Arnold Dieterich was born on September 11, 1922 in Newburg Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, to Carl J. and Bertha Kroneman Dieterich.
He was married to Jeanette Coonradt, in Osage, on December
7, 1947. He enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing and hunting. Arnold and Jeanette lived on the old Dieterich farmstead two miles south of St. Ansgar for many years, where they engaged in farming. After retirement, they moved to northern Minnesota.
During World War II Arnie served in the United States Marine Corp., fighting in Guam and Okinawa.
"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 at."
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
DETAILS--
Notes: See Wikipedia articles regarding the troop transport ships mentioned above. All ships were Haskell class attack transport ships. 
Boarded ship -- USS Arenac (APA-128) 10 MAR 1945
Left states: 11 MAR 1945
Arrived Guam: 1 APR 1945
Left Guam: 8 MAY 1945, aboard USS Dickens
Arrived Okinawa: 12 MAY 1945
Left Okinawa: 8 JUL 1945, aboard USS Golden City
Arrived Guam: 14 JUL 1945
Left Guam: 21 SEP 1945, aboard USS Clinton (APA-144)
Arrived China: 5 OCT** 1945, at Tsingtao
Arrived California: 30 JUL 1946, to come home.
**Note: Wikipedia says the USS Clinton arrived at Tsingtao, China on October 11, 1945.