Military Involvement
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Dale Edward Bechtel was born Feb. 2, 1922 to Earl E. and Phoebe E. Jones Bechtel. He died Sept. 11, 1982 and is buried in Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, IA.
Sgt. Bechtel served in World War II with the U.S. Army as part of a commando unit near Bizerte, Tunisia. He became a German POW.
Source: ancestry.com
Roy Erwin Becker, Jr. was born May 17, 1921 to Roy Erwin (Sr.) and Esther E. Seigle Becker. He died Oct. 24, 1944 and is buried in Newell Cemetery, Newell, IA.
Petty Officer Becker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Sonoma (AT-12) which was sunk off Dio Island in the Asiatic area and was MIA/KIA.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Duane Bengston was born June 18, 1923 to Harry and Ida Bengston. He died Aug. 11, 2010.
Vernon served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Monadnock (CM-9).
Source: ancestry.com
Bernard Lawrence Bennett was born Jan. 10, 1920 to Wilbur and Laura Johanna Meyer Bennett. He died May 1, 1974 and i buried in Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, IA.
Sgt. Bennett served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Division, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment and was WIA.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl Oscar Benson was born Apr. 28, 1919 to Gust W. and Ida M. Smith Benson. He died May 23, 1994 and is buried in Meriden Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Pvt. Benson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry and became a POW.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd Nicholas Bentz was born Sept. 24, 1923 to John and Lillian Schuchard Bentz. He died Apr. 10, 1979 and is buried in Holy Name Cemetery, Marcus, IA.
Petty Officer Bentz served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Theodore Berg was born Dec. 7, 1908 Chris and Gertrude Lasen Berg. He died June 4, 1987 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Quimby, IA.
Theodore served in the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl Arnold “Arnie” Berglund was born Jan. 20, 1922 to August E. and Edith Marie Ackerlund Berglund. He died Mar. 7, 2008 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Arnie served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3876th Quartermaster Supply Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Erick Bergstrom was born Nov. 4, 1924 to Gust and Hannah Ostrom Bergstrom. He died Sept. 28, 1994 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Vernon served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in Brazil.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Nov 2019