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Gold Star Memorial

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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