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	Mathis, Robert Dodds	2nd Lt.
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Forces	#0-826245
Company/Outfit	20th Air Force – 444 Group – 678 Squadron
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Jan 30, 1943
Period Served	Jan 30, 1943 – Dec 27, 1944
Where Served	Pacific Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action	Yes	near Chenghn, China
POW
Date of Birth	September 1, 1919	Bondurant, IA
Date Deceased	December 27, 1944	Group Internment Aug 16, 1949; Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA
Medals/Notes		married to Pauline Stroh, granddaughter of M.M. & Sarah Martin of Terril, IA

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	McBain, Robert Lloyd	PFC
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	April 16, 1942	Portland, OR
Period Served	April 16, 1942 – Dec 9, 1945
Where Served	European Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action	No
POW
Date of Birth	March 11, 1921	Eagle Corners, WI; Son of Oscar & Mattie McBain
Date Deceased	March 22, 1984	Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR
Medals/Notes		resident of Terril/Milford, IA area; brother of Albert McBain of Terril, IA

	McBain, Russell Dean	Seaman 2cV6
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#869 16 36
Company/Outfit	USS Rudyerd Bay CVE-81 (1944 – 1945); USS YMS 441 (1946)
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Aug 1943
Period Served
Where Served	Pacific Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	May 11, 1924	Richland Co., WI; Son of Oscar & Mattie McBain
Date Deceased	January 22, 2005	Virginia Beach, VA
Medals/Notes		resident of Terril/Milford, IA area; brother of Albert McBain of Terril, IA

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USS Rudyerd Bay
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American Legion Post 384	McCoy, Gerald William “Jerry”	Captain
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Forces
Company/Outfit	7th Air Force
Military Occupation	B24 pilot	Liaison officer between Air Force & Civil Air Patrol
Entered Service	Jan 3, 1942	Ft Crook, Omaha, NE
Period Served	July 26, 1942 – June 13, 1953	Foreign Service: Aug 23, 1942 – Nov 3, 1943
Where Served	Bakersfield, CA; Oxnard, CA; Victorville, CA; Pacific Theater	North Dakota
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth	January 27, 1921	Ruthton, MN
Date Deceased	August 23, 2001	Okoboji Cemetery, Arnolds Park, IA
Medals/Notes		Terril High School graduate; son of Frank & Kathyrn McCoy

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	McCoy, Kenneth Wayne	PFC
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit	27th Div, 165th Infantry Regiment, Co B
Military Occupation	Infantry
Entered Service	Sept 12, 1944	Ft. Snelling, MN
Period Served	Sept 12, 1944 – May 23, 1945
Where Served	Camp Hood, TX; Ft, Ord, CA; Oahu, HI, Marianna Islands; Okinawa
Wounded
Killed In Action	Yes	Okinawa, Japan
POW	No
Date of Birth	April 3, 1923	Terril, IA; Son of WWI Vet, Orph & Era McCoy
Date Deceased	May 23, 1945	Clarkfield Cemetery, Clarkfield, MN
Medals	Purple Heart

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	McCoy, Walter Edgar
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Sept 30, 1942
Period Served	Sept 30, 1942 – Sept 15, 1945
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth	June 7, 1921	Spencer, IA; Son of James & Leah McCoy of Terril, IA
Date Deceased	December 23, 1999	Crown Hill Cemetery & Mausoleum, Twinsburg, OH
Medals		Terril, IA resident

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire	McKean, Roy Robert	Sgt.
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit	Company I, 379th Infantry	95th Division
Military Occupation	infantryman
Entered Service	July 17, 1942-Nov 4, 1945	Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served	foreign serv. Aug. 9, 1944 – July 1, 1945
Where Served	Northern France, Rhineland
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Feb 19, 1921	Maple Hill, IA
Date Deceased	Dec. 20, 1984	East Side Cemetery, Estherville, IA
Medals	3 Bronze Stars,1 Silver Star

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire 1962 Post Commander	McVicker, Lawrence Virgil	1st LT
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#17112148
Company/Outfit	Hdqs. Bat. 171st Fld Art. Bat. Hdqs. Bat. 382nd FA Bat.
Military Occupation	reconnaissance pilot
Entered Service	Sept. 23, 1942	Des Moines, IA
Period Served	Sept. 23, 1942 – Jan. 3, 1946	Foreign Service: Oct. 6, 1944 – Sept. 12, 1945
Where Served	European Theater; Germany
Wounded	Yes
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	February 10, 1917	Eagle Grove, IA
Date Deceased	Sept 21, 2003	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals	European Theater, 4 Air medals, Purple Heart

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Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire, 1960 Post Commander; Milford Post 384	Mehan, William Joseph “Bill”	AOM 3c
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#859 65 91
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation	aviation ordinance
Entered Service	Sept 17, 1943
Period Served	Sept 17, 1943 – Jan 12, 1946	Foreign Service: April 1944 – Nov 1945
Where Served	NTS Farragut, Idaho; USS Acorn 28, Port Hueneme, CA; Acers 24; Naval Air Base Navy 3205	Admiralty Islands, South Pacific
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	June 18, 1925	Emmetsburg, IA
Date Deceased	November 21, 2004	Milford Cemetery, Milford, IA
Medals/Notes		Terril, IA resident

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	Meyers, William Christopher	Lt. Col.
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Forces	US Air Force
Company/Outfit	Training Command, 20th Bomb Group
Military Occupation	Pilot, flight instructor
Entered Service	May 31, 1941	Ft. Snelling, MN
Period Served	Jan 9, 1942- June 14, 1946	Oct 31, 1947 – Feb 28, 1969
Where Served	Ontario, CA; Greenville, MS; Clovis Army Airfield, NM; Guam; Tacoma, WA	Foreign Service: May 31, 1945 – Oct 13, 1945
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth	May 15, 1919	Milford, IA; son of Wm. & Evelyn Meyers; son-in-law of Ben & Frances Miller of Terril, IA; husband of Charlotte Miller Meyers
Date Deceased	May 24, 1982	Ruddell Pioneer Cemetery, Lacey, WA
Medals	Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

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	Miller, Maurice Myson	1st LT.
War	WW II
Branch	US Army Air Corp.
Company/Outfit	10th Bombardment Squadron, 25th Bomb Group
Military Occupation	Pilot
Entered Service	West Point Military Academy, Fall 1935, Class of 1939
Period Served	Active Duty: Sept 1939; Foreign Serv. July 1940
Where Served	Air Corps, Lincoln, NE; Randolph Field & Kelly Field, TX; Langley, VA; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	Yes	Pilot, Lost at sea approx. 70 miles NW of Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico aboard B-18B Bolo #37-601.
POW	No
Date of Birth	Jan 3, 1915	Lodgepole, SD
Date Deceased	Dec. 11, 1941	Lost at Sea; East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, NY
Medals/Notes	West Point graduate 1939	Son of Ben & Frances Miller of Terril, IA

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	Miller, Merle Joseph	PVT
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#36972879
Company/Outfit	330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Military Occupation
Entered Service	April 26, 1944	Ft. Sheridan, IL
Period Served	April 26, 1944 – Jan 6, 1945	Foreign Service: Dec 1944 -Jan 6, 1945
Where Served	Belgium
Wounded
Killed In Action	Yes	Killed in the Battle of the Bulge; Liernieux, Belgium
POW
Date of Birth	November 11, 1916	Ruthven, IA
Date Deceased	January 6, 1945	Interred: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Memorial: Calvary Cemetery, Ruthven, IA
Medals/Notes	Purple Heart	son of Leonard & Anna Dodge Miller; husband of Lorraine Miller Keehner; father of Michael A. Miller

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	Miller, Walter Nelson	Major
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Corps	US Air Force
Company/Outfit	Eighth Air Force Fighter Command, 55th Fighter Group (P-51 single engine)	39th Tactical Recon Sqaudron, 412th Fighter Group (P-80 jet)
Military Occupation	mechanic; squadron engineering officer, maintenance supervisor of P-51 fighters
Entered Service	Jan 1940	Des Moines, IA
Period Served	Jan 1940; Commisioned, Feb 29, 1944 – Aug 31,1963	Foreign Service: Sept 1943 – Nov 1945
Where Served	Chanute Field, Bellville, IL; Hamilton Field, CA; Portland, OR; Indianapolis, IN;	McChord Field, WA; England, March Field, CA; Germany, Guam, New Mexico, Mississippi
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	October 1, 1919	Terril, IA; Son of Ben & Frances Miller
Date Deceased	July 2, 1990	Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA
Medals	European Theater Ribbon with 6 Battle Stars, Presidential Unit Citation with on Oak Leaf Cluster,	Good Conduct Medal, Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Victory Ribbon

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	Moore, Carlyle Clinton, M.D.	1st. LT.
War	WW II & Korea
Branch	Infantry Medical Corps.
Company/Outfit	( WW2) 5th ASTP Regt. Ft. Benning, GA; 222 Inf. Regt. 42nd Inf. Div., Camp Gruber, OK; Co. M. 112 Inf. Reg. 28th Inf. Div. 45	Infantry Unit and M.D. Letterman Army Hospital(1950-51)
Military Occupation	Medical
Entered Service
Period Served	Jan 21, 1944-Jan. 31, 1946 (WW2) ; foreign serv. Aug. 17, 1944 – Aug 3, 1945	June 23, 1950-June 30, 1951 (Korea)
Where Served	Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe
Wounded	Yes
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Nov. 13, 1921	Terril, IA; Son of William A. & Elizabeth Moore
Date Deceased	May 12, 1983	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals	European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/3 Bronze Stars, American Campaign Medal, Bronze Star, Victory Medal/WW II, Purple Heart

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	Moore, Leland Arthur “Lee”	1st LT
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Corps
Company/Outfit	Central Flying Training Command	12th Bomber Command 321st Bombardment Group
Military Occupation	Pilot – 50 combat raids over Rome, Tunisia, Pantelleria, Lampedusa, Sardinia and Sicily;	pilot in a medium B-25 (Mitchell) bomber group; Flight Instructor, Pampa Army Air Field, Pampa, Texas
Entered Service	Dec. 18, 1941
Period Served	Dec. 18, 1941- Aug. 7, 1945	foreign serv Feb. 23, 1943 – Oct. 28, 1943
Where Served	North African Theater
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Nov. 17, 1919	Terril, IA; Son of William A. & Elizabeth Moore
Date Deceased	May 5, 2007	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals	Air Medal and Eight Oak Leaf Clusters

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	Moore, Leonard Eugene	Seaman 2nd Class
SeaWar	WW II
Branch	Navy
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation	radioman
Entered Service	Dec 15, 1941
Period Served	Dec. 1941 – Aug 9, 1942
Where Served	USS Vincennes, Pacific Theater	Great Lakes Naval Station; New York
Wounded
Killed In Action	Yes
POW	No
Date of Birth	May 11, 1920	Terril, IA; Son of Wm E. & Elma Moore
Date Deceased	Aug. 9, 1942	Lost at Sea on USS Vincennes; Memorial at East Side Cemetery, Estherville, IA
Medals/Notes	Purple Heart Graduate of Superior High School

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Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire 1961 Post Commander	Moore, Leslie John, Dr.	Captain
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit	41st Evacuation Hospital, Veterinary Corps
Military Occupation	Veterinary – Food Inspector
Entered Service
Period Served	Aug. 21, 1942-May 15, 1946
Where Served	USA; Ft. Leavenworth, Ft. Bragg, New York Port of Embarkation
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Nov. 17, 1919	Terril, IA; Son of William A. & Elizabeth Moore
Date Deceased	March 24, 2013	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals		.

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Date of Birth
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