Killed and Missing in Action

Killed

· Aasheim, Raymond S.; Pfc.; Marine Corps; McCallsburg, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Aasheim, Henry; Killed in Action on Palau Island, September 17, 1944.

·Adkins, Paul M.; Ensign; Navy; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Adkins, C.E.; Fernald; Died on board his ship on May 1, 1944 of diabetes

·Allen, George Howard; AMM 2/c; Navy; (Mother, Mrs.) Allen, Frank E., 803 Clark, Ames; Killed in training plane crash at Corpus Christi, Texas, October, 1943, Enlisted May 18, 1942, Des Moines; aviation mechanic school, Fort Dearborn, Michigan, July, I942; Great Lakes Naval Training Station, May, 1942; Corpus Christi, Texas, October, 1942;

·Allen, George Thomas; Navy, 5/18/42, Deceased September, 1943

·Allen, Warren H.; S/Sgt.; Army Air Corps; (Father) Allen, Frank T.; Nevada, Iowa; Shipley; Killed in crash of a bomber from McDill Field, near Tampa, Florida, March 18, 1943

KLD002

· Alvestad, Donald Eugene; Lt.; Army Air Corps; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Alvestad, Henry; Roland, Killed in Action over Germany, November 30, 1944, Enlisted 11/10/42; Columbus Mississippi; Missing in Action, MIA, over Germany 11/30/44; Killed in Action over Germany 11/30/44 (2/25); Awarded Air Medal, Awarded Purple Heart posthumously.

·Ames, Gene; Navy; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Ames, Wyman; Huxley (now living in Madrid); Killed in an accident 11/8/46

·Anderson, Edsel; S/Sgt.; Army; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Anderson, Edward; Slater(?); Taken prisoner by Germans and escaped 11/30/44; Wounded; Returned to duty in France 1/5/45; Killed in Action in Luxembourg, 1/10/45

·Armstrong, Eugene, 1^st Lt.; Army; (Father) Armstrong, Dr. W.B.; Armstrong, W.B., 3319 Woodland, Ames; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Knox Kentucky; Overseas – Africa, 1942; Italy; Killed in Action on Anzio Beachhead, 4/44; Posthumous award of Air Medal; Awarded 11/20/44

KLD003

· Atkinson, Loren; Pfc.; Army-9th; Hennick, (Mother) Edna, Maxwell; Killed in Action in Germany, 2/25/45 (3/45); entered service 3/44, Overseas 9/44;

·Baker, George Winsel; Navy (Air Corps); (Mother, Mrs.) Campbell, G.M., 821 Murray Drive; Killed in plane crash at Pensacola, Florida, July 3, 1942; Entered service 2/41.

·Bakka, Dean M.; Navy; Moto Mach. Mate; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Bakka, H.M., Roland; Killed June 6, 1944 in action in Normandy

·Ball, Richard K.; Army; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Ball, W.K., formerly of Ames; Died of pneumonia, Rantoul Field, Illinois, 3/25/43

KLD004

· Ball, Ronald E.; Radioman 3/c; USNR; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Ball, Everett; Collins; Killed in a plane crash 6/22/45 in South Pacific, (7/45)Entered service 1/44, gunner on a B-29

·Battles, Asa H.; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Battles, D.; Pfc., Army; 1837 First street, Nevada; Killed in Action on December 5, 1945.

·Behnke, Elson E.; Pfc., Army; (Father, Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Behnke, C.E.; 1015 Douglas, 1103 Grand Ave., Ames; Killed in Action 10/9/44 in Italy; inducted November 16, 1942; Camp Dodge, Iowa; Camp Wolters, Texas; Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi; Camp Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado August 15, 1943; Camp Roberts, California; February 9, 1944; Replacement Depot, Fort George Mead, Maryland, 5/44; Overseas 6/44; Missing in Action, MIA, in Italy, 10/9/44; Killed in Action in Italy, October 9, 1944

·Bennett, Ralph L; Cpl.; Army; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Bennett, James; 419 Walnut, Ames; Killed in Action in North Burma, June 13, 1944.(See next card for more information.)

KLD005

· (Continuation of previous card.) Bennett, Ralph L.; Cpl.; Army; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Beale, California; Camp Young desert, California; Overseas to Burma, India, 8/43; KIA, Killed in Action in North Burma, June 13, 1944

·Biery, William R.; Pfc.; Army; (Wife) Biery, Catherine P.; Route 2, Ames; Killed in European Theater.

·Bivens, Robert Pfc.; Infantry—Army; (Wife) Bivans, Norma Threlkeld, Maxwell; Killed in action on Okinawa, 6/6/45 (7/45); Entered service, 1944; Missing in Action,

·Bobo, John H.; GM 3/c, Navy; (Widow) Bobo, Jessie; Nevada; Lost at sea in Action December 17, 1941; Enlisted 1936, Seaman first class; Gunner’s mate third class; Lost at Sea in Action, December, 1941

KLD006

· Bowers, Charles Frederick, Lt., Army Air Corps; 4/14/43; Home: 548 Forest Glen, Ames; (Wife) Bowers, Madge Hill; Killed in airplane accident in South Pacific on 10/43; Entered Service April 27, 1943, Lieutenant; Miami Beach, Florida; Officer training school, April 1943; Randolph Field, Texas; San Antonio Air Cadet Center; Instructor; Salt Lake City, Utah; Overseas; South Pacific; Reported killed in airplane accident in South Pacific, October 1943; Memorial at Lions club meeting on March 2, 1944; Memorial fund established at Iowa State College, ISC;

·Briggs, Clarence Donald, Ens.; Navy; (Mother) Briggs, Jane, 1112 Clark, Ames; drowned while in performance of his duty, December 1, 1943; Entered Service, October, 1942; University of Notre Dame, January, 1943; Ensign, January, 1943; Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, Virginia, February, 1943; Overseas August, 1943;

·Cadwell, Newell L. Pvt.; Army; (Father) Cadwell, C.E., 721 Kellogg, Ames,; Killed in crash of a bomber on routine flight from Peterson Field, 1/11/43, (See next card for more information.)

KLD007

· (See previous card for more information.)Cadwell, Newell Lewis, Inducted May 12, 1942, at Des Moines; Private; Scott Field, Illinois; Radio Operator’s and Mechanic’s course; promoted to Private first class; Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 9/17/43; Killed in crash of a bomber on routine flight from Peterson Field, 1/11/43

·Caltvedt, Myron Donald; T/Sgt.; Army Air Corps; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Caltvedt, Tygo, McCallsburg; (Wife) Caldvedt, Bonnie Morris, McCallsburg; Killed in Action in Southwest Pacific, March 2, 1945, Enlisted in Army Air Corps, January 16, 1940, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Las Vegas, Nevada; graduated from AAF Aerial Gunnery School; Overseas, October, 1943, New Guinea till 1945, then sent to Philippines; Was on 48^th mission, radio operator, on B-25, Killed in Action March 2, 1945; Awarded Air Medal Posthumously, 7/45

·Carberry, Richard E., Captain, Army Chaplain—Priest; (Sister) Soreghan, Rozella, Ames; (Sister, Mrs.) Taff, Paul, Ames; (Father) Carberry, J.W.; Killed in Action December 15, 1944, (7/24/45); Chaplain on Bataan 2/43; POW, Prisoner in Philippine Military Prison Camp, 9/43; Prisoner Camp in Japan in December 1944, (5/45); Killed in action while being transported aboard a Japanese vessel, (7/45); Awarded Purple Heart Posthumously;

·Christian, Boyd; U.S. Coast Guard; (Presumably, Mother) Christian, Bertha; Roland; Killed in truck accident in California, 3/8/44;

KLD008

· Claeys, Louis L.; Killed in Action;

·Cline, Glen, Pfc.; Air Corps; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Cline, Roy; Entered service 11/19/39; Training at Riverside, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico; Clark Field, Philippines; Reported Missing in Action, MIA, 5/42; Officially listed as killed, 6/42; Died in Japanese Prison Camp, POW; June 9, 1942

·Cole, Donald Edward; Killed in Action;

·Combs, Robert H., Lt., Army Air Corps; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Combs, W.H., formerly of Napier; Killed in Action near Algona Islands, 8/26/43

·Conley, Craig, S/Sgt.; Army Air Corps; (Mother) Conley, Lula, Roland; Killed in Action October 14, 1943, European Theater; overseas August 1943; Missing in Action, MIA, since October 14, 1943;

KLD009

· Cook, Dean L., Pfc., Army-ASTP, transferred to Infantry, (Mother) Cook, Mabel, 1037½ 6^th Street, Nevada, Iowa, Killed in Action, European Theater, 12/25/44; Basic Training at Lincoln, Nebraska, A.S.T.P., 1943; Camp Rucker, Alabama, 10/44; Overseas,, 1944; Missing in Action, Killed in Action, European Theater, 12/25/44

·Corbin, Blaine, Sgt., (Mother) Corbin, Olive, Nevada, Iowa; Killed in Action in Germany April 8, 1945; Entered service, October, 1943; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Oklahoma; one year in Panama; Overseas, December, 1944, Killed in Action, in Germany, April 8, 1945.One or some of these dates must be wrong.In order to have spent one year in Panama, he would have had to have entered the service in 1942.

·Crees, Eugene B., Cpl.; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Crees, Clyde, Osceola, Iowa; Killed in Action in Belgium, September 11, 1944

·Cunningham, Glen Ray, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army; (Father, Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Cunningham, Ray C., 2218 Storm, Ames.See next card for more information.

KLD010

· See previous card for more information.Cunningham, Glen Ray, Enlisted October 10, 1941, Des Moines; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Classification specialist, Detroit, Michigan; Corporal; Officer Candidate, Fort Washington, 2^nd Lt.; Salt Lake, Utah, Second Air Force, February, 1943, Died of wounds, Brigham City, Utah, May, 1943

·Cunningham, Wayne E., 2^nd Lt., Army Air Corps; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Cunningham, Ray C., 2218 Storm St., Ames, Received and commissioned 2^nd Lt. at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona 3/12/44; Advanced training, Victorville, California 3/44; Salinas, California, 4/44; Taking combat fighter training piloting a P-39 Air Cobra plane at Ephrata, Washington, 8/15/44; New Guinea; Philippines February 1945; Killed in Action on Luzon, 4/24/45

·Davis, James Richard, 1^st Lt.; U.S. Air Corps; (Parents: Mr. And Mrs.) Davis, H.K., 413 10^th Street, Ames; Enlisted January, 1941, Des Moines; Oxnard, California; Philippine Islands, November, 1941, Manila; Second Lieutenant, POW, Prisoner of War of the Japanese, March, 1942, Reported killed when Japanese transport ship carrying prisoners of war to Japan was sunk, December 15, 1944

·Deaton, Lawrence Dale, S2/c, Navy, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Deaton, Lawson, R.R. #2, Ames; Declared Dead 9/14/43.
See next card for more information.

KLD011

· See previous card for more information.Deaton, Lawrence Dale, S 2/c, Submarine U.S.S. Grunion lost in Aleutian area, Missing since August, 1942, Declared dead 9/14/43

·Also typed DeLaHunt, Jim; De La Hunt, Roland “Jim”, De La Hunt, Jim, Lt. Army Air Corps, Bombardier, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) De La Hunt, R.J., 822 Ridgewood, Ames,, Killed in bomber crash, Wichita, Kansas, 6/16/44; Inducted into Army, Camp Dodge, 2/23/43, Basic Training, Air Base, Sioux City, Iowa; Santa Ana, California; Hondo, Texas; Received navigator’s wings and commission 12/43; Roswell, New Mexico for training as bombardier; Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Nebraska, 3/44; Smokey Hills Army Air Base, Salina, Kansas; Killed in bomber crash, Wichita, Kansas; 6/16/44

·Delamore, Donald M., 1^st Lt., Army Air Corps, (Wife) Delamore, Marjorie Lein, 121 N. Russell, Ames; (Father, Mr. And Mrs.) Delamore, H.P., 121 N. Russell; Reported killed in action in the Po Valley in Italy, March 10, 1945; Entered service 1/42, 2^nd Lt. 11/42, Salt Lake City; Overseas September 1944, Reported missing MIA over Italy 3/23/45; Reported killed in action March 10, 1945, Purple Heart awarded posthumously 8/30/45;

·Delamore, Thomas Henry, Captain, U.S. Army; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Delamore, H.P., 121 North Russell, Ames, Reported killed when Japanese transport ship carrying prisoners of war to Japan was sunk, December 15, 1944, (See next card for more information.)

KLD012

· (See previous card for more information.) Delamore, Thomas Henry; Entered Service November 26, 1938; Hawaii; Clark Field, Philippine Islands, March, 1941; Missing in Action MIA, August, 1942; Japanese Prison Camp No. 1; Reported killed when the Jap ship on which they were being transferred to Japan was torpedoed and sunk by U.S. planes on December 15, 1944; Awarded Distinguished Service Cross; Purple Heart awarded posthumously 8/30/1945

·DeLoney, Burton, Lt.; Army—Rainbow Division; (Wife) DeLoney, Mrs. Burton, Ames; (Father-in-law) Jay, Dick, Ames; (Mother, Mrs.) DeLoney, N.J., Jackson, Wyoming; Killed in action 1/9/45 (5/45); Overseas 11/44; Reported missing in action MIA 2/16/45; Killed in action in European area, 1/9/45 (5/45)

·Detlefsen, Heinz W., Lt., Army Air Corps, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Detlefsen, Hans W., Manning, Iowa; (Wife) Detlefsen, Elnor C. Van Note, Detlefsen, Eleanore C. Van Note, 243 Campus, Ames; Fort Dodge; 1/25/45 – Reported killed in Action over Germany; Won wings and commission of 2^nd Lt.; 11/43, Williams Field; Overseas, England, 10/44; Air Medal and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters; Promoted to 1^st Lt. 10/44, Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross 11/44, another Oak Leaf Cluster also added; shot down November 8, 1944, fighter pilot, England; Reported Killed in action over Germany, 1/25/45

·Dobervich, Sam, Lt.; (Wife) Dobervich, Sam; North Dakota State College, Fargo, North Dakota; (Brother) Dobervich, Michael, Lt. Col.; Central Procurement Division, U.S. Marine Corps, Chicago; Killed on Iwo Jima, February 22, 1945

KLD013

· Dodd, Marvin L., Sgt., Army, 1/22/44; (Mother) Dodd, Mildred L., 1320 7^th Street, Nevada, Iowa; Killed in Action in France, 3/15/45; Italy – August, 1944; Woulded in France – January 26, 1945; Promoted to Sgt.; Awarded Infantryman’s Badge 2/12/45; Killed in Action in France 3/16/45;

·Donhow, Paul Kermit, Navy, Lieutenant (j.g.), (Presumably, Parents, Mr. And Mrs.] Donhow, Peter, Story City; Jacksonville, Florida; September, 1943; Oklahoma, flying instructor; Washington; Killed in plane collision over Puget Sound, November 5, 1943

·Egenes, Hubert I., Lt. Col., Army Air Force; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Egenes, Iver; (Wife, Mrs.) Egenes, Hubert I., Stomehurst Hills, Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, March 28, 1944; Entered service 1/40; Randolph Field; Received wings(silver) and 2^nd Ltd. Commission; Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 10/40; Pacific Area, 12/41; Arrived in Australia December 25, 1941; New Guinea, awarded Silver star for Heroism; Returned to States 12/42; Commanding officer of air base at Hayward, California, 1/43; Major, 7/43; England, 10/43; Lt. Col, 1/44; Made executive commander of English Air Base, 3/44; Received 2 Air Medals of Honor, one with double set of Oak Leaf clusters and one with 3 clusters.

KLD014

· Egenes, Hubert; Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, 10/44 (Awarded to Wife); More than 100 Missions, Reported Missing MIA 4/44, Killed in Action March 28, 1944

·Ellis, Harley A., Sgt. Army; (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Ellis, W.A.; 1315 Kellogg, Ames; Killed in Action over China, October 29, 1944, entered service September 10, 1942, Eglin Field, Florida; Buckley Field, Colorado; Tyndall Field, Panama City, Florida; 3/43; Sergeant 5/45. India, 2/21/44, Killed in action over China October 12, 1944, 11/44

·Ellison, Albert Jack, Lt., Army Paratroopers; (Father-in-law) Kindermann, C.E.; 815 7^th Street, Ames; Killed on Manila, February 8, 1945; Enlisted January, 1941, Boone, Iowa; Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Fort McClelland, Alabama; Fort Benning, Georgian; Camp Polk, Louisiana; Killed on Manila, February 8, 1945

·Emerson, Richard B.; Private, Army, 9/17/43, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Emerson, Alfred, Nevada, Iowa; Reported Killed in action 8/2/44 somewhere in France during the invasion of Normandy.

KLD015

· Emerson, Virgil, Major, Army Air Corps, Emerson, Glen, (Parents, Mr. And Mrs.) Cambridge; Enlisted, 1940; Salina Air Base, Kansas; England, Major, June 1943; Missing MIA in European and middle eastern areas July 28, 1943, Listed by Government as being officially dead 10/44

·Ersland, Lester, 1/Sgt.; U.S. Army; Ersland, Lillian (Mrs., Mother) 618 Tenth Street, Ames; Ersland, Maxine Hockman (Wife), 217 Ninth St., Ames; Killed in Action in Italy April 15, 1945; Entered Army April, 1941, Camp Ord, California; Aleutians, Ski Troop; Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington; Camp Hale, Pando, Colorado; Overseas, Pacific, December 30, 1943; Camp Carson Colorado, January 13, 1944, Camp Swift, Texas, 6/22/44; T/Sgt 10/44; Italy 1/45; First Sgt.; Missing in action MIA 4/45; Killed in Action, Italy, April 15, 1945

·Erwin, Clifford Ellsworth, Ens., U.S. Navy; Erwin, Mildred M. (Mrs., Mother), 215 N. Hyland, Ames, Iowa; killed in bomber crash near San Diego, California, 1942, entered service 1941, Corpus Christi, Texas; Ensign August, 1942

KLD016

· Eyanson, Donald, Pfc., U.S. Army, 6/15/42; Eyanson, Joseph, (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), South Third, Nevada, Iowa, On 1/11/44, reported killed in action in Belgium on December 9, 1944, [or it could be December 19, 1944].Inducted into service June 25, 1942, received training at Camp Hann, California; Overseas, July 1944, France British, Eighth Air Force, anti-aircraft division, 1/11/45, reported killed in action in Belgium on December 9, 1944

·Faulkner, Maurice L.; Marine, Passmore, George (Mr. And Mrs., Aunt and Uncle), Reported killed in Saipan action, 5/15/44; entered Marine Corps 3/43

·Flack, James L., Captain, U.S. Army, Flack, George W. (Mrs., Mother), Ames; Shot down by enemy anti-aircraft, while on operational mission to Messina, Sicily.His B-25 medium bomber was seen to fall into the sea about five miles N.E. of Cape Pelora, Sicily on August 16, 1943.The War Department terminated such absence by presumptive finding of death, August 1944.Enlisted Royal Canadian Air Corps 8/7/41; Virden Flying School, Manitoba, Canada; Transferred to U.S. Air Corps 6/2/42; Received Wings, Ellington Field Texas, 8/5/42.Additional training, Midland, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; Waterboro, South Carolina.Overseas 2/14/43.Tunisian Campaign in North Africa.Captain.Sicilian campaign.Missing in action MIA 8/16/43.Awarded Air Medal, 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Distinguished Unit Badge.Presumed by War Department to be dead 8/44.

KLD017

· Flahive, Jack, Pvt. Army; Flahive, John Michael, Flahive, Dorothy (Mrs., Mother) Ames, Iowa.Killed in action in France June 23, 1944; Camp Roberts California; Fort Mead, Maryland, 3/44; Overseas 4/44

·Flogstad, Carl Lenord, Capt., U.S. Army; Flogstad, Paul O. (Mrs., Mother), 111 State, Ames; Enlisted February, 1942, Des Moines; Santa Ana, California; Santa Marie; Taft, California (Basic training); Greenville, North Carolina; 2^nd Lieutenant, February 9, 1943, Roswell, New Mexico; Overseas; Australia, November 1943, New Guinea; Killed in airplane crash, August 21, 1944; Air Medal awarded posthumously 10/45

·Foley, William H., T/Sgt., U.S. Infantry; Foley, T.J. (Mr. and Mrs., Parents) 123 J Avenue, Nevada; Killed in action on Okinawa, 4/27/45; Enlisted 1/3/42; Camp Roberts, California; Camp White, Oregon.; Missing MIA in Action, 6/9/45; Silver Star awarded posthumously, 8/45

KLD018

· Frangos, Christ, Pfc., Army; Frangos, Pete (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) 816 Grand, Ames, Iowa; Killed on Leyte, November 17, 1944; Enlisted in Field Artillery, 1941; Schofield Barracks, 1941; Overseas three years; Australia; New Guinea; East Indies; Killed in Action on Leyte Island November 17, 1944; Awarded Silver Star posthumously for gallantry in Action on Leyte Island

·Freyermuth, Harry F.; Died, non-battle

·Garland, Dean; Garland, Denis (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Killed in Action in Belgium January 14, 1945

·Garlock, Robert Noble; Garlock, Bob; Ensign, United States Naval Reserve; Garlock, Betty Annette (Mrs., Wife); Garlock, H.J. (Mrs., Mother); Reported Missing in Action MIA, Died September 19 as a result of a plane crash somewhere in the Pacific.Probably September 19, 1943?

·Garner, Paul C., Captain, Army, 1501 Grand, Ames; Died at United States Army Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, October 30, 1943.See next scan for more information.

KLD019

· See previous scan for more information.Garner, Paul C., Entered service February 1942, 1^st Lieutenant; Chicago, Illinois; Fort Knox; Camp Campbell, Kentucky; Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Army Medical School, Died at United States Army Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, October 30, 1942

·Gertson, Douglas, Sgt., Army; Gertson, Story City (Mr. And Mrs., Parents); Killed at Langley Field, Virginia when his parachute failed to open after he bailed out May 5, 1943;

·Gibb, Edward T., Cpl., Army, Gibb, Allan (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), 405 Wilmoth, Ames, Iowa;Killed in Action 1944; Clearwater, Florida; Camp Crowder, Missouri, March, 1943; Corporal; Scott Field, Illinois, September, 1943; Missing MIA, ship torpedoed in Mediterranean, 4/20/44; Declared Dead 1944

·Ginter, Robert; Colo, Iowa; Died at U.S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia; USS Lexington; This card is not in the casualty section.;This entry is from G024

·Gjerde, Carroll J., Lt.; Army Air Force; Gjerde, Iver (Mr. and Mrs., Parents), Roland, Killed over Germany. See next scan for more information.

KLD020

· See previous scan for more information. Gjerde, Carroll J.; Entered Army Air Force July 1943; Bombardier navigator, Overseas, England, November 1944; Promoted to 2^nd Lt.; Awarded Air Medal; Reported Missing in Action MIA in Germany 4/45

· Graper, Melvin H.; Graper, Marguerite E. Hoffman; Hoffman, L.T.; Died in prisoner of war camp.POW.Not in original casualty file.This entry is from G035.

· Graper, Melvin H.; Columbus, Mississippi; Smyrna, Tennessee; Topeka, Kansas; British Isles; Air Medal; oak leaf cluster, Missing in Action over France; German prisoner of war; POW; Died in prisoner of war camp; Distinguished Flying Cross and Air medal, Purple Heart; Not in original casualty file;This entry is from G036.

·Griffith, Hugh Wesley; U.S. Army; Griffith, Frank (Father) Cambridge, Iowa; Killed in Action in Germany 4/15/45 (5/45)

·Griswold, Don T., Jr.; Navy; Ames; Honorable discharge 6/6/42, Deceased.

·Hally, Lloyd G. Capt.; Army Air Corps; Hally, George T. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) Huxley; Declared dead by War Department 9/45; Mariana, Florida; Great Britain; Awarded Air Medal; Member of Thunderbolt fighter-bomber group 7/44; Action in attacking enemy road and rail transport in France, 9/44; Engaged in dive bombing and strafing mission over Germany 9/2//44; Air medal and one oak leaf cluster 10/44; Reported missing in action MIa over Holland 9/44; Declared dead by War Department 9/45.See next scan for more information.

KLD021

· See previous scan for more information.Hally, Lloyd G.; Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart Awards.Memorial services held 10/22/45 at St. Cecilia, with the American Legion present.

·Hanks, Warren E., 2^nd Lt.; Army Air Corps, Hanks, Ida W. King (Mrs., Wife), Cambridge; Hanks, E.C. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Cambridge, Iowa; Enlisted November 7, 1942, called to active duty February 1, 1943.Received training at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; San Antonio, Texas; El Reno, Oklahoma; Winfield, Kansas.Received wings Foster Field, Victoria, Texas January 7, 1944.Killed in plane crash while instructor at Foster Field on February 22, 1944.

·Hansen, Jean; Second Lieutenant; Army Air Corps.Hansen, C.F. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Nevada.Killed in action over Burma, 7/19/45.Entered service 1/43.Air Troop Transport Command, Vincennes, Indiana, 10/44.Silver Wings, Douglass Field, Arizona, 1944.Overseas, Burma, March 1944.Killed in Action, 7/19/45.

·Harpley, Donald R., 1^st Lt.; Navy, Harpley, Donald R. (Mrs., Wife) Elm Hall, Iowa State College (ISC), Ames, Iowa.Navy dead.

·Harris, George Bernis, Harris, Lew (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) Luck, Wisconsin.Killed in France, July, 1944.

KLD022

· Hartman, Charles Phillip, U.S. Army, Vinje, Helen (Miss, Aunt) 633 Main Street, Nevada, Iowa.Reported TOD in World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, War Department, June 1946.Finding of death under public law 490

·Henryson, O.E., No next of kin listed.Killed in plane crash near Dutch New Guinea

·Hertz, Howard D., Died, non-battle

·Hill, John Meredith, Lt. jg., Navy, Hill, Matilda (Mrs., Mother), Cambridge, Hill, John (Mrs., Wife), Cambridge, Killed in naval air crash in North African area November 3 or November 30, 1943.Memorial services held, 6/44

·Hoffman, Donald, Pvt., U.S. Army, Hoffman, Holger (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Inducted into the Army October 6, 1943, received basic training at Camp Roberts, California.Killed in Action July 28, 1944 in France.

·Ihle, Everett, Lt., Army Air Corps; Ihle, Nels (Mr. And Mrs., Parents).Killed in plane crash near Chattanooga, Tennessee during storm on July 14, 1944 while returning to air base at Fort Knox, Kentucky from a trip to Nebraska.Before entering service served as instructor in aviation at Ames and Des Moines.After receiving commission in Army, was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.Served as ferry pilot and made at least six trips across Atlantic.Ata time of death was assigned as pilot for a General in the U.S. Army.

KLD023

· Johnson, Gerald E., A/C, Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet; Johnson., C.L. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents); 208 Stanton, Ames.Entered service August 1942, Randolph Field, Texas; Uvalda, Texas; San Angelo, Texas; Goodfellow Field.Killed in plane crash near Goodfellow Field May 15, 1943.

·Jones, Warren Hull, Sgt., Marine Corps, Jones, E.W. (Mrs., Mother) 231 Wilmoth St., Ames, Iowa; Reported killed on Iwo Jima, 2/19/45.Enlisted August 3, 1942, Des Moines, Iowa; Camp Gillespie, Camp Elliott; South Pacific, Vella Vella and Bougainville, Solomons (Paratroops Division), Promoted to Corporal, Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California 3/44. Promoted to Sgt. 12/44.Hawaii with Marines 2/45. Reported killed on Iwo Jima 2/19/45.

·Joyce, Jess, Finding of death under public law 490.

·Kennedy, Charles, Lt. Army Air Corps Ferrying Command.Zwiefel, (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), 207 Maple, Ames, See next scan for more information.

KLD024

· See previous scan for more information. Kennedy, Charles, Romulus Air Base, Michigan, June, 1943; 2^nd Lt.. July 1943.Killed in plane crash at Romulus, Michigan August 21, 1943.

·Kephart, Thomas Gerald, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps.Kephart, T.I. (Mrs, Mother) 3107 West, Ames, Iowa; Attended Iowa State College (ISC), Killed in an airplane accident in Pacific theater March 19, 1943, Enlisted January 4, 1942, Des Moines.Bakersfield, California January 1942; Ryan Field, California; Lemoore Field, California; Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona; Second Lieutenant July 1942.Hawaii August 1942.First Lieutenant February 1943.South Pacific February 1943.Killed in airplane accident in Pacific Theater March 19, 1943.

·Kline, Merle Lee, Cpl., U.S. Army, Cline, William; (Father), Cambridge, Iowa; Killed in action in France 6/10/44 [Kline, William; Cline, Merle Lee]

·Knight, Harold, 2^nd Lt., Army, Knight, H.H. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), 123 S. Riverside, Ames, Iowa; Killed in gun accident at Camp Mackall 3/29/45.Entered Service at Camp Dodge April 1943.Camp Roberts, California, April 1943.Grinnell, Iowa, August 1943.Commissioned 2^nd Lt., F.A. Officer Candidate course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 5/44.Fort Benning, Georgia 7/44.Qualified to wear wings and boots as army paratrooper 8/44.Camp Mackall, North Carolina.Killed in gun accident at Camp Mackall, 3/29/45.

KLD025

· Kosina, Frank Joseph, Pfc., Army; Kosina, J.J. (Mrs., Wife); Killed in Action in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944; Entered Army from Cicero, Illinois, February, 1943.

·Kreutner, Kenneth Charles, Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps, Kreutner, H.L. (Father), Box 575 Story City, Iowa. Killed in flight training at Malden, Missouri, 10/11/44.Enlisted 3/43.Syracuse, New York; Glider training at Malden, Missouri.Killed in training at Malden, Missouri, 10/10/44.

·Lacox, Wayne Albert, U.S. Army; Lacox, Maple (Mrs.). Nodaway, Iowa; Lacox, Wayne Albert, 537 9^th Street, Nevada, Iowa; Killed in Action.

·Larson, Robert, Pfc., Army, Infantry, Larson, Sherman M. (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Killed – Died from wounds 4/12/45. South Pacific on Luzon on 5/45 (sic).Entered service 3/2/43.Basic training Camp Roberts, California.Overseas 6/11/43, Hawaii, New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, Luzon.Awarded Combat Infantry Badge.Died from wounds April 12, 1945 on Luzon

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· Lawson, Delmar R.; U.S. Army; Lawson, Albert (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), 911 Tenth Street, Ames, Iowa; Died March 19, 1944 on Bougainville Island as a result of wounds received in Action.Entered service 7/42, Overseas 1/43, Died March 19, 1944 on Bougainville Island as a result of wounds received in action.

·Leonard, Ray D., 1^st Lt., Army-Air Force; Leonard, Virginia M., (wife), 121 South Maple, Ames, Iowa. Killed in action in Italy 4/26/45. Commissioned 2^nd Lt. 6/42. Orientation school, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Received wings 5/44, and transferred to AAF; Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona 5/44; Overseas, Mediterranean Theater, 12/44; Italy 4/45; Received Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross and two Oak Leaf Clusters.Missing in Action, Killed in action in Italy 4/26/45 (6/45)

·Looney, Eldon R., Pfc., Army; Maxwell, Iowa; James Hall, (Mrs., Mother) 6/28/45, Lost life on ship sunk in South China Sea October 24, 1944.Enlisted 1940, Lebanon, Missouri; Philippines, two years; Japanese prisoner, POW, fall of Corregidor, May 6, 1942; Lost life on ship sunk in South China Sea, October 24, 1944

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·KIA, Lowman, Emerson Judd, C 1/c, Navy.Lowman, S.H., (Mr. and Mrs., Parents), 436 Welch, Ames, Iowa.Killed in an accident at Jacksonville, Florida, February 3, 1944.Entered service in September 1939. Canal Zone.Airplane tender.Destroyer “Schubart”.Ship out of New York, Cook, 1 /c.Jacksonville, Florida, Killed February 3, 1944

·Lowman, Vern J., Sgt.; Army Air Corps. Lowman, S.H., (Mr. and Mrs., Parents), 436 Welch, Ames, Iowa.Killed in England, 6/44.Enlisted in November, 1942.Keesler Field, Mississippi.Houston, Texas, gunnery school, July, 1943.Harlengen Flexible Gunnery School, Texas.Salt Lake City, Utah.Tucson, Arizona.Blythe, California.Pueblo, Colorado.Herrington, Kansas.Overseas, 5/44.Sergeant, 2/44.Killed in England June 8, 1944.Was turret gunner on B-24 bomber.Awarded Purple Heart.It was sent to his parents 11/44.

·Lunning, Lester, Pfc., Army.Lunning, Lester Mathiason, (Mrs., Wife), Story City, Iowa.Killed in action 12/2/44.22^nd Infantry of 1^st Army under Hodges in Germany.Wounded on D-Day.Hospitalized in England.Rejoined old company on front.Killed in action 12/2/44 in Germany.

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· McCarthy, Richard D., Army Air Corps.McCarthy, W.S. (Mrs., Grandmother), Ames.McCarthy, C.C. (Father), Ames.Killed in Italy on completion of 50^th mission 5/25/44.Santa Ana, California; Hemet, California; Tucson, Arizona; Douglas, Arizona; Hobbs, New Mexico; Great Falls, Montana.Overseas October, 1943.Europe.Awarded Second Oak Leaf Cluster.Killed in Italy on completion of 50^th mission 5/25/44

·McCarthy, Warren J., Cpl., McCarthy, Dorothy Ann (Wife), Story City, Iowa.Killed in plane crash at Rapid City, South Dakota.

·Miller, Edward, Pvt., Army Infantry.Miller, S.A., (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) 524 Hayward.Killed in Action 1/6/45.Entered service 6/2/44.Camp Blanding, Florida, Basic Training 6/27/44.Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, 10/44.Overseas 12/44.England.Killed in action in Belgian area 1/6/45.

·Miller, Ralph L., T/Sgt., Army.Miller, J.L. (Father), Northwood, Iowa, Formerly of Ames.Miller, Florence Van Patter, (Wife), Ames.5/7/45, Killed in action in the Philippines, See next scan for more information.

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· See previous scan for more information. Miller, Ralph L.; Entered service 12/42, Fort McClelland.Overseas, in May, 1943.New Guinea.Leyte.S/Sgt. 6/44.Wounded on Leyte, 1/45.Awarded Purple Heart, 1/45.Killed in action in Philippines on May 7, 1945.

·Minott, Raymond Andrew, Lt., Army Air Corps.Minott, A.W. (Father), 1511 Burnett, Ames.6/8/45, Killed in airplane crash in Germany.Enlisted July 1942.Fresno, California.Pullman, Washington.Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona.Second Lieutenant, February 1944.Salinas, California, February, 1944.Overseas, 8/44.Awarded Air Medal 2/45, with nine Oak Leaf Clusters.Promoted to 1^st. Lt. 3/45.Awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart.Killed in airplane crash, Germany, 6/8/45.

·Mitchell, Floyd A., Lt. Col., Army. Mitchell, Marion (Wife) Ames, Iowa.Killed in action December 15, 1944.In regular army since graduation from West Point in 1924.Philippines, July 1941, command of mining Manila Bay.Corregidor, May 1942 at time of surrender to Japan.Was in prison camps Numbers 1 and 2.Killed in Action December 15, 1944 while being transported from the Philippines aboard a Japanese ship which was torpedoed.

·Mitchell, Leon Dow, Army Air Corps, Second Lieutenant.Mitchell, Edna Clarke, (Mother), 213 S. Hazel, Ames, Iowa.Killed in plane crash at March Field, California, June 7, 1943. See next scan for more information.

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· See previous scan for more information.Mitchell, Leon Dow.Lemoore Flying School, California.Morana Field, Arizona.2^nd Lt., April 12, 1943.March Field, Riverside, California.Killed in plane crash, June 7, 1943 at March Field, California.

·Monahan, Cecil, Monahan, Marjorie (Mother) 204 Washington Avenue, Ames.Officially declared dead 5/2/46.

·Moore, Roy Earl, Cpl., Army.Mrs. Arma Moore, (Mother) 1228 Lincoln Way West, Ames, Iowa, moved to 614 W. Summit Street, Marshalltown, Iowa.Name Arma crossed out and Moore, Earl R. substituted.Died 11/25/44 of wounds received in action a few days earlier in campaign on island of Leyte.Inducted from Ames, 11/41.Training at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.Training Fort Lewis, Washington.Overseas, 8/43.Died 11/26/44 of wounds received in action a few days earlier in campaign on island of Leyte.

·Morrow, M. Gertrude, 2^nd Lt. Army Nurses Corps.Formerly a nurse for Doctor Thorburn, Ames.Killed in Italy, February, 1944.Entered service October 1942.Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming.Overseas, May 1943.Africa.Italy, Naples October 1943.Killed at Anzio Beachhead on February 7, 1944.

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· Nagle, Fred F., Sgt., Army Air Corps, Gunner, Nagle, Farley Franklin (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) 230 Beech, Ames, Iowa; [Now Beach Avenue] Killed in Action 10/6/44.Yuma Air Field, Arizona.Won gunner’s wings 1/15/44.Gulfport, Mississippi.Overseas 9/44.Missing in Action, MIA, over Germany 10/6/44.Killed in Action over Germany 10/6/44.(3/45)

·Nagle, Gerald Robert, Pfc., Army Infantry. Nagle, Farley Franklin (Mr. And Mrs., Parents) 230 Beech, Ames, Iowa. [Now Beach Avenue] Killed in action on Okinawa on April 30, 1945.Entered service in January, 1943.Basic training at Camp Roberts, California.Combat training at Hawaii, May, 1943.Makin Island.Saipan Island.Seriously wounded in action on Saipan, June 26, 1944.Awarded Bronze Star Medal 6/23/44.Awarded Purple Heart.Awarded Combat Infantryman’s Badge for exemplary conduct in battle.Killed in action on Okinawa on April 30, 1945.(6/45)

·Natvig, Gerald C., Pfc., Army; Natvig, Olena (Mrs., Mother) 218 Seventh Street, Ames.Entered service in November, 1942.Attached to 5^th Cavalry Unit.Died on Los Negros Island in South Pacific 4/44.

·Nelson, Homer, Pfc., Army Signal Corps.Nelson, Gurton (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Maxwell, Iowa.Died of Wounds received in Africa, 1/6/44. See next scan for more information.

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· See previous scan for more information.Nelson, Homer. Reported missing MIA in North Africa 11/27/43.Died of wounds received in Africa 1/6/44.

·Nelson, Richard N., S/Sgt., Army, Killed in Germany October 1944

·Nelson, Theodore, Pvt.; Nelson, Verner (Brother), 2717 West Street, Ames, Iowa.Died of wounds received on Palau Islands.

·Newgaard, Owen M., Pfc., Army, Newgaard, Pauline J. (Mother), Huxley, Iowa.Killed in European area.

·Nibe, Donald Newton, Capt.; 185^th F.A., Iowa National Guard.Nibe, Christina (Mother) Box 187 Story City, Iowa.Killed in Action in Italy 6/44.Awarded bronze star for meritorious conduct in combat on Fifth Army front in Italy 6/44.Killed in action in Italy 6/44

KLD033

· Nichol, James E., Lt., Army Air Corps.Nichol, R.E. (Mrs., Mother) Mary Lyon Hall, Iowa State College, ISC, Ames; Killed in action 2/14/45 over Germany (5/45).Entered Army in 1943.Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas.Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, in April, 1943.Strother Army Air Field, Kansas, October, 1943.Lieutenant, 6/44.Victoria, Texas, Foster Field, 1/44.Fort Myers, Florida, 6/22/44.France, 10/44.Missing in Action, MIA, 3/45.Killed in action 2/14/45 over Germany (5/45).Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.

·Nielsen, Sherman, Slater.Honorable discharge.Killed in automobile accident 10/3/46.

·Norby, Charles H., Lt. Commander.No next of kin listed.Died of heart attack at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 26, 1945.

·Olsan, Wayne M., Staff Sgt., Army Air Force.Olsan, Milos (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), Awarded Air Medal.Killed in action over Truck Island on May 10, 1944.He was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator and had been in the service over a year.Entered service at Laredo, Texas.Overseas, Gunner on B-24, 9/43/

·Olson, Wallace B., Pvt., U.S. Marines.Olson, Emil (Mr. And Mrs., Parents), R/ 2. Ames, Iowa.Olson, Randa Baug (Wife) near Huxley.Killed in Action, Iwo Jima, March 9, 1945.See next scan for more information.

KLD034

· See previous scan for more information.Olson, Wallace Bauge, entered service May 23, 1944, Marine Base, San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, 8/44; Overseas 12/44, Iwo Jima, 2/45, Killed in Action, March 9, 1945

·O’Neil, Charles, Lt.; U.S. Army, O’Neil, Henry, 1127 Burnett, Ames, Iowa; 8/7/44, Lost in sinking of Japanese freighter transporting American prisoners in Philippines, Kelly Field, Texas; Clark Field, Manila, Philippines, December 1941; Prisoner of Japan December, 1942. MIA, POW Missing since enemy transported American prisoners of war from Philippine Islands, 11/44. Lost in sinking of Japanese freighter transporting American prisoners, 9/7/44 [different dates listed]

·O’Neill, James Joseph, 1^st Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps, O’Neill, P.H., 1127 Burnett, Ames, Iowa. Killed in an airplane accident near Riverside, California, 6/14/45, Enlisted August 27, 1942.Kelley Field, Texas.Moore Field, Texas, Received wings and commissioned as Second Lieutenant 4/26/44.First Lieutenant, December 16, 1943.Southwest Pacific.Awarded Air Medal, with oak leaf clusters.Awarded Legion of Merit, 4/44.Leyte Island on Philippines 11/44.Awarded S.W. Pacific ribbon and Philippine Ribbon.Returned to states 3/45.In Pacific 20 months.175 aerial combat missions, 450 hours of operational combat flying, Killed in airplane accident near Riverside, California, 6/14/45

KLD035

· [Donald Opheim was not killed.The cards pertaining to the service of Opheim, Donald E., son of Mr. And Mrs. J.B. Opheim, were mistakenly placed in the Killed in Action file.The cards pertaining to his military service continue to reside in the casualty box.]Opheim, Donald E., Pvt., Army Paratrooper.Opheim, J.B., (Mr. and Mrs., Parents); 200 E 13^th Street, 205 S Hyland, Ames, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia, Parachute school August 1943.Received wings and boots of a paratrooper.Overseas August 1944.England, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany.

·[The cards pertaining to the service of Opheim, James L., son of Mr. And Mrs. J.B. Opheim, were placed only on the MIA list.See that listing for details.He was declared dead in 1946 and his cards should have been placed here with those killed in action.]

·Ose, Alvan Stanley, Lt. Air Corps, Ose, John, (Father), Story City, Iowa. Killed in Pacific Area, December 15, 1944.Philippines Military Prison Camp No. 2, POW, Killed in Pacific Area, December 15, 1944

·Ose, Keith T., Lt. Army, Ose, Mrs. Keith, (wife) Marshalltown, Iowa, Ose, Oscar, Mr. And Mrs. (parents), Blairsburg, Iowa.Entered service in January, 1942, Hawaii, European Theater of Operations 5/44, wounded twice, Awarded the Purple Heart, Awarded 3 gold stars and Oak Leaf cluster.Killed in Action in Germany, 12/44

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