Military Involvement
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Homer Verne Hockenberry, Jr. was born July 18, 1918 to Homer V. (Sr.) and Gertrude Finnell Hockenberry. He died Apr. 24, 1992.
Homer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 308th Bomb Group, Heavy, 324th Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
Bill Ward Hockman was born Dec, 24, 1924 to Kenneth L.“Roy” and Fannie Smith Hockman. He died Nov. 17, 2012 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Bill served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Wesley Benjamin Hodge was born Apr.. 8, 1918 to Homer and Addie B. Harrelson Hodge. He died May 4, 1982 and is buried in Evergreen Memory Gardens, Nevada, IA.
Wesley served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Cornelius Thomas Hoekstra was born Nov. 3, 1912 to Benjamin and Louise Akkerman Hoekstra. He died Mar. 1, 1979.
Cornelius served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Cornelius Thomas Hoekstra was born Nov. 3, 1912 to Benjamin and Louise Akkerman Hoekstra. He died Mar. 1, 1979.
Cornelius served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
William Clarence “Billy” Hoel, Jr. was born Aug. 11, 1922 to William Clarence and Josephine Lenora “Josie” Taylor Hoel. He died Mar. 24, 1971 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Billy served in World War II with the U.S. Navy on Guam.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard Edwin Hoff was born Dec. 31, 1915 to Elmer M. and Maude A. Wiley Hoff. He died Oct. 24, 1997.
Capt. Hoff served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Division and was commanding officer of the 200th General Hospital.
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Ted Henry Hoff was born June 13, 1926 to Carl Richard and Alma S. Schoenlein Hoff. He died Apr. 22, 2014 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Ted served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Ray Hoffeins was born June 4, 1919 to Harry J. and Clara Able Hoffeins. He died Mar. 23, 1971 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, CA.
MSgt. Hoffeins served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters in China.
Source: ancestry.com
Lee Clayton Hoffman was born Aug. 17, 1910 to Jefferson and Isabelle Evans Hoffman. He died July 1, 2003 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Cpl. Hoffman served in World War II with the U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft 1st Guided Missile Battalion, Las Cruces, NM. He was awarded the American Theater, American Defense and Good Conduct ribbons.
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Borg Douglas Holen was born Sept. 25, 1917 to Olaf and Laura E. Anderson Holen. He died Dec. 26, 1998 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Lt. Holen served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Bruce Rolland Holl was born July 1, 1927 to Dio Lewis and Irma Irene Nauman Holl.
Bruce served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Charles Richard “Charlie” Holland was born Sept. 4, 1925 to Orvie and Hannah M. Christenson Holland. He died Nov. 3, 1979 and is buried in Rice River Cemetery, McGregor, MN.
Petty Officer Holland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) which was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and spent 50 hours in the water before being rescued. He was also with the task force that saw action in the Marshall Islands, the Marianas, and Palau Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Orlin Joel Holland was born Sept. 30, 1916 to Ole John and Millie Tholine Jacobson Holland. He died July 9, 200_ and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Orlin served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Normandy, France and central Europe.
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Richard David Holland was born Feb. 19, 1923 to Loyd D. and Doris Blanche Keagle Holland. He died Nov. 24, 1971 and is buried in Collins Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
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Trumen Samuel Holland was born Nov. 25, 1927. He died Oct. 17, 2012 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Pvt. Holland served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Willard Orville Holm was born Apr. 23, 1919 to Wilhelm and Christine Gurina Egenes Holm. He died Oct. 10, 2000 and is buried in Center Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Willard served in World War II with the U.S. Army 20th Infantry, 6th Division.
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Gale Howard Holmes was born Oct. 16, 1923 to Vernon and Vilda M. Thompson Holmes. Gale Howard Holmes died Mar. 10, 2021 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Maj. Holmes served in World War II with the 32nd Infantry “Red Arrow” Division in the Southwest Pacific. Following WWII, he continued in the Army Reserves form 1947-1954. In 1955 he joined the Iowa Air National Guard 132nd Air Defense Wing as the JAG officer and retired in 1968 as Major in the Air Force Reserves.
Source: ancestry.com
William Sheffield Holmes was born Mar. 31, 1919 to William Ernest and Ruth E. Gray Holmes. He died Mar. 5, 2013 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Capt. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army Electronics Training Group, Detachment 20, Signal Service Battalion, Signal Security Agency, Army Security Agency.
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James Gray Holmes was born July 11, 1926 to William Ernest and Ruth E. Gray Holmes. He died Feb. 15, 1974.
Cpl. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Merle M. Holmes was born May 17, 1923 to Andrew J. and Clara Belle Pepples Holmes. He died May 9, 2005 and is buried in Dayton Cemetery, Colona, IL.
Pvt. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army 35th Infantry.
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Eldon Sylvester “Bud” Holmes was born Sept. 26, 1918 to Andrew J. and Clara Belle Pepples Holmes. He died Feb. 22, 1998 and is buried in Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, IA.
Sgt. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Stanley Gordon Holmes was born Oct. 2, 1923 to Axel and Mercedes A. Neff Holmes. He died June 29, 2004 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Sgt. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Torvald J. Holmes was born Mar. 19, 1914 to Andrew and Etta Peterson Holmes. He died Dec. 11, 1993 and is buried in South Saint Petri Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Capt. Holmes served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Clifford Ray Holseid was born July 10, 1921 to Ole and Hattie Sorenson Holseid. He died Dec. 8, 2015 and is buried in Ankeny Memorial Gardens, Ankeny, IA.
Clifford served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Wilson Holsinger was born Jan. 25, 1897 to Clarence V. and Olive M. Wilson Holsinger. He died Sept. 2, 1985 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Adm. Holsinger served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in Washington, D.C. in the Navy ordnance bureau in charge of procurement. He also served in World War I. He was awarded the Bronze Star and C.B.E. (a British honor). His naval career spanned from 1916-1947.
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James Wilson Holsinger was born May 28, 1905 to Clarence V. and Olive M. Wilson Holsinger. He died Feb. 22, 1994 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Gen. Holsinger served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Italy with the Chief of Staff Headquarters in charge of supplies. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre and also the Bronze Star, Legion of Merit and Purple Heart. He also served in Korea.
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George Lawrence Holsinger was born Mar. 4, 1901 to Clarence V. and Olive M. Wilson Holsinger. He died Nov. 6, 1976 and is buried in Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial, Panama City, Panama.
Col. Holsinger served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the Italian Theatre of Operations and in Iceland. He also served in Korea.
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Richard Barrett “Dick” Holst was born June 23, 1909 to Karl and Vera Linkey Holst. He died in 1952 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Maj. Holst served in World War II with the U.S. Army 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, First Army in France, Belgium and Germany.
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Richard Clay Holts was born Oct. 28, 1924 to Richard J. and Lucretia Downey Holts. He died May 5, 1994.
Coxswain Holts served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
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Forrest Charles Holveck was born Oct. 22, 1919 to Charles N. and Ilo E. Hoberland Holveck. He died Apr. 21, 2004.
Forrest served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineering Combat Battalion.
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Robert Arthur Homan was born Jan. 18, 1917 to George E. and Lillie O. Hansen Homan. He died Dec. 21, 1986 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO.
Lt. Homan served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Jack E. Honsinger was born July 26, 1926 to Elwin Seth and Etna Marie “Marie” Rice Honsinger. He died Dec. 2, 1984 and is buried in Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, MO.
Capt. Honsinger served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Clayton Albert Hopkins was born Oct. 22, 1910 to Richard Herbert and Susan Ann Croker Hopkins. He died Jan. 20, 1992 and is buried in Saint James Cemetery, Colo, iA.
Cpl. Hopkins served in World War II with the U.S. Army 11th Armored Division.
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Joseph William Hopkins was born Dec. 21, 1921 to Joseph Michael and Gladys Edith Shay Hopkins. He died Oct. 28, 2015 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Joseph served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Michael Eugene Hopkins was born Dec. 11, 1926 to Roger M. and Veva K. Ray Hopkins.
Michael served in World War II with the U.S. Army 60th Infantry Regiment.
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Richard Herman Hopper was born May 19, 1923 to Clyde and Mildred Jane Bennethum Hopper. He died Feb. 9, 2016 and is buried in Concord Cemetery, Garner, IA.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Army 971st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Roy Hoppins was born Jan. 7, 1924 to William Lewis and Nettie May Olson Hoppins. He died May 24, 2012 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Major Hoppins served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as a Pharmacists Mate. He also served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and retired with the rank of Major with the Air Force Reserve.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Merton Hopson was born Aug. 9, 1912 to James Francis and Flora Elizabeth Dutton Hopson. He died Aug. 18, 1976.
Francis served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Iceland and England.
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Wilbur Eugene “Bill” Horine was born Aug. 15, 1915 to Earl E. and Ruth Christina Nellist Horine. He died Nov. 26, 2014 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Bill served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
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Sidney Hays Horn was born Nov. 30, 1909 to Sidney and Louanna Hays Horn. He died Dec. 31, 1979 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, TX.
Sidney served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
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Dee Earl Hornbacher was born Nov. 26, 1925 to Isaac H. and Elma Lyons Hornbacher. He died Apr. 13, 2006 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Curtis, MI.
Dee served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Thomas E. Horner was born May 16, 1908 to James Nelson and Flossie Mae Young Horner. He died Oct. 26, 1992 and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MN.
Pvt. Horner served in World War II with the U.S. Army in North Africa, Sicily and Italy with the 3407th Ordnance.
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Frederick Raymond Horner was born Aug. 6, 1912 to James Nelson and Flossie Mae Young Horner. He died Jan. 1 1985 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Horner served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Luxembourg with Patton’s Third Army.
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Willian Alonzo Horner was born Feb. 10, 1925 to James Nelson and Flossie Mae Young Horner. He died Apr. 28, 2002 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, MN.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Army 125th Quartermaster Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Ervin Milton (Erv) Horness was born Aug. 23, 1927 to Magnus Luther and Beulah Florence Oswald Horness. He died July 14, 2016 and is buried in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, NV.
Ervin served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Dean Franklin Horning was born Apr. 7, 1915 to Frank E. and Hazel A. Harpel Horning. He died Dec. 15, 1972 and is buried in Sheldahl Cemetery, Sheldahl, IA.
Major Horning served in World War II with the U.S. Army as Assistant Chief of Ordnance Production in the ETO and is liaison officer between the USA Ordnance and French Ministry of Production.
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Kenneth Edwin Horsefield was born Mar. 1, 1912 to Edwin Amos and Norma Steele Horsefield. He died Jan. 21, 1996 and is buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.
Sgt. Horsefield served in World War II with the U.S. Army 701st Military Police.
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Harry Lee Horsman was born Dec. 13, 1918 to Joseph Gail and Anna Lee Horsman. He died Oct. 24, 1994 and is buried in Wren Cemetery, Knoxville, IA.
Petty Officer Horsman served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337) as assistant to the ship’s navigator. He earned ribbons for service in the American and European theaters of war.
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Hugh Elmer Hossle was born Nov. 29, 1912 to Edwin Elmer and Helen Minerva Askey Hossle. He died Oct. 27, 1988 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA.
Sgt. Hossle served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 40th Bomb Group.
Source: ancestry.com
John Frederick Hossle was born Oct. 18, 1908 to Frederick William and Mary Ellen Heckel Hossle. He died Mar. 5, 1992 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA.
Sgt. Hossle served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment 339th Infantry, 85th Division.
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John Irvine Hostetter was born Mar. 9, 1918 to Hugh Carroll and Mary Ruth “Ruth” Bowen Hostetter. He died Oct. 31. 2001.
Lt. Hostetter served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Hugh Carroll Hostetter, Jr. was born July 21, 1916 to Hugh Carroll (Sr.) and Mary Ruth “Ruth” Bowen Hostetter.
Lt. Hostetter served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as the pilot of a B-17 with the Eighth Air Force in England.
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Spencer Richard Hotz was born Oct. 7, 1915 to Roy and Mina Mary Hotz. He died June 16, 1984 and is buried in Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, NV.
Spencer served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Ralph Norman Houchin was born Mar. 28, 1907 to Marion Sherman and Theodosia Mae Stover Houchin. He died July 21, 1972 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Ralph served in World War II with the U.S. Army 94th Station Hospital.
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Jeffrey Clarence Hougen was born May 8, 1899 to Ole C. and Carrie Malmin Hougen. He died Apr. 13, 1973 and is buried in McCallsburg Cemetery, McCallsburg, IA.
Pvt. Hougen served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Clifford Paul Hougland was born July 7, 1908 to Engel John and Engel Katherine Askelson Hougland. He died May 20, 1976 and is buried in South Saint Petri Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Cdr. Hougland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Orval D. Houser was born Sept. 19, 1905 to David G. and Ollie M. Mitchell Houser. He died Feb. 20, 1983 and is buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.
Capt. Houser served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Dental Corps, Buckley Field, CO.
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Richard Merle Hovick was born May 28, 1925 to Arthur and Tena Larson Hovick. He died Feb. 11, 2005 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Melbourne, IA.
Richard served in World War II with the U.S. Army 2nd Base Post Office, Leghorn, Italy.
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Haldor Lauritz Hove was born Jan. 23, 1913 to John P. and Elizabeth Iverson Hove. He died Jan. 18, 1994 and is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN.
Haldor served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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John Henry Howell was born July 26, 1925 to Burris M. and Ida Luglan Howell. He died June 9, 1984 and is buried in Bearinger Township Cemetery, Bearinger Township, MI.
Petty Officer Howell served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Kellas Cleo Howell was born Dec. 11, 1918 to James C. and Mary Josie Burnett Howell. He died July 4, 1995 and is buried in Franklin Cemetery, Santiago, IA.
Kellas served in World War II with the U.S. Army 147th Infantry, 1481st Engineers.
Source: ancestry.com
Lorenzo Dow “Ren” Howorth, Jr. was born Mar. 16, 1921 to Lorenzo Dow (Sr.) and Altha J. Roberts Howorth. He died Apr. 1, 1994 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Lorenzo served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees and later as a military instructor at Camp Parks, CA.
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Richard Morton Hoyt was born Oct. 22, 1920 to Harold Marcie and Mary Malinda Mechem Hoyt. He died Sept. 26, 2006 and is buried in Woodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato, MN.
Lt. Hoyt served in World War II with the U.S. Army and served with the 1st Filipino Infantry in New Guinea and the Philippines.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated May 2020 & Jun 2022