Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Mu - surnames |
James Patrick Mulcahy was born Dec. 16, 1898 to David and Alice Smith Mulcahy. He died in 1952 and is buried in Saint James Cemetery, Colo, IA.
Maj. Mulcahy served in World War II with the U.S. Army 17th Field Artillery Battalion, Seventh and Ninth Army fronts in France. He was awarded the Silver Star for action in Tunisia and the Purple Heart for wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a mine in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert John Mulcahy was born June 12, 1924 to David P. and Dorothy L. Stiles Mulcahy. He died May 8, 2000.
Sgt. Mulcahy served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 46th Air Depot Group, 8th Air Force and 610th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Celestian “Bob” Mulhall was born Apr. 17, 1921 to Damon Xavier and Eva Elizabeth Riney Mulhall. He died Oct. 1, 1982 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Morris M. Mullen was born Feb. 26, 1909 to John M. and Ruby Ethel Bell Mullen. He died Aug. 27, 2004 and is buried in Evergreen Memory Gardens, Nevada, IA.
Morris served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 1183rd Military Police, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing, 9th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard Stacy Mullica was born Oct. 12, 1915 to James Andrew and Mary Bessie Costigan Mullica. He died Aug. 18, 2012.
Lt. Mullica served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a bombardier instructor at Midland, TX.
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Francis Leroy Mullica was born Mar. 8, 1910 to James Andrew and Mary Bessie Costigan Mullica. He died July 31, 1967 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Cpl. Mullica served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Corps,162nd Station Hospital and was stationed in the Admiralty Islands and the Philippines.
Source: ancestry.com
Arnold Noble Mulligan was born May 30, 1924 to Earl S. and Elsa Ray Allspach Mulligan.
Arnold served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Stanley “Dick" Munsen was born Dec. 1, 1921 to Serral and Belle Wiggin Munsen. He died Feb. 5, 2018 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Lt. Munsen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 97th Heavy Bombardment Group, flying 22 missions in his B-17 Flying Fortress before being shot down over Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. For 45 days he evaded capture by hiding in the rugged mountain terrain as told in his book “Bail Out Over the Balkans”. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Dean Everall Munson was born Sept. 6, 1924 to Eli O. and Alice Christian Munson. He died Jan. 16, 1967 in CA.
Dean served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Orlando Munson was born June 27, 1911 to Elias Ole and Alice Elizabeth Christian Munson. He died Oct. 5, 2000 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Vernon served in World War II with the U.S. Army 743rd Railway Operating Battalion.
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Emery Donald Munson was born Feb. 22, 1922 to Elias Ole and Alice Elizabeth Christian Munson. He died July 24, 2016 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Emery served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 238th Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
William Cyrus “Bill" Murdock was born Apr. 13, 1922 to Reynolds C. and Elsie Murdock. He died June 13, 2014 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Col. Murdock served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group (H), 8th Air Force based in Chelveston Airdrome, England. He flew 35 missions as a navigator on a B-17 bomber, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the EAME ribbon with three bronze stars. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force reserves.
Source: ancestry.com
Benjamin Birnie Murphey was born Oct. 22, 1910 to Harry and Louisa Birnie Murphey. He died Aug. 18, 1998 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Benjamin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 572nd Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Merle Muse was born Aug. 23, 1914 to Clell John and Martha Almeda Muse. He died Dec. 4, 1985 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Kenneth served in World War II with the U.S. Army 382nd Field Artillery, Service Battery.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald John Musson was born Jan. 28, 1923 to George Osborne and Anna Mae Erickson Musson. He died Dec. 30, 2008 an is buried in Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, IA.
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 May 2020