Casualties from Area - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

***ALWARD, Kenneth (are there two as this one is buried in Waynetown but not really from MC)

***BABB, Forrest (listed but I see NO connection to Montgomery County - see what I know on Fountain County GenWeb)

***BARNARD, James F. - (see also news articles)

CAULDWELL, Oscar - "decorated" - listed in Indianapolis Star, 23 March 1944 p 2 c3 - although he was born in Parke County, he is listed as his hometown being Crawfordsville - he went on to

CLODFELTER, Elton A. 35149039 - Air Corps - S Sgt. Indiana war memorial www.in.gov

CONRAD, Eugene L. - Marines Sgt KIA - Purple Heart - Indianapolis Times 4 Aug 1945 p 3 c3 lists him as Marine Casualty - probably also him but under Leonus 5 Aug 1945 Indy Star p 40 c8 - Navy Casualty - or, oops, probably TWO

COOPER, Harold G. - hometown of Crawfordsville listed when he was tallied as a POW in the Indianapolis Star p 4 c 3 of 4 August 1944 - US Armh POW

CORD, Robert L. -- #2 (Obit) - a Robert D. CORD listed as casualty of the US Army 31 Aug 1944 in the Indianapolis News part 2, p11 c3 - US Army but Robert L. Cord listed earlier 18 Aug 1944 Indianapolis Star as a casualty - imagine same person- Robert L. Waynetown as hometown in Indianapolis Star 24 Sept 1944

CORDES, Carroll --MIA - Army in the Indianapolis Times p 19 c 5 on 27 April 1945 - Crawfordsville, home town

COTTEN, Irvin - KIA - Germany     

DAVIS, Robert - KIA - France June 14, 1944

DOOLEY, Robert W. - listed as from Crawfordsville US Army MIA - in the Indianapolis Star 2 Nov 1944

DICKS, Earl - MIA - US Army hometown of Crawfordsville, 22 March 1944 Indianapolis Star p 2 c 6

DOVE, Arnold W. - listed as hometown Waynetown "decorated" US Army in Indianapolis Times 2 December 1944 - imagine this is him but would need obit for sure

DUKE, Basil L., Jr. - listed in Indianapolis Star 16 Dec 1944 p 18 c 5 - Army POW, hometown Crawfordsville - from tombstone -S Sgt US Army Air Forces WWII 4-23-1924 to 2-21-2004 *on back of stone)

ELLIOTT, Cyrus E. - Died from wounds received in France

FOSTER, Robert G. - MIA US Army - Crawfordsville hometown - in Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb 1944 p 5 c2 - Decorated Indianapolis Star 3 May 1944 p 6 c7-- CASUALTY - Indianapolis Star 29 Jan 1944 p 11 c 6

FOUTS, Oliver E. - casualty - from Wingate - listed in Indianapolis News 23 Aug 1945 - US Army

FOY, Donald - MIA - US Army - from "crawfordsville" listed in Indiana News 14 Dec 1944 pt 2 p 11 c 3 - POW "Army" Indianapolis Times 9 June 1945 p 3 c5

FREEMAN, John N. KIA - Saipan in Marianes June 15, 1944 - listed as Casualty - US Army Indiana News 29 July 1944

FREEMAN, Rush B. - "Casualty" US Army listed in 4 April 1944 Indiana Star - 179th Inf - 45th Division - Killed in Italy 21 Feb 1944

FULTON, Delbert - Indiana Star 10 June 1944 MIA - Army p 24 c1- home town listed as Crawfordsville, Indiana but wonder if Crawford County?

GEIGER, Everett Eugene - POW - announced Indianapolis Star 7 April 1944 p 2 c 5 US Army - hometown of: Crawfordsville, hometown - not sure if the link is to his grave or not - no mention to Crawfordsville but such an odd name can't imagine it's not

GILL, Edward W. - hometown: Crawfordsville - "decorated - US Armyu - Indianapolis News 18 Sept 1945 part 2, p 16 c 3

GILLOCK, Sanford E. from Linden, Indiana - Casualty of Army - Indianapolis Star 4 Aug 1944 p 4 c3

GILMORE, Charles E. -- MIA US Army - from Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Star 5 May 1944 p 1 c7

GOTT, Donald H. - US Army - MIA - from Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Star 15 March 1944 p 2 c6 - "decorated" - 26 March 1944 Star, pt 1 p 17 c 1

GRAYSON, John G. - hometown Crawfordsville POW - Indianapolis News - MIA 20 Jan 1945 Indianapolis Times -- 26 April 1945 p 15 c3 - US Army

HILLIARD, Daniel F. - Casualty - hometown Crawfordsville - US Army - p 5 c2 Indianapolis Star 29 April 1943 - "decorated" (assume Purple Heart) - 14 May 1943 Indianaplis News p18 c 2

JONES, Carl W - KIA France Dec 1, 1944 - think this is the one I have connected on findagrave anyway - let me know if it's not - need to read the following obituary: 27 Dec 1944 p 1 C'ville Journal Review

KEMP, Lt. Robert Norton - KIA Germany

KIDD, James R. - #35098597 - Sgt US Army - KIA - PH

 

KROUT, Gerald - KIA - Germany -- (brother to Kenneth) - 9th Army

KROUT, Kenneth - KIA - Belgium - tombstone (Pvt. Indiana 358th Infantry WWII - buried Waynetown Masonic Cemetery)

KROUT, Zenith L - US Army Pvt PH - KIA - he may have served from Fountain County vs. Montgomery

LANE, Franklin R. - 353669632 Air Corps - Sgt - from Crawfordsville - Indiana War Memorial Veterans Database

LEAMING, Mary Vi Kitts - US Navy Nurse - 1942-47 - born 4 Nov 1916 Crawfordsville died 4 June 2005 Romney, Tippecanoe County

LEAVENWORTH, Wm. - KIA - Eastern France Oct 29, 1944 - 1st Lt. - PH

LEHMAN, Col. Arthur Joseph (thanks so much to Joyce Bever for this awesome tribute)  Obituary

McKEE, Gwendolyn (KIA) - see also Gold Stars from Waynetown

McKENZIE, Norman L - KIA - PH

McNeil, Boyd Orpheus - served 1-12-1943 to 12-28-1945 Army Serial # 35578542

MILLER, John N - Tec 5 - KIA US Army Service # 20537240 - Purple Heart

MILLER, Ted - KIA - France Nov 14, 1944

MILLIS, Robert Jordan - 26 Sept 1922 - 14 July 1991 - Oak Hill Cemetery - Army

O'NEALL, William - KIA France Dec 31, 1943

O'NEALL, William Quincy - Air Corps - Lt - buried Oak Hill - KIA - PH

OSWALT, Ralph     Oswalt photo from findsagrave.com

OTTERMAN, William M. - KIA 9-23-1945 Molucco Island USAAF Chief Bombadier 372nd Bomb SqMB 307th Bomb Group 135h AF - buried Stoner Cemetery (well at least a memorial there) Ladgoa, Indiana

PALIN, Hiram Wayne - NOTE

PARKER, Carl R. - 778th Tank Batallion - KIA - PH

PAXTON, Max - buried Belgium - KIA

PHEBUS, James D. -- although he is "buried" in Thorntown, he is more than likely (or at least at some point, few were brought back home) actually buried in Lorraine, France - PFC Army - PH

PUGH, Robert L. 15342952 (Army) - Cpl -- reported as Prisoner - Indianapolis Times 13 June 1945 US Army p 15 c 8

PYLE, Vance -- Ssgt - 32nd Inf 35th Div 8-30-1919 died 7-28-1944 stone at Oak Hill, Crawfordsville-- MIA - Army Indianapolis Star 27 Aug 1944 part 2 p 36 c 5

QUIGLE, Charles William - son of Mabel & Carl -"buried" at Newtown, IN - Lt KIA (lost at sea off west coast of Ireland - - Navy - PH

RADY, James E. - 529981 - coast guard - 1st class petty officer - from Ladoga, Indiana

RAFFERTY, Kenneth R. -- 3529277 - US Army Air Corps - hometown of Wingate - buried Wesley Cemetery near Waynetown Indiana. Son of Ora & Mary (Hauk) Rafferty - married to one wonderful gal, Esther - 15 Sept 2016 - 24 Oct 1990 -- WWII database www.in.gov

RATCLIFF, Frank T. - 35250754 - memorial in Mt. Moriah, Parke County - buried Manila National Cemetery - Army Tech 5 - KIA - PH

RAYNES, William A. WWII database www.in.gov - "Billy" Raynes - casualty - Linden Ind - Indianapolis Star 22 June 1945 p 5 c1 US Army --

REATH, Charles Ernest son of Elam and Lennie Rush Reath buried Waynetown - US Army #3585679

RICE, Alvin O. - possibly him (but b 1882) however seems rather old to have been in WWII - - thought WWI perhaps but an Alvin Otis Rice's death record says he's Spanish-American ? NEEDS WORK WWII database www.in.gov

RUCKEL, Roy Glenn - Photo from Find~a~Grave

SCHWEITZER, Thomas L. - Oak Hill Cemetery 26 Feb 1826 (sic 1926) died 3 April 1945 Sqdn Q BV AAF.

SEARING, Oscar L. - Army 45018555 -- WWII database www.in.gov

SHEPHERD, Paul W. --WWII database www.in.gov

STAFFORD, Frank S. - 35903648 - Army (www.in.gov WWII Veterans Database - assume the link is the correct man - probably need to read an obituary for sure)

SWANK, Forrest Rex -- #2(Obituary)

SWITZER, William M 8645683 - Navy from Linden - anyone know anything else on him?

WOOD, Henry J. -- sic - believe this is Wilbur J. Wood son of Henry Wood.  NOTE: this is the same as above listed as Henry Wilbur Jr.

WRIGHT, Robert E. 2nd Lt. - can anyone help me here? = Possible Find~A~Grave?

WRIGHT, Robert E. - KIA Belgium Jan 7, 1945 -- in two places there are TWO Robert E. Wrights - one a Cpl and one a Pvt. not sure if same or not nor can I find either on findagrave

WYNEKOOP, Wayne M. --35563943 - US Army Pvt - KIA - PH

Charles Zaikovsky -  NOTE