PFC ALVIN SUNDERMANARMYAlvin Gerald Sunderman was born south of Pender on April 1, 1919. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church west of Pender. He resided on …
William Pflug
2LT WILLIAM PFLUGARMYWilliam (Bill) Pflug was born on August 17, 1918, in Lincoln, NE, the oldest of five children of Louis and Susanna (Limbeck) Pflug, He attended school in Lincoln, …
Thomas McCaslin
SSG THOMAS MCCASLINARMYBorn on August 26, 1918, in Havre, Montana, Tom McCaslin was the third of 13 children born to George and Elizabeth “Bess” McCaslin. In the early 1920s, George …
John LaMar
2LT JOHN LAMARARMYJohn Atwood LaMar was born on January 23, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri to Atwood and Zoe LaMar. He was raised in St. Joseph, Missouri and graduated from …
Benjamin Kinnick
1STLT BENJAMIN KINNICKMARINESBorn in Adel, IA on August 8, 1919, Benjamin (Ben) G. Kinnick was the second of three children born to Nile Kinnick, Sr. and Francis Ada Clarke Kinnick. …
Teddy Jones
PVT TEDDY JONESARMYPVT Teddy “David” Jones was born September 20, 1924, near Tekamah, NE. His parents were Orville and Cora (Rounds) Jones. David completed 11th grade, enlisting in the Army …
Joseph Waszak
T/4 JOSEPH S. WASZAKSister of Omaha soldier killed outside London church by WWII ‘buzz bomb’ given memorial flagBy Steve Liewer / World-Herald staff writerMary Ann Waszak’s 9-year-old fingers trembled as …
Melvin Anderson
SGT MELVIN C. ANDERSONSGT Melvin Carl Anderson was born in Kansas City, Missouri on 15 December 1912. He was the fourth child of five born to Swedish immigrant parents Carl …
Willie Leever
PVT WILLIE LEEVERARMYHe had enlisted in the Army. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private. Service number was 37453025. Served with 36th Infantry Division, 132nd Field …
Floyd Whittaker
SSG FLOYD WHITTAKERARMYMabel Stansbury, sister of the late Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Whittaker, receives an Honor and Remember flag during a ceremony at the Ferguson House in Lincoln. Picture by …