Gov. Reynolds Orders Flags At Half-Staff To Honor WWII Army Air Forces Gunner Returning Home To Iowa

On June 26, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 28, 2025, to honor a fallen U.S. Army Air Forces gunner from Iowa Falls, Iowa, who was killed during World War II.

U. S. Army Air Forces Corporal Melvin L. Huff was reported missing in action in January of 1945 near Wewak, Territory of New Guinea. Huff’s unit attacked enemy positions on Cape Wom. Huff was accounted for in July of 2024. He was 19 years old when he went missing in action.

Saturday, June 28

Graveside services and interment

1:00 p.m.

Union Cemetery

Iowa Falls, IA

Flags will be flown at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be flown at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.

Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties, and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.