John W. Hemsted was born Oct. 20, 1913 to Samuel B. and Nellie Ina Donnelly Hemsted. He died Feb. 3, 1945 and is buried in Atlantic Cemetery, Atlantic, IA.
Pvt. Hemsted served in World War II with the U.S. Army 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division and was KIA.
Source: ancestry.com
