Allamakee co. IAGenWeb - Military records

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Surname	First name	Residence	Notes
Gallagher	Francis J.	Waukon	US Army, 12th Armored Division. Fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Awarded a Purple Heart & Bronze Star. Son of Patrick H. & Mary C. Gallagher. Obituary.
Gallagher	Patrick M.	Waukon	US Army. He enlisted in 1940 and served for over 20 years. Obituary & photo
Galloway	Don	Postville	Entered service, 1942. Graduated from Postville HS.
Gantenbein	Delbert	New Albin
Gantenbein	Gordon	New Albin
Gass	LeRoy	Postville	US Army, Sgt. Inducted into the army in May 1941. Assigned to Antitank Company, 168th Infantry, 34th Division 5th Army. He served in northern Ireland, Scotland, England and North Africa. A member of the 34th 'Red Bull' Infantry Division, he was taken prisoner in the battle of Faid Pass, North African war zone in February 17, 1943. He spent 27 months POW camps Stalag 7A (Moosburg), Stalag 3B (Furstenburg) and Stalag 3A (Luckenwalde). Liberated by the Russians. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin M. Gass.
Gaulthier	Arthur A.	Waukon
Gavin	Clair V.	Lansing
Gavin	Vernon J.	Waukon
Gavle	Orlan M.	Decorah, Winneshiek co.	Obituary
Gee	Richard J.	Lansing
Gericke	Lamont F.	Postville	US Navy Seabee, he entered the service in 1943 and was stationed in Bermuda in a Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU).
Geuder	Vernon M.	Waukon
Gilbertson	Kenneth G.	Waterville
Gilbertson	Gaylen H.	Waterville
Gilson	Eugene F.	Postville
Glaus	Leslie J.	Waukon
Gluck	Ralph L.	Waukon	US Army. Member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Obituary
Glynn	Edward A.	Lansing
Goede	Donald	Waukon
Gonyier	Edward S.	Lansing
Goodno	Julius S.	Dorchester
Gordanier	Howard L.	Postville	US Navy, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class. Served in convoy duty in the Atlantic zone and participated in the Mediterranean operations aboard the USS Maddox. Gordanier was among those who survived when the Maddox was hit & sunk by German bombers.
Gordon	Grant I.	Lansing	WWII veteran (service branch unknown). Son of George & Belle (Tomte) Gordon. Obituary
Gordon	Virgil	Postville	US Army, Private. 1st Platoon, Co C, 52nd Inf. TRG. Accidentally drowned September 2,1945 at Fort Worth, Texas. Stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas. Son of Wallace & Annie Gordon, Postville. Obituary
Gorman	Fred W.	Waukon	US Army. Obituary & photo
Grady	Cyril Ambrose	Waukon / Wexford	Served from 1941 to 1945 in New Guinea. Obituary
Grady	Daniel	Waukon	US Army. Son of John and Susan (O'Hara) Grady. Obituary
Grady	Sylvester J.	Waukon
Grahlman	Claude Clinton	Waukon	US Navy. He was born in Sumner, Iowa. Lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Gramlich	Daniel Emil	Lansing	U. S. Army Signal Corps. Stationed in Iran. Son of George & Romina Gramlich. Obituary
Gramlich	Irvin F.	Lansing
Grangaard	Walter H.	Waterville
Gray	Earl S.	Postville	Paratrooper. Obituary
Green	Wayne G.	Frankville, Winneshiek co.	Paratrooper. Killed in England. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green, RR Postville. Obituary & death notice
Green	Glen I.	Castalia	US Navy, aboard the USS Reuben James DE-153. Son of Chester & Edna Green. Obituary
Grieibel	Genevieve	Waukon
Grimstad	Norman A.	Waukon	US Navy. Born in Ossian, he attended school in Dorchester. Son of Edward & Tomina Grimstad. Obituary
Grotegut	Calvin H.	Waukon
Gruhn	Edith	Waukon/Postville	Second Lieutenant, US Army Nurse Corps. Daughter of Fred W. & Elsa (Schaar) Gruhn of Postville. PHS graduate & graduate of Wesley Memorial Hospital of Nursing in Chicago.
Gulsvig	Milton	Postville
Gundacker	John H.	Waukon
Gunderson	Gordon A.	Waterville
Gunderson	Lyle	Postville	US Army, Sergeant. Served in the Philippine Islands. Graduated from Postville HS. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gunderson.
Guthneck	Gerald E.	Harpers Ferry
Haas	Joseph Ferdinand	Lansing	Served in Europe. Son of Ben & Elizabeth Haas. Obituary
Haas	Ronald Francis	Waukon	US Army, 634th Ordinance Ammunition Company, New Guinea & Philippines. Obituary
Hagen	James B.	Waterville	2nd Lieutenant. His name is on a bronze plaque containing "the names of Allamakee county's World War II dead" that was to be placed at the court house by the Waukon Commercial Club in 1948.
Hager	Rueben Frank	Waukon	US Army, rifleman, Co F, 475th Infantry. Purple Heart. Son of Albert & Anna Hager. Obituary & photo
Hahn	Arthur	New Albin
Hahn	Delbert	New Albin
Hahn	George A.	Dorchester	US Army infantry. Served in the Aleutian Islands. Obituary
Hahn	Raymond	New Albin
Hale	Richard A.	Postville
Hall	John M. 'Red'	Waukon	US Army. Son of Charles M. and Mary Jane (Solon) Hall. Moved to Spokane, Washington after the war ended. Obituary
Hall	Kenneth Charles	Waukon	Tech Sgt, Army Air Corps, radio & radar operator on B-17 bombers in the American & Pacific Theatres. Awarded 5 Bronze Stars and other medals. Son of Charles & Mary Hall. Obituary & photo
Hall	Robert J.	Waukon
Halverson	Harvey Millard	Lansing	US Navy, Radar Operator Second Class. Served 1943-1946 in the Pacific theatre. Obituary
Halverson	Morris A.	Waterville
Hamilton	Robert	Waukon
Hamm	Guy O'Neill	Lansing/Waterville	US Army. Obituary
Hamm	Lawrence G.	Monona, Clayton co.	Private first class. Residence, Waterville. Killed in action in France, September 14, 194?. Father, Jerry Hamm, Rossville, RFD, Waukon.
Hammel	Eugene	New Albin
Hammel	L	New Albin
Hammel	Richard A.	New Albin / Waukon	US Navy. He enlisted in October 1943 as an apprentice seaman. Son of Charles & May (LaTranch) Hammel. Obituary
Hammel	Robert	Waukon	US Army. Son of Charles & Mae (Latronch) Hammel. Obituary
Hammel	Virgil	Postville	US Army. Medical corps. Sergeant. Served in Germany and other European countries. Entered service, 1942 after graduation from Postville HS.
Hammell	Cletus Joseph	New Albin	US Army, Medic. Son of Fred & Mathilda Hammell. Obituary
Hammell	Donald J.	Lansing
Handke	Edward John	Postville	US Army, Pacific Theatre. Born in Clayton co. Iowa & lived for many years in Postville. Obituary & photo
Haney	Teddie	Lansing
Hangartner	Laverne	Postville
Hanson	Harriet G.	Waukon	Navy Nurse Corps [note: Hanson may be married name]
Hanson	Ralph J.	Lansing
Hanson	Lester A.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hanson	LeRoy H.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hanson	Raymond	Waterville
Hanson	Arthur Conrad	Waukon	Machinist's mate 1st class, USNR. Went down in the Liscombe Bay November 24, 1943, Gilbert Islands. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius A. Hanson, Route 4, Waukon.
Hanson	Alfred L.	Waukon
Hanson	Lyman S.	Waukon
Hanson	Leonard C.	Waukon	US Navy. Member and Past Commander of the Waukon American Legion Post, Past Allamakee County Commander, and Past Commander of the 4th District American Legion. Obituary
Harrington	Robert E.	Postville	Colonel. West Point graduate. He reported for active duty in February 1943 and was first attached to a tank destroyer unit at Camp Hood, Texas. Later he transferred to the Army Air Corps and attended advanced pilot training at Foster Field, Victoria, TX , graduating March 12, 1944 as a Combat Fighter pilot. He was an expert aerial and ground gunnery pilot, flying pursuit aircraft. Served with Gen. Chennault in the Chinese-American Composite Wing, piloting a P-51 Mustang. This was the only American unit to work with the Chinese Air Forces, and they operated in north central China, sweeping the skies over inland China. He flew thirty missions over enemy territory before the war ended, earning the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Presidential Unit Citation; two battle stars on his Asiatic ribbon, and other decorations. Son of Cy & Nina Harrington. Obituary
Harris	Cy	Postville	Musician First Class, US Navy, Eighth Fleet band; served in North Africa and in the Mediterranean. He entered the Navy in 1942 after graduating from Postville High School.
Harris	Leo Roger 'Dutch'	Postville	US Navy. Son of Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary A brother team in the U.S. Navy are Leo Roger "Dutch" Harris and George R. Harris, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Obert Harris of route 1, Postville. The lads were home on leave recently and had the [photo] taken. Both are Petty Officers. "Dutch" is a Machinists Mate Third Class stationed at New London, Conn., where he has been assigned following a long "hitch" at convoy duty in the Atlantic area. He saw service during and in the Aftrican invasion. George is an Aviation Machinists Mate Third Class and at present is in Officers Training Unit at Hutchinson, Kansas. ~Postville Herald, May 3, 1944, the photo on the left accompanied the news article
Harris see photo above	George Richard	Postville	US Navy. Son of Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary *See photo & news article above - George is on the left and Dutch is on the right.
Harris	Paul E.	Postville / Castalia, Winneshiek co.	US Army Air Corps. Entered the service in October 1942, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in March 1944. Pilot of "Four Roses", a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber. Served in Hawaii and in the European Theatre. Earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters for duty during a number of Eighth Air Force attacks on German targets. Graduate of Postville HS. Son of Martin E. & Avilla (Brainard) Harris. Married Marilyn Thomson of Postville. Paul Harris served in the Air Force for 27 years, attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. Obituary
Harris	Phil Hale	Castalia, Winneshiek co.	US Navy. Baker Second Class. Son of Martin & Arvilla Harris. Obituary
Harris	Robert William	Postville / Rossville	MP, US Army. Served in Japan. Son of Obert & Clara Harris. Obituary
Harris	Robert Ray	Postville	Captain, US Army. Son of Warner & Rachel Harris. Obituary
Harris	Zana May	Postville	US Navy WAVE. Trained at the Naval Training School (W.R.), Bronx, New York, N.Y. Daughter of Lloyd 'Mike' & Grace (Sheggrud) Harris, and raised by her grandparents Warner & Rachel (Folsom) Harris; Postville high school graduate and attended Iowa State Teachers College then taught school. Married Earl B. Chamberlain in 1945.
Hart	James P.	Waukon
Hart	Malcolm J.	Waukon
Hartley	Milton Robert	New Albin / Dubuque	WWII vet (unknown service branch). Born in New Albin, s/o Sydney & Mabel (Olson) Hartley, he grew up in Dubuque. Obituary
Hartley	Peter William	New Albin	Quartermaster Chief Petty Officer, US Navy, served in the Pacific Theater. Son of Charles & Stacia Hartley. Obituary
Hartmann	Herbert H.	Postville?	US Army. Private 1st Class. Served in New Guinea, Moratai and Mindanao. Awarded the Presidential & Unit Citations, Victory medal, Southwest Pacific & Asiatic-Pacific ribbons w/arrowhead & 3 combat stars, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon.
Hartwig	Rudolph O.	Postville
Hastings	Daniel C.	Waterville
Hastings	Wayne	Waukon
Hawkins	Theodore	Lansing
Hawkins	Edwin W.	Waterville
Hayes	Martin J.	Waukon
Healy	Helen J.	Waukon
Hefner	Leo W.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hefty	Albert A.	Lansing
Hegeman	Donald W.	Waukon	US Navy. Son of William H. & Jeannette (Dougherty) Hegeman. Obituary
Hegeman	Mary	Waukon	WAVE. Enrolled in June 1930, she had been the chief clerk of the Waukon rationing board prior to enlisting.
Heim	John F.	Harpers Ferry	Sergeant. Died Ju?? 5, 1944 of wounds received in action in France. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Heim, Harpers Ferry.
Hein	Harlan C.	Postville	US Army. Private. 36th Field Arty. Died of illness in January 1946. Obituary
Heins	Ernie Lloyd	Postville / Luana, Clayton co.	US Army. Obituary
Helgerson	Millard C.	Postville
Hendrickson	Edgar 'Crankshaft'	Waukon	US Navy. Obituary
Henderson	James W.	Monona, Clayton co.	Private. Killed in action in Germany, March 21, 1945. Father, Earl Henderson, RFD, Monona
Hennigaard	Leander	Waterville	US Army. Earned a Purple Heart. Obituary
Henry	Reuben C.	Waukon
Hermanson	Earl S.	Waterville	Staff sergeant. Killed in action in Philippines, November 12, 1944. Son of Sever & Cecelia Hermanson.
Hermanson	Raymond E.	Waterville
Hermanson	Roy T.	Waukon
Hermeier	Oliver E.	Ludlow twp / Waukon	US Navy. Obituary
Herrig	Joseph P. (Dr)	New Albin
Hexom	Arnold H.	Waukon
Higgins	Angela	New Albin
Higgins	Raymond E.	New Albin
Hill	Harlan O.	Waterville
Hill	Howard I.	Lansing / Postville / Waukon	US Army, saw action in Germany and France. Born in Decorah, Winneshiek co., he lived in Allamakee co. for many years. Obituary
Hill	Louis Hill Jr.	Postville	US Coast Guard, Ensign. Saw duty in the European Theater participating in the invasions of Sicily and Salerno aboard a Coast Guard-manned LCI. Also engaged in amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater aboard a Coast Guard-manned LST. Obituary
Hills	Evelyn	Postville	US Navy WAVE. Serving from May 1944-March 1946, she was stationed in Washington, D.C. and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hills, she graduated from Postville HS in 1939. Married Robert Johnson. Obituary
Hilmer	Edwin L.	Postville	US Second Marine Corps, First Gunnery Sergeant. Fought in the Tarawa and Saipan invasions. He was wounded in action in the Gilbert Island engagement with the Japanese. Awarded the Silver Star by Admiral Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Naval Operations "for meritorious conduct and devotion to duty while serving with an amphibian tractor battalion of the Second Marines. As amphibian tractor platoon of the initial landing, Hilmer continued to operate his tractor after his crew members had been wounded. He made several trips to the beach and front lines under heavy machine gun fire and anti-boat gun fire, landing troops and supplies and evacuating casualties. The tractor, having been rendered unseaworthy by enemy gun fire and it being apparent that it would sin, Hilmer quickly effected repairs and continued to transport troops and supplies to the beach until the island was secured. His conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the US Naval Service." He later was awarded the purple heart for shrapnel wounds suffered in the same engagement.
Hilmer	Eldo	Postville	Entered service, 1942. Graduated from Postville HS.
Hilmer	Martin M.	Postville
Hinman	Rex J.	Postville
Hinrichs	Merrill G.	Lansing
Hintz	Robert H. Dr.	Lansing
Hirth	Kermit	Lansing
Hirth	Henbert	Lansing
Hirth	Ernest L.	Lansing
Hitner	Robert John	Waukon	US Army. He was born in Ada, Minnesota to John and Susan (Keppler) Hitner and lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Hoerer	Theodore	Lansing
Hofer	Eileen Leona	Postville	Second Lieutenant, US Army Nurse Corps. Daughter of Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville. Graduated from Sherman Hospital of Nursing, Elgin, Ill.
Hofer	William R.	Postville	Gunners Mate First Class, served aboard a submarine in the Pacific Ocean. Son of Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville. After the war he re-enlisted for Navy service.
Hofer	Clifford G.	Postville	US Army. Son of Mrs. Louise Hofer of Postville.
Hogan	Charles	Lansing
Hogan	Leonard P.		PVT 26 AAF Base HQ & AB SQ Gravestone photo
Hogan	Paul W. Dr	Waukon
Homewood	LeRoy	Waukon/Volga	US Navy. Son of William & Eva Homewood, he lived in Waukon at the time of his death. Obituary
Hoofnagle	Dale Ralph	Waukon/Waterloo, Black Hawk co.	US Navy. He retired to Waukon in the early 1990's. Obituary & photo
Hosch	Donald	New Albin
Hosch	Leon	New Albin
Hosch	Orval A.	New Albin
Houlihan	Victor M.	Harpers Ferry	His name is on a bronze plaque containing "the names of Allamakee county's World War II dead" that was to be placed at the court house by the Waukon Commercial Club in 1948.
Houlihan	Donus F.	Waukon
Howard	Truman H.	Waukon
Howe	Donald L.	Waukon	US Army. Son of Edward and Grace (O'Donnell) Howe. Obituary
Howe	Walter	Waukon
Howes	Donald F.	Waukon
Howes	John C.	Waukon	US Navy. Son of Frank & Jesse (Scott) Howes. Obituary
Howes	Leo J.	Waukon Junction
Huebner	Dwayne H.	Postville	US Army Air Force. Sergeant. Graduated from the Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery School. He was a member of a combat crew of an AAF bomber. Killed in action in Europe March 7, 1945. Son of Henry T. & Senta A. Huebner, Postville.
Huebner	Eugene Paul	Postville	US Navy. Obituary
Huey	Robert B.	Waukon
Huffey	Vernon L. Rev	Postville/Waterville	Colonel, Chaplain, US Army. Son of Walter A. & Tilda B. Huffey. Obituary
Huffman	Donald F.	Monona, Clayton co.
Huffman	John L.	Waukon
Huffman	Raymond J.	Waukon
Huffman	William	Rossville / Waterville / Waukon	Washington State National Guard from 1937 to 1940, then from 1941 to 1945 in the US Army serving in France, Germany, and the Aleutian Islands. Obituary
Humphrey	Howard C.	Postville	2nd Lieutenant Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Humphrey last week received a letter from the War Department notifying them of the new location of the burial place of their son, Lt. Howard C. Humphrey, who lost his life while on an air mission over Germany March 23, 1944. He was at his station as Navigator on a B-17 when he and his crew were shot down. According to the War Department's letter, Howard's remains were first interred in a temporary cemetery near the place where he met death, presumably at Duesseldorf, Germany. "They were recently interred in the U. S. Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz, plot C, row 7, grave 170, located nine miles south of Liege, Belgium," the communication says. Another fact brought out in the letter is, "the War Department has now been authorized to comply, at Government expense, with the feasible wishes of the next of kin regarding final interment, here or abroad, of the remains of your loved one. At a later date this office will without any action on your part, provide the next of kin with full information and solicit his (clipping ends). ~Postville Herald clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection, contributed by Mary Durr
Humphrey	Donald	Postville	US Army Air Force. Major. Reported MIA January 11, 1945 in the India-Berma area. Enlisted in 1941. Pilot of "Postville Express", a B-29 Superfortress, the first to drop bombs on Japan's mainland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Humphrey, Postville, he graduated from Postville HS and State Univ. of Iowa at Iowa City. More about the 'Postville Express'
Hunt	Robert S.	Postville	Lieutenant Commander, US Navy, Atlantic & Pacific Theaters. Obituary
Hupfer	James H.	Monona, Clayton co.
Hurm	John	Lansing
Hush	James M.	Waukon
Imhoff	Edmond I.	New Albin
Imhoff	Lawrence J.	New Albin	US Navy. Obituary
Imhoff	Robert E.	New Albin
Imhoff	Vincent	New Albin
Inger	Aaron	Harpers Ferry
Inger	Wilbur H.	Harpers Ferry
Inman	John L.	New Albin
Intlekofer	Francis L.	Waukon
Intlekofer	Charles F.	Waukon	US Navy officer, he served in Newfoundland and the South Pacific. Son of Mabel & Fridolin Intlekofer. Obituary
Intlekofer	James	Waukon
Intlekofer	Rose Mary	New Albin	see Rose Mary Smerud
Irons	Benjamin Francis	New Albin	US Navy, Seabee 103rd Construction Battalion, served in the Caroline Islands and Guam. Obituary.
Irons	Wayne M.	New Albin
Irons	John D.	New Albin
Ivens	Milton H. Dr	Waukon
Iverson	Merton A.	Dorchester
Iverson	Ordell C.	Waterville
Jacobson	Carlton Selmer	Waterville	Tech Sgt. US Navy, he served in the Army Air Force in India and Burma. He was awarded two bronze stars. Obituary & photo
Jacobson	Arden F.	Waterville
Jahnke	Donald E.	Postville
Jenkins	Ralph W.	Waukon
Jenkins	John C.	Waukon
Jensen	Lief	Waterville
Johnson	Darrel Burton	New Albin	Lt., USNR. Wife, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Johnson, New Albin.
Johnson	Donald	Waterville
Johnson	Earl Eugene	Postville	US Army. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Son of William & Margaretha Cox. Adopted son of Nicolai & Alma Johnson. Born in Page co., Iowa, he farmed near Postville for many years. Obituary
Johnson	Edna Beatrice	Castalia / Postville	US Army Nurse. Born in Fayette co. IA, the daughter of Stena (Anderson) and Henry H. Johnson. Married to Walter Dummermuth. Administrator of the Postville Community Hospital from 1945 until 1980. Obituary
Johnson	Emmet E.	Lansing
Johnson	Harrison C.	Forest Mills	US Navy, served on the USS Stanley in the South Pacific. Parents L.R.V. & Ruth Johnson. Obituary.
Johnson	Howard S.	Waukon
Johnson	John H.	Waterville
Johnson	John F.	Waterville
Johnson	Lloyd A.	Waterville
Johnson	Louis E.	Lansing/Manchester, Delaware co	Served served in Europe. Awarded a purple heart. Obituary
Johnson	Marlys	Waukon
Johnson	Melvin H.	Waukon
Johnson	Russell G.W.	Postville	Tech. sergeant, USMC. Killed in action at Saipan June 18, 1944. Mother (Anna) and step-father Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leppert, RFD Rt 2, Box 65, Postville
Johnson	Victor C.	Lansing
Johnson	Walter	New Albin
Jones	Lester G.	Dorchester
Jones	Harold Joseph	Harpers Ferry	Sergeant. Killed in action in Sicily July 12, 1943. Father, George Jones, RFD, Harpers Ferry
Jones	Charles E.	Postville	Served in the South Pacific. Son of Edward & Margaret Jones. Obituary
Jones	Leslie James	Postville	US Army in Europe and Africa. Awarded Silver & Bronze stars. Son of Edward & Margaret Jones. Obituary
Jordan	Marie	New Albin
Joy	Walter L.	Waukon	US Army, First Calvary division. Obituary
Joy	William J.	Waukon	US Army. Sergeant. Served in Germany during WWII. Also a veteran of the Korean war.

~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