If you have a relative from the area who served during WWII, we would like to have their photo and biographical information. Please email to info@wentzvillehistoricalsociety.org.
- Abbington, Anthony - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 11 Nov 1942 to 22 Nov 1945 - S/Sgt Infantry. Wounded April 5, 1945, in Italy. Shell fragments imbedded in his right knee. Died 08 Apr 1986,… Continue Reading
- Abbington, Francis - Hometown: Flint Hill, MO Possibly a brick layer born in 1909 Continue Reading
- Alden, Oliver Robert - Hometown: Foristell Army - TEC3 07 MARCH 1942 until 29 SEPT 1945 1945 was placed in a medical detachment stationed at hospital in Jefferson Barracks. Alden Bruning is his brother.… Continue Reading
- Allen, Joe Lane - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Marine - Quartermaster 03 APRIL 1945 until 26 AUG 1946 Died 28 JUNE 1977, buried Linn, Wentzville, MO Continue Reading
- Almeling, Maynard W. - Hometown: Wentzville. WWII Army Air Corp. 21 Jun 1943 to Dec 1945 - Radio Observer and Radio Bombardier Korean War Air Force 14 Feb 1951 Before the war was working… Continue Reading
- Andrews, Eugene Rollins, Jr. - Hometown: Wentzville. WWII Army 18 Jun 1943 to 12 Jan 1946 - Infantry. Korean War 13 Oct 1950 to 14 May1952 New Guinea, Philippines - S/Sgt 32 His father was… Continue Reading
- Anselm, Sam S. - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 03 Jun 1941 to 02 Oct 1945 - Jeep Driver. Sole survivor of the car accident that killed Stanley Foltz and Elroy Schulte. Served in New Guinea,… Continue Reading
- Barnes, Roy Nobel - Hometown: Wentzville. Army Air Corps 23 Feb 1943, Sgt. With WPA before the war. Continue Reading
- Barr, Herman - Hometown: Wentzville. Army - France. Highway patrolman assigned to area, living in Wentzville. Died 06 May 2005, buried Czar Cemetery, Czar, Missouri Continue Reading
- Bayte, Arthur Leon - Hometown: Wentzville. WWII Army Air Corps, Korea AF 17 Dec 1949 to 22 Jun 1954 - Sgt cook on deluxe arm plane in India, England, and Cairo, Egypt. Wife Vera… Continue Reading
- Beier, Frederick Otto - Hometown: Foristell Army - Philippines 30 DEC 1944 until ? Died 27 MAY 2014, buried St. John's UCC, Cappeln, MO Continue Reading
- Bennett, Harrison A. - Hometown: Flint Hill. Army 30 Sep 1942 to 15 Apr 1943. Died 31 Dec 1974, buried St. Theodore Cemetery. Continue Reading
- Bennett, James E. - Hometown: Flint Hill. Navy 22 Feb 1943 to 09 Jan 1956 - CD2 Seabee, 87th Battalion Pacific. Before the war drove for Alpenbrau Distributor, after the war drove truck for… Continue Reading
- Bishop, Daniel Joseph - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army - SGT 28 NOV 1945 until 01 JUNE 1947 Died 21 FEB 1979, buried Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO Continue Reading
- Blick, Oliver Lee - Hometown: Wentzville. Army Air Corp. 16 Jul 1942 to 31 Mar 1965 - turret gunner. With Doolittle. Won Air Medal and eight oak clusters. Flew over 50 combat missions in… Continue Reading
- Blick, William Leonard - Hometown: Wentzville. Army Air Corps 30 Dec 1943 - Private. Clerk of operations 20th Air Corps in the Pacific. Took part in non-stop flight from Tokyo to Chicago. Died 07… Continue Reading
- Boland, Alfred John - Nickname: Al Hometown: Wentzville, MO Navy Reserves - AM2C - Aviation Machinist Mate; Lambert Field, Norfolk, Virginia and Chicago 1944 until SEPT 1945 Died 26 MARCH 2003, buried Memorial Gardens,… Continue Reading
- Bornhop, Arnold R. - Hometown: Wentzville. 10 Oct 1942 to 13 Oct 1945 - S/Sgt. 161 Infantry Regiment 91st Powder River Div. 5th Army North Africa and Italy. Wounded in action in Italy 20… Continue Reading
- Bornhop, Robert Eugene - Nickname: Boggy Hometown: Wentzville, MO Merchant Marines - AS, Pacific NOV 1944 until JUNE 1946 Before war worked for Frank Reller. Died 01 SEPT 2007, St. Patrick's, Wentzville, MO Continue Reading
- Bote, Wesley Walter - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army - CPL 31st Field Artillery 30 DEC 1944 until ? Died 13 NOV 1969, buried Wright City Cemetery, Wright City, MO Continue Reading
- Bote, Wilfred Lee Henry - Hometown: Foristell Army - Infantry 30 DEC 1944 until 18 DEC 1946 Died 31 MAY 1991, buried Wright City Cemetery, Wright City, MO Continue Reading
- Bradford, William - Hometown: Wentzville. Died 08 Jan 1969, buried Hopewell Cemetery. Continue Reading
- Brakensiek, Erich August - Hometown: Foristell, MO Navy 23 JAN 1943 until ? Died 29 APRIL 2015, buried St. John's UCC, Cappeln, MO Continue Reading
- Brockmann, Vernon William - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 02 Nov 1942 to 25 Jan 1946 - S/Sgt. South Pacific, New Guinea and Philippines. Was an honor student at Northwest State Teachers College before the war… Continue Reading
- Bross, Ted - Hometown: Flint Hill. Army 1945 - 6th Infantry, New Guinea, Philippines. Rescued 3 wounded men under enemy fire and got them to the aid station. Part owner of BMP Ford.… Continue Reading
- Brown, John Calvin, Jr. - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Army - East Indies, South Pacific 18 APRIL 1944 until Fall 1945 Before war working for Federal Corps Insurance Corp in Maryland. Enlisted in MD. Died 02… Continue Reading
- Brueggeman, Bob W. - Hometown: Wentzville. Navy - Gunner's mate, Japan. Part owner of Modern Market before the war. In Missouri Baseball Hall of Fame. Died 26 Jul 1990, buried St. Charles Memorial Gardens.… Continue Reading
- Brune, Alphonse - Hometown: Wentzville. WWII Army Air Corps. 08 Sep 1942 to 18 Mar 1946 - Major. Korean war may have been in the Air Force. Vincent H. Brune is his brother.… Continue Reading
- Brune, John H. - Hometown: Dardenne. Army 01 Dec 1942 to 06 Dec 1945. Wounded in combat in southern France, leg was amputated below the knee. Before the war worked for Frazier Brace Engineering… Continue Reading
- Brune, Vincent H. - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 19 Sep 1941 to 03 Oct 1945. Alphonse Brune is his brother. Died 08 Jan 1980, buried Peace Cemetery. Continue Reading
- Brune, Wilbert J. - Hometown: Dardenne. Army - June 1944 reported missing in action while with the American Tank BN. Later reported as a German POW from 09 Jun 1944 to Jun 1945 Stalag… Continue Reading
- Bruning, Alden Lawrence - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army - SGT, Germany 24 NOV 1942 until ? Oliver Bruning is his brother. Died 10 MAY 2010, buried in Zoar Cemetery, Troy, MO Continue Reading
- Bruning, Henry E. (Bud) - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 23 Dec 1940 to 06 Oct 1945 - Infantry, possibly National Guard. Aleutian Islands. Died 28 Dec 2006, buried Jefferson Barracks. Continue Reading
- Brush, William Adam - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army - TEC5 22 DEC 1942 until 20 NOV 1945 Died 12 MARCH 1988, buried St. John's UCC, Cappeln, MO Continue Reading
- Bryson, Glenn Paul - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army 17 DEC 1942 until 14 DEC 1944 Before war worked at American Car & Foundry. Died 30 JUNE 1996, buried Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Continue Reading
- Buescher, Adolph E., Jr. - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 21 Feb 1943 to 25 Jan 1946 - Infantry, Sgt. European Theater, Germany. Was in MU when drafted. Engineering diploma. Eugene C. Buescher is his brother. Died… Continue Reading
- Buescher, Carl H. - Hometown: Wentzville Army 17 Sep 1942 to 15 Nov 1945 - T-5 Medical Corps, France Received the Bronze Star for going to a severely wounded soldier by advancing to the… Continue Reading
- Buescher, Eugene C. - Hometown: Wentzville Army Air Corps. 10 Apr 1944 to 14 May 1946 - Cpl. Philippines, Tokyo, Japan Was in MU when drafted. Adolph E. Buescher is his brother. Died 03… Continue Reading
- Busdieker, Elwood Charles - Hometown: Foristell, MO Army - PFC - Tokyo - Honor Guard 29 DEC 1944 until 19 NOV 1946 After war worked for MO Dept of Transportation. Died 10 OCT 1998,… Continue Reading
- Cahoon, Hobert Ripley - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Army - AC - M/Sgt - Re-enlisted in AF after Korea 02 NOV 1954 until 31 AUG 1965 - WW2 27 MARCH 1941 until 20 NOV 1945… Continue Reading
- Callaway, Allen Elsworth - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Medical Discharge 1944 Before war worked at Southern Air Cafe. Died 07 SEPT 1995 Continue Reading
- Chilton, George - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 08 May 1944 to 14 May 1946. France and Germany. Howard Chilton is his brother. Died 01 Jan 1983, buried Wellsville Cemetery. Continue Reading
- Chilton, Howard M. - Hometown: Wentzville Army 15 Feb 1942 to Dec 1945, Pacific Corporal, Sharpshooter medal. Before the war did construction and concrete work. After the war worked as a Vess soda distributor… Continue Reading
- Clausner, Clarence Leo - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Army 15 MAY 1945 until 17 JULY 1946 Died 15 JULY 2000, buried St. Josephs CCC, Josephville, MO Continue Reading
- Clements, Joseph Emory - Hometown: Gilmore, MO Army - T/Sgt 7th Army, Italy, France, Germany Before war worked CCC. Died 17 SEPT 1964, Linn, Wentzville, MO Continue Reading
- Cosby, Charles William - Hometown: Wentzville. Before the war he worked at Bolz Donaldson Co. Leotis and Loyd Cosby are his brothers. Continue Reading
- Cosby, Leotis L. - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 29 Mar 1943 to 17 Jul 1945. Before the war worked with the WPA. Charles and Loyd are his brothers. Died 28 Feb 1977, buried Highland Park,… Continue Reading
- Cosby, Lloyd - Hometown: Wentzville. Army 11 Jul 1942 to 17 Jul 1945 T-5 3962 QM Truck Company QMC. Died in a rooming house fire in St. Louis in which 3 died. Renovation… Continue Reading
- Cribbs, Archie F. - Hometown: Wentzville. Army Air Corps. 08 Dec 1943. Continue Reading
- Cribbs, Orville - Hometown: Wentzville, MO Navy Continue Reading