Gold Star Veterans : Iowa World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
4901	★ Irwin H Penning	OK	12-15-1944	WW II	Army
4902	Stewart R Pennington	IA	05-31-1942	WW II	Army
4903	Ralph Ira Pennock	IA	05-24-1943	WW II	Navy
4904	William H Pentico	IA		WW II	Army
4905	Gilbert C Penzkofer	IA		WW II	Army
4906	Ronald A Peper	IA	07-12-1944	WW II	Army
4907	Harold J Perdue	IA		WW II	Army
4908	★ George J Peretti	IL	01-29-1945	WW II	Army AF
4909	Joseph Perez	IA	05-24-1944	WW II	Army AF
4910	Inman L Perkins	IA	06-17-1944	WW II	Army AF
4911	Douglas M Perrin	IA		WW II	Army
4912	Forrest Hubert Perry	IA	12-07-1941	WW II	Navy
4913	★ Robert Hobson Perry	CA	02-28-1945	WW II	Army
4914	Vernon C Perry	IA	07-16-1943	WW II	Army
4915	George W Person	IA		WW II	Army
4916	Gilbert R Person	IA	06-19-1944	WW II	Navy
4917	Charles J Pessica	IA	05-08-1944	WW II	Army AF
4918	Stephen R Pesuth	IA	01-08-1945	WW II	Army AF
4919	Elmer R Peters	IA		WW II	Army
4920	Herbert M Peters	IA		WW II	Army

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