Military Involvement
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Herbert Myron Light, Sr. was born Oct. 30, 1888 to Robert Barton and Edith Whitney Light. He died July 24, 1966 and is buried in Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, IA.
Maj. Light served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 3500th Base Unit. He also served in World War I.
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His son, Herbert Myron Light, Jr. was born Jan. 19, 1921 to Herbert Myron (Sr.) and Ona V. Acklin Light. He died Mar. 11, 2001 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Col. Light served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving as division bombardier at a U.S. bomber base in England. He led the first Liberator raid on Rome and was also on the first American bombing attack on Bremen, Germany. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and several oak leaf clusters. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank E. Lightburn was born June 2, 1909 to Calvin L. and Marie Hummel Lightburn. He died Mar. 2, 1954 and is buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, San Pedro, CA.
Maj. Lightburn served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 21st Bomber Command Headquarters on Guam.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Douglas “Chuck" Likely was born Sept. 24, 1922 to James S. and Mary C. Harding Likely. He died Dec. 2, 2004 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Likely served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Rush Blodgett Lincoln was born Dec. 8, 1881 to James Rush and Priscilla Lincoln. He died Feb. 25, 1977 and is buried in Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Gen. Lincoln served in World War II with the U.S. Army. After organizing the country’s air schools, General Lincoln was given command, in 1942, of the air service in Australia and later became deputy commander of the south Pacific army forces in New Zealand. He was subsequently island commander of New Caledonia, then returned to the U.S. in 1944 and retired that same year. He also served in World War I.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Jack “Jack” Linder was born June 21, 1916 to James Winfield and Jennie Mae Smith Linder. He died Dec. 26, 1999.
Petty Officer Linder served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Tranquility (AH-14).
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Darwin Linder was born Feb. 22, 1920 to Frank Denton and Ida Anise Molle Linder. He died Jan. 18, 1980 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Petty Officer Linder served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard at Baker Island Light Station, Islesford, Maine.
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Frank Norman Linder was born Sept. 28, 1917 to Frank Denton and Ida Anise Molle Linder. He died Aug. 20, 1990 and is buried in College Station Cemetery, College Station, TX.
Lt. Linder served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Mark Clyde Lindgren was born June 27, 1927 to John and Esther Lindgren. He died Aug. 20, 2017.
Mark was a decorated Army veteran, serving in WWII, the Korean War, and the Army Reserves. One of his greatest joys was to go on the WWII Veteran’s Honor Flight in 2009.
Source: obituary - Boman Funeral Home, Webster City, IA
Carl Elmer “Elmer” Lindquist was born Feb. 11, 1917 to Henning and Christine Lindquist. He died Dec. 7, 1959 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Petty Officer Lindquist served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene Shipman “E.S.” Lindstrom was born Jan. 12, 1923 to Ernest Walter and Cornelia Anderson Lindstrom. He died July 14, 2017 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI.
Cpl. Lindstrom served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 34th Station Complement Squadron and 54th Air Disarmament Squadrons, serving in Northern Ireland, France and Germany. He taught Russian, became a chemical warfare specialist and took part in the ‘American Raiders’ effort to retrieve German aviation technology.
Source: ancestry.com
Darrell Charles Link was born Jan. 29, 1923 to Charles Carl and Clara Pauline Smith Link. He died Dec. 19, 2006.
Pvt. Link served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps
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Marion George Link was born Dec. 19, 1914 to Charles Carl and Clara Pauline Smith Link. He died Jan. 19, 1985 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Marion served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
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Dale L. Link was born June 29, 1925 to Charles Carl and Clara Pauline Smith Link. He died May 12, 2012 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Link served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Rollie Lloyd Link was born Apr. 28, 1927 to Charles Carl and Clara Pauline Smith Link. He died Aug. 17, 1947 and has a cenotaph in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Link served in World War II with the U.S. Army Paratroopers.
Source: ancestry.com
Mark Eugene Liston was born Apr. 15, 1925 to Leo L. and Mary G. Varnum Liston. He died Feb. 26, 1946 and is buried in Saint James Cemetery, Colo, IA.
Mark served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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George F. Liston was born Mar. 28, 1927 to Leo L. and Mary G. Varnum Liston.
George served in World War II with the U.S. Army 332nd Engineers in the European Theater of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
Willard Francis Little was born Aug. 1, 1916 to Ernest R. and Ethel Hoffman Little. He died May 21, 1985 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Pvt. Little served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Apr 2019