Waukon Iowa

Riley, James Francis
Army Private 1st class

James Francis Riley, age 20, from Waukon, Iowa, Allamakee county.

Spouse: Alice

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Graduate of Saint Patrick’s High in Waukon

Date of death: Monday, November 16, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Mount Olivet

Source: National Archives, Des Moines Register (1970)

Pederson, Wendle Adonis
Navy Reserves Appentice seaman

Wendle Adonis Pederson, age 17, from Allamakee County Waukon, Iowa .

Parents: Alfred Oscar Pederson

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, August 23, 1942
Death details: Died when the USS Ingraham collided with another vessel and sank in the North Atlantic.

Source: National Archives, Cedar Rapids Gazette (1943), LaCrosse Tribune (1943)

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