Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Co - surnames |
Donald Collins was born Oct. 1, 1923 to Julien Francis and Marie Lillian Cannoy Collins. He died Oct. 20, 1944 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.
2nd Lt. Collins served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 758th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bomb Group and was KIA in the Mediterranean area.
Source: ancestry.com
James Joseph Collins, Jr. was born Apr. 22, 1925 to James Joseph (Sr.) and Mary Isabelle Suer Collins. He died Aug. 3, 1945 and is buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Sgt. Collins served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in an airplane crash at Bennettsville, South Carolina while in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
William Grover Comben was born Nov 25, 2910 to Robert William and Katharine Wilson Comben. He died May 26, 2011 and is buried in Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, IL.
1st Lt. Comben served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Olen Forrest Constable was born Mar. 10, 1902 to Elmer and Alice Victoria Buck Constable. He died Mar. 1959 and is buried in Fort Dodge Memorial Park, Fort Dodge, IA. Olen served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert J. Conway was born in 1915. He died Jan. 23, 1945 and is buried in Florence American Cemetery, Firenze, Italy.
Sgt. Conway served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Robert John Conway was born Feb. 3, 1914 to Edward Aloysius and Bernadette Catherine McKernan Conway. He died Aug. 31, 2001 and is buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 13th Airdrome Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Lewis Edward Cook was born Dev. 11, 1922 to Cecil M. and Rose Mae Cook. He died Aug. 4, 1971 in Mexico. Lewis served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Gilbert Francis (Smiley) Copper was born Sept. 7, 1923 to Edwin S. and Catherine Mary Roth Copper. He died June 2, 2010 and is buried in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Sgt. Copper served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Silver Star.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr, Aug & Oct 2019; updated Apr 2020 & Jan, Mar & Apr 2024