Military Involvement
Nylo Duwayne Carr was born July 26, 1926 to Elmer and Anna Larson Carr. He died May 7, 1983 and is buried in Norway Township Cemetery, Drew, IA
Nylon served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne George Claude was born Jan. 22, 1919 to William W. and Jane Catherine Scheppler Claude. He died Aug. 21, 1944 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, IA.
Pvt. Claude served in World War II with the U.S. Army 7th Armored Division, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized).
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Joseph Cotton was born Mar. 10, 1923 to Earl L. and Stella A. Welch Cotton. He died Mar. 21, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
2nd Lt. Cotton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Pilot on A-26-B-15 #43-22359, 642nd Bomber Squadron, 409th Bomber Group, Light and was KIA and awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Lyle Ervin Culmer was born June 3, 1913 to Charles Burton and Julia Marie Crouse Culmer. He died Apr. 29, 1988 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Eagle Grove, IA.
Sgt. Culmer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, May & Aug 2020; updated Jun 2021 & Jul 2023 & Apr 2024