Military Involvement
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Edward Joy Moffit was born Sept. 19, 1918 to Clarence E. and Rose B. Cutsinger Moffit. He died Feb. 3, 1998 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, TN.
Edward served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester Orres Molde was born Oct. 24, 1919 to Jacob and Cora Hill Molde. He died Feb. 22, 2014 and is buried in Wayside Cemetery, Barron, WI.
Lt. Molde served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion in the Pacific Theater.
Source: ancestry.com
Merlin Montgomery was born May 1, 1912 to Wilford and Elsie Novella Gray Montgomery. He died June 221, 1976 and is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Benton County, IA.
Cpl. Montgomery served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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David Lendall Moody was born Jan. 15, 1910 to Charles Harold and Anna May Cotter Moody. He died Dec. 26, 1972 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Moody served in World War II with the U.S. Army 83rd “Thunderbolt” Division and was WIA in Germany. He was awarded the Bronze and Silver Stars.
Source: ancestry.com
James B. Moody was born Nov. 29, 1922 to Elmer and Della Minthie Moody. He died Nov. 26, 1974 and is buried in Park Grove Cemetery, Broken Arrow, OK.
Sgt. Moody served in World War II with the U.S. Army 187th Quartermaster and 104th Infantry, 26th Division. He was WIA by enemy shrapnel during an attack near the Saar River in Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Walter W. Mooers was born July 24, 1905 to Willis and Edith French Mooers. He died Feb. 6, 1976.
Cpl. Mooers served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 2528th Base Unit, Midland, TX.
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His son, Wayne DeWitt Mooers was born Oct. 15, 1924 to Walter W. and Bertha French Mooers. He died June 17, 2002 and is buried in Ankeny Memorial Gardens, Ankeny, IA.
Wayne served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Wallace Lyle Mooney was born Sept. 24, 1921 to Lyle and Nina Nolta Mooney. He died Dec. 14, 1996 in FL.
MSgt. Mooney served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 323rd Squadron, 91st Bomb Group in England and became a German POW.
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Wayne Alan Mooney was born Nov. 30, 1927 to Lyle and Nina Nolta Mooney. He died Nov 17, 1992.
Wayne served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Hospital on Guam.
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Donald D. Moore was born July 6, 1926 to Robert M. and Inez M. Pack Moore. He died Apr. 12, 2005 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Company, Nagoya Base, Nagoya, Japan. He was awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge.
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Donald Stuart Moore was born July 7, 1910 to Merton and Alice Ellen Boyd Moore. He died Oct. 12, 1997 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Petty Officer Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS LST-392 and took part in the landing on Normandy Beach on D-Day.
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Douglas Merton Moore was born Feb. 19, 1912 to Merton and Alice Ellen Boyd Moore. He died June 26, 1973 and is buried in Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, TX.
Sgt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army as a chemical engineer.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Dean Moore was born Sept. 5, 1924 to Edward William and Mary J. Santer Moore. He died Jan. 8, 2009 and is buried in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, IA.
Petty Officer Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Edward Harold Moore was born Aug. 5, 1926 to Arthur James and Hannah Forsberg Moore. He died Apr. 30, 2003 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army 33rd and 24th Divisions and was on Luzon Island. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and Philippine Liberation ribbon with a battle star.
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James Arthur Moore was born Feb. 3, 1923 to Arthur James and Hannah Forsberg Moore. He died July 5, 1996 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Cpl. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 315th and 42nd Depot Repair Squadrons.
Source: ancestry.com
Glen Edward Moore was born Apr. 27, 1907 to Ward H. and Gertrude Elizabeth Mathews Moore. He died Mar. 6, 1980 in Arlington, TX.
Lt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Vestal (AR-4) and with BUSHIPS at the Navy Yard in New York.
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Lester Wesley Moore was born May 18, 1915 to Ernest and Anna Van Gundy Moore. He died Feb. 11, 1995 and is buried in Sheldahl Cemetery, Sheldahl, IA.
Sgt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 1252nd Base Unit, New York, NY.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Herman Moore was born May 19, 1919 to Lloyd and Lulu A. Bryson Moore. He died Jan. 3, 1994 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Louis Franklin Moore was born May 31, 1923 to Densel and Helen E. Nagel Moore.
Sgt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division on Okinawa.
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Orie Lee Moore was born Nov. 13, 1907 to Frederick Arthur and Vera Viola Bates Moore. He died Jan 5, 1983 and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.
Sgt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army 882nd Field Artillery Battalion.
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Adelbert Homer Moore was born Dec. 10, 1921 to Frederick Arthur and Viola Bates Moore. He died Sept. 13, 1982.
Cpl. Moore served in World War iI with the U.S. Army Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 363rd Infantry, 91st Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Leroy Moore was born Sept. 1, 1920 to Jesse H. and Serene Fjelsted Moore. He died Aug. 2, 2007.
Lt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yosemite (AD-19) in the Pacific and with the Bureau of Accounts and Supplies, Cleveland, OH.
Source: ancestry.com
Roger Albert Moore was born Dec. 1, 1917 to Calvin Arthur and Jennie I. Butenhoff Moore. He died Sept. 19, 2000.
Roger served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 58th Bomb Squadron, 20th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Tom Paul Moore was born Feb. 10, 1926 to Paul R. and Lucia M. Kastle Moore. He died June 23, 2003.
Pvt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army 333rd Infantry Regiment and was WIA in the European Theater of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Robert Moore was born Feb. 5, 1919 to Scott and Belle Moore. He died Jan. 29, 2012 and is buried in Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Capt. Moore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Task Force 5889 in Africa and Headquarters in India with the India-Burma Theater. He saw service in Liberia, Burma, China, India and Egypt as staff and radar officer. He was awarded the European and Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbons with two battle stars.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Bruce “Bob” Moorman was born Oct. 21, 1916 to Lloyd L. and Merle Agnes Moore Moorman. He died Mar. 9, 2017 and is buried in Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Moorman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 14th Corps, Okinawa with the 214th Malaria Survey Detachment, 7th Medical Battalion. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon with two bronze battle stars.
Source: ancestry.com
Galen H. Morck was born Oct. 9, 1916 to Sophus H. and Clara Fredericka Petersen Morck. He died Nov. 2, 1990 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Morck served in World War II with the U.S. Army. He also served in Korea.
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Betty June Morck Freese was born May 11, 1920 to Sophus H. and Clara Fredericka Petersen Morck. She died Nov. 11, 1992 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Freese served in World War II with the U.S. Army. She was married to Ben E. Freese who also served in World War II with the U.S. Army. He was born Sept. 5, 1916 and died Mar. 12, 1997 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
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Richard Eugene Morck was born Sept. 21, 1922 to Sophus H. and Clara Fredericks Petersen Morck. He died Sept. 29, 2006 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Bombard (AM-151).
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Sophus H. Morck, Jr. was born July 14, 1925 to Sophus H. and Clara Fredericka Petersen Morck. He died Mar. 6, 2011 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Petty Officer Morck served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Fowler (DE-222).
Source: ancestry.com
Beryl Edward Moreland was born Sept. 11, 1921 to Perry and Margaret Cory Moreland. He died Mar. 11, 1990.
Beryl served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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John Stanley Morgan was born July 24, 1926 to Fred W. and Alice Josephine Sherman Morgan.
Pvt. Morgan served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Paul Wesley Morgan was born Jan. 28, 1918 to Walter A. and Nora D. Moore Morgan. He died Apr. 22, 1997.
Capt. Morgan served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Corps, 253rd Infantry, 89th Division and Medical Corps Headquarters 219th Field Artillery Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Barton Morgan was born May 20, 1920 to Barton Stow and Catherine Sophia Wallace Morgan. He died Feb. 4, 2015 and is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.
Col. Morgan served in World War II with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division and was awarded a Bronze Star. He also served in Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service in Vietnam.
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Paul Emerson Morgan was born June 18, 1923 to Barton Stow and Catherine Sophia Wallace Morgan. He died Aug. 30, 2013 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Morgan served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees 19th, 30th and 33rd Special Units assigned to the Pacific Fleet in the Philippine Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerald Carey Morris was born Nov. 8, 1913 to Ben C. and Leah Grace “Grace” Lower Morris. He died Dec. 15, 1948 and is buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, WA.
Pvt. Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army 701st Military Police Battalion.
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James Frank Morris was born Aug. 15, 1926 to Edward P. and Ruby Emery Morris.
Pvt. Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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John “Jack” Morris was born Feb. 8, 1906 to Mike and Anna Morris.
Pvt. Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army with the Hospital Corps in England and France and also in Iceland for 21 months.
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Leslee E. Morris was born May 11, 1915 to Edward L. and Neva Freed Morris. He died Dec. 27, 1991 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Cpl. Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as an electrical specialist.
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Merrill Mark Morris was born May 15, 1923 to Ernest and Grace B. Hammond Morris. He died Oct. 1, 2013 and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Clever, MO.
Pvt. Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army 123rd Infantry Regiment in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre under General MacArthur. He was a POW of the Japanese and earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star but refused to accept them.
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Carl A. Morrison was born Dec. 1, 1911 to Morris J. and Gladys Alice Johnson Morrison. He died June 14, 1989 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Pvt. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Company, 185th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division as a communications repairman. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon and four overseas bars.
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Craig W. Morrison was born Aug. 20, 1920 to James Emmett and Anna Forbes Morrison.
Lt. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army 70th Division Artillery, Seventh Army as a liaison pilot for the division.
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Henry Franklin Morrison was born June 10, 1922 to Morris J. and Ura Garrick Morrison. He died Oct. 31, 1991 in Los Angeles, CA.
Cpl. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
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John Donald Morrison was born Mar. 17, 1927 to Donald Arthur and Thelma Jennings Morrison.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Japan.
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Another son, Harold Jennings Morrison was born Nov. 16, 1921 to Donald Arthur and Thelma Jennings Morrison. He died Apr. 21, 1997 and is buried in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.
Pvt. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army
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Layman Arthur Morrison was born Dec. 9, 1920 to Summers G. and Inez V. Anderson Morrison. He died July 26, 2004 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Sgt. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army 604th Engineers and 262nd Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert La Verne Morrison was born Oct. 19, 1923 to Zeblin M. and Anna C. Knudson Morrison He died Aug. 1, 2007 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Morrison served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
John Edward Morrissey was born Mar. 24, 1921 to Michael Joseph and Agnes Bernadine Jordan Morrissey. He died May 29, 1983 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Morrissey served in World War II with the U.S. Army Advanced Depot Platoon, 12th Medical Depot Supply Company.
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Robert Michael Morrissey was born Nov. 1, 1919 to Michael Joseph and Agnes Bernadine Jordan Morrissey. He died July 23, 2005
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) and the USS Bennington (CV-20).
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James Randall “Randy” Mortimer was born Jan. 31, 1917 to James Raymond and Margaret Button Mortimer. He died Mar. 24, 2010 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Mortimer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Leslie Oscar Mortvedt was born Oct. 20, 1920 to Myron C. and Leonora J. Sather Mortvedt. He died Mar. 6, 2004.
Petty Officer Mortvedt served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Brooklyn (CL-40) and the USS Niobrara (AO-72),
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Paul Branson Moser was born Jan. 10, 1918 to Albert E. and Genia May “May” Branson Moser. He died Sept. 10, 2003.
Ens. Moser served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Ernest Alfred Mosness was born Oct. 28, 1912 to Tom O. and Stena Gunderson Mosness. He died Dec. 29, 1975.
Sgt. Mosness served in World War II with the U.S. Army Military Police in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Calbert Harry Moss, Jr. was born Sept. 1, 1917 to Calbert H. (Sr.) and Vesta M. Johnson Moss. He died Aug 28, 1973 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO.
Calbert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Wake Island (CVE-65) and participated in the African, Atlantic and Pacific theaters of war.
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Wayne Levi Mountain was born Aug. 4, 1914 to Albert Harrison and Leona E. Nichols Mountain. He died Feb 5, 1992 and is buried in Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, MD.
Wayne served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters 95th Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Harvey Moyer was born June 28, 1925 to Ralph A. and Marie K. Miller Moyer. He died Dec. 14, 1984 in Contra Costa, CA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Jun 2022