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Do you know of a Clayton co. soldier, Nurse Corps, WACS, WAVES, etc. who served during World War II who isn't on this page, have additional info. about any of the soldiers, or a photo to add to this page? Contact the Clayton co. Coordinator. **The (number) following the soldier's record references some of the sources used to compile this information. See the bottom of the page for citations.** |
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Madlom, Floyd M., Pvt. 328th Infantry. Died of wounds. Born Nov 28, 1919 and died of wounds January 22, 1945. He is buried Edgewood cemetery, Delaware co. IA. (2, 4, 12) Gravestone | ||
Maehl, John Carl, US Army, 85th Inf. Div. 1944-1945. Participated in the Rome-Arno, Northern Appenines & Po Valley Campaigns. Obituary & photo. Gravestone | ||
Maker, Orville
Charles
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Martin, Carlton Russell, Chief petty officer, U.S. Navy. Stationed Ireland (1943) | ||
Martin, Donald H., U.S. Army | ||
Martin, Elaine
Kathryn, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps.
Was the 1st Elkader woman to enlist in the Marines.
Served in the Marines Women's Reserve from 7/15/1943 -
8/22/1946. Obituary (married name Elaine K. Syverson) |
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Martin, Virgil C., U.S. Army | ||
Martins, Delbert John. US Army, stationed in Japan. Obituary | ||
Matt, James L., Second Lieut. US Army Air Force, 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group. Serial #2059807. Killed in Action, April 17, 1945. He is buried in the Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. Plot A Row 14 Grave 26. Awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and a Purple Heart. (2, 4, 10) | ||
Matthews, Helen, Strawberry Point. WAVES, inducted July 1944; d/o J.J. Matthews (15) | ||
McCauley, Norbert C., McGregor. US Army Air Force, 8th AAF, Tech-Sgt., Radio operator gunner, B-17 Flying Fortress. Presented the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement while participating in heavy bombing assaults on Nazi targets in Germany and the occupied countries." (15) | ||
McGuire, Lawrence
'Larry', McGregor. U.S. Air Force, Bombardier,
19th bomb group, stationed at Clark Field, Manila, the
Philippines, when the Japanese invaded in December 1941.
With others, he escaped on a ship, but that ship was
forced to land, where the soldiers were captured by the
Japanese and taken to a prison near Tokyo. He was a POW
for 3½ years, enduring untold hardships before being
liberated (16). He was married to Lt. Bernetta Durr, an Army nurse from McGregor (see also, her entry on the Honor Roll). Larry died 4/24/1983 in Grand Rapids, MI. Burial is in St. Mary's cemetery, McGregor. |
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McMillen, Phoebe Ann, WAVES - appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald | ||
Meggers, Ann Mitchell Larche, Ann M.
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Meyer, Virgil, Guttenberg; U.S. Navy, Petty Officer 1st class; served for 6 mo. in the "height of battle" on Guadalcanal where he was awarded the Presidential Citation for combat duty at that place; later stationed in New Zealand; s/o Henry Meyer (15) | ||
Montgomery, Donald Francis, Monona; U.S. Navy, Seaman 2c/May 1944, Seaman 1c/June 1944; Assigned to the S. S.Brazil for service in the South Pacific, On ship that supplied materials in the invasion of Saipan and Guam, Transferred to S.S. George Plavel and sailed to Attu and Kisska Islands. C555034 Honorable discharge from the U.S.Navy, Receiving Station, PSNY Bremerton, Washington 3rd day of August 1945, E. Niemnier, Lt Comdr. USNR ~contributed by Jym Montgomery, his son. Obituary; Gravestone (full), Gravestone (close-up) | ||
Montour, Gilbert E.
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Morris, Thomas R., Strawberry Point; Tech. Sgt., power turret and automatic computing sight specialist, member of a Flying Fortress group which participated in over 260 combat missions in France, North Africa, Italy, Sicily, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece; he was the squadron non-commissioned section head; awarded a Good Conduct ribbon, three Battle Stars for European theater campaigns, and an American campaign ribbon for Pacific Coast patrol (15) | ||
Moyle, Howard James, U.S. Army, Private 1st class. Gravestone | ||
Mueller, Orval M., Served in Italy. Obituary. (7) | ||
Nesteby, Arnold, St. Olaf. Pvt. US Army; served overseas, including Italy, for more than 30 months (15) | ||
Newton, Darwin M., Strawberry Point; U.S. Army, Air Force, bomber pilot; awarded the Air Medal; bombed the Ploesti oil fields 5 times (15) | ||
Neylan, Clarence A., Elkader. Master Sgt., 8th Air Force; awarded a Bronze Star medal for "meritorious achievement as crew maintenance chief of heavy bombardment aircraft in connection with military operations against the enemy in the European theater of operations." (15) | ||
O'Brien, Edwin Francis - Tec. 5, U.S. Army, serving from September 6, 1946 to January 24, 1948. He died February 5, 1993 & is buried St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Elkader. Gravestone. Obituary | ||
Oelke, Otto, Monona. Captain, Army Chaplain Corps; enlisted in the Chaplain Corps from Goliad, TX, where he was serving a parish; graduated from Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, s/o Fred Oelke (15) | ||
Ohmer, Thomas
William
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Olson, Irvin, Grand Meadow twp.; U.S. Air Corps, Sergeant, Aerial Engineer Gunner, aboard a B-17 bomber. Taken prisoner by the Germans. News article & photo. | ||
Opsand, Ruth Marie. Raised on a farm near Gunder. When the WW II effort began, she joined the US Navy as a Wave and held the title of Pharmacists' Mate from 1944-1946. Ruth was stationed in New York City for boot camp, Bethesda, Maryland for active duty and then San Diego, California for the majority of her service, which was an area she truly enjoyed. Married Edward Edblad in 1955. (7) Ruth's Obituary * Edward's Obituary | ||
Page, Sidney M., Volga City; U.S. Army Air Forces, gunner on a Flying Fortress; Awarded an Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster in the summer of 1944; s/o Mrs. Jessie Page Everitt (15) | ||
Pederson, Wendle Adonis. Apprentice seaman. USNR. Service # 6205685. Died August 23, 1943. His name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, as missing in action or buried at sea. Father, Mr. Alfred Oscar Pederson, RFD 2 Monona. (1, 10) | ||
Peglow, Gilbert F. "Bud". 1918-2009. Lieutenant commander, US Navy. Served 1941-1946 as a torpedo bomber pilot. Earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal, with nine oak leaf clusters and the Legion of Merit. (7) Buried Monona City cemetery. Obituary | ||
Peick, Charles, Strawberry Point. U.S. Marine Corps, Corporal; enlisted 6/17/1941, was the 1st Strawberry Pt. man to go overseas; served as a field howitzer gunner with a Marine artillery unit in New Zealand, Hawaii, Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Samoa; awarded the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon w/two stars, the American Defense Ribbon and his unit received the Presidential Unit Citation twice, for the defense & capture of Guadalcanal and for the capture of Tarawa. (15) | ||
Peick, Richard, Strawberry Point. U.S. Navy; served in the Pacific (15) | ||
Penhollow, Eugene, Guttenberg. U.S. Army, projectionist; served in British Guiana (15) | ||
Pfrommer, Herbert, Strawberry Point. Private, reported MIA in the North Africa theatre of war Feb. 17, 1943; s/o John Pfrommer(15) | ||
Phillips, Merlyn B., Volga City
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Pillard, Arnold Albert, Marquette. Enlisted May 1937. U.S. Navy, Chief Machinist Mate. KIA 12/3/1944 aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Cooper in Ormoc bay. ~North Iowa Times, Jan. 11, 1945, pg 1 & Jan. 25, 1945, pg 4. Obituary | ||
Pink, John A., U.S. Army, 1st Sergeant. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery | ||
Pohl, Glynn, McGregor. Major; stationed with a headquarters divisin at Natchez, Miss. in 1944 (15) | ||
Prouty, James, Marquette. Coxswain; served in the South Pacific & Asiatic areas (15) | ||
Pugh, Jerome C.,
Strawberry Point
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Radloff, Carlton Louis, Farmersburg. US Army Air Force; mechanic, airplane inspector. (7, 15) Obituary | ||
Radloff, Glen, Farmersbrg. Pvt. US Army; overseas 2½ yrs., 7 mo. of that time as a POW of the Germans after being captured in Italy; in a newspaper interview he described his capture: "Edging forward and trying to keep under cover of Nazi fire at the same time, we suddenly were surrounded by an overwhelming force of Germans. There was nothing else to do but surrender." He and other POW's made their break for freedom when Italy dropped out of the war. They dodged the enemy for 9 mo. before contacting American forces. (15) | ||
Raftis, Daniel James JR, Elkader
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Raftis, Irving, Elkader; Seaman 2nd Class, U.S. Navy. Served in the Pacific. Obituary | ||
Ramage, Paul, McGregor. Sergeant; served in North Africa and Italy. (15) | ||
Reinitz, Russell, Guttenberg; Sgt., served in Italy (15) | ||
Reichart, Harley H., Littleport; Army Air Force, promoted to Master Sergeant, March 1943, was stationed at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho; s/o Charles Reichart (15) | ||
Richards, Ellsworth O. Pfc. USMCR. Service # 939349. Entered the service from Pennsylvania. Died March 6, 1945. Buried in Honolulu Memorial cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii; Plot A Row 0 Grave 825. Awarded a Purple Heart with Gold Star. Wife, Mrs. Ellsworth O. Richards, Elkader. (1, 10) Obituary | ||
Rodenburg, Elmer H., Guttenberg. Pfc., served in North Africa, Italy, Sicily & went into Normandy with the 1st roups of fighters on D-day; wounded in action in France on Aug. 12, 1944. Son of John. Wife: Dorothy. (15) | ||
Rogers, Thomas B.
"Tom". Elkader. First Lieut. US Army.
Served in the China-Burma-India theater of Operations,
with Merrills' Marauders. Died August 27, 1945 in
Calcutta, India of complications of polio contracted in
India. His body was returned to the US in 1948. (2, 4, 7)
Obituary
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Rowland, Reed L., Pfc. US Army. Service # 37046984. Thirty-first Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. Died of causes other than battle. Died December 3, 1943. His name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii, as missing in action or buried at sea. (2, 4, 10) | ||
Russell, Virginia L., Monona. U.S. Army WACs, 4000th AAF. Entered service 2/8/1944. Trained at the First Women's Army Corps Training center, Ft. Des Moines then was assigned to Patterson Field, OH; Wright Field, OH. Dischged 12/24/1945; American theater ribbon, good conduct medal & victory medal. Died in California in 2000. Buried St. Patricks cemetery (Sources: WWII Bonus files, Ancestry.com database; various issues of the Monona Leader 1944 & 1945) ~Gravestone | ||
Saeugling, Cletus L., U.S. Army. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery | ||
Schlake, Ivan H., Farmersburg. U.S. Army engineers. Served in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska territory. Died in Precott, AZ. Obituary | ||
Schott, Edward H.
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Schott, Elwin,
Marquette. Corporal, reported MIA in the North Africa
theatre of war Feb. 17, 1943. He was subsequently located
in a German prison camp, where he was imprisoned for over
two years. The eldest son of Lloyd & Rose Schott, he
was born in North McGregor 6/2/1918, and died 10/192015.
Buried in the South Florida National Cemetery. ~from
Terri Schott, niece of Elwin. Home After 27 Months in PW Camp - news article |
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Schweikert, Hubert E., U.S. Navy. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery | ||
Sharp, Lorna Mae. WAVES - appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald | ||
Sheppard, Leigh Edwin, Wagner twp.; U.S. Army, Pvt 1st Class, 361st Infantry. Inducted 5/3/1944, dischg 10/13/1945. Served in Italy & elsewhere. Born Oct 3, 1909 and died on Oct. 24, 1945, from injuries received in a car accident shortly after he was discharged from the service. ~Obituary ~Gravestone | ||
Sheppard, Merle R., Wagner twp.; U.S. Army Pvt 1st Class, 537th Escort Guard, Co. MP. Served overseas & later in U.S. as POW guard. Inducted 10/08/1942, dischg 08/16/1945. Born Nov 13, 1903 and died Nov 2, 1945, from injuries received in a car accident shortly after he was discharged from the service. ~Obituary ~Gravestone | ||
Sloan, Fred R., Marquette. U.S. Army Medical Corps; Lieutenant Colonel, Brooke General Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. (15) | ||
Smith, Francis C.,
Garber. Son of Ray & Mary Smith. Pfc. US Army.
Service # 37046386. 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Armored Division. He was killed in action, September 19,
1944. Buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Plot F Row 7 Grave 41. Awarded a
Purple Heart. (2, 4) ~ Obituary |
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Smith, Russell D., Monona. Tech-4th Grade, 90th Division, commended for outstanding service on D-day, during landing operations in France. The citation reads "when Tec. 4 Smith's unit touched the beach on D-day, it grounded a considerable distance out in the water, and the 1st vehicles attempting to land stalled, blockiing the ramp of the landing craft. Tec 4 Smith waded a shore in very deep water, secured assistance & returned to the craft. There, and while the beach & the craft, were under fire from enemy artillery, he took responsibility and assisted vehicles, equipement & ammunition ashore." Awarded a Bronze Star for his actions. Son of Walter Smith (15) | ||
Smith, Thomas E., Capt. US Army. Died of causes other than battle. (2, 4) | ||
Smock, Burdet W.
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Spence, Janola. WAVES - appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald | ||
Squires, William Max
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Stoeffler, Donald William, U.S. Navy. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery | ||
Stoner, Philip, Strawberry Point; reported MIA in the North Africa theatre of war Feb. 17, 1943; s/o Earl Stoner (15) | ||
Stuber, Stanley E., Monona;
Lieutenant, Fifteenth Air Force; awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross in June 1944. Stuber, Harold, Monona; Tech-Sergeant; radar man, participated in the "Coffin Corner" engagement of Liberator bombers against enemy submarines. |
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Tayek, Robert J., Froelich. U.S. Army. Obituary | ||
Thein, August C., Garber. US Army. Bronze Star. Obituary | ||
Thiele, Lawrence C.; Pfc. US Army. Died of causes other than battle. Killed in a railroad accident in Belgium on April 11, 1945. Married to Helen Kinley of Harper's Ferry in August, 1938. He entered the army Sept. 29, 1943 and served in a railroad battalion with Patton's Third army in France and Germany. (2, 4.7) Buried St. Patrick's Catholic cemetery, Monona Gravestone * Obituary | ||
Thompson, Anne Irene. WAVES - appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald | ||
Thompson, Arnold J.
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Thompson, George G., Technician Third Class, U.S. Army. Service # 37435571. Headquarters Detachment, European Theater. Died December 31, 1944. Buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England; Plot D Row 6 Grave 101. Died of causes other than battle. Another record gives his rank as Tech/4. (2, 4, 10) | ||
Thorsgaard, Willie H., St. Olaf. US Army 1942-1945. Obituary | ||
Vorwald, Howard Edward, U.S. Army, Tech-sergeant; served in an infantry division in the southwest Pacific. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery | ||
Wach, Ludwig Joseph.
Coxswain, USNR. Service #6203914. His name appears on the
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii as Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. This record gives death date January 7, 1946. Awarded a Purple Heart. According to his gravestone in the Littleport, Sacred Heart cemetery, he was born June 23, 1908 and died November 1, 1943. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Wach, lived at Box 136, Littleport. (1, 10, 12) Gravestone |
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Watt, Frank K., Sgt. US Army. Killed in Action. (2, 4) | ||
Way, Dale H., Pfc. US Army, 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Way, Strawberry Point. Inducted into the army on November 9, 1942. Killed in Action on January 20, 1945. He is buried at the Fort William McKinley, Manila American cemetery, the Philippines, Plot L Row 8 Grave 111. Awarded Purple Heart. At the time of his death he had 3 brothers serving in the war: Cpl. Don Way in Italy; Staff Sgt. Clair Way and Pvt. Calvin Way, both in England. (2, 4, 7, 10) Obituary | ||
Weller, Everett H., McGregor. Sergeant, was awarded a silver star for gallantry in action against the enemy, and a purple heart for a bullet wound in the neck on June 26, 1944. Citation: "In order to make repairs on communication wires which had been severed by enemy machine gun fire in the streets of Cherbourg, Sgt. Weller voluntarily, and despite warnings from troops in the immediate vicinity of the danger from sniper fire, crawled into a completely exposed position. He effected the necessary repairs, in spite of the fact that he had been wounded, thereby maintaining contact between the battalion observation post and the battalion command post." Son of Amel Weller. (15) | ||
White, Douglas J., Guttenberg; Pvt. US Army. Died of causes other than battle. He was accidentally killed while on guard duty in Africa in February, 1942; s/o Tom White (2, 4, 15) Death notice | ||
White, Kenneth, Guttenberg; Pvt., Fifth U.S. Army; reported MIA in Italy on 05/04/1944; s/o Tom White (15) | ||
Whitlock, Duane Lewis,
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Wilke, Erwin H.,
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Williams, Veryl, Guttenberg; Pvt. Served in England, s/o Jack Williams (15) | ||
Witt, Elizabeth A., Elkader; WAVE; enlisted August 1944 (15) | ||
Witt, Marjorie C., Elkader; WAVE; enlisted August 1944 (15) | ||
Wulfekuhle, Edwin
C. Tech Sgt. US Army. Service #37110772. 337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy. Enumerated on the 1925 Iowa State census in Concord, Dubuque co., Iowa in the household of his parents Aloysius & Cecilia (nee Vonderhaar) Wulfekuhle. Age 5. He appears on the August 24, 1943 war department list as missing in action in the European theater. Declared dead after being missing. Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands is Staff Sergeant Edwin C. Wulfekuhle; missing in action or buried at sea. Died July 28, 1943. Awarded an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart. (2, 4, 5, 10, 13) |
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Young, John, McGregor; Paratrooper, was wounded in action on D-day (15) | ||
Zearley, Eunice Mae. WAVES - appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald |
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Sources unless otherwise credited: 1) State Summary of War Casualties from
World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
Personnel from Iowa, 1946 ~contributed by Constance
Diamond |