Military Involvement
| Servicemen - K surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Knapp, Glenn R. | X | |||
| Koth, Donald Frank | DOW | |||
| Kraus, Marvin A. | X | |||
| Kriesler, Carl | X | |||
| Kuehl, Orrin Frederick | X |
August G. Kadlec was born Oct. 9, 1908 to Joseph Frank and Anna R. Lestina Kadlec. He died Aug. 4, 1949 and is buried in Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, McGregor, IA.
Sgt. Kadlec served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Delbert Leo “Dabby” Kann was born Nov. 3, 1921 to Bernard Frederick and Bertha Margaret Nigg Kann. He died Apr. 29, 1984 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Guttenberg, IA.
Coxswain Kann served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Starling (AM-64).
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene J.”Butch" Kann was born Oct. 20, 1919 to Bernard Frederick and Bertha Margaret Kann. He died May 28, 1988 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Guttenberg, IA.
Pvt. Kann served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Ferrying Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Benjamin “Bus” Kann was born Aug. 13, 1914 to William Hubert and Josephine Pelzer Kann. He died Mar. 21, 1987 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Guttenberg, IA.
Petty Officer Kann served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as an instructor in diesel mechanics in and also served in the South Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Gordie Fay Kellogg was born Dec. 16, 1903 to Alfred and Nellie Pugh Kellogg. He died Jan. 1968.
Gordie served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in both the European and Pacific Theaters.
Source: ancestry.com
Carleton Edward Kenney was born May 25, 1914 to Klarence E. and Esther Winifred Laughlin Kenney. He died Dec. 24, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England and in Postville Cemetery, Postville, IA.
Petty Officer Kenney served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Leary (DD-148) when it was hit by 3 torpedoes, fired by German submarine U-275, and sank in the North Atlantic. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Jerry Luther Kirby was born May 6, 1920 to Luther and Ollie Postan Kirby. He died July 18, 1948 and is buried in Strawberry Point Cemetery, Strawberry Point, IA.
Jerry served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert William Kneeland was born Dec. 5, 1924 to William A. and Helen Catherine Waters Kneeland. He died Dec. 2, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Postville Cemetery, Clayton County, IA.
Lt. Kneeland served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 500th Bomb Squadron, 345th Bomb Group and was MIA/KIA in the South Pacific as a navigator-bombardier in the “Apaches” with the Fifth Air Force. He was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Frederick Knoke was born Aug. 20, 1915 to Fred Henry and Ella Friedricke Sophia Glawe Knoke. He died July 12, 2010 and is buried in Mount Harmony Cemetery, Elkport, IA.
Sgt. Knoke served in World War II with the U.S. Army Americal Infantry Division. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with one star. He was also the recipient of the Honorable Service Lapel Pin, commonly referred to as the Ruptured Duck.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Woodrow Kottke was born Feb. 2, 1916 to William and Ella C. Kickbush Kottke. He died Feb. 21, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Saint Pauls Cemetery, Osterdock, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Kottke served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Bismarck (CVE-95) which was sunk off Iwo Jima. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Otto Julius Arthur Krueger was born Feb. 11, 1912 to Henry Albert and Mary Pauline Heller Krueger. He died Nov. 14, 1944 and is buried in Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Monona, IA.
Sgt. Krueger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 315th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division and died of wounds received in action in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Arno George Kurdelmeyer was born Oct. 13, 1903 to George and Caroline Kurdelmeyer. He died Sept. 17, 1949 and is buried in Clayton Center Cemetery, Clayton Center, IA.
Pvt. Kurdelmeyer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ben Jacob Kurth was born Nov. 14, 1905. He died May 13, 1972 and is buried in Apostolic Cemetery, Clayton County, IA.
Pvt. Kurth served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Apr 2019; updated Jul & Sep 2020 & Jul & Aug 2023