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Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire	Mortenson, Harris Harley	Sgt.
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#37 787022
Company/Outfit	1st Cavalry – 603rd Tank Co; AUS	603rd Med. TIC Co.
Military Occupation	Tank Driver	Qualifications MM w/ rifle
Entered Service	May 5, 1945	Ft. Snelling, MN
Period Served	May 5, 1945-Nov. 27, 1946	Foreign Service: Oct 17, 1945 – Oct 16, 1946
Where Served	Pacific Theater
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	April 13, 1924	Marathon, IA
Date Deceased	March 1984	Northlawn Cemetery, Spencer, IA
Medals/Notes	Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Japan Occupation Medal, 1 Overseas service bar	Son of Engold & Sigrid Mortenson; brother of James Mortenson of Terril, IA

	Morton, John Murray	Pvt. 1st Class
War	WW II
Branch	Marine Corps	#476540
Company/Outfit	Company C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion	2nd Marine Division
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Sept 29, 1942	Minneapolis, MN
Period Served	Sept 29, 1942 – Oct 25, 1945	Foreign Service: Jan 19, 1943 – Oct 12 – 1945
Where Served	Pacific Theater
Wounded	yes	Marianas Islands
Killed In Action	no
POW	no
Date of Birth	October 21, 1920	Lakefield, MN
Date Deceased	April 26, 2006	Calvary Cemetery, Webster City, IA
Medals/Notes	Purple Heart	Milford/Algona resident; Married to Marian Grady; brother to Mrs. Milo Brown

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	Muetzel, Donald Berton
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#37 683 791
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Jan 3, 1944	Camp Dodge, IA
Period Served	Jan 3, 1944 – Nov 24, 1944
Where Served	USA
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	July 28, 1920	Spencer, IA
Date Deceased	January 27, 1990	Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, IA
Medal/Notes		Superior resident; Married to Evelyn Zitterich

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire	Myrick, Darwin Wayne	RM1c
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#621 12 03
Company/Outfit	USS Tulagi, CVE-72; USS Makin Island, CVE-93
Military Occupation	radioman
Entered Service	Sept 20, 1942	Des Moines, IA
Period Served	Sept. 20, 1942-Dec. 31, 1945	Foreign Service: June 30, 1944 – Sept 17, 1944; Oct 9, 1944 – Dec 9, 1945
Where Served	Leyte, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Philippines, European Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	January 11, 1921	Spencer, IA
Date Deceased	July 18, 1982	Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA
Medals/Notes		Resident of Terril & Superior, IA

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	Nelson, Glen Harvey	Seaman
War	WW II
Branch	Navy
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Nov. 17, 1942
Period Served	Nov. 17, 1942- Jan. 1, 1943
Where Served
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	January 20, 1922	Lost Lake, Montana
Date Deceased	April 27, 1987	Spirit Lake Memory Gardens, Spirit Lake, IA
Medals/Notes		Terril resident; son of Ole & Christina Nelson

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	Nelson, Keith Davis	Aviation Cadet
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Corp
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation	Aviation Cadet
Entered Service	Jan 15, 1942	Ft. Crook, NE
Period Served	Jan 15, 1942 – April 1, 1942
Where Served
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	March 28, 1921	Superior, IA
Date Deceased	Jan 20, 1983	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals/Notes		Superior, IA resident; son of Elmer & Ruby Nelson

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire 1955 Post Commander	Nelson, Stanley Herbert	MAM 2nd Class
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#322 15 76
Company/Outfit	Fleet Post Office #926
Military Occupation	postal worker
Entered Service	May 15, 1944	Farragut, Idaho
Period Served	May 15, 1944 – Feb 27, 1946	Foreign Serv. Sept 20, 1944 – Feb. 19, 1946
Where Served	USNTC Farragut, Idaho; Joint Comm Activities Navy 926, Guam
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	May 3, 1926	Milford, IA
Date Deceased	Jan. 23, 2004	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals/Notes		Terril resident; son of Ole & Christina Nelson

	Nuehring, Louis Carl	Captain
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Corps	#0 779554 / #17130334
Company/Outfit	459th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Group
Military Occupation	pilot; P-38 Lightning fighter; DC-3 Cargo plane
Entered Service	Enlisted – Sept, 1942; Entered – March 28, 1943	Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX
Period Served	Commissioned – May 23, 1944 – Jan 28, 1946; Retired from inactive reserves 1960	Foreign Service: May 19, 1945 – Dec 30, 1945
Where Served	Pacific Theater
Wounded	no
Killed In Action	no
POW	no
Date of Birth	November 23, 1920	Lytton, IA
Date Deceased	March 14, 2010	Marshalltown, IA
Medals/Notes		Son of Mrs. Frieda Nuehring of Terril, IA; attended Arnolds Park & Spirit Lake, IA schools

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	Olson, Dewey Gilbert	MoMM3c
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#859 53 36
Company/Outfit	USS Stewart DE 238
Military Occupation	motor machinist mate
Entered Service	Aug 25, 1943
Period Served	Aug 25, 1943 – Nov 13, 1945	Foreign Service: Feb 25, 1944 – Nov 6, 1945
Where Served	NTS Farragut, ID; Atlantic Fleet
Wounded	no
Killed In Action	no
POW	no
Date of Birth	December 25, 1914	Ruthven, IA
Date Deceased	March 31, 1994	Okoboji Cemetery, Arnolds Park, IA
Medals/Notes		Son of Gilbert & May Olson

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Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire	Olson, Myrl Allen	1st Lt.
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Corps	#0 206 3689
Company/Outfit	211th AAF Base Unit
Military Occupation	B-24 pilot
Entered Service	Dec 15, 1942	entered Omaha, NE separated Sioux City, IA
Period Served	Dec 15, 1942 – June 26, 1944; June 26, 1944 – Jan 18, 1946	Foreign Service: Feb 5, 1945 – May 25, 1945
Where Served	Lubbock, TX; Liberal, KS; European Theater
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	September 27, 1922	Estherville, IA; Terril resident; son of Leon & Helen Olson
Date Deceased	August 14, 2011	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals	Distinguished Flying Cross; ETO ribbon with 3 bronze stars; ADR ribbon; Presidential Citation with 3 clusters

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	O’Neil, Eugene Carroll	Lt JG
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#402 619
Company/Outfit	Navy 3149 CNOB
Military Occupation
Entered Service	May 12, 1944	Great Lakes, IL
Period Served	May 12, 1944 – May 15, 1946	Foreign Service: Nov 22, 1944 – March 28, 1946
Where Served	Philippine Islands
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	February 24, 1922	Terril, IA
Date Deceased	April 29, 2004	Springville Cemetery, Springville, IA
Medals/Notes		Son of Charles “Ed” & Nelle O’Neil

	Oppedal, Ivan George	Seaman
War	WW II
Branch	Navy	#859 26 99
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	May 17, 1943
Period Served	May 17, 1943 – Dec 26, 1945
Where Served	AOM Sch. Norman, OK; Hyd & Elect Turret Sch, Jacksonville, FL; NAS San Diego, CA;	V-12 Sch., Ames, IA; Alameda, CA; US Naval Ordinance Test Station, Inyo Kern, CA
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	September 19, 1924	Graettinger, IA
Date Deceased	Nov 22, 1977	Crown Hill Cemetery, Ruthven, IA
Medals/Notes		Terril/Ruthven resident; son of Iver & Velda Oppedahl

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