Military Involvement
| Servicemen - L surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Leighty, Charles Henry | X | |||
| Lewis, Gail DeLoss | X | X | ||
| Liston, Charles B. | X |
Carl A. Landers was born Mar. 29, 1925 to Boyd Wilson and Blanche Green Landers. He died Dec. 30, 2008 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Oren Boyd “Boyd” Landers was born Apr. 1, 1916 to Boyd Wilson and Blanche Green Landers. He died July 24, 1987 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Boyd served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Alfred Lee was born July 29, 1920 to Alfred Charles and Clara E. Scott Lee. He died Dec. 20, 1991 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Charles served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Thomas William Lee was born Aug. 16, 1914 to Alfred Charles and Clara E. Scott Lee. He died Sept. 29, 1982 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Thomas served in World War II with the U.S. Army 2nd Tank Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Vernon Leeper was born Aug. 6, 1923 to George K. and Eva L. Harrison Leeper. He died Dec. 8, 1945 and is buried in Wiscotta Cemetery, Redfield, IA.
2nd Lt. Leeper served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ray M. Lenocker was born July 31, 1924 to Guy W. and Ora A. Morford Lenocker. He died Feb. 25, 2019 and is buried in Penn Center Cemetery, Penn Township, Madison County, IA.
Ray served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Group 22.
Source: ancestry.com
William Amos Lewis was born Aug. 4, 1923 to Clark C. and Lela Bernice Paslay Lewis. He died May 22, 2001 and is buried in Dawson Cemetery, Dawson, IA.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Batestta Lipuma was born June 5, 1928 to Santo and Anna Johnola Lipuma. He died Jan. 26, 2006 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Lipuma served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd Lee Lister was born Oct. 30, 1921 to Bert L. and Eunice F. Payne Lister. He died June 7, 1988 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Sgt. Lister served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Melvin Edward Liter was born Mar. 21, 1920 to Edgar and Cornelia Huckert Liter. He died Sept. 15, 1944 and is buried in Beaver Catholic Cemetery in Granger, IA and memorialized in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, IA. He was initially buried in USAF Cemetery Peleliu #1 and returned to the U.S. in 1948.
Sgt. Liter served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion, Recon Company, HQ Battalion, 1st Marine Division and participated in combat operations at Peleliu until KIA.
Source: ancestry.com
Frederick William “Fred” Lloyd was born June 27, 1925 to George C. and Eleanor Britton Lloyd. He died Dec. 7, 2010 in New York.
Fred served in World War II with the U.S. Army SIgnal Corps as a cryptographer and photographer.
Source: ancestry.com
Billy Gene Logsdon was born July 26, 1928 to Willard and Anna Logsdon. He died Jan. 15, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Logsdon served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
John Tipton Lonsdale was born Nov. 8, 1895 to John Dye and Eva Mary Conner Lonsdale. He died Oct. 4, 1960 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Col. Lonsdale served with the U.S. Army in World War and World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Schuyler Love was born Aug. 8, 1918 to John Elisha and Elsie J. Poffenberger Love. He died Nov. 2, 1943 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
1st Lt. Love served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was MIA/KIA/FOD in a plane crash in Rabaul, East New Britain Island. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Leonard Clair Lydon was born June 7, 1912 to John P. and Teresa A. Conway Lydon. He died June 25, 1945 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Stuart, IA.
Col. Lydon served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 324th Fighter Group Headquarters as the Commander of the group. He died as the result of a gunshot wound while in the line of duty.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr & Aug 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Jul 2022 & Feb 2023