Military Involvement
| Servicemen *Sp- surnames |
Clarence John Spaen was born Nov. 18, 1914 to Joseph Henry and Petronella Snyder Spaen. He died June 4, 2002 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Spaen served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Irwin Sparks was born Feb. 5, 1920 to Frank and Ada Myrtle Davis Sparks. He died Aug. 17, 2010 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.
Sgt. Sparks served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Merville Raymond Sparks was born May 1, 1918 to Frank and Ada Myrtle Davis Sparks. He died May 1, 2006 and is buried in Old Carrollton Cemetery, Carrolton, IA.
MSgt. Sparks served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 28th and 29th Air Depot Groups, Repair Squadrons and the 45th Depot Repair Squadron. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Erwin Leo Spieker was born Mary 14, 1915 to Joseph and Mary Paulsen Spieker. He died Apr. 1, 2008 and is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord, CA.
Erwin served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Joseph Aloysius Spieker was born Jan. 30, 1917 to Joseph and Mary Theresia Spieker. He died Jan. 16, 1957 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Spieker served with the U.S. Army 931st Signal Battalion in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frederick Arnold Sporleder was born Sept. 20, 1920 to Arnold A. and Gretchen K. Faber Sporleder. He died Dec. 7, 2001 and is buried in Holy Family Cemetery, Lidderdale, IA.
Pvt. Sporleder served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Lawrence Anthony Sporleder was born July 24, 1925 to Anton and Anna Pluckhahn Sporleder. He died July 20, 2008 and is buried in Holy Family Cemetery, Lidderdale, IA.
Lawrence served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Louis “Don” Sporrer was born Mar. 22, 1926 to William J. and Elsie M. Joens Sporrer. He died Feb. 20, 1985 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Don served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry and was wounded in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Jul 2020; updated Aug 2021