*last update 7/10/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - S surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Schoenfeld, Delbert Herbert X      
Sharp, Harold Scott X      
Speck, Herman F.     X  
Staley, Philip C.        
Stepanek, Lyle W. X     X
Stoltenberg, Kenneth James X      
Stricker, Thomas A. X     X
Stump, William Erwin     X  

Leonard Theodore Samuelson was born Nov. 15, 1924 to Theodore L. and Bonnie L. Palmer Samuelson. He died Apr. 17, 1995 and is buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, IA.

Leonard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.

Source: ancestry.com


Harold Carl Sanders was born June 29, 1924 to Peter and Hattie Herrmann Sanders. He died Aug. 27, 1991 and is buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Denison, IA.

Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Army Army in the European Theatre of Operations.

Source: ancestry.com


Paul Fredric Sanders was born Apr. 12, 1918 to Peter C. and Hattie Hermann Sanders. He died Sept. 15, 1988.

Paul served in World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


Robert Donald Schlie was born June 5, 1924 to Henry and Clara Davis Schlie. He died Sept. 11, 1970 and is buried in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA.

Coxswain Schlie served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.

Source: ancestry.com


Vernon Walter Schnoor was born Apr. 21, 1925 to Carl and Marie Bartels Schnoor. He died Sept. 17, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Petty Officer Schnoor served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS YMS-341 and was MIA/KIA in typhoon Ida, off Okinawa.

Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov


Hugo Max Schramm was born Feb. 28, 1926 to Hugo Paul and Minnie Weinbrandt Schramm. He died Feb. 6, 2019 and is buried in Eliza Creek Cemetery, Eliza, IL.

Hugo served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


Lyle Edward Siegner was born Jan. 28, 1924 to Adolph and Blanche McCullough Siegner.

Lyle served in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Thomas Gerald “Gerald” Signall was born Oct. 25, 1924 to Thomas and Sadie Shoemaker Signall. He died Mar. 6, 1998 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO.

Gerald served in World War II with the U.S. Army 280th Station Hospital, 9th Infantry Regiment, 332nd Engineers and 970th CIC.

Source: ancestry.com


William Kellow Simons was born Jan. 25, 1924. He died July 18, 2001 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, IA.

Pvt. Simons served in World War II with the U.S. Army.

Source: ancestry.com


Vurnace Oliver “Bud” Slechta was born Dec. 14, 1921 to Jerome and Ernestine Clausen Slechta. He died Mar. 13, 2013 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA

Sgt. Slechta served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineers and the 618th Field Artillery Observation Battalion.

Source: ancestry.com


Charles Eugene Smith was born Nov. 5, 1924 to Joseph R. and Marie Mildred Coleman Smith. He died Nov. 9, 2017 and is buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Donald Jerry Smith was born Nov. 19, 1924 to Claude E. and Ruth M. Selander Smith.

Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.

Source: ancestry.com


Robert Coleman Smith was born July 9, 1921 to Joseph Roberts and Marie Mildred Coleman Smith. He died Feb. 11, 2015 and is buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, IA.

Pvt. Smith served in World War II with the U.S. Army.

Source: ancestry.com


Howard Max Soper was born Oct. 10, 1923 to Fred Albert and Flossie Lettice Rood Soper. He died May 23, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Petty Officer Soper served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Albert Ernest Spreng was born Jan. 29, 1925 to Ernest and Eva M. Hansen Spreng. He died Aug. 27, 1996 in Blue Earth, MN.

Albert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Armed Guards.

Source: ancestry.com


Francis Merrill Staley was born July 6, 1924 to Frank A. and Catharine Ellen Staley.

Francis served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


Roland Wayne Stepanek was born Jan. 29, 1925 to Howard F. and Lillie A. Tech Stepanek. He died Apr. 23, 2003 and is buried in Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, IL.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Wayne Leroy Stephenson was born May 12, 1922 to Fred L. and Maude M. Turner Stephenson. He died July 13, 1995 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.

Petty Officer Stephenson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.

Source: ancestry.com


Charles Arnold “Charlie” Swendsen was born Nov. 13, 1915 to Carl and Anna Jensen Swendsen. He died Oct. 18, 2012 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Petty Officer Swendsen served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Submarine Service aboard the USS Silversides (SS-236) and USS Haddock (SS-231).

Source: ancestry.com


Charles Andrew George Sword was born Aug. 26, 1924 to Indian Olie and Dora Ethel Kessel Sword. He died Dec. 27, 1944 and is buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg. 

Pvt. Sword served in World War II with the U.S. Army 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart. 

Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated Nov 2019 & Jun 2022 & Jul 2023

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