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( All weblinks within this document are " BLUE " )
LAST UPDATE: November 17, 2018
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The following list was created in the memory of the brave men and women from Johnson County, Wyoming that gave their all for their State and Country during World War II. Soldiers, Sailors and Merchant Marines, are all included on this listing.~ For his great help locating burials, taking photos, and record updates " For Soldiers & Sailors Nationwide ! "There are personal "online memorials" for each of these honored men and women that were created for them by using the "Find A Grave" website. You will see a blue " Yes " behind their names and by clicking on the " Yes " you will see their personal memorial that has been created for them. On "many" of the online memorials you will see a small biography for each soldier which includes: parent's names, where they lived and where and how they actually died. If you see one without a bio and you have information on them please email me and I'll update their records.
Johnson County had a total of:
" 16 "
Soldiers, Sailors & Merchant Marines who "Gave Their All" during World War II
( I'm 99.9% sure all from Johnson County are included )
Information was used from the following link for the " Army & Air Force " at National Archives for this report:
Click Here for Archive Report: " Johnson County, Wyoming "
"Multiple" links at the National Archives were used for the " Navy & Coast Guard " for this report.
Also please note: The records show these men and women as either enlisting, being originally from, or having strong ties to Johnson County. Therefore some of these soldiers may not necessarily be from the particular county noted.On some of the records you will note that the "Cemetery/Memorial" column shows "unknown". If you know where any of these men or women are interred please let me know by sending me an "email - (by clicking here)" and I'll insure that the information is noted for their record.
And Remember This:
Whether a soldier or sailor was "Killed In Action", "Missing In Action", "Died of Wounds", or even died in the "Line Of Duty" ....Whether a soldier or sailor was awarded medals or not ....
They are all " HEROS " in my book and deserve all the recognition they can get !
No matter how they died or what medals they were awarded ....
" They answered their country's call and should be remembered for what they did for us all " !
Special Thanks To "Volunteer" Find A Grave Members: ~ For her great help locating burials and record updates " For Soldiers & Sailors Nationwide ! "
" ShaneO "
AM = Awarded the "Air Medal" ~ ( Meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight and/or single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious service. )
AM* = Awarded the "Air Medal" with one Oak Leaf Cluster ~ ( Second occurrance of being awarded the Air Medal )
AM** = Awarded the "Air Medal" with two Oak Leaf Clusters ~ ( Third occurrance of being awarded the Air Medal )
AM*** = Awarded the "Air Medal" with three Oak Leaf Clusters ~ ( Fourth occurrance of being awarded the Air Medal )
BS = Awarded the "Bronze Star" ~ ( 4th highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service )
DFC = Awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" ~ ( Awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight )
DSC = Awarded the "Distinguished Service Cross" ~ ( 2nd highest award for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force to a member of the U.S. Army & Army Air Force )
DSM = Awarded the "Distinguished Service Medal" ~ ( Awarded for Exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility to any member of the military )
LOM = Awarded the "Legion Of Merit" ~ ( Awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements to all military branches )
MM = Awarded the "Mariner's Medal" ~ ( Awarded to the Merchant Marines for being wounded or killed in action )
MOH = Awarded the "Medal Of Honor" ~ ( Highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. )
NC = Awarded the "Navy Cross" ~ ( 2nd highest military decoration for valor that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, or U.S. Coast Guard )
PH = Awarded the "Purple Heart" ~ ( Awarded for being wounded in action )
PH* = Awarded the "Purple Heart" with one Oak Leaf Cluster ( Wounded Two Times )
PH** = Awarded the "Purple Heart" with two Oak Leaf Clusters ( Wounded Three Times )
PH*** = Awarded the "Purple Heart" with three Oak Leaf Clusters ( Wounded Four Times )
POW = Awarded the "Prisoner Of War Medal"
PUC = Awarded a "Presidential Unit Citation"
SM = Awarded the "Soldier's Medal" ~ ( Awarded for distinguished heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy )
SS = Awarded the "Silver Star" ~ ( 3rd highest award, awarded for gallantry in action )
Other Medals = Such as Good Conduct Medals, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals, American Defense Service Medals, etc. " Are Not " included in this listing.
= Picture of person shown on online memorial
= Picture of tombstone shown on online memorial
Cenotaph = A memorial stone only, remains not recovered or possibly interred somewhere unknown.
n/a ~ ( in awards field ) = not applicable
n/a ~ ( in photo field ) = not available
Those Included: = Died during the war - December 7, 1941 through September 2, 1945. Some others have been included that died close to the war's end during cleanup operations.
( Those letters "not highlighted" in " blue " currently have no soldiers listed )
[ A ] ~ [ B ] ~ [ C ] ~ [ D ] ~ [ E ] ~ [ F ] ~ [ G ] ~ [ H ] ~ [ I ] ~ [ J ] ~ [ K ] ~ [ L ]
[ M ] ~ [ N ] ~ [ O ] ~ [ P ] ~ [ Q ] ~ [ R ] ~ [ S ] ~ [ T ] ~ [ U ] ~ [ V ] ~ [ W ] ~ [ X ] ~ [ Y ] ~ [ Z ]
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
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Last Names starting with " A " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " B " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carson, Virgil Blaine ~ BS PH ~ Netherlands ~ |
First Class | 82nd Arbn Div Army |
Missing In Action Oct. 2, 1944 |
American Cemetery Netherlands |
Cenotaph |
Christensen, Elmer Emil ~ PH ~ Pearl Harbor ~ |
Mate Second Class | Navy |
Missing In Action Dec. 7, 1941 |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Cenotaph |
Claypool, Archie Porter ~ n/a ~ Pacific ~ |
First Class | Navy |
Line Of Duty Jan. 15, 1944 |
National Cemetery San Bruno, California |
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Copps, Calvin W ~ AM PH ~ Adriatic Sea ~ |
Sergeant | 485th Bmb Grp Air Force |
Missing In Action Jan. 20, 1945 |
American Cemetery Italy |
Cenotaph |
Last Names starting with " C " " Completed " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deen, Cecil L ~ PH ~ Italy ~ |
Service Regt Army |
Killed In Action Dec. 6, 1943 |
American Cemetery Italy |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eldridge, George W ~ n/a ~ Tennessee ~ |
First Class | Line Of Duty Jan. 24, 1945 |
Kaycee, Wyoming |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foster, Fred M ~ SS* PH ~ Europe ~ |
Dest Bn Army |
Died Of Wounds Oct. 5, 1944 |
American Cemetery Belgium |
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Last Names starting with " F " " Not Started " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " G " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hart, Albert McCabe ~ n/a ~ Australia ~ ~ ( Chaplain ) |
Lieutenant | Army |
Line Of Duty Jul. 16, 1942 |
Memorial Cemetery Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Last Names starting with " H " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " I " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " J " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kepler, Vincent A ~ AM PH ~ Austria ~ |
Lieutenant | 2nd Bmb Grp Air Force |
Killed In Action Feb. 24, 1944 |
National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " L " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madsen, Arnold ~ PH ~ unknown ~ |
Killed In Action 1945 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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McBride, Sam Anderson ~ DSC PH ~ Saipan ~ |
Lieutenant | 27th Inf Div Army |
Died Of Wounds Jun. 24, 1944 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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Last Names starting with " M " " Not Started " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norval, Richard Morgan ~ PH ~ Okinawa ~ |
First Class | 1st Mar Div Marines |
Killed In Action May 14, 1945 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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Last Names starting with " N " " Completed " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " O " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peck, George DeLisle ~ n/a ~ unknown ~ |
Sergeant | Line Of Duty Oct. 8, 1944 |
Memorial Park Whittier, California |
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Last Names starting with " P " " Not Started " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " Q " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " R " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smee, Robert W ~ PH ~ Italy ~ |
3rd Inf Div Army |
Killed In Action May 30, 1944 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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Still, James Oliver, Jr ~ PH ~ France ~ |
Army |
Killed In Action Sep. 27, 1944 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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Last Names starting with " S " " Not Started " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor, Charles E ~ PH ~ Germany ~ |
35th Inf Div Army |
Killed In Action Oct. 2, 1944 |
Buffalo, Wyoming |
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Last Names starting with " T " " Not Started " |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " U " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " V " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " W " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " X " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Names starting with " Y " ~ None Found ! |
| Last Name, First Name, M.I. ~ Awards ~ Place Of Passing ~ Photos | of Service |
Cause of Death Date Of Passing |
Memorial |
Memorial Click on " Yes " | |
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Last Names starting with " Z " ~ None Found ! |
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Email any questions or comments to:
Russ Pickett