Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Wyland, Fred Elliott, Jr.
CSK(AA)
War
WW II
Branch
Navy
#321 52 04
Company/Outfit
USS Indus (AKN-1)
Military Occupation
chief storekeeper
Entered Service
March 11, 1941
Ft. Dodge, IA
Period Served
March 11, 1941- May 27, 1945
Foreign Service: June 12, 1941-Oct 5, 1943; Oct 15, 1943-Aug 1, 1945; Sept 27, 1945-Jan 29, 1946; Feb 10, 1946-May 4, 1946
Where Served
trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL; Norfolk, VA; Panama Canal Zone; Pacific Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action
no
POW
Date of Birth
November 26, 1919
Terril, IA; Son of Dr. Fred & Ruth Wyland
Date Deceased
February 24, 1995
Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, CA
Medals
Click here to read The Terril Record news of Fred Wyland
Click here for Wikipedia article on the USS Indus
Click here for more information & photos of the USS Indus
Wyland, Jerry Dale
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2-C
War
WW II
Branch
Navy
Company/Outfit
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
Essex Class Aircraft Carrier
Military Occupation
aviation mechanic
Entered Service
Nov 26, 1940
Period Served
Nov 26, 1940 – May 11, 1945
Where Served
Great Lakes Naval Training station; Naval base & Lee Air Field, Jacksonville, FL; Naval Base, Miami, FL; Naval base, San Diego, CA; South Pacific
Wounded
Killed In Action
Killed in Action in Japanese attack on the USS Bunker Hill off Okinawa by suicide planes
The Bunker Hill lost 383 in dead, 19 missing, and 284 wounded
POW
Date of Birth
January 21, 1923
Terril, IA; Son of Dr. Fred & Ruth Wyland
Date Deceased
May 11, 1945 – buried at Sea
Name is honored at the Honolulu Memorial , National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Medals
Purple Heart
Click here for Jerry Wyland letters and news articles
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Click here to see slide show of USS Bunker Hill courtesy of World War Photos website
Wyland, John Jefferson
SC2c
War
WW II
Branch
Navy
#620 99 27
Company/Outfit
USS Chicago; USS YMS-434
Military Occupation
ship’s cook
Entered Service
Sept 2, 1942
Des Moines, IA
Period Served
Sept 2, 1942 – Sept 27, 1945, NRS,
Foreign Service: Dec 1942 – Sept 1944
Where Served
V6 USNR; NRTS, Des Moines, IA; USNTS Great Lakes, Ill; ; USNAB Noumea, New Caledonia; Rec Ship, San Francisco, CA; SCTC Terminal Island, CA; Rec Ship PSNY Bremerton, WA; NTC, San Diego, CA
Pacific Theater
Wounded
Killed In Action
no
POW
no
Date of Birth
October 25, 1917
Terril, IA; Son of Dr. Fred & Ruth Wyland
Date Deceased
March 24, 1975
Cook County, IL
Medals
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Click here for Wikipedia article on cruiser USS Chicago which was sunk in Jan 1943
Click here for Warfare History Network article (with photos) of the Bettle of Rennell where USS Chicago was lost
Click here for NavSource.org article on minesweeper USS Parrakeet YMS-434
USS Chicago Northampton Class Cruiser Photo courtesy of Warfare History Network website
USS Parrakeet YMS 434 minesweeper photo courtesy NavSource.org
Wyland, Ralph Eugene
T Sgt
War
WW II
Branch
Army Air Corps
#17026614
Company/Outfit
399 Bomb Group (M); 12th AF, 57th Bomb Wing, 340th Bomb Group (M)
Military Occupation
Intelligence detachment; clerk
Entered Service
March 14, 1941
Ft. Des Moines, IA
Period Served
March 14, 1941 – Sept 10, 1945
Foreign Service: Feb 15, 1943 – June 7, 1945
Where Served
Columbia, SC; Africa, Sicily, Italy, Corsica
Wounded
Yes
Killed In Action
No
POW
No
Date of Birth
Nov. 4, 1920
Terril, IA; Son of Dr. Fred & Ruth Wyland
Date Deceased
May 31, 1985
Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO
Medals
Purple Heart, Distinguished Unit Citation for sinking the cruiser Taranto in Italy
Click here to read The Terril Record news of Ralph Wyland
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Youell, E.W. Jr.
.
War
WW II
Branch
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service/Discharged
Period Served
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth
Date Deceased
Medals
.
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Zehnder, Carl
.
War
WW II
Branch
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service/Discharged
Period Served
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth
Date Deceased
Medals
.
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Zehnder, Emil Andrew
T-3
War
WW II
Branch
Army
Company/Outfit
517 ORD Co.
Military Occupation
Entered Service
Oct 13, 1942
Period Served
Oct 13, 1942 – Aug 2, 1945
Where Served
Luzon, New Guinea; Philippines
Wounded
No
Killed In Action
No
POW
No
Date of Birth
June 6, 1905
Battle Creek, IA
Date Deceased
Nov 21, 1980
Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals
Pacific Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
1949 Post Commander
Zehnder, Samuel William
PFC
War
WW II
Branch
Army
Company/Outfit
565th A.A.F. B.U.
Military Occupation
Entered Service
Period Served
Nov. 21, 1942-Oct. 12, 1945
Where Served
State Side West Coast
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth
Aug. 20, 1910
Battle Creek, Iowa
Date Deceased
May 22, 1997
Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals/Notes
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Zelinsky, Donald
.
War
WW II
Branch
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service/Discharged
Period Served
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth
Date Deceased
Medals
.
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Zelinsky, Francis Fred
PFC
War
WW II
Branch
Army
Company/Outfit
T42A Co. E.
283th QM Refrig. Co.
Military Occupation
Entered Service
Period Served
Sept. 4, 1942-May 21, 1943
Where Served
Camp Grant, Ill, Ft. Benning, GA.
Wounded
No
Killed In Action
No
POW
Date of Birth
Aug. 30, 1921
Date Deceased
Aug. 20, 1961
Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals
.
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Zenor, Charles
.
War
WW II
Branch
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Entered Service/Discharged
Period Served
Where Served
Wounded
Killed In Action
POW
Date of Birth
Date Deceased
Medals
.
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Zitterich, Everett William
Technician/4th Grade
War
WW II
Branch
Army
Company/Outfit
Co. C. 40th Battalion
Camp Crowder, Missouri
Military Occupation
Signal Corps- Automotive Mechanic-Second Echelon-(014)
Entered Service
Period Served
Oct. 2, 1941-Oct. 14, 1945
Where Served
Aleutian Islands; England
Feb. 11, 1942-Feb. 1945
Wounded
No
Killed In Action
No
POW
No
Date of Birth
June 28, 1920
Date Deceased
Sept. 26, 1978
Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals
Military Qualifications
Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon; Mechanics Badge,RifleM1, MKM Rifle, Mi-SS, Sub MG Expert
.
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
1974 Post Commander
Zitterich, Leonard H.
Cpl.
War
WW II
Branch
Air Force
Company/Outfit
Military Occupation
Radio and Radar Maintenance & Instructor; Air Force Bomber
Entered Service
Period Served
Jan 14, 1944-May 14, 1946
Where Served
Amarillo AA Field; Chanute Field, Illinois; 272nd AAFB, Topeka, KN
Truax Army Air Force Field, Madison, Wisconsin; Boca Raton Field, Florida; 482nd AAFB, Merced, CA
Wounded
No
Killed In Action
No
POW
No
Date of Birth
Nov. 19, 1925
Terril, IA
Date Deceased
Medals
.
Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire
Zitterich, Willard C. “Bill”
T/3
War
WW II
Branch
Army
Company/Outfit
237th Ord. Medium Maintenance Co.
Military Occupation
Entered Service
Jan 18, 1943
Camp Dodge, Iowa
Period Served
Jan. 18, 1943-Dec. 5, 1945
Where Served
Pacific
Wounded
No
Killed In Action
No
POW
No
Date of Birth
Nov. 3, 1922
Terril
Date Deceased
May 9, 1984
Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA
Medals
Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, WW2 Victory Medal
.