Allamakee co. IAGenWeb - Military records

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Surname	First name	Residence	Notes
Kaeser	Charles Edward	Waukon	US Navy. Obituary
Kappmeyer	John	Harpers Ferry	US Army Air Corps. POW in Germay for 1 yr 7 mo. Born in Oelwein, Fayette co., he retired to Harpers Ferry. Obituary.
Kaufman	Harry L.	Lansing
Keefe	Thomas E.	Waukon
Keenan	Ralph Thomas	Waukon	US Army. Corporal. Served in Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe with the 231st Army Air Force. Obituary
Kehr	Louis Edward	Lansing	Obituary
Kelleher	George T. MD	Postville	US Army Air Corps Medical service. Captain.
Kelleher	James R.	Postville
Kelleher	Robert 'Bob'	Postville	US Navy, Ensign. Attended officers candidate school at Abbott Hall, Northwestern University, Chicago. Commissioned lieutenant in July 1943. Served with the Naval Air TRansport Service and was stationed in Cuba, Guam, Kwajelein and Saipan. He earned the American Theater ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon. Son of Mrs. Carrie Kelleher.
Kelly	Daniel P.	New Albin	The following telegram was received by Mrs. Verda Ingles of Racine, Wis. on Oct. 30, 1944: "The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your brother, Private First Class Daniel P. Kelly has been reported missing in action since October 2nd in Holland. If any further details or other information is received you will be promptly notified. Signed J.A. Ulio, Adjutant General." Pfc. Daniel P. Kelly is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kelly, of New Albin, and friends of the family express sympathy to them and hope they may yet hear good news of their son." ~Allamakee Journal, November 1, 1944 ~contributed by Paul Moritz
Kelly	Edwin F.	Waterville
Kelly	Gerald J.	Waterville
Kelly	Harold	Lansing
Kelly	Joseph F.	Harpers Ferry
Kelly	Keith	Waukon	Served in France & England. Purple Heart. He was born in Jerico, IA; lived in Waukon for many years. Obituary
Kelly	Kenneth J.	New Albin	US Navy. Obituary & photo
Kelly	Leo	New Albin
Kelly	Marce Edward	New Albin	US Army. Son of John F. & Margaret (Kenney) Kelly. Obituary
Kelly	Maurice R	Harpers Ferry	Staff sergeant. Killed in action in Italy April 5, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Ida Kelly, postmistress, Harpers Ferry
Kelly	Norbert J. Dr	Waterville
Kelly	William	New Albin	Served from 1942-1945. Son of John F. & Margaret (Kenney) Kelly. Obituary
Kenney	Carleton Edward	Postville / Waukon	Gunners Mate Second Class. 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. MIA notice He is buried at sea, and has a memorium inscription on his parent's gravestone in the Postville cemetery
Kenney	James Robert 'Bob'	Postville / Hazelton, Buchanan co. IA	U.S. Army, served at Fort Lewis, WA. Parents Klearance E. & Esther Winifred (Laughlin) Kenney. Obituary
Kenney	William Oral	Waukon	U.S. Navy, June 6, 1942 to October 15, 1945. Served in the southwest Pacific. He was a Pharmacist Mate First Class at the time of his discharge. Parents Klearance E. & Esther Winifred (Laughlin) Kenney. Obituary ~photo & information was contributed by Phyllis Peterson
Kermeen	Donald G.	French Creek	United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine. Born in Chicago, IL, he farmed in French Creek for many years. Obituary
Kernan	Patrick Leo	Harpers Ferry	US Army. Served in the Philippines. Son of John J. & Ellen Kernan. Obituary
Kerndt	Gustave Frederick	Lansing	Ensign, USNR. Killed in action August 2, 1942 aboard the destroyer Sims in the Coral Sea. Newspaper accounts stated "..the Sims sank with almost all of its men still on board, and with guns blazing fiercely until the ship, nearly broken in two settled below the surface." Ensign Kerndt received a posthumous award. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Kerndt, Center street, Lansing. ~Waterloo Daily Courier, August 22, 1943 and the La Porte City Progress Review, August 27, 1942 - contributed by S. Ferrall
Kerndt	James Moritz	Lansing	Lieutenant, US Navy. Served in the South Pacific. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Kerndt. Obituary & photo
Kessel	Obien S.	New Albin	US Army. Son of Elton & Isabel Kessel. Obituary
Kessel	Donald R.	Waukon	US Army, Signal Corps. Awarded a Bronze Star. Son of Harry & Anna Kessel. Obituary
Kessel	Harry	Waukon
Kessel	William	Waukon
Kesselberg	Harold	Waukon.
Kester	Wayne R.	New Albin
Kester	Robert F.	New Albin
Kiesau	Milton Frederick MD	Postville	US Army Medical Corps. He served in Engand and France for 4½ years. Obituary
Kiesau	Kenneth R. Dr	Waukon
Kiesau	Edgar W.	Waukon
Kilgariff	Francis R.	Lansing
Kilpatrick	Charles	Waukon
Kirkeby	Harlan O.	Waukon
Kirkeby	Kermit Hershel	Waukon	US Army 1942-1945. Attached to the Army Engineers, trained in map-making and camouflage. Served in the Presidio of San Francisco, the European Theater and was a part of the occupation forces in Japan at the close of the war. Obituary
Klees	Armond S.	Waukon
Klegseth	Martin V.	Dorchester
Klein	Donald	Waukon
Klemme	Arthur	Waukon	Arthur saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, and received a purple heart. He passed away in March 2004, while living in Campbellsport, Wisconsin. ~information contributed by Gary Curreri
Klemme	Earl	Waukon
Klinkle	Robert L.	Waukon
Kluss	Charles L.	Postville	Lieutenant Commander. US Navy. Son of Nina Rush Kluss Harrington. Obituary
Kneeland	Francis Paul	Postville	US Navy, 1944-1946. Son of William & Helen (Waters) Kneeland. Obituary
Kneeland	Robert W.	Postville	Lieutenant, US Army Air Force. Served as a navigator-bombardier in the 'Apaches' with the Fifth Air Force in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea, Netherland East Indies and the Phillipines. Killed in action on Blak Island, in the South Pacific on December 2, 1944. Obituary
Kneeskern	James	Postville	US Army. Enlisted on June 27, 1941. He got his basic training at Camp Polk, La. and at Fort Custer, Michigan. He was with the first contingent of expeditionary forces sent to Iceland in January, 1942, serving there 20 months. He was sent to England, then France and was wounded August 28, 1944 while in action in France.
Knickerbocker	Henry O.	Waukon
Knight	Roy D.	Postville	US Army, 3rd Division, 41st Field Artillery. Served in North Africa & Europe. Son of Charles & Jenny Knight. Born in Colorado, he lived in Postville for many years. Obituary
Knopf	Paul	Waukon Junction
Koch	Robert O.	Lansing
Koevenig	Donald	Postville
Kolsrud	Lloyd Raymond	Waterville	US Army, 23rd General Hospital Medic, Africa, Italy & France. Son of Ben H. & Hulda Kolsrud. Obituary
Koopman	Harlan E.	Postville	US Marine Corps. Son of Henry & Johanna Koopman. Obituary
Korton	Joseph T.	Waukon
Kosbau	Paul S.	Waukon
Kosbau	Donald O.	Waukon	Private First Class. Died December 18, 1944 of wounds received in action in Germany December 17, 1944. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kosbau, RFD, Waukon.
Kosbau	Howard	Waukon
Kosbau	Henry	Waukon
Kosbau	Harold J.	Waukon
Kosbau	Ralph	Waukon
Kosbau	Ruth	Waukon
Koth	Donald F.	Postville	Private. Killed in action in Salerno, Italy, January 9, 1944. Father, Vern H. Koth, Postville
Krebs	Edwin G. Dr	Lansing	US Navy Medical Officer. Obituary
Kroack	Kalman	New Albin
Krocheski	Joseph E. Rev	Waukon
Krousie	Allan	Luana
Kruger	Donald J.	Waukon
Kruger	Alfred Conrad	Waukon	US Army, served in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. Obituary
Kruger	Robert F.	Waukon
Kruger	Niles	Waukon Junction
Kruse	Leo	Harden	US Army. Son of Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Kruse.
Kruse	Milton W.	Monona, Clayton co.
Kruse	Norbert J.	Postville
Kuester	Adolph A.	Monona, Clayton co.
Kurdelmeier	Lyle C.	Postville
Lampert	Arthur	New Albin
Lampman	Lafe Alonzo	Postville/Castalia	US Navy. Son of Richard H. & Louisa Lampman, he was born in Hancock co. Iowa. Obituary
Lane	Earl G.	Waukon
Lang / Lange	Harold Edward	Waukon	US Army, Anti Tank Company, 16th Infantry. Saw action in Normandy and other parts of Central Europe. Born in Minnesota, he lived & worked in the Waukon area for many years. Obituary
Langheim	Robert L.	Lansing
Larkin	Michael L.	Harpers Ferry
Larkin	Donald J.	Waterville
Larson	Norval H.	Waukon
Larson	Lesliee	Waukon
Larson	Ruth	Waukon	WAVE, took her Wave training in Stillwater, OK, 1942, and was one of the first WAVEs from NE Iowa and one of five women yeomen. In June, 1944, she was commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve and assigned to headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet at Washington.
Larson	Hilbert A.	Postville	US Air Force & US Army. Son of John & Ida Larson in Carpenter, Iowa, he lived in Postville for many years. Obituary
Lashway	Herbert F.	Postville
Latterman	Hartley L.	Postville	Pfc US Army. Wounded in action while serving with the Army in the European region in March 1945
LaVelle	Ralph	Postville	US Army. Son of William & Celia LaVelle. Obituary
Lawson	Donald W.	Waukon	US Army. Private First Class. Killed in action in New Guinea June 23, 1944. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lawson, RFD, Postville
Lawson	Allen L.	Waukon	US Navy. Son of Ellwood & Caroline Lawson. Obituary
Lawson	Jean C.	Waukon	Son of Ellwood & Caroline Lawson. Obituary
Leas	Allen A. 'Bud'	Waterville	US Army. Obit & photo
Leas	Harry Dale	Waterville	Army Air Corps, B-17 bombardier in 35 missions over Germany. Son of Harry & Sarah Leas. Obituary & photo
Lee	William T.	Dorchester	Entered the service in 1941, among the first of Allamakee co. men to volunteer.
Lee	Eugene R.	Waukon Junction / West Ridge	US Army volunteer. Entered the service in April 1941 as a 'replacement' for a trainee who had been rejected.
LeHew	Robert O.	Harpers Ferry
LeHew	Ralph E.	Harpers Ferry
Leikvold	Gordon R.	Waukon	Private. Killed in an auto accident in Arkansas, April 13, 1943. Father, Theodore Leikvold, Waukon
Leiran	Harry N.	Waterville
Leiran	Helmer W.	Waukon
Lemme	Milton	Waukon
Leppert	Willard	Waukon/Seattle, Washington	Served in the Rainbow division in the Pacific. Obituary
Lightcap	Paul G.	Waukon
Lindblom	John H.	Waukon
Linn	Everette Edward	Shelby, Iowa	1st Lieutenant, Army Air Corps B-17 bombadeer, flying 33 missions with the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He was for many years a veterinarian in Waukon. Obituary
Livingood	Opal Pauline	Postville	Corporal; Women's Army Corps (WAC), classified as an airplane instrument mechanic. Served with the 327th Army Air Force Base unit and the 310th Army Air Force Base Unit; earned the World War II Victory Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Livingood. Married Milo Kuhse in 1951. Obituary
Livingood	Webster C.	Postville
Livingood	William	Postville	US Army. Served in the Pacific theatre. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Livingood.
Loftsgard	Stanley L.	Postville	US Army Air Corps, bomber pilot; stationed at an air base in England. Awarded the Air medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery in action over enemy territory.
Loftsgard	Ollard Orlando	Postville	US Army Airborne Paratrooper, cook.
Long	William	Waukon
Love	Earl S.	Lansing
Lucey	Francis B.	Rossville
Ludeking	Donald R.	Waukon
Ludeking	Alfred W.	Waukon
Luhman	Lloyd B.	Postville
Luster	Harry C.	Waukon.
Luther	John D.	Waukon
Mack	Walter F.	New Albin	US Air Force. Son of Dennis & Bridget Mack. Obituary
Magnusson	Harold K.	Lansing
Magnusson	Arthur	Lansing
Manning	George P.	Lansing	Staff Sergeant. Killed in action in Germany March 1, 1945. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Manning, RFD, Lansing
Manning	John J.	Lansing	Son of Patrick & Louise Manning. Obituary
Mark	Wilbur T.	New Albin	US Army, Master Sergeant. Born in Kentucky, he lived in New Albin for many years. Obituary
Marlow	Lester Norman	Postville	US Army, served in New Guinea & the Philippines. Son of Leon & Nellie Marlow. Born in Decorah, he lived for many years in Postville. Obituary
Marston	Craig	Postville	US Navy. Radioman 3rd Class. Fought battles at Iwo Jima, Luzon and Okinawa aboard a destroyer escort. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Euclid C. Marston.
Marston	Jean	Postville	US Navy WAVE. Enlisted in August 1944 at Cedar Rapids. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Marston; a Postville HS graduate and attended Iowa State Teachers College & Upper Iowa University. She taught school at Delhi, Delaware co. Iowa for several years prior to enlisting.
Marti	Herman Philip	Makee twp.	US Navy. Son of Philip & Inga (Sorum) Marti. Obituary
Martin	Howard F.	Waukon
Martin	James C.	Waukon
Martindale	Donald	Postville	US Army. Sergeant. Served in the Philippine Islands. Son of Benjamin & Gunda Martindale.
Martindale	Robert Leland	Postville	US Army. Sergeant. Inducted into the army, March, 1941. He served with the 107th Cavalry at Camp Hood, Texas. Son of Benjamin & Gunda Martindale. Obituary
Mason	Keith W.	Waukon
Mason	Willis Eugene	Waukon	US Army, 1945-47. Son of Guy & Elva Mason. Obituary
Mauss	Fredrick J.	New Albin	US Army, served in Ireland, North Africa and Italy. He was awarded four Bronze stars. Obituary & photo
May	Eugene John	Postville / Waukon	US Horse Cavalry, which became the 9th Armored Division. Participated in defending the US border as a member of the cavalry, received the American Defense Ribbon for that service. As a member of the 9th Armored Division "Battling Bastards of Bastogne", he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Obituary
May	Floyd O.	New Albin
May	Gerald	New Albin
May	James Richard	Postville	US Army. Served from 1940-1945 as a heavy artillery gun crewman with the 81st Field Artillery. He saw action in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Battle of the Bulge. Obituary
May	Merlin	New Albin
McClintock	Sidney M.	Waukon
McCormick	Ambrose	Waterville
McCormick	William L.	Waukon
McCullough	John H. Dr	Waukon
McCurdy	John Shirley	Postville	Ensign, USNR. Died August 1942. Mother, Mrs. Otto Fischer, Postville. Death notices
McDonald	Robert Edward	Waukon	US Army, Tec-4; mechanic, 1942-1946. Served in the Asiatic theatre, India and Burma. Obituary
McDonald	Donlad F.	Waukon
McDougal	Francis Earl	Waukon	Seaman 2nd class, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McDougal, Waukon
McGeough	Leon J.	Waukon
McGeough	Donald F.	Waukon
McGeowgh	Ray J.	Waukon
McGlaughlin	James F.	Postville
McGraw	Philip L.	Waukon
McGuire	Kathryn	Postville	US Navy Nurse, Ensign. After graduating from Postville HS, she attended nursing school at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, graduating in 1941. She was the 1st Postville woman to enter the armed forces during WWII. Stationed at US Naval Hospital in Oakland, California and the Seattle Navy Hospital. She married Keith A. Bieschke 04/11/1943.
McKee	Cletus Charles	Lansing	World War II veteran serving from 1941 to 1945. Obituary.
McKee	Ralph L.	Lansing	US Navy. He enlisted on May 28, 1941. Served at Sandpoint Naval Air Station in Seattle, Guam, and the Philipines, receiving an honorable discharge June 3, 1946. Obituary
McMillan	Roger Hubert	Waukon	US Army, serving from 1943 to 1946 in Normandy, northern France, Rhineland and central Europe. Obituary
McMorrow	James P.	Waukon	Private first class. Killed in an auto accident at Great Bend, Kansas, army air base, October 7, 1944. Uncle, John McMorrow, RFD, Waukon
McNeil	Leo	Postville
Medberry	Earl	Postville	US Navy, Gunners Mate 3rd Class. He saw action in the Pacific war theater.
Meeker	Kenneth E.	Postville	US Army. Obituary
Meier	Amos B.	Postville
Meierkord	John Frederick Dr	Waukon	Captain, US Army. Son of Fred H.& Lydia Meierkord. Obituary
Meikle	James E.	Waukon
Meiners	Gilbert E.	Union City twp.	US Navy, 1943-45. Son of Walter & Alice Meiners. Obituary & photo
Melcher	Noel N.	Monona, Clayton co.
Mellick	Francis J.	Waukon	US Army. Obituary
Meskimen	Carl S.	Waukon
Meskimen	Harold	Waukon
Meskimen	Earl	Waukon
Messler	Jack Aaron	Postville	Pfc. US Army, Armored Infantry Battalion. Captured near Luxemberg, at the Battle of the Bulge in December 18, 1944. Marched for 12 days into Germany, then transported in a boxcar farther into Germany. Prisoner in Stalag 12A and 12B, then in F64 a work camp near Liepzig. Released by the American 76th Infantry Division on April 15, 1945. Obituary & photo
Metzdorf	Addis	New Albin
Meyer	Albert JR	New Albin
Meyer	Albert Simon	Postville?	US Army Reserve, Iowa, WWII. 09/13/1903-08/02/1973, buried Postville cemetery.
Meyer	Earl	New Albin
Meyer	Elmer W.	New Albin	Son of John & Frieda Meyer. Obituary
Meyer	Glenn	New Albin
Meyer	Hartley H.	Postville	U.S. Marine corps. Served in Asia, Pacific, Okinawa, Ryukyu Island and the occupation of China. Obituary
Meyer	Kermit P.	New Albin
Meyer	Leo Henry	Postville	US Army of Occupation in Germany, 1945-1947. Obituary
Meyer	Leslie C.	Lansing
Meyer	Loren F.	Postville
Meyer	Norbert Armin	Dubuque / Waukon	US Navy. Served aboard the USS Butler. Born in LaCrosse, WI & raised in Caledonia, MN, he lived in Dubuque & retired to Waukon in 1989. Obituary & photo
Meyer	Norman	New Albin
Meyer	Otto	Waukon	WWII veteran (unknown service branch). Son of August and Augusta (Deters) Meyer. Obituary
Meyer	Richard Gustav	Postville	US Army. Son of Frederick & Bertha Meyer. Obituary
Meyer	Sigurd	New Albin
Meyer	Victor	Postville	US Army. Entered the service in March 1942. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Meyer.
Meyer	Warren G.	New Albin
Meyers	Robert L.	Postville
Moe	Marvin	Lansing/Village Creek	US Navy & Merchant Marines. Obituary
Mohn	Joseph R.	Harpers Ferry	Private. Killed in action in Mediterranean area, Italy, January 4, 1944. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Mohn, Harpers Ferry
Mohs	Harold Eldo	Postville	US Army, served in the Philippines and New Guinea. Obituary
Mooney	James L.	Lansing	US Army. Son of Eugene & Celia Mooney. Obituary
Moore	Robert	New Albin
Moore	Roy J.	New Albin	US Navy, Armed Guard, serving off the coast of Brazil, in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic. Son of Cornelius & Maude Moore. Obituary & photo
Morgan	James S.	New Albin	U.S. Army, 34th Division 'Red Bull Division'. Served mainly in the African campaign. Obituary
Morgan	John	New Albin
Morstad	John W.	Waukon
Moser	Paul Nicholas	Postville	US Air Force. He was born in Clayton co. Iowa, but was a Veterinarian in Postville for many years. Obituary & photo
Mosier	Karl Burton	Waukon	US Army. Served in the South Pacific from November 1942-January 1946. Obituary
Moyer	Donald W.	Waukon
Mullarkey	Linus	Lansing	Obituary
Murphy	Charles Oliver	Waukon	US Navy, Chief Pharmacist's Mate. Served tours of duty from 1936 to 1941, and from 1942 to 1945. He was stationed aboard various ships, at Pearl Harbor and was present at the Normandy Invasion. Born in in Easton, MD, he moved to Waukon in 1947 where he lived the remainder of his life. Obituary & photo.
Murphy	John	Wexford	Served in WWII. Son of John J. and Mary Ellen (Thornton) Murphy. Obituary
Murphy	William	New Albin
Myers	Robert 'Bob'	Postville	US Marine Corps. Stationed in the southwest Pacific, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in June 1943. Son of Dr. & Mrs. J.W. Myers.

~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 submitted by Allamakee co. contributors as credited in the entry.