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Benjamin M. Nash
Navy
Benjamin
M.
Nash
DIVISION: Navy,
Submarine USS S-44 (SS-155)
Aug 11, 1917 - Oct 7, 1943
BIRTHPLACE: Sanford, North Carolina
HIGHEST RANK: LTJG
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Dec 1, 1941 -
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Oct 7, 1943
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Patty Wheeler Nash

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Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Benjamin Marion Nash, from Mount Gilead, North Carolina, was killed in action on October 7, 1943, when his submarine, USS S-44 (SS-155), was sunk by a Japanese destroyer off Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles, in the Pacific Theater of World War II. LTJG Nash was awarded the Purple Heart.

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Edward 'Bud' R. Nech
Army Air Corps
Edward 'Bud'
R.
Nech
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
454th Bombardment Group, Squad 739
Jan 18, 1922 -
BIRTHPLACE: Edmond, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European, Other
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HONORED BY: Family of Bud Nech

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(Group photo: Bud on front left and Linz on front right.) Bud was born January 18, 1922, in Edmond, KS, to Ralph and Matilda (Rostocil) Nech. He spent most of his early years in the Woodston, Kansas area, where he graduated from high school in 1940. Bud enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth in December, 1941, and spent nine months training at engineering school at Shepherd Field, Wichita Falls, Texas. Bud was assigned to an aircrew out of McCook, Nebraska and ended up on a B-24 four-engine heavy bomber, the 'Bama Baby. The 'Bama Baby flew missions out of Tunis, North Africa, and Carinola, Italy, in early 1944. They also participated in the runs against the Ploesti Oil Fields in Romania. At the time, an aircrew member could be sent home after 50 missions, and crewmen often volunteered for extra missions to build up points. Bud and a buddy flew with another crew on a mission to bomb a ball-bearing plant in Hungary on April 21, 1944. Bud was severely wounded in the leg when the plane was shot down over Yugoslavia; it was his 21st mission. His buddy from the 'Bama Baby crew, Art Linz, was killed. Bud parachuted out over the mountains, landing in a herd of sheep. 'I landed in the German side of the mountains. On the other side were Yugoslavian freedom fighters and I would have been safe.' Bud was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner, first in a German hospital and then in a series of P.O.W. camps. In the spring of '45 he and fellow prisoners were transferred to Nuremberg and then to Munich, as the Germans were being squeezed between the advancing Russians from the east and the Americans from the west. They were liberated in by Patton's army in the spring of 1945. Bud got to talk to Patton, whom he describes as 'a tough old guy.' Bud was then moved by troop train to Camp Lucky Strike in LeHavre, France, where he was part of a group visited by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 'He came down the line and shook my hand; he said the war was over in Europe,' Bud remembers. After being shipped home, Bud had shrapnel removed, including a rivet from the B-24, which had been embedded in his leg the entire year and 12 days he was a P.O.W. Bud later received the Purple Heart. Bud returned home and married Rosalee Terrell in 1946. They are the parents of four children: Terry, Larry (deceased), Bruce, and Susan (Young). Bud worked in the lumber business, and he and Rosalee owned and operated a hardware store and lumber yard in Kensington for many years. They still own and operate the Nech Trash business in Kensington.

Albert B. Nedved
Army
Albert
B.
Nedved
DIVISION: Army,
Company K, 184 Inf. 7th Div.
Dec 7, 1921 - Oct 28, 2016
BIRTHPLACE: Pocahontas, IA
HIGHEST RANK: Staff SGT
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Apr 12, 1944 -
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Apr 19, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Beverly Nedved Amoroso

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Albert served in the Pacific Theater on the beachhead of Okinawa with Company K, 184th Infantry, 7th Division. He was the squad leader of Company K, 184th Infantry Division that served in Hawaii, Leyte, Okinawa, Korea, and Japan. He assigned and supervised the squad during the occupation of Korea and Japan, keeping order and enforcing regulations. Albert participated in the Okinawa Invasion on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge with 2 Battle Stars on Campaign Bar, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.

Burton Needham
Army
Burton
Needham
DIVISION: Army,
175th INF 29th Division
Jan 1, 1914 - Apr 30, 1996
BIRTHPLACE: Yorkville, IL
HIGHEST RANK: CPL
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Mar 7, 1944 -
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Feb 27, 1946
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HONORED BY: Katie DeSotell and Mary Ann Frantzen, nieces

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CPL Burton Needham served in the European Theatre in Northern France and the Rhineland Campaign. Like many who served, he left behind his wife, Helene, and young daughter, Mary Sue, to join the Army during WWII. He wrote to them often and returned home to his family in 1946.

Herbert C. Needham
Navy
Herbert
C.
Needham
DIVISION: Navy
Jan 27, 1926 - Jul 11, 2012
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Petty Officer 1st Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Apr 1, 1945 -
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Oct 1, 1968
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HONORED BY: Wife, Children, and The Needhams of Abilene, KS

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Herbert and two brothers were born in their parents home in Abilene, KS, which stood on the land where the Eisenhower Center buildings now stand.

Mervin Neis
Army Air Corps
Mervin
Neis
DIVISION: Army Air Corps
Jan 27, 1921 - May 11, 2010
BIRTHPLACE: Hope, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Staff Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: 1941 -
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HONORED BY: The Dickinson County Heritage Center and The Eisenhower Foundation

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Mervin Neis was born in Hope, KS, January 27, 1941. His early years were spent in Hope, attending school until the family moved to Abilene, KS when his father was elected Dickinson County sheriff. Neis attended Abilene High School playing and being pretty good at football. He graduated and attended college in Manhattan for a year and half, then moving to CA  for a time. Neis returned to Hope, KS to take over the running of his father's farm until he entered the Army on August of 1941 in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He had training in Colorado, Oklahoma, and California. When the attack on Pearl Harbor happen, Neis was stationed in the South Pacific and he spent his time as a radio technician on one of the big bombers. He participated in many missions spotting and reporting on the Japanese positions. After the war, Neis settled in Los Angeles CA working at the police department, a Sergeant upon retirement.

Willard D. Nelson
Army Air Corps
Willard
D.
Nelson
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber group
HIGHEST RANK: 2nd Lt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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ID O-860452 Willard Dean Nelson was listed as MIA or buried at Sea.

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Charles P. Nelson
Army
Charles
P.
Nelson
DIVISION: Army,
Co A 19th Tank Bn
Sep 6, 1918 - Sep 19, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Fond Du Lac, WI
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jun 29, 1944 -
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Jan 18, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Sharon Schoenfeld

BIOGRAPHY

Charles' tank battalion was part of the forces that took the bridge at Remagen, Germany. He was a charter member of VFW, Post 5612, Plymouth, WI. He was also a life member of VFW.

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Guildhall Address, London, June 12, 1945