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LEST WE FORGET� �
Honoring our veterans
�Wednesday,May 25, 2011
Section
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Carl Albert LarsonCorporalU.S. Army
361st InfantryRegiment, 91st
DivisionDied Oct. 9, 1918Buried in Meuse-
Argonne AmericanCemetery, in
Romagne, France.(no photo available)
Flintoft’s Funeral Home and Crematory
is proud to honor our community’s veterans.
Paul Alfred AmbrosePrivate, U.S. Army,701 T.D. Battalion
July 9, 1924 – May31, 1944
Graduated fromIssaquah High
School in 1942. KIAin Anzio, Italy. Buriedin Hillside Cemetery.
Robert ArndtCorporal,U.S. Army,
C Company, 3rdBattalion, 47thInfantry, 9th
Infantry DivisionDied at age 21.
Born: May 6, 1946Died: July 29, 1967
He was shot in early1967, but recovered;was back in action
only a few dayswhen he was killed inDinh Tuong Province,
South Vietnam.Buried in Hillside
Cemetery.
Robert BaskettSergeant, U.S.
Army, 8th InfantryApril 7, 1925 – July 15, 1944
Graduated fromIssaquah High
School in 1943.KIA in Normandy,France. Buried inHillside Cemetery.
Clifford BensonSecond lieutenant,
U.S. Army Air Force,737th Bomb
Squadron, 454thBomb Group
Shot down in Croatiaon April 21, 1944.
Elizabeth EricksonWoman Airforce
Service Pilots(WASPs)
Died in a trainingexercise over
Sweetwater, Texas,in May 1944. Buried
in LakeviewCemetery, Seattle.
Because WASPs wereconsidered civilians,she never received amilitary burial. Shewas recently award-ed a Congressional
Gold Medal byPresident Obama.
Jack McQuadePrivate,
U.S. Army AirForce, 481st ServiceSquadron, 46th Air
Service GroupBorn: Nov. 28, 1920 Killed April 18, 1945,in accidental bombexplosion. Buried inHillside Cemetery.
Robert PhilpStaff sergeant, U.S.
Army Air Force,589th Bomb
Squadron, 387thBomb Group
Shot down nearMayan, Germany,
where his crew wasattacking a railroad
viaduct, on Dec. 23, 1944.
Robert WatsonStaff sergeantU.S. Army AirForce, 375th
Bomber Squadron,308th BomberGroup, Heavy;reported MIA
between January andApril 1944; crew of
plane was neverfound. Tablets of themissing are at ManilaAmerican Cemetery,Manila, Philippines.
By Warren KagariseIssaquah Press reporter
Eugene Klineburger ishumble about the yearshe served in the U. S.Army during World WarII and immediately after
the conflict.“I never did anything really
great during the war. I did whatthey told me to do,” he recalled.
Klineburger, 92, did not seecombat, and instead served state-side as war raged in Europe andthe Pacific. The longtime Issaquahresident guarded prisoners of warand detained Japanese-Americansat camps across the West from1942-46.
“I appreciate what my fellowsoldiers went through, I really do,”he said.
Like Klineburger, more than 16million people served in the armedforces during World War II. TheNational World War II Museum es-timates about 1,000 veterans whoserved in that war die each day.
December marks 70 years sincethe attack on Pearl Harbor and theUnited States’ entry into the fight-ing. Ties to the long-ago battlesloosen as the greatest generationfades into history and babyboomers settle into retirement.
“As they’re aging and dying off,it will be like ancient history,”Klineburger said.
So, he helps to preserve WorldWar II history by sharing tales
about the years he spent as a mili-tary police officer. Soldiers trans-ported German prisoners of war toPapago Park near Phoenix, andcaptured Italians to Ogden, Utah.The government sent internedJapanese-Americans to Tule Lake,Calif. Klineburger served at eachsite, as well as the Davis-MonthanField — now Air Force Base — inTucson, Ariz.
Once, German prisoners es-caped and, although more than100 miles from Mexico, trekkedtoward the border.
“They figured if they could getinto Mexico, they’d be free,”Klineburger recalled. “Well, you’vegot a bunch of foreigners walkingacross the desert that couldn’teven talk English and didn’t haveanything to eat. Well, we caughtthem pretty easily.”
The industrious Klineburgerspent a hardscrabble childhood inArizona before joining the Armyas a young man.
“I never dreamt of my dad buy-ing me a bicycle,” he recalled. “If Iwanted a bicycle, I went out andscrounged parts, put them to-gether and rode it.”
Down Mexico wayKlineburger developed a me-
chanical aptitude and impressivemarksmanship early on.
“I’d ask Mom what was for din-ner and she would say, ‘I don’tknow. Go out and get it,’” he re-called. “So, I’d go out and shoot ajackrabbit, we’d bring it in andcook it for dinner.”
Klineburger developed a lifelongfascination with cars during hisArizona boyhood, after he startedfixing up old Model Ts.
The restored cars came inhandy, especially as a counter-rev-olution known as the Cristero Warraged just across the border inMexico in the late 1920s.
“We used to sit on our side ofthe border with binoculars andwatch the war in our Model TFord,” Klineburger said.
Following World War II, he andhis brothers settled in Washingtonin 1954 and took on a successfultaxidermy business in Seattle.
In addition to the taxidermy out-fit, the Klineburger brothers oper-ated a tannery and organized biggame hunts around the globe. The
ventures earned the family awrite-up in Sports Illustrated in1964.
“We told people we were thethree Ts: tanning, taxidermy andtravel,” Klineburger said.
The business attracted high-pro-file clients, including astronauts,racecar drivers, royalty and for-mer Texas Gov. John Connally, theman riding in the same car asPresident John F. Kennedy on theday he was assassinated in Dallas.Roy Rogers and World War II heroJimmy Doolittle became goodfriends with Klineburger.
Even though Klineburger’s serv-ice ended after World War II, histies to the military never slack-ened. For years, he remained incontact with some fellow soldiers,but all have since died. In the mostrecent conflicts, his grandsonsserved in Afghanistan and Iraq asreservists and helped evacuatewounded soldiers from the battle-field.
Now, almost seven decades afterWorld War II ended, Klineburgerstill recalls memories — some se-rious, some lighthearted — fromthe men he served alongside dur-ing his years in the military.
“Some of those guys from NewYork, they’d never seen a gun be-fore,” he joked. “They didn’t evenknow which end to use.”
Warren Kagarise: 392-6434, ext. 234, [email protected]. Comment atwww.issaquahpress.com.
Remembering the 19 who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom Freedom isn’t free. Since the
birth of this country, men andwomen have been willing to fightand die for Americans to be free tolive their lives as they choose.
And the number of those whohave paid the ultimate sacrifice isstaggering. More than 1.3 millionmen and women have died inwars fought by or on behalf of thiscountry since 1775.
Men and women have also beenwilling to sacrifice their personaltime, by serving in times when
war was not on or imminent. Theyhave done all types of jobs thatpeople in the civilian sector do,but instead did them in service tothis country while they stoodready to defend our lives, libertyand the pursuit of happiness.
We at The Issaquah Press salute,honor and thank the men andwomen from our community whohave paid all types of sacrifices tokeep themselves, their familiesand everyone else free. We hopeyou will do the same.
World War II veteran honors other soldiers’ service
BY GREG FARRAR
Issaquah resident Eugene Klineburger keeps fellow World War II veterans alivein his memory.
James Patrick BradyCorporal, U.S. Army,
Scotch Platoon, C Company,
2nd Battalion, 8thCavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry DivisionBorn: March 7, 1949Died: June 18, 1969
KIA in Tay Ninh, SouthVietnam. Buried in
Greenwood MemorialPark, Renton.
Peter Erickson Private, U.S. Army,
18th EngineerRegiment
Died Aug. 10, 1918.Buried in Suresnes
American Cemetery,in Suresnes, France.From the Sept. 27,
1918, Press: “Alarge congregation
attended the memo-rial service Sunday
afternoon atIssaquah in honor ofPeter Erickson, the
first of the boysfrom Issaquah to diein the service of hiscountry. The orationdelivered by the Rev.
S. V. Warrentouched a high note
of patriotism.
Robert HoskinsLance corporal(mortarman),
U.S Marine Corps,H&S Company 5,
Mar 1 Mar DivBorn: Sept. 14, 1949Died: Nov. 25, 1968
KIA in Republic ofVietnam (South
Vietnam). Buried inHillside Cemetery.
(no photo available)
Harold GleasonPrivate first class,
U.S. Army,301st Infantry
Regiment, 94thDivision
Born: Feb. 6, 1916Killed March 2,
1945, while servingas a medic nearSerrig, Germany.Buried in Hillside
Cemetery. (no photo available)
George C. LarsenPrivate first class,
U.S. Army,infantry,
Born: Feb. 17, 1926 Died: June 14, 1945
184th InfantryRegiment, 7th
Infantry Division. KIAby a grenade attack-
ing Hill 181 inRyuku, Okinawa,Japan. Buried in
Arlington NationalCemetery.
Laurence J. Lortie
Second lieutenantU.S. Army Air Force
45th FighterSquadron, 15thFighter Group
MIA June 1, 1945,somewhere betweenIwo Jima and Osaka,Japan; weather may
have been the reasonfor the loss.
Emmett R. McDonaldCaptain,
U.S. Air ForceBorn: July 27, 1939,MIA May 31, 1966,Declared dead: Feb.
11, 1975Missing in air
loss/crash in NorthVietnam. (Remainsnever recovered.)
Louis PetersenFlight officer, U.S.Army Air Force,422nd Bomb
Squadron, 305thBomb Group
Killed Aug. 6, 1944,when the B-17 he
was co-piloting washit by flak andcrashed nearVollradisroda,
Germany.Interred in Germany;
later brought home toGreenwood Memorial
Park, Renton.
John Raymond SmartSecond lieu-
tenant, U.S. ArmyAir Force,
443rd BombSquadron, 320th
Bomb GroupMIA Oct. 23, 1943,over the TyrrhenianSea near GiannuitriIsland. The crew ofthe downed B-26
was seen in life raftsbut Air-Sea Rescue
boats could notlocate them, and noone from the crew
was ever seen again.Tablets of the miss-ing are at FlorenceAmerican Cemetery
in Florence, Italy. Joseph Albert TondreauFireman first class,U.S. Navy/Naval
ReserveMIA or buried at sea
Dec. 18, 1944.Tablets of the miss-ing are at Manila
American Cemeteryin Manila,
Philippines.
Information is incomplete and/or
conflicting for the 19 local veterans
killed while serving inwartime. Photos alsocould not be located
for three of them.If you have
information or photos, e-mail
[email protected] call
392-6434, ext. 227.
Brown Bear Car Wash encourages you to remember all veterans.
Buford R. (Bud) AmbroseDeceased
Highest rankachieved: 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.AndressAge: 86
Highest rankachieved:
Carpenters matethird class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy,
SeaBees NavalConstruction
Wounded in action:Gun explosioncaused tinnitus Where served:Pacific Ocean,Hawaii, Guam,
OkinawaDates of service:July 7, 1943 toMarch 6, 1946
William Ernest ArndtHighest rank
achieved:Baker second class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Pacific Dates of service:March 1943 toDecember 1945
John ArnoldHighest rank
achieved:Lieutenant
Commander Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
U.S., Cuba, threetours in Vietnam Dates of service:August 1955 toJanuary 1982
Paul Eugene BartholomewHighest rank
achieved:Corporal; airman
second class Branch of service:
Air NationalGuard/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 toDec. 20, 1951
William BentzAge: 90
Highest rankachieved:
Staff sergeant Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
South Pacific, NewGuinea Philippines;Fort Lawton, Wash. Dates of service:
1943-1946,1948-1949
Carl B. Bridges Deceased
(at age 70)Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Stationed on theUSS Braine
Dates of service:1952-1956
Daniel T. AndersonAge: 82
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Highest rankachieved: ET2Where served:
Atlantic Theater twoyears aboard USS
Pocono, flagship ofthe Atlantic Fleet
Details of service:Served as electronic
technician (UHF specialist);
President Truman wasoften aboard the ship,using my radio shack
and equipment.Years of service:
1946-1948
John Michael BarryAge: 63
Highest rankachieved: CorporalBranch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
Where served:Vietnam
Details of service:1st Marine Air Wing,3rd Marine Division;served in combat atKhe Sahn Combat
Base during Tet andthe Siege of KheSahn in February
1968; I Corps belowthe DMZ; in combat
in Vietnam fromDecember 1967 to
August 1969Dates of service:February 1966 to
February 1972
Paul Thomas BooneBorn:
Sept. 26, 1924Died:
Oct. 7, 2009Highest rank
achieved:Flight officer
Branch of service:U.S. Air Force
Where served:P-51 pilot in
combat in thePhilippines, NewGuinea and other
places in the South Pacific
Details of service:He was in Japan after
the bomb wasdropped, and ferried
numerous planesfrom the islands to
storage areas.Dates of service:
1943-1946
Jim BriodyHighest rank
achieved:Specialist 5 (E-5)
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:U.S. Military LiaisonMission, West Berlinand Potsdam, East
GermanyDates of service:
1961-1964
Fred ButlerHighest rank
achieved:Colonel
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Vietnam, Germany
and U.S.Dates of service:Jan. 8, 1963 toJan. 31, 1990
Wayne E. BusbyBorn: 1920Died: 1995
Highest rankachieved: AviationMachinist’s MateSecond Class; rat-ings held — S1c,AMM3c, AMM2c
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:NRAB Seattle, NRABPasco, Hed Ron 14-2, FAW-14, Hed Ron
Fleet Airwing Six-FAW-4
Dates of service:April 1942 toOctober 1945
Gaius Sunday BuxtonAge: 84
Highest rankachieved:Signalman third class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Signalman on staff
of CommanderTransport Division
60 in the Pacific areaon the USS Grimes;Okinawa Campaign,initial occupation ofTokyo Bay Area and
Nagasaki, JapanDates of service:
1944-1946
Walter Lee BrazeltonAge: 74
Highest rankachieved:
First sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:508th MP BN,
Military Police; FortLawton, Wash.; 61stMP Co., France; 62d
MP (RAFP) Co.;USAREC,
Bloomington, Ill.;Special Forces
Thailand-Cambodia,Laos, Vietnam; 1stInfantry Division
Fwd., Germany; andFort Lewis
Dates of service:October 1956 toDecember 1977
Jean-Michel ChristopherHighest rank
achieved:EM2 (electricians
mate second class)Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
USS City ofCorpus Christi
Dates of service:August 1992 to
August 1998
Roger Lee BrownAge: 71
Highest rankachieved: Army PFC
and Navy MR3Branch of service:
Army and NavyWhere served:
41st InfantryDivision 146 FieldArtillery (Army);
USS Ticonderoga; USS Coral Sea
Details of service:Multiple cruises withPacific Fleet to the
Far EastDates of service:
Army 1955-58; Navy1958-62
Christopher Lee Brown Sr.Age: 50
Highest rankachieved:
ABH 3rd classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: CVN
68 USS NimitzDetails of service:Served in AtlanticFleet with multiple
cruises to theMediterranean areaDates of service:March 1979 to
March 1983
Christopher Lee Brown Jr.Age: 29
Highest rankachieved: SergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 2nd
Infantry Division,3rd Stryker BrigadeDetails of service:
Fought in everymajor battle in IraqiFreedom, includingFallujah, Mosul andBaghdad; receivedtwo Purple Hearts,Commendation for
Stryker VehicleCommander under
hostile engage-ments; PersonalCommendation
Medal for OperationIraqi Freedom
Dates of service:November 2004 to
present
George W. Croft Jr. (Bud)Highest rank
achieved:E9 (master chief
petty officer)Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:
Pacific Theater, WWIIWounded in action:In Pearl Harbor hos-pital recovering fromappendectomy whenthe Japanese began
bombing PearlHarbor. Ran out toveranda to see theentire Harbor as it
was being bombed.Read his story in themilitary section onAncientFaces.com.Dates of service:
1941-1971
Alice L. DavisAge: 37
Highest rankachieved:
Petty officer first classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
San Diego; GreatLakes, Ill.; PearlHarbor; CampLeJune, N.C.
Dates of service:Aug. 11, 1994 to
present
William DixonHighest rank
achieved:Bos’n matesecond class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Mediterranean and
Pacific TheatersDates of service:October 1942 to
January 1946
W.J. (Joe) DodgeHighest rank
achieved:Private (infantry)
Branch of service:U.S. Army (Samuel
Company)Where served:
Georgia, notdeployed
Dates 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 toNovember 1963
Thomas D. DoneganAge: 89
Highest rankachieved:
Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Panama, England,Europe, Korea
Wounded in action:Suffered machinegun leg wounds
while leading a rifleplatoon intoGermany in
February 1945Dates of service:
January 1940 – July1946, July 1952 to
January 1965
Norma Ernsting-EmmonsAge: 90
Highest rankachieved:
StorekeeperSecond Class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where 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 toJanuary 1947
Tauno L. EricksonHighest rank
achieved:Technical sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Where served:Southwest andCentral Pacific
theatersMedal awarded:
Bronze Star Dates of service:
May 1942 toOctober 1945
Ralph Carl EikenberryAge: 83
Highest rankachieved:
Staff sergeantBranch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
infantryWhere served:
Served in a combatzone in Korea for sixmonths in 1950 in
the 7th Marines; waswounded at Chosin
Reservoir and was airevacuated to JapanDates of service:1946-48; 1950-51
Joel EsteyAge: 64
Highest rankachieved: E-5
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Served in combat in
I Corps SouthVietnam, Da Nang
Chulai; mostly in thefield throughout
tour of duty;American 196thLight Infantry
Details of service:Wounded by boobytrap; earned a Purple
Heart and twoBronze Stars
Dates of service:1967-1969
Luther Edward FranklinAge: 82
Highest rankachieved:Lieutenant
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served: ZP-4and NADEVU Naval
aviation unitsDetails of service:Flew several aircraftand airships on East
Coast on anti-subma-rine missions and astest beds for gadgets
being designed atMIT; ferried the admi-ral who lined up theworld’s warships at
Norfolk’s 1954 NavyCentennial Parade (he
was tall and some-what upset I couldn’tstrap a parachute har-ness on him); navigat-
ed the superconniethat tracked
Kruschev’s plane as hedeparted our
Northeast Coast 1957Years of service:
November 1953 toNovember 1957
Ray GiaudroneAge: 93
Highest rankachieved:
MM 1st ClassBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:Navy Post OfficeDates of service:
1941-1945
William Falkenstein Born: Dec. 22, 1913Died: Dec. 18, 2001
Highest rankachieved:
Master sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:WWII — New
Guinea; Korean War— Seoul, Korea
Dates of service:1940-1960
Delbert E. FlemingAge: 70
Highest rankachieved:
Chief petty officerBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Vietnam on variousships and
commandsDates of service:
1957-1977
Barry A. FederHighest rank
achieved:Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:U.S. Army, retiredWhere served:Fort Polk, La.,
active duty; reserveunits in Oregon andWashington; activeduty for six monthsduring Desert Storm
(first Gulf War) Dates of service:Commissioned in1969; active duty
1973-1975; reserves 1975-1995
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
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Rolland R. Kiefel Age: 70
Highest rankachieved:
Storekeeper second class (SK2) Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:
Atlantic,Mediterranean, Gulfof Mexico aboardUSS Exultant, USS
Rigel, USS DesMoines,
USS ConwayDates of service:June 6, 1958 to
June 6, 1964
Larry R. Kulin Deceased
Highest rankachieved:
Yeoman Third Class Branch of service:
U.S. Navy Where served:Japan, Hawaii,
PhilippinesDates of service:
1959-1963
Arthur E. Landdeck Born: April 25, 1921Died: March 9, 2003
Highest rankachieved:Sergeant
Branch of service:U.S. Army, 1393rd
EngineerConstruction
Battalion; entry andtraining – Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.,and Camp Joseph T.
Robinson, Ark. Where served:
During WWII, in thePacific Theater – Inthe Philippines was
in the Battle at LuzonDates of service:June 15, 1942 to
Dec. 23, 1945
Howard E. LanddeckAge: 68
Highest rankachieved:
AX3 (aviation antisubmarine
warfare technician, third class)
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Ream Field, Imperial
Beach, Calif.; USSBennington
Dates of service:Nov. 17, 1961 to
Aug. 31, 1965
Ledo J. MalmassariHighest rank
achieved:Sergeant
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Korea – Third
Infantry DivisionDates of service:
1950-1952
Norman W. McLeanDeceased
Highest rankachieved:
Seaman first classBranch of service:U.S. Coast Guard Where served:
Alaska Dates of service:April 21, 1943 toMarch 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 andColorado
Dates of service:March 1983 toDecember 1989
Erik Johnson Highest rank
achieved:Second classpetty officer
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Iraq
Dates of service:1994-2006
David HayesAge: 42
Highest rankachieved:
Journalist first classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere Served:USS Simon Lake;
Diego Garcia; USSKittyhawk; Naval
Station Sandpoint,Naval Station Everett
Dates of service:1987-1998
The Issaquah Kiwanis Club, Evergreen Ford, Mandarin Garden, and
Dave and Roberta Waggoner are proud to pay homage to our veterans.
Wayne GeigerAge: 62
Highest rankachieved: E4
Branch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
Where served: 1st Marine Division;served in combat inDanang, Vietnam,from May 1969 –
May 1970Dates of service:November 1968
to May 1970
William Daniel GilleyAge: 90
Highest rankachieved: 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 inan accident as they
fired one of the 10-inch disappearing
guns at FortColumbia early in
1942. Was unable toserve afterward and
was discharged.Dates of service:
1936-1942
Robert C. HarperHighest rank
achieved:Corporal
Branch of service:U.S. Army SignalCorps MOS 1187Where served:
U.S. and GermanyDates of service:
December 1952 toNovember 1954
S.William Hollingsworth Born: 1925Died: 2010
Highest rankachieved:
PFC (private first class)Branch of service:U.S. Army 100th
InfantryWounded in action:Wounded in combatin France, Nov. 1944
Dates of service:World War IIJan. 1944 to Aug. 1945
Shirley Beining HilgemannAge: 58
Highest rankachieved: E5/SP5Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 9thAdjutant General
Fort Lewis; HQ U.S.Army Element,Brunssum, The
NetherlandsMedals awarded:
Army CommendationMedal, Good
Conduct Medal, Joint Services
CommendationMedal
Details of service:We married one year
before joining theU.S. Army. Would doit all over — the mar-
riage and serving.Dates of service:
1975-1980
Ewert HilgemannAge: 57
Highest rankachieved: E5/SP5Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 9thAdjutant General
Fort Lewis; HQ U.S.Army Element,Brunssum, The
NetherlandsMedals awarded:
ArmyCommendationMedal, Good
Conduct Medal,Joint Services
CommendationMedal, Expert (M16)
Details of service:Married my highschool sweetheart
one year before join-ing the Army. Sheconvinced me thatserving together
would be fun. It was.Dates of service:
1975-1980
James Thurston HogansonAge: 77
Highest rankachieved: Sergeant Branch of service:U.S. Army, infantryWhere served: 40thand 24th InfantryDivisions in KoreaDetails of service:Served in combat
in Korea as a medical tech
Dates of service:May 1953 to March 1955
Roy InuiAge: 88
Highest rankachieved: T5
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served: Wasan allied translator,interpreter section;served in combat inthe Philippines for
two monthsDetails of service:
Received PresidentialUnit Citation,
Congressional GoldMedal (2011),
Philippine LiberationMedal, others
Dates of service:1944-1946
Reed W. JarvisAge: 78
Highest rankachieved: 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 incombat in Korea;
Meritorious ServiceMedal (2), ArmyCommendation
Medal, Army ServiceRibbon, Korean
Service Medal, U.N.Service Medal,
Humanitarian ServiceMedal, Washington
State Legion ofMerit, Washington
State CommendationMedal; recalled to
Army active duty forOperation DesertStorm at age 58
Dates of service:March 1951 to June 2001
Doris GrossHighest rank
achieved:Link instructor,
involved inAmerican Legion,first woman vice
commander Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:Corpus Christi,
Texas Dates of service:
1941-1945
Steve Johnson Age: 63
Highest rankachieved:Sergeant
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Vietnam
Dates of service:August 1967 to
August 1969
Daryl E. JohnsonBorn:
December 1927Died: October 2009
Highest rankachieved: Seaman
first classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Washington, D.C.Dates of service:
1945-1946
Donnas D. JohnsonAge: 78
Highest rankachieved: YN1
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Mare Island NavalShipyard; Alameda
Naval AirbaseDates of service:
1950-1954
Scott Wayne JohnsonAge: 54
Highest rankachieved: E4AMH/AMS
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:VAQ – 129 VikingDates of service:
1978-1988
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Gene KlineburgerAge: 92
Highest rankachieved:Corporal
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Utah, California,
ArizonaDates of service:
1942-1945
Ivan A. LeeAge: 64
Highest rankachieved:Lieutenant
commanderBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Patrol Squadron 46(VP-46); Vietnam
1972-1974Dates of service:
July 1969 toSeptember 1974
Richard C. LarsonBorn: Aug. 3, 1919Died: Nov. 26, 2010
Highest rankachieved: Tech
Sergeant 5th GradeBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served: 2nd
Armored DivisionHeadquarters
Company 66thArmored Regiment Details of service:
Fought in World WarII — North Africa,
Sicily, Holland,France, Belgium and Germany
Dates of service:February 1941 to
July 1945
Edith Rose MacDougallDeceased
(at age 58) Highest rank
achieved:Mechanics mate
Branch of service:Navy — WAVES Where served:
Cedar Falls, Iowa;Norman, Okla.
Dates of service:1943-1944
Mother of IssaquahMayor Ava Frisinger
Jeremiah FraserPitts MacDougall
Deceased(at age 76)
Highest rankachieved:
Lt. junior gradeBranch of service:
Navy Where served:South Pacific;
AtlanticDates 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
Robert C. LyonAge: 85
Highest rankachieved:Lieutenant
commanderBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
Served in combat inKorea for 18 monthsDetails of service:On senior ship inInchon Harbor at
the time of the trucein 1953; command-
ing officer of USSLenawee APA 195;
navigating officer ofUSS Masterson
Dates of service:May 17, 1943 to
July 1, 1966
John A. MarshDeceased
Highest rankachieved: Private
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:75th Infantry
DivisionDetails of service:Served in combatfor one year in theEuropean Theatre;
received PurpleHeart for being
wounded during theBattle of the Bulge
Urban V. MassetAge: 76
Highest rankachieved: E-7
Branch of service:U.S. Coast GuardWhere served:Marine Patrol;
Marine Inspection;served in combat inKorean waters mark-
ing channels fortroop ships for six
monthsDetails of service:Served from Korean
Waters — BeringSea Patrol — icebreaking for dewline; teaching fire-fighting school atT.I. Coast Guard
Academy; and upand down the East
Coast all in differentgroups. Wrote bookfor Marine Corps on
the new MarineCorps in 1985.
Dates of service:1952 until retirement
Ed McKeeAge: 89
Highest rankachieved: SergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Air Force, turret gunner
Where served:Served in combat in
12th Air Force inCorsica, fall and
winter of 1944-45; 23 bombing missions over
European TheaterDates of service:Sept. 16, 1940 to
Sept. 14, 1945
David John MitmanAge: 79
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served: USSCoral Sea
Details of service:Served as flight engi-
neer for top secretMartin Mercator
intelligence-gather-ing aircraft, flyingspy missions into
Soviet airspace fromPort Lyautey,
Morocco. Duringone mission, his
plane was fired at bya Soviet surface to
air missile. (Itmissed.)
Years of service:1951-1953
Duncan MulhollandAge: 80
Highest rankachieved: Staff
sergeantBranch of service:
U.S. Air ForceWhere served:3595th GIDIST
Supply Squadrons;Nellis Air Force Base
1951-52; NCOICBase Supply Nagoya,
Japan, 1952-54Details of service:Received good con-duct medal, National
Defense Medal,Korean Service
Medal and UnitedNations Medal
Dates of service:November 1950 to
November 1954
Lucille E. LundstromAge: 90
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Highest rankachieved:
First lieutenant Where served:
General nursing careon the hospital shipMarigold, Zone ofInterior and in the
European andSouthwest Pacific
Theaters of operationDetails of service:Was the youngest
nurse on theMarigold at age 22;
Bronze Star (4)Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal;Bronze Star (2)
European-AfricanMiddle Eastern
Campaign Medal;Bronze Star (2)
Philippine LiberationMedal
Years of service:Dec. 31, 1943 to
Feb. 1, 1946
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, 1907Died: Oct. 1, 2003
Highest rankachieved:
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 toSept. 2, 1945
Ernest Milton SwansonAge: 93
Highest rankachieved:
Aviation machinistfirst class
Branch of service:Coast Guard
Dates of service:Oct. 21, 1941 toDec. 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 rankachieved:
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
Frank R. TroutmanHighest rank
achieved:Colonel
Branch of service:U.S. Army/Air Force
Where served:Pacific - Italy
Dates of service:May 1940 toJanuary 1984
Dallas L.WaggonerDeceased
(at age 76)Highest rank
achieved:Tech sergeant
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Europe, Italy, North
AfricaWounded in action:Purple Heart awarded
Dates of service:1941-1945
David S.WaggonerAge: 67
Highest rankachieved:
Lieutenant colonel Branch of service:
U.S. Army Where served:
Vietnam, CentralAmerica, U.S.
Wounded in action:Purple Heart
awardedDates of service:
1968-1993
Austin Vickery WigginsBranch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
Where served:Saipan in the
Mariana IslandsDates of service:
1942-1946
James H.Van WinkleDied: Feb. 9, 2008
Drafted into the U.S.Army in 1944, onemonth before highschool graduation.Deployed to Japanand in transit, theJapanese surren-dered before he
arrived. James wentfrom front line dutyto a clerk typist inthe office due to
termination of thewar. Stayed in
Japan in civil serviceand returned state-
side fromKanagawa, Japan,on Nov. 5, 1946
Winston MatthewYourglich
Highest rankachieved:
PhM3c(photographer’smate third class)
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:South Pacific
Wounded in action:After his ship, theUSS Houston, was
torpedoed, Winstonswam in shark-
infested waters inthe China Seas forfour hours beforebeing picked up.Dates of service:Oct. 11, 1943 toApril 13, 1946
Jay Robert RodneAge: 45
Highest rankachieved:
Lieutenant colonelBranch of service:
U.S. MarineCorps/still serving in
the U.S. MarineReserve
Where Served:Persian Gulf War(1991); Somalia
(1992-93);Operation Iraqi
Freedom, Kuwait &Iraq (2003)
Dates of service:1990-present
Information forthis section came
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members and/orfriends, the
Veterans of ForeignWars Post 3436,Issaquah HistoryMuseums, Editor
Kathleen R. Merrill,Issaquah residentCory Christensenand the website
www.ww2usakilled-missingpow.com,
which does person-alized World War IIhistorical research.
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Meindert PillieDied: March 10,2010, at age 95Highest rank
achieved:Sergeant
Branch of service:U.S. Army Air Corps
Where served:Instructor at 349thFlexible Gunnery
Training Squadron,Tyndall Field, Fla.Dates of service:Oct. 21, 1941 toSept. 17, 1943
Vernon M. Parrett, M.D.Age: 88
Highest rankachieved: CaptainBranch of service:U.S. Army, medical
Where served: Served two years in
the Valley Forge ArmyHospital in officers’
ward, tuberculosis unitDates of service:
1944-46 and 1952-54
Robert HowardRockwell (Rocky)Highest rank
achieved:PFC (private first class)Branch of service:U.S. Army 173rdAirborne Recon,RTO (radio tele-
phone operator) callsign Papa Kilo, nick-
name Crash Where served:
Vietnam 1969-1970(The Blackscarfed
Gunslingers)Dates of service:
1968-1970
Elmo Jerome SagedahlHighest rank
achieved:Corporal
Branch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
Where served:Pacific area
Dates of service:May 26, 1944 toAug. 31, 1946
Daniel S. SegonAge: 67
Highest rankachieved: Private
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Germany
Dates of service:1966-1967
William Edward SeilDeceased
(at age 66)Highest rank
achieved:Colonel
Branch of service:U.S. Air Force
Where served:World War II, Korea
and VietnamDates of service:
1944-1975
William A. SomsakAge: 86
Highest rankachieved:
Boatswain’s matethird class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Marshall Islands,
USS MidwayDetails of service:
Received twomedals; operated
landing craftDates of service:
1942-1944
Charles D. ParkerAge: 76
Highest rankachieved:Captain
Branch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
Where served:U.S.; Okinawa,Japan; Vietnam
Dates of service:Sept. 9, 1954 toSept. 30, 1974
Russell D. PeeryHighest rank
achieved: Specialist4th class
Branch of service:U.S. Army/Washington
National Guard Where served:Camp Murray,Wash., 181st
Support Battalion,Company D
Dates of service:August 1977 to
May 1983
Elmer John Petett Highest rank
achieved:Photographers mate
second class Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:
USS Alshain in theAsiatic Pacific and
PhilippinesDates of service:
July 1943 toMarch 1946
Gary C. NewbillHighest rank
achieved:Major
Branch of service:U.S. Marine Corps
ReserveWhere served:
Virginia; California;Okinawa, Japan;
The Philippines andVietnam
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 Island
Wounded in action:B-29 crashed off IwoJima, three men sur-vived out of crew of10, Ernie made 17
missions, some overcapital of Japan
Dates of service:1943-1945
Louis OrtizAge: 86
Highest rankachieved:
Petty officersecond class
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:In the Pacific,
aboard the carrierUSS Lexington, as
radio gunmanWounded in action:
ReceivedDistinguished FlyingCross, Air Medal and
Purple HeartDates of service:
1942-1945
Norman PeeryAge: 85
Highest rankachieved:
Seaman first class Branch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served:Aleutians Islands
Alaska; Japan; USSJarvis DD-799
Dates of service:Dec. 16 1943 to
May 19 1946
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 PlossAge: 89
Highest rankachieved: CaptainBranch of service:U.S. Air Force (B-17pilot, physician U.A.Air Force medical)Where served: 11combat missionsover Germany;
POW Mission Austriato France; two fooddrops to the Dutch;flew Atlantic twiceDates of service:
1943-1952
Reuben Allen RichardHighest rankachieved: SP4
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Co. E 122nd Mnt.
Bn. USAREURDates of service:January 1968 toDecember 1969
Michael M. RisteDeceased
Highest rankachieved: SP5/E-5Branch of service:
U.S. Army, transportationWhere served:
1st Cavalry DivisionDetails of service:
Served three tours ofduty in Vietnam.Years of service:Oct. 25, 1966 toNov. 15, 1983
Edward SchaeferBorn: June 10, 1911
Died: 1986 inSpokane
Highest rankachieved:
Technician fifthgrade (Tec 5)
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Where served:Served in combat in
the EuropeanTheater, February
1944 to November1945; 3429th Ord
Mam Co.Details of service:“A man who loved
his country”Dates of service:
1943-1945
Frank Valentine SchroederBorn: Feb. 10, 1894Died: Sept. 6, 1977Branch of service:
U.S. ArmyDetails of service:Fought in France
during World War I
John SchroederBorn: Feb. 23, 1888Died: Jan. 10, 1973
Highest rankachieved: private
Branch of service:U.S. Army
Dates of service:Muster out telegram
Nov. 16, 1918,according to dis-
charge papers. Startdate unknown.
Details of service:Last assigned schoolfor cooks and bak-ers. Was a cook atCamp Lewis, now
known as Fort Lewis.
Jay Anthony VanniAge: 39
Highest rankachieved: Petty offi-
cer third classBranch of service:
U.S. NavyWhere served: twosix-month tours toPersian Gulf on theaircraft carrier USSCarl Vinson as cata-
pult officerDetails of service:
Letter ofCommendation;graduated from
Central WashingtonUniversity with
degrees in scienceand business; now
lives in St. Louis (he lived in Issaquah
for 36 years)Dates of Service:
1993-1997
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Robert Edward WolahanBorn:
Nov. 23, 1932Deceased:
Dec. 10, 2010Highest rank
achieved:PNC (chief)
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Korea and VietnamDates of service:
1950-1970
Hugh Gordon RossNo photo provided
Age: 58Highest rank
achieved: CorporalBranch of service:
U.S. Navy, cryptograph techWhere served:
Strategic nucleardeterrence in SouthChina Sea during
Vietnam War;Combat Zone vet,
1972-1973; nuclearsubmarine force
Dates of service:January 1971 to
January 1977
Archie HowatsonBranch of service:
U.S. ArmyWhere served:Hawaii for 26
months; Servedduring combat inOkinawa, Japan,with the 892ndOrdnance Heavy
AutomotiveMaintenance Co. inthe 10th Army; hewas a mechanicwho kept the
vehicles movingDates of service:
Jan. 5, 1942 to 1945
Ron HowatsonHighest rank
achieved:U.S. Navy
Branch of service:U.S. Navy Seabees
Where served:Korea 1952-1954
John E. FloodAge: 81
Highest rankachieved:Lieutenant
Branch of service:U.S. Navy
Where served:Supply Corps
Dates of service:Three years
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 toNov. 1976