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Soldiers who died in Wars
following World War II from
Shelby County Iowa

Transcribed from Harlan Tribune, Harlan News Advertiser and County History Books.
Contributed by Phyllis Heller
December 2008, updated February 2009

 

VETERAN

WAR

DIED

CAUSE OF DEATH

FROM

CEMETERY

PARENTS

             

FINKEN, Paul J.   LTC

Iraq

Nov. 2, 2006

Killed by an IED in Baghdad.

Earling

St. Joseph's, Earling

Charles & Edna Finken

KLEFFMAN, William W.  PFC

Vietnam

7-Apr-70

Died in the line of duty.

Portsmouth

St. Mary's, Portsmouth

Ralph & Helen Kleffman

LEINEN, Mathias P.  PFC

Korean

1-Sep-51

Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Northern Korea

Portsmouth

St. Mary's, Portsmouth

Peter & May Leinen

NOEHREN, Donald D.  SGT

Korean

Jan 22,1951

POW-Died while captured. His remains were never recovered.

Shelby

Memorial stone in the Shelby Cemetery

Henry & Hellen Noehren

OLSON, Duane Elmer SP4

Vietnam

11-Jun-69

Killed in Action. Died from wounds in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

Irwin

Rose Hill Cemetery

Tobias & Thelma Olson

PITTMAN, Allan  CMS

Vietnam

4-Apr-78

MIA  AIG aircraft was hit by hostile ground fire and crashed in Laos.  Body was not recovered.

Shelby

SCULL, Gary B.  MAJOR

Vietnam

6-Oct-78

MIA His observation bunker for guarding the Khe Gio Bridge, was hit by enemy fire. Body was not recovered.

Harlan

STINN, Richard John  CPL

Vietnam

15-May-70

Died of wounds. His helicopter was hit by an RPG and crashed in Cambodia. His body was recovered.

Panama

St, Mary's, Panama

Alfred & Catherine Stinn



Transcribed and Contributed by Phyllis A. Heller, copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved


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