Four sons of Edward Columbus and Vera N. Whalen Sturtz served in World War II:
Neil Kent Sturtz was born May 14, 1922. He died Nov. 7, 2002 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Stratford, IA.
Sgt. Sturtz was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Crew Chief for the 611 Bomber Squadron.
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Dale Francis Sturtz was born Sept. 14, 1925. He died Dec. 1, 2001 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Marshalltown, IA. He was a Private in the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Eldon W. Sturtz was born Feb. 14, 1920. He died Oct. 18, 1990 and is buried in Bass Point Cemetery, Boone County, IA. He was a Sgt. in the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Loren Leroy ‘Ole’ Sturtz was born Nov. 30, 1927. He died Jan. 29, 2014 and is buried in Ankeny Memorial Gardens, Ankeny, IA. Loren was a WWII Veteran, stationed in Fort Ord, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
