*last update 1/29/2023

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - F surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Finger, George E. X      
Freed, Wesley       X

John Herman Fiet, Jr. was born Apr. 14, 1924 to John Herman (Sr.) and Clara Agnes Peterson Fiet. He died Feb. 10, 1946 and is buried in Reinbeck Cemetery, Reinbeck, IA.

John served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Glenn Thomas Ford was born Mar. 3, 1922 to Fred Albert and Cora Adell Houser Ford. He died May 16, 2006 and is buried in Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR. 

Sgt. Ford served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. 

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Harley Henry Ford was born Oct. 4, 1913 to Fred Albert and Cora Adell Houser Ford. He died Jan. 30, 1998 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, IA. 

Sgt. Ford served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Floyd Lyle Freerksen was born July 16, 1913 to Lewis N. and Sadie Celesta Strickler Freerksen. He died Nov. 15, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Petty Officer Freerksen served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Preston (DD-379) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was sunk by enemy shell during an engagement in the vicinity of Savo Island. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Jun 2020 & Jan 2023

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