Military Involvement
| Servicemen - W surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Weaver, John Albert | X | ||
| Webb, Harold Allen | X | ||
| Wilson, Boyd Merle | X | X | |
| Wurster, Howard Leigh | X |
Lloyd Samuel Wagoner was born May 15, 1911 to Samuel and Elnora “Nora” McKune Wagoner. He died Apr. 20, 1945 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint Avold, France.
Pvt. Wagoner served in World War II with the U.S. Army 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star.
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Roy T. Wagoner was born Sept. 9, 1906 to Samuel and Elnora “Nora” McKune Wagoner. He died Sept. 17, 1976 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, CO.
Sgt. Wagoner served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonorfdatabase.com
Benjamin David “Ben” West was born Nov. 7, 1922. He died Oct. 26, 2008 and is buried in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Ben served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Burton Paul Whitmore was born Jan. 1, 1909 to J. L. and Harriett Bailey Whitmore. He died Feb. 17, 1985 and is buried in Clearfield Cemetery, Grant Township, Ringgold County, IA.
Burton served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Everett Wirth was born Apr. 8, 1920 to John Henry and Margaret Elzora Davison Wirth. He died Nov. 28, 2016 and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, IA.
Petty Officer Wirth served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lyle Alden Wright was born Dec. 31, 1923 to David Bennett and Florence Lillian Bullock Wright. He died Dec. 13, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, IA.
Petty Officer Wright served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/FOD/KIA in the Sulu Sea near Mindora, Philippine Islands. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2021 & Jun 2023