Military Involvement
| Servicemen - Po surnames |
Clyde Harlen Poe was born Dec. 16, 1916 to Homer A. and Edna Mae Chestnut Poe. He died Aug. 9, 1942 (at sea) and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Poe served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was KIA on Guadalcanal and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Clifford Lester Points was born Aug. 11, 1906 to Dave and Eliza Ella Points. He died Dec. 28, 1961 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Points served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Russell Edward Ponto was born Mar. 23, 1902 to John August and Bertha M. Krumrey Ponto. He died Mar. 1, 1973 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Ponto served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence William Ponto was born Oct.. 21, 1903 to William Frank and Emma Nieman Ponto. He died Dec. 10, 1966 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Ponto served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold John Ponto was born June 1, 1915 to John H. and Mabel M. Martin Ponto. He died May 26, 1976. Harold served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin J. Ponto was born Sept. 9, 1919 to Fred and Ruth Wert Ponto. He died July 11, 1948 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, WI. Sgt. Ponto served with the U.S. Army 34th Tank Company in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Mitchell Post was born June 20, 1921 to Earl E. and Lola F. Mitchell Post. He died Aug. 12, 1999 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Petty Officer Post served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Leroy Potratz was born Nov. 29, 1918 to Edwin and Martha Katz Potratz. He died Mar. 11, 2007 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.
Cpl. Potratz served in World War II with the U.S. Army Chicago Military Police Detachment, Chicago, IL.
Source: ancestry.com
James Harrison Powell was born June 9, 1921 to James Duane and Eva Smith Powell. He died Dec. 18, 1990 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Powell served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Dec 2019; updated Aug 2023