Floyd County

 

Pvt. Kenneth Otto Bilharz

 

 

Kenneth Otto Bilharz was born Mar. 28, 1920 to Franz Joseph and Stella Catherine Collier Bilharz. He died Oct. 14, 1944 and has a cenotaph in Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, IA. His body was later returned for burial in Orchard Cemetery.

Pvt. Bilharz served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry and was KIA in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com