Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
George Raymond Vedder Ill was born Apr. 5, 1921 to George Curtis and Rose M. Kreul Vedder. He died July 6, 1943 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Vedder served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Strong (DD-467) and died in the sinking of that vessel.
Source: ancestry.com
