Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ne - surnames |
2nd Lt. Hugo Edward Nehlsen, U.S. Army Air Force, 442nd TRP CARR; Non-battle related death April 25, 1944.
Hugo Edward “Edward” Nehlsen was born Sept. 7, 1918 to Arthur H. and Sadie Horst Nehlsen. He died Apr. 25, 1944 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Nelson was born in 1919 to Martin Alvin and Melissa Pearl Hook Nelson. He died in 1944 and is buried in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, IA.
Pvt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army and died in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Lewis Nathaniel Nelson was born Oct. 22, 1919 to Jacob Lewis and Mildred Anna Griggs Nelson. He died May 2, 1944 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Ordnance Dept. and died at Army Air Force Regional Hospital, Army Air Force Tactical Center, Orlando, FL while in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
William Dow Newton was born Mar. 23, 1921 to David Harrison and Lora Bell Cooksey Newton. He died Feb. 28, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Taguig City, Philippines and in Maple Grove Cemetery, Trenton, IA.
Petty Officer Newton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Warrenton (DD-383), USS Pensacola (CA-24) and USS Houston (CA-30) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when the Houston was sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May 2020