They Gave Their Lives in World War II	To Intro To Resources
This list comes from the Outagamie County Veterans Service Office. Great care was taken to include all men and women killed or who died in service during World War II. Please let the Museum know of Outagamie County residents missing from the list.   Grave markers await transfer to the battle front, February 1945 Courtesy of the National Archives # 127-GW-1198-111675

The List of Dead
Edward Blessman (killed in action near the Java shores on February 4, 1942)
John J. Garot (died in San Bernardino, California, on February 22, 1942)
Elmer O. Wendland (died in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, on June 28, 1942)
Delbert M. Lorenz (killed in action in the Philippines on June 30, 1942)
Sylvester Hopfensperger (killed in action in the Pacific on July 1, 1942)
Warron Powless (died as prisoner of war in the Philippines on July 23, 1942)
Carl Magadanz (died at Truax Field in Wisconsin on August 16, 1942)
Ralph W. Johnson (died in Chandler, Arizona, on September 27, 1942)
Donald J. Ver Heyden (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on October 9, 1942)
Vernon Neumann (died at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, on October 11, 1942)
Peter Cyril Nennig (killed on Guadalcanal island on November 13, 1942)
Roland Hill (died in Birmingham, Alabama, on November 30, 1942)
Ernest P. Pelky (died in New Guinea on December 27, 1942)
Robert Tauzin (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on December 27, 1942)
Donald J. Jones (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on December 28, 1942)
James R. Mc Coy (killed in the South Pacific on December 28, 1942)
Lawrence Gilkey (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on December 31, 1942)
Steven C. Verhagen (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on December 31, 1942)
Aaron Schabo (killed in Buna, New Guinea, on January 3, 1943)
Jean Behrendt (killed in New Guinea on January 20, 1943)
James Brewer (killed in the South Pacific on January 21, 1943)
Harold F. Beckman (killed in the North Atlantic on February 3, 1943)
Robert H. Kotz (died at Key Field in Mississippi on February 25, 1943)
Anton Jansen (died off the Russian Coast on March 6, 1943)
Edward R. Vader (killed in Europe on March 16, 1943)
Robert G. Watson (died at Great Lakes Hospital on April 4, 1943)
Dean Morrison (died as prisoner of war in the Southwest Pacific on May 11, 1943)
Robert P. Steffen (reported missing in action in Holland and presumed dead on May 17, 1943)
Elmer Verhagen (died as prisoner of war in the Phillippines on June 11, 1943)
George W. Gmeiner (killed in action in the Atlantic on June 13, 1943)
Victor J. Londo (killed in action in the Atlantic on June 13, 1943)
Victor Salm (killed in action in the Atlantic on June 13, 1943)
Robert Reinke (killed in a car accident in Louisiana on June 17, 1943)
Jeanne M. Vandenberg (Nurse) (died at home on June 25, 1943)
Francis J. Murphy (reported missing on Bougainville island and presumed dead on July 6, 1943)
Ralph W. Kamps (died at Camp Casper, Wyoming, on July 15, 1943)
William L. Menard (died in a farm accident in the Town of Liberty on July 15, 1943)
Donald E. Christenson (killed in action in the Southeast Pacific on July 29, 1943)
Henry B. De Kuester (killed in action in Southwest Pacific on August 5, 1943)
Clarence Vanden Heuvel (died in Palm Spring, California, on August 5, 1943)
Ralph H. Williams (died of heart attack at Edgewood Arsenal on August 8, 1943)
Ervin Zarnoth (drowned at Fort Riley in Kansas on August 14, 1943)
Bernard J. McIhlone (died of a heart condition in the Pacific on August 15, 1943)
George Egan Jr. (killed in action in Italy on September 16, 1943)
Theodore A. John (drowned in Lake Michigan on October 3, 1943)
Lloyd Bert Ihde (killed in action in the Pacific on October 6, 1943)
Eldor E. Lisch (missing in action and presumed dead on October 10, 1943)
Eugene E. Damrow (killed in a plane crash in Nevada on October 15, 1943)
Francis Herres (killed in the Southwest Pacific on October 26, 1943)
Isidore J. Lucassen (killed in action in Italy on November 8, 1943)
Daniel Grishaber (missing in action and presumed dead on November 24, 1943)
Rueben Horn (missing in action and presumed dead on November 24, 1943)
Wilbert O. Winter (killed in action in Italy on November 24, 1943)
Charles Cochran (killed in action in North Africa on November 27, 1943)
Robert A. Hoh (died of burns in the Southwest Pacific on December 12, 1943)
Joseph A. Koenigseder (died of pneumonia in Oakland, California, on January 13, 1944)
Henry R. Walter (killed in action in Italy on January 31, 1944)
Cyrill Pendergast (killed in action in Italy on February 11, 1944)
Harry J. Hintz (died of wounds in California on February 14, 1944)
Stewart E. Fox (killed in action at Anzio, Italy, on February 18, 1944)
Richard W. Wenzlaff (killed in Germany on February 24, 1944)
Joseph A. Van Thull (died in an accident in Spadra, California, on March 20, 1944)
Burton H. Holmes (died in a car accident in India on March 24, 1944)
Kenneth A. Lee (killed in a plane crash in California on March 30, 1944)
Charles M. Van Camp (died of wounds on March 31, 1944)
Robert Ebben (died of wounds at Camp Gordon Johnson in Florida on April 3, 1944)
Robert R. Kessler (died of a heart attack in the South Pacific on April 20, 1944)
Melvin J. Jansen (missing in action and presumed dead on April 28, 1944)
Roger B. Bruce (killed in a plane crash in Cuba on May 13, 1944)
James Hammer (killed in action in Italy on May 15, 1944)
Gerald M. Rehfeldt (killed in France on June 6, 1944)
Herman Promer, Jr. (killed in action in France on June 6, 1944)
Leonard L. Brown (killed in action in France on June 6, 1944)
Charles F. Pruett (killed in a plane crash in California on June 10, 1944)
Leo Hamilton (killed in action in France on June 12, 1944)
Maurice E. Strutz (killed in action in North Burma on June 13, 1944)
Clayton Verhagen (died on June 14, 1944)
Kenneth T. Slattery (killed in a plane crash near Casper, Wyoming, on June 17, 1944)
William Fleck (killed in action in Saipan on June 22, 1944)
John Alt (killed in action in the Pacific on June 23, 1944)
Robert W. Cornelius (killed in action in France on June 23, 1944)
Earl Uhlenbrauck (killed in action in France on June 26, 1944)
James Forster (killed in action in France on June 27, 1944)
John De Noble (died of wounds in the Pacific on July 1, 1944)
Norman Seif (killed in England on July 3, 1944)
Merlin A. Newhouse (killed in action in France on July 7, 1944)
Harvey Kerrigan (killed in action in France on July 9, 1944)
Bernard R. All (killed in action in New Guinea on July 11, 1944)
Carl F. Masch (killed in a plane crash on July 11, 1944)
Richard H. Lesselyong (downed in Europe on July 12, 1944)
Lee E. Burt (died of wounds in France on July 20, 1944)
Oscar Klause (killed in action in the Pacific on July 21, 1944)
Leon H. Bartlein (died on July 26, 1944)
Fred Olson (died in Italy on July 26, 1944)
John E. Woordrich (died of wounds in France on July 30, 1944)
Kenneth C. Miller (killed in action in France on August 1, 1944)
James W. Thornton (killed in action in Germany on August 3, 1944)
John T. Berg (killed in action in France on August 6, 1944)
Herbert Oudenhoven (killed in action in France on August 6, 1944)
John Geigle (killed in action in France on August 7, 1944)
Roger K. Behl (killed in action in France on August 8, 1944)
Joseph H. Gloudemans (killed in action in France on August 10, 1944)
Kenneth Arps ( killed in action in France on August 16, 1944)
Maynard H. Zuleger (killed in action in France on August 18, 1944)
Norbert J. Warning (killed in action in Southern France on August 26, 1944)
Harold C. Ehlke (killed in action in France on August 27, 1944)
William F. Offenstein (killed in action in France on September 1, 1944)
Joseph M. Eggers (died of wounds in Belgium on September 3, 1944)
Arthur J. Te Vrucht (killed in action in Belgium on September 5, 1944)
Clifford N. Danielsen (killed in action in Germany on September 8, 1944)
Ralph H. Junge (killed in a plane crash in the Central Pacific on September 12, 1944)
Frank A. De Wildt (died of wounds in the Southwest Pacific on September 17, 1944)
Donald Thoms (killed in action in Germany on September 18, 1944)
John P. Van Mun (killed in action in France on September 20, 1944)
Francis J. Niewenhuis (killed in action in Germany on September 21, 1944)
Norbert Vander Zanden (died of wounds in Germany on September 21, 1944)
Jack Williamson (killed in action in Holland on September 24, 1944)
George F. Wendt (killed in the South Pacific on October 7, 1944)
Harold B. Schumacher (died in an auto accident in California on October 8, 1944)
John A. Lemke (presumed dead when a Japanese prisoner ship sunk in the China Sea on October 24, 1944)
Marvin L. Fredricks (killed in action in France on October 27, 1944)
Melvin M. Courtney (died in a plane crash in Kansas on November 5, 1944)
Donald L. Dawson (killed in action on Leyte island on November 5, 1944)
Wilmer Meiers (killed in action in France on November 5, 1944)
Louis E. Mader (killed in action in the Philippines on November 12, 1944)
Elmer W. Nelson (died of wounds in France on November 12, 1944)
LeRoy Sather (killed in action in France on November 12, 1944)
Robert R. Tesch (killed in action in Germany on November 19, 1944)
James Miller (killed in action in Germany on November 22, 1944)
Arvin J. Ristow (died of wounds in France on November 22, 1944)
Walter J. Lemke (killed in action in Germany on November 25, 1944)
Richard M. Smith (killed in action in Germany on November 27, 1944)
Vernon Eastman (killed in action in Germany on November 28, 1944)
Earl Wangelin (killed in action in Germany on November 29, 1944)
Allan Baurain (died in a plane crash near the Hayward Army
Air Field in California on December 1, 1944)
Donald H. Langman (died of wounds in Germany on December 3, 1944)
Richard Offenstein (killed in action in Germany on December 4, 1944)
Joseph Verhagen (killed in action in Germany on December 6, 1944)
Paul Wismans (killed in action in Germany on December 21, 1944)
Ernest D. Wenberg (died as prisoner of war in Germany on December 23, 1944)
Henry E. Elsner (killed in action in Belgium on December 24, 1944)
Ralph Schwerbel (killed on Leyte island on December 25, 1944)
Donald A. Dorow (died of wounds in France on January 2, 1945)
Aloyous Roskom (killed in action in Belgium on January 4, 1945)
Robert Massonet (killed in action in Luxembourg on January 8, 1945)
Donald T. Schermitzler (killed in action in Germany on January 8, 1945)
R. Wolter (killed in action in the Pacific on January 9, 1945)
Ervin Lucassen (killed in action in the Pacific on January 11, 1945)
Joseph V. Nosacek (died of wounds in Belgium on January 11, 1945)
Robert O. Boettcher (killed in action in Belgium on January 14, 1945)
Louis E. Tiesling (killed in action in Belgium on January 22, 1945)
James J. Quinn (killed in action in Germany on January 27, 1945)
Chester H. Wendt (killed in action in Luxembourg on January 27, 1945)
Ross Glasheen (died in Europe on February 1, 1945)
Floyd W. Hopfensperger (killed in action in France on February 2, 1945)
Raymond J. Van Eperen (washed overboard in the Pacific on February 10, 1945)
Lyle J. Langenberg (reported missing and presumed dead on February 15, 1945)
James Van Abel (killed in an airplane crash in Tunisia on February 15, 1945)
Roger F. Court (killed in action in the Southwest Pacific on February 16, 1945)
Walter A. Reinke (died of wounds in Manila on February 20, 1945)
Kenneth A. Kraft (killed in action on Iwo Jima island on February 22, 1945)
William J. McCarey (killed on Corregidor island on February 24, 1945)
Russell R. Kiser (killed on Corregidor island on February 26, 1945)
Walter Ashmann (killed in action in Europe on March 1, 1945)
Elmer H. Trost (killed in action in the Pacific on March 3, 1945)
Carl Steger (killed on Luzon island on March 5, 1945)
Sheldon G. Hauert (killed on Luzon island on March 7, 1945)
DuWayne R. Mittelstaedt (killed in action on Iwo Jima island on March 8, 1945)
Richard La Rock (killed in action in Germany on March 8, 1945)
Walter W. Rieckmann (died of wounds in Germany on March 9, 1945)
Harry R. Femal (killed on Iwo Jima island on March 11, 1945)
Francis J. Geenen (died of wounds in Germany on March 15, 1945)
Elmer N. Reider (killed in action on Luzon island on March 17, 1945)
Wayne H. Viadell (killed in France on March 17, 1945)
Ralph G. Schwartz (died of infection in France on March 25, 1945)
Warren G. Alger (died of wounds received on Iwo Jima island on April 1, 1945)
Nobert J. Heindl (killed in Italy on April 1, 1945)
Flavian J. Schnese (killed in action in Germany on April 1, 1945)
William E. Stach (died in an airplane crash at an Army air base in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on April 1, 1945)
Robert R. Wiese (killed in action on Okinawa island on April 1, 1945)
Orison Knoke (killed in action in Germany on April 2, 1945)
Arthur H. Jones (killed on Okinawa island on April 10, 1945)
Jack E. Benson (killed on Luzon island on April 12, 1945)
Robert C. Vande Lois (killed in Germany on April 13, 1945)
Phil Bixby (killed in Germany on April 14, 1945)
Carroll J. Cook (killed in action in Germany on April 17, 1945)
Leonard R. Lambrecht (killed in Germany on April 18, 1945)
Robert J. Van Dyke (killed on Okinawa island on April 20, 1945)
Walter Joosten (died of pneumonia in England on April 21, 1945)
Orville T. Schneider (died of wounds received on Luzon island on April 21, 1945)
Thomas Gabriel (died of wounds received in Germany on April 26, 1945)
Glenn M. Flanigan (died in May 1945)
Raymond A. Christianson (killed in action on Okinawa island on May 4, 1945)
Agnes Oudenhoven (died on May 4, 1945)
Frank Wiegand (killed on Mindanao island on May 9, 1945)
Russel L. Swendson (died of wounds received on Okinawa island on May 10, 1945)
Franklin H. Peotter (died of wounds received in Kingsville, Texas, on May 13, 1945)
Joseph Le Noble (killed in action on Luzon island on May 30, 1945)
John George Zehren (killed in an accident at Courtland Army Field in Alabama on June 6, 1945)
Albert Winius (killed in action on Okinawa island on June 13, 1945)
Richard S. Brevik (died on June 16, 1945)
Ione M. Dries (died in Alaska on June 26, 1945)
Joseph Mennen (killed at Davis Manthan Field in Arizona on June 30, 1945)
Glenn F. Due (killed in action in the Pacific in July 1945)
John J. Hantschel (reported missing in the Pacific and presumed dead on July 25, 1945)
Robert N. Braun (killed in action in the Western Pacific on July 31, 1945)
Robert LeMay (died on September 19, 1945)
Barry Steinberg (presumed dead on December 15, 1945)
Kenneth P. Krueger (reported missing and presumed dead on January 15, 1946)
Ambrose F. Van Dyke (reported missing and presumed dead on March 29, 1946)
Norman E. Schneider (reported missing and presumed dead on May 9, 1946)
Harold Appleton (died in Belgium)
Charles H. Bixby (no information on the place or date of death)
Louis F. Dunsirn (killed in action in the South Pacific)
Charles Foxgrover Jr. (no information on the place or date of death)
Bert Guenther (died in a hospital overseas)
William K. Harkins (reported missing on May 2, 1944, and presumed dead)
Theodore J. Heegeman (no information on place or date of death)
Eugene R. Killoren (reported missing in Germany on
October 2, 1944, and presumed dead)
Richard N. Piette (missing in action and presumed dead)
Allen Rand (killed on Luzon island)
Clifford G. Ruys (reported missing in the Pacific and presumed dead)
Robert Sager (reported missing on November 4, 1944, and presumed dead)
John A. Sullivan (reported missing in Germany and presumed dead)
Vernon J. Van Dinter (reported missing in Germany on September 13, 1944, and presumed dead)
Harold Woeckner (killed in China)

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