Military Involvement
| Servicemen - G surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Gaffery, Donald J. | |||
| Gallup, Wilbur L. | |||
| Gardiner, Kennard W. | |||
| Garner, William Frederick | X | ||
| Geppert, Dick | |||
| Geppert, Ralph | |||
| Gevo, Nick | |||
| Gevo, Riley | |||
| Gidley, Robert A. | X | ||
| Gill, Carl E. | X | ||
| Glassburner, Bruce | |||
| Glaze, Keith F. | X | ||
| Gordon, Jack D. | X | ||
| Graybill, Herbert A. | |||
| Green, Leo Vincent | X | ||
| Gretzer, John S. | |||
| Gustafson, Dale | X |
James Lester “J. G." Garafalo was born Feb. 26, 1918 to Paolo “Paul” and Calogera “Carol” Garafalo. He died June 3, 1946 and is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Lt. Garafalo served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps. He was trained at Wright-Patterson AFB, then stationed aboard the minesweeper USS Swan (AVP-7), refitted for wartime use as a seaplane tender. He died at NAS Pensacola.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Earl Gardiner was born Oct. 16, 1898 to Everett and Bertha Griffith Gardiner. He died Mar. 31, 1946 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Maj. Gardiner served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 440th Base Unit, Santa Maria, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
Lysle Elmer George was born Apr. 25, 1911 to Fred Elmer and Mary Erma Howe George. He died Feb. 27, 1958 and is buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Lt. George served in World War II with the U.S. Army 74th Signal Corps and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Glenn Harvey Gibson was born Sept. 12, 1914 to John and Jennie Irene Harvey Gibson. He died Nov. 16, 1949 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Saint Paul, NE.
Glenn served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was living in Council Bluffs, IA at the time of his entry into the armed services.
Source: ancestry.com
Dudley Adolph Giese was born Oct. 6, 1926 to Arthur Edward and Mary Alice Edwards Giese. He died Nov. 9, 2007 and is buried in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, KS.
Dudley served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as an MP, serving as sentry in key newly forming government facilities in Japan following their surrender.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Dean Gillman was born Mar. 9, 1925 to Harry and Effie M. Cross Gillman. He died June 1983 and is buried in Ridgewood Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Jean Graff was born Oct. 15, 1922 to George John and Charlotta L. Graff. He died July 31, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA.
LtJG Graff served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Forest Glenn Grate was born Oct. 20, 1928 to Forest J. and Perninah Jean Penman Grate. He died Aug. 24, 1948 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.
Sgt. Grate served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and was killed in a two-plane collision new Newton, NJ.
Source: ancestry.com
Fayne James Griffith was born Oct. 21, 1925 to James D. and Pearl Inez Rhiner Griffith. He died July 22, 1995 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Griffith served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Alvin John “Swede” Gustafson was born Mar. 20, 1913 to John A. and Hilma Olivia Hague Gustafson. He died Mar. 4, 1984 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Gustafson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Apr 2019; updated Mar & May 2020; updated Oct 2021 & Jul 2022 & Jul 2023 & Mar 2024