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DIETERICH, Arnold Elmer 1922-1999

DIETERICH, KRONEMAN, COONRADT

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/30/2009 at 21:22:05

#1:

ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - Arnold Dieterich, 76, of St. Ansgar, died Saturday (June 12, 1999) at his home in St. Ansgar.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Edward Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors by Walter T. Enneborg Post No. 358 of the American Legion, St. Ansgar.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.

Arnold Dieterich was born on September 11, 1922 in Newburg Township, Mitchell County, Iowa to Carl J. and Bertha Kroneman Dieterich.

He married Jeanette Coonradt in Osage on December 7, 1947. He enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing and hunting.

He is survived by two brothers, Wilmer Dieterich and Lawrence Dieterich, both of St. Ansgar; one sister, Lola Kittleson, of St. Ansgar and many nieces and nephews.

Arnold was preceded in death by his parents, wife and one brother.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 736-4920.

[ Mason City Globe Gazette Online Obituaries Tuesday, June 15, 1999 ]
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#2:

"Arnold was a sharpshooter during World War II, and was trained in combat intelligence school to go into an area ahead of the troops and to scout out the area."

"Some of the fiercest fighting took place in Okinawa, where he was."

The following was his military timeline:

Guam 1 APR 1945 -- 8 MAY 1945

Okinawa 12 MAY 1945 -- 8 JUL 1945

Guam 14 JUL 1945 -- 27 SEP 1945

China OCT 1945 -- JUL 1946
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#3:

Photos below include his 1940 high school senior class photograph, and one showing Arnie as a Pfc in the Marine Corps during World War II.

See biographical sketch using link below.

Biographical Sketch of Arnold Dieterich

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