Allamakee co. IAGenWeb - Military records

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
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
Henry W. Barnholtz	Staff sergeant Postville, Iowa Killed in train wreck near Terre Haute, Ind., Sept 14, 1944 Wife, Mrs. Viola Barnholtz, Postville
Kenneth Bigelow	Ensign Waukon, Iowa Died July 18, 1941, instructor at Jacksonville, Fla. Aunt, Ruth Bigelow, Waukon
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.
Earl Burnham	Private Waukon, Iowa Killed in action in Germany, Nov. 21, 1941. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Burnham, Waukon
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
Kenneth Edmund Casey	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 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Casey, of New Albin, received the Purple Heart Medal awarded posthumously, to their son Kenneth Edmund Casey, S. C. 2-c who died of wounds received in action on Savo Island, Guadacanal, Aug. 9th, 1942. He was attached to the Cruiser Astoria and had enlisted in the Navy Dec. 29th, 1939. Accompanying the award was a certificate which read as follows: The United State of America To All Who Shall See These Presents Greetings: This is to certify the President of the United States of America Pursuant to Authority Vested in Him by Congress has awarded the Purple Heart, established by General George Washington, at Newburg, NY, August 7, 1872, to Kenneth Edmund Casey; S. C. 2-c for military merit and wounds received in action resulting in his death August 9th, 1942. Given under my hand in the City of Washington, D.C. FRANK KNOX Secretary of the Navy
Thomas A. Collins	Private first class Waukon, Iowa Killed in action in France, January 9, 1945. Mother, Mrs. James Collins, Waukon
John W. Colsch	1st Lieutenant
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
Douglass Ray Darling	Sergeant New Albin, Iowa Killed in action in Ruhr Valley, Germany Mother, Mrs. Clara Darling, New Albin
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
Lavern A. Fink	Staff sergeant Lansing, Iowa Killed in action, in Pacific area, December 7, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lydia E. Fink, Lansing
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
Wayne Green	Paratrooper Frankville, Winneshiek Co. Iowa Killed in England Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, living near Postville
James B. Hagen	2nd Lieutenant
Lawrence G. Hamm	Private first class Waterville, Iowa Killed in action in France, September 14, ???? Father, Jerry Hamm, Rossville, RFD, Waukon
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.
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.
James W. Henderson	Private Monona, Clayton Co. Iowa Killed in action in Germany, March 21, 1945 Father, Earl Henderson, RFD, Monona
Earl S. Hermanson	Staff sergeant Waterville, Iowa Killed in action in Philippines, November 12, 1944 Aunt, Mrs. M.J. Kelly, Waterville
Dwayne H. Huebner	Sergeant Postville, Iowa Killed in action, in European area March 7, 1945 Mother Mrs. Senta A Huebner, Postville
Howard C. Humphrey	Second lieutenant Postville, Iowa Killed in action over Germany March 23, 1944 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Humphrey, Postville
Darrel Burton Johnson	Lt., USNR Wife, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Johnson, New Albin.
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
Harry Joseph Jones	Sergeant Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Sicily July 12, 1943 Father, George Jones, RFD, Harpers Ferry
Maurice R. Kelly	Staff sergeant Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Italy April 5, 1944 Mother, Mrs. Ida Kelly, postmistress, Harpers Ferry
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.
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
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
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.
Donald F. Koth	Private Postville, Iowa Killed in action in Salerno, Italy, January 9, 1944 Father, Vern H. Koth, Postville
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
Gordon R. Leikvold	Private Waukon, Iowa Killed in an auto accident in Arkansas, April 13, 1943 Father, Theodore Leikvold, Waukon
John Shirley McCurdy	Ensign, USNR Mother, Mrs. Otto Fischer, Postville
Francis Earl McDougal	Seaman 2nd class, USNR Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McDougal, Waukon
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
George P. Manning	Staff Sergeant Lansing, Iowa Killed in action in Germany March 1, 1945. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Manning, RFD, Lansing
Joseph R. Mohn	Private Harpers Ferry, Iowa Killed in action in Mediterranean area, Italy, January 4, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Mohn, Harpers Ferry
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
Donald L. Olloff	Staff Sergeant DNB
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
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
James Joseph Regan	Aviation radioman 3rd class, USNR Mother, Mrs. Angela Kathryn Howes, 25 Sackett Street, Waukon
Leo P. Regan	Tec 5 DNB
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
Donald G. Teff	Private Dorchester, Iowa Drowned at San Francisco, Calif. January 2, 1942 Mother, Mrs. Florence T. Teff, Dorchester
Robert P. Teff	Private first class Dorchester, Iowa Killed in action in Italy, February 19, 1944 Father, Henry G. Teff, Dorchester
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

- 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

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