Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ga - surnames |
Roy Edward Gaard was born Aug. 7, 1917 to Bernhard “Ben” and Randie S. Monson Gaard. He died Oct. 27, 1997 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Sgt. Gaard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene James “Gene” Gallagher was born July 25, 1925 to Frank G. and Alice G. Kelley Gallagher. He died Aug. 11, 1998 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Gene served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Fuller (APA-7) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Jerry Edward Galligan was born Dec. 18, 1925 to William Edward and Jessie Kate Terry Galligan. He died Aug. 3, 2010 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, NE.
Pvt. Galligan served with the U.S. Army 65th and 5th Divisions in France, Germany and Austria in World War II. He was awarded the European Theater of Operations ribbon with 2 stars and the Combat Infantry Badge. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
William Edward Galligan was born June 16, 1893 to Peter J. and Alvina Bean Galligan. He died May 1966.
Major Galligan served in World War II with the U.S. Army ROTC at Iowa State College.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Patrick Kelly Paul Vincent “Joe” Galvin was born Aug. 24, 1924 to James Timothy and Elizabeth Kelly Galvin. He died Aug. 29, 1989 and is buried in Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton, IN.
Joe served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps, Air Group 37 aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26) and at the Naval Air Base in Guam.
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Matthew Jerome Galvin was born Dec. 19, 1926 to James Timothy and Elizabeth Kelly Galvin. He died Dec. 2, 1982 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Lt. Galvin served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Artz Gammon was born Sept. 8, 1922 to James William and Goldie May Smith Gammon. He died June 16, 2012 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Gammon served in World War II with the U.S. Army 26th Infantry, 1st Division and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
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Frank Leslie Gammon was born Apr. 6, 1920 to James William and Goldie May Smith Gammon. He died Mar. 4, 2007 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Frank served in World War II with the U.S. 78th Division, 76th Division and 1318th Service Unit.
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Earl Kenneth Gammon was born Nov. 24, 1915 to James William and Goldie May Smith Gammon. He died May 15, 1998 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Earl served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Brambling (AMC-39), USS Wyoming (BB-32), USS YMS-78, USS Planter (ACM-2), USS PC-626, USS APL-28, USS Banner (APA-60) and USS Marblehead (CL-12).
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Duane Gandrup was born May 16, 1923 to Burton E. and Cora S. Torkelson Gandrup. He died June 15, 2006 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Lt. Gandrup served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot and flight instructor.
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Wallace Bradley Gandrup was born Aug. 15, 1927 to Burton E. and Cora S. Torkelson Gandrup. He died Feb. 9, 1995 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Wallace served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS LSM-314.
Source: ancestry.com
Philip Martin Ganung was born Aug. 28, 1906 to Wallace and Ida May Lendrum Ganung. He died Mar. 2, 1989.
Petty Officer Ganung served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
John Willard Garberson was born Dec. 12, 1916 to Lucius Dayton and Leona Blanche Modisett Garberson. He died May 17, 1984 and is buried in Crystal Peak Cemetery, Verdi, NV.
Major Garberson served in World War II with the U.S. Army as group Intelligence Officer with the Flying Tigers of the famed 23rd, oldest of China Theater fighter units.
Source: ancestry.com
Marion A. Gard was born Apr. 22, 1922 to Clyde A. and Lillian Mae Havlic Gard.
Lt. Gard served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
James Ivin Gardner was born July 28, 1917 to William and Ruby M. Smith Gardner. He died Dec. 29, 1989 and is buried in Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE.
James served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Earl Gardner was born Nov. 2, 1923 to Charles H. and Maude E. See Gardner. He died June 8, 1978.
Kenneth served with the U.S. Army 784th Anti-Aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Earl Gardner was born Apr. 28, 1918 to Earl C. and Esta Alice Mount Gardner. He died July 7, 2002.
Lawrence served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
David Crosby Garfield was born June 28, 1927 to Theodore Greenleaf and Caroline Crosby Garfield.
Petty Officer Garfield served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Farenholt (DD-491) and USS Dortch (DD-670).
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Theodore Greenleaf Garfield, Jr. was born June 18, 1925 to Theodore Greenleaf and Caroline Crosby Garfield. He died July 12, 1977.
Theodore served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Theodore Greenleaf Garfield, Sr. was a Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in World War I.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Norman Garland was born Jan. 6, 1927 to Dennis J. and Hazel E. Brixey Garland. He died Mar. 7, 2001 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Lawrence served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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James Leroy Garland was born Oct. 29, 1921 to Dennis J. and Hazel E. Brixey Garland. He died Dec. 20, 1982 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Sgt. Garland served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Noble Garlock was born Apr. 11, 1921 to Henry Jacob and Amy Katherine Hall Garlock. He died Sept. 19, 1943 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.
Ensign Garlock served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps and lost his life in an airplane collision during gunnery practice off Hilo, Hawaii.
Source: ancestry.com
Jay Beverly Garrett was born Sept. 1, 1916 to Floyd and Sybil Simpson Garrett. He died Jan. 24, 2000 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Garrett served in World War II with the U.S. Army 477th Quartermaster Regiment, 13th Replenishment Depot.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence J. Garrett was born Oct. 10, 1912 to Arthur and Myrtle Stickly Garrett. He died Jan. 7, 2001.
Lawrence served in World War II with the U.S. Army with the 249th Coast Artillery and the 184th Replacement Co., 42nd Replacement Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Daniel Gaskill was born Jan. 22, 1918 to Bennett and Bessie Hawkins Gaskill. He died June 19, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
1st Lt. Gaskill served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was a pilot in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Ray Gates was born Mar. 10, 1905 to John M. and Katie E. Keech Gates. He died Dec. 17, 1996 and is buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery, Bethany, MO.
Cpl. Gates served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters 3035th Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Christian Gathmann was born July 18, 1914 to Albert W. and Anna Marie Minssen Gathmann. He died Apr. 25, 1995.
Arthur served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
George Arthur Gaunt was born Oct. 12, 1915 to Earl Marshall and Gladis Richardson Gaunt. He died Apr. 4, 1971 and is buried in Zearing Cemetery, Zearing, IA.
Petty Officer Gaunt served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Apr 2019 & Jun 2022