Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Wa - surnames |
Gerald J. Wachal was born Dec. 5, 1922 to John J. and Ella L. Wachal. He died Nov. 19, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Shiloh Cemetery, Hiawatha, IA.
Flight Officer Wachal served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/KIA over the Southwest Pacific. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
John Henry Walker was born Dec. 19, 1922 to Richard and Ethel Adger Walker. He died Sept. 13, 2001 in SC.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Kellogg Walker. Jr. was born Dec. 16, 1918 to Robert K. (Sr.) and Polly Witwer Walker. He died Sept. 10, 2000 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
1st Lt. Walker served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was awarded the Air Medal. He was a German POW.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl H. Wall was born Sept. 5, 1916.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Army 31st Infantry, Philippine Division. Carl was a Japanese POW.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Joseph Walter was born Mar. 22, 1924 to Edward C. and Anna Marie Kafrina Walter.
Edward served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 92nd Bomb Group (H), 327th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert E. Ward was born Mar. 5, 1919 to Martin C. and Nellie F. Carroll Ward. He died May 20, 1943 and is buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Parnell, IA.
Lt. Ward served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in an airplane accident at Westfield, TX.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Paul Watson was born Aug. 3, 1910 to Charles E. and Ola May Watson. He died May 7, 1946 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Richard served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Dale Franklin Watterson was born Dec. 18, 1920 to John Henry and Alpha Jean Martin Watterson. He died Mar. 31, 1945 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and has a cenotaph in Waterman Cemetery, Sutherland, IA.
Lt. Watterson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 8th Air Force, 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bomb Group and was KIA in Germany and awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar, Jun & Aug 2019; updated May & Jul 2020; Jul 2021