Military Involvement
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Gerhardt Marvin Kjolhede was born Aug. 19, 1915 to Carl and Eva Kjolhede. He died Feb. 19, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Kjolhede served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Peary (DD-226) which was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Sep 2020