Military Involvement
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Carrol V. Deal was born Aug. 29, 1916 to Wesley Allen and Emma A. Fisher Deal. He died June 8, 1995 and is buried in Center School Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Pvt. Deal served in World War II with the U.S. Army 423rd Infantry Regiment in Northern France, Ardennes and Central Europe and was MIA and became a POW of the Germans. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, E.T.O. Ribbon, Infantry Combat Badge and Presidential Citation.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Boyd Deal was born July 18, 1922 to Harold and Mabel E. Kelderhouse Deal. He died July 1987 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 4530th Base Unit.
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Dale Edgar Deal was born Jan. 2, 1925 to Harold and Mabel E. Kelderhouse Deal. He died Jan. 15, 2007 and is buried in Collins Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Dale served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Lauren White Dean was born June 21, 1915 to Ernest A. and Ethelyn White Dean. He died May 2, 2001 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, IA.
Lt. Dean served in World War II with the U.S. Army as a munitions officer.
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Robert Ellis Dean was born Sept. 9, 1913 to Ernest A. and Ethelyn White Dean. He died Oct. 8, 2008 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, IA.
Pvt. Dean served in World War II with the U.S. Army 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Richard “Dick” Dearinger was born July 31, 1915 to Shera T. and Genevieve Osborn Dearinger. He died Jan. 16, 1992.
Pvt. Dearinger served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Forrest Elvis Deaton was born Apr. 8, 1916 to Lawson and Nellie Blanche Allcox Deaton. He died Apr. 14, 1989 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Deaton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Dale Deaton was born Feb. 8, 1920 to Lawson and Nellie Blanche Allcox Deaton. He died July 30, 1942 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and in Avon Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Petty Officer Deaton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Grunion (SS-216) which was sunk near the entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska by the armed Japanese freighter Kano May. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
John Wilbur Deaver was born Sept. 8, 1915 to Edward G. and Gladys Bowen Deaver.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army 4th Service Command, Atlanta, GA.
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Bert Russell Decker was born Jan. 6, 1916 to Albert H. and Effie Prudence Holmes Decker. He died June 17, 1992 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center, IA.
Capt. Decker served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. He was presented with the Army Commendation ribbon for exceptionally meritorious service as Executive Assistant, Repairs and Utilities Division. He also served with Headquarters, Fort Des Moines, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
Samuel Thomas Harold Deeds was born Feb. 27, 1918 to Charles Edward and Gracie Maude Wyant Deeds. He died Mar. 19, 1956 and is buried in Union Church Cemetery, Unionville, MO.
Samuel served in World War II with the U.S. Army 706th Tank Destroyer Battalion and 540th Amphibious Tractor Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Charles DeFore was born May 30, 1914 to Charles Elmer and Anna Sarah Craun DeFore. He died Dec. 20, 1969 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. DeFore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 434th Bomb Squadron, 12th Bomb Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Pearle DeHart was born Feb. 28, 1924 to Pearle P. and Berniece Woodward DeHart. He died July 6, 1994.
Lt. DeHart served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as the pilot of a C-46 in the Air Transport Command in the China-Burma-India Theater. He holds the theater ribbon with three battle stars, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Source: ancestry.com
Guy J. DeHoet was born Aug. 8, 1919 to Leonard and Gertrude Phillips DeHoet. He died June 25, 1995.
Pvt. DeHoet served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was wounded at Tarawa and again in Saipan.
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Leonard DeHoet, Jr. was born Nov. 6, 1922 to Leonard (Sr.) and Gertrude Phillips DeHoet. He died Aug. 24, 2004.
Pvt. DeHoet served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Allen DeLaHunt was born Sept. 9, 1923 to Ronald James and Mercedes Peters DeLaHunt. He died July 8, 1982.
Pvt. DeLaHunt served in World War II with the U.S. Army 335th Infantry in Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Robert Deming was born July 26, 1920 to Loren Strong and Lois Edna Dixon Deming. He died Nov. 13, 1978 and is buried in Saint Joseph Memorial Park, Saint Joseph, MO.
Cpl. Deming served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Harvey DeMoss was born June 3, 1920 to Thomas C. and Lena May Kalvenberg DeMoss. He died Nov. 9, 1985 and is buried in Snapp Cemetery, Forsyth, MO.
Pvt. DeMoss served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Dewey M. Dempsey was born June 18, 1898 to Ira M. and Ella Lenora Church Dempsey. He died Nov. 15, 1980 and is buried in Galena Cemetery, Galena, SD.
Dewey served with the U.S. Army in World War I and again in World War II, assisting Britain’s Armed Forces in a Technical Post.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Louis DeMunck was born Oct. 18, 1918 to Cornelius and Bessie B. Miller DeMunck. He died May 2, 1994 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Major DeMunck served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
John Demski was born Oct. 17, 1909 to Mike and Mary Sarley Demski. He died Apr. 29, 1987.
Pvt. Demski served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
John Moses Denison was born Sept. 12, 1926 to John M. and Edna Edith Davis Denison. He died Feb. 20, 2009 and is buried in Glenridge Cemetery, Liberty, MO.
John served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Cecil B. Denning was born Mar. 1, 1925 to Ernest J. and Florence I. Cornell Denning. He died Nov. 20, 1995.
Sgt. Denning served in World War II with the U.S. Army 5th Armored Division in Normandy and 61st Signal Battalion. He was awarded the Good Conduct ribbon and the European Theater of Operations ribbon with four battle stars.
Source: ancestry.com
Russell Clyde Denton was born Mar. 16, 1919 to Lafe and Effie Ethel Sauks Denton. He died Nov. 30, 1981 and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.
Russell served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Carl Arthur Denton was born Sept. 30, 1917 to Lafe and Effie Ethel Sauks Denton. He died Mar. 24, 1994 and is buried in Center Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.
Sgt. Denton served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerald Louis Derr was born Aug. 5, 1919 to George and Dora Hartenhoff Derr. He died Feb. 8, 2005.
Gerald served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Pilot (AM-104). He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Reynold Charles Derrer was born Mar. 19, 1918 to Albert H. and Louisa Ellen Kingery Derrer. He died Apr. 19, 1984 and is buried in Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, ID.
Pvt. Derrer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lyle Samuel Desher was born July 9, 1923 to Samuel Frederick and Agnes Mae Hoisington Desher. He died May 15, 1964 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Pvt. Desher served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Allan Devaul was born June 1, 1910 to Frank Warren and Inez Mae Simmons Devaul. He died Jan. 17, 1991 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Devaul served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as Communications Officer on the staff of Vice-Admiral Harry S. Hill aboard the USS Auburn (AGC-10). He saw active duty and assisted in the assaults on Ewiewetok and Tinian Islands in the Marshalls, Saipan in the Marianas, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the occupation of the Japanese empire. He was awarded five battle stars and the Bronze Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Lee DeVoll was born Nov. 6, 1918 to Otis and Bernice Riggle DeVoll. He died June 7, 1979.
Ralph served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
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Charles Franklin, Jr. was born Aug. 31, 1925 to Charles Franklin (Sr.) and Nell Thompson DeVore. He died Oct. 11, 1997 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Pvt. DeVore served in World War II with the U.S. Army 301st Infantry.
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Eustace Thornton DeVore was born Sept. 24, 1909 to Charles Franklin and Nell Thompson DeVore. He died Feb. 10, 1995.
Petty Officer DeVore served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Michael Norbert Deutsch was born Oct. 23, 1914 to Michael Norbert and Mary A. Unger Deutsch. He died Feb. 27, 2006 and is buried in Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Montgomery, MN.
Michael served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Arie S. DeVries was born May 28, 1906 to Cornelius and Nettie Kuyper DeVries. He died Jan. 24, 1972.
Lt. DeVries served in World War II with the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 860th Army Marine Ship Repair Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Warren Carl DeVries was born Jan. 24, 1926. He died May 1, 2011.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as a radioman in the submarine service.
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Dorr Everett Dewey was born Sept. 27, 119 to Delbert I. and Mary Harmon Dewey. He died Apr. 9, 1997.
Dorr served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps Defense Battalions in Midway and Solomon Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019