Military Involvement
| Servicemen * So - surnames |
Verdene A. Soellner was born Sept. 17, 1914 to Ferdinand G. and Margaret M. Wienert Soellner. He died Sept. 17, 1944 and is buried in Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Liege, Belgium. He has a cenotaph in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Sgt. Soellner served in World War II with the U.S. Army 113th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division and was KIA and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Road builders discovered his remains and dog tags in 1953.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
Jacob and Mary Papuga Sokolowski Family:
Edward John Sokolowski was born Oct. 17, 1925 to Jacob and Mary Papuga Sokolowski. He died Apr. 14, 2011 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Edward served in World War II with the US. Army Air Corps.
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Henry Jacob Sokolowski was born Dec. 4, 1921 to Jacob and Mary Papuga Sokolowski. He died Jan. 3, 1993 and is buried in Holy Name Cemetery, Marcus, IA.
Henry served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Joseph Victor “Joe” Sokolowski was born Oct. 17. 1914 to Jacob and Mary Papuga Sokolowski. He died Mar. 17, 1977
Joseph served in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Leslie Sorensen was born Mar. 2, 1923 to William George and Josephine Belcher Sorensen. He died Sept. 26, 2014 and is buried in Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Donald served with the U.S. Army in World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater.
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Merle Owen Sorensen was born Oct. 25, 1915 to William George and Josephine Belcher Sorensen. He died Aug. 25, 1988 and is buried in Love Cemetery, Cedar Springs, MO.
Sgt. Sorensen served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2020; updated Jul 2023