Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Pe - surnames |
Floyd Ferdinand Penkhus was born June 19, 1919 to Henry George and Kathryn Susan Lippold Penkhus. He died Jan. 5 , 2014 and is buried in First Christian Church Columbarium, Ames, IA.
Capt. Penkhus served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps flying 68 strategic and tactical bombing missions as a B-25 First Pilot, in both the European and China-Burma-India war theaters. He became Operations Officer and squadron leader. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters. He returned to California to be an Operations Officer and flight instructor.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Meade Perkins was born May 6, 1919 to Guy M. and Emma Mae Wareham Perkins. He died Feb. 20, 2000 and is buried in Merle Hay Cemetery, Glidden, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Air Transport Command, 1452nd Base Unit, Great Falls, Montana.
Source: ancestry.com
Clark Henry Peters was born Apr. 16, 1916 to Henry J. and Henrietta Wiese Peters. He died Sept. 24, 2002 and is buried in Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Peters served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Allen Petersen was born Jan. 16, 1926 to Harry M. and Catherine I. Dalgetty Petersen.
Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Army 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Vertis E. Petersen was born Aug. 31, 1915 to Detlef M. and Minnie M. Wilse Petersen. He died May 25, 1998 and is buried in Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Petersen served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur George Petersohn was born Sept. 18, 1913 to William and Mary B. Petersohn. He died Aug. 11, 1983 and is buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Arthur served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division in Africa and the ETO.
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Leo P. Petersohn was born Dec. 29, 1909 to William and Mary B. Petersohn. He died Dec. 4, 2004 and is buried in Saint Augustine Cemetery, Halbur, IA.
Leo served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Pershing Pevestorf was born May 18, 1919 to Albert W. and Edna Opal Tuel Pevestorf. He died Jan. 30, 1943 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Oak Hill Cemetery, Coon Rapids, IA.
Petty Officer Pevestorf served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Chicago (CA-29) when that vessel was bombed and sank in the Battle of Rennell Island. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Apr 2019; updated Aug 2021