World War II
Army & Army Air Force Casualties
Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Only those persons who died in a line-of-duty status are listed herein. Individuals who were not in line of duty at the time of their deaths are not so listed. Though personnel not in line of duty are not listed, failure to find in these lists the name of a person known to be dead should not be taken as prima-fade evidence that such person died not in line of duty.

No civilians are included in this report. Red Cross personnel and other civilians serving with the Army became casualties during the war, but procedure for reporting civilian personnel differs from that for reporting military individuals.

GRADE: This is synonymous with the misnomer “rank”, and the abbreviations which may be found in this book are as follows:
GEN, General (four star);
LT G, Lieutenant General, (three star);
M G, Major General (two star);
B G, Brigadier General (one star);
COL, Colonel;
LT C, Lieutenant Colonel;
MAJ, Major;
CAPT, Captain;
1 LT, First Lieutenant;
2 LT, Second Lieutenant;
C WO, Chief Warrant Officer;
WOJG, Warrant Officer, Junior Grade;
FL 0, Flight Officer;
AV C, Aviation Cadet;
M SG, Master Sergeant;
1 SG, First Sergeant;
T SG, Technical Sergeant;
S SG, Staff Sergeant;
TEC3, Technician Third Grade;
SGT, Sergeant;
TEC4, Technician Fourth Grade;
CPL, Corporal;
TEC5, Technician Fifth Grade;
PFC, Private First Class, and
PVT, Private.

TYPE OF CASUALTY:

“KIA” (Killed in Action)
An individual who was “killed in action,” whether at the front or by enemy action, in the rear areas, or if a prisoner of war, whether by air bombardment of his prison camp or by being shot while escaping.

“DOW” (Died of Wounds)
Persons who were wounded and later died.

“DOI” (Died of Injuries)
Those who suffered fatal battle injuries as opposed to wounds, in combat or in combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status.

“DNB” (Died, Non-Battle)
Other line-of-duty deaths, such as from sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training and maneuver deaths).

“FOD” (Finding of Death)
Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law 490*.

“M” (Missing Persons)
Missing persons are marked with the, single letter “M”

*Findings of death under Public Law 490 and its amendments are made in the case of persons when—and only when—there is either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that under the circumstances the person could not have remained alive. These findings are made only after review and after a lapse of at least one year from the time of disappearance.