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Sgt. Louis Adolph Zeman, from Waconia, Minnesota was age 21 when he enlisted at Fort Snelling. ****** He was in the 151st Field Artillery, 42nd Division of the Rainbow Division in World War I. ****** He was wounded twice in battle and received the Purple Heart and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. ***************************************** Application for headstone application page 2 Louis Adolph Zeman (1895-1952) was the son of Frank and Anna Zbytovsky Zeman World War 2 Draft Registration Card page1 page 2 |
George Edward Betlach Service Number: 639 66 71 Registered for the Navy: Selective Service Board in Chicago, Illinois Enlisted: October 23, 1942 Navy Recruiting Station, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Received his training at the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois He served aboard the U.S.S. New York December 10, 1942 The U.S.S. Chicopee (1944) He was stationed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland The Naval Air Station in Alathe, Kansas and at The Naval Aircraft Facility at Dakar, French West Africa, WWII He attained the rank of Ships Cook First Class. Discharged October 5, 1945 and received a mustering out pay of $100.00 World War 2 Draft Registration Card Page 1 Page 2 |
T/4 Donald A. BETLACH, '46, Sun Prairie, has been missing in action in Ger- many since Dec. 21. He was attached to the officers mess of an infantry unit. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Betlach, Sun Prairie. Haight, Polly Coles (ed.) / The Wisconsin alumnus Volume 46, Number 5 (Feb. 15, 1945) In line of duty, pp. 12-13 Sgt. Donald A. BETLACH, '46, son of Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. BETLACH, W. Main St., Sun Prairie, has been liberated from a German prison camp. He had been a prisoner since Dec. 21, 1944 and had been overseas about 2 months when taken prisoner. (Haight, Polly Coles (ed.) / The Wisconsin alumnus Volume 46, Number 10 (July 15, 1945) In line of duty, pp. 12-13 He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant |
| Transcript of the interview Charles J. Shields did with Donald Betlach From the Research Collection 1939-2012 Indiana Historical Society--Thank you Amy Vedra for your help! Donald was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 |
| SSgt Donald A. Betlach 1924-2020 |