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Thomas Wayne Cameron was born July 18, 1924 to Ed and Estella Betts Cameron. He died Oct. 19, 1988 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Walnut Township, Adair County, IA. Pvt. Cameron served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Fred Doyle Camp was born Sept. 6, 1907. He died Oct. 9, 1981 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, KS. Fred served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Arthur Lynn Cannon was born Jan. 7, 1915 to Arthur and Daisy Pearl Heath Cannon. He died July 29, 1999 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Arthur served in World War II with the U.S. Army 787th Tank Battalion. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Dean Solon Don Carlos was born Apr. 20, 1907 to Solon J. and Lula Guyer Griswold Don Carlos. He died Feb. 25, 1997 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Don Carlos served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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Walter Emerson Don Carlos was born Oct. 16, 1909 to Solon J. and Lula Guyer Don Carlos. He died June 18, 1997 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Lt. Don Carlos served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Gaylord B. “Sonny” Don Carlos, Jr. was born Sept. 17, 1923 to Gaylord H. and Mabel Don Carlos. He died May 1, 1986 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Cpl. Don Carlos served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Darrel Eugene Chadwick was born Nov. 8, 1927 to Ross G. and Effie Myrtle Crist Chadwick. He died May 5, 1946 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA.

Petty Officer Chadwick served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and died as the result of an accident on the flight deck while in the service of his country.

Source: ancestry.com


Dean Franklin Childs was born Sept. 15, 1920 to Carl W. and Alma Iona Rostat Childs. He died June 21, 2009 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ. 

Dean served with the U.S. Army 106th Signal Company. He went through the Battle of the Bulge, served in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. He holds the EAME Ribbon with four Bronze Battle Stars, American Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct, Victory Medals and Meritorious United Award. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Harold August Christensen was born Mar. 14, 1920 to Emanuel E. and Wilhelmina Marie Stender Christensen. He died Dec. 14, 1972 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. 

Sgt. Christensen served with the U.S. Army Field Artillery in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Kenneth Raymond Christensen was born Oct. 13, 1918 to Hans Henry and Vivian Merle Higens Christensen. He died Oct. 31, 1995 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR. Pvt. Christensen served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Virgil Howe Clark was born Feb. 14, 1908 to William English and Mary Josephine Richey Clark. He died Oct. 6, 1984 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Virgil served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Nathan Delbert Clayton was born June 9, 1916 to Orville T. and Grace A. Chadwick Clayton. He died Oct. 6, 2005 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Clayton served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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Roy Dale Clayton was born Apr. 29, 1921 to Orville T. and Grace A. Chadwick Clayton. He died Aug. 22, 1983 and is buried in Old Union Cemetery, Fontanelle, IA. Petty Officer Clayton served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


John Franklin Combs was born Sept. 15, 1918 to John Franklin and Mamie Josephine Lee Combs. He died Apr. 26, 1980 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Combs served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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William Theodore Combs was born June 19, 1926 to John Franklin “Frank” and Mamie Josephine Lee Combs. He died Oct. 3, 1991 and is buried in Seneca Cemetery, Ottawa County, OK. William served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Max Silverthorne Connell was born Oct. 26, 1913 to Arnott W. and Stella Silverthorne Connell. He died Apr. 1979 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Max served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Wesley Leonard Connett, Jr. was born Sept. 2, 1925 to Wesley Leonard (Sr.) and Marguerite Pearl Dorsey Connett. He died Dec. 11, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 7, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Cpl. Connett served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Headquarters Squadron, Far East Army Air Force and was MIA in the Pacific area in the line of duty.

Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov


Robert J. Conway was born Sept. 3, 1920 to Frank and Virginia Handley Conway. He died Feb. 11, 1945 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adair County, IA.

2nd Lt. Conway served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


John Alexander Cooper was born Aug. 25, 1925 to James W. and Charlotte Reed Cooper. He died Dec. 16, 2000 and is buried in Sunnyhill Cemetery, Adair, IA.

John served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Source: ancestry.com


Gerald Lloyd “Gary” Corey was born Nov. 22, 1924 to Clifford Alden and Mary Looney Corey. He died Sept. 3, 2023 and is buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, TX. Gary served in World War II with the U.S. Army 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment and the 17th Airborne. During the Battle of the Bulge, he was injured by shrapnel and received a Purple Heart. 

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Owen Otis Corey was born Dec. 7, 1917 to Clifford Alden and Mary Looney Corey. He died June 27, 1987 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Pvt. Corey served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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Robert Eugene Corey was born Mar. 9, 1927 to Clifford Alden and Mary Looney Corey. He died Aug. 22, 1997 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Cpl. Corey served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Dale Duane Cornell was born Dec. 12, 1909 to Porter C. and Barbara M. Kurtz Cornell. He died May 3, 1984 and is buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, ID. Col. Cornell served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


George Stephen Cornell was born Mar. 15, 1916 to Raymond C. and Lalla Van Camp Cornell. He died Apr. 16, 1973 and is buried in Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, OR. 

MSgt. Cornell served with the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Marwin Eugene Crow was born Feb. 6, 1907 to John May and Lulu Miller Crow. He died Nov. 2, 1942 and has a cenotaph in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA.

Marwin served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.

Source: ancestry.com


Dale Audrey Culver was born July 4, 1926 to Dalby Roy and Zarah Alice Murphy Culver. He died Jan. 23, 2013 and is buried in Roberts Cemetery, Morton, IL. Dale served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Oregon City (CA-122) in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Jerald Ardith Cunningham was born Mar, 23, 1924 to John A. E. and Agnes B. Imus Cunningham. He died Mar. 9, 2003 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, IA.

Jerald served in World War II with the U.S. Army Third Army Headquarters.
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John A. Evans Cunningham, Jr. was born Jan. 26, 1920 to John A. E. (Sr.) and Agnes B. Imus Cunningham. He died July 22, 2006 and is buried in Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, CA.

Lt. Cunningham served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Division and was WIA in the Volcano Islands.

Source: ancestry.com 


Walter Edward Cutting was born Dec. 13, 1904 to Edward D. and Alcy Beatrice Cleland Cutting. He died Apr. 7, 1985 and is buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, FL. Chief Petty Officer Cutting served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019 & Jul 2019; updated Apr & Jun 2020 & Jun 2024 

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