WWII Servicemen, May 1941
Mapleton Press, May 22, 1941
Monona County Contributes Large Force of Men to the Armed Forces of the U.S.
Monona County has contributed nearly 100 men to the armed forces of the United States, in addition to those who have enlisted since Registration day and those who have been inducted through the Selective Service act, according to information compiled this week by Carl Nielsen of Onawa, chief clerk of the Monona County draft board, at the special request of the Mapleton Press for the benefit of its many readers.
Chief Clerk Nielsen compiled three lists of names ñ men in the service prior to registration, enlistments of registrants after registration and all inducted men to date. He announced that there are a number of men from Monona County in the service that the board does not have any record of because the ìhome addressî report has not been received by the Draft board.
Herewith are the three lists of men, as compiled by Clerk Nielsen:
IN SERVICE PRIOR TO REGISTRATION
Enlisted men and officers from Monona County now on duty in the Regular Army, Navy, Air Corps or Marine Corps throughout the world. These men do not include men in training through the Selective Service act. Names are taken from the files of the Selective Service board.
| Name |
Service |
Rank |
Home Address |
| Allmon, Leland |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Soldier, IA |
| Almer, L. E. |
Army |
1st Lieut. Med. Res. |
Moorhead |
| Bailey, Warren |
Army |
1st Lieut. |
Onawa |
| Baker, Andrew |
Navy |
Machinists Mate 2/c |
Ute |
| Barsby, Gerald |
Army |
Private |
Onawa |
| Bentley, Bernard |
Army |
PFC |
Onawa |
| Berg, Glen |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Soldier, IA |
| Boehme, Virgil |
Army |
PFC |
Onawa |
| Bray, Byron |
Army |
Private |
Mapleton |
| Brown, John |
Army |
PFC |
Ute |
| Carnes, Earl |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Blencoe |
| Carnes, Ivan |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Onawa |
| Chedester, Glenn |
Army |
Private |
Ute |
| Clark, Darwin |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Rodney |
| Clark, William |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Onawa |
| Conyers, Harry |
N. Guard |
Private |
Moorhead |
| Dahl, Don |
Army |
Private |
Whiting |
| Daugaard, Park |
Air Corps |
Private |
Onawa |
| Dausel, Leo |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Turin |
| DeLashmutt, Van |
Army |
Private |
Onawa |
| Dinwiddie, Lowell |
Navy |
Aviation Ordnance Mate |
Onawa |
| Finley, Delain |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Onawa |
| Foss, Martin |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Onawa |
| Funkhouser, Elliott |
Army |
Corporal |
Onawa |
| Fymbo, James |
Navy |
Machinists Mate 1/c |
Onawa |
| Graetz, Ronald |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Soldier, IA |
| Hall, George |
Army |
PFC |
Mapleton |
| Ham, Hallard |
Army |
Private |
Castana |
| Ham, Leon |
Army |
Private |
Castana |
| Hamil, James |
Engrs. Res. |
2nd Lieut. |
Onawa |
| Hansen, Arthur |
Navy |
Ships' Cook 1/c |
Ute |
| Hansen, Clarion |
Army |
Private |
Soldier, IA |
| Hansen, Hiram |
N. Guard |
Private |
Moorhead |
| Harris, Gale |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Onawa |
| Heisler, Vernon |
Army |
Lieut. 1/c |
Ticonic |
| Hershiser, Edwin |
Navy |
Cpl. Boatswain |
Onawa |
| Hopkins, Carl |
Army |
Capt. Dental Res. |
Whiting |
| Hunting, Franklin |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Onawa |
| Jacobson, Dale |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Mapleton |
| Johnson, Leroy |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Onawa |
| Jordahl, Julius |
Navy |
Fireman 1/c |
Castana |
| Kee, Gail |
Navy |
Chief Waterlender |
Rodney |
| Kee, William |
Navy |
Fireman 3/c |
Mapleton |
| Kendall, Charles |
Army |
PFC |
Mapleton |
| Kendall, Merlin |
Army |
PFC |
Grant Center |
| Kisling, Lloyd |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Castana |
| Knapp, George |
Navy |
Machinists Mate 2/c |
Ute |
| Koenigs, Leonard |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Mapleton |
| Laursen, Harry |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Turin |
| Lee, Anton |
Navy |
Machinists Mate 2/c |
Ute |
| Litster, John |
Army |
PFC |
Turin |
| Lundeen, David |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Turin |
| Mattis, Johnnie |
Navy |
Radio Man |
Ute |
| McCall, Verter |
Army |
Corporal |
Mapleton |
| McGee, William |
Army |
Sergeant |
Blencoe |
| Miller, Boyd |
Navy |
Fireman |
Onawa |
| Muckey, Paul |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Mapleton |
| Murray, Fred |
Army |
Technical Sgt. |
Mapleton |
| Mustard, Lester |
Army |
Corporal |
Onawa |
| Myers, Frank |
Marine Corps |
Major |
Onawa |
| Myers, Kenneth |
Navy |
H.A. 1/c |
Mapleton |
| Nelson, Adolph |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Ute |
| Nelson, Numan |
Navy |
Storekeeper 2/c |
Ute |
| Newkirk, John |
Army |
Sergeant |
Mapleton |
| Olson, Willard |
Army |
PFC |
Soldier, IA |
| Paseka, Ludvik |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Onawa |
| Peterson, Alfred |
Army |
Staff Sgt. |
Castana |
| Prichard, Bryant |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Onawa |
| Prichard, George |
Army |
Major Inf. Reserve |
Onawa |
| Rawlings, William |
Army |
Private Spec. 5/c |
Onawa |
| Reed, Robert |
Navy |
Coxswain |
Onawa |
| Reese, Frederick |
Army |
Technical Sgt. |
Turin |
| Reicks, Gerald |
Army |
Private |
Mapleton |
| Richards, Charles |
Air Corps |
Flying Cadet |
Whiting |
| Richtermies, Leo |
Navy |
Chief Torpedoman |
Mapleton |
| Rohmiller, Aldace |
Marine Corps |
PFC |
Blencoe |
| Rueber, Gerhardt |
Navy |
Boatswain 2/c |
Mapleton |
| Rueber, Gilbert |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Mapleton |
| Rueber, Wilbert |
Navy |
Seaman 1/c |
Mapleton |
| Salveson, Asmund |
Army |
1st Lt. Ch. Res. |
Onawa |
| Sandvold, Winston |
Army |
1st. Lieut. |
Moorhead |
| Schuerdevin, Lloyd |
Army |
Technical Sgt. |
Whiting |
| Skow, Norman |
O.R.C. |
Captain |
Soldier, IA |
| Smith, Warren |
Navy |
Storekeeper 1/c |
Mapleton |
| Steen, Archie |
Army |
Private |
Ute |
| Tharp, Clifford |
Army |
PFC |
Ute |
| Tracy, Ralph |
Navy |
Coxswain 1/c |
Ute |
| Tharp, Earl |
Army |
PFC |
Ute |
| Uhl, Laurit |
Navy |
Apprentice Seaman |
Mapleton |
| Wade, Paul |
Army |
PFC |
Soldier, IA |
| Walker, Maurice |
Marine Corps |
PFC |
Blencoe |
| Willson, Manfred |
Army |
PFC |
Mapleton |
| Winneke, Harold |
Navy |
Hospital Appren. 1/c |
Mapleton |
| Zediker, William L. |
Navy |
Seaman 2/c |
Mapleton |
REGISTRANTS WHO ENLISTED
| Name |
Service |
Home Address |
| Frederick William Ping |
Regular Army |
Whiting |
| William Ernest Hinricksen |
Regular Army |
Mapleton |
| Donald Addison Jones |
National Guard |
Onawa |
| Willard Otis Wiggs |
National Guard |
Onawa |
| John Thomas Baker |
Coast Guard |
Moorhead |
| Donald Markham Kingsley |
Coast Guard |
Mapleton |
| Ivarel Louis Rose |
Coast Guard |
Mapleton |
| Ray Earl Kratz |
|
Onawa |
| Robert M. Bell |
Naval Reserve |
Onawa |
| Mervin Burton Mercer |
Coast Guard |
Hornick |
| Albert Clifford Rodman |
Army |
Onawa |
| Ralph Earl McAllister |
Naval Reserve |
Mapleton |
| Loren Denmond Mander |
National Guard |
Onawa |
| Joseph Frank Mohrhouser |
Regular Army |
Mapleton |
| Lloyd Wayne Casperson |
U.S. Navy |
Whiting |
| Kenneth Oran Campbell |
National Guard |
Onawa |
| Herbert Lincoln Christman |
Air Corps |
Ute |
| Lloyd Bennett Braden |
U.S. Navy |
Ute |
| Milo Dunbar |
National Guard |
Onawa |
| Fred Elmer Lindley |
U.S. Army |
Onawa |
MEN WHO WERE DRAFTED
Men inducted into the Armed Forces through the Selective Service Act to date.
| Name |
Address |
| Henry Woodrow Harm |
Ute |
| John Christian Hinricksen |
Ute |
| Arthur Glen Harris |
Soldier |
| Alvis Nickles Thomas |
Mapleton |
| Jerome John Thomas |
Mapleton |
| Albert Joseph Reinbold |
Mapleton |
| Harry Albert Kratz |
Onawa |
| Ray Jerald McCann |
Onawa |
| John Millard Rustin |
Moorhead |
| Shirley Thomas Skidmore Jr. |
Whiting |
| Roscoe Glenn Morrison |
Onawa |
| Earl Eugene Christiansen |
Onawa |
| Earl Harold Thompson |
Onawa |
| Fred Johnson |
Onawa |
| Harry Clayton Melby |
Moorhead |
| Clayton Wallace Thoreson |
Soldier |
| Vern Thomas McFee |
Onawa |
| John Wallace Heitsman |
Onawa |
| Vernon Leo Gibbs |
Soldier |
| Floyd Arnold Nielsen |
Moorhead |
| Fred Sylvester Surber |
Moorhead |
| Delan Andy Sasges |
Mapleton |
| Dillon Marcellus Edwards |
Moorhead |
| Alva Dwight Bover |
Whiting |
| George Walter Orr |
Onawa |
| Wayne Arnold Blades |
Whiting |
| George William Stanton |
Onawa |
| Lyle Nelson Harter |
Moorhead |
| Vance Varnel Gaer |
Thurston, NE |
| Fred Louis Berks |
Onawa |
| Darrell Edward McNutt |
Castana |
| James Leroy Gray |
Blencoe |
| William Thompson Hubbard |
Moorhead |
| Glenn Edward Morgan |
Castana |
| Ervin Andrew Mander |
Whiting |
| Earl Milton Mander |
Whiting |
| Emile Robert Armstrong |
Ute |
| Anthoney Bernard Gotto |
Castana |
| Leo Lester Carroll |
Turin |
| Herbert Gilmore Norby |
Moorhead |
| Virgil Leo Carroll |
Onawa |
| Maurice Hull Tupper |
Castana |
| Maurice Robertson |
Onawa |
| Lincoln Lloyd Lane |
Castana |
| Carl Bernard Giermann |
Blencoe |
| Herbert Rudolph Wendland |
Castana |
| Norman Helse Hanson |
Soldier |
| Vern Free McCandless |
Whiting |
| George Owen Ping |
Onawa |
| Alton Benjamin Crawford |
Nebraska City, NE |
| James Anton Paseka |
Onawa |
| Howard James Lange |
Blencoe |
| Clark Ernel Thoreson |
Soldier |
| Carl Edwin Gustafson |
Onawa |
| Virgil Thomas Sorenson |
Little Sioux |
| Wallace H. Swesey |
Blencoe |
| Uhl Anthony Haworth |
Mapleton |
| Ralph Wllace Lyons |
Castana |
| William Hecktor Surber |
Moorhead |
| Wilfred Dewey Powell |
Mapleton |
| John Henry Lund |
Onawa |
| Parke Chester Knutson |
Soldier |
| Beecher Thomas Lamb |
Castana |
| Herman Carl Kiepe |
Ute |
| Samuel Asa Babb |
Whiting |
| Arvin Louis Maynard |
Smithland |
| Leland Edward Newman |
Ticonic |
| Howard Everett Castle |
Ticonic |
| John Henry McWhorter |
Onawa |
| Alvin Edmond Berry |
Salix |
| Merle Woodrow Ruchtl |
Mapleton |
| Roy Theodore Sorenson |
Whiting |
| Francis Laird Ordway |
Ute |
| George Lawrence Cooper |
Blencoe |
| Leo Victor Amunson |
Soldier |
| Gilbert Dominic Mack |
Mapleton |
| David Lyle Davis |
Soldier |
| Steven Nelson Crane |
Onawa |
| Virgil Maurice Olson |
Ute |
| Charles Merritt Surber |
Moorhead |
| Russell Robert Carroll |
Castana |
| Homer Glen Edmonds |
Onawa |
| Merle Alvin Koontz |
Onawa |
| Francis Charles Rice |
Blencoe |
| Conrad C. Flynn |
Rodney |
| Myron Francis Layson |
Onawa |
| Russell J. Larson |
Castana |
| John Herschel Neely |
Sloan |
| Wilbur Leonard Jensen |
Castana |
| Earl Gordon McClure |
Turin |
~Transcription done by volunteer, Michael Swenson
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