Polk County

 

Sgt. Geurt Snetselaar

 

 

Geurt Snetselaar was born Aug. 14, 1916 to Ben and Jacoba Vande Craats Snetselaar. He died Dec. 21, 1944 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.

Sgt. Snetselaar served in World War II with the U.S. Army 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and died in Belgium in the service of his country and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Source: ancestry.com