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| World
War II Casualties Allamakee Co. Iowa |
| Postville Herald
- 1945 Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa Loses 13 Men To W.W.II According to figures released this week Allamakee County has lost 34 men in the world struggle to date. Men who called Postville their home and who have given their lives in this war include the following: Henry Barnholtz, returned flyer from Italy, killed in railroad wreck while enroute back to camp after furlough; Charles Bloxham, army, killed in action in New Guinea; Roland Erickson, navy, killed aboard the battleship California in Lingayen Bay, Philippine Islands; Wayne Green, air corps, killed in England; Howard Humphrey, air corps, killed in flight over Germany; Russell Johnson, army, killed in action in New Guinea; Carleton Kenney, navy, killed in sinking of his ship in the Atlantic area; Robert Kneeland, navy air corps, killed in action at Biak Island in southwest Pacific; Donald Koth, army, killed in action in Italy; Donald Lawson, army, killed in action in New Guinea; Andrew Oelberg, army, killed in action in Italy; Lyle Poesch, navy died in hospital in Illinois. undated clipping, unknown newspaper - The total list of Allamakee county's known World War II dead as of February 15, is 37, according to information received from the war records division of the Iowa Department of History and Archives, Des Moines. The casualty list for all of Iowa is 7,268. Seventy-one names have been added since January 1, most of them being men previously reported as missing in action, with accidental death accounting for the rest. |
The following is a compilation of the Allamakee area men who gave
their lives in service to their country during WWII. If you can
add a name, photo or additional information -- please send them
to Sharyl
| NAME | NOTES | |
| Gerald J. Ahearn |
Corporal Killed in action |
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| Laurence Donald Anderson |
Ensign Waukon, Iowa Killed at Pearl Harbor, aboard the USS Arizona, Dec. 7, 1941 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August R. Anderson, Waukon |
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| Henry W. Barnholtz |
Staff sergeant Postville, Iowa Killed in train wreck near Terre Haute, Ind., Sept 14, 1944 Wife, Mrs. Viola Barnholtz, Postville |
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| Kenneth Bigelow |
Ensign Waukon, Iowa Died July 18, 1941, instructor at Jacksonville, Fla. Aunt, Ruth Bigelow, Waukon |
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| Charles
W. Bloxham ![]() |
Staff sergeant, 20th Infantry 6th Division Forest Mills, Iowa Killed in action in New Guinea, June 23, 1944 Buried at Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Bloxham, RFD, Postville Wife, Mrs. Charles Bloxham, Jefferson City, Mo. |
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| Earl Burnham |
Private Waukon, Iowa Killed in action in Germany, Nov. 21, 1941. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Burnham, Waukon |
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| William Charles Campbell |
WAUKON
SOLDIER'S BODY IS HOME FROM OVERSEAS FOR BURIAL Waukon, la. -- A military funeral for T-5 William Campbell, 22, believed to be the first soldier to be returned to Allamakee county from overseas, will be held here Monday. The body of Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Campbell, Waukon, was brought here from France where he died Aug. 15. Waterloo Daily Courier, September 29, 1946 |
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| Kenneth
Edmund Casey ![]()
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Ship's Cook, Petty Officer Second Class New Albin, Iowa Killed in action August 9, 1942, in Battle of Savo Island, aboard the USS Astoria Father, Michael H. Casey, New Albin ~~ PARENTS OF HERO SON RECEIVE PURPLE HEART |
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| Thomas A. Collins |
Private first
class Waukon, Iowa Killed in action in France, January 9, 1945. Mother, Mrs. James Collins, Waukon |
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John W. Colsch |
1st Lieutenant |
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| Victor M. Daman ![]() |
Private
first class, USMCR Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in South Pacific November 20, 1943. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos E. Damon, Harpers Ferry Additional info. from Jody Howard: -photo taken at Camp Elliott - my g-uncle Victor was killed in action at the tender age of 20 - he is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Territory of Hawaii |
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| Douglass
Ray Darling ![]() |
Sergeant New Albin, Iowa Killed in action in Ruhr Valley, Germany Mother, Mrs. Clara Darling, New Albin |
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| Roland Millard Erickson ![]() |
Seaman
first class, USNR Postville, Iowa Died January 7, 1945, aboard the USS California Mother, Mrs. Olive Gulsvig, Postville. Additional info. from C. Boyers: - father was Peter Erickson - burial is in Postville cemetery |
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| Lavern A. Fink |
Staff
sergeant Lansing, Iowa Killed in action, in Pacific area, December 7, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lydia E. Fink, Lansing |
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| Virgil Gordon |
Private Postville, Iowa Accidentally drowned September 2,1945 at Fort Worth, Texas Stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas Son of Wallace Gordon (deceased) & Annie Gordon, Postville |
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| Wayne Green |
Paratrooper Frankville, Winneshiek Co. Iowa Killed in England Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, living near Postville |
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James B. Hagen |
2nd Lieutenant |
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| Lawrence G. Hamm |
Private first class Waterville, Iowa Killed in action in France, September 14, ???? Father, Jerry Hamm, Rossville, RFD, Waukon |
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| Arthur Conrad Hanson |
Machinist's mate 1st class, USNR Waukon, Iowa Went down on the Liscombe Bay November 24, 1943, Gilbert Islands Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius A. Hanson, Route 4, Waukon. |
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| John F. Heim |
Sergeant Harpers Ferry, Iowa Died Ju?? 5, 1944 of wounds received in action in France Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Heim, Harpers Ferry. |
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| James W. Henderson |
Private Monona, Clayton Co. Iowa Killed in action in Germany, March 21, 1945 Father, Earl Henderson, RFD, Monona |
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| Earl S. Hermanson |
Staff sergeant Waterville, Iowa Killed in action in Philippines, November 12, 1944 Aunt, Mrs. M.J. Kelly, Waterville |
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| Dwayne H. Huebner |
Sergeant Postville, Iowa Killed in action, in European area March 7, 1945 Mother Mrs. Senta A Huebner, Postville |
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| Howard C. Humphrey |
Second lieutenant Postville, Iowa Killed in action over Germany March 23, 1944 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Humphrey, Postville |
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Darrel Burton Johnson |
Lt., USNR Wife, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Johnson, New Albin. |
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| Russel G.W. Johnson |
Tech. sergeant, USMC Luana, Clayton Co. Iowa Killed in action at Saipan June 18, 1944 Mother (Anna) and step-father Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leppert, RFD Rt 2, Box 65, Postville |
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| Harry Joseph Jones |
Sergeant Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Sicily July 12, 1943 Father, George Jones, RFD, Harpers Ferry |
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| Maurice R. Kelly |
Staff sergeant Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Italy April 5, 1944 Mother, Mrs. Ida Kelly, postmistress, Harpers Ferry |
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| Carleton
Kenney ![]() |
Gunners
Mate Second Class Waukon, Iowa Declared dead Reported missing in action December 24, 1943 while serving aboard the destroyer Leary in the Atlantic Ocean off France Parents Klearance E. & Esther Winifred (Laughlin) Kenney, Petaluma, Calif. |
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| Gustav Frederick Kerndt |
Ensign,
USNR Killed in action (presumptive date) May 8, 1943 Missing in action since May 7, 1942 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Kerndt, Center street, Lansing |
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| Robert
W. Kneeland ![]() |
Lieutenant, US Army Air Force Postville, Iowa Killed in action in Philippines December 2, 1944 Parents, Mr. & Mrs. William A. Kneeland, Postville |
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| Donald O. Kosbau |
Private First Class Waukon, Iowa Died December 18, 1944 of wounds received in action in Germany December 17, 1944 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kosbau, RFD, Waukon. |
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| Donald F. Koth |
Private Postville, Iowa Killed in action in Salerno, Italy, January 9, 1944 Father, Vern H. Koth, Postville |
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| Donald W. Lawson |
Private First Class Postville, Iowa Killed in action in New Guinea June 23, 1944 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lawson, RFD, Postville |
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| Gordon R. Leikvold |
Private Waukon, Iowa Killed in an auto accident in Arkansas, April 13, 1943 Father, Theodore Leikvold, Waukon |
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| John Shirley McCurdy |
Ensign, USNR Mother, Mrs. Otto Fischer, Postville |
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| Francis Earl McDougal |
Seaman 2nd class, USNR Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McDougal, Waukon |
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| James P. McMorrow |
Private first class Waukon, Iowa Killed in an auto accident at Great Bend, Kansas, army air base, October 7, 1944 Uncle, John McMorrow, RFD, Waukon |
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George P. Manning |
Staff Sergeant Lansing, Iowa Killed in action in Germany March 1, 1945. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Manning, RFD, Lansing |
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| Joseph R. Mohn |
Private Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Mediterranean area, Italy, January 4, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Mohn, Harpers Ferry |
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| Andrew J. Oelberg |
Private First Class Waukon, Iowa Died September 14, 1944 of wounds received in action in Italy Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Oelberg, Waukon |
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Donald L. Olloff |
Staff Sergeant DNB |
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| Wendle Adonis Pederson |
Apprentis seaman Monona, Clayton Co. Iowa Killed in action August 22, 1942, aboard the USS Ingraham. Father, Alfred O. Peterson, RFD, Monona |
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| Earl
E. Quillin ![]() |
Private, paratrooper Waukon, Iowa 513th Parachute Infantry, part of the 17th Airborne Division Killed in action in Belgium January 7, 1945 Buried in the American Cemetery in Luxembourg Parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Quillin, Waukon |
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James Joseph Regan |
Aviation radioman 3rd class, USNR Mother, Mrs. Angela Kathryn Howes, 25 Sackett Street, Waukon |
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Leo P. Regan |
Tec 5 DNB |
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| James Rikos ![]() |
Radio
Operator Waukon, Iowa Died Dec. 29, 1943. Stationed at Canton Island in the South Pacific region, he was a crewmember on a plane, which took off on a routine flight from Makin Island bound for Baker Island. The aircraft never arrived at its destination. A year after he was declared missing in action, the Navy had officially declared him killed in action Mother, Mrs. William (Angela) Howes, Waukon |
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| Donald G. Teff |
Private Dorchester, Iowa Drowned at San Francisco, Calif. January 2, 1942 Mother, Mrs. Florence T. Teff, Dorchester |
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| Robert P. Teff |
Private first class Dorchester, Iowa Killed in action in Italy, February 19, 1944 Father, Henry G. Teff, Dorchester |
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| John A. Wilde |
Sergeant Lansing, Iowa Killed January 14, 1945, in flight between Morrison Field, Fla., and Trinidad Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wilde, Lansing |
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- sources:
1. newspaper clipping, hand-dated 1945 sent by M. Durr, from her
mother's collection.
2. photo of R. Erickson contributed by C. Boyers, Roland Erickson
was her g-uncle.
3. photo of V. Daman contributed by Jody Howard, he was her
g-uncle.
4. William Campbell newspaper clipping from the Waterloo
Courier contributed by Cindy Bray Lovell
5. Kenneth Casey purple heart commendation & bottom photo,
from an undated New Albin News clipping contributed by
Errin Wilker
6. other information is from news clippings, obituaries, photos
& funeral memorials in a WWII scrapbook compiled by Nina
Harris Swenson, Sharyl's g-grandmother
7. also used: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II
for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from Iowa, 1946
- this page was compiled by Sharyl Ferrall
Obtain information & a photo of the grave of an American soldier buried on foreign soil.