Military Involvement
| Servicemen - T surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Toland, Lloyd |
John Norton Thompson was born May 29, 1924 to Ivan Newell and Gladys L. Thompson. He died Mar.19, 1945, was buried at sea, and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 4, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, IA.
Sgt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Flying Squadron 214 (VMF214), Marine Air Group 11 (MAG11) and served aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13) and was KIA when a Japanese bomber hit the Franklin off the coast of Japan. There were 31 armed and fueled aircraft on the flight deck. The resulting explosions and fires killed 807 and wounded 487 marines and sailors onboard. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph J. Thompson was born Apr. 2, 1912 to Thomas and Ella McDonough Thompson. He died Aug. 2, 1965 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Oxford, IA.
Sgt. Thompson served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Nelson Cameron Tudor was born Dec. 20, 1922 to Morrell and Lorena Nelson Tudor. He died July 21, 1944 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 4, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pvt. Tudor served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and was KIA. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
William Richard Turner was born Sept. 7, 1919 to Arthur F. and Jopie Frances Turner. He died June 15, 2002 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, IA.
William served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Aug 2019; updated Aug 2020 & Jul 2021