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Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Taylor, Gerald Edward “Jeddy”

TEC 5
War  WW II  
Branch  Army  
Company/Outfit 36th Armored Infantry Reg. of 3rd Armored Division  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service June 28, 1941 Ft. Crook, NE
Period Served June 28, 1941 – Sept. 25, 1945 Foreign Serv. Sept. 3, 1943 – Sept 9, 1945
Where Served Normandy, Northern France; Ardennes Rhineland, Central Europe  
Wounded  Yes  
Killed In Action  No  
POW  No  
Date of Birth April 21, 1918 Jolley, IA
Date Deceased Sept. 16, 1968, Worthington, MN Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals  Purple Heart; 4 Overseas Service Bars; European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon  

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Taylor,
Harry Raymond

 CM3C
War  WW II  
Branch  Navy  
Company/Outfit  45th Battalion SeaBees ; 90th USN Construction Battalion (SeaBees)  
Military Occupation  SeaBee  
Entered Service  Nov. 3, 1942  
Period Served  Nov. 3, 1942-Nov. 1945  Foreign Serv.; Jan 10, 1943 – May 21, 1944 ; July 30, 1944 – Sept 21, 1945
Where Served Iwo Jima, Aleutian Islands  
Wounded  No  
Killed In Action  No  
POW  No  
Date of Birth July 23, 1901 Knoke, IA
Date Deceased  June 27, 1975 – Des Moines, IA  Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals   .

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Taylor, Merwin Erle

Lieutenant Commander
War WW II Korea; USNR
Branch Navy #0482501
Company/Outfit Aviation  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service/Discharged Nov 22, 1943  
Period Served Nov 22, 1943 – Dec 24, 1947 Foreign Service: 1944 – March 1945
Where Served NAS Wold Chamberland Field, Minneapolis, MN; NPFS, St. Olaf, Northfield, MN; CAA-FTS, Mankato, MN NFS, Iowa City, IA;CASG 21, ComAirLant; USS Shangra La CV-38; NPS St. Mary’s, CA; NAS, Glenville, ILL
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth September 8, 1925 Spencer, Meadow Twp., Clay Co, IA
Date Deceased February 26, 1972 Vista Memorial Gardens, Miami Lakes, FL
Medals   .

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Taylor, Wendell Oliver

 T5
War  WW II  
Branch  Army  
Company/Outfit  137th Inf. 35th Div.;  134th Inf. 35th Div. ; 197th Inf. Bn.  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service  March 19, 1942 Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served March 19, 1942-Oct. 25, 1945 Foreign Serv.- Aug. 13, 1942 – April 16, 1944
Where Served  Aleutian Islands  
Wounded  No  
Killed In Action  No  
POW  No  
Date of Birth  July 29, 1919 Mandan, North Dakota
Date Deceased  May 7, 1991  Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals  American Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 3 Overseas Bars, Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Medal w/1 Bronze Battle Star .

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TerVeen, Marvin Herman

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War WW II  
Branch    
Company/Outfit    
Military Occupation    
Entered Service/Discharged    
Period Served    
Where Served    
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth April 23, 1917 Terril, IA
Date Deceased Nov 10, 2006 Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, IA
Medals   .

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Theesfeld, Anthony Edward “Tony”

S Sgt
War WW II  
Branch Army   37 037903
Company/Outfit 2726th Engr. Light Equip. Co.  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service/Discharged   Omaha, NE
Period Served May 8, 1941- Dec 28, 1945 Foreign Service: June 1, 1942 – Aug 2, 1943; Feb 7, 1945 – Dec 21, 1945
Where Served    
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth July 22, 1918 Varina, IA
Date Deceased January 21, 1997 St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Estherville, IA
Medals   .

 

Titterington, Everett Cecil

Fireman 1st Class
War WW II  
Branch Navy #321 37 41
Company/Outfit USS Oklahoma  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service December 13, 1939 Great Lakes , Illinois, Naval Training Station
Period Served    
Where Served Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Wounded    
Killed In Action Yes  
POW    
Date of Birth August 25, 1920 Lloyd Twp, Terril, Iowa; Milford resident
Date Deceased December 7, 1941

USS Oklahoma Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Co. Hawaii
Medals Purple Heart

 

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

1969 Post Commander

Torreson, Donald Romaine

Sergeant
War  WW II  
Branch  US Army  
Company/Outfit 618th AC & W Sqdn  
Military Occupation Military Police  
Entered Service March 22, 1945 Ft. Snelling, MN
Period Served March 22, 1945 – Dec 26, 1946 Foreign Service: Sept 27, 1945 – Nov 4, 1946
Where Served Philippines  
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth October 17, 1925 Wallingford, IA
Date Deceased July 8, 2010 St. Pauls Cemetery, Graettinger, IA
Medals   .

 

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Tow, Donald LeRoy

TEC 5
War WW II  
Branch Army  
Company/Outfit

13th Armored Division, Camp Beale, CA; 780th Tank Battalion, Fort Ord, CA;

 Headquarters Detachment Sec 1, Camp Gordon, Johnston, FL
Military Occupation    
Entered Service Nov 28, 1942 Camp Dodge, IA
Period Served Nov 28, 1942-Feb 24, 1946  
Where Served USA  
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth April 24, 1922 Estherville, Iowa
Date Deceased February 15, 1971 Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, California
Note Terril resident brother of Ruby Bendixen

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Tuel, Kenneth Eugene

 Corporal
War  WW II  
Branch  US Army  
Company/Outfit  285th Quartermaster Co.  Co L QM SCH REGT
Military Occupation    
Entered Service  July 17, 1942 Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
Period Served  July 17, 1942-Nov. 4, 1945  Foreign Service: March 1, 1945 – Oct. 30, 1945
Where Served HQ Det. Personnel Center, Ft. Meade, Maryland; HQ Det HQ Oise Base Sec. E.T.O.  
Wounded  No  
Killed In Action  No  
POW  No  
Date of Birth  Oct. 18, 1907 Coon Rapids,  IA
Date Deceased  Dec. 19, 1957 Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals   .

 

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

1966 Post Commander

Turpin, Delmar Wayne

Fireman 2nd Class
War WW II  
Branch Navy #321-87-25
Company/Outfit USS Mobile  
Military Occupation    
Entered Service June 30, 1943 Des Moines, IA
Period Served June 30, 1943-July 22, 1946 Foreign Service: Oct. 9, 1943-Jan 6, 1945; Dec 10, 1945-April 20, 1946
Where Served South Pacific USNTS, Farragut, ID; US Navy Dist. Center, Pleasanton, CA; USS Republic; USS Mobile (CL63); Comm Brem Grp 19, Flt P.S.N.S., Bremerton, WA
Wounded No  
Killed In Action No  
POW No  
Date of Birth July 26, 1925 Battle Creek, IA
Date Deceased March 5, 1989 Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA
Medals    

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Upward, Dale Leslie

Corporal
War WW II  
Branch Army  
Company/Outfit Battery B – 6th Coast Artillery; Battery B – 985th Field Artillery Battery F – 18th Coast Artillery; Battery B – 765th Field Artillery
Military Occupation Gun Crewman/Heavy Artillery- 845 and Bar MM Rifle  
Entered Service Oct 2, 1941 entered at Ft. Des Moines, IA; discharge at Ft. Sheridan, IL
Period Served Oct 2, 1941 – Nov 1, 1945 Foreign Service: March 1, 1946 – Oct 18, 1945
Where Served CA – San Francisco, CA; FA – Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas  FA – Apennines, Po Valley, Italy
Wounded No  
Killed In Action No  
POW No  
Date of Birth November 25, 1919 Greenville, IA
Date Deceased March 7, 1992 Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals American Defense Service Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Ribbon, 1 Overseas Service Bar, 1 Overseas Service Stripe, Good Conduct Medal Italian Theater, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon w/2 Bronze Battle Stars

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire

Varney, Charles McKinlay

AVCAD
War WW II  
Branch US Navy   #733-76-58
Company/Outfit Aviation  
Military Occupation Aviation cadet  
Entered Service December 14, 1942  
Period Served Oct 30, 1943 – Oct 30, 1945 USNFPS, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Ill;
Where Served    
Wounded    
Killed In Action    
POW    
Date of Birth May 19, 1923 Hobson, Montana
Date Deceased October 26, 2007 Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Medals   .
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