Military Involvement
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Lark and Bessie May Sherrod Starr Family
Albert Lee Starr was born Oct. 24, 1917 to Lark and Bessie May Sherrod Starr. He died Mar. 13, 2012 and is buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, IN.
Chief Petty Officer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.
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Fred William Starr was born Sept. 4, 1920 to Lark and Bessie May Sherrod Starr. He died Aug. 25, 1988.
Fred served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Neil Edward Starr was born Sept. 3, 1912 to Lark and Bessie M. Sherrod Starr. He died Jan. 11, 2004 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Sgt. Starr served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Floyd Starr was born Aug. 22, 1918 to Arthur and Flora Potter Starr. He died Mar. 1980 and is buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, IA.
Francis served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Oren William Stott was born Nov. 29, 1925 to Alvin and Ava Stott. He died Dec. 18, 1944 and is buried in Prairie View Cemetery, Azen, MO.
Pvt. Stott served in World War II with the U.S. Army 395th Infantry. 99th Infantry Division and was KIA on German soil in the Battle of The Bulge.
Source: ancestry.com
Patrick Joseph Strabala was born Mar. 17, 1920 to Ralph B. and Mary Belle Strabala. He died Apr. 29, 1945 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and has a cenotaph in Green Glade Cemetery, Farmington, IA.
Sgt. Strabala served in World War II with the U.S. Army Company L, 17th Infantry and was KIA on Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
John Darrel Strah was born May 26, 1914 to John E. and Agnes G. Kelley Strah. He died July 24, 2005 and is buried in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.
John served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
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Harvey Eldon Strah was born Apr. 16, 1913 to John E. and Aganes G. Kelley Strah. He died Mar. 6, 1976 and is buried in Green Glade Cemetery, Farmington, IA.
Petty Officer Strah served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Matthew Dale Strait was born Jan. 27, 1916 to Samuel Roy and Viola Mae Pruitt Strait. He died Aug. 2, 1942 and is buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Milton, IA.
Lt. Strait served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 376th Bomb Group and died in an airplane accident in the African Middle Eastern Theatre of action while serving his country.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2021