Military Involvement
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David Oscar Weaver was born Mar 29, 1904 to Oscar David and Ida Belle Weaver. He died Dec. 15, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Weaver served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) when that vessel was sunk during an engagement with enemy ships in the Sunda Straits. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl Garrison Wellman was born Sept. 13, 1925 to Henry and Bertha Wellman. He died Aug. 25, 2014 and is buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Harvard, IL.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the Philippines.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Charles “Charles” Wells was born June 6, 1909 to Charles Stuart and Rose Lee Locker Wells. He died May 25, 1994 and is buried in Sandusky Cemetery, Sandusky, IA.
Charles served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Raymond Wells was born July 14, 1922 to Lowry J. and Harriet C. Shriver Wells. He died Oct. 24, 1944, was buried at sea, and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Evangelical Cemetery, Donnellson, IA.
Petty Officer Wells served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Birmingham (CL-62) and was MIA/FOD/KIA in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Source: ancestry.com
Floren Richard Welsh was born Jan. 27, 1915 to Newton O. and Bertha Irene Smith Welsh. He died Feb. 14, 1986 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Cpl. Welsh served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Jerome Wendling was born May 28, 1921 to John and Luella Grimes Wendling. He died Sept. 21, 1997 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Petty Officer Wendling served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward H. West was born Nov. 26, 1922 to George and Annie Smith West. He died Jan. 2, 1971 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Sgt. West served in World War II with the U.S. Army 311th Engineer Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Gene West was born Mar. 10, 1929 to Floyd and Velma Boyd West . He died Apr. 7, 1999 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Pvt. West served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2021