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)
Lester Frank Zobeck was born Oct. 20, 1920 to Frank E. and Grace E. Roethler Zobeck. He died Dec. 7, 1941 and is buried in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Lourdes, IA.
Petty Officer Zobeck served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48) and was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
