Military Involvement
| Servicemen * La - surnames |
Forrest R. Lafferty was born May 15, 1913 to John Hetrick and Cora Estella Williams Lafferty. He died July 29, 1989 and is buried in Collins Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Sgt. Lafferty served in World War II with the U.S. Army 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
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Ronald Dale Lafferty was born Apr. 2, 1917 to John Hetrick and Cora Estella Williams Rafferty. He died Oct. 9, 2000.
Ronald served in World War II with the U.S. Army 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Russell “Russ” Lake was born Mar. 13, 1906 to Oren Marion and Edna Fisk Lake. He died May 12, 1961 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Russ served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Alfred Emory Lande was born Jan. 17, 1922 to Jacob and Emma Helene Barnes Lande. He died Apr. 5, 1968 and is buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Wheaton, MN.
Petty Officer Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rinehart (DE-196), USS Cabot (CVL.28), USS Humboldt (AVP-21), and USS Eisner (DE-192).
Source: ancestry.com
Arnold Lloyd Lande was born Jan. 30, 1921 to Amos B. and Nellie Johnson Lande. He died Oct. 22, 2010 and is buried in Bethany Cemetery, Kelley, IA.
Petty Officer Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
Source: ancestry.com
Bayard Alden Lande, Sr. was born Dec. 13, 1917 to Bentley Malinus and Anna M. Malmanger Lande. He died Jan. 24, 1982 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry.
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Archie M. Lande was born Mar. 24, 1912 to Bentley Malinus and Anna M. Malmanger Lande. He died May 25, 1968 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Everett Truman Lande was born Nov. 28, 1922 to Thomas A. and Stena Slattenow Lande. He died Jan. 225, 1980 and is buried in Fjeldberg Cemetery, Huxley, IA.
Sgt. Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Army 27th Infantry Division and participated in the battles for Saipan and Okinawa. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Good Conduct ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with two bronze battle stars. He spent 28 months overseas.
Source: ancestry.com
Sherrill Eugene Lande was born Nov. 20, 1920 to Severin and Clara Erickson Lande. He died Feb. 27, 1964 and is buried in Fjeldberg Cemetery, Huxley, IA.
Sgt. Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3225th Ordnance Depot Company.
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Cecil Clyde Lande was born May 17, 1923 to Severin and Clara Erickson Lande. He died Jan. 10, 1989 and is buried in Fjeldberg Cemetery, Huxley, IA.
Sgt. Lande served in World War II with the U.S. Army 575th Anti-Aircraft Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Alfonso Lane was born Apr. 22, 1918 to Grapho and Mary Jane Lasell Lane.
Pvt. Lane served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
William Leland Lane was born Jan. 3, 1923 to Harry T. and Ellen Lane.
Sgt. Lane served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 614th Air Engineer Squadron, 363rd Air Service.
Source: ancestry.com
Clifford Arnold Lange was born Oct. 15, 1920 to Peter L. and Karen Christine Nielsen Lange. He died Mar. 5, 2004 and is buried in Little Cedar Cemetery, Adams, MN.
Clifford served in World War II with the U.S. Army 542nd Heavy Maintenance Division as an operator of a 15 ton wrecker in Germany.
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Elmer Robert Lange was born Mar. 3, 1926 to Peter and Karen Christine Nielsen Lange.
Elmer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Hans “Bud” Lange was born May 19, 1920 to James and Carrie Viola Springer Lange. He died May 29, 2008 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Kenneth Lange served in World War II as a cook with the Merchant Marines.
Source: ancestry.com
Perry E. Langfitt was born Dec. 1, 1922 to William Ernest and Elsie Belle McGriff Langfitt. He died Mar. 1, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Langfitt served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Pecos (AO-6) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was bombed by enemy planes and sank in the open sea south of Java. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Alvin Leon Lantz was born Jan. 22, 1921 to Fred Charles Henry and Nellie Matilda Christopherson Lantz. He died Dec. 6, 1995 and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.
Alvin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 4th Reconnaissance (H) Long Range Photo Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles William “Bill” Lapp was born Oct. 5, 1921 to William Henry and Elida Hendrickson Lapp. He died Feb. 22, 1971 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Lt. Lapp served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Gibson Larimer was born May 18, 1908 to George E. and Caroline E. Larimer. He died Dec. 3, 1968 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Pvt. Larimer served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 470th Air Service Group, 8th Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Einar Ansgar Larsen was born Dec. 11, 1925 to Julius Ansgar and Jenny B. Speckmann Larsen.
Lt. Larsen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Finn Jacob Larsen was born Nov. 16, 1915 in Norway. He died Oct. 11, 1971 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Lt. Larsen served in World War II with the U.S. Navy at the Bureau of Aeronautics, Radar Section and the Office of Naval Research, Radar Section, both in Washington, D.C.
Source: ancestry.com
Alvin Eugene Larson was born Jan. 30, 1920 to Lewis and Anna Marie Nelson Larson. He died Apr. 24, 1983 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA.
Pvt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence “Mike” Larson was born Apr. 232, 1911 to L. P. and Lizzie Lang Larson. He died Dec. 8, 1975 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 506th M.P. Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Craig Orlen Larson was born Apr. 13, 1924 to George Henry and Iva C. Long Larson. He died Feb. 27, 2006 and is buried in Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
Lt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Raymond Larson was born Apr. 16, 1918 to Lars Peter and Elizabeth Lang Larson. He died Apr. 30, 2012 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Pvt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Automatic Weapons Battalion 339.
Source: ancestry.com
George Clayton Larson was born Dec. 12, 1920 to Carl Oscar and Ella Wilhelmina Peterson Larson. He died Mar. 21, 1986 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Petty Officer Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Blimp Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Jacobson Larson was born Feb. 21, 1917 to Norman Leonard and Martha Gurine Jacobson Larson. He died Nov. 2, 1994 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Ballard, CA.
Maj. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Henry Virgil Larson was born Apr. 22, 1917 to Fred K. and Emma Houskin Larson. He died Dec. 11, 2005 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Larson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Herbert Sherman Larson was born Dec 15, 1923 to Sherman Ira and Mabel Elvina Swenson. He died Oct. 3, 1986 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Herbert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
James Apland Larson was born Dec. 31, 1926 to Silas Benjamin and Lillian Ann Dorothy Apland Larson. He died July 13, 2017 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Pvt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1259th Engineer Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Jordan Louis Larson, Sr. was born Jan. 4, 1900 to Louis and Julia Olena Johnson Larson. He died Nov. 5, 1975 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Lt. Col. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as Special Service Officer at the 13th Army Air Force Service Command Headquarters, operating in the South and Southwest Pacific.
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Jordan Louis Larson, Jr. was born Aug. 21, 1926 to Jordan Louis (Sr.) and Mildred Belle Thorson Larson. He died Dec. 2, 1995 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Ens. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Saint Paul (CA-73). He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Milton Burnice Larson was born July 16, 1900 to John G. and Anna Christina Johnson Larson. He died Mar. 1969 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Milton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Olaf Reynold Larson was born Sept. 28, 1894 to George and Ragnhild Engebretsen Larson. He died Nov. 1980 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Major Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 6th Replacement Depot, New Caledonia.
Source: ancestry.com
Reuben Larson was born Aug. 12, 1907 to Olen A. T. and Olena M. Johnson Larson. He died Sept. 22, 1994 and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.
Reuben served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 327th Fighter Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Edwin Larson was born Mar. 16, 1922 to Lars P. and Lizzie Lange Larson. He died Apr. 25, 2009.
Ens. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Eugene Larson was born Nov. 9, 1917 to Curnie C. and Marie Christensen Larson. He died Apr. 23, 1997 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Sgt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Kent Larson was born Aug. 19, 1925 to Cecil A. and Alma Josephine Kalsem Larson. He died Sept. 25, 1991 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Ens. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert M. Larson was born Oct. 2, 1917 to Lewis L. and Isabel Dobbe Larson. He died Jan. 13, 2000 and is buried in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI.
Lt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert William (Doc) Larson was born Aug. 17, 1923 to Lewis S. and Amelia Oswald Larson. He died Apr. 14, 2007 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Lt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Silas Benjamin Larson, Jr. was born May 1, 1924 to Silas Benjamin (Sr.) and Lillian Apland Larson. He died Oct. 2, 2009 and is buried in Poland Riverside Cemetery, Poland, OH.
Lt. Larson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 419th Night Fighter Squadron, 13th Air Force.
Source: ancestry.com
William Henry “Bill” Larson was born Apr. 26, 1913 to Swen T. and Annie Henderson Larson. He died Dec. 28, 1989 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Bill served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Jack Elmer Lathrop was born Sept. 5, 1907. He died July 5, 2001.
Petty Officer Lathrop served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Passig (AW-3) and USS Edgar G. Chase (DE-16).
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Henderson Lattig was born Oct. 20, 1918 to Merle Irwin and Alice Mary Henderson Lattig. He died Mar. 2, 1994 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Sgt. Lattig served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Company, 815th Tank Destroyer Battalion and Headquarters, 32nd Infantry “Red Arrow” Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Emmett LaVelle was born Oct. 10, 1922 to Thomas E. and Lillian E. Daugherty Lavelle. He died July 10, 2004 and is buried in Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Glenwood, IL.
Lt. LaVelle served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Patrick Lawlor was born Sept. 27, 1893 to Patrick and May Sismer Lawlor. He died Mar. 22, 1982.
Crd. Lawlor served in World War II with the U.S. Navy 92nd Seabees on Tinian.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Freeman Lawrence was born Dec. 30, 1917 to Carl Edward and Lucille Marie Smithton Lawrence. He died Mar. 2, 1963 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Petty Officer Lawrence served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and at the Naval Barracks, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Wayne “Bob” Lawrence was born Jan. 12, 1923 to Carl Edward and Lucille Marie Smithton Lawrence.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Hugh Lawson was born May 12, 1917 to Richard Hugh and Pearl Banks Lawson. He died June 11, 1986 and is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL.
Sgt. Lawson served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations and holds the ETO ribbon with two battle stars.
Source: ancestry.com
Forest Melvin Lay was born May 28, 1923 to Isaac Melvin and Nina Ellen Lay. He died Sept. 9, 2014 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, IA.
Forest served in World War II with the U.S. Army 565th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy Wayne Layman was born Jan. 20, 1919 to Claude Cecil and Mary Julia Arnold Layman.
Sgt. Layman served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May 2020