Washington County Gold Star Veterans

This listing of service men and women who died in the service of their county was compiled from various sources. Many of the obituary transcriptions were donated by Pat Oestman of Wray, Colorado while Arlene Glenn of Otis and the late Steve Chaplin of Yuma were invaluable in tracking down information on those listed.

This page and all the others will be left intact - The data may be used for personal genelogical purposes with credit to the above folks.

Blue and Gold Star Flags

The practice of displaying a service banner or ribbon to recognize members of the family serving in the armed forces dates back to at least the Spanish American War and perhaps to the Civil War. The current design of a red and white flag with a blue service star (Blue Star Flag) for each serving family member originated in 1917 during World War I.

After 1918 when President Wilson ordered a Gold Star pin be given to the mothers of dead WWI servicemen, the blue service star on the service banner was covered with a gold star to honor those killed in service. Another variation had the the blue star covered with a silver star to honor those invalided home from wounds received in action. The design wasn't standardized until World War II.

Blue Star Flags were widely displayed by families during World War II and a formal Gold Star Flag presentation to the family was a routine part of a World War II memorial service. Service flags were seldom seen during the Vietnam War but have been making a comeback since 1990.

• Anderson, Perry A., Akron, SM2 USN, died May 13 1944, Admiralty Islands
• Arthur, Clifford A, Arickaree, PFC USMC, died Jul 10, 1944, Saipan
• Attebery, Joseph M., Akron, Pvt USA, died Sep 17, 1944, France

• Bartholomew, Rufus E., Otis, Pvt USA, died Nov 2, 1918, California
• Bingham, Harold M., Otis, PFC USA, died Apr 6, 1945, Philippines
• Bowen, Frank, Simpson, Pvt USA, missing July 29, 1918, France
• Brandon, Joseph Jr., Akron, Lt USAF, died Oct 1, 1951, Texas

• Cass, William P., Akron, 1Sgt USA, died Sep 7, 1944, Pacific
• Clark, James D., Akron, 1Lt USAAF, died Nov 9, 1944 over France
• Cross, Melvin D., Cope, Pvt USA, died Sep 1, 1944, France
• Christoffersen, Axel P. , Pinneo, Sgt USMC, died Jun 13, 1918, France
• Cure, George A., Akron, Sm2 USN, missing Jul 13, 1943, Solomon Islands.

• Deel, Robert C., Otis, PFC Army, died Mar 25, 1951, Korea
• Diamond, James J. Jr., Akron, FM2 USN, missing Nov 30, 1942, off Guadalcanal
• Dodge, Jerry E., Akron, Cpt USAAF, missing Nov 16, 1943 over France
• Drullinger, Ray H., Cope, Sgt USA, died Jul 10, 1943, Sicily

• Elder, Robert P., Otis, Sgt USMC, died Feb 18, 1944, Marshall Islands

• Fallert, Oscar J., Akron, Lt Cdr USN, died Jan 2, 1947, New Mexico
• Farley, Elmer C., Akron, F3c USN, died Oct. 12, 1918
• Feyereisen, Robert F., Akron, SSgt USA, died Oct 20, 1950, Korea
• Fine, George E., Akron, PFC USA died Jun 21, 1945, Philippines.

• Gebauer, Chester W., Akron, SM1c USN, died Oct 24, 1944, Philippine Sea
• Gemaehlich, William J., Burdett, Cpl USA, died Oct 5, 1943, Italy
• Graves, Alva N., Akron, PFC USA, missing Jun 14, 1918, France

• Heltenberg, Walter R., Otis, SSgt USA, died Apr 1, 1945, Germany
• Horn, Lester J., Burdett, PFC USA, died Jun 6, 1944, Normandy

• Jackson, Jacob A., Otis, Pvt USA, died Dec 25, 1953, Germany
• Johnson, Glenn L., Akron, Pvt USMC, died Jan 28, 1943, New Brittain
• Jones, Dennis D., Akron, Sgt USA, died early 1945 on Luzon
• Jordon, Walter R., DeNova, Sgt USA, died Jul 6, 1942, Philippines

• Kuntz, Alfons G., Otis, PFC USA, died Jul 3, 1944, France

• Lanning, Maurice, Messex, PFC USA, died Nov 1, 1918, France
• Layton, Walter K., Akron, AS USN, died Jul 7, 1936, California.
• Lesher, James B., Akron, 2Lt USAAF, died Sep 1, 1944, Texas
• Long, Lester W., Akron, 2Lt USMC, died Jul 20, 1944 in North Carolina

• Marez, Eugenio, Akron, Pvt USA, died in WWI
• McBeth, Everett P., Lindon, 2Lt USAAF, died Apr 1, 1943, California
• McCalmont, Howard V., Akron, TSgt USAAF, died Jul 20, 1943, New Guinea
• McGee, Charles L., Denver, Pvt USA, died Jan 18, 1945, Belgium
• McPeak, Harvey J., Anton, SSgt USAF, died July 4, 1955, Texas
• Mercer, Frank F., Rago, 2Lt USMC, died Nov 1944, Peleliu

• Nadolph, George M., Otis, Pvt USA, died Feb 9, 1945, England

• O'Brien, James F., Akron, PFC USA, died June 12, 1944, Normandy
• Oman, Lee E., Lone Star, 2Lt USAAF, died July 28, 1943, Texas

• Parrish, Laverne, Harrisburg, Tec4 USA, died Jan 24, 1945, Luzon
• Peacock, Byron, Cope, PFC USAAF, died Nov 19, 1944, England

• Reed, Kenneth, Akron, SSgt USA, died Mar 1, 1945, Luxembourg
• Rogers, Marvel D., DeNova, Sm1c USN, died Oct 12, 1942, Solomons
• Rogers, Robert M, Glen, PFC USMC, died Mar 6, 1945, Iwo Jima

• Schenk, John H. Jr., Akron, Pvt USA, died Dec 1, 1944, Germany
• Shirley, Arthur L, Akron, Cpl USA, died Nov 10, 1918, France
• Shockey, Donald P., Akron, Coxn USN, missing Oct 15, 1942, Solomon Islands
• Smith, Floyd R., Cope, Pvt USMC, died Nov 20, 1943, Tarawa
• Spencer, Roy J., Cope, Pvt USA, died Jan 12, 1945, Belgium

• Taylor, Granville M., Akron, Cpl USA, died May 5, 1918, California

• Unger, Alex J., Otis, Sgt USA, died Oct 25, 1944, Leyte

• Vaughn, Timothy D., Akron, LCpl USMC, died Nov 3, 1978, California

• Waldvogle, Earl E., Akron, PFC USA, died Oct 4, 1918, France
• Wenz, Arlin G., Otis, Sgt USA, died Jul 18. 1944, France
• Westover, Paul A., Anton, 1Lt USA, died 1945, Germany