wasker was born Feb. 4, 1926 to Maximillian Frank and Elizabeth Ann Bubon Wasker. He died Dec. 9, 2016 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Wasker served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Samuel Waters, Sr. was born July 2, 1925 to Harry Everette and Jennie Maude Ofield Waters. He died May 11, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Waters served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Claude E. Watson, Jr. was born Sept. 5, 1923 to Claude E. (Sr.) and Ada L. Elmore Watson. He died Sept. 22, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Highland Memory Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Watson served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was KIA in combat operations on Peleliu. He was awarded the Purple Heart.Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated May, Jun & Jul 2020; updated Apr 2021 & Jul 2022 & Aug 2023 & Mar & Aug 2024