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John L. Coan was born June 5, 1911 to Henry and Sara Abigail Groves Coan. He died July 30, 1942 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Coan served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 82nd Observation Squadron, 71st Observation Group and died in an aircraft accident near Bass Lake, CA, in the line of duty.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Junior Cole was born Oct. 15, 1920 to Clarence Theodore and Alberta Lucile Schaal Cole. He died Dec. 3, 1981 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Major Cole served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Eugene Cole was born Dec. 19, 1922 to John and Frankie Ivy Farrell Cole. He died Oct. 23, 2009 and is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, MT. Ralph served with the U.S. Marine Corps Air Force in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard “Dick” Cole, Jr. was born Mar. 16, 1925 to Richard (Sr.) and Dorothy Susan Detweiler Cole. He died Jan. 19, 2010 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Ens. Cole served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin L. Collins was born Dec. 14, 1912 to Herman Earl and Daisy Deane Canady Collins. He died Oct. 14, 1980 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Collins served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
William David Collins was born Nov. 10, 1916 to William Bernard and Blanche Irene Duncan Collins. He died Dec. 23, 1944.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was KIA over Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Glen William Colyn was born May 15, 1923 to Clarence A. and Roxie A. Wicker Colyn. He died May 6, 1993 and is buried in Lowman Cemetery, Runnells, IA. Sgt. Colyn served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Lyle Wade Colyn was born Jan. 10, 1919 to Clarence A. and Roxie A. Wicker Colyn. He died Feb. 24, 1990 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA. Sgt. Colyn served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Homer Cleo Comegys was born July 25, 1918 to Glen Roswell and Hazel Marie Fleming Comegys. He died July 12, 1944 and is buried in Bondurant Cemetery, Polk County, IA.
Sgt. Comegys served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 386th Bomb Group, 551st Bomb Squadron (H) and died in a collision with another aircraft in this group.
Source: ancestry.com
James Howard Comer was born Aug.. 7, 1906 to O. A. and Tennie Tallman Comer. He died Aug. 20, 1944 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Comer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in White Horse Yukon, Canada.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond James Comer, Jr. was born Aug. 3, 1922 to Raymond Edward and Anna Clark Comer. He died Dec. 16, 1944 and is buried in Beaver Catholic Cemetery, Granger, IA.
Pvt. Comer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 87th Infantry and was KIA in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Douglas Compton was born Sept. 13, 1923 to Albert Maynard and Addie Mae Hubbard Compton. He died Mar. 21, 1944 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Aviation Cadet Compton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in an airplane crash near Paul’s Valley, OK.
Source: ancestry.com
James Robert Condon was born July 8, 1923 to Daniel I. and Gertrude Catherine McDonnell Condon. He died Oct. 25, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
1st Lt. Condon served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 70th Bomb Squadron and died in the Pacific area as the result of an airplane accident in the line of duty.
Source: ancestry.com
Doyle L. Conklin was born Dec. 7, 1926 to William Allen and Maude Myrtle Warren Conklin. He died Feb. 8, 2013 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA. Sgt. Conklin served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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William Warren Conklin was born Jan. 22, 1921 to William Allen and Maude Myrtle Warren Conklin. He died Oct. 1, 1989 and is buried in Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, IA. Pvt. Conklin served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Milton Connolly was born June 26, 1911 to Joseph and Margaret Connolly. He died Feb. 4, 1988.
Joseph served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John Harry Connors was born Dec. 2, 1922 to John J and Edna L. Kiskaddon Connors. He died Mar. 7, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
John served with the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Gerald Hammon Conrad was born Mar. 18, 1919 to Ernest and Lola Cleland Conrad. He died Jan. 3, 1948 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Gerald served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John Bruce Conway was born Feb. 16, 1926 to Charles Leo and Lydia Bear Conway. He died Apr. 6, 2008 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Conway served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Gordon Wayne Cook was born Apr. 1, 1928 to Fred Gordon and Charlotte Catherine Bearsley Cook. He died June 18, 2014 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Cook served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Mervin Woodrow Cook was born Jan. 1, 1916 to Thomas L. and Gracie May Cook. He died Oct. 20, 1943 and is buried in Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.
Sgt. Cook served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy and was KIA in Holland and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: abmc.gov; fields of honor data base
Clarence Alfred Cooper was born Dec. 2, 1910 to Charles Clarence and Stella May Geiger Cooper. He died Dec. 23, 1948 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
LCDR Cooper served in World War II with the U.S. Navy at New Orleans, LA and Norfolk, VA. The U.S. Naval Air Station at New Orleans set a war bond record while he was war bond allotment officer there.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Cooper was born July 24, 1925. He died Sept. 27, 1995 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Harold served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Hugh Edwin Cooper, Jr. was born Mar. 22, 1925 to Hugh Edwin (Sr.) and Mildred Leah Gerard Cooper. He died Aug. 23, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
2nd Lt. Cooper served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
William Jennings Bryan Cooper was born Apr. 1, 1897 to Thomas W. and Anna Woodbury Cooper. He died June 25, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Cooper served in World War II with the U.S. Navy 91st Seabees. He also served in World War I.
Source: ancestry.com
William Robert Cooper was born Oct. 22, 1926 to John E. and Mary Cooper. He died Apr. 5, 1948 and is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.
Cpl. Cooper served in World War II with the U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.
Source: ancestry.com
John Barry “Barry” Cornett was born Oct. 9, 1927 to Ewel B. and Nettie Lyle Cornett. He died Apr. 9, 2018 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Cornett served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Jay Dee Cornwell was born Nov. 8, 1922 to Albert Lee and Harriet May Little Cornwell. He died Aug. 18, 1990 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Cornwell served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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William Gerald “Billy” Cornwell was born June 4, 1924 to Albert Lee and Harriet May Little Cornwell. He died Mar. 30, 1949 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Petty Officer Cornwell served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Maurice William Cosgrove was born Jan. 12, 1917 to William Maurice and Mabel Westby Cosgrove. He died Mar. 19, 2007 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Cosgrove served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Guy Sam Cosimo was born Mar. 15, 1925 to Emile and Orento Trento Cosimo. He died Dec. 28, 1946 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Guy served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Allen Cotton was born July 14, 1926 to Clifford and Golda M. Williamson Cotton. He died Oct. 5, 1944 and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Cotton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Wilbur Cox was born Aug. 3, 1917 to Lawrence W. and Maud R. Hudson Cox. He died Oct. 9, 1978 and is buried in Bondurant Cemetery, Bondurant, IA.
Francis served in World War II with the U.S. Army 54th Evacuation Hospital, I-Corps, 6th Army, Japan.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Mason Cox was born Mar. 25, 1921 to Alva and Gladys Gillham Cox. He died Mar. 5, 1967 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Cox served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corp.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard Monroe Cox was born Oct. 6, 1922 to Edward Otto and Magdalena Pohl Cox. He died Aug. 30, 2012 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Cox served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
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Sidney Wayne Cox was born July 19, 1921 to Edward Otto and Magdalena Pohl Cox. He died Feb. 26, 2018 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Cox served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Norman Russell Cox was born Dec. 18, 1925 to Archie V. and Stella Mae Cox. He died Feb. 24, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Cox served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug, Sep & Oct 2019; updated Jun, Jul & Aug 2020; updated Mar 2021 & Jun & Jul 2022 & Aug & Nov 2023 & Mar & Aug 2024