Bureau County
Harold E. Bloch
Age: 92
City: Princeton
Branch: U.S. Army Ordnance
Rank: Sgt.
Terms of Service: April 1942 to December 1945
Theater: Pacific
Medals: American Campaign medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, two overseas bars
Raymond Crawford
Age: 84
City: Princeton
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Seaman First Class
Terms of Service: 1945
Theater: Great Lakes in the United States
Medals: World War II Victory Medal
Virgil Gross
Age: 88
City: Princeton
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Corporal
Terms of Service: 1943 to 1945
Theater: Keesler Field, Miss.
Glen Meisel
Age: 88
City: LaMoille
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: T5 Corporal
Terms of Service: Aug. 14, 1943 to June 23, 1945
Theater: Europe
Medals: Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern service medal; World War II Victory Medal.
Charles B. Smith
Age: 87
City: Princeton
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: T4
Terms of Service: 1943 to 1945
Theater: Europe (England)
Carroll County
Tom Ruhberg
Age: 82
City: Lake Carroll
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sgt.
Terms of Service: 1946 to 1948
Theater: Western Pacific (Guam, Iwo Jima, Philippines)
Medals: World War II Victory Medal
Lee County
Lyle Bogott
Age: 83
City: Dixon
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: 1945 to 1947
Theater: Europe
Medals: World War II Victory Medal, German Occupation Medal
SFlbHarold Eddy
Age: 88
City: Dixon
Branch: U.S. Army 517th Parachute Combat Team
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: 1943 to 1945
Theater: Europe
Medals: Two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, expert infantry rifleman badge, parachute badge, Presidential Unit Citation, French and Belgium Croix de Guerre.
Forrest L. Grobe
Age: 92
City: Dixon
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sgt.
Terms of Service: July 1941 to September 1945
Theater: Europe
Medals: Good Conduct Medal, Silver Star Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with four bronze battle stars
Sheldon W. Maves
Age: 85
City: Dixon
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Technical Sgt.
Terms of Service: 29 months
Theater: Africa
K.L. “Dusty” Rhodes
Age: 79
City: Franklin Grove
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Seaman
Terms of Service: 1950s (Korean War)
Theaters: Japan
Robert Setchell
Age: 84
City: LaSalle County (formerly of Sublette)
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Sgt.
Terms of Service: 1949 to 1950
Theater: United States
Ogle County
Robert G. Cheatham
Age: 89
City: Polo
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Terms of Service: 3 years
Theater: Pacific
Medals: Two air medals
SFlbJohn H. Havvis
Age: 91
City: Mount Morris
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Staff Sgt.
Terms of Service: April 1944 to June 1946
Theater: Europe
Medals: Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, bronze battle star, and three service bars.
Clarence E. Lumsden
Age: 83
City: Mount Morris
Branch: U.S. Army in the Infantry
Rank: Sgt. First Class
Terms of Service: 1951 to 1952
Theater: Korea
Medals: Two Bronze Stars
SFlbDonald H. Moser
Age: 91
City: Oregon
Branch: U.S. Army Air Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: December 1941 to December 1945
Theater: Central Burma and India
Medals: One service stripe, four overseas bars, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with two bronze battle stars, Good Conduct Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.
Joe M. Twigg
Age: 89
City: Forreston
Branch: U.S. Navy attached to the Marine Corps
Rank: PHM Second class
Terms of Service: September 1943 to January 1946
Theater: Pacific
Medals: Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific campaign, Iwo Jima campaign, Sasebo Harbor Japanese Occupation ribbon.
Whiteside County
George Baker
Age: 60
City: Rock Falls
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Seaman
Terms of Service: 1970 to 1972 (Vietnam War) and four years in the reserves
Theater: Vietnam
Medals: Good Conduct Medal
SFlbLeland R. Davis
Age: 88
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: March 1943 to June 1945
Theater: Europe
Medals: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, combat infantry badge
Larry Dennis
Age: 92
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Technical Sgt.
Terms of Service: September 1941 to September 1945
Theater: Europe
Medals: Purple Heart, air medal
SFlbRay French
Age: 92
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Armored Artillery
Rank: Captain
Terms of Service: 3 1/2 years
Theater: North Africa and Europe (Italy and Omaha Beach)
Medals: Seven campaign ribbons, Purple Heart, bronze stars, and silver stars
Bob Gomsrud
Age: 89
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: T5
Terms of Service: November 1942 to April 1946
Theater: United States
Medals: Good Conduct Medal
SFlbTheodore C. Kontes
Age: 87
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Staff Sgt.
Terms of Service: May 1943 to March 1946
Theater: Southwest Pacific
Robert Miller
Age: 83
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: 1950 to 1952 (Korean War)
Theater: Germany
Wilbert Moehlenkamp
Age: 95
City: Rock Falls
Branch: U.S. Army Company B First Engineering Division
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: July 1945 to December 1945
Theater: United States
Medals: World War II Victory Medal
SFlbEvelyn M. Raney
Age: 86
City: Morrison
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: AS1, HC1, and NC1
Terms of Service: 1945 to 1946
Theater: United States
Medals: World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal
SFlbGeorge W. Ries
Age: 85
City: Sterling
Branch: Merchant Marines (2 years) and U.S. Army (2 years)
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: 1944 to 1945 in the Merchant Marines and 1945 to 1947 in the Army
Theater: Pacific
Medals: World War II Victory Medal
Leon ‘Lee’ Sell
Age: 83
City: Rock Falls
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: CPO
Terms of Service: 1945 to 1964
Theaters: Pacific
Medals: World War II Victory medal, National Defense medal, Armed Forces-Expeditionary medal, Good Conduct Medal.
SFlbHarold A. Smith
Age: 85
City: Albany
Branch: U.S. Army Air Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Terms of Service: 1943 to 1946
Theater: Europe
Medals: Two French Croix de Guerre, Belgium Croix de Guerre, two bronze stars, Good Conduct Medal.
Robert D. Stone
Age: 90
City: Fulton
Branch: U.S. Army Air Force
Rank: Second Lt.
Terms of Service: 2 years, 10 months
Theaters: Europe
Medals: Air medal
SFlbGerry Wolff
Age: 83
City: Sterling
Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Sgt. First Class
Terms of Service: 1945 to 1946 and 1947 to 1953 in the reserves
Theater: North Atlantic
Charles Woodson
Age: 86
City: Morrison
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sgt.
Terms of Service: June 1943 to March 1946 and 1950-1951 in Korea
Theater: United States, Mediterranean, and Korea
Medals: Expert infantry badge, Mediterranean Theater, American Defense ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Korean War Medal, expert rifle badge, marksman pistol and machine gun badge