Clay County, Iowa
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Clay County Missing in Action
Name: Adams, Steven Harold
Service: US Air Force
Rank: E3
Status: XX - Presumptive finding of death
Date of Incident: 1966-10-18
Home of Record: Spencer, Iowa
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Vehicle Type: HU16B Helicopter
Contributed by: Lane Kunath
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air
Forces Personnel for Clay County
Transcribed from the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), a listing of World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, see original at NARA. Please verify at NARA.
CLAY COUNTY
| Name | Serial Number | Rank/Grade | Casualty Type* |
| Behrens, Estal W. | 0_679796 | 1 LT | KIA |
| Berry, John J. | 01307938 | 1 LT | DOW |
| Booth, Duane J. | 37659152 | S SG | KIA |
| Boyles, Everette P. | 37652392 | PVT | DNB |
| Chesley, James E. | 37045427 | PVT | DNB |
| Cushman, Roger E. | 37696675 | PFC | KIA |
| De Young, Alfred | 37043058 | SGT | DOW |
| Dehrkoop, Fred J. | 37439238 | PVT | DNB |
| Doudna, James A. | 0_735762 | 2 LT | KIA |
| Dunning, Robert D. | 37676768 | PVT | KIA |
| Falline, Darrell K. | 37692627 | PVT | DOW |
| Hart, Robert H. | 37190228 | TEC5 | DNB |
| Henderson, Herbert L. | 37427101 | TEC4 | DNB |
| Johnson, Frank A. | 37666953 | T SG | FOD |
| Johnson, Harold L. | 37692624 | PVT | KIA |
| Kahler, Albert H. | 37196265 | S SC | KIA |
| Kehoe, Kenneth C. | 37662839 | PFC | KIA |
| Krueger, Edward C. | 37692632 | PVT | KIA |
| Maher, Lyle J. | 0_745436 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Murray, Ralph C. | 37652362 | T SG | FOD |
| Peterson, Roland J. | 37044533 | SGT | KIA |
| Ryker, Donald E. | 37683073 | PVT | DNB |
| Scharnberg, Russell C. | 0_766375 | 1 LT | FOD |
| Schipper, Arthur L. | 37048211 | PVT | DNB |
| Schlender, Nervin W. | 37696681 | PFC | KIA |
| Schnack, John H. | 0_796889 | 2 LT | DOI |
| Straub, Merton G. | 0_886020 | 2 LT | DNB |
| Traughber, Forest G. | 37041070 | TEC5 | DNB |
| Washington, Edward F. | 01177689 | 1 LT | KIA |
| Wood, Wyatt C. | 37115206 | TEC5 | KIA |
* Key to Casualty Type
Please see NARA
for explanation and description of casualty type
KIA = Killed in Action
DOW = Died of Wounds
DOI = Died of Injuries
DNB = Died non-Battle
FOD = Finding of Death
M =
Missing
Some Clay County Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County
| Ackley, David | Jay, Hannibal P. |
| US Army, Co. D, 1st Wis Cav. | US Army, Pvt. 62nd, Illinois Vol. Inf., Co. C |
| Died: June 12, 1885 | Died: no date |
| Burial: Burr Oak | Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 10 |
| Allbee, Anson | Jayne, David F. |
| US Army, Wisconsin Inf, 50th Regiment, Co. D | US Army, Co. A, 36th Illinois Inf. |
| Died: November 6, 1926 | Died: 1898 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Division D, Row 8 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 4, Lot 86, Row 12 |
| Contact: Colleen Boose | |
| Balckmere, Perez C. | Jones, Milton W. |
| US Army, Div. D, L62, Pvt. Co. I, 27th Mass Vol. Inf | US Army, Sergeant, Co. B, 33rd Ohio |
| Died: 5/29/1928 | Died: 5/11/1923 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery | Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Block 3, Lot 15 |
| Was in Libby Prison then to Danville, Va., then to | |
| Salisbury, NC then to Andersonville. Taken from | |
| there to Savannah, GA and paroled. | |
| Barry, Don Carlos | Lynde, Alonzo D. |
| 10th Wisconsin Battery | US Army, Co A, 26th Iowa Inf. |
| Died: June 6, 1893 | Died: February 19, 1923 |
| Burial: Trimello Cemetery, Lot 8 | Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Div. A, Row 2 |
| Contact: Colleen Boose | |
| Barry, John Carlos | Mack, Squire |
| US Army, 6th Wisconsin Regiment, Co I | US Army, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, Co. I |
| Died: June 9, 1897 | Died: July 19, 1912 |
| Burial: Trimello Cemetery, Lot 2 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Section 6 |
| Contact: Colleen Boose | Contact: Colleen Boose |
| Bascom, Sylvanius C. | Marsh, Alonzo |
| US Army, Co. D,1st Iowa Cav. | US Army, Sgt. 8th Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery |
| Died: May 3, 1895 | Died: 7/1/1922 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 6, Lot 22 | Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Block 4, Lot 17 |
| Bassett, George E. | McBath, Thomas |
| US Army, Co C, 19th Illinois Inf. | US Army, Pvt. Co. C, 148th, Penn. Inf. |
| Died: August 20, 1907 | Died: January 23, 1917 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 7, Lot 18 | Burial: Oakland Cemetery |
| Took part at Chancellorsville, Haymarket, Gettysburg, | |
| Auburn Mills, Bristol, Kelly Ford, Wilderness & Deep | |
| Bottom. Wounded 5 times. | |
| Beeks, William J. | McConnell, John |
| US Army, Pvt. Co. K 6th Iowa Calvary | US Army, Second Lieutenant, Co. F,104th N.Y. |
| Died: 1910 | Died: no date |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Section 8 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 43 |
| Bergmann, Peter | Melius, Phillip Loren |
| US Army, Co K, 6th Inf. | US Army, Pvt. Co. C, 95th Illinois Inf. |
| Died: no date | Died: 4/25/1925 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery | Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Lot 17, Block 2 |
| Bisbee, George M. | Palmer, Daniel Clark |
| US Army, Co A, 6th Kansas Inf. | US Army, Corporal, Co. D, 35th Wisconsin Inf. |
| Died: 1918 | Died: 9/6/1920 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 10, Lot 64 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 7, Lot 77, Grave 8 |
| Buckman, Jerome | Parsons, Horatio |
| US Army, Co F, 21st Iowa Inf. | US Army, Pvt. Co. H, 7th Wisconsin Inf. |
| Died: October 16, 1923 | Died: 11/11/1896 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 4, Lot 6 |
| Burger, Jacob | Patton, John |
| US Army, Co. D, 202nd Reg. Penn. Vol. | US Army, Co M, 6th New York Cav. |
| Died: November 4, 1916 | Died: September 5, 1909 |
| Burial: Lone Tree Cemetery, Sec 1, Row 6, Lot 37 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 6, Lot 58 |
| Canvin, Calvin | Renville, Lewis |
| US Army, Pvt. Co. K, 46th Illinois | US Army, Pvt. Co. K, 76th Illinois Infantry |
| Died: November 14, 1910 | Died: |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery | Burial: Trimello Cemetery |
| Claypool, William W. | Renville, Napolean |
| US Army, 3rd Calvary Missouri | US Army, Pvt. Co. K, 76th Illinois Infantry |
| Died: 1913 | Died: |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 10, Row 2 | Burial: Trimello Cemetery |
| Lost an arm at siege of Vicksburg | |
| Compton, James G. | Richards, Evan |
| US Army, Div B, L 106, Pvt. Co. G 38th Wis. Infantry | US Army, Pvt. Co. G, 23rd Wisconsin Infantry |
| Died: October 16, 1907 | Died: 11/21/1894 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery | Burial: Pioneer Cemetery |
| Culver, William | Roth, William H. |
| US Army, Corporal Co. A, 33rd Wis. Infantry | US Army, Pvt. Co. B, 153rd Pennsylvania |
| Died: 1923 | Died: 1/9/1888 |
| Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Block 5, , Row 3, Lot 8 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 3, Lot 99 |
| Diggins, George H. | Seaton, William L. |
| 2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Company M | US Army, Co. B, 74th Illinois |
| Died: March 1, 1916 | Died: February 7, 1908 |
| Burial: Trimello Cemetery, Lot 2 | Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Contact: Colleen Boose | |
| Dodd, James Griffin | Smith, Mark M. |
| US Army, Corporal Co. I, 2nd Iowa Cav. | US Army, Pvt. Co. E, 3rd Wisconsin Inf. |
| Died: June 25, 1931 | Died: 2/27/21901 |
| Burial: Fanny Fern Cemetery, Div. B, Lot 5 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 18 |
| Dubois, Henry H. | Tindall, Jacob |
| US Army, 26th, Iowa Inf., Co. F | US Army, 58th Illinois Inf., 145th Illinois Inf., Co E |
| Died: April 24, 1910 | Died: August 30, 1925 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Div. C, Row 11, Lot 16 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 22, Lot 29 |
| Fulton, Adonijah A. | Walst, Uri S. |
| US Army, 106th, New York Inf., Co. D | US Army, 142nd New York Vol., Co F |
| Died: September 4, 1934 | Died: |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Div. A, Row 4, Lot 25 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 6, Lot 36 |
| Goodrich, Walter B. | Walters, John B. |
| US Army, 26th Iowa Inf., Co. B | US Army, Wagoner, Co. M, 4th Iowa Cavalry |
| Died: May 22, 1913 | Died: 3/22/1915 |
| Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Div. C, Row 12, Lot 50 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 8, Lot 8 |
| Hartman, Joseph William | Ward, George Rollin |
| US Army, Pvt. Co. B, 46th Illinois Inf. | US Army, Pvt. Co. B, 195th Iowa Infantry |
| Died: 10/10/1920 | Died: 4/25/1917 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 8, Lot 10 | Burial: Trimello Cemetery |
| Transferred to Co. A, 29th Iowa Vol. Infantry | |
| Hatch, Austin S. | Weatherbee, Elliott |
| US Army, Pvt. Battery F, 1st NY Reg. Artillery | US Army, Pvt. Co. D., 47th Iowa Infantry |
| Died: 1/20/1894 | Died: 1913 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 4, Lot 89 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 2 |
| Hitman, Moses E. | Whitcomb, Marcellus |
| US Army, Co B, 6th Inf | US Army, Corporal, Co. C. 14th Iowa Infantry |
| Died: February 23, 1926 | Died: no date |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Section 3, Row 8 | Burial: Fanny Fern Cemetery, Div. B, Lot 30 |
| Gravestone photo available | |
| Jackson, William Craig | Willson, Edward |
| US Army, 97th Ohio Inf., Co. C | US Army, Corporal Co. D, 110th NY Infantry |
| Died: March 5, 1922 | Died: 2/23/1897 |
| Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 10, Row 1, Lot 36 | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 1, Lot 94 |
| Jacob, Johan August | Woodruff, Albert |
| US Army, Pvt. 33rd Wisconsin Inf., Co. G | US Army, Co C, 140th Ohio Inf. |
| Died: 3/3/1896 | Died: August 2, 1893 |
| Burial: Trimello Cemetery | Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Block 7, Lot 40 |
| James, George W. | Woodward, Carleton |
| US Army, Pvt. Co. H, 8th Illinois Calvalry | US Army, Pvt. Co. I, 1st Reg. Mass. H Artillery |
| Died: 12/8/1916 | Died: 2/21/1921 |
| Burial: Dickens Cemetery, Block 1, Lot 14 | Cemetery: Garfield Township, Div. E, Lot 169 |
| Re-enlisted 12/15/1863. Deserted 2/18/1864 from furlough. |
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