Military Involvement
| Servicemen - C surnames | KIA |
POW |
DNB |
Pic/s |
| Colton, Lester | ||||
| Cossolotto, Anthony Nino | X | |||
| Countis, Mike James | X | |||
| Crawford, Francis Albert | X |
Frank “Frankie” Caraccio, Jr. was born July 30, 1920 to Frank and Lucia “Lucy” Genovese Caraccio. He died Nov. 22, 1944 and is buried in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinoze, France.
Sgt. Caraccio served with the U.S. Army 411th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 103rd Infantry Division and was KIA and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Chester Caster was born July 7, 1908 to Abraham Lincoln and Lola Montez Farnsworth Caster. He died Sept, 3, 1944 and is buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY. He was returned from Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium in 1950.
Sgt. Caster served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was KIA.
Sources: ancestry.com
Daniel Paul Chriss was born Oct. 15, 1919 to William and Alice Leona Carl Chriss. He died Jan. 19, 2010 and is buried in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX. Petty Officer Chriss served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard. He served at the Port Angeles Air Station and aboard the USS Campbell and USS Randall (AP-115) and took part in air patrols locating and sinking U-boats.
Source: ancestry.com
Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Clauson was born Apr. 20, 1908 to James Mack and Mary Losh Clauson.He died Feb. 10, 1943 and is buried in Dale Cemetery, Centerville, IA.
Cpl. Clauson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 521st Bomb Squadron and was killed in a highway accident at Victorville, CA.
Sources: ancestry.com
Arthur G. Cline was born Mar. 7, 1910 to William D. and Hannah Davis Cline. He died Sept. 14, 1947 and is buried in Exline Cemetery, Exline, IA. Sgt. Cline served with the U.S. Army Transportation Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Cecil Ray Cline was born Apr. 26, 1922 to Lerma and Alpha A. Sumpter Cline. He died Jan. 16, 1993 in FL.
Pvt. Cline served in World War II with the U.S. Army Service Command Unit 3954, 82nd Airborne Division. He jumped on Utah Beach area (Sainte-Mere-Eglise) on D-Day.
Sources: ancestry.com; americandday.org
Joseph Vincent “Joe” Close was born Sept. 6, 1920 to Harvey Huston and Elizabeth Jane McCarty Close. He died June 8, 2010 and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Mystic, IA.
Joe served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Sources: ancestry.com
William Ray Close was born June 2, 1924 to Andrew Jackson and Ella Gedney Close. He died Aug. 3, 1948 and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Mystic, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Close served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Junior “Joe” Coates was born Dec. 27, 1922 to Joseph Robert and Alice Tingle Coates. He died Oct. 29, 2012 and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Mystic, IA. Joe served in World War II with a U.S. Army Engineer Combat Battalion. He was one of the first service men to land on Omaha Beach during D-Day.
_ _ _ _Leland Robert Coates was born Oct. 5, 1924 to Joseph Robert and Alice Tingle Coates. He died Apr. 28, 2005 and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Mystic, IA. Cpl. Coates served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy Thomas Cowell, Jr. was born Aug. 13, 1916 to Roy Thomas (Sr.) and Ida Jane Piper Cowell. He died Feb. 19, 1945/FOD Feb. 20, 1946 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 2, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Downing City Cemetery, Downing, MO.
Sgt. Cowell served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was MIA/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; americandday.org
Joseph Vernon “Joe” Crawford was born Aug. 30, 1921 to Charles W. and Elinor Neel Crawford. He died Sept. 28, 2013 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Joe served in World War II.
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Riley Neel Crawford was born Nov. 6, 1917 to Charles W. and Elinor Neel Crawford. He died Dec. 3, 2007 and is buried in Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Riley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun 2019; update Aug 2019; update Sep 2021 & Aug 2022 & Jul 2023 & Jan & Aug 2024