Military Involvement
| Servicemen - W surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Walker, John Henry | X | |||
| Walsh, Philip M. | X | |||
| Westbrook, Hartley | X | X | ||
| Williams, Dick | ||||
| Williams, Howard A. | ||||
| Williams, William Robert | X |
John Frederick Wallace was born Oct. 12, 1925 to David Frederick and Maybelle Elnora Eaton Wallace. He died Nov. 4, 1980 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Bronx (APA-236).
Source: ancestry.com
Patrick Elmer Wallace was born Mar. 17, 1920 to William and Rose Conrad Wallace. He died Jan. 3, 1998 and is buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, West Peoria, IL.
Pvt. Wallace served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 19th and 43rd Bomb Groups.
Source: ancestry.com
William Conrad Wallace was born May 24, 1918 to William and Rose Conrad Wallace. He died Nov. 26, 1993.
Cpl. Wallace served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 45th Troop Carrier Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward James Walsh, Jr. was born Aug. 17, 1924 to Edward James (Sr.) and Mary Catherine Siepmann Walsh. He died Apr. 27, 1974 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, IA.
Pvt. Walsh served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the Philippines.
Source: ancestry.com
John Howard Walsh was born Mar. 5, 1918 to Edward James (Sr.) and Mary Catherine Siepmann Walsh. He died July 8, 1973.
Sgt. Walsh served in World War II with the U.S. Army 34th and 42nd Divisions.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Wagner Westbrook was born Dec. 20, 1921 to Benjamin Harrison and Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook. He died Mar. 5, 2015 and is buried in Wagner Cemetery, Letts, IA.
Lt. Westbrook served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 448th Bomb Group, 712th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force as a B-24 pilot based in England, logging over 750 hours as pilot in command. He earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Bennett Whiteley was born Sept. 24, 1918 to Glenn Thomas and Florence E. Bennett Whiteley. He died Dec. 22, 2012.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS PC-591.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Richard Williams was born Nov. 10, 1927 to Arthur Miller and Edith M. Oakes Williams. He died May 29, 1945 and is buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus City, IA.
Petty Officer Williams served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He died at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Corona, CA following surgery.
Source: ancestry.com
Glen Lorraine Winder was born Jan. 20, 1927 to Percy Randolph and Nellie Mae Hammond Winder. He died July 10, 1945 and is buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, IA.
Petty Officer Winder served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps and became missing at sea when his plane disappeared in a storm area.
Source: ancestry.com
James Junior Wolfe was born Mar. 29, 1923 to Ferne Eric and Cecile Courter Wolfe. He died June 18, 1944, was buried at sea, and is memorialized in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, IA and at the Tablets of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France.
Sgt. Wolfe served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 710th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/FOD/KIA off the coast of France and was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Mar 2020 & May 2022