Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Wi - surnames |
Albert Edwin Wickland, Jr. was born Sept. 11, 1925 to Albert E. (Sr.) and Lois Wickland.
Petty Officer Wickland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as a radio and radar technician at Navy Pier in Chicago.
Source: ancestry.com
Clifton Alvin Wier was born Dec. 8, 1919 to Charles William and Matilda Marie Edvenson Wier. He died Nov. 28, 1968 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Clifton served in World War II with the U.S. Army 395th Medical Collecting Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald George Wier was born Feb. 9, 1917 to Harrison Allan and Bertha Jacobson Wier. He died Apr. 21, 1985 and is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, CO.
Donald served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Irving Conrad (Irv) Wierson was born Aug. 7, 1914 to Martin Carl and Helen Ingeborg Larson Wierson. He died Aug. 27, 2010 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Irv served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery Observation Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Myron Bruce “Bruce” Wierson was born Apr. 30, 1924 to Andrew and Mamie Gerdeman Wierson. He died July 28, 2014 and is buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX.
Bruce served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
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Wesley Armond Wierson was born Sept. 1, 1922 to Andrew and Mamie Gerdeman Wierson. He died July 12, 1982 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Petty Officer Wierson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carib (ATF-82).
Source: ancestry.com
Robert O. Wierson was born May 18, 1920 to Eddie B. and Bertha Sennes Wierson. He died June 4, 1986 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Petty Officer Wierson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Phoenix (CL-46).
Source: ancestry.com
Stanley M. Wierson was born Mar. 16, 1913 to Martin M. and Sarah Egemo Wierson. He died Jan. 31, 2008 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Wierson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 32nd Infantry Division, 128th Regiment Cannon Company. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
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Victor Eugene “Eugene” Wierson was born Apr. 15, 1923 to Martin M. and Sarah Egemo Wierson. He died Sept.29, 1997 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.
Lt. Wierson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Douglas Wiggin was born Jan. 8, 1924 to Ernest George and Bess Ingeborg Myrah Wiggin. He died Apr. 20, 2010 and is buried in Sheffield Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Air Group 24, 1st Marine Air Wing.
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Ernest George Wiggin was born Feb. 5, 1926 to Ernest George and Bess Ingeborg Myrah Wiggin. He died Set. 6, 2001 and is buried in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Avon Park, FL.
Ernest served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Milton James Wilcox was born Aug. 11, 1919 to Roy J. and Edith May Chesley Wilcox. He died Oct. 16, 2011 and is buried in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, IL.
Lt. Wilcox served in World War II with the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in Guam.
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Howard LeRoy Wilcox was born Oct. 13, 1923 to Roy J. and Edith May Chesley Wilcox. He died Dec. 15, 1983.
Howard served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Quentin J. Wildman was born Feb. 23, 1923 to James E. and Olgaretta Davidson Wildman. He died Aug. 16, 2008 and is buried in Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, MO.
Sgt. Wildman served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Liaison Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Scott Wilkins was born May 20, 1921 to Franklin Scott and Eleanor Selover Wilkins. He died in 1950 and is buried in Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Capt. Wilkins served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Dept. He also served in Korea and died during his service there.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd Russell Williams was born June 13, 1914 to Fred and Christina Jensen Williams. He died Mar. 27, 1989.
Pvt. Williams served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Harry Nelson Williams was born Dec. 17, 1908 to Fred and Christina Jensen Williams. He died Jan. 28, 1984 and is buried in Mountlawn Memorial Park, North Wilkesboro, NC.
Pvt. Williams served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Howard “Bob” Williams was born July 11, 1907 to Walter Wallace and Josephine Rybin Williams. He died Jan. 20, 1999 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Sgt. Williams served with the U.S. Army in World War II at Camp Lee, VA.
Source: ancestry.com
Keith Edward Williby was born Apr. 18, 1923 to Clarence E. and Ella O. Johnson Williby. He died Feb. 21, 1994.
Lt. Williby served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator on a B-24 in Hawaii, Saipan and Guam.
Source: ancestry.com
Philip Marion Willson was born Aug. 10, 1923 to Ron and Selma Swenson Willson. He died July 4, 1989 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Philip served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Clyde E. Wilson was born Sept. 24, 1919 to William L. and Helen Lanning Wilson. He died Feb. 21, 1993.
Capt. Wilson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineers, 96th Division in the Okinawa campaign.
Source: ancestry.com
John Frederick Wilson was born Aug. 24, 1918 to Frederick B. and Helen A. Bell Wilson. He died Apr. 2, 1996.
Pvt. Wilson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division and was a German POW about 26 months. He was awarded the Pre-Pearl Harbor, American Defense Service ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, two Bronze Stars, six overseas service bars, one service strip and an Arrowhead for the North African Invasion.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence H. Wilson was born Oct. 4, 1911. He died July 24, 1992.
Sgt. Wilson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop.
Source: ancestry.com
Leon Carl Wilson was born Feb. 19, 1905 to Rollie J. and Lillian Petzoldt Wilson. He died in 1962 and is buried in Hill of Zion Cemetery, Zion, IA.
Leon served in World War II with the Merchant Marines.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Gates Wilson was born Aug. 3, 1921 to Clark J. and Neva Florence Gates Wilson.
Lt. Wilson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
Source: ancestry.com
Robley Evans “Bob” Winfrey was born Sept. 7, 1899 to Thomas Henry and Katherine Gibbs Winfrey. He died Apr. 13, 1993 and is buried in Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Col. Evans served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as an Intelligence Officer and was stationed in London, Washington, D.C., and Pearl Harbor.
Source: ancestry.com
William Crawford “Bill” Winlock was born June 20, 1924 to Peyton and Blanche I. Kleckner Winlock. He died Nov. 9, 1995 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Maj. Winlock served in World War iI with the U.S. Army 69th Engineer Topographical Company in Seoul, Korea and Shanghai, China. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Cleo Charles Wirth was born Apr. 30, 1910 to Peter and Amelia Baldus Wirth. He died Sept. 5, 1977 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Cleo served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Edward Peter (Bud) Wirth was born Oct. 29, 1916 to Peter and Amelia Baldus Wirth. He died June 3, 2012 and is buried in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Bud served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne L. Wishart was born Oct. 2, 1910 to Frank G. and Ella Kirkpatrick Wishart.
Capt. Wishart served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 3505th Base Unit, Scott Field, IL.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May 2020