Gold Star Memorial

The Gold Star Memorial at Scott County.

In Loving Memory of Those from Scott County Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice

Honoring those lost since 2003:

WWI, WWII, Korean & Vietnam:

The names listed here are taken from a plaque located in the lobby of the Scott County Courthouse, Davenport, Iowa (pictured here) with the inscription, "In Loving Memory of Those From Scott County Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice".

In memory World War I In memory
1917 – 1918
81 names
  • Ball, William N.
  • Bickel, Walter H.
  • Biester, Henry W.
  • Bird, Eugene
  • Blake, Edward
  • Boitscha, Edward J.
  • Boynton, John H.
  • Bredfeldt, William F.
  • Brus, William J.
  • Buser, Alfred
  • Crane, Herman L.
  • Donegan, Edward J.
  • Doody, Matthey J.
  • Eilers, Henry H.
  • Franz, Arthur C.
  • Gelhaar, Albert G.
  • Glynn, John M.
  • Grey, Leroy S.
  • Griffin, Harry
  • Hassmann, Byron V.
  • Haut, Edward
  • Henninger, Andrew J.
  • Heyden, Gustav
  • Hobart, Ralph I.
  • Hogoboom, George
  • Humphres, Oscar L.
  • Hunt, Henry C.
  • Jacobsen, Carl
  • Johannsen, John H. Jr
  • Jorgensen, Chris
  • Kabsky, William
  • Kahl, Frank F.
  • Kauffman, Daniel F.
  • Kluever, Walter
  • Kundert, Fred A.
  • Linehan, Walter J.
  • Lucas, Emanual M.
  • Mallow, Charles C.
  • Malone, James
  • Markus, Raymond
  • McFadden, Melvin C.
  • Miller, Otto
  • Molyneaux, John J.
  • Nyberg, Edward
  • O'Connor, Leo S.
  • Oesterreicher, Leonard F.
  • Parrish, Frank E.
  • Peterson, Leroy W.
  • Peterson, Walter
  • Phillips, Bertram F.
  • Ploog, Herman
  • Preslicka, Edward J.
  • Rachou, Harrison F.
  • Rehder, William H.
  • Reinberg, Samuel A.
  • Reiter, Raymond J.
  • Schmidt, Eddie
  • Schriefer, William N.
  • Schulz, Herman W.
  • Sheehan, Richard B.
  • Shorey, Gilbert L.
  • Sievert, William
  • Skelley, Wayne M.
  • Stein, William
  • Steinbeck, Charles B.
  • Striebe, George
  • Stringham, Louis B.
  • Swindler, Chester
  • Swiney, John D.
  • Terney, Mike
  • Thompson, John R.
  • Tiedje, George
  • Truner, James
  • Vereecke, Remi
  • Volquardsen, Ralph H.
  • Waldvogel, Earl E.
  • Walker, Lloyd N.
  • Wendt, Leo H.
  • Whiting, Robert
  • Wulf, William E.
  • Zost, Alex J.
In memory World War II In memory
1941 – 1946
245 names
  • Abendroth, William E.
  • Alexander, Robert A.
  • Alfred, Edward F.
  • Appleby, Charles S.
  • Baker, Robert W.
  • Barron, Vincent
  • Barrow, Bert
  • Bartels, Charles R.
  • Batten, Robert E.
  • Baumbach, Alvin C.
  • Bausch, Charles E.
  • Beckman, James W.
  • Bein, Charles A.
  • Berenbrink, Frank J.
  • Bishop, Harold F.
  • Blake, Theodore F.
  • Blankenfeld, Harry E.
  • Boltz, Elvin E.
  • Bowers, Alvin L.
  • Breault, Ray
  • Brockmann, Arthur K.
  • Brownlie, Wayne D.
  • Canella, Keith E.
  • Canfield, Robert H.
  • Carlin, James F.
  • Carlock, Raymond C.
  • Carney, Joseph L.
  • Carrico, Russell E.
  • Cassatt, Harold E. Jr.
  • Claeys, Louis
  • Clark, Carl C.
  • Claussen, Lawrence E.
  • Clemons, Franklin B. Jr.
  • Collett, Albert H.
  • Conway, Robert J.
  • Cook, Laverne
  • Cook, William E.
  • Cooley, James A.
  • Cornick, Ray L.
  • Cox, Lewis S.
  • Crawford, Donald F.
  • Debner, Richard H.
  • Dobler, Robert J.
  • Donley, Russell
  • Doose, Roland L.
  • Dougherty, Leroy H.
  • Druckmiller, Robert E.
  • Duffy, Gerald J.
  • Dyer, Neil E.
  • Early, Glynn R.
  • Egel, Raymond V.
  • Englin, Theodore M.
  • English, Albert
  • Fahrenkrug, Frank H.
  • Figg, Harley W.
  • Fisher, Lester H.
  • Fitzgerald, Francis C.
  • French, Leslie W.
  • Frisch, Donald F.
  • Gasser, Eugene P.
  • Gelhaar, Howard A.
  • Gibson, Walter E.
  • Gilroy, James
  • Giugler, Reno
  • Gloe, Raymond E.
  • Glovka, Edward
  • Golbski, James
  • Goodell, Milo M.
  • Grasser, Sylvanus S.
  • Gratton, Louis W.
  • Grubaugh, Virgil C.
  • Gruenau, Edward R.
  • Haines, Jerry K.
  • Hanson, Elmer V.
  • Harder, Lester
  • Harrington, Merle W.
  • Harrison, L. Grant
  • Healy, Arthur W.
  • Hempel, Frank J. Jr.
  • Henrick, Raymond L.
  • Hernandez, Joseph N.
  • Hess, Warren G.
  • Hueck, Henry C.
  • Higgins, Robert C.
  • Hind, Robert J.
  • Hintze, Kenneth L.
  • Histed, Stanley E.
  • Huber, John L.
  • Hughes, John F.
  • Huntley, Virgil C.
  • Hynson, Robert C. Jr.
  • Jabour, Thomas E.
  • Jager, Vincent L.
  • Jansen, Richard L.
  • Janssen, George
  • Johnson, Robert A.
  • Jones, Rowland C. Jr.
  • Kademan, Jack
  • Karasek, Frank M.
  • Keeffer, Wayne W.
  • Keppy, Elmer K.
  • Kerns, Jack D.
  • Kinsler, Kenneth
  • Klindt, Donald H.
  • Kloppenborg, Paul J.
  • Knapp, Robert J.
  • Knutson, Robert W.
  • Krebs, William F.
  • Kresensky, Walter
  • Kruse, La Verne O.
  • Lackas, Wilmer J.
  • Lane, John B.
  • Larsh, Paul M.
  • Larson, David G.
  • Lawrence, Jonas A.
  • LeGrane, Judd
  • Lipsman, Sam
  • Loomis, H.J.
  • Lord, Henry S. Jr.
  • Lutker, Paul V.
  • Magin, Ray W.
  • Mahood, Robert E. Jr.
  • Malone, John K.
  • Martin, Kenneth C.
  • Mayes, Kenneth C.
  • McAndrew, Raymond B.
  • McCandless, William R.
  • McDonnell, Edward T.
  • McFadden, Raymond L.
  • McNally, Richard J.
  • Melendy, Vernon E.
  • Meyer, Donald A.
  • Meyer, Julius H.
  • Michl, Joseph V. Jr.
  • Mittleberger, Earl
  • Moeller, Charles
  • Moore, Albert E.
  • Morgan, Ralph R.
  • Nehlsen, H. Edward
  • Nelson, Kenneth R.
  • Nolan, Edward O. Jr.
  • Nolan, Leo D. Jr.
  • Nunamaker, Norman M.
  • O'Brien, Terence M.
  • Ocheltree, Paul J.
  • Ocenosek, Russell F.
  • Osterberg, Edgar W.
  • Pahl, Howard M.
  • Paper, Dick M.
  • Parker, Ray H.
  • Peeples, Horace G.
  • Pearce, Richard J.
  • Peirce, John J.
  • Pennock, Ralph L.
  • Peters, Donald F.
  • Peterson, Howard A.
  • Pietscher, Reed L.
  • Priester, Henry C. Jr.
  • Quinlan, William A.
  • Rathman, Howard L.
  • Rice, Ray F.
  • Risch, Lester L.
  • Ritter, Clarence F.
  • Roe, Elmer J.
  • Roehs, Melvin A.
  • Ross, William R.
  • Salazer, Robert
  • Sanders, Lloyd W.
  • Scherz, Edwin C.
  • Schlapkohl, Vernon D.
  • Schlueter, Fred H. Jr.
  • Schroeder, Melvin C.
  • Schroeder, Otto H. Jr.
  • Schulz, William F. Jr.
  • Schwalbert, John
  • Schwartz, John M.
  • Schwerdtfeger, Glenn E.
  • Schwerin, Wilbert F.
  • Seabold, Ralph E.
  • Seaton, Gene
  • Secoy, Charles L.
  • Serk, Emil J.
  • Severs, Kenneth L.
  • Shaffer, Harold P.
  • Shanley, Donald
  • Sharp, Wilson S.
  • Shelden, Edward J.
  • Sherk, Robert C.
  • Simonsen, Foster N.
  • Singleton, Dan
  • Skinner, Wayne
  • Smith, Donald W.
  • Smith, Martin H. Jr.
  • Smith, Richard A.
  • Snyder, Daniel J.
  • Spalding, Robert E.
  • Speer, Charles H.
  • Spencer, Robert T.
  • Spies, Harry J.
  • Spiess, Frederick A.
  • Spiess, Joseph
  • Sporrey, Richard F.
  • Stachovic, John F.
  • Staggs, Gelo E.
  • Stanger, Robert L.
  • Stanley, Harold A.
  • Stewart, Andrew J.
  • Stock, Henry J.
  • Stonehouse, Gerald D.
  • Suess, Sheldon O.
  • Swale, Robert V.
  • Swisegood, Bernard K.
  • Taggart, Alauise L.
  • Thorndyke, Elmer V.
  • Tonkovich, Rudy
  • Totsen, Fred R.
  • Townsley, James D.
  • Traeger, John L.
  • Trevor, Richard W.
  • Trevor, Robert T.
  • Underwood, Ernest L.
  • Vasquez, Albert
  • Vasquez, Ralph J.
  • Vesole, K.K.
  • Wade, Norman G.
  • Wallace, Albert A.
  • Wallace, John
  • Wampfler,Winston
  • Weaver, Ben S.
  • Weck, William F.
  • Weston, William G.
  • Whalen, Eugene H.
  • Wickham, C.R.
  • Widner, Charles
  • Wiese, Louis A.
  • Willer, Erwin L.
  • Williams, Harold R.
  • Williams, Steven E.
  • Willis, Charles D.
  • Winner, Dean
  • Winslow, Vernett E.
  • Wolfson, Leonard C.
  • Woodward, Richard J.
  • Worley, Frank M.
  • Wulf, Arthur R.
In memory Korean In memory
1950 – 1955
32 names
  • Abbott, Charles
  • Baker, Donald H.
  • Bernal, Natibidad
  • Durand, William C.
  • Dykes, Wayne A.
  • Faber, Gerald A.
  • Frick, Leroy A.
  • Gomez, Joseph
  • Hansen, George H.
  • Harper, Cloyd
  • Hatchitt, John
  • Helms, Jack R.
  • Hick, James E.
  • Hoffman, Richard E.
  • Johnston, William D.
  • Kline, Charles W.
  • Kohrs, John H.
  • Mooney, James W. Jr.
  • Olsen, William E.
  • Otten, Gerald L.
  • Osterkamp, Donald E.
  • Puck, Virgil L.
  • Robinson, Robert R.
  • Rucker, John D.
  • Rush, Eugene F.
  • Scheper, Leonard
  • Turner, Jas R.
  • Voss, William A.
  • Vought, John W.
  • Weisheit, Wilfred A.
  • Wheeler, Robert N.
  • Williams, Roger L.
In memory Vietnam In memory
1961 – 1975
43 names
  • Anderson, Wayne R.
  • Ball, Michael R.
  • Boone, Alan R.
  • Cheek, Phillip D.
  • Christiansen, John E. Jr.
  • Clark, Jerry P.
  • Cook, James B.
  • Crawford, Lowell L.
  • Cutting, Jerry W.
  • Ditch, David K.
  • Farrell, William D.
  • Fleetwood, Donald L.
  • Foster, Carl R.
  • Foster, Jimmie L.
  • Fricke, Patrick L.
  • Gronewold, Larry M.
  • Hahn, Michael D.
  • Hubbard, Wayne G.
  • Jones, David W.
  • Knapper, Edward W.
  • Laird, James B.
  • Leamon, William E.
  • Maag, Josepth A. Jr.
  • Maloney, Michael K.
  • Morse, Charles A.
  • Maurer, Jeffrey A.
  • Neavor, Gary A.
  • Olson, Carl J.
  • Pena, Jesse J.
  • Quinlan, Frank J. Jr.
  • Randolph, Vernon C.
  • Rath, Gary K.
  • Rogers, George P.
  • Schmidt, Allen L.
  • Schwerdtfeger, Joseph A.
  • Simmons, Norbert G.
  • Stoltenberg, Reid W.
  • Swanson, John E. Jr.
  • Utter, Michael J.
  • Voss, Robert J.
  • Wilkerson, David H.
  • Wilson, John J.
  • Wisely, Daniel L.

The star at the top of the memorial acknowledges the Scott County Gold Star Mothers.

Notice: The names listed on this webpage are a representation of the physical memorial located in the Scott County Courthouse and may not be complete. The memorial reflects WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars. Names not originally listed on the plaque but subsequently discovered are not listed here. Contact the Scott County Veterans Affairs Commission with questions or comments.

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