Alvin Lorraine Dirks was born July 5, 1922 to John and Lillian G. Stevens Dirks. He died May 13, 1945 and is buried in Ocheyedan Township Cemetery, Ocheyedan, IA.
Pvt. Dirks served in World War II with the U.S. Army 21st Infantry Philippines Regiment, 24th Division and was KIA on Mindanao Island.
Source: ancestry.com
