*last update 6/18/2022

 

 

 

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - W surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Walrath, Theodore Joseph     X  
Willard, Virgil Curtis X      

Carl Allan Walden was born Mar. 17, 1918 to Carl and Ida Stahl Walden. He died Aug. 20, 1998.

Carl served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Garner Fred Walstead was born Aug. 15, 1923 to Frederic Andy and Marie Mildred Larson Halstead. He died Mar. 29, 1946 and is buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Albert City, IA.

Garner served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Clarence Monroe Wardlow was born Apr. 24, 1908 to William Monroe and Gwenola Landsness Wardlow. He died Apr. 27, 1945 and is buried in Lone Tree Cemetery, Buena Vista County, IA.

Sgt. Wardlow served in World War II with the U.S. Army and died as the result of injuries received in action in Germany.

Source: ancestry.com


Dean AKA Jesse Dean Weatherman was born July 18, 1917 to Jesse D. and Verna A. Harker Weatherman. He died Feb. 27, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Saint Johannes Cemetery, Brooke Township, Buena Vista County, IA.

Petty Officer Weatherman served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Langley (CV-1) which was bombed and sunk by the Japanese at Java. Sixteen sailors died that day, Dean was one of them.

Source: ancestry.com


Arnold Eldon Wenell was born Nov. 15, 1923 to Carl D. and Mabel Johnson Wenell. He died Mar. 31, 1997 and is buried in Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, IA.

Arnold served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

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Paul Howard Wenell was born June 28, 1921 to Carl D. and Mabel Johnson Wenell. He died Oct. 14, 2001 and is buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Albert City, IA.

Cpl. Wenell served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Mediterranean Theater.

Source: ancestry.com


Frederick Wessendorf was born Oct. 5, 1927 to William Henry and Alice Emma Minglin Wessendorf. He died Dec. 24, 2020 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Sgt. Wessendorf served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Woodrow Walter Westholm was born May 31, 1917 to Walter and Betty Peterson Westholm. He died June 30, 1996.

Woodrow served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Raymond Sherman Winthers was born Jan. 1, 1917 to Martin and Della Beymer Winthers. He died Dec. 22, 1984.

Raymond served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


William S. Wiese was born Nov. 25, 1924 to Eldon and Violet Willey Wiese. He died Aug. 5, 2002 and is buried in Summit Hill Cemetery, Pocahontas, IA.

Sgt. Wiese served in World War II with the U.S. Army.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Aug 2019; updated Jul & Sep 2020 & Jun 2022

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