Military Involvement
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Wesley John Keller was born July 12, 1919 to Everett and Anna Josephine Franzen Keller. He died Nov. 8, 2015 and is buried in Saint Michaels Cemetery, Kingsley, IA.
Wesley served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph John Kelly was born Aug. 18, 1900 to George and Theresa Koob Kelly. He died July 2, 1947 and is buried in Saint Catherines Cemetery, Oyens, IA.
Joseph served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Harper Kerr was born Aug. 7, 1916 to Johnston Harper and Carolyn M. Bird Kerr. He died Oct. 1999 in Shalimar, FL.
Dr. Kerr served in World War II with the U.S. Army 605th Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Ski Troops) as a front line physician and surgeon.
Source: ancestry.com
Albert Francis Kettler was born May 23, 1927 to Leo Joseph and Ann Marie Hastert Kettler. He died Mar. 25, 1999 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Alton, IA.
Petty Officer Kettler served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Clarence J. “Duke” Kettler was born Mar. 25, 1914 to Leo Joseph and Ann Marie Hastert Kettler. He died Mar. 28, 2016 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Alton, IA.
In 1941, in order to aid the war effort, Clarence took a position with the Army Air Corps in Sioux City, where he repaired B-17 aircraft. Toward the end of the war he moved to Pocatello, Idaho, to repair aircraft returning from the Pacific theater.
Source: ancestry.com
Cpl. Raymond H. Kohnke, Killed in Action Solomon Islands (Bougainville, South Pacific.) His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Kohnke, Remsen, Iowa.
Raymond H. Kohnke is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr, May & Aug 2020; updated Jun & Aug, Nov 2021 & Mar 2024