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Turner, William George
Marines Private

William George Turner from Algona, Iowa, Kossuth county.

Service era: World War II
Schools: Algona High (1936)
Military history: Scout-Bombing Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 21, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Division

Date of death: Friday, December 12, 1941
Death details: Died from injuries sustained during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Source: Globe Gazette (2020)

Loustanau, Charles Bernard
Navy Seaman 1st class

Charles Bernard Loustanau, age 27, from Gray, Iowa, Audubon county.

Parents: Katherine Johansen

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Daily Nonpareil (1942)

Jordan, Wesley
Navy Seaman 1st class

Wesley Jordan of Iowa, age 23, of Deep River Township, Iowa, Poweshiek County

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Died at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for 2018
Cemetery: Barnes City Cemetery (buried May 2019)

Source: weareiowa.com, KCRG, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fleetwood, Donald E.
Marines Private 1st class

Donald E. Fleetwood, age 20, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, Webster county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Died non-battle

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Des Moines Register (1942)

Manske, Robert Francis
Navy Yeoman 2nd class

Robert Francis Manske, age 22, from Waterloo, Iowa, Black Hawk county.

Parents: Frank and Katherine Manske

Service era: World War II
Schools: East High gradaute

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Waterloo Courier (1942)

Tidball, David Franklin
Navy Seaman 1st class

David Franklin Tidball, age 20, from Independence, Iowa, Buchanan county.

Parents: Raymon F. Tidball

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Navy Seaman 1st Class David F. Tidball, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 3, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Tidball was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Tidball.

Source: National Archives, Waterloo Courier (1941)

Giesen, Karl Anthony
Navy Yeoman 2nd class

Karl Anthony Giesen, age 24, from Decorah, Iowa, Winneshiek county.

Spouse: Helen Lucille Giesen

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

McFadden, James
Navy

James McFadden, age 22, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Linn county.

Parents: L. J. McFadden
Spouse: Married

Service era: World War II
Schools: McKinley High, Coe College

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed at Pearl Harbor

Source: Des Moines Register (1941, Cedar Rapids Gazette (1941)

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