*last update 9/1/2020

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - E surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Edson, Wendell T.        
Elk, Donald        

Clarence Otto Ecker was born July 5, 1914. He died July 29, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Chief Petty Officer Ecker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Callaghan (DD-792) and was MIA/KIA when that vessel was sunk in Buckner Bay, Okinawa. He also served aboard the USS Nashville (CL-43) and USS Neshanic (AO-71). He was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star.

Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov


Helmuth Henry Ehlers was born May 24, 1911 to Henry and Bertha Ripke Ehlers. He died Aug. 30, 1990 and is buried in Buena Vista Memorial Park, Storm Lake, IA.

Helmuth served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Dale M. Enderson was born Aug. 26, 1922 to Adolph and Agnes May Adson Enderson. He died Oct. 17, 1975 and is buried in Little Sioux Valley Cemetery, Rembrant, IA.

Dale served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Eldon LeRoy Erlandson was born Dec. 1, 1921 to Nels and Selma Peterson Erlandson. He died Mar. 15, 2016 and is buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Albert City, IA.

Eldon served in with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2019; updated Aug & Sep 2020

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