Lowell Francis Graetzke
| Entered Service: | April 19, 1943 |
| Branch: | Army, Field Artillery |
| Trained: | North and South Camp Hood, Texas |
| Texas A&M, Bryan Station, Texas | |
| Pasadena Jr College, Pasadena, Calif. | |
| Camp Roberts, California | |
| Fort Lewis, Washington | |
| Fort Bragg, North Carolina | |
| Embarkation: | December 1, 1944 |
| Theatre of Operation | European |
| Engagements: | Rhineland |
| Central Europe | |
| Awarded: | American Theatre Ribbon |
| European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon | |
| Good Conduct Medal | |
| Returned to U.S. | March 26, 1946 |
| Discharged: | Camp McCoy, Wisconsin |
| March 31, 1946 | |
| Rank: | Private First Class |
| Served: | 35 1/2 months |
| Mother: | Mrs. Erwin Langlitz |
Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 11 (photo included)
***Further Research:
Lowell Francis Gaetzke was born Aug. 1, 1924 to Roy T. and Beulah C. Agler Gaetzke. He died Apr. 28, 1997 and is buried in Meservey Cemetery, Meservey, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
