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Des Moines, Iowa

War / Conflict: World War I
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Civilian Life Earl Granville Anderson was born in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. While in high school, he developed a great dislike for everything pertaining to...
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War / Conflict: World War I
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Sergeant Edwin Frederick Barnum was from Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Iowa State College with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1915. Edwin enlisted November 6, 1917 in Washington...
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Year at ISU: 1944 First Lieutenant LaVerne Roy Breman was born on September 29, 1921 to Earl M. Breman and Millie M. Campfield. He had a sister named Sarah Breman....
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Year at ISU: 1943 Died: Midway
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War / Conflict: Vietnam
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Died: Binh Dinh, Vietnam Reason: Non hostile air crash
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War / Conflict: World War I
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Matthew Dale Ackerman was born to A. H. Eckerman and Lula Ackerman. He came to Iowa State College from his hometown Des Moines, Iowa. He would have graduated in 1918...
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War / Conflict: Vietnam
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Donald Ralph Ledlie was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1947 to Ralph and Ethelda Ledlie. Don grew up on the family farm south of Des Moines. He...
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War / Conflict: Vietnam
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Died: Quang Ngai, Vietnam Reason: Killed in action
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War / Conflict: World War I
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Corporal William Nixon Moore came to Iowa State College from his hometown Des Moines, Iowa to study Mechanical Engineering. He was part of the class of 1916, but left college....
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Second Lieutenant Elmer D Rydberg's sister, Grace, wrote the following to the Alumni Assocition dated December 31, 1944: "Elmer enlisted April 1942 - called for training July 1942 - classified...
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Year at ISU: 1943 First Lieutenant Frank Allen Smith was born on January 23, 1919 to Harrison Smith and Mary Donnelly. He grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. Frank graduated...
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Alan Southworth was born to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Southworth, sometime in 1926. He had three sisters: Mrs. O. L. Smith, Undine Southworth (a Home Economics senior at...
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War / Conflict: Vietnam
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Died: Thailand Reason: Non hostile
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Year at ISU: 1941 Died: Alaska
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War / Conflict: World War II
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Aviation Machinist Mate Second Rank James Richard Vawter's hometown was Des Moines, Iowa. He was the son of Dick Mavity and Susanna Faris. James left Iowa State College sometime before...
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