Military Involvement
| Servicemen - S surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Shafar, Richard Dean | X | ||
| Stuart, Avery William | DOW |
Delbert Andrew Safley was born Aug. 27, 1922 to Oliver Fremont and Irma Velma Jarvis Safley. He died Aug. 21, 1947 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, IA.
Sgt. Safley served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II , making 22 combat missions in the European theatre.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Paul Scarpino was born Aug. 1, 1926 to William and Pearl Nora House Scarpino. He died Oct. 31, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Scarpino served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Isaac Scherich was born Mar. 5, 1910 to Clyde Eppler and Martha Shephard Scherich. He died July 8, 1982 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, IA.
Pvt. Scherich served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lewis Virgil Sexton was born Feb. 26, 1911 to Nathan Isaac and Elsie Mae Laird Sexton. He died Apr. 26, 1978 and is buried in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, IA.
Lewis served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd Neal Sleep was born Mar. 11, 1925 to Martin Troy and Viona Ellistine Gray Sleep. He died July 3, 1949 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, IA.
Pvt. Sleep served in World War II with the U.S. Army 60th Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy Howard Smith was born Sept. 30, 1910 to John L. and Belle Brown Smith. He died Sept. 4, 1986 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Roy served in World War II with the U.S. Army, earning the Philippine Liberation Medal, a Bronze Star, American Service Medal, American Theater Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Victory Medal and two Purple Hearts.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Charles Stady was born Apr. 26, 1922 to Frank Leonard and Alice Talty Stady. He died Sept. 22, 1944 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Sgt. Stady served in World War II with the U.S. Army 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Lawrence Junior Stark was born Mar. 10, 1916 to William Thomas and Edna Sarah Heaton Stark. He died Mar. 13, 1943 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Albany, MO.
Lt. Stark served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 323rd Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group and was KIA over Kiel, Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
John Norlin Steel was born Feb. 5, 1922 to James Robert and Nelle M. Norlin Steel. He died Feb. 16, 2015 and is buried in Bolckow Cemetery, Bolckow, MO.
John served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Sweeten was born Apr. 4, 1906 to George “Riley” and Bertha Osborn Sweeten. He died Jan. 7, 1971 and is buried in Baker Cemetery, Norwich, IA.
Sgt. Sweeten served in World War II with the U.S. Army 8th Cavalry.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jun 2020; updated Jul & Aug 2021 & Jun 2022 & Jul 2023 & Mar 2024