Military Involvement
| Servicemen - V surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
| Van Zee, Lawrence Edwin | X | |||
| Vermeer, Elmer H. | X |
Earl Homer Vanderzyl was born Mar. 17, 1925 to Simon H. and Grace Van Gorp Vanderzyl. He died Dec. 21, 1947 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, IA.
Sgt. Vanderzyl served in World War II with the U.S. Army 2494th Quartermaster Truck Co.
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Ralph Edward Vanderzyl was born Dec. 20, 1918 to Simon H. and Grace Van Gorp Vanderzyl. He died July 30, 1945 and is buried in Oak Wood Cemetery, Pella, IA.
Ralph served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Dick M. Van Ryswyk was born June 4, 1909 to Mathys Willem and Hermina Johanna Van Helten Van Ryswyk. He died June 5, 1946 and is buried in Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, IA.
Petty Officer Van Ryswyk served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Burton Van Vliet was born Apr. 10, 1927 to James Morton and Ethel Beatrice Trumblee Van Vliet. He died Sept. 27, 1948 and is buried in Oak Wood Cemetery, Pella, IA. Ralph served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Howard Dale VerSteegh was born Aug. 4, 1920 to Harry G. and Elizabeth T. Ver Steegh. He died Feb. 6, 1943 and has a cenotaph in Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, IA.
Petty Officer Ver Steegh served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/FOD/KIA in the North Atlantic. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Jun 2019; updated Jun & Aug 2020 & Aug 2023 & Mar 2024