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Surname	First name	Residence	Notes
Dahlstrom	Alto E.	Clayton co. / Waukon	US Army, served from 1942-1945 in northern France & Rhineland. Awarded a Purple Heart, 2 Bronze stars & the Good Conduct Medal. He was born in Giard twp. Clayton co. but lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Damon	James R.	Harpers Ferry
Damon	Victor M.	Harpers Ferry	Private first class, USMCR. Killed in South Pacific November 20, 1943. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos E. Damon, Harpers Ferry The photo was taken at Camp Elliott. Burial is in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Territory of Hawaii. He was only 20 years old when he died. This letter was written to my great grandmother Nellie Daman (Mrs. Amos E. Daman) regarding the loss of her son Victor Daman. The name of the author has unfortunately been lost to time.  The message, however, is timeless..... bringing history alive for us all and to reflect on the kindness and compassion of neighbors. (click the letters to read) ~Additional info., photo & letter were contributed by Jody Howard, his grand-niece.
Danaher	Marcellian R.	Dorcester
Danaher	Thomas A.	Waukon
Darling	Douglas Ray	New Albin	US Army. Sergeant, 101 Infantry, 26th Infantry Div. Reported Missing in Action on March 16, 1945 in the Ruhr Valley, Germany. Four and a half years later, on Sept. 29, 1949, it was confirmed that he had been killed in action. Douglas Ray Darling was born June 22, 1925, in Jefferson, MN. He attended New Albin HS. He was first buried in the United States Military Cemetery near Liege, Belgium, then in April 1950, his remains were returned to the U.S. and he was laid to rest in the New Albin cemetery. His parents were Lysander & Clara Darling of New Albin.
Darling	Robert	New Albin
Dasher	Mary Lou	Waukon	US Medical Corps Nurse, Lieutenant. Stationed at several military hospitals in Texas treating combat-injured G.I.s from all theaters of war. Married Arthur Wiegand in 1946. Obituary & photo.
Deal	Marlin J.	Waukon
DeBuhr	Calvin H.	Waukon
DeBuhr	Victor W.	Waukon
DeGarmo	Clifford Wesley	Postville	Captain, US Army. Obituary
Decker	Milo G.	Postville
Deeney	Delbert J.	Waukon
Deeney	Vernon J.	Waukon
Deeney	Joseph	Waukon
Deeney	Duane E.	Waukon
Dempsey	George W.	Lansing
Devitt	Harold	Waukon Junction
Diersen	Marvin	New Albin
Doerring	Charles	Luana Clayton co.	T. Sgt., crew member of a B-24 Liberator bomber.  Shot down April 2, 1944.  Held in POW camp Luft III and Stalag 17B in Germany until May 3, 1945.  He died on June 8, 1947. Obituary * More about Charles Doerring on the Clayton co. IAGenWeb
Donahue	Gerald	New Albin
Donahue	James J.	Waukon
Donahue	John C.	Waukon
Donaldson	Wayne LeVern	Fayette / Lansing / Postville	US Army Air Corps, serving from 1940-45. He was an airplane mechanic and spent part of his active duty in Kun Ming, China. Born in Fayette county, Iowa, he lived for many years in Lansing & Postville. Obituary
Dougherty	Jean	Waukon
Dougherty	James F.	Waukon
Dresselhaus	Carl W.	New Albin
Dresser	Fred F.	New Albin
Drew	Lawrence D.	Waukon
Drew	Francis J.	Waukon Junction
Duffy	Joseph Leslie	Dorchester	US Army. Son of William & Loretta Duffy. Obituary
Duffy	William C. Jr	Waukon	US Army. Son of William & Loretta Duffy. Obituary
Duncan	Edward	Lansing
Dundee	Cecil	Jefferson twp.	Son of Henry & Ella Dundee. Obituary
Dundee	Alfred	Postville
Dundee	Roland Lee	Postville/Waukon	US Army. Son of John H. & Clara B. Dundee. Obituary
Dundee	Leland	Waukon
Dunlevy	Jerry J.	Lansing
Dunlevy	Thomas M.	Lansing
Dunn	Arthur	New Albin
Duvel	Milton Fred	Waukon	US Marine Corp, Corporal. Served from 1943-1945 and saw active duty in the South Pacific at Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands. Obituary
Dwyer	William D.	Waukon
Dyke	Melvin W.	Postville	US Army, Pvt 1st Class. Served in the Alaska campaigns, in several Pacific island invasions and then was stationed in Hawaii. Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Dyke.
Easley	Donald E.	Harpers Ferry
Easley	Earnest	Lansing
Eaton	Robert K.	Waukon
Echard	Kenneth L.	Waukon
Eckert	John Jr	Waukon
Eischeid	Victor W.	New Albin
Elbner	Jonathan C.	Lansing
Ellefson	R. Truman	Waterville	US Navy, Radar 3rd Classman. Son of Roy & Alice Ellefson. Obituary
Ellefson	Verdun E.	Waterville
Ellingson	Clifford	Waterville
Ellingson	Nathan C.	Waukon
Ellingson	Carl J.	Waukon	US Army. Served in Africa. Obituary
Ellingson	Orren O.	Waukon
Ellingson	Kermit	Waukon	US Navy. Son of Kenneth Ellingson. Obituary
Ellis	Lloyd G. 'Curly'	Postville	US Navy. Gunners Mate. His ship was one of the group known as the 'Unholy Four'. Son of John P. & Carrie J. Ellis. Obituary
Ellis	Lyle Edward	Postville	US Army. Son of Clifford & Dorothy Ellis. Obituary & photo
Ellis	Murry P.	Postville
Elsheimer	Arlyn V.	Waukon
Enyart	Leo Carlton	Postville	US Army. Obituary
Enyart	Russell C.	Waukon
Erickson	Roland Millard	Postville	Seaman first class, USNR. Died January 7, 1945, aboard the USS California. Mother, Mrs. Olive Gulsvig, Postville. Father, Peter Erickson. Burial is in Postville cemetery. ~Additional info. & the photo was contributed by C. Boyers, his grand-niece.
Erickson	Ellsworth L.	Waukon
Erickson	Vernon E.	Waukon	US Marines, Platoon Sergeant. Served in campaigns on Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima.
Erickson	Merlin T.	Waukon
Erickson	Earl	Waukon
Estep	Ray	Waukon	US Army. Obituary
Evans	Chester	Postville
Evans	Kenneth L.	Postville / Waukon	US Navy. Pacific Theatre. Recipient of the Purple Heart. Obituary
Evans	Harris J.	Postville
Evans	Harold Durant	Waukon	US Army, 734th Ordnance Company, 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division in Northern Africa and Italy. Obituary
Evans	Earl A.	Rossville	Paratrooper. Son of Carl & Leta Evans. Obituary
Evans	Otto	Waukon
Evenmoe	Carl E.	Spring Grove, Minnesota
Ewing	Arvid M.	New ALbin
Ewing	Arthur W.	Postvllle
Ewing	Melvin J.	Waukon
Faegre	James L.	Waukon
Farnham	Milton R.	Waukon
Feldstein	Bernard B.	Waukon
Feldstein	William	Waukon
Ferring	Frank L.	Lansing
Feuerhelm	Carl L.	Harpers Ferry	US Navy. Obituary
Feuerhelm	John H.	Lansing
Fichtel	Dale LaNais	Postville	US Navy. He was born in Westgate, Iowa and lived in Postville for many years. Obituary
Fink	Laverne A.	Lansing	Staff sergeant, US Army. Killed in action, in Pacific area, December 7, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lydia E. Fink, Lansing. Among the first of the bodies of the Iowa World War II dead [were] returned aboard the Army ship, Honda Knot. The ship carried 3,012 caskets and 16 urns when she returned. On the vessel with next-of-kin was S/Sgt. Lavern A. Fink, Leo L. Fink, Lansing. ~Oelwein Daily Register, October 10, 1947 -contributed by S. Ferrall
Fink	Delbert F.	New Albin
Fischer	Kenneth	Postville	Private Kenneth Fischer, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fischer, of Janesville, Wis., former Postville residents, has been awarded the World War II victory medal for his wartime service with the armed forces. He is now stationed at the First Field Command of the American Graves Registration command in the U. S. occupation zone of Germany. The award was made in Paris. Kenneth, who attended the Postville schools before the family moved to Janesville, Wis., is a grandson of Fred Dreier. ~Postville Herald, March 1948 - contributed by Mary Durr
Fischer	Martin Christ	Castalia / Postville	US Navy, Machinists Mate First Class in the Amphibious force in the South Pacific theater. Obituary
Fischer	Ralph	Postville	Killed in action on Bougainville, in the southwest Pacific area, on November 8, 1943; son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fischer, of Janesville, Wis., former Postville residents, grandson of Fred Dreier of Postville.
Fischer	Venita	Postville	US Air WAC; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Fischer, of Janesville, Wis., former Postville residents, she graduated from Janesville HS, granddaughter of Fred Dreier of Postville.
Fish	Leo M.	Lansing
Fitzgerald	John T.	New Albin
Fitzpatrick	John	Lansing
Flack	Manford H.	Harpers Ferry
Florin	Ervin J. (Rev)	New Albin
Foels	Leo Frederick Adolph	Postville	US Army. Served in the Philippines. Son of Arthur & Elizabeth Foels. Obituary
Folsom	Donald Lee	Postville	US Army Military Police Battalion. Son of Richard & Mabel Folsom. Obituary & photo
Folsom	John Francis	Postville/Waukon	US Navy. Served in the Pacific Theater of war on various ships (more details are in his obit). Obit & photo
Folsom	Lester C.	Waukon	US Navy. Served in the South Pacific with the Second Marine Division. Obituary
Folsom	Wayne G. 'Bud'	Postville	US Army Air Corps, aircraft mechanic and flight engineer. Served in combat participating in campaigns in Tunisia, Sicily, and Naples-Foggia. He was discharged in 1945, but reenlisted. In November, 1947, he was crew chief on a C-53 transport aircraft that crashed in the Alps. He was severly injured, but rescued after several days. Obituary
Ford	Earl A.	Waukon
Forde	Wayne A.	Waukon	US Navy. Death notice
Forde	Beverly C.	Waukon Junction
Fredendall	Lester	Waterville
Fredendall	Verdon H.	Waterville
Fredendall	Donald Jr	Waterville
Fredrickson	James D.	Lanslng
French	Robert W.	Postville
Fritz	Charles J.	Waukon	US Navy for 25 years, serving in WWII & Korea. Son of Herbert & Marie Fritz. Obituary

Surnames A-C * Surnames G-J * Surnames K-M * Surnames N-R * Surnames S-T * Surnames U-Z

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~The original 875 names on this list were published in the Allamakee Journal, Lansing, Iowa, September 15, 1943. The names were on Honor Roll Bulletin Board at Waukon.
~transcribed by Errin Wilker

Other sources used to compile this honor roll, in addition to the contributed information:
~information from news clippings, obituaries, photos & funeral memorials in a WWII scrapbook compiled by Nina Harris Swenson, g-grandmother of Sharyl Ferrall, Allamakee co. IAGenWeb coordinator
~State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from Iowa, 1946
~information from obituaries posted to the Allamakee co. Obituary Board
~information sent by Allamakee co. contributors as credited with the entry

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