Steinmetz, Rollin Thomas, Jr.
Cullum: 12740
Class: 1942 Cadet Company
born June 17, 1918
died March 3, 1985, buried in Arlington National
Cemetery
Rollin Steinmetz, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin
Steinmetz has received word of his appointment as a
cadet to the West Point Military Academy.
"Bo" a graduate of BCHS and a student at
SUI passed the examination with a high average.
~Buffalo Center Tribune, July 7, 1938
....perhaps more familiarily known to Buffalo
Center's older residents as "Beau", he is a
graduate of our local high school and entered the
University of Iowa where he completed two and one
half years of Chemical Engineering before World War
II advanced to involvement for the United States. In
July 1938 he entered the United States Military
Academy at West Point, graduating as a 2nd Lt. on the
29th of May, 1942
~Buffalo Center Tribune, December 11, 1969