Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ko- surnames |
Frank Manley Koller was born Feb. 24, 1914 to John C. and Helena Christensen Koller. He died Jan. 11, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Denmark Cemetery, Denmark, IA.
Petty Officer Koller served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Argonaut (SS-166) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was sunk in the South Pacific by surface attack and depth charges. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Leon Kollmyer was born Jan. 27, 1917 to Albert John and Margaret Jane Lunesdar Kollmyer. He died Feb. 28, 1942/FOD Dec. 15, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
LT JG Kollmyer served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) and died in the sinking of that vessel. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
John Byron Korschgen was born Aug. 2, 1925. He died June 16, 2003 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
John served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2021