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 |
2-Nov-2006 |
Killed by an IED in Baghdad. |
Earling |
St. Joseph's, Earling |
Charles & Edna Finken |
| KLEFFMAN, William W. PFC |
Vietnam |
7-Apr-1970 |
Died in the line of duty. |
Portsmouth |
St. Mary's, Portsmouth |
Ralph & Helen Kleffman |
| LEINEN, Mathias P. PFC |
Korean |
1-Sep-1951 |
Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Northern Korea |
Portsmouth |
St. Mary's, Portsmouth |
Peter & May Leinen |
| NOEHREN, Donald D. SGT |
Korean |
22-Jan-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-1969 |
Killed in Action. Died from wounds in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam |
Irwin |
Rose Hill Cemetery |
Tobias & Thelma Olson |
| PITTMAN, Allan CMS |
Vietnam |
4-Apr-1978 |
MIA AIG aircraft was hit by hostile ground fire and crashed in Laos. Body was not recovered. |
Shelby |
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| SCULL, Gary B. MAJOR |
Vietnam |
6-Oct-1978 |
MIA His observation bunker for guarding the Khe Gio Bridge was hit by enemy fire. Body was not recovered. |
Harlan |
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| STINN, Richard John CPL |
Vietnam |
15-May-1970 |
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.
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