FORT DES MOINES GRAVES MOVED
This is a list of names of burials exhumed from the Cavalry Post in Fort Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa in 1948. The majority of these (156 bodies) were re-interred in the Keokuk National Cemetery in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.
| Name | Rank | Plot # | Birth Date | Death Date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Albert | Pvt | C-9 | 9 Oct 1918 | ||
| Anderson, Harry | Pvt | C-8 | 6 Oct 1918 | ||
| Anger, Robert L. | Pvt | A-21 | 7 Nov 1908 | ||
| Badgery, Henry | Sgt | A-27 | 30 Apr 1912 | ||
| Barlow, David C. | Civ | A-71 | |||
| Barnard, Kenneth R. | Civ | A-111 | 31 May 1923 | ||
| Beard, James H. | Pvt | A-102 | 1 Jan 1906 | ||
| Berry, Willis | Civ | A-88 | 2 Nov 1932 | 19 | |
| Boyd, Francis E. | Civ | A-79 | 24 Oct 1931 | ||
| Boyles, Ruth | Civ | A-115 | 12 Oct 136 | 37 | |
| Brumley, Baby boy | Civ | A-80 | 18 Nov 1931 | 0 | |
| Brunsman, Richard R. Jr. | Civ | A-116 | 18 Jul 1937 | 1 | |
| Burns, John J. | Pvt | A-19 | 13 May 1908 | ||
| Burns, W. P. | Sgt | A-109 | 15 Jan 1938 | 45 | |
| Burrell, William | C/Musc | A-58 | 4 Mar (Aug) 1922 | ||
| Carlson, Gustav | Pvt | A-11 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Carter, William | Pvt | C-12 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Case, william B. | Pvt | A-1 | 4 Mar 1906 | ||
| Clarke, Estelle M. | Civ | A-87 | 5 Sep 1932 | 23 | |
| Cockerham, William L. | Civ | A-113 | 5 Mar 1935 | 1 | |
| Cody, Grace | Civ | A-96 | 5 Sep 1934 | 66 | |
| Cook, Solomon. N. | Cpl | A-100 | 26 Dec 1904 | ||
| Crisco, Guiseppe | Pvt | A-44 | 27 Oct 1918 | ||
| Cunningham, Sterling O. | Pvt | C-3 | 13 Apr 1918 | ||
| Dahl, Oscar O. | Pvt | A-4 | 4 May 1918 | ||
| Dahlberg, Rolf H. | Pvt | A-51 | 16 Oct 1918 | ||
| Davis, George | Pvt | A-56 | 30 Aug 1920 | ||
| DeAmerico, Leon | Pvt | A-35 | 4 Nov 1918 | ||
| DeCarlo, Baby Boy | Civ | A-132 | 13 Aug 1943? | 0 | |
| Denton, Ella E. | civ | B-8 | 1 Apr 1932 | 80 | |
| Dietz, Baby | Civ | A-134 | 28 Dec 1945 | 0 | |
| Dixon, J. C. | Pvt | C-5 | 25 May 1918 | ||
| Doubeck, John | Pvt | A-47 | 16 Oct 1918 | ||
| Downiskie, Victor | Sgt | A-24 | 15 Oct 1918 | ||
| Doyle, William J. | Pvt | A-90 | 3 Oct 1932 | ||
| Early, Michael | Pvt | A-9 | 17 Oct 1918 | ||
| Eberspaecher, Hans | S/Sgt | A-108 | 1 Nov 1934 | 44 | |
| Eckardt, Amelia F. *see note, below | Civ | A-97 | 21 May 1935 | 53 | |
| Ellis, William P. | Pvt | A-99 | 25 Jun 1904 | ||
| Enfield, L. E. (Baby boy) | Civ | A-82 | 2 Feb 1932 | 0 | |
| Erickson, Utley | PFC | A-135 | 1 Apr 1947 | 41 | |
| Fallon, Arthur V. | PFC | A-67 | 23 Jul 1925 | ||
| Fenner, Fred | 1/Lt | B-6 | 10 Nov 1942 | 51 | |
| Fenner, Fred Jr. | Civ | A-110 | 21 May 1923 | ||
| Fiddler, Joseph C. | Pvt | A-64 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Fiedler, Bonnie J. | Civ | A-66 | 3 May 1925 | ||
| Frede, Theodore | M/Sgt | A-32 | 8 Nov 1913 | ||
| Freese, H. F. | Capt | B-2 | 27 Oct 1917 | ||
| Fuller, Frank H. | Civ | A-91 | Short | 16 Jun 1933 | 3 days |
| Fuller, Richard A. *see note, below | Pvt | A-124 | 2 Feb 1940 | 26 | |
| Geftos, George | Pvt | A-55 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Glider, Baby Boy | Civ | A-77 | 8 Jul 1930 | 0 | |
| Graves, Jerome B | -- | A-28 | 17 Jun 1912 | ||
| Gustafson, Joseph B. | Pvt | A-49 | 16 Oct 1918 | ||
| Gustiff, Nick | Pvt | A-41 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Hall, Leland W. Jr. | 2/Lt | B-1 | 3 Feb 1923 | 17 Jul 1945 | 22 |
| Hall, Mary Elizabeth | Civ | A-84 | 23 Apr 1932 | 77 | |
| Hamilton, George E. | Pvt | A-33 | 12 Oct 1918 | ||
| Hancock, Robert S. | Pvt | A-2 | 22 Feb 1907 | ||
| Hanson, Maldor | Pvt | A-57 | 15 Oct 1918 | ||
| Harris, Willie | Pvt | C-7 | 4 Oct 1918 | ||
| Hoffman, Barney F. | Civ | A-120 | 12 Mar 1939 | 1 ¾ | |
| Hohl, Michael H. | Pvt | A-62 | 30 Dec 1921 | ||
| Hollie, Jarvis C. | Pvt | A-50 | 2 Dec 1918 | ||
| Howard, Lee E. | S/Sgt | A-127 | 16 Nov 1941 | 35 | |
| Howell, Joseph | Pvt | C-1 | 13 Dec 1917 | ||
| Huovinen, Erick | Pvt | A-106 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Jasperson, George | PFC | A-92 | 1 Dec 1933 | ||
| Jefferson, Thomas | Pvt | C-13 | 12 Sep 1919 | ||
| Jensen, Egbert O. | Pvt | A-6 | 24 Jun 1918? | ||
| Jensen, Peter M. | Pvt | A-38 | 19 Oct 1918 | ||
| Johanson, Nels H. | Pvt | A-45 | 17 Oct 1918 | ||
| Johnson, Baby Boy | Civ | A-93 | 5 Mar 1932 | 5 Mar 1932 | 0 |
| Johnson, Baby Girl | Civ | A-125 | 24 Sep 1940 | 24 Sep 1940 | 0 |
| Johnson, Wallace | Pvt | C-6 | 3 Jun 1918 | ||
| Jones, Jessie | Pvt | C-14 | 13 Oct 1918 | ||
| Jones, Joseph | Pvt | C-4 | 18 Apr 1918 | ||
| Keegan, Charles M. | S/Sgt | A-118 | 3 Jun 1938 | 33 | |
| Keeley, James A. | Pvt | A-15 | 15 Jun 1907 | ||
| Kelly, John F. Jr. *see note, below | Civ | A-121 | 22 Sep 1939 | 22 Sep 1939 | 0 |
| Kelly, Velva M. *see note, below | Civ | A-121 | 22 Sep 1939 | 24 | |
| Kruziak, Walter J. | PFC | A-107 | 7 Jan 1924 | ||
| Landis, Harry B. Jr. | Civ | A-29 | 24 Sep 1918 | ||
| Largent, Audrey E. *see note, below | Civ | A-128 | 13 Jan 1942 | 31 | |
| Larsen, Carl J. | Pvt | A-3 | 10 Mar 1918 | ||
| Lanstrup, Robert E. | Pvt | A-104 | 13 Oct 1918 | ||
| Lebel, August | Pvt | A-14 | 5 Jan 1908 | ||
| Lewis, Edward | Civ | A-22 | 11 Sep 1916 | ||
| Lewis, Viola | Civ | A-65 | 15 Jan 1924 | ||
| Luffey, Baby Boy | Civ | A-83 | 25 Mar 1932 | 25 Mar 1932 | 0 |
| Lukin, Samuel | Pvt | A-61 | 17 Oct 1918 | ||
| Lyons, Damiel Wm. | Civ | A-30 | 3 Sep 1918 | ||
| Martin, William D. | Pvt | A-5 | 17 May 1918 | ||
| McAllister, Raymond E | Pvt | A-7 | 31 Jul 1918 | ||
| McGlouthlin, Beverly Mae | Civ | A-85 | 23 May 1932 | ||
| Meyer, Baby Girl | Civ | A-122 | 4 Oct 1939 | 4 Oct 1939 | 0 |
| Middles, Baby Boy | Civ | A-133 | 14 Mar 1944 | 14 Mar 1944 | 0 |
| Miller, John | Pvt | A-46 | 3 Nov 1918 | ||
| Moeller, Adolph E. | Pvt | A-53 | 2 Jul 1919 | ||
| Morency, Lawrence | Pvt | A-42 | 21 Oct 1918 | ||
| Morris, Harvey | Sgt | A-76 | 26 Dec 1929 | ||
| Morris, Baby Boy | Civ | A-129 | 27 Apr 1942 | 0 | |
| Nave, Andrew J. | Pvt | A-59 | 15 Oct 1918 | ||
| Nelson, George | Pvt | A-74 | 17 Aug 1929 | ||
| Nolan, Hugh | Fld Clk | A-52 | 2 Jan 1918 | ||
| Nothingham, Donald W. | Civ | A-94 | 30 May 1934 | 0 | |
| Nye, John E. | Cook | A-26 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| O’Jakangas, Eino | Pvt | A-36 | 19 Oct 1918 | ||
| Olmstead, Oliver A. | Pvt | A-126 | 20 Oct 1941 | ||
| Olson, Fred A. | Pvt | A-13 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Olson, John E. | Pvt | A-10 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| O’Neil, Charles A. | Sgt | A-98 | 13 Jul 1935 | ||
| Parker, Donald Wayne | Civ | A-117 | 28 Oct 1937 | 18 Nov 1937 | 1 mo |
| Pegotte, Emil | Saddler | A-20 | 9 Oct 1908 | ||
| Perreault, David J. | Pvt | A-95 | 24 Jun 1934 | 32 | |
| Peterson, Baby Girl | Civ | A-73 | 24 Jan 1929 | 0 | |
| Pipkin, Duff | Sgt | A-34 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Pollette, Peyton P. (Baby boy) | Civ | A- 112 | 18 Jul 1923 | ||
| Porter, John H. (Christ Porter, D.M.) | M/ Sgt | A-130 | 10 May 1943 | 61 | |
| Powell, Mary E. | Civ | A-31 | 21 Aug 1912 | ||
| Powers, Strelin S. | Pvt | A-18 | 10 May 1908 | ||
| Rainero, Bob | Pvt | A-40 | 18 Oct 1918 | ||
| Rasmussen, Waldemar C. | Pvt | A-43 | 20 Oct 1918 | ||
| Richards, Charles L | Civ | A-119 | 19 Dec 1938 | 42 | |
| Richards, Edward B. | Sgt/Maj | A-75 | 21 Oct 1929 | 68 | |
| Richards, James Jr. | Civ | A-78 | 14 Nov 1930 | ||
| Riggs, Russell C. | Cpl | A-16 | 7 Aug 1907 | ||
| Robinson, Leida | Civ | A-72 | 30 Oct 1928 | ||
| Roper, Frank L. | Capt | B-7 | 30 Mar 1935 | 56 | |
| Rott, Christ | Pvt | A-25 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Sales, Ernest | Pvt | C-10 | 9 Oct 1918 | ||
| Saroff, Michael M. | Pvt | A-39 | 15 Oct 1918 | ||
| Sayshen, Baby Boy | Civ | A-170 | 4 Aug 1943 | 4 Aug 1943 | 0 |
| Scheffer, Rene E. *see note, below | Sgt | A-23 | 4 Jan 1917 | ||
| Seeley, Shirley Mae | Civ | A-123 | 22 Oct 1939 | ½ mo | |
| Sink, Ray J. | Pvt | A-17 | 1 Mar 1908 | ||
| Shearer, Ralph W. | Sgt | A-70 | 5 Jul 1926 | ||
| Smith, Frank | Pvt | A-8 | 14 Oct 1918 | ||
| Smith, William J. | Pvt | A-48 | 8 Nov 1918 | ||
| Smothers, Baby Boy | Civ | A-114 | 16 May 1935 | 16 May 1935 | 0 |
| Spicer, Paul F. | Civ | A-60 | 3 Feb 1920 | ||
| Stearns, Dave | 1/Sgt | A-131 | 21 Jul 1943 | 41 | |
| Stedman, Elmer | Pvt | A-103 | 17 Oct 1918 | ||
| Stewart, William L. | Pvt | A-63 | 13 Oct 1918 | ||
| Sullivan, Frank Walter | Cpl | A-86 | 5 Jun 1932 | 44 | |
| Sullivan, Richard L. | Cpl | A-89 | 9 Nov 1932 | 27 | |
| Svenson, Frans W. | Pvt | A-105 | 13 Oct 1918 | ||
| Tompkins, Baby Girl | Civ | A-81 | 3 Dec 1931 | 0 | |
| Townsend, George | Pvt | C-11 | 3 Jan 1919 | ||
| Washington, Buber | Pvt | C-2 | 6 Mar 1918 | ||
| Weeks, Alfred | Sgt | A-101 | 19 Jun 1905 | ||
| Weston, Almon | Pvt | A-68 | 18 Jan 1926 | ||
| White, Kenneth L. | Pvt | A-69 | 23 Mar 1926 | ||
| White, Leroy C. | Pvt | C-15 | 3 Sep 1942 | ||
| Wilcox, John | PFC | A-54 | 29 Dec 1919 | ||
| Wolf, John | Cook | A-12 | 15 Nov 1905 | ||
| Woude, Albert J. | 1/Lt | B-4 | 14 Dec 1910 | ||
| Woude, Antoinette | Civ | B-3 | 6 Aug 1912 | ||
| Zaboff, Alex | Pvt | A-37 | 17 Oct 1918 |
| * Special notes: | |
|---|---|
| Eckardt, Amelia F. | 611 SW Hackley, Des Moines |
| Fuller, Richard A. | this name crossed out on record |
| Kelly, John F. Jr. | this name was circled and then crossed out on record, note states “returned” |
| Kelly, Velva M. | this name crossed out, note states “returned to Des Moines” |
| Largent, Audrey E. | this name crossed out on record |
| Scheffer, Rene E. | this name is crossed out on the record |
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