Ainsworth, Dorothy
Ellen
 |
1903-1962. Volga
City. Daughter of Dr. Sidney C. & Catherine
(Hartman) Ainsworth. U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
Enlisted in July 1942. Achieved rank of Lieuteant
Colonel. March 1945 was stationed "somewhere
in England" with the 163rd General hospital.
She is buried in Hillcrest cemetery.
~Obituary (the photo is from her
obit)
~Gravestone
|
|
| Aird, Robert J.
'Bob', Monona. U.S. Army. Obituary & Photo |
| Albeck, Cyril
Eldon, McGregor. U.S. Navy Reserve, WWII. Obituary * Gravestone |
Allen, Philip Royal
Phil Allen, picture likely taken
at Camp Stoneman, CA
"Dad was an x-ray tech at the hospital at
Camp Stoneman. He's wearing 'tans', probably his
work uniform"
~contributed by David Allen, Philip's son
|
Volga City (born in
Alburnette, Linn co. IA) U.S. Army Medical
Corps, entered service May 23, 1942 &
dischg'ed November 25, 1944. Served in Medical
Dept. Station Hosp., Camp Stoneman, CA; Medical
Detachment, Transportation Corps, Camp Anza, CA
& Medical Dept., 168th Infantry, Des Moines,
IA (source: Application for WWII Service
Compensation, State of Iowa; ancestry..com
database).
He died in 1955 & is buried in St.
Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Elkader.
~Obituary
~Gravestone
|
|
| Amling, John Joseph, Elkport,
October 25, 1902 – May 26, 1996; U.S. Army.
According to US Military Records: Enlisted in the US Army
on September 26, 1942 – there is no ETS date;
however, there is a box marked ‘Other’ that is
checked with the date February 19, 1943. A brief mention
in the Clayton County Register, 3/4/1943, states
he "recently was discharged from army duty at
McChord Field, Wash., on account of being past the age
requirement." ~contributed by his nephew, Charles
Marcus O’Brien (US Army Military Veteran - Vietnam).
Obituary * Gravestone |
Anderson, Myron
Bernell
 |
Gunder, April 26,
1914 - December 16, 1914 Private 1st Class,
U.S. Army, Anti-tank Co., 424th Inf., 106th
Division. Inducted March 1943; overseas Oct 1944,
to European theater in December 1944. Reported
MIA at the time of the Battle of the Bulge in
Belgium, Dec. 1944, and later declared KIA. His
remains were originally buried in the cemetery at
Lunebach, Germany and reinterred in Plot Z, Row
7, Grave 151 U.S. Military Cemetery,
Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. His remains were
returned to the U.S. ca1948 at the request of his
wife Aldora (Loftsgard) Anderson, and re-interred
in Marion Lutheran cemetery, Gunder. ~sources:
obit & Postville Herald, 6/30/1948
(included the photo).
~Obituary
~Gravestone
|
|
Andregg, Joan
Georgiana
Lancaster, Joan Georgiana
Joan G. Andregg Lancaster, U.S. Navy Waves |
1921-2003. d/o John
Andregg; Guttenberg. Seaman first class;
stationed at Norman, OK; Navy hospital Pensacola,
FL & other assignments; married Bob
Lancaster.
From the Guttenberg Press 7/28/1949:
"...a member of the U.S. Navy (Waves) Joan
G. Andregg, of Guttenberg, has recently arrived
at the U.S. Naval Air Station there. Prior to
being transferred to the 'Annapolis of the Air,'
Miss Andregg was stationed at the Naval Air
Technical Trainin Command at Norman, Oklahoma
where she was attending Mechanics School. First
entered the Waves during the war, received
discharge after two years service; returned to
the service in June '49 and was sent to school at
Norman. She is a graduate of St. Mary's high
school, and was employed as a machine operator by
the American Pearl Button Co. here prior to
entering the service.
Buried St. Mary's Catholic (Nieland) cemetery
~Gravestone
~Obituary (the photo was
published with her obituary)
|
|
| Appleton, Kenneth
W., First Lieut. US Army Air Corps. Son of Roy
& Blanche (Smith) Appleton. Residence Elk twp.
Clayton co. as of Jan 1, 1925 & April 1930. Born May
1, 1923. He died on October 19, 1945 in the crash of a
B-24, near Hondo air field in Texas. At the time of the
crash he was the co-pilot of the plane, which was on a
routine training flight. He is buried in Noble cemetery,
Edgewood, Delaware co. Iowa. Wife: Dorothy J. Pilgrim.
(2, 5, 6) ~ Gravestone ~ Obituary |
| Baade, Lawrence
Herman. US Army, Corporal. Served from June 1943
to December 1945. (7) Obituary |
| Bachtell, Elmore Verl. U.S. Army,
Quartermaster Corps 10/3/1933 to 08/06/1936; Pfc 1st Cl.,
384th Refrigeration Co.; entered service a 2nd time on
5/25/1943, discharged 4/23/1946; served overseas from
7/1/1944 to 01/14/1946; wounded & lost an eye during
service. Gravestone; Obituary |
| Bahls, Clarence Leroy 'Mike',
Guttenberg. U.S. Army, Pfc.; wounded in action during the
1st invasion of France, awarded a Purple Heart (15) Died
July 12, 2003, buried Cavary cemetery, Prairie du Chien,
WI ~ Gravestone |
| Bailey, Ner Jason,
Sgt. US Army, Co. A, 184th Inf. 7th Division. KIA Okinawa
6/15/1945. Enlisted 7/19/1944, released 6/18/1945. Obituary & photo |
| Batley, Nathan Cobb,
Tec 3, U.S. Army Medics; European theatre. (obit= Captain
at discharge); died 2001 & buried in Ceres cemetery.
~ Gravestone ~ Obituary |
| Beck, Robert,
Littleport. US Army WWII. After the war he served in the
Army Reserve then re-enlisted in 1952. He was killed
while serving in the Korean War. ~Obituary |
Bennett, Robert
James, Monona, U.S. Navy, Fireman 3rd Class.
 |
From a news release,
Sept. 10, 2018: "On Dec. 7, 1941, Bennett
was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,
which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor,
when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft.
The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple
torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize.
The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of
429 crewmen, including Bennett.... read the entire news release
from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
(DPAA). His mother, Myrna Margret (Fett) Bennett
Hilkin, filed a Beneficiary Application that has
the following: Place & DOD - Pearl Harbor,
Dec 7, 1941; residence prior to entering service
- 1497 Dodge, Dubuque, IA; Place & DOB -
Monona, IA 09/11/1923; service/serial #321S298,
Seaman 2nd Class; Entered service 12/03/1940;
Killed on duty; Father - Jack Bennett, residence
Monona, birthplace Montreal, Can. (Ancestry.com
Bonus Case Files, WWII). ~ Obituary & add'l info. ~Gravestone ~USS Oklahoma Memorial ~Honolulu Memorial & another
photo
~ Credit for photo on left: Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald, February 17, 1942; pg 1
|
|
| Bernhard, Clifton,
Monona. U.S. Air Force 1940-1954. Served in the European
Theater during WWII and also served in the Korean war. Obituary |
Bernhard, Parma LeNore
Tyson, Parma LeNore
 |
Monona. Achieved the
rank of 1st Lieut. U.S. Marine Corps She was
the first Clayton co. woman to enlist in the
Marines, entering officer's training at Smith
college at Northampton, Mass. in April 1943. She
served as aerial photographic officer for 2 1/2
years. Released from the Marines in Nov. 1945.
She was the daughter of Willis & Russie
Martha (Yearous) Bernhard. Graduated from Monona
High School and Cornell College. She married
Harold Grant 'Monk' Tyson on 2/2/1948, and they
removed to Colorado.
Parma died 1/15/1985. Obituary
~Photo credit: Cedar Rapids Gazette,
February 7, 1947, pg 17
~~
Additional info. & another photo
(scroll to Parma's entry on the page)
|
|
| Bernhardt, Edward
W., Monona. U.S. Army. Obituary (7) |
Beyer, Adele, Guttenberg. WASPs
 |
 |
Daughter of Dr.
& Mrs. A.E. Beyer of Guttenberg, she was in
the first graduates of Sweetwater, TX Avenger
Field's training for women to receive her pilot's
wings as a WASP. She attended Grinnell College
& worked at the Kansas City Airway Traffic
Control prior to entering the WASPs. After the
service she worked as an educational consultant.
She died 10/26/1990 in Pasadena, CA ~Guttenberg
Press, 2/24/1944.
She possibly is buried in the Guttenberg City
cemetery, but this has not been verified.
~photo sources: (L) Dubuque Telegraph Herald
10/15/1944, pg 12, (R) Women's Airforce Service
Pilots (IWASM website).
|
|
| Bollman / Bollmann, Avery, Luana.
Sergeant, stationed in England (15) |
| Bollman / Bollmann, Don, Luana.
Corporal, stationed in England (15) |
| Bollman / Bollmann, Leo, Luana. US
Army Air Corps, Tech Sgt.; wounded in action over France,
July 8, 1944, while flying as a radioman gunner in a
Flying Fortress; he entered civilian pilot training in
1942, then enlisted in the Army Air Corps; was also a
glider pilot (15) |
| Bretschneider, Ralph E., Strawberry
Point. S-Sgt.; served with the American Infantry Division
in the Southwest Pacific; commended for courage under
fire when his patrol, deep in enemy territory,
encountered an ambush. Bretschneider & other patrol
members rescued 2 seriously wounded men, administered 1st
aid, then carried them back to the lines over rought
jungle terrain and the constant threat of enemy ambush.
Awarded the legion of merit, purple heart, good conduct
medal and two bronze stars on his Asiatic Pacific
campaign ribbon. (15) |
| Briar, Doris, Monona; U.S. Marine
Corps Women's Reserve; entered the service in June 1944;
d/o Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Briar |
| Broessell, George
I., Monona; Sergeant; Army, enlisted April,
1941; wounded in action in North Africa, date unknown,
transferred to an American hospital in March 1943; s/o
Mrs. Isaac Russell of Monona (15) |
| Brown, John W.,
Millville. Obituary |
| Bugenhagen, Edwin
Sr., US Army. Obituary (7) |
| Burckart, Donald P., McGregor. U.S.
Army, Staff Sgt, 5th Infantry Division; enlisted in
Wisconsin while visiting that place; entered service
11/25/1940; wounded 7/30/1944, recovered & returned
to service; KIA battle of Metz, France on 11/10/1944;
awarded a Purple Heart. (source: WWII Bonus case file;
Ancestry.com database). Initially interred in Limey-Toul
temporary military cemetery in France. Re-buried St.
Mary's cemetery August 13, 1948 (source: North Iowa
Times, 8/12/1948). Obituary * Find A Grave memorial +photo |
| Burr, Verdus H., U.S. Army, Cook,
1942-1945. Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery |
Carlson, Harold
Edwin
 |
McGregor. Chief
Yeoman, U.S. Navy. KIA aboard the U.S.S.
Liscome Bay on 11/24/1943. Buried at sea
with military honoros.
~photo credit: Clayton County Register,
12/14/1944
~Obituary
|
|
| Clefisch, Harvey J.,
Pfc. US Army, Field Artillery, KIA 12/3/1944, in Germany.
Born in 1918, he was the son of Fred & Louisa
Clefisch. Residence Jefferson twp. Clayton co. on the
1920 US census. Enlisted March 4, 1942 at Ft. Des Moines,
Iowa. Wt. 135#. Ht. 68". Single, no dependants.
Service #17043833. Originally buried in the U.S. Military
cemetery, Epinal, France, his remains were returned to
the U.S. aboard the transport Robert F. Burns in
late March 1948. (2, 3, 4, 5, 7) Buried in Ceres cemetery
~Graveston ~Obituary |
| Clinton, Gerald M. 'Gary',
Marquette; Staff sergeant, U.S. Army; served in Panama;
buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Connelly, Robert, Guttenberg.
Boatswain mate 2nd class; took part in the invation of
Europe, also saw action in North Africa, Sicily and Italy
(15) |
| Cook, Floyd
Raymond - Pvt. U.S. Army, enlisted March
3, 1948; drowned March 5, 1949 while serving with an army
boat crew in Korea. Burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery. ~Gravestone photo ~Obituary |
| Cunningham, Darrell J., Monona.
Staff-sergeant, member of a bomb squadron stationed in
England; in July 1944 was awarded Air Medal for
meritorious achievement while on duty; in Sept. 1944 he
received 2 oak leaf clusters to his air medal for
meritorious achievement during bombing attacks over enemy
territory; s/o James Cunningham (15) |
| Davis, Glee Palmer,
Guttenberg. U.S. Navy WAVE, 1942-1945, enlisted after
graduating from Janesville, WI High School; served as a
radio operator & also as a poster girl encouraging
women to enlist in the military; married Robert 'Bob'
Kuempel in 1951 in Guttenberg, where they lived the
remainder of their lives |
| Debes, Verne L., Mederville. T-Sgt
U.S. Army Air Corps. Gravestone |
| Degnan, Irwin J., Guttenberg;
Lieutenant; awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in
action on D-Day in the invasion of France; he was among
the 1st American troops in Ireland (15) |
| Dittmer, Robert L.,
Elkader; Tech. Sgt. U.S. Army, radio technician &
gunner, B-17 bomber. Service #37654286. Born in 1923, he
enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on January 7, 1943. Single,
no dependants, one year college. Wt. 154#, Ht. 70".
KIA over Berlin, Germany 10/06/1944. Buried overseas
until 1950 when his remains were re-interred in the
Davenport, IA cemetery. Obituary & photo. (2, 3, obit) Memorial (FindaGrave) does not include a
photo of his gravestone, but does include add'l info. |
Doeppke, Otto J.
Sgt Otto J. Doeppke
|
Sgt. US Army Air
Force, 723rd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group,
Heavy. Killed in Action, April 5, 1944. Service
#37654332. Born May 26, 1923, he was the son
of Otto & Pauline Doeppke of Elkader,
Boardman twp. Husband of Lucille (nee Hanson)
Doeppke, Elkader.
He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on January 7,
1943. Wt. 147#, ht. 69". Appears on the war
department list of MIA's in the Mediterranean
area in May 1944, and is on the casualty list in
April 1945.
Burial is in Ardennes American Cemetery,
Neupre, Belgium; Plot C Row 1 Grave 32. Awarded
the Air Medal and Purple Heart. (2, 3, 4, 5, 10)
~ Obituary
Photo credit: Dubuque Telegraph-Herald,
March 16, 1945
|
|
| Doerring, Charles
W., Luana; Sergeant, served as an aerial gunner
on a bomber in the Italian war theater. He was shot down
by the enemy while on a mission, and spent 13 months in a
German prisoner of war camp. ~Obituary ~Photo
& news articles |
| Dorweiler, John P., U.S. Navy,
Pharmacy Mate-3. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
Downey, Donald
William
| He was born in
Elkader Feb. 20, 1924, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley
D. Downey. Pfc. USMC. Enlisted 03/01/1943. He
served with the 28th Marine regiment of the fifth
division, and was killed in action on Iwo Jima
February 19, 1945.
His remains were returned to the US in April
1948 and burial was in St. Joseph's Catholic
cemetery, Elkader. (1, 4, 7) ~Obituary ~Gravestone
|
Pfc. Donald Downey |
|
Drowns, Theodore J.
|
Tech/5 US Army.
Killed in Action on Okinawa April 29, 1945.
Service #37112746. Born ca1914, he was the son of
Herbert & Clara (nee Fox) Drowns of
Marquette, Clayton co. Iowa. His body was
re-interred in Calvary cemetery, Madison,
Wisconsin on May 11, 1949. Madison Catholic War
Veterans held rites at the grave. (2, 4, 5, 8) Photo
source: North Iowa Times, Thurs., June
7, 1945; pg 1
Obituary
Gravestone (Calvary cemetery is
AKA Resurrection cemetery)
|
|
Durr, Bernetta
McGuire, Bernetta
Lt. Bernetta Durr |
McGregor Lieutenant,
U.S. Army Nurse. She was with the first hospital
unit for Australia before the fall of Bataan and
Corregidor. The unit consisted of a large group
of volunteer doctors and nurses organized in
Cleveland, Ohio, where Bernetta was in hospital
work at the time. From February, 1942 to March
1944, the unit was in service in Melbourne,
Australia. After the invasion of New Guinea, they
were transferred to that island, and Lt. Durr was
nursing at a base hospital at Finschafen, New
Guinea, until August 1945, when she was sent to
the Phillipines. (15)
She married Larry McGuire, also from McGregor,
in July 1946. Died 9/17/1986 in Grand Rapids, MI;
buried St.Mary's, McGregor. (source: obit, North
Iowa Times, 9/24/1986, pg 2)
See also entry of Larry McGuire on the WWII
Honor Roll.
~Gravestone
|
|
| Duster, Leonard F.,
North Buena Vista; Staff Sergeant. February 1943- Awarded
an air medal at ceremonies held at Hickam Field, T.H.,
recently. He was a member of a bomber crew that raided
Jap-held Wake Island, Dec. 24, 1942; July 1943-A second
bronze oak leaf cluster to air medal was awarded Staff
Sgt. Leonard F. Duster, North Buena Vista, with the U.S.
Army Air Forces stationed in Hawaii. (13 & 15) Died
05/05/1991, buried St. Francis of Assisi Catholic cemetery,
Dubuque co. IA |
| Dutton, Ralph A., Strawberry Point;
U.S. Navy, Yeoman 2nd Class; served 21 mo. overseas in
the Jiji, Hawaiian & Russell islands. (15) |
| Duwe, Vernon D.,
Guttenberg/Osterdock; Pfc., U.S. Army; served in the
North African campaign, was reported MIA 3/27/1943 in N.
Africa; twin b/o Veryl (15) |
| Duwe, Veryl, Guttenberg; 1st
Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force, pilot on a B-24
Liberator; served in England; awarded the air medal for
missions over Germany; twin b/o Vernon (15) |
| Eilers, Eulogius J. 'Bud'. Buried
Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Elvers, Dale J.,
US Army Air Force. Obituary (7) |
| Embretson, Orvin.
Served from 1943 through 1944. (7) Obituary |
| Emerson, James F.,
First Lieut. US Army. Killed in Action in a voluntary
mission over Bamburg, Germany on Oct 2, 1944. He was born
September 14, 1915, the son of Lloyd C. & Mary (O'Dea
/ O'Day) Emmerson, Cass co. Clayton co. James Emerson of
Littleport, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force at
Winnepeg, Canada. He was stationed at Brandon, Manitoba,
Canada. Enlisted in the US Army Air Force. Service
#886039. Served with the 734th Bomber Squadron 453rd
Bomber. He was awarded a Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal
with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross
& Additional Army Awards. He is buried in the
Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Holland, grave location
Plot M Row 8 Grave 5. Memorial services were held at the
Catholic Church at Volga City, July 8, 1945. (2, 4, 9,
10) ~ Obituary |
| Esch, Esther Schwietzer. WAVES -
appears on a July 1944 list of NE Iowa WAVES published in
the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald |
| Eulberg, Donald L.,
Garnavillo. U.S. Army, Pfc; newspapers reported in Feb.
1943 that he was MIA in North Africa, then in April 1943
that his parents had been notified that he was an Italian
POW; s/o Henry J. Eulberg (15) |
| Eulberg, John
'Jack' H., Guttenberg. US Navy. Obituary |
| Eulberg, Richard
Henry, Fire controlman 2nd class, USN. Father,
Mr. Henry J. Eulberg, Garnavillo. Died December 7, 1941
in the bombing of Pearl Harbor aboard the ship Arizona;
awarded a Purple Heart. Service #3212377 (1, 3, 10) |
| Farrell, Edward, Volga City. U.S.
Army, stationed in England (15) |
Farrell, John
Pvt John Farrell |
Volga City. Private,
U.S. Army Infantry; KIA 05/24/1944 in Italy. (15)
~Obituary
|
|
| Farrell, Lucille M., Volga City.
WAVES, Seaman First Class, stationed in Washington, D.C.
(15) |
| Felder, Lawrence A., U.S. Navy,
Seaman Mate-3. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Felder, Richard C., U.S. Army, Pvt.
Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Finnegan, Bob, McGregor; Wounded in
action early 1944, awarded a Purple Heart (15) |
| Franck, Donald F.,
US Army. Served in World War II in Saipan until the
Armistice was signed. (7) Obituary |
Frick, Al
 |
Lieutenant; B-24
pilot, stationed in Italy; awarded a Silver Star
after his plane was "shot full of holes on
his 28th mission." On a visit to Rome he had
an audience with Pope Pius XII. Son of Al Frick,
SR (15) |
|
Hakert, Gregor M.
 |
Mederville.
Staff/Sgt. US Army. Gregor Hakert was born
December 28, 1914, the son of Charles and Alma
Olinger Hakert. He was inducted into the Army
Feb. 4, 1941. He served with an armored division
in Africa with General Patton's army from
December 1942 until the summer of 1943, then
transferred to England, serving until June 6,
1944. He was Killed in Action July 29, 1944, at
St. Lo, France. His body was returned to the US
in January 1949 and re-buried in the Mederville
cemetery. (2, 4, 7, 15) ~Photo
credit: Clayton Co. Register, 1/7/44
~Obituary
~Gravestone
|
|
| Hakert, Herman W., Mederville.
Tec-5, U.S. Army. Gravestone |
| Hamann, Delos
'Peanuts', Garnavillo; Tech Sgt., ROM Gunner;
U.S. Army Air Force; served in Northern France, Western
Europe and Normandy. Discharged October 1945. Obituary |
| Hamann, Lorin
William, St. Olaf; 2nd Lt. U.S. Army Air Force
served as a bombardier, in Hells Angels Combat team,
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant; held as German prisoner 8
mo. after being shot down over Germany; discharged Oct.
1945. Obituary * Gravestone |
| Handke, Edward John,
Tec-3 U.S. Army. Gravestone |
| Harrington, Earl E.
(Enders), Marquette; U.S. Army, Staff sergeant;
served in the European Theater. Photos & military records. |
| Hebron, Maxine, Strawberry Point;
Corporal, WAAC; was stationed in Baltimore, Md in March
1943; d/o C.O. Hebron (15) |
| Hefel, Joseph C., North Buena Visa;
U.S. Army. Gravestone. Obituary |
| Heins, Henry Willis.
(7) US Army. Obituary |
| Hemphill, Peggy, Guttenberg; WAVE;
d/o Clifford (15) |
| Hendrickson, Roger, McGregor;
Storekeeper 1st Class; served in the Pacific theatre (15) |
Henthorne, William
W.
 |
Marquette. Capt. US
Army. Killed in Action June 15, 1944, near Burma.
Born in Mason City, he was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Henthorne. The family lived in
Marquette, where his father worked for the
railroad. William was an artist and philatelist.
He attended the University of Iowa before
entering the service. In 1949, five stained glass
windows were installed in the Marquette Methodist
church by relatives and friends as a memorial to
Capt. Henthorne. (2, 4, 11)
~photo: Clayton County Register, August
24, 1944, pg 1~obituary (includes add'l
military service info.)
~gravestone, Pleasant Grove cemetery
|
|
Hjelmeng, Elden Svevve
 |
West Union, Fayette
co. & Elkader. Son of Sverre & Elva
Myrtle (Oleson) Hjelmeng. Chief Aviation
Ordnance Man, U.S. Navy. KIA aboard the U.S.S.
Intrepid in the South Pacific. Awarded good
conduct medal, service bar, 4-year service
stripes and overseas bar with 3 gold bars
representing major battles - Truk, Marshalls and
Gilberts.
In January 1945 his parents were notified that
Elden had been buried at sea with full military
honors.
~Photo credit: Clayton Co. Register,
1/7/44
~Obituary
|
|
Holden, Melvin B.
| Staff/Sgt. US Army.
Born Mar. 3, 1922, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Holden, Elkader. Melvin enlisted in the
Army May 28, 1940. At the time of his death, Feb.
9, 1945, he was stationed in an amphibious
training center, and was killed in the line of
duty.
His body was buried in the Oshu Schofield
Barracks temporary military cemetery in Hawaii
until it was returned home to Elkader and
re-buried at East Side cemetery in March 1948.
(2, 4, 7)
~Obituary
|
Staff Sgt. Melvin B. Holden |
|
Hommel, John M.
Capt. US Army. He
was was born in Elkader, Ia., Feb. 27, 1920, the
son of Dr. and Mrs. P.R.V. Hommel. He graduated
from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in
June, 1943. He was then assigned to overseas duty
with the 15th A.A.F. He was one of the pilots
making the first shuttle bombing trip to Russia
when he was shot down July 18, 1944, while flying
on a mission over Memmingen, Germany, after
participation in 33 raids. Captain Hommel was
awarded the Purple Heart, the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters for his outstanding service. He was
commissioned as a captain Aug. 7, 1944. He was
married to Edith Jean Feuling, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J.C. Feuling, of Cresco, and had one
son, born a few days after his death. Declared
dead after being missing. Committal services were
held at Arlington National cemetery in June,
1950.
~photo: Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, August
7, 1944)
~Obituary & news article
reporting him as MIA |
Capt. John M. Hommel |
|
| Hook, Earnest Theodore, Private,
104th Medical Training Battalion. Died 1962, buried Elk
Valley cemetery |
| Houg, Myron Ensell,
US Army Air Corps. Served 5 years, being discharged in
1945. Obituary (7) |
| Hubbard, Martin Carl, Sergeant, US
Army. Gravestone |
| Huckstadt, Laverne E., Elkader; 2nd
Lt.; awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement
while participating in aerial flight agains the enemy;
based in Italy (15) |
Huebsch, Thomas
George 'Tom', McGregor
|
Tech/5 US Army
Medical Corps. Died of Wounds in France. (2, 4)
Initially buried in France, his remains were
returned to McGregor and reburied in Pleasant
Grove cemetery, November 1948. ~gravestone photo
~Obituary
~photo credit: Clayton County Register,
19 Oct. 1944; pg 1
|
|
| Hulverson, Lorraine Isabelle / Galbreath,
Lorraine I.; WAVES, entering service in
December 1943, discharged in 1945. Married Marion
Galbreath in 1946. |
| Hulverson, Theodore
G., Cpl. US Army. Died of causes other than
battle. (2, 4) |
Humphrey, Howard
Joseph Cool, Monona
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2nd Lt., U.S. Army
Air Forces; KIA on an air mission over Germany
March 23, 1944, Navigator on a B-17 when he and
his crew were shot down; first interred in a
temporary cemetery near the place where he met
death, presumably at Duesseldorf, Germany &
later re-interred Ardennes American cemetery,
Neuville-En-Condroz, Belgium (Postville
Herald) ~He has a memorial marker in St. Patrick's cemetery, Monona.
~Obituary
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| Hunt, Robert, Guttenberg; Lt. U.S.
Navy; served in the Pacific theatre (15) |
| Ihde, Myron W.F., Monona, Staff
sergeant, US Army Air Forces; tail gunner on a Flying
Fortress, stationed in England; entered the service in
Feb. 1943; s/o Elmer G. Ihde (15) |
| Irwin, Bruce James,
Ensign, US Navy. United States Naval Reserve. Serial
#0-320590. Died March 17, 1944. United States Naval
Reserve. Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. His name is
on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Honolulu, Hawaii. The war department casualty list of
April 8, 1944 listed him as Bruce J. Irwin of Spencer,
Ia. Wife - Mrs. Kathleen Irwin, Elkader. (1, 3, 10) |
| Jensen, Truman N., Corporal, U.S.
Marine Corps. Gravestone |
| Johnson, Clyde B.,
Pfc. US Army. He was killed in action March 1, 1945, in
Germany. He enlisted in the army July 3, 1942, at
Marquette and served in Africa, Sicily, France, Belgium,
Holland and Germany. He was wounded July 20, 1944, in
France and sent to England for hospitalization. He was
awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and a citation
for devotion to duty. (2, 4, 7) Obituary |
| Junk, Frank J., served in both WWI
and WWII. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Kann, Delbert D., U.S. Navy, COX.
Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Kann, Eugene J., U.S. Army, Private
First Class. Buried Mt. Olivet cemetery |
| Kann, Harold, U.S. Navy. Buried Mt.
Olivet cemetery |
| Kellogg, Gordie,
U.S. Navy. He was discharged in 1945 after 23 years in
the Navy, enlisting in 1922. During WWII he served in
both the European and Pacific theaters. (15) |
| Kirby, Jerry Luther, born in
Arkansas; Coxwain, U.S. Navy. Served aboard a Tank
Landing Ship in the Atlantic ocean, and later in the
Pacific.He drowned in the Maquoketa river in 1948. Buried
St. Mary's cemetery, Str Pt.. ~Obituary ~Gravestone |
Knapp, Glenn R.
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Pfc. US Army. Killed
in Action 2/14/1945. His remains were returned
for burial in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery,
McGregor in October 1948. (2, 4 & obituary). ~Photo
credit: North Iowa Times, Thursday
October 21, 1948; pg 1
~Obituary
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Knoke, Harold F.
T-Sgt Harold F. Knoke
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US Army, 1942-1946.
At the time of his discharge, Harold was a
Technical Sergeant (TSgt) E-6. It only took
him six months to get that promotion from the
previous promotion. In 1948 that rank name
was changed to Sergeant First Class (SFC). The
Air Force is the only service branch still using
the title TSgt for an E-6. Harold received
the Silver Star for taking out a Japanese pill
box with a flame thrower thereby saving the lives
of several of his fellow soldiers. He also
was awarded the Bronze Star Medal,
the Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic
Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars, the World
War II Victory Medal and the Philippine
Liberation Medal with one star. He was also
a recipient of the Honorable Service Lapel Pin
commonly referred to as the Ruptured Duck. Harold
died July 12, 2010 and is buried in Mt. Harmony
cemetery.
~contributed by Joel R. Bankes, Elkader, Master
Sergeant (Ret)
US Air Force, Harold's (step) grandson~Obituary & another photo
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The war department announced
Thursday the Silver Star had been awarded to Pfc.
Harold F. Knoke, of Elkader, Ia., for heroism on
Bougainville last Jan. 30. The citation said he
silenced an enemy emplacement by advancing under
intense fire to within five yards of the pillbox,
killing two of the enemy with his flame-thrower
and driving out two others who were killed by
riflemen. ~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald,
Thursday evening edition, August 24, 1944
Elkader residents Harold Knoke and Julian Koons
were given honorary high school diplomas at a
meeting of the Central Community School Board.
Both men entered the military during World War II
before they graduated from high school. The
diplomas were given through the Iowa Dept. of
Education. Each man also received a letter that
read in part: "Your patriotic response to
serve our nation in its darkest hours meant that
many of you were unable to complete your high
school program. Your generation, however, has
more than made up any mandates required for
graduation."
~Cedar Rapids Gazette, Oct 26, 2000
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| Koth, Donald F.,
Pvt. US Army. Died on January 9, 1944 in a hospital in
North Africa of wounds received in front line action
while serving with the armored artillery in the Italian
invasion on January 5th. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Koth of
near Postville. (2, 4, 7) Obituary |
| Kottke, Lloyd
Woodrow. Chief Signalman, USNR. Construction
Mechanic, U.S. Navy. Service #3209921. Died February 21,
1945. Wife, Mrs. Thelma Maxine Kottke, Rt. 1, Monona. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Kottke of Osterdock. As of 1939,
when he married Thelma White, he lived in Pasadena,
California. His name is on the Bureau of the War
Department casualty list April 4, 1945: Navy missing
include Chief Signalman Lloyd W. Kottke, husband of Mrs.
Thelma Kottke of Monona. Classified Missing in Action or
Buried at Sea. His name is on the Tablets of the Missing
at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. Awarded a Purple
Heart. (1, 4, 10) |
Kraus, Marvin A.
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Pfc. US Army, 313th
Infantry. Entered the service 06/18/1942. KIA
07/5/1944. Originally buried in the U.S. Military
cemetery, Blosville, France, his remains were
returned to the U.S. aboard the transport John
L. McClarley, arriving in April 1948. Next
of kin August H. Kraus, Guttenberg. (2, 4, 15) ~Obituary
~Buried in Ceres cemetery - gravestone photo
~photo of Pfc Kraus is from Clayton County
Register, 9/28/1944, pg 1
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| Kriesler, Carl, Guttenberg. Corporal
Technician, promoted July 13, 1944; after being cited for
outstanding performance under fire in France; acting as a
lead scout, he was cut off from his squad, knocked out
two enemy machine gunners unassisted and then returned
100 yards back to his squad to lead them to their
objective, then again under fire, returned to recover a
heavy machine gun (15) |
| Krueger, Otto A.,
Sgt. US Army. Died of Wounds. (2, 4) |
Kuehl, Orrin F.
Pvt. US Army. Serial #37684764.
Killed in Action October 6, 1944, somewhere in
France. He was born in Elkader, July 1, 1920, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuehl. He received his
basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala., and was
later transferred to Fort Meade, Md., from where
he was sent overseas in July. He was stationed in
Italy and later served in the 3rd Regiment, 1st
Special Service Force in France where he was
killed. Burial is in the Rhone American Cemetery,
Draguignan, France. Plot b Row 8 Grave 16. He was
awarded a Purple Heart. (2, 4, 7, 10)
~Obituary
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Pvt. Orrin F. Kuehl
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Leonard, Alfred R.
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Sgt. US Army.
Stationed in Italy with the 762nd Bomber
Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army
Air Force, he was a gunner on a B-24 Liberator.
Reported missing in action on a flight from Italy
on May 31, 1944 over Romania, 12 days after he
had reached Italy. Burial/Memorial, ie Body
probably never recovered, Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis County,
Missouri, USA. Section 85, Site 35-39. ~Sources:
2, 4, 7 listed at bottom of this page ~photo
is from pg 1, Clayton County Register,
6/22/1944
~Obituary
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| Leonard, Alvin D.,
Pvt. US Army. Died of causes other than battle. (2, 4) |
Liebenstein, John
August 'Jack'
John A. 'Jack' Liebenstein
photo printed with his obituary in the Monona
Leader |
2nd Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, 329th Infantry. John's family had long
roots in Clayton county, although he was reared
in Fredericksburg, IA. Entering service
11/22/1942, following officer's training he was
sent overseas in Sept. 1943. He was seriously
wounded in enemy territory in the Minturo area
and was declared missing in action Apr. 11, 1944,
and died the following day." Initially
buried in Italy, his remains were reinterred in
1949 at Council Hill cemetery. He was the son of
Harry J. & Mollie (Borehardt) Liebenstein. John Liebenstein's entry and
inclusion on the WWII Honor Roll was suggested by
Deanna Krambeer after she found his grave in
Council Hill cemetery. Deanna wrote per email
(6/7/2021): "There was no metal flag holder
or flag on his grave for Memorial Day. I got a
flag and placed it and I will get the holder to
him next week. His story has really spoken to
me.... in a fierce battle with German troops, he
was severely wounded and ordered his men to leave
him behind so they could escape. When they were
able to go search for him, he was gone. His
remains were finally found and returned in 1949.
Perhaps that is why it is so important to me that
his remains not be forgotten and 'left behind'
again."
Lt. Liebenstein was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action.
~Obituary ~Gravestone ~Biography
(written by Deanna Krambeer)
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| Leistikow, Arthur
S., Monona; Corporal, US Army, enlisted 1941.
Reported MIA in North Africa in March 1943, the report
changed to Italian POW in April 1943; s/o Carl Leistikow
(15) |
| Loetz, Theodore J., McGregor; Pvt.;
wounded in action in Italy, Dec. 1943; s/o Mrs. Guy Waalk
of Monona (15) |
Loftsgard, Clemens
Bernell
Gunder, Marion twp.
Enlisted U.S. Army Air Corps in
1942; medically dischged after becoming ill while
in the aviation cadet corps taking his primary
flying course. For the remainder of WWII he
worked in defense-related aircraft plants.
~Obituary
~Gravestone
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Clemens B. Loftsgard
~photo contributed by Capt. (Ret.)
Stanley Loftsgard |
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| Loftsgard, Marion
Bernard, Marion twp.; U.S. Army, stationed
overseas for three years. Obituary |
Loftsgard, Stanley
Lyle
Capt. Stanley L. Loftsgard |
Grand Meadow twp.,
12/26/1920. Captain; enlisted in U.S. Army Air
Corps, Dec. 1940; called to duty 4/4/1941 and
trained in the Aircraft Mechanic School at
Chanute Field II; two years later he attended the
U.S. Army Air Corps Pilot school training on
Aircraft Bomber Frames, graduating 11/3/1943;
assigned to the 486th Bomb Group and 493rd Bomb
Group, 8th Air Force in the European theatre of
operations; flew 29 combat missions with the 8th
A.F. in England, flying B-24 aircraft support
missions including strategic targets in France
during the invasion of Normandy, near Arnheim in
the invasion of Holland & bombing enemy
installments in support of ground troops during
the Battle of the Bulge; he received 5 air
medals. After WWII he married, resigned his
commission and eventually reenlisted as a Master
Sergeant, earning his way back to Captain. His
career included service during the Korean
conflict; during the "Cold War" flying
support for the U-2 Spy planes and many other
missions around the world. He retired in
07/30/1962 and currently lives in Missouri.
(information is from an article printed in the Postville
Herald, 1/9/2013 and from Capt. Stanley
Loftsgard (Ret.); photo is also from Capt.
Stanley Loftsgard
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| Ludovissy, Celestine F., North Buena
Vista; U.S. Marine Corps; served in Denmark, Norway &
England. (7) Gravestone, Obituary |
