*last update 7/23/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - A surnames

KIA

POW

Died/nonbattle

Abarr, William Lloyd   X  
Adams, Calvin      
Allen, Warren A. X    
Athey, John Francis X X  

Lewis Barton “Barton" Abarr was born June 14, 1910 to Harlan S. and Minnie M. Waugh Abarr. He died Dec. 30, 1994 and is buried in Redding Cemetery, Redding, IA.

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

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Joseph Waugh Abarr was born Nov. 22, 1913 to Harlan S. and Minnie M. Waugh Abarr. He died June 25, 1985 and is buried in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, RI.

Chief Petty Officer Abarr served with the U.S. Navy in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Source: ancestry.com


Melvin D. Adams was born Apr. 27, 1926 to Luther David and Evalena “Eva” Pottorff Adams. He died Aug. 20, 2011 and is buried in Lotts Grove Cemetery, Allendale, MO.

Melvin served in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Delbert Leroy “Leroy” Alexander was born May 13, 1919 to Roy C. and Bessie L. Garland Alexander. He died Nov. 18, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Sgt. Alexander served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

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Robert Eldon Alexander was born Oct. 16, 1921 to Roy C. and Bessie L. Garland Alexander. He died Oct. 23, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Cpl. Alexander served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Paul Delbert Alexander was born Dec. 23, 1923 to Frank I. and Ethel A. Hogue Alexander. He died July 4, 2000 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Petty Officer Alexander served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


George Sidney Allyn was born Feb. 2, 1916 to Earl K. and Nina B. Miller Allyn. He died Apr. 10. 2002 and is buried in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC.

Maj. Allyn served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Carl Lee Roy Anderka , Jr. was born Aug. 1, 1921 to Carl L. R. (Sr.) and Pauline VonHuevel Andrea. He died Jan. 1, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. 

Pvt. Anderka served in World War II with the U.S. Army 136th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. He died of wounds received in action and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com 


William Lee “Bill” Anderson was born Sept. 25, 1927 to Kenneth W. and Wilma Mosley Anderson. He died Apr. 11, 2015 and is buried in Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Orville A. Anderson was born Aug. 25, 1911 to William A. and Cora F. Branham Anderson. He died Apr. 29, 2003 and is buried in Sioux City Memorial Park, Sioux City, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Robert Junior Applegate was born Jan. 17, 1921 to Robert and Gladys Sutherland Applegate. He died Apr. 26, 1992 and has a cenotaph in Oliver Cemetery, Monroe Township, Ringgold County, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Orphus Ray “Ray” Armstrong was born Dec. 1, 1912 to James C. and Minnie Eva Morris Armstrong. He died Dec. 30, 1988 and is buried in Diagonal Cemetery, Washington Township, Ringgold County, IA.

Pvt. Armstrong served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

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William Richard Armstrong was born June 10, 1909 to James C. and Minnie Eva Morris Armstrong. He died Apr. 14, 1980 and is buried in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, IA.

William served in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Mickey Elwin Arnold was born May 20, 1927 to Leroy Franklin and Mary Ann Clark Arnold. He died July 9, 2003 and is buried in McCallsburg Cemetery, McCallsburg, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Leslie Grant Ayers was born July 4, 1921 to Leo and Goldie Grant Ayers. He died Nov. 11, 1998 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Ringgold County, IA.

Petty Officer Ayers served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2021; updated Jun 2022 & Jul 2023

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