Service Records R

	Reely, Clifford Leo	PFC
War	WW II
Branch	US Marine Corp
Company/Outfit	4th Division
Military Occupation
Entered Service	May 12, 1942
Period Served	May 12 1942 – Aug 8, 1945
Where Served	South Pacific, Iwo Jima	APA-99 Dade;
Wounded	Yes	Wounded on Iwo Jima on 5th day of the invasion. Hospitalized in the Marianas & San Leandro, CA.
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Dec 28, 1916	West Terre Haute, IN
Date Deceased	Oct 30, 1994	Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
Medals / Notes	Purple Heart	Son of Ethel Gardner Reely; Lived in Terril, IA as a child; Of Brazil, Indiana; Brother to Elizabeth (Mrs. Ralph) Peters of Terril, IA

	Reinken, Alvin Bernard	TEC 4
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#37 651 472
Company/Outfit	Co B, 573rd Sig A W Battalion
Military Occupation	radio
Entered Service	Dec 27, 1942
Period Served	Dec 27, 1942 – Nov 20, 1945	Foreign Service: Jan 22, 1944 – Nov 15, 1945
Where Served	England
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth	May 9, 1922	Woden, IA
Date Deceased	Aug 19, 2005	Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM
Medals / Notes		Son of Abe & Tena Reinken, rural Milford/Terril, IA

.	Reinken, Vearl R	TEC 4
War	WW II
Branch	Army	37118398
Company/Outfit	4168th AAF Base Unit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	March 19, 1942	Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served	March 19, 1942 – Oct 8, 1945	Foreign Service: Dec 12, 1942 – May 25, 1945
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth	January 22, 1912	Britt, IA
Date Deceased	Dec 1, 1993	Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, IA
Medals/ Notes		Son of Abe & Tena Reinken, rural Milford/Terril, IA

.	Rens, Bert
War	WW I, WW II
Branch	Army	R-4818452
Company/Outfit	HQ DET SCU 4757th, Prisoner of War Camp, Greeley, CO
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Oct 9, 1942	Ft. Snelling, MN
Period Served	Oct 9, 1942 – Jan 25, 1945
Where Served	USA
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	April 25, 1897	Sheldon, IA
Date Deceased	June 30, 1955	West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, IA
Medals		Terril resident, postman

Bert Rens

	Richard, LeRoy Herbert	Pvt
War	WW II
Branch	Army	# 37 774 942
Company/Outfit	136th Infantry, 33rd Division
Military Occupation	infantry
Entered Service	Sept 23, 1944
Period Served	Sept 23, 1944 – May 12, 1945
Where Served	Camp Hood, Texas; Luzon Island, Philippine Islands	Foreign Service: February 17, 1945
Wounded
Killed In Action	Yes – MIA/KIA	Killed on Luzon Island, Philippine Islands
Note		Son of Alma Bergeson Richard. Grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Halvor Bergeson, of Terril, IA
Date of Birth	April 3, 1926	Wallingford, IA
Date Deceased	May 12, 1945	marker at Estherville Lutheran Cemetery, Estherville, IA
Medal/Note	Purple Heart

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VFW Post 3388 Estherville, IA	Rierson, Ervin Odean	Technical Sergeant
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit	80th FA Battalion – 6th Division; Co B 606 TP Battalion; FA Replacement Center
Military Occupation	field artillery, Senior Instructor	Ft. Hood, Texas
Entered Service	Jan 21, 1941	Camp Dodge, IA; Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served	Jan 21, 1941 – Oct. 30, 1945
Where Served	USA	Ft. Hood, Texas
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	November 30, 1919	Ruthven, IA
Date Deceased	January 20, 2010	Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery, Ruthven, IA
Medals/ Notes		resident of rural Terril, IA

Ervin Rierson

Ervin Rierson

	Rockow, Glen Wesley	Sgt.
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit	6th Army Group, 321th Signal Battalion
Military Occupation	communications
Entered Service	Feb 14, 1942
Period Served	Feb 14, 1942 – Sept 22, 1945
Where Served	France
Wounded
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	December 8, 1914	Clarion, IA
Date Deceased	November 17, 1990	Moody Cemetery, Moody, Texas
Medals / Notes		resident of rural Terril, IA

	Roe, George Harvey	Staff Sergeant
War	WW II
Branch	Army Air Forces	# 37 194 272
Company/Outfit	340th Bombardment Group; 486th Bomb Sq	12th AF, B-25 Mitchel Bombardment group;
Military Occupation	radio technician on bombers	radio mechanic
Entered Service	May 6, 1942	Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served	May 6, 1942 – June 22, 1945	Foreign Service: Feb 15, 1943 – June 13, 1945
Where Served	Jefferson Barracks, MO; Scott Field, IL; Columbia, SC;	Middle Eastern Theatre; Italy;
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	March 5, 1910	Ames, IA
Date Deceased	November 15, 1981	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals	7 Battle Stars	resident of rural Terril, IA

George Roe

	Roy, Dale DeWaine	Machinists Mate 1st Class
War	WW II
Branch	Navy
Company/Outfit	USS Mugford #DD-389 (1943,1944,1945)
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Nov 3, 1942
Period Served	Nov 3, 1942 – Jan 25, 1946
Where Served	Asiatic-Pacific
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	April 30, 1922	Jeffers, MN
Date Deceased	September 5, 2006	Mount Hope Lutheran Cemetery, St. James, MN
Medals/Notes	longtime resident of Rochester, MN	resident of Jeffers, MN; brother to Arlene (Mrs. Marvin) Cuklanz and Mrs. Wilbur Schnell of Terril, IA; nephew to Mrs. August Schnell

USS Mugford (DD-389) in April 1944 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, painted in Measure 32 camouflage (Photo credit; Wikipedia)

Click here for more information on the USS Mugford, a Bagley-class destroyer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mugford_(DD-389)

Obituary from Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester, MN

https://www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dale-Roy-29307/#!/Obituary

.	Roy, Robert Harry “Bud”	SGT
War	WW II
Branch	Army
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Oct 7, 1941
Period Served	Oct 7, 1941 – Oct 5, 1945
Where Served	Camp Roberts, CA; Ft. Lewis, WA; Hawaii
Wounded
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	January 18, 1920	Gilmore City, IA
Date Deceased	July 7, 2002	Jeffers Cemetery, Jeffers, MN
Medals/Notes	resident of Windom, MN	resident of Jeffers, MN; brother to Arlene (Mrs. Marvin) Cuklanz and Margaret (Mrs. Wilbur) Schnell of Terril, IA; nephew to Mrs. August Schnell

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire	Rubis, Clifton Leroy	Captain
War	WW II & Korea
Branch	Army Air Corps	Air Force
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation	Flew C-47’s & DC-3’s	He was one of the original “flying sergeants” when he first became a pilot.
Entered Service	July 8, 1940	Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served	1940-1948 ; Foreign Serv. Sept 28, 1944 -April 26, 1945	1951-1968
Where Served	China, India, Burma Campaign, WW2,Korean, European Theater	(WW2) 44th School Squad., Randolph Field, TX; Flight Training, Santa Maria, Toft, Stockton, CA; C-46 School, Reno, NV; ATC Long Beach, CA; ATC India; MAT, Stockton, CA
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	Dec. 28, 1921	Terril, IA
Date Deceased	March 17, 1971; Aurora, CO	Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA
Medals

Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire 1956, 1957 Post Commander	Rubis, Weldon Clare “Tom”	T SGT
War	WW II
Branch	Marine
Company/Outfit	Marine Wing Service Squadron, 9th Marine Division	VMCB. 124 in MAG 24, MAG 14- all in 1st MAW. FMF. HDQTS. S.S. 9 9th MAW, FMF.
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Dec. 12, 1942	Minneapolis, MN
Period Served	Dec. 12, 1942 – Oct. 5, 1945	Foreign Serv. Oct. 18, 1943 – April 26, 1945
Where Served	Pacific Theater: Treasury-Bougainville Operation, Solomon Islands, Piva Yoke; Capture & Occupation of Peleliu Islands
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	May 11, 1924	Terril, IA
Date Deceased	Sept. 27, 1999 Arnolds Park, IA	Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals

	Russell, Daren Eldon	Corporal
War	WW II
Branch	Army	#17071265
Company/Outfit	493rd Bombardier Training Sq, MAAF, Midland, TX; Squadron C-1, RAAF, Roswell, NM; 3017th AAFBU, SQ C, Hobbs Army Air Field, Hobbs, NM
Military Occupation
Entered Service	Nov 9, 1942	Camp Dodge, IA
Period Served	Nov 9, 1942 – Jan 30, 1946
Where Served	USA
Wounded	No
Killed In Action	No
POW	No
Date of Birth	December 9, 1922	Arnolds Park, IA
Date Deceased	December 2, 2005	Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, IA
Medals/Notes		Brother to Marian (Mrs. Harley) Maas of Terril, IA

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