Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Tw-Ty surnames |
Alick Norman Twedt was born Dec. 20, 1901 to Abel H. and Nellie Serina Jacobson Twedt. He died Nov. 8, 1978 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Pvt. Twedt served in World War II with the U.S. Army 353rd Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Alvin Curtis “Bud” Twedt was born Dec. 20, 1922 to Hiram Clarence and Gertie C. Arneson Twedt. He died Mar. 27, 2011 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Alvin served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps
Source: ancestry.com
James Ferkin Twedt was born Sept. 21, 1925 to Albert and Edith Ferkin Twedt. He died Feb. 25, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Twedt served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was attached to the Fifth Marine Division. He was wounded on Iwo Jima and died of his wounds on a hospital ship. He was awarded the Navy Cross.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin Joel Twedt was born Mar. 8, 1919 to Howard and Jessie Michaelson Twedt. He died Nov. 20, 2012.
Marvin served in World War II with the U.S. 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Merle Clifford Twedt was born June 7, 1910 to Joseph H. and Bertha Relina Pierson Twedt. He died Oct. 28, 2006 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Merle served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
DeWayne Kenneth Tweedt was born June 22, 1923 to Edward B. and Belle Stenson Tweedt. He died Nov. 24, 2007 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Madrid, IA.
DeWayne served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Marine Division at Pearl Harbor, Guam and Japan.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Lee Tweedt was born Feb. 15, 1927 to Burney and Clara N. Lee Tweedt. He died Mar. 22, 2004 and is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.
MSgt. Tweedt served in World War II with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division. He was awarded the Expert Infantryman’s Badge. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
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Norman Roger Tweedt was born Feb. 7, 1925 to Burney and Clara N. Lee Tweedt. He died June 10, 1974.
Norman served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Silas Kenneth Olene “Kenneth" Tweedt was born Oct. 11, 1917 to Burney and Clara N. Lee Tweedt. He died Aug. 5, 2002 and is buried in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX.
Sgt. Tweedt served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Orlando Tweet was born June 23, 1919 to Thomas B. and Jane Heng Tweet. He died Nov. 22, 2014 and is buried in Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OR.
Petty Officer Tweet served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as a radioman aboard ships in both the European and Pacific theaters. During the invasion of Italy he was the radioman aboard a small vessel commanded by General Eisenhower. Before leaving the service, Arthur was one of a select number to witness the atomic bomb tests in the Bikini Atoll.
Source: ancestry.com
Wilmer Ogle Twit was born June 30, 1924 to Edward and Elsie Danene Danielson Twit. He died Aug. 7, 2015 and is buried in Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott, AZ.
Wilmer served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank C. Tyler was born Dec. 18, 1920 to Frank C. and Mildred Leila Fry Tyler. He died June 15, 2003 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Iowa Center, IA.
Sgt. Tyler served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Auxiliary Surgical Group.
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Lawrence Walton Tyler was born Mar. 16, 1918 to Frank C. and Mildred Leila Fry Tyler. He died Dec. 2, 1980 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Tyler served in World War II with the U.S. Army 17th Infantry Regiment.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019