Military Involvement
| Servicemen - K surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Karney, Wilbur H. | X | ||
| Keown, Keith Kelly | X | ||
| Keeling, Lawrence Edward | X | ||
| Keeling, Milo Eugene | X | ||
| Keller, Clarence R. | X | ||
| Kepford, Virgil | |||
| Kempton, Chris J. | |||
| Kempton, Kenneth | |||
| Kenworthy, Kenneth P. | X | ||
| Kestler, Richard Lynn | X | ||
| Ketman, Robert Earl Jr. | X | X | |
| Kincebach, George Earl | X | ||
| King, Robert E. | X | ||
| King, Robert Merrill | X | ||
| Kinney, Kenneth Harold | X | X | |
| Kness, Lester E. |
George Donald Kauffman was born Sept. 17, 1921 to George and Henriette M. Jensen Kauffman. He died Sept. 26, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
1st Lt. Kauffman served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ray F. Keating. Jr. was born Sept. 16, 1927. He died Apr. 25, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Keating served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Victor James “Jim” Keeler was born Dec. 19, 1922 to Irwin Jack and Hedwig Steppuhn Keeler. He died June 11, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Cpl. Keeler served in World War II in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Basil Keeney was born Mar. 26, 1928 to Basil B. and Thelma White Keeney. He died Nov. 1, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
1st Lt. Keeney served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert L. Keith was born Nov. 5, 1916 to Charles A. and Loretta Bowen Keith. He died Jan. 5, 1995 and is buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, TX.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 394th Bomber Squadron (H).
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Thomas Kelleher was born Dec. 9, 1907 to Thomas Francis and Julia C. Shepard Kelleher. He died May 1, 1981 and is buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
Richard served in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Henry L. Kelley was born Jan. 18, 1925 to Fred J. and Mary E. Dupoy Kelley. He died Nov. 21, 1944 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Pvt. Kelley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 29th Reconnaissance Group, 29th Infantry Division and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Homer Morris Kellogg, Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1921 to Homer M. (Sr.) and Lena Peters Kellogg. He died June 20, 1993 and has a cenotaph in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Kellogg served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward James Keltner was born Oct. 15, 1921 to Clayton and Lillian Pearl Ball Keltner. He died Nov. 18, 1946 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
1st Lt. Keltner served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
James Dunlap Kempkes was born Dec. 8, 1924 to Matthew and Helen Dunlap Kempkes. He died May. 6, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
LtJG Kempkes served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry Elmo Kennedy was born Feb. 8, 1915. He died Feb. 16, 1945 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Ensign Kennedy served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the LCT (6) 729 and was KIA on Corregidor and was awarded the Silver Star.
Source: ancestry.com
George Francis Kilroy was born Apr. 21, 1927 to Patrick Michael and Genevieve Kilroy. He died May 6, 2008 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Kilroy served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Mancel Waldean “Sky” King was born Apr. 8, 1922 to Cecil Arthur and Florence Edythe Gruver King. He died Dec. 13, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Capt. King served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 446th Bomb Squadron as a B-24 Pilot. He was awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com
Paul Casle King was born Aug. 27, 1919 to Charles W. and Edna May Bradley King. He died May 5,1995 and is buried in Skyview Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Vallejo, CA.
Paul served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Leo King was born Dec. 6, 1925. He died Dec. 26, 2008 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. King served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Walter Lewis King was born Mar. 19, 1919 to William Lawrence and Bonnie Bee Parmenter King. He died Apr. 2, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. King served in World War II with the U.S. Army 377th Infantry, 95th Division and was KIA Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Henry Aloysius Kingsley was born June 25, 1909 to William and Mary Murray Kingsley. He died Nov. 24, 1943 and is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lt. Kingsley served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was torpedoed and sank, while participating in the capture of the Gilbert Islands. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Noel Daniel Kingsley was born Dec. 2, 1922 to Alvin C. and Reta M. Wiley Kingsley. He died Sept. 18, 1944 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Pvt. Kingsley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Thomas Leo Kinney, Jr. was born Apr. 30, 1924 to Thomas Leo (Sr.) and Pauline Pollock Kinney. He died Oct. 10, 2013 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
1st Lt. Kinney served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was awarded the Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Edwin Kinsey was born July 24, 1922 to Clyde E. and Leona Marie Flesher Kinsey. He died Oct. 30, 2009 and has a cenotaph in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Kinsey served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Lewis Thomas Kiplinger was born Jan. 15, 1922 to Donald R. and Eva Kiplinger. He died July 25, 1944 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Kiplinger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Aloyisus Kissel was born Mar. 3, 1920 to Benjamin Franklin and Bessie Knight Kissel. He died Oct. 14, 1947 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Aloyisus served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Charles Kitzrow was born May 9, 1922 to Charles and May Edward Kitzrow. He died Feb. 18, 2007 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Pvt. Kitzrow served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
John Frank Kleinschmidt was born Aug. 28, 1926 to John Henry and Frances Cecilia Hellman Kleinschmidt. He died Jan. 2, 2015 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Klimowski, Jr. was born Apr. 14, 1922 to Frank (Sr.) and Anna Wolf Klimowski. He died May 12, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Klimowski served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Earl Raymond Knause was born July 14, 1916 to Earl L. and Grace Payne Knause. He died July 14, 1945 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Pvt. Knause served in World War II with the U.S. Army 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division and died of cerebral malaria on Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
James Thomas Knowlton was born July 15, 1918 to Dale G. and Elizabeth C. Konen Knowlton. He died Mar. 1, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Knowlton served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) when that ship was sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Alphonzo Knox was born July 31, 1906. He died Mar. 13, 1949 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Pvt. Knox served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3173rd Quartermaster Service Co.
Source: ancestry.com
John Kenneth Knox was born June 28, 1916 to John Edwin and Nellie Riley Knox. He died Oct. 23, 1943 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.
Sgt. Knox served in World War II with the U.S. Army 34d Ranger Battalion and died in Italy while in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
John R. Koenigsberger was born June 30, 1913 to Clarence and Anna Farley Koenigsberger. He died Jan. 14, 1945 and is buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.
Pvt. Koenigsberger served in World War II with the U.S. Army 55th Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Eugene Koning was born July 22, 1925 to Herman Simon and Gertrude Korlaar Koning. He died Sept. 20, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Koning served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Duane T. Kritchman was born May 10, 1924 to John A. and Elfrieda Miller Kritchman. He died May 3, 2010 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Kritchman served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Source: ancestry.com
Kaz F. Kruzick, Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1922 to Kaz (Sr.) and Josephine Kruzick. He died Nov. 18, 1942 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Kruzick served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 56th Bomb Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Wayne Kudej was born Jan.22, 1923 to John and Roxy McMahon Kudej. He died Feb. 9, 1945 and is buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Kudej served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr & Aug 2019; updated Jun, Jul & Aug 2020; updated May 2021 & Jul 2022 & Jul 2023 & Mar 2024