Military Involvement
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Owen James Shadle was born Mar. 23, 1926 to Lloyd J. and Edna G. Scothorn Shadle. He died Mar. 1, 1980 in Yakima City, WA.
Owen served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps in China as a radar technician.
Source: ancestry.com
Sanford Oswald Shafland was born Feb. 28, 1907 to Louis and Bertha Tomine Hegland Shafland. He died Jan. 5, 1959 and is buried in Pacific Lutheran Cemetery, Seattle, WA.
Capt. Shafland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 35th and 25th Infantry Regiments as a Chaplain. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
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John Pershing Shafland was born Jan. 3, 1919 to Louis and Bertha Tomine Hegland Shafland. He died Jan. 8, 2002 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Submarine Service.
Source: ancestry.com
Jesse Ivan “Ivan” Shalley was born Dec. 1, 1905 to Jesse Edward and Cora Ellen Huhn Shalley. He died Mar. 6, 1982 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Shalley served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
William John Ewart “Doc” Shannon was born Mar. 9, 1912 to James E. and Margaret A. McRae Shannon. He died Nov. 6, 1991 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Northbrook, IL.
Capt. Shannon served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 310 and 309th Bomb Wings, 5th Air Force in the Southwest Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
John Henry Sharp was born Nov. 10, 1923 to John O. and Clara Nelsine Oakland Sharp. He died Oct, 18, 1994 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Sharp served in World War II with the U.S. Army 35th Infantry Division.
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Orville Lavern Sharp was born May 11, 1919 to John O. and Clara Nelsine Oakland Sharp. He died Sept. 20, 1981 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Chief Warrant Officer Sharp served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
William L. Sharpe was born Feb. 25, 1921. He died Dec. 29, 2010 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Lt. Sharpe served in World War II with the U.S. Army as a company commander in the 89th Chemical Mortar Battalion in Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Claire Eugene Shaw was born Sept. 23, 1914 to Mervin Henry and Aletta “Lettie” Torgeson Shaw.
Sgt. Shaw served in World War II with the U.S. Army 359th and 415th Infantry Regiments.
Source: ancestry.com
James Shaw was born Feb. 5, 1917 to Ole and Julia Johnson Shaw. He died May 8, 1993 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Thomas Shearer was born May 3, 1925 to Charles O. and Josephine M. Tracy Shearer. He died Oct. 11, 2002 in Henderson, NV.
Charles served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald L. Shearer was born July 26, 1919 to Willard and Martha Kate Vogt Shearer. He died Sept. 5, 2002 and is buried in South Saint Petri Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Army Military Police.
Source: ancestry.com
Douglas Howard “Howard” Shearer was born June 14, 1920 to Sanford and Bessie Katherine Ray Shearer. He died July 16, 1972 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Shearer served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Marion William Shearer was born Oct. 25, 1922 to Fred A. and Marian Isabelle Allen Shearer. He died June 16, 2012 and is buried in Lanark City Cemetery, Lanark, IL.
Sgt. Shearer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3157th and 3161st Signal Service.
Source: ancestry.com
Marshall Allison Shearer was born Apr. 28, 1896 to John Sanford Anderson and Etta Florence Cline Shearer. He died Sept. 6, 1943 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Shearer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Oliver Junior Shearer was born Oct. 16, 1918 to James Oliver and Ethel B. Carver Shearer. He died Feb. 15, 1944 and is buried in Collins Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Sgt. Shearer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Division and was KIA in Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
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Keith Elwood Shearer was born Dec. 6, 1920 to James Oliver and Ethel B. Carver Shearer. He died Jan. 12, 2009 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO.
SMSgt. Shearer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 97th Bombardment Group. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Kedjie Shedd was born June 5, 1918 to Claude Kedjie and Mary Currier Shedd. He died Dec. 27, 1992 in Clark, NV.
Petty Officer Shedd served in World War II with the U.S. Navy on a sub-chaser in the Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Dean William Sheets was born Dec. 9, 1921 to Lester W. and Lulu Palmer Sheets. He died Sept. 16, 2001 and is buried in Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, IA.
Pvt. Sheets served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 593rd Base Unit Transport Command.
Source: ancestry.com
Clinton Anton Sheffield, Jr. was born Jan. 13, 1920 to Clinton A. (Sr.) and Myrtle Baltzly Sheffield. He died Sept. 25, 1983 and is buried in Sheffield Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Clinton served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
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Royal Phillip Sheffield was born Dec. 18, 1911 to Clinton and Myrtle Baltzley Sheffield. He died June 21, 1998 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Lt. Sheffield served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the European Theater.
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Hamilton Scott “Scott” Sheffield was born Dec. 19, 1913 to Clinton and Myrtle Baltzley Sheffield. He died Jan. 20, 1994 in Alameda, CA.
Lt. Sheffield served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester Albert Sheldahl was born Aug. 9, 1922 to Oscar Edwin and Christena Martha Wang Sheldahl. He died Mar. 17, 1996 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Petty Officer Sheldahl served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Wilbur Lewis Sheldahl was born Nov. 14, 1913 to Oscar Edwin and Christena Martha Wang Sheldahl. He died July 7, 1994 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Sgt. Sheldahl served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Harold Joshua Sheldahl was born Nov. 5, 1918 to Oscar Edwin and Christena Martha Wang Sheldahl. He died Sept. 5, 1968 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Pineville, LA.
Sgt. Sheldahl served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Orel Johnnie Sheldahl was born Oct. 22, 1897 to Halvor O. and Sarah Severson Sheldahl. He died Dec. 6, 1980 and is buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Slater, IA.
Pvt. Sheldahl served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
James Harold Shelton was born Jan. 26, 1927 to James G. and Leora F. McKibben Shelton. He died Mar. 12, 2014 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Sgt. Shelton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Military Police.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Lewis Shelton, Sr. was born Mar. 27, 1908 to D. A. and Anna Barnhouse Shelton. He died Nov. 17, 1989 and is buried in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, OH.
Chief Petty Officer Shelton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Wayne Shelton was born May 30, 1912 to Oscar M. and Annie J. Shelton. He died Jan. 12, 1990 and is buried in Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, AZ.
Cpl. Shelton served in World War II with the U.S. Army 372nd Engineers.
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Dewey Eugene Shelton was born Aug. 15, 1917 to Oscar M. and Annie J. Shelton. He died Dec. 22, 1985 and is buried in Cedar Knoll Cemetery, Tauton, MA.
Pvt. Shelton served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Dean Cooper Sherman was born Aug. 5, 1918 to Sidney Gamble and Hazel Dolores Cooper Sherman. He died Dec. 13, 1994.
Sgt. Sherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 12th Cavalry Regiment, Eighth Army, 1st Cavalry Division. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with campaign stars for Leyte and Luzon, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars.
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Sidney Wayne Sherman was born Sept. 18, 1915 to Sidney Gamble and Hazel Dolores Cooper Sherman. He died Mar. 16, 1990 and is buried in Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL.
Wayne served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul E. Sherman was born Mar. 14, 1913 to Eber Flood and Florence Augusta Warren Sherman. He died Dec. 17, 1980 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Sherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 8th Evacuation Hospital Unit, spending 30 months overseas. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and European Theater of Operations ribbon with three battle stars.
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Harold Sherman was born May 19, 1909 to Eber Flood and Florence Augusts Warren Sherman. He died May 14, 1999.
Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Donald E. Sherman was born Dec. 15, 1915 to Eber Flood and Florence Augusta Sherman. He died Nov. 21, 1968 and is buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX.
Capt. Sherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 595th Quartermaster Laundry Company.
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Leland G. Sherman was born Mar. 25, 1918 to Eber Flood and Florence Augusta Sherman. He died Nov. 12, 1978 and is buried in Madisonville Union Cemetery, Lackawanna County, PA.
Ens. Sherman served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Marion Sherman was born Oct. 29, 1924 to William Marion and Myra Leila Hookom Sherman. He died Nov. 28, 2011 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Sherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 781st Tank Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Herbert Sherwood was born July 5, 1914 to Herbert and Vera Wood Sherwood. He died May 9, 1994 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Cpl. Sherwood served in World War II with the U.S. Army 14th Armored Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester Wayne Shickell was born Apr. 23, 1918 to Floyd Sidney “Sidney” and Fern Sawtell Shickell.
Pvt. Shickell served in World War II with the U.S. Army 43rd Engineers in New Guinea.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Dean Shiffer was born Mar. 24, 1909 to Harvey Austin and Tessie Fessler Shiffer. He died Dec. 27, 2004 and is buried in Hill Grove Cemetery, Miamisburg, OH.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
John Ernest Shipp was born May 5, 1911 to John David and Nellie Martin Shipp. He died Nov. 20, 1996.
John served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Keith Edgar Shirk was born May 21, 1922 to Asa Jackson and Birdine Lucille Allen Shirk. He died Sept. 23, 2010 and is buried in Alice Union Cemetery, Conrad, IA.
Keith served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 389th Bomb Group in England where he was a B-24 bomber pilot. He was awarded five Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Max Edwin Shirk was born in 1920 to Asa Jackson and Birdine Lucille Shirk. He died in 1987 and is buried in Alice Union Cemetery, Conrad, IA.
Max served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 879th and 882nd Airborne Engineer Aviation Battalion and 900th Airborne Engineer Aviation Co.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl D. Shivers was born Aug. 4, 1901 to Fred D. and Phoebe May Armstrong Shivers. He died in Apr. 1987.
Earl served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Marklin Shockley was born Oct. 22, 1923 to Charles Emmet and Leah Anna Johnson Shockley. He died Feb. 8, 1993 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Charles served in World War II with the U.S. Merchant Marines.
Source: ancestry.com
David Charles Shockley was born Dec. 17, 1922 to David and Lula Eveline Bissel Shockley. He died Sept. 20, 2006 and is buried in Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Arkansas.
David served in World War II with the U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Winston Shoen was born Aug. 29, 1916 to Ernest L. and Gussie Pinder Shoen. He died Jan. 1, 1996 and is buried in West Cemetery, Panora, IA.
Capt. Shoen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 9th Troop Carrier Command in the European Theater.
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Burton Paul Shoen was born Mar. 2, 1923 to Ernest L. and Gussie Pinder Shoen. He died Jan. 31, 2003.
Cpl. Shoen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the South Pacific as refrigeration mechanic for the 35th Material Squadron, 13th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Chester “Joe” Shore was born July 14, 1923 to Chester J. and Flossie Cooper Shore. He died June 13, 2016 and is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Cpl. Shore served in World War II with the U.S. Army 542nd and 836th Anti-Aircraft Battalions, 63rd Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
George Edward Shorten, Jr. was born June 6, 1922 to George E. (Sr.) and Martha M. Randall Shorten. He died Nov. 30, 2001 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Shorten served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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John Leroy Shorten was born Sept. 20, 1920 to George E. and Martha M. Randall Shorten. He died Dec. 2, 1978 and is buried in Moline Memorial Park, Moline, IL.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army 38th Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
James Everett Shuey was born Sept. 18, 1923 to Harvey J. and Vesta Stier Shuey. He died Oct. 30, 1991 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Petty Officer Shuey served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) in theSouth Pacific. He was part of the first landing party of six to go ashore only hours after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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Robert Edward Shuey was born Mar. 21, 1925 to Harvey J. and Vesta M. Stier Shuey. He died Jan 16, 1999 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, IA.
Petty Officer Shuey served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Fythias (ARL-20).
Source: ancestry.com
Harold LeRoy Shugart was born Mar. 20, 1923 to Harold W. and Julia M. Blazek Shugart. He died Aug. 18, 2001 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, IA.
Cpl. Shugart served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Troop Carrier Command, Fourth Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Gail Shultz was born Feb. 3, 1926 to Ura Ivan and Thelma Allen Horner Shultz. He died Sept. 13, 1987 and is buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, TN.
Pvt. Shultz served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Holland.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May & Aug 2020