*last update 11/18/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - M surnames KIA POW Died/nonbattle
Markman, Leonard   X  
McKenzie, Lester William   X  
Michaelson, Don      
Miller, Floyd X    

Lawrence Sylvester Mathiason was born Apr. 8, 1920 to Carl L. and Sarah Thompson Mathiason. He died Jan. 16, 1945 and is buried in Saint Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Bode, IA. 

Pvt. Mathiason served in World War II with the U.S. Army 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Ivan William Miller was born Dec. 24, 1917 to John Joseph and Elsie Marie Leist Miller. He died May 27, 1944 and is buried in Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Gilmore City, IA.

Pvt. Miller served in World War II with the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in the American Area of White Horse, Canada.

Source: ancestry.com


Alfred Lawrence Mitsven was born Nov. 11, 1919 to Herman Alfred and Laura Ottillia Gravlund Mitsven. He died Oct. 9, 1985 and is buried in Saint Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Bode, IA.

Sgt. Mitsven served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & May 2020; updated Nov 2023

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