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Staff sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force, 375th
Bomber
Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy; reported MIA
between January and April 1944;
crew of plane was never
found. Tablets of the missing are at Manila
American Cemetery,
Manila, Philippines.
Second lieu-tenant, U.S.
Army Air Force,443rd Bomb
Squadron, 320th Bomb
Group
MIA Oct. 23, 1943, over the Tyrrhenian Sea near Giannuitri
Island. The crew of the
downed B-26 was seen in life rafts but
Air-Sea Rescue boats could not
locate them, and no one
from the crew was ever seen again. Tablets of the missing are at Florence
American Cemetery in
Florence, Italy.
Staff sergeant,
U.S. Army Air Force,
589th Bomb Squadron,
387th Bomb Group
Shot down near Mayan,
Germany, where his crew was attacking a railroad via-
duct, on Dec. 23, 1944.
Private,
U.S. Army Air Force,
481st Service Squadron, 46th
Air Service Group
Born: Nov. 28, 1920
Killed April 18, 1945, in acci-dental bomb
explosion. Buried in Hillside
Cemetery.
Captain, U.S. Air ForceBorn: July 27,
1939,MIA May 31,
1966, Declared dead: Feb. 11,
1975Missing in air loss/crash in
North Vietnam. (Remains never
recovered.)
Second lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Force,
737th Bomb Squadron,
454th Bomb Group
Shot down in Croatia on April
21, 1944.
Second
lieutenantU.S. Army Air
Force45th Fighter
Squadron, 15th Fighter Group
MIA June 1, 1945, some-
where between Iwo Jima and Osaka, Japan; weather may
have been the reason for the
loss.
Private first class, U.S.
Army,
infantry,Born: Feb. 17,
1926 Died: June 14,
1945184th Infantry
Regiment, 7th Infantry
Division. KIA by a grenade attacking Hill 181 in Ryuku,
Okinawa, Japan. Buried
in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Private, U.S. Army, 18th
Engineer Regiment
Died: Aug. 10, 1918
Buried in Suresnes American
Cemetery, in Suresnes, France. From the Sept. 27,
1918, Press: “A large congrega-tion attended the memorial
service Sunday afternoon at Issaquah in
honor of Peter Erickson, the
first of the boys from
Issaquah to die in the service of his country.
The oration delivered by
the Rev. S. V. Warren touched a high note of
patriotism.
Woman Airforce Service Pilots
(WASPs)Died in a
training exer-
cise over Sweetwater,
Texas, in May 1944. Buried in Lakeview Cemetery,
Seattle.Because WASPs were considered
civilians, she never received
a military burial. She was recent-
ly awarded a Congressional
Gold Medal by President
Obama.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Scotch
Platoon, C Company,
2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry DivisionBorn: March 7,
1949Died: June 18,
1969KIA in Tay
Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Park,
Renton.
Sergeant, U.S. Army,
8th InfantryApril 7, 1925 – July 15, 1944
Graduated from Issaquah High
School in 1943.KIA in
Normandy, France. Buried
in Hillside Cemetery.
Private, U.S. Army,701 T.D. Battalion
July 9, 1924 – May 31, 1944
Graduated from Issaquah High
School in 1942. KIA in Anzio, Italy. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
Corporal,U.S. Army,
C Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry,
9th Infantry Division
Died at age 21.Born: May 6,
1946 Died: July 29,
1967 He was shot
in early 1967, but recovered;
was back in action only a
few days when he was killed in Dinh Tuong
Province, South Vietnam. Buried
in Hillside Cemetery.
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Section
B WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
By Warren KagariseIssaquah Press reporter
In the distance, not far from beaches along Sainte-Maxime, a city along the Mediterranean Sea, a battle raged to liberate France from Nazi occupation.
Offshore, a ship painted a radi-ant white girded for the inevitable casualties — incoming soldiers suf-fering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds. The crew aboard spent the months beforehand preparing for service in a combat zone.
The complement of nurses aboard the ship, U.S. Army Hospital Ship Marigold, included 21-year-old Lucille Lennart, a compassionate young woman from tiny Everson, near the border between Washington and British Columbia.
Nowadays, Lucille Lennart is Lucille Lundstrom, a retired nurse and resident at Providence Point in Issaquah. Like other World War II veterans — a group dubbed “The Greatest Generation” by journalist Tom Brokaw — Lund-strom is humble about the years she served aboard the Marigold.
“I thought I should,” she said in a recent interview. “There was a war on.”
Lundstrom served as a nurse aboard the Marigold — a cruise liner converted for wartime use — as the ship sailed around the globe and joined more than 350,000 American women in mili-tary service amid World War II.
In the years after the war, she returned to the United States, married George Lundstrom and started a family. Lundstrom’s daughter is Dr. Rosemary War-ren, a dentist in Issaquah.
The tasks at Sainte-Maxime included tending to wounded Ghoums, or soldiers from France’s colonial territories in Africa. Some soldiers carried a small pouch holding ears sliced from German soldiers, but before the ship transferred the patients to a hospital onshore, Lundstrom and another nurse needed to con-fiscate the pouches for disposal.
“It was harrowing work, not knowing the dialect, to try calm-ing fighters reluctant to give up their spoils,” author Michael Skalley chronicled in “A Medal for Marigold” — a 1982 account about the ship. “The girls said that, un-consciously, whenever they were near the beds of the Ghoums, both hands went up to their ears.”
The odyssey beginsLundstrom started training as
LUCILLE LUNDSTROM
World War II nurse treated wounded soldiers
at decisive battles
See NURSE, Page B6
By Christina LordsIssaquah Press reporter
When William Bentz enlisted in the United States Army in July 1943 to serve in history’s most widespread world war, modern technological communication did not yet exist.
That meant no cellphones, no Skype, no email.
What he and his wife Onadee did have, however, was V-Mail. Short for Victory Mail, the hybrid mail system used by Americans in World War II to securely cor-respond with soldiers stationed abroad.
“I wrote what they call V let-ters,” he said. “During the war times, instead of having your 8.5 by 10 legal paper, they reduced
them down … those days you couldn’t run to the computer to get it across and I was certainly too far away to yell.”
William Bentz reported for active duty at Fort Lewis before taking on firefighting training at a WWII U.S. Army camp called Camp Claiborne in Louisiana.
Bentz opted to be what was called service personnel instead of
in the infantry because he had a wife and infant at home.
It took 25 days via naval ship to get to his first long-term desti-nation during the war — New Guinea.
“A lot of people don’t think about it, but there were 2,500 to
BY CHRISTINA LORDS
At right, William Bentz, a 92-year-old World War II veteran, holds a collec-tion of materials he obtained while visiting the rededication of the National WWII Memorial in May 2004 in Washington, D.C. He served in humid areas, such as New Guinea and the Philippines (above), in his three years of service.
IN THE LINE
OF FIREIssaquah man established fuel stations
in the South Pacific during WWII
Freedom isn’t free. Since the birth of this country, men and women have been willing to fight and die for Americans to be free to live their lives as they choose.
And the number of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice is staggering. More than 1.3 mil-lion men and women have died in wars fought by or on behalf of this country since 1775.
Men and women have also been willing to sacrifice their personal time, by serving in times when war was not on or imminent. They have done all types of jobs that people in the civilian sector do, but instead did them in service to this country while they stood ready to defend our lives, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We at The Issaquah Press salute, honor and thank the men and women from our community who have paid all types of sac-rifices to keep themselves, their families and everyone else free. We hope you will do the same.
Remembering the 19 who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom
Paul Alfred Ambrose
Robert Arndt
Robert Baskett
Jack McQuade
Peter Erickson
George C. Larsen
John Raymond Smart
Information is incomplete and/or conflicting for the 19 local veterans killed while serving in wartime. Photos also could not be located for three of them. If you have information or pho-tos, email [email protected] or call 392-6434, ext. 227.
Clifford Benson
Elizabeth Erickson
Robert Philp Robert Watson
James Patrick Brady
Laurence J. Lortie
Emmett R. McDonald
Flight officer, U.S. Army Air Force, 422nd Bomb
Squadron, 305th Bomb GroupKilled Aug. 6,
1944, when the B-17 he was
co-piloting was hit by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda,
Germany.Interred in
Germany; later brought home to Greenwood Memorial Park,
Renton.
Joseph Albert Tondreau
Fireman first class, U.S.
Navy/Naval Reserve
MIA or buried at sea Dec. 18,
1944.Tablets of
the missing are at Manila
American Cemetery in Manila,
Philippines.
Louis Petersen
Carl Albert Larson
Corporal, U.S. Army 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Died Oct. 9, 1918Buried in Meuse-Argonne American
Cemetery, in Romagne, France.(no photo available)
Robert HoskinsLance corporal (mortarman),
U.S. Marine Corps, H&S Company 5, Mar 1 Mar Div
Born: Sept. 14, 1949 Died: Nov. 25, 1968
KIA in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Buried in Hillside
Cemetery. (no photo available)
Harold GleasonPrivate first class, U.S. Army, 301st
Infantry Regiment, 94th DivisionBorn: Feb. 6, 1916
Killed March 2, 1945, while serving as a medic near Serrig,
Germany. Buried in Hillside Cemetery.
(no photo available)
TELL US YOUR STORYIf you served in the military dur-ing wartime, we want to hear from you. We would like to share your story in future papers. Email Managing Editor Kathleen R. Merrill at [email protected].
In Loving Memory: SSgt. Dale & Lt. Alice Lee
See FIRE, Page B6
LEST WE FORGETLEST WE FORGETLEST WE FORGET
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To learn more about this section, read Managing Editor Kathleen R. Merrill’s column on Page A6.
Archie AdairBorn: May 5, 1911
Died: Feb. 18, 1985Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Germany in World War II
Details of service: While with the 83rd Infantry Division in
Germany, was award-ed the combat
infantryman’s badge for displaying
exemplary conduct in action
Allen Sherman Anderson Highest rank achieved: E-3
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Dates of service: Dec. 2, 1972 to
April 7, 1977Details of service:
Hull tech, was on the USS Samuel Gompers, USS John Paul Jones,
USS Kitty Hawk; was off the coast of Vietnam from late
1973 until mid-1975; finished enlistment in dry dock at Bremerton shipyard overhauling
the Kitty Hawk
Edward E. AuthierHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant colonel
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Germany, Korea, Vietnam and U.S.Dates of service:
1960 - 1980Details of service: Was a senior Army
aviator
Harry G. BehrensHighest rank
achieved: LTJGBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Served in Korea for one year
Dates of service: 1953-1955
Details of service: Was landing craft
control officer on the USS Logan
David Hardman Black Sr.Born: Nov. 5, 1945Died: Feb. 24, 2008
Highest rank achieved:
SP5 E-5 (T) Feb 1969Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Thailand (1966-68) Korea (1970)
Dates of service: 1965 to 1977
Details of service: Served in Vietnam in 1972 and was exposed to Agent
Orange; received the National Defense
Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal,
Vietnam Campaign Medal, Good Conduct
Medal (second award), two overseas bars and the Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry with palm; buried at Camp Nelson
National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Ky.
David Wayne BrackenBorn: 1917
Died: 1979 (in Issaquah)
Highest rank achieved: PFC
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Aleutian Islands
Details of service: Signal Corps
Dates of service: 1942 to 1945
Buford R. (Bud) AmbroseDeceased
Highest rank achieved: SK2 (store keeper second class)
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: South Pacific — USS
Saginaw BayDates of service: Feb. 15, 1943 to
Feb. 5, 1946
Gilbert R. AndressHighest rank
achieved: Carpenters mate
third class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy, SeaBees Naval
Construction Wounded in action:
Gun explosion caused tinnitus Where served: Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Guam,
OkinawaDates of service: July 7, 1943 to March 6, 1946
William Ernest ArndtHighest rank
achieved: Baker second class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Pacific Dates of service: March 1943 to
December 1945
John ArnoldHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant
Commander Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
U.S., Cuba, three tours in Vietnam Dates of service: August 1955 to January 1982
William BentzHighest rank
achieved: Staff sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: South Pacific, New Guinea Philippines; Fort Lawton, Wash. Dates of service:
1943-1946, 1948-1949
Carl B. Bridges Deceased (at age 70)
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Stationed on the
USS BraineDates of service:
1952-1956
Daniel T. AndersonBranch of service:
U.S. NavyHighest rank achieved: ET2Where served:
Atlantic Theater two years aboard USS Pocono, flagship of the Atlantic FleetDetails of service:
Served as electronic technician
(UHF specialist); President Truman was often aboard the ship, using my radio shack
and equipment.Years of service:
1946-1948
John Michael BarryHighest rank
achieved: CorporalBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Vietnam
Details of service: 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Division; served in combat at Khe Sahn Combat
Base during Tet and the Siege of Khe Sahn
in February 1968; I Corps below the DMZ; in combat in Vietnam from December 1967
to August 1969Dates of service: February 1966 to
February 1972
Jim BriodyHighest rank
achieved: Specialist 5 (E-5)
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: U.S. Military Liaison Mission, West Berlin and Potsdam, East
GermanyDates of service:
1961-1964
Paul Eugene BartholomewHighest rank
achieved: Corporal; airman
second class Branch of service:
Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve/U.S.
Naval Reserve Where served: United States
Dates of service: Jan. 23, 1946 U.S.N.R to June 4, 1946; June 1948 A.N.G. to June 1952; May 1, 1951
U.S. Air Force to Dec. 20, 1951
Paul Thomas BooneBorn:
Sept. 26, 1924Died:
Oct. 7, 2009Highest rank
achieved: Flight officer
Branch of service: U.S. Air ForceWhere served:
P-51 pilot in combat in the
Philippines, New Guinea and other
places in the South Pacific
Details of service: He was in Japan after the bomb was dropped, and ferried numer-
ous planes from the islands to
storage areas.Dates of service:
1943-1946
Walter Lee BrazeltonHighest rank
achieved: First sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: 508th MP BN,
Military Police; Fort Lawton, Wash.; 61st
MP Co., France; 62d MP (RAFP) Co.; USAREC,
Bloomington, Ill.; Special Forces
Thailand-Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam; 1st
Infantry Division Fwd., Germany; and
Fort LewisDates of service: October 1956 to December 1977
Roger Lee BrownHighest rank
achieved: Army PFC and Navy MR3
Branch of service: Army and NavyWhere served:
41st Infantry Division 146 Field Artillery
(Army); USS Ticonderoga;
USS Coral SeaDetails of service:
Multiple cruises with Pacific Fleet to the
Far EastDates of service:
Army 1955-58; Navy 1958-62
Christopher Lee Brown Sr.Highest rank
achieved: ABH 3rd class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: CVN 68 USS Nimitz
Details of service: Served in Atlantic
Fleet with mul-tiple cruises to the
Mediterranean areaDates of service:
March 1979 to March 1983
Christopher Lee Brown Jr.Highest rank
achieved: SergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 2nd
Infantry Division, 3rd Stryker Brigade
Details of service: Fought in every
major battle in Iraqi Freedom, including Fallujah, Mosul and Baghdad; received two Purple Hearts,
Commendation for Stryker Vehicle Commander under
hostile engage-ments; Personal Commendation
Medal for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Dates of service: November 2004 to
present
Fred ButlerHighest rank
achieved: Colonel
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Vietnam, Germany
and U.S.Dates of service: Jan. 8, 1963 to Jan. 31, 1990
Wayne E. BusbyBorn: 1920Died: 1995
Highest rank achieved: Aviation Machinist’s Mate
Second Class; ratings held — S1c, AMM3c,
AMM2cBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: NRAB Seattle, NRAB Pasco, Hed Ron 14-2, FAW-14, Hed Ron Fleet Airwing Six-FAW-4Dates of service:
April 1942 to October 1945
Gaius Sunday BuxtonHighest rank
achieved: Signalman third class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Signalman on staff
of Commander Transport Division 60
in the Pacific area on the USS Grimes; Okinawa Campaign, initial occupation of Tokyo Bay Area and
Nagasaki, JapanDates of service:
1944-1946
Jean-Michel ChristopherHighest rank
achieved: EM2 (electricians
mate second class)Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
USS City of Corpus Christi
Dates of service: August 1992 to
August 1998
George W. Croft Jr. (Bud)Highest rank
achieved: E9 (master chief
petty officer)Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Pacific Theatre, WWIIWounded in action:
In Pearl Harbor hospital recovering from appendectomy when the Japanese
began bombing Pearl Harbor. Ran out to veranda to see the entire Harbor as it
was being bombed. Read his story in the
military section on AncientFaces.com.Dates of service:
1941-1971
Joseph Elmer ChevalierBorn: Aug. 3, 1925
Highest rank achieved: Coxswain on the USS PGM19Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Okinawa and RyukyusDates of service: August 1942 to January 1946
Theodore Vernon Colbert Sr.Born: Jan. 22, 1922Died: Jan. 6, 2012
Highest rank achieved:
PFC/ Special Weapons Group
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: World War II, in the Pacific Region and
fought in the Russell and Solomon islands, on Rendova Island,
and in Guam and the Guadalcanal Islands, and stormed many
beachesDates of service: Nov. 12, 1942 to
May 5, 1945Details of service:
awarded the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon 1
star for New Georgia Group Operations
Phillip James ConwayBorn: Feb. 22, 1926
Highest rank achieved: Coxswain
on the USS RenshawBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: World
War II — Solomon Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands,
Saipan, Tinian, GuamDetails of service: He was the coxen charged with ferry-ing the “big shots” to shore and trans-porting work crews
around the ship or to shore in a “gig.”Dates of service:
1943 to 1946
Dallas CrossHighest rank
achieved: PFC, U.S. Army Infantry (twice
achieved)Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:Fort McNair,
Washington, D.C., and Fort Meyer —
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Dates of service: Active service, Sept.
11, 1957 to Sept. 10, 1959; Army Reserve,
1959-1962Details of service: Drill platoon in The
Old Guard Regiment, 1957; worked with the Secret Service
as bayonet-guarded cordon lines to
limit access to the President and visiting
heads of state Alice L. DavisHighest rank
achieved: Petty officer first class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: San Diego; Great
Lakes, Ill.; Pearl Harbor; Camp LeJune, N.C.
Dates of service: Aug. 11, 1994 to present
William DixonHighest rank
achieved: Bos’n mate
second classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Mediterranean and Pacific TheatresDates of service: October 1942 to
January 1946
W.J. (Joe) DodgeDied: June 3, 1982
Highest rank achieved:
Private (infantry)Branch of service: U.S. Army (Samuel
Company)Where served:
Georgia, not deployedDates of service:
Discharged May 3, 1919
W.J. (Joe) Dodge Jr.Highest rank
achieved: AO3 (aviation ord-nance man third
class)Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
USS Hancock CVA-19 (aircraft carrier),
Southeast AsiaDates of service: October 1961 to November 1963
Thomas D. DoneganHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Panama, England, Europe, Korea
Wounded in action: Suffered machine
gun leg wounds while leading a rifle pla-
toon into Germany in February 1945
Dates of service: January 1940 – July 1946, July 1952 to
January 1965
James R. DarstBorn: Jan. 1, 1927
Died: Oct. 27, 2011Branch of service:
U.S. NavyDates of service:
1945-1947Details of service:
served aboard a land-ing-craft carrier in the Pacific Theater during
World War II
Raymond C. DavisBorn: July 8, 1941
Highest rank achieved: Radarman
third classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Far East, Pacific, Guantanamo Bay,
CubaDetails of service: Served on the USS Washburn and USS
CabildoDates of service:
1959 to 1963
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Norma Ernsting-EmmonsHighest rank
achieved: Storekeeper
Second Class Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Milledgeville, Ga.; and Bremerton, Wash.Dates of service: March 2, 1943 to
July 12, 1945
Duane W. EnglundHighest rank
achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: Army EngineersWhere served:
Europe, Philippine IslandsDates of service:
July 1943 to January 1947
Tauno L. EricksonHighest rank
achieved: Technical sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Where served: Southwest and Central Pacific
theatersMedal awarded:
Bronze Star Dates of service:
May 1942 to October 1945
Ralph Carl EikenberryHighest rank
achieved: Staff sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
infantryWhere served:
Served in a combat zone in Korea for six months in 1950 in
the 7th Marines; was wounded at Chosin
Reservoir and was air evacuated to Japan
Dates of service: 1946-48; 1950-51
Joel EsteyHighest rank achieved: E-5
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Served in combat in I Corps South Vietnam, Da Nang Chulai; mostly in the field through-
out tour of duty; American 196th Light
InfantryDetails of service: Wounded by booby
trap; earned a Purple Heart and two Bronze
StarsDates of service:
1967-1969
Luther Edward FranklinHighest rank
achieved: LieutenantBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: ZP-4 and NADEVU Naval
aviation unitsDetails of service: Flew
several aircraft and airships on East Coast
on anti-submarine missions and as test
beds for gadgets being designed at MIT; fer-ried the admiral who lined up the world’s
warships at Norfolk’s 1954 Navy Centennial
Parade (he was tall and somewhat upset I couldn’t strap a para-
chute harness on him); navigated the super-connie that tracked
Kruschev’s plane as he departed our Northeast
Coast 1957 Years of service:
November 1953 to November 1957
William Falkenstein Born: Dec. 22, 1913Died: Dec. 18, 2001
Highest rank achieved:
Master sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
WWII — New Guinea; Korean War — Seoul, Korea
Dates of service: 1940-1960
Delbert E. FlemingHighest rank
achieved: Chief petty officerBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Vietnam on various ships and
commandsDates of service:
1957-1977
Barry A. FederHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant colonelBranch of service: U.S. Army, retired
Where served: Fort Polk, La.,
active duty; reserve units in Oregon and Washington; active duty for six months during Desert Storm
(first Gulf War) Dates of service: Commissioned in 1969; active duty
1973-1975; reserves 1975-1995
John E. FloodHighest rank
achieved: LieutenantBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: Supply
CorpsDates of service:
Three years
Tyler Lenwood Fraker Born: June 11, 1970
Highest rank achieved:
E-4, fuels specialistBranch of service:
U.S. Air ForceWhere served:
Spain during Desert Shield and Dahran, Saudi Arabia, during
Desert StormDetails of service:
406th TFTWDates of service: October 1990 to
October 1994
Ray GiaudroneHighest rank
achieved: MM 1st Class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Navy Post OfficeDates of service:
1941-1945
Louis Charles GiraldinHighest rank
achieved: Radioman
second classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
North Pacific Ocean Dates of service: April 12, 1944 to
Feb. 21, 1946
Wayne GeigerHighest rank achieved: E4
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: 1st Marine Division; served in combat in Danang, Vietnam, from May 1969 –
May 1970Dates of service: November 1968
to May 1970
William Daniel GilleyHighest rank
achieved: Sergeant Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: Panama; Fort
Columbia, Wash.; and Fort Stevens,
Ore. (the forts guard-ing the mouth of the
Columbia River)Details of service:
Hurt very seriously in an accident as they
fired one of the 10-inch disappearing guns at Fort Columbia
early in 1942. Was unable to serve after-
ward and was dis-charged.
Dates of service: 1936-1942
Doris GrossHighest rank
achieved: Link instructor,
involved in American Legion, first woman
vice commander Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Corpus Christi, Texas Dates of service:
1941-1945
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David HayesHighest rank
achieved: Journalist first classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere Served:
USS Simon Lake; Diego Garcia;
USS Kittyhawk; Naval Station Sandpoint,
Naval Station EverettDates of service:
1987-1998
S. William Hollingsworth Born: 1925Died: 2010
Highest rank achieved:
PFC (private first class) Branch of service: U.S. Army 100th
InfantryWounded in action: Wounded in combat in France, Nov. 1944
Dates of service: World War II Jan. 1944 to Aug. 1945
Shirley Beining HilgemannHighest rank
achieved: E5/SP5Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 9th
Adjutant General Fort Lewis; HQ U.S. Army Element, Brunssum,
The NetherlandsMedals awarded:
Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal
Details of service: We married one year
before joining the U.S. Army. Would do it all over — the marriage
and serving. Dates of service:
1975-1980
Ewert HilgemannHighest rank
achieved: E5/SP5Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 9th
Adjutant General Fort Lewis; HQ U.S. Army Element, Brunssum,
The NetherlandsMedals awarded:
Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Joint Services
Commendation Medal, Expert (M16)
Details of service: Married my high
school sweetheart one year before joining the Army. She convinced
me that serving togeth-er would be fun. It was.
Dates of service: 1975-1980
James Thurston HogansonHighest rank
achieved: Sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army, infantry
Where served: 40th and 24th Infantry Divisions in KoreaDetails of service:
Served in combat in Korea as a
medical techDates of service: May
1953 to March 1955
Archie HowatsonBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: Hawaii
for 26 months; Served during
combat in Okinawa, Japan, with the
892nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive
Maintenance Co. in the 10th Army; he
was a mechanic who kept the vehicles
movingDates of service: Jan.
5, 1942 to 1945
Ron HowatsonHighest rank
achieved: CD3
Branch of service: U.S. Navy — Seabees
Where served: Korea 1952-1954
Kenneth Lee HamptonBorn: Nov. 12, 1931
Highest rank achieved: Staff ser-
geantBranch of service: U.S. Army Security
AgencyWhere served: Korea
Details of service: Served until the truce
was signedDates of service:
1952 to 1955
Judson Burns HarperBorn: Dec. 8, 1936
Highest rank achieved: Gunnery
sergeantBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Korea and VietnamDetails of service: Awarded Combat Action Medal, two
air medals, six good conduct medals, Navy commendation, served as aerial gunman on
CH-46 helicoptersDates of service: Dec. 10, 1953
Roger L. HericDied: 1994
Highest rank achieved: SergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Germany, 749th Tank Battalion
Details of service: The 749th fought with the
76th Division, April 7-30, 1944; was
wounded in action
Erik Johnson Highest rank
achieved: Second class petty officer
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Iraq
Dates of service: 1994-2006
Roy InuiHighest rank achieved: T5
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Was an allied translator, interpreter section; served in combat in the Philippines for
two monthsDetails of service:
Received Presidential Unit Citation,
Congressional Gold Medal (2011),
Philippine Liberation Medal, others
Dates of service: 1944-1946
Reed W. JarvisDied: April 1, 2012
Highest rank achieved: Colonel
Branch of service: U.S. Army and U.S. NavyWhere served: USS
Wisconsin (Navy) and 3rd Battalion 161
Infantry (Army)Details of service: Served six months
in combat in Korea; Meritorious Service
Medal (2), Army Commendation
Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Korean
Service Medal, U.N. Service Medal,
Humanitarian Service Medal, Washington
State Legion of Merit, Washington
State Commendation Medal; recalled to
Army active duty for Operation Desert Storm at age 58Dates of service:
March 1951 to June 2001
Steve Johnson Highest rank
achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Vietnam
Dates of service: August 1967 to
August 1969Daryl E. Johnson
Born: December 1927
Died: October 2009Highest rank
achieved: Seaman first class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Washington, D.C.Dates of service:
1945-1946
Donnas D. JohnsonHighest rank
achieved: YN1Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Mare Island Naval Shipyard; Alameda
Naval AirbaseDates of service:
1950-1954
Scott Wayne JohnsonHighest rank
achieved: E4 AMH/AMS
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: VAQ – 129 Viking
Dates of service: 1978-1988
Bonnie Eugene Johnson Jr.Born: July 5, 1925Died: March 29,
2012Highest rank
achieved: ETM 3CBranch of service:
U.S. NavyDates of service:
Jan. 1, 1944 to May 31, 1946
Details of service: Great Lakes Naval Air Station in Radio
Training School, radio operator, World War II
veteran
Rolland R. Kiefel Highest rank
achieved: Storekeeper
second class (SK2) Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Atlantic, Mediterranean, Gulf
of Mexico aboard USS Exultant, USS
Rigel, USS Des Moines,
USS ConwayDates of service: June 6, 1958 to
June 6, 1964
Larry R. Kulin Deceased
Highest rank achieved:
Yeoman Third Class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served: Japan, Hawaii,
PhilippinesDates of service:
1959-1963
Gene KlineburgerHighest rank
achieved: Corporal
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Utah, California,
ArizonaDates of service:
1942-1945
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Arthur E. Landdeck Born: April 25, 1921 Died: March 9, 2003
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army, 1393rd
Engineer Construction Battalion; entry
and training – Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and Camp Joseph T.
Robinson, Ark. Where served:
During WWII, in the Pacific Theater – In
the Philippines was in the Battle at LuzonDates of service: June 15, 1942 to
Dec. 23, 1945
Howard E. LanddeckHighest rank
achieved: AX3 (aviation
antisubmarine warfare technician,
third class)Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Ream Field, Imperial Beach, Calif.; USS
BenningtonDates of service: Nov. 17, 1961 to
Aug. 31, 1965
Ivan A. LeeHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant commander
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46); Vietnam 1972-1974
Dates of service: July 1969 to
September 1974
Richard C. LarsonBorn: Aug. 3, 1919
Died: Nov. 26, 2010Highest rank
achieved: Tech Sergeant 5th GradeBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 2nd Armored Division
Headquarters Company 66th
Armored Regiment Details of service:
Fought in World War II — North Africa, Sicily,
Holland, France, Belgium
and Germany Dates of service: February 1941 to
July 1945
Robert C. LyonHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant commander
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Served in combat in Korea
for 18 monthsDetails of service: On senior ship in Inchon
Harbor at the time of the truce in 1953; commanding officer of USS Lenawee APA 195; navigating offi-
cer of USS MastersonDates of service:
May 17, 1943 to July 1, 1966
Margaret (Slate) LarsenBorn: April 12, 1930
Highest rank achieved: Staff sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Air Force
Where served: KoreaDetails of service: As one of very few female radio repair
technicians, she worked to prepare
Presidents Truman’s and Eisenhower’s
planes for flights in the Pacific.
Dates of service: 1951-1954
Edward Prior LeahyBorn: April 1, 1923
Highest rank achieved: Lieutenant JG
Branch of service: U.S. Navy/ Marine
CorpsWhere served: 4th Marine Division — Iwo Jima, Marshall
Islands, Tinian, SaipanDetails of service:
Injured and taken to the hospital on the third day of attacks
on Iwo JimaDates of service:
1942 to 1945
Steven W. Lewis Highest rank
achieved: CorporalBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Vietnam
Dates of service: 1966-1972
Sean S. Lewis Highest rank
achieved: Private first classBranch of service: U.S. Marine CorpsDates of service: 2011 – currently
serving
Lucille E. LundstromBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyHighest rank
achieved: First lieutenant Where served:
General nursing care on the hospital ship Marigold, Zone
of Interior and in the European and Southwest Pacific
Theaters of operationDetails of service: Was the youngest
nurse on the Marigold at age 22; Bronze
Star (4) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Medal; Bronze Star (2) European-African
Middle Eastern Campaign Medal;
Bronze Star (2) Philippine Liberation
Medal Years of service: Dec. 31, 1943 to
Feb. 1, 1946
Ledo J. MalmassariDied: Oct. 25, 1998
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Korea – Third Infantry
DivisionDates of service:
1950-1952 Norman W. McLeanDeceased
Highest rank achieved:
Seaman first classBranch of service: U.S. Coast Guard
Where served: Alaska
Dates of service: April 21, 1943 to March 18, 1946
Kathleen R. MerrillHighest rank
achieved: Specialist 4
Branch of service: U.S. Army/Reserve
Where served: Various states includ-
ing Indiana, South Carolina and Colorado
Dates of service: March 1983 to
December 1989
Edith Rose MacDougallDeceased (at age 58)
Highest rank achieved:
Mechanics mateBranch of service:
Navy — WAVES Where served:
Cedar Falls, Iowa; Norman, Okla.
Dates of service: 1943-1944
Mother of Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger
Jeremiah Fraser Pitts MacDougall
Deceased (at age 76)Highest rank
achieved: Lt. junior grade
Branch of service: Navy
Where served: South Pacific; Atlantic
Dates of service: 1943-1945 active
duty; reserve to 1954Father of Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger
Bob McCoyHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: USS Forrestal CVA-
59, Sixth Fleet (Mediterranean)Dates of service:
1966-1973
John A. MarshDeceased
Highest rank achieved: PrivateBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
75th Infantry DivisionDetails of service: Served in combat for one year in the European Theatre;
received Purple Heart for being wounded during the Battle of
the Bulge
Urban V. MassetHighest rank achieved: E-7
Branch of service: U.S. Coast Guard
Where served: Marine Patrol; Marine
Inspection; served in combat in Korean waters marking chan-nels for troop ships
for six monthsDetails of service:
Served from Korean Waters — Bering Sea Patrol — ice breaking for dew line; teach-
ing firefighting school at T.I. Coast Guard Academy; and up
and down the East Coast all in different groups. Wrote book for Marine Corps on
the new Marine Corps in 1985.
Dates of service: 1952 until retirement
Ed McKeeHighest rank
achieved: SergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Air Force, turret gunner
Where served: Served in combat in 12th Air Force in Corsica, fall and winter of 1944-
45; 23 bombing missions over
European TheaterDates of service: Sept. 16, 1940 to
Sept. 14, 1945
David John MitmanBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: USS
Coral SeaDetails of service:
Served as flight engi-neer for top secret
Martin Mercator intelligence-gathering
aircraft, flying spy missions into Soviet airspace from Port Lyautey, Morocco.
During one mission, his plane was fired at by a Soviet sur-
face to air missile. (It missed.)
Years of service: 1951-1953
Duncan MulhollandHighest rank
achieved: Staff sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Air ForceWhere served: 3595th GIDIST
Supply Squadrons; Nellis Air Force Base
1951-52; NCOIC Base Supply Nagoya,
Japan, 1952-54Details of service:
Received good con-duct medal, National
Defense Medal, Korean Service Medal
and United Nations Medal
Dates of service: November 1950 to
November 1954
David V. MerrittHighest rank
achieved: SFC (sergeant
first class)Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Okinawa, Vietnam, India, Bolivia, Greece
and Afghanistan Dates of service: July 1954 to July
1957; Sept. 1959 to Nov. 1976
Alan Ray MilesBorn: July 18, 1947
Highest rank achieved: CorporalBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Vietnam
Details of service: Received the Purple Heart for shrapnel in the leg, Presidential
Unit Citation, 2nd Battalion and 9th Marine Division
Dates of service: 1967 to 1968
Leonard MilesBorn: Dec. 16, 1920
Died: 2005 (in Issaquah)Highest rank
achieved: PFC, washman
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Where served: Sitka, Alaska
Details of service: Received the Victory
MedalDates of service:
1945 to 1946
Michael Dean Miles Born: Oct. 10, 1951
Highest rank achieved:
Lance corporalBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Okinawa
Details of service: Meritorious Unit
Citation and National Defense Service
Medal, 5th Marine Division, Fleet Marine
Force PacificDates of service:
1970 to 1972
Gary C. NewbillHighest rank
achieved: Major
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
ReserveWhere served:
Virginia; California; Okinawa, Japan;
The Philippines and Vietnam
Dates of service: January 1965 to
March 1968 (active duty)
Ernest R. NybergHighest rank
achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Force
Where served: South Pacific –
Tinian IslandWounded in action: B-29 crashed off Iwo Jima, three men sur-vived out of crew of 10, Ernie made 17
missions, some over capital of JapanDates of service:
1943-1945
Norman B. ‘Crash’ Nash Highest rank
achieved: CaptainBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Service included two combat tours in A-6 Intruders in Vietnam
Dates of service: 1957-1988
Details of service: naval aviator; served in attack squadrons and weapons test facilities, was an
aircraft carrier opera-tions officer, squad-
ron commanding
Vernon M. Parrett, M.D.Highest rank
achieved: CaptainBranch of service: U.S. Army, medical
Where served: Served two years in
the Valley Forge Army Hospital in officers’ ward, tuberculosis
unitDates of service:
1944-46 and 1952-54
Charles D. ParkerDied: Nov. 7, 2010
Highest rank achieved: Captain
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: U.S.; Okinawa, Japan;
VietnamDates of service: Sept. 9, 1954 to Sept. 30, 1974
Russell D. PeeryHighest rank
achieved: Specialist 4th class
Branch of ser-vice: U.S. Army/
Washington National Guard Where served:
Camp Murray, Wash., 181st Support
Battalion, Company DDates of service: August 1977 to
May 1983
Louis OrtizHighest rank
achieved: Petty officer second class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: In the Pacific, aboard
the carrier USS Lexington, as radio
gunmanWounded in action:
Received Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and
Purple HeartDates of service:
1942-1945
Norman PeeryHighest rank
achieved: Seaman first class Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Aleutians Islands Alaska; Japan; USS
Jarvis DD-799Dates of service: Dec. 16 1943 to
May 19 1946
Gerald Francis PetersenBorn: Sept. 15, 1925
Highest rank achieved: Air cadetBranch of service:
U.S. Army/Air ForceWhere served: Various
bases in the U.S.Dates of service:
1943 to 1945
Elmer John Petett Highest rank
achieved: Pharmacists mate
second class Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
USS Alshain in the Asiatic Pacific and
PhilippinesDates of service:
July 1943 to March 1946
Klahanie Family Dentistry, Bellevue Honda, The Erickson Family and Las Margaritas are proud to honor our community’s veterans.
John Norman Naegle Born: May 1, 1942Died: Jan. 4, 1999
Highest rank achieved: Commander
Branch of service: U.S. Coast GuardDetails of service:
Coast Guard Academy graduate with honors in 1964; Master of
Science in engineer-ing, University of Michigan – Naval
Architecture 1969; Engineering Mechanics
1970; Ph.D. Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering 1980;
Détente Delegation to USSR 1974-75; served on several “wind” class
ice breakersDates of service:
1964-1985
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Jay Robert RodneHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant colonelBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps/still serving in the
U.S. Marine ReserveWhere Served:
Persian Gulf War (1991); Somalia
(1992-93); Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait
& Iraq (2003)Dates of service:
1990-present
Robert Howard Rockwell (Rocky)Highest rank
achieved: PFC (private first class)
Branch of service: U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Recon,
RTO (radio telephone operator) call sign
Papa Kilo, nickname Crash
Where served: Vietnam 1969-1970
(The Blackscarfed Gunslingers)
Dates of service: 1968-1970
Philip PitruzzelloHighest rank
achieved: Aviation Radioman
Second Class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served: Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet
Dates of service: June 1942 to
September 1945
Robert PlossHighest rank
achieved: CaptainBranch of service:
U.S. Air Force (B-17 pilot, physician U.A. Air Force medical)Where served: 11 combat missions
over Germany; POW Mission Austria to France; two food
drops to the Dutch; flew Atlantic twiceDates of service:
1943-1952
Reuben Allen RichardHighest rank
achieved: SP4Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Co. E 122nd Mnt. Bn. USAREUR
Dates of service: January 1968 to December 1969
Michael M. RisteDeceased
Highest rank achieved: SP5/E-5Branch of service:
U.S. Army, transportationWhere served:
1st Cavalry DivisionDetails of service:
Served three tours of duty in Vietnam
Years of service: Oct. 25, 1966 to
Nov. 15, 1983
Elmo Jerome SagedahlHighest rank
achieved: Corporal
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Pacific area
Dates of service: May 26, 1944 to
Aug. 31, 1946
Daniel S. SegonHighest rank
achieved: Private Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
GermanyDates of service:
1966-1967
Edward SchaeferBorn: June 10, 1911
Died: 1986 in Spokane
Highest rank achieved: Technician
fifth grade (Tec 5)Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: Served
in combat in the European Theater, February 1944 to November 1945;
3429th Ord Mam Co.Details of service: “A man who loved his
country”Dates of service:
1943-1945
Dave SaoHighest rank
achieved: Staff sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Air ForceWhere served:
Strategic Air Command
Dates of service: March 1966 to
March 1970Details of service:
Munitions specialist, sent to Anderson AFB in Guam and Utapao
AFB in Thailand, team chief of a team that was responsible for loading hundreds of bombs each day on
B52 bombers in sup-port of the Vietnam
War, and loading and caring for nuclear
weapons stateside.
Lee F. ScheelerBorn: April 10, 1926
Highest rank achieved: PFC
Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force
Where served: Germany,
9th Infantry DivisionDetails of service:
4th Infantry DIV Rifleman, 22nd Infantry
Dates of service: 1944 to 1946
Frank Valentine SchroederBorn: Feb. 10, 1894Died: Sept. 6, 1977Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyDetails of service:
Fought in France dur-ing World War I
John SchroederBorn: Feb. 23, 1888Died: Jan. 10, 1973
Highest rank achieved: privateBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyDates of service:
Muster out telegram Nov. 16, 1918, according to dis-
charge papers. Start date unknown.
Details of service: Last assigned school for cooks and bakers. Was a cook at Camp Lewis, now known as
Fort Lewis.
William Edward SeilDeceased(at age 66)
Highest rank achieved: Colonel
Branch of service: U.S. Air Force Where served:
World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Dates of service: 1944-1975
Jack Richard SteidlHighest rank
achieved: PFC (private first
class)Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps
Where served: Jackson, Tenn.
Dates of service: 1941-1944
William Britton StrikerBorn: Dec. 12, 1907 Died: Oct. 1, 2003
Highest rank achieved:
T-4, sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Army, Big Red 1Where served: Omaha Beach
Normandy, Sicily, Tunisia, European – African Campaign,
Middle Eastern front – Ardennes
Wounded in action: Leg wounds, shrap-nel, received Silver
Star and Bronze StarDates of service: July. 6, 1942 to Sept. 2, 1945
Ernest Milton SwansonHighest rank
achieved: Aviation machinist
first classBranch of service:
Coast GuardDates of service: Oct. 21, 1941 to Dec. 23, 1946
George H. SwansonDied: 1992
Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps
Where served: United States
Dates of service: 1943-1945
John SwansonDied: 2001
Highest rank achieved:
Staff sergeant Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps
Where served: Missouri and Alberta, Ferry Command Post
planes to Russia Dates of service:
1942-1945
William A. SomsakHighest rank
achieved: Boatswain’s mate
third class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Marshall Islands, USS Midway
Details of service: Received two med-
als; operated landing craft
Dates of service: 1942-1944
Hugh Gordon RossHighest rank
achieved: Petty officer 2
Branch of service: U.S. Navy,
cryptograph techWhere served:
Strategic nuclear deter-rence in South China Sea during Vietnam
War; Combat Zone vet, 1972-1973; nuclear
submarine forceDates of service: January 1971 to
January 1977
Alonzo Lee SweetBorn: Nov. 18, 1938
Died: 2003Highest rank
achieved: CorporalBranch of service:
U.S. NavyDates of service: April 27, 1956 to
Oct. 16, 1959
Frank R. TroutmanHighest rank
achieved: Colonel
Branch of service: U.S. Army/Air Force
Where served: Pacific - Italy
Dates of service: May 1940 to January 1984
Details of service: APTO-US-MTO
Dallas L. WaggonerDeceased(at age 76)
Highest rank achieved:
Tech sergeant Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Europe, Italy, North Africa
Wounded in action: Purple Heart awarded
Dates of service: 1941-1945
David S. WaggonerHighest rank
achieved: Lieutenant colonel Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Vietnam, Central America, U.S.
Wounded in action: Purple Heart awarded
Dates of service: 1968-1993
Dwight Eldon WaggonerBorn: August 23,
1922Died: Oct. 9, 2009
Highest rank achieved:
Seaman third classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: South Pacific
Details of service: American Area
Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal,
WWII Victory MedalDates of service:
April 1943 to November 1945
Austin Vickery WigginsBranch of service: U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: Saipan in the
Mariana IslandsDates of service:
1942-1946
Robert Edward WolahanBorn:
Nov. 23, 1932Deceased:
Dec. 10, 2010Highest rank
achieved: PNC (chief)
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Korea and Vietnam
Dates of service: 1950-1970
Geoff WarrenHighest rank
achieved: CDRBranch of service: U.S. Coast GuardDates of service: 1992 to current
Details of service: continues to serve in the Coast Guard
Reserve; is the senior reserve officer for
Sector Puget Sound in Seattle; has mobi-
lized for national disasters such as the Deepwater Oil Spill, the Haiti Earthquake
and Hurricane Katrina; flew C-130s
while stationed at Kodiak, Alaska, and Elizabeth City, N.C.
James WoodBorn: May 8, 1950
Highest rank achieved: RM3
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: Vietnam, three tours
Details of service: Radio Teletype Task
Group operator, Yankee Station
Dates of service: 1968 to 1972
James H. Van WinkleDied: Feb. 9, 2008
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944, one month before high school graduation.Deployed to Japan and in transit, the Japanese surren-dered before he
arrived. James went from front line duty to a clerk typist in the office due to
termination of the war. Stayed in Japan in civil service and returned stateside from Kanagawa, Japan, on Nov. 5,
1946
Jay Anthony VanniHighest rank
achieved: Petty officer third class
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: two six-month tours to
Persian Gulf on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as cata-
pult officerDetails of ser-vice: Letter of
Commendation; grad-uated from Central
Washington University with degrees in sci-ence and business;
now lives in St. Louis (he lived in Issaquah
for 36 years)Dates of Service:
1993-1997
Winston Matthew Yourglich
Highest rank achieved:
PhM3c (photographer’s mate third class)
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Where served: South Pacific
Wounded in action: After his ship, the USS Houston, was
torpedoed, Winston swam in shark-
infested waters in the China Seas for four hours before being
picked up.Dates of service: Oct. 11, 1943 to April 13, 1946
David Les YeisleyBorn: Dec. 23, 1932
Highest rank achieved: SergeantBranch of service: U.S. Army, Infantry
Where served: 3rd Infantry Division,
Korea and 28th Infantry Division,
GermanyDetails of service:
Received Bronze Star with V-Device Combat
Infantry Badge, Korean Service Medal with
Bronze Service Stars and United Service
Medal, National Defense and Army
Occupation (Germany) Medals
Dates of service: Jan. 22, 1951 to
Information for this section came from readers, veterans’ family members and/or friends, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 3436, Issaquah History Museums, Editor Kathleen R. Merrill, Issaquah resident Cory Christensen and the website www.ww2usakilledmissingpow.com, which does
personalized World War II historical research.
Jack YusenBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: Pacific Theater: Home Front,
Atlantic sub scare, Leyte Gulf
Details of service: Served aboard
the USS Samuel B. Roberts amid
World War II, until Japanese forces
sunk the destroyer escort in the Battle of Leyte Gulf — the largest naval battle during World War
II; some sailors sur-vived the attack only to bob in the shark-infested Philippine Sea until rescuers arrived days later
Kiwanis Club of Issaquah, Issaquah Valley Grange #581 and NAPA Auto Parts of Issaquah are proud to recognize our veterans.
Meindert PillieDied: March 10, 2010, at age 95
Highest rank achieved: Sergeant
Branch of service: U.S. Army Air Corps
Where served: Instructor at 349th
Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron, Tyndall Field, Fla.Dates of service: Oct. 21, 1941 to Sept. 17, 1943
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By Warren KagariseIssaquah Press reporter
Historians refer to the Aleutian Islands campaign as the Forgot-ten Battle.
The battle occurred amid roiling seas and pea-soup fog in the chain of islands stretched between North America and Asia at almost the same time as the Battle of Guadalcanal started thousands of miles to the south.
Guadalcanal is engrained in history, but the Aleutian Islands campaign is almost relegated to a footnote.
Not for local veteran Norman Peery.
For Peery, 86, World War II meant rough seas in the Aleutian Islands and, in postwar military service, smooth sailing to occu-pied Japan.
The retired Boeing electrician participated in the Aleutian Is-lands campaign, a bitter struggle over the islands between the United States and Japan.
The islands stretch for more than 1,200 miles from the Alaskan Peninsula and form a dividing line between the Ber-ing Strait and the North Pacific Ocean.
Peery entered the United States Navy on Dec. 16, 1943, and served 18 months in the remote island chain aboard the USS Jarvis, a destroyer. (The ship was built at a Seattle ship-yard in 1943-44.)
“There was a lot of rough water, believe me,” Peery said in a recent interview. “If you’ve ever been up in that water, you know.”
The destroyer plied the water off Adak and Attu. The islands hosted fierce fighting in the campaign.
“The water up there was so rough that you had to stand in the kitchen and put an arm around a post at dinner and hang on to that post and eat with the other hand,” he said. “That was kind of hard.”
The ship’s massive size offered some relief from the angry sea.
“On a destroyer, you’ve got a big ship, so it’s pretty easy to calm down,” Peery said.
Peery, a Navy boatswain dur-ing the war, served as a fuse setter on 5-inch guns used to bombard Japanese forces on the islands and in the Kuril Islands, another disputed archipelago.
“We shot these big 5-inch shells over to the little islands,” he said.
The harsh conditions on the rugged islands — craggy terrain, limited vegetation, dense fog — made the fighting difficult for the soldiers ashore. Navy ships at sea shelled the islands in a long struggle to eject the Japanese from the hardscrabble territory.
(The racially charged U.S. propaganda during World War II referred to Alaska as a “death trap for the Jap.”)
The bitter cold in the North Pacific reminded Peery of condi-tions at boot camp in Farragut, Idaho.
“They had these peacoats that they’d given us, and we really
used them, because it was cold when were exercising out in the open,” he said.
The ship operated out of Adak and Attu throughout the efforts in the Aleutian and Kuril islands. In August 1945, the USS Jarvis left the North Pacific.
In September 1945, the ship reached Japan.
Japanese authorities surren-dered to Allied forces about a month earlier. The crew aboard the USS Jarvis assisted in oc-cupation landings and destroying military installations along the Sea of Japan.
In Japan, Peery also had the opportunity to meet his brother Paul, a sailor on the escort car-rier USS Manila Bay. The broth-ers’ ships came close to each other and, after signaling back and forth, the Peery brothers met on a gig boat, a small craft used to ferry sailors between larger vessels.
Peery and other crew mem-bers assisted in disarming the Japanese military. (Allied forces occupied Japan until 1951.)
Despite the language barrier,
U.S. forces in the island nation and the Japanese enjoyed a cor-dial relationship.
“They were friendly to us,” he recalled.
Peery served in the Navy until May 1946, and although he re-mains active in the local Veter-ans of Foreign Wars Post 3436, he said he would have liked to kept in touch with USS Jarvis crewmates.
“I wish I’d paid more attention and gotten their numbers and all that stuff, but I didn’t really get ahold of anybody,” Peery said.
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3,000 troops up there, but they zigzagged going across the Pacific because of submarines,” he said regarding a maneuver that was supposed to make ships harder targets to hit. “Coming home was a different story, of course.”
After spending seven months in New Guinea, he served in the 781st Engineer Petroleum Distri-bution Company on Leyte Island in the Philippines.
“I knew where he was all the time because we had a code set up,” Onadee Bentz said. “He came home for Christmas before he shipped out and we figured out he was to say, ‘It’s a sunny day today,’ and then I knew what he was going to write. Every sentence after that started with the letter telling me where he was … so if he was on Leyte Island, that sentence would begin with l, then e, and so on. Of course the Army probably wouldn’t appreciate that.”
Bentz put his time training as a firefighter to good use, supervis-ing a pump station that would provide fuel to nearby pilots in the Air Force.
“We went to both places be-cause we got involved with build-ing 10,000 barrel storage tanks, metal tanks for fuel,” he said. “That was our purpose for going overseas.”
Born in Speyer, Germany, in 1920, William Bentz and his mother came to the United States in 1922, when he was just 2 years old. They settled in Washington and he has lived in the state since.
He married Onadee in 1940, and their first child, Judy Wat-son, was born in 1944. She was 2 years old before William saw her after serving in the war.
“I thought it was a better idea to enlist as a part of the service per-sonnel,” he said. “I could do some good and serve, and not have too many bullets go over me.”
“Or through you,” his wife added.The job was not without danger,
though.“Of course the enemy, which
was the Japanese at that time, they’d still fly over and once in a while it was a little scary,” he said. “They’d let their bombs go up there, but we had our foxholes that we’d get to real quick.”
William Bentz was discharged from the Army in 1946, but he
re-enlisted in 1948 for another 18 months. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant while in the armed forces.
In 1952, he took on a custodial maintenance job with the Highline School District.
In 1956, the couple’s son Brian was born. They now have eight grandsons, 16 great-grandchil-dren and two great-great-grand-daughters. William and Onadee have been married for 72 years.
In 1964, William Bentz became the supervisor of building grounds of Highline Community College be-fore he retired in 1978. The Bentz’s have lived at Providence Point in Issaquah for about 10 years.
“We always say he’s the perfect example of starting at the bottom and working to the top,” Watson said. “We’re very proud of him.”
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a nurse at 18, at college and at a Bellingham hospital. Then, as World War II roiled, she enlisted in the U.S. Army on Dec. 31, 1943, and entered the military as a second lieutenant. Lundstrom, then 22, was the young-est nurse aboard the ship.
The odyssey for Lundstrom started in basic training at Camp White, near Medford, Ore. Though she worried about a post in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska — site of fierce fighting between the United States and Japan in 1942-43 — she instead reached the Marigold.
In June 1944, the ship departed Seattle for points unknown. Battles raged across islands in the Pacific Ocean and in ancient cities in Europe.
“We had orders to go overseas, but we didn’t know where,” Lund-strom recalled.
The ship passed through the Panama Canal and reached Charleston, S.C., in July 1944.
Memories of sticky humidity linger in Lundstrom’s mind 68 years later. Segregation in Jim Crow-era South Carolina stunned and disturbed the young nurse from rural Washington.
In late July, the ship set sail for Europe. It steamed through the Strait of Gibraltar and deep into the Medi-terranean, en route to Naples, Italy.
Anchored in the Gulf of Naples along-side other Allied ships, crew mem-bers aboard the Marigold readied for Operation Dragoon, a push by Allied forces into the French Riviera.
Commanders planned for the Marigold to take aboard wounded soldiers from the beachheads and then rush them to Naples for ad-ditional treatment.
German planes buzzed over the harbor each night, as crew members aboard the ships observed a strict blackout to obscure the vessels from enemy pilots. Meanwhile, Allied anti-aircraft guns blazed to knock the planes from the sky. Shrapnel landed on the Marigold’s steel deck.
Operation Dragoon commenced Aug. 15, 1944, and only a few days later, the Marigold awaited wound-ed soldiers off Sainte-Maxime. The ship collected the casualties and then departed to Naples to offload the wounded personnel to facilities on shore.
Operation Dragoon launchesIn late August, the ship steamed
to Saint-Tropez, another jewel along the French Riviera. German planes attacked a landing ship transport-ing soldiers to the beach. The crew aboard the Marigold scrambled to treat the wounded men.
The doctors and nurses aboard the Marigold also tended to Ger-man prisoners of war captured amid the fighting.
“They were very quiet. They didn’t
say very much,” Lundstrom recalled. “But they had excellent food.”
The experience in World War II deepened Lundstrom’s compas-sion, especially for other veterans and military personnel serving in later conflicts.
“I know the pilots went through hell,” she said, recalling World War II.
In early September, after another stop in Naples, the Marigold sailed again for Charleston. The ship remained in South Carolina for about a week, and then traversed the Panama Canal again en route to New Guinea in the South Pacific.
Lundstrom and the Marigold crew reached the Philippines on Christ-mas 1944. In letters home, Lund-strom could not reveal the ship’s
location, due to wartime censorship and concerns about enemy spying.
The ship arrived amid the Battle of Leyte, a hard-fought battle in the long struggle by Allied forces to liber-ate the Philippines from Japanese control. The crew loaded aboard the full capacity for the hospital — 765 patients — because the Marigold was the only hospital ship in the area.
Lundstrom shuttled between the Philippines and New Guinea aboard the Marigold from January to April. In March, the Marigold was the initial hospital ship to reach Manila Bay as the campaign to wrest the Philippines from the Japanese concluded.
But the cacophony from shell explosions, nighttime black-
outs and the constant stream of wounded left indelible impres-sions on the young nurses.
“Of course, there was a war on,” Lundstrom said. “There was a lot of apprehension.”
Lundstrom also remembers the anxiety and boredom present on the long sea voyages.
“I really thought I was going to go bananas,” she said. “I read every book that I could.”
The ship returned to the United States, to San Pedro, Calif., for a short respite from May to July 1945. In mid-July, the Marigold steamed for Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Europe to the PacificThe ship then returned to the
Philippines in early August, as Allied commanders prepared to deploy the atomic bomb and bring a quick conclusion to the war.
In Manila, crew members heard about the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II only lasted for days more. (The fighting in Europe had stopped in May 1945.)
The ship reached Yokohama, a port city near Tokyo, before Japa-nese officials signed surrender documents on the USS Missouri’s deck on Sept. 2, 1945.
In the aftermath of World War II, the Marigold acted as a hospi-tal for released Allied prisoners of war. Military ambulances and Jeeps deposited the malnourished
soldiers at the ship. Military brass also arrived for health care needs.
Rumors churned aboard the Mari-gold about infamous passengers.
Some said the deposed prime minister, Hideki Tojo, received treatment aboard the ship after a failed suicide attempt. (In 1948, military authorities executed Tojo after a war crimes trial.)
Others said a Tokyo Rose — a name used for female Japanese broadcasters behind wartime propa-ganda — came aboard for treatment.
Allied bombing reduced more than 50 percent of Tokyo to rubble during World War II. Despite the destruction, crew members from the Marigold toured the city, in-cluding the Imperial Palace and the famed Ginza commercial district.
Then, after a stop in the Philip-pines to unload and load patients, the ship then returned to the United States for a final time. Fol-lowing the war, military officials sent the ship to San Francisco to act as a reserve vessel and in 1948, sold the ship for scrap.
The experience in Japan marked the last chapter of military life for most crew members aboard the Marigold. Lundstrom remained in the Army until Feb. 1, 1946, less than six months after the war concluded.
Despite the proximity to major fighting, the Marigold did not come under attack in World War II.
“We were fortunate,” Lund-strom said.
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PHOTO FROM ‘A MEDAL FOR MARIGOLD’
Lucille Lundstrom served aboard the U.S. Army Hospital Ship Marigold in the European and Pacific theaters during World War II.
BY CHRISTINA LORDS
William Bentz achieved the rank of staff sergeant as a member of the U.S. Army after serving in the South Pacific supervising the construction of 10,000-barrel fuel tanks.
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BY CHRISTINA LORDS
William Bentz and his wife Onadee communicated largely through V-Mail, such as this one above, while he was overseas during World War II. The announcement below ran in The Seattle Times after the couple had their first child, Judy, in 1944.
“I knew where he was all the time because we had a code set up. He came home for Christmas before he shipped out and we figured out he was to say, ‘It’s a sunny day today,’ and then I knew what he was going to write. Every sentence after that started with the letter tell-ing me where he was … so if he was on Leyte Island, that sentence would begin with l, then e, and so on. Of course the Army probably wouldn’t appreciate that.” — Onadee BentzWilliam Bentz’s wife
World War II veteran recalls ‘Forgotten Battle’
BY GREG FARRAR
Norman Perry served on the destroyer USS Jarvis for a year and a half in the harsh Aleutian Island chain off Alaska during World War II, and continues to serve his fellow veterans at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3436 events in Issaquah. Below, Peery holds his 2009 Veteran of the Year plaque from VFW Albert Larsen Post 3436 in Issaquah for his 30 years of service to the post.
ON THE WEBThe Issaquah Press featured local World War II veteran Eugene Klineburger in the 2011 Lest We Forget section. Read the article at http://bit.ly/lhE2CT.
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