*last update 8/14/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - P surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Paradise, Frank       X
Powers, Robert L.        
Puccio, Samuel A. X      
Purcell, Thomas M. X     X

Maurice Lebb Palm was born Aug. 23, 1915 to John and Gertrude Roskop Palm. He died Dec. 20, 1946 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA. 

Maurice served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Willard Wyatt Parker was born Feb. 17, 1922 to James Monroe and Pearl Christine Rave Parker. He died June 18, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lt. Parker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and died of drowning, in the Asiatic area, while in the service of his country.

Source: ancestry.com


Herbert M. Peters was born Dec. 2, 1921 to Herbert C. and Eva Madeline Ackels Peters. He died Jan. 26, 1945 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA.

Pvt. Peters served in World War II with the U.S. Army Co. H, 242nd Infantry, 42nd Division and died of wounds received in action in France.

Source: ancestry.com


Louis C. Petrakis was born Apr. 21, 1922 to Charles K. and Mary Antonopoulos Petrakis. He died Feb. 17, 1945 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, IA.

Pvt. Petrakis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineer Corps and died in Finschafen, New Guinea while in the service of his country.

Source: ancestry.com


Charles Benjamin Pickard was born Oct. 4, 1925 to Benjamin Franklin and Fannie Hendrix Pickard. He died Feb. 25, 1945 and is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, NC.

Pvt. Pickard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Armored Infantry and was KIA in Holland. He s also listed as being buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

Pvt. Pickard served in World War II with the U.S. Army 58th Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com


Richard L. Pierce was born Oct. 4, 1916 to Earl T. and Ida B. Humphrey Pierce. He died Jan. 27, 1947.

Richard served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


John Joseph Pilmaier was born Oct. 29, 1922 to Carl and Laura Pilmaier. He died Nov. 10, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Sgt. Pilmaier served with the U.S. Marine Corps 4th Division in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Donald J. Platt was born Apr. 7, 1915 to Herbert C. and Catherine Markham Platt. He died July 6, 1944 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque, IA.

Sgt. Platt served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar, Aug & Sep 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Jun 2022 & Aug 2023

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