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Donald Wayne “Don” Weagley was born May 12, 1922 to Roy D. and Audrey N. Jones Weagley. He died Aug. 11, 2006 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM.

Sgt. Weagley served in World War II with the U.S. Army Office of the Provost Marshall.

Source: ancestry.com


Richard Charles Wearth was born Apr. 16, 1922 to Marion and Eva Cole Wearth. He died July 4, 2011 and is buried in Crestview Memorial Park, Wichita Falls, KS.

Flight Officer Wearth served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was awarded the Air Medal.
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Marion Leonard “Jake” Wearth was born Aug. 22, 1927 to Marion and Eva Cole Wearth. He died June 14, 2000 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.

Petty Officer Wearth served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Hutchins (DD-476), USS LST-827, and USS LSM-414.

Source: ancestry.com


Jimmie Jerome Weatherman was born June 28, 1923 to Harvey J. and Anna M. Porth Weatherman. He died May 21, 2002 and is buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.

Cpl. Weatherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Darold Dean Weatherman was born Oct. 20, 1924 to Harvey J. and Anna M. Porth Weatherman. He died Nov. 17, 1979 and is buried in Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.

Sgt. Weatherman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 123rd Infantry.

Source: ancestry.com


Darrell Howard “Duke” Webb was born July 27, 1920 to Lawrence E. and Annie C. Tibbets Webb. He died Mar. 11, 2005 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.

Sgt. Webb served in World War II with the U.S. Army 226th Ordnance Base Depot.

Source: ancestry.com


Harold Milton Webb was born June 5, 1921 to Cecil D. and Faye Campbell Webb. He died Apr. 29, 1977 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Chief Petty Officer Webb served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He also served in Korea.

Source: ancestry.com


Ray S. Webb was born July 28, 1905 to Elmer C. and Margaret Soy Webb. He died Nov. 3, 1988.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Everett Woodman Webster, Jr. was born July 12, 1917 to Everett W. (Sr.) and Ruth E. Drake Webster. He died Feb. 14, 1989.

Everett served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.

Source: ancestry.com


Ervin LeRoy Weeks was born Oct. 10, 1925 to Thomas and Elizabeth Weeks.

Ervin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Anchorage, Alaska.

Source: ancestry.com


Virgil Weeks was born June 18, 1918 to James H. and Minnie D. Akers Weeks. He died July 7, 1976.

Pvt. Weeks served in World War II with the U.S. Army Military Police.

Source: ancestry.com


Clarence Alfred Weigel was born Nov. 16, 1918 to Alfred E. and Helena Bowlds Weigel. He died Mar. 5, 1994 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.

Sgt. Weigel served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 70th Fighter Squadron.

Source: ancestry.com


Harold Clayton Weir was born Mar. 24, 1922 to Orville Albert and Nellie Pearl Jones Weir. He died July 25, 2008 and is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, IA.

Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Europe.

Source: ancestry.com


Donald Karl “Don” Weiser was born Oct. 26, 1918 to Walter K. and Anna E. Peitzman Weiser. He died Nov. 27, 1990.

Cpl. Weiser served in World War II with the U.S. Army 34th “Red Bull” Division and was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

Source: ancestry.com


Hans Alfred Weiss was born Mar. 1, 1916 to Berthold and Paula Bach Weiss. He died Jan. 5, 2000.

Sgt. Weiss served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters and Service Section of the Medical Training Unit.

Source: ancestry.com


Martin George Weiss was born Oct. 30, 1911 to Christian P. and Mary H. Timm Weiss. He died Mar. 24, 1990 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Maj. Weiss served in World War II with the U.S. Army Field Artillery and was an instructor at Fort Sill, OK before serving in the European Theater of Operations.

Source: ancestry.com


Aaron Waddington Welch was born July 25, 1916 to John and Francis G. Woodall Welch. He died Jan. 3, 2006.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Harry Franklin Welch as born Oct. 14, 1916 to John F. and Ida May Fish Welch. He died June 2, 1992 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.

Pvt. Welch served in World War II with the U.S. Army 425th Military Police Escort Guard Company.

Source: ancestry.com


Olin Walter Wellhouse was born Feb. 17, 1923 to Walter H. and Marjorie A. Templin Wellhouse. He died Feb. 11, 1978 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS.

Cpl. Wellhouse served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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William Templin Wellhouse was born Feb. 28, 1921 to Walter H. and Marjorie A. Templin Wellhouse. He died Jan. 25, 1990 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS.

Lt. Wellhouse served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 20th Air Force on Guam.

Source: ancestry.com


Everett Cooper Wells was born July 6, 1913 to Curtis B. and Rae Cooper Wells. He died Apr. 19, 1963 and is buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Garry Wells was born Mar. 16, 1926 to Melvin C. and Lillian J. Sylvester Wells. He died Nov. 3, 2011 and is buried in Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, IA.

Gary served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the LST-560.
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Bruce S. Wells was born Nor. 24, 1922 to Melvin C. and Lillian J. Sylvester Wells. He died Mar. 30, 1979 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Bruce served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1302 Engineers Regiment.

Source: ancestry.com


John Joseph “Jack” Welsh was born Aug. 17, 1913 to David and Mary Lucey Welsh.

Sgt. Welsh served in World War II with the U.S. Army 70th General Hospital.

Source: ancestry.com


Helmut F. Wendel was born July 18, 1925 in Berlin, Germany.

Pvt. Wendel served in World War II with the U.S. Army 58th Signal Service Battalion (I Corps) in New Guinea and Luzon, where he participated in the invasion of Luzon, and German Military Document Section at Camp Ritchie, MD.
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Hans Heinrich Adolf Ludwig Wendel was born Jan. 19, 1922 in Berlin, Germany.

Cpl. Wendel served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry, 48th Evacuation Hospital, and USA Typhus Commission.

Source: ancestry.com


Roderick Theodore Wendell was born Feb. 8, 1924 to Theodore R. and Josephine M. Wells Wendell. He died Nov. 14, 1998.

Cpl. Wendell served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment, Fort Francis W. Warren, WY.

Source: ancestry.com


Glenn Bryant Wengert, Sr. was born Aug. 12, 1923 to Daniel A. and Orpha Bryant Wengert. He died Nov. 27, 1981 and is buried in Colo Cemetery, Colo, IA.

Lt. Wengert served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd and 15th Air Forces.

Source: ancestry.com


John Budd Wentz was born Aug. 31, 1919 to John B. and Hazel E. Patterson Wentz. He died July 2, 2003 and is buried in Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA.

Ens. Wentz served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Robert Theodore Werkman was born June 11, 1915 to Chester H. and Cecile Baker Werkman. He died Dec. 16, 2012 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, OK.

Capt. Werkman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 7th Armored Division at Fort Benning, GA.

Source: ancestry.com


Louis Myers Wermelskirchen was born Dec. 19, 1924 to Louis and Velma P. Myers Wermelskirchen. He died May 22, 1995 and is buried in Chester Cemetery, Chesterland, OH.

Sgt. Wermelskirchen served in World War II with the U.S. Army with the 99th, 89th and 83rd Infantry Divisions.

Source: ancestry.com


Carrol Raymond Wessel was born May 20, 1915 to Lawrence V. and Bessie E. Jeffords Wessel. He died Dec. 1989 and is buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Ens. Wessel served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Clair Lawrence Wessel was born July 16, 1917 to Lawrence V. and Bessie E. Jeffords Wessel. He died May 31, 1998.

Clair served in World War II with the U.S. Army 113 Combat Engineers Battalion, 38th Division in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Robert Irving Wessel was born Mar. 7, 1926 to Lawrence V. and Bessie E. Jeffords Wessel. He died Sept. 24, 2015 in Ames, IA.

Pvt. Wessel served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 4th Air Supply Squadron.
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Chester Stanley “Stanley” Wessel was born Mar. 8, 1921 to Lawrence V. and Bessie E. Jeffords Wessel. He died Sept. 3, 1992.

Chief Petty Officer Wessel served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Gold Star (AK-12), USS Whitney (AD-4), and USS Farragut (DD-348).

Source: ancestry.com


Marvin Markland West was born July 13, 1914 to Charles A. and Faye F. McNeil West. He died Jan. 6, 1997 and is buried in Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA.

Chief Petty Officer West served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
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Kenneth Charles West was born Sept. 8, 1920 to Charles A. and Faye F. McNeil West. He died Apr. 2, 2002.

Petty Officer West served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Dale Wilson West was born Oct. 27, 1918 to Charles A. and Faye F. McNeil West. He died May 31, 2008.

Sgt. West served in World War II with the U.S. Army 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division and Headquarters, Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, CA.

Source: ancestry.com


James Russell West was born Jan. 31, 1923 to George B. and Olive J. Mosness West. He died Aug. 11, 2001 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.

Sgt. West served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 35th Fighter Group, 41st Fighter Squadron in the Philippines. He also served in Korea.

Source: ancestry.com


James Wendell “Jim” Westervelt was born Sept. 23, 1922 to Alanson Knox and Clara Olevia Northrop Westervelt. He died Apr. 28, 1982 and is buried in Highland Township Cemetery, Churdan, IA.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Bernard Marion Westvold was born Jan. 30, 1918 to Severt and Helga Ostrem Westvold. He died Mar. 1961 and is buried in Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, IA.

Pvt. Westvold served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry in Italy.
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Joseph S. “Joe” Westvold was born Sept. 24, 1921 to Severt and Helga Ostrem Westvold. He died Nov. 16, 1987 in Klamath Falls, OR.

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

Source: ancestry.com


Gerald Arthur Westwick was born Dec. 23, 1923 to Arthur G. and Gertrude M. Bly Westwick. He died Oct. 10, 1995 and is buried in Fort Huachuca Cemetery, Sierra Vista, AZ.

Pvt. Westwick served in World War II with the U.S. Army 873rd Engineer Aviation Battalion.

Source: ancestry.com


Arthur Thomas Wetteland was born Feb. 6, 1920 to Sanford and Pearl Mertine Moore Wetteland. He died Oct. 14, 2005 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.

Petty Officer Wetteland served in World War II with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Mark Wetteland was born Dec. 1, 1922 to Sanford and Pearl Mertine Moore Wetteland. He died Dec. 25, 1993.

Cpl. Wetteland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 384th M.P. Battalion.
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Stanley “Stan” Wetteland was born Dec. 16, 1918 to Sanford and Pearl Mertine Moore Wetteland. He died Sept. 28, 2013 and is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Petty Officer Wetteland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands.

Source: ancestry.com


Orville Luverne Weuve was born Aug. 31, 1925 to Fred Henry and Bertha Pauline Yingst Weuve. He died Mar. 21, 2014.

Orville served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS LCI(L)-696.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019

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