Military Involvement
| Servicemen - W surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Weiss, Donald L. | X | |||
| Wellner, Martin Johannes | X | |||
| Wenzel, Donald R. | X | |||
| Winey, Donald James | X |
Milton Larry Wassgren was born July 16, 1923 to Otto Wilhelm and Emma Malkin Danielson Wassgren. He died Oct. 20, 2001 and is buried in Morgan Cemetery, Schleswig, IA.
Milton served in World War II with the U.S. Army 81st Combat Engineers, attached to the 106th Infantry Division. He became a POW at the Battle of the Bulge.
Source: ancestry.com
John Berlin Whited, Jr. was born Oct. 6, 1924 to John (Sr.) and Florence Lewis Whited. H
John served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert John Wiebers was born Sept. 17, 1922 to Otto and Dora L. Backhaus Wiebers. He died July 11, 2013 and is buried in Morgan Cemetery, Schleswig, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin William Wiges was born Aug. 5, 1918 to William and Winifred Summerson Wiges. he died Nov. 28, 1987 and is buried in Bohemian National Cemetery, Spencer, NE.
Marvin served in World War II with the U.S. Army 273rd Infantry, 69th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Dwayne Guild Wiggins was born May 17, 1924 to Eugene G. and Nellie Marie Mendonsa Wiggins. He died May 30, 1948 and is buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, IA.
Sgt. Wiggins served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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James Henry Wiggins was born Sept. 23, 1916 to Eugene G, and Nellie Marie Mendonsa Wiggins. He died Apr. 2, 1996.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Leo Louis Willenborg was born Aug. 6, 1924 to Henry B. and Ida Uhlemkamp Willenborg.
Leo served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
William Ernest “Willie” Woebke was born July 9, 1923 to William and Lena H. Lehmann Woebke. He died Jan. 3, 1998 and is buried in Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, WA.
Willie served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Norbert Herman Wordekemper was born Sept. 9, 1922 to Godfrey and Mary Corvess Wordekemper. He died Mar. 29, 2007 and is buried in Saint Anns Cemetery, Vail, IA.
Norbert served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
David Frederick Wright was born Oct. 12, 1917 to Glenn Bruce and Agnes Emily Malone Wright. He died Mar. 1, 1945/FOD Mar. 2, 1946 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Pvt. Wright served in World War II with the U.S. Army 14th Tank Battalion, 9th Armored Division and was MIA/KIA/FOD while a member of a tank battalion on a mission to seize and occupy Mullheim, Germany. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated Nov 2019; updated Apr 2020