Military Involvement
| Servicemen - S surnames | KIA |
POW |
DNB |
Pic/s |
| Schram, Edward N. | X | |||
| Schram, Theodore Baker | X | |||
| Starner, Russell Leroy | X | |||
| Stinn, Richard | X | X |
William Peter Schmitz was born Oct. 6, 1922 to Peter and Catherine Windeshausen Schmitz. He died Sept. 25, 1946 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Panama, IA
Cpl. Schmitz served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard Myron Smith was born Mar. 12, 1913 to Earl and Clara McCrory Smith. He died Jan. 11, 1944 and is buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY.
Sgt.Smith served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Jeremiah J. “Jerry” Schomers was born in 1925 to Michael and Mary Schomers. He died Mar. 9, 1945 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Pvt. Schomers served in World War II with the U.S. Army 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Robert Harry Sorenson was born Aug. 15, 1922 to Harry and Floy Allen Sorenson. He died Jan. 29, 1945 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA in a common grave with other crew members.
Petty Officer Sorenson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Serpens (AK-97) and died when that ship exploded in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
Herbert N. Sternberg was born Mar. 11, 1905. He was the foster son of Lewis J. and Johanna Sternberg. He died Mar. 19, 1944.
Herbert served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Dale Leslie Stofferson was born Aug. 24, 1918 to Arthur L. and Esther M. Peterson Stofferson. He died Jan. 31, 1996 and is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE.
Sgt. Stofferson served in World War II with the U.S. Army, “The Fighting First”, 1st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment. He was on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Sources: ancestry.com; americandday.org
Vernon Myron Summers was born July 27, 1913 to Charles A. and Nellie M. Pulver Summers. He died June 4, 1944 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.
Pvt. Summers served in World War II with the U.S. Army 751st Tank Battalion and was KIA on Anzio Beach, Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun 2019; updated Jun & Jul 2020 & Jun 2021 & Aug 2023