John C. Petty, Jr. was born Mar. 1, 1904 to John C. (Sr.) and Catherine Jeanette Duncan Petty. He died Feb. 12, 1943 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Lt. Col. Petty served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division and died of wounds received in action in Tunisia, North Africa.
Source: ancestry.com
