Military Involvement
| Servicemen - T surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Thornburgh, Wilbur Claire | X | |||
| Tiernan, James A. | X | |||
| Turner, Robert Gilman | X |
Charles O. Taber was born July 30, 1917 to Wian and Mina Dorothy Taber. He died Jan. 15, 1987 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Taber served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Stanley Taft was born Mar. 12, 1915 to James O. and Gertrude Watson Taft. He died Oct. 17, 1973 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Lt. Taft served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene William Thompson was born June 11, 1926 to William M. and Martha Jane Hansen Thompson. He died Dec. 29, 1949 and is buried in West Linn Cemetery, Linden, IA.
Eugene served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Thompson, Jr. was born July 2, 1920 to Charles (Sr.) and Dora L. Walters Thompson. He died Feb. 11, 1999 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Charles served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Leon Edward Thompson was born Nov. 7, 1918 to Charles and Dora L. Walters Thompson. He died July 9, 2003 and is buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, IA.
Leon served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Merlyn Lyle Thompson was born Jan. 20, 1922 to Charles and Dora L. Thompson. He died Aug.8, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Pvt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps Company M, Third Battalion, 2nd Marines, 1st Marine Division and was MIA/KIA at Gavutu, British Solomon Islands when an aerial bomb hit his position. His body was not recovered. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Joseph Tietjen was born Dec. 7, 1915 to Richard and Marie Ahrens Tietjen. He died June 1, 1944.
Pvt. Tietjen served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was KIA in Italy and awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; honor states.org
Leo F. Twaroski was born July 25, 1921 to Walter and Bogole Twaroski. He died Oct. 26, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA. Sgt. Twaroski served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded five overseas service bars, 1 service stripe, American Defense ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory medal.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2020 & May 2021 & Jul 2022