Cornie VanVeldhuisen was born Sept. 6, 1924 to Evert and Susan De Jong VanVeldhuizen. He died Apr. 28, 1945 and is buried in Hospers Cemetery, Hospers, IA.
Petty Officer VanVeldhuizen served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Hamlin (AV-15) and died by accident, from a fall, while in the line of duty aboard that vessel.
Sources: ancestry.com