80 Kossuth Men Officially Listed As Casualties In War
FIRST RELEASE OF STATE HISTORICAL DEATH SUMMARIES
Eighty men from Kossuth county lost their lives while in the service of their country in World War II.
WAR DEAD.
Schlotter, James Robert, Radarman 3-c.
Killed in sinking of the USS Indianapolis July 30, 1945.
Wife: Mrs. Jennie Rae Schlotter, Johnson St. Rd., Keokuk, Ia.
Source: The Algona Upper DesMoines, Tuesday, January 22, 1946 – page 7.
WWII Draft Card - Lee County
Source: ancestry.com
James Robert Schlotter was born Aug. 11, 1914 to Ed Joseph and Sarah Rockford Schlotter. He died July 30, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Petty Officer Schlotter served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
