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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Norman F. Petschauer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Odebolt, Iowa

Honored By

Mrs. Sherlee Hendrickson

Relationship

Sister

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Activity During WWII

Enlisted on January 12, 1943. Basic training at Camp Roberts, California. Served in a Rifle Company in Army Infantry. Saw action in battles of the Mariana Islands. Killed on July 11, 1944 on Saipan Island at the age of 28. His body was returned to the States after end of the war. He is buried in Cook Lutheran Cemetery, Odebolt, Iowa. Awarded Purple Heart, posthumously.