Military Involvement
| Servicemen - W surnames | KIA |
POW |
DNB |
Pic/s |
| Walgenbach, Waldo W. | X | |||
| Weber, Dale Henry | X | |||
| Wesack, Everett H. M. | X | |||
| Williamson, John William | X | |||
| Wood, Marion Joel | X |
Leonard Keith Wagner was born Mar. 4, 1925 to Leonard and Addie Slaughter Wagner. He died Dec. 9, 1974 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Wagner served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Dean Albert Wahe was born Jan. 21, 1921 to Frederick George and Laura R. Schuler Wahe. He died June 22, 1976 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Cpl. Wahe served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Keith Elwood Wallace was born Oct. 19, 1925 to Walter Willian and Edna Sturdy Wallace. He died Feb. 26, 1991 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Keith served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Richard Elton Wallace was born Oct. 31, 1921 to Walter William and Edna Sturdy Wallace. He died Sept. 5, 1990 and is buried in Fontanelle Cemetery, Fontanelle, IA. Sgt. Wallace served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John Dean Jack” Wambold was born Mar. 18, 1925 to Dennis L. and Margaret Veronica Lydon Wambold. He died Feb. 17, 2013 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Stuart, IA. Jack served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines, Panama Canal, Hawaii and Japan.
Source: ancestry.com
Guy Eugene Weaver was born Jan. 5, 1917 to Walter L. and Ina May Johnson Weaver. He died Apr. 3, 2005 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Pvt. Weaver served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Orville Edwin Weber was born May 18, 1917 to William J. and Amelia M. Bittner Weber. He died June 12, 2002 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Weber served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com,
Fred David Wehrli was born Aug. 30, 1904 to John and Anna Amelia Longmeyer Wehrli. He died Nov. 10, 1994 and is buried in Sunnyhill Cemetery, Adair, IA. Fred served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Eldon Welch was born Aug. 10, 1907 to Benjamin F. and Mary Davis Welch. He died May 11, 1984 in Seattle, WA. Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph George Welsch was born Jan. 1, 1927 to Jacob Leo and Caroline Rose Gruss Welsch. He died Feb. 21, 2021 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Jackson Township, Adair County, IA.
Sgt. Welsch served in World War II with the U.S. Army 13th Engineer Battalion, 7th Division in Korea overseeing the construction of Quonset huts and general carpentry work incidental to the building and remodeling of structures for military use. He was awarded the Victory medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan).
Source: ancestry.com
Bruce Allen Westphal was born Nov. 15, 1926 to Ralph Harry and Lucy Ellen Speed Westphal. Bruce served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald William “Don” Westphal was born May 16, 1926 to Oscar John and Edna Frances Elliot Westphal. He died Mar. 20, 2010 and is buried in Fontanelle Cemetery, Fontanelle, IA. Don served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Elvin Earl White was born Dec. 26, 1921 to Earl and Emma May Helton White. He died July 11, 1943 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 2, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA.
Petty Officer White served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Runner (SS-275) which was sunk by a mine, north of Hokkaido, Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold E. White was born Mar. 8, 1908 to Ernest E. and Christina Hettinger White. He died Dec. 22, 1989 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Adair, IA.
Pvt. White served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Roger Eugene White was born Aug. 18, 1916 to Hiram David and Verna Mabel Kelley White. He died Mar. 29, 2000 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, IL. Sgt. Major White served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea. Early in his career he was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. He retired after 21 years of service.
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Wallace Upton “Wally” White was born Sept. 17, 1920 to Hiram David and Verna Kelly White. He died July 21, 2004 in Stevens Point, WI. Wally served with the U. S. Navy Submarine Service for more than 26 years, seeing duty in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Herman Oscar Wilke was born Oct. 25, 1920 to Herman and Pearl Clara Morgan Wilke. He died Feb. 20, 1991 and is buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, WA.
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Rudolph Calvin Wilke was born Feb. 12, 1925 to Herman and Pearl Clara Morgan Wilke. Rudolph served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Herbert Merle Williams was born Feb. 10, 1919 to Robert L. and Alice Stewart Williams. He died Apr. 27, 1997 and is buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, CA. Herbert served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clare H. Williamson was born May 24, 1924 to Clarence H. and Lucy E. Van Camp Williamson. He died June 25, 1990 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Pvt. Williamson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Wilton Richard Winn was born Oct. 27, 1907 to Fred G. and Nita M. Gates Winn. He died Aug. 24, 2000 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Wilton served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Dale Ross Wood was born Apr. 18, 1923 to John M. and Luva May Chew Wood. He died Dec. 2, 1988 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA.
Sgt. Wood served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard A. Wood was born Aug. 8, 1912 to Ernest H. and Eula Juanita Welch Wood. He died Apr. 10, 1968 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Petty Officer Wood served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ferne Elijah Wright was born Aug. 22, 1917 to William Woods and Mary Elizabeth Small Wright. He died July 25, 2001 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Sgt. Wright served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2022 & Jun 2024