*last update 6/26/2021

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - W surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Welsh, Dale Carlyle X      
Wessels, Henry       X
Wesson, Harland        
Wicks, Harold X   FOD X
Woiwood, Eugene Henry       X

Leroy Frank Wagner was born Oct. 6, 1925 to Joseph and Mary Kelch Wagner. He died Apr. 22, 1960 and is buried in Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Corwith, IA.

Sgt. Wagner served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Dean Marvin Welsh was born June 8, 1922 to Charles Wallace and Minnie Ottilia Hill Welsh. He died June 13, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, New York City, NY.

Petty Officer Welsh served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard and was MIA/KIA when the ship he was on (Escanaba) sank. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov


Charlie G. Wermersen was born Apr. 12, 1899. He died Apr. 17, 1966 and is buried in Corwith Cemetery, Corwith, IA.

Pvt. Wermersen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


Mike Clyde Wheeler was born Apr. 23, 1913 to John L. and Clara Knoblock Wheeler. He died Feb. 16, 1969 and is buried in Madison Township Cemetery, Hancock County, IA.

Sgt. Wheeler served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Source: ancestry.com


Donald Lee Wickline was born June 6, 1913 to Homer Littell and Ada Charlotte Bray Wickline. He died Jan. 4, 1996 and is buried in Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha, IA.

Donald served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Lyle Wesley Wilcox was born Aug. 11, 1919 to George and Kathrine Anna Krug Wilcox. He died Jan. 8, 1961 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, IA.

Lyle served in World War II with the U.S. Army 398th Engineers.

Source: ancestry.com


Harvey Henry Wilson was born Mar. 19, 1902 to L. H. and Mary Olsen Wilson. He died May 17, 1972 and is buried in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Russell Lawrence Wilson was born Nov. 18, 1913 to Warren Lee and Grace Belva Mortimer Wilson. He died Apr. 26, 1985 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cypress), Cypress, CA.

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

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated May 2020; updated Jun 2021

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