of
Christian Reformed Church Members in North America
1941-1973
compiled by Susan Potter
and Richard H. Harms, 2001
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These data come from a lists
compiled by the Young Calvinist and placed in Heritage Hall, Calvin
College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The goal of these lists was to include
the deaths of all church members in military services. The data are not
complete. If you have additional (or corrected) information or additional
entries email it to us and we will add it to future versions of this page.
Note: For the
sake of consistency, we have use 'United States Air Force' for the entire
war period, rather than 'United States Army Air Corps.' This list
is in five parts, surnames beginning A-D,
E-K, L-R,
S-U and V-Y.
Achterhoff, James Louis - S 1/c United States
Navy
Birth: 07/13/1920.
Entered service: 01/08/1943
Death: 09/09/1943, Mediterranean; place of burial:
Salerno, Italy
Parents: Achterhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Home: Rock Valley, IA; Church: Rock Valley, IA Christian Reformed Church
Alberts, Earl C. - Pfc United States Army
Birth: 04/02/1924.
Entered service: 13/10/1944
Death: 05/31/1945, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines; place
of burial: Mindanao,
Philippines
Parents: Alberts, Mr. and Mrs. William
Home: Grundy Center, IA; Church: Lincoln Center, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1945, p. 14
Albrecht, Edwin G. - Sgt United States Army
Birth: 02/28/1921.
Entered service: 02/06/1943
Death: 05/23/1945, Luzon, Philippines; place of burial:
Luzon, Philippines
Spouse: Albrecht, June - children: John Edwin
Parents: Albrecht, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Church: Zutphen, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Oct 1945, p. 17
Alderink, James N. - Sp/4 United States
Army
Birth: 04/06/1948.
Entered service: 02/06/1968
Death: 10/22/1968, Korea; place of burial: Wharton, NJ
Spouse: Alderink, Carol Jean - children: Tammy, Christine
Parents: Alderink, Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Church: Hope, Grandville, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1969, p. 26
Andriese, Henry - Sgt United States Army
Birth: 02/23/1918.
Entered service: 11/1940
Death: 08/16/1941, San Jose, CA; place of burial:
Oakland, CA
Parents: Andriese, J.
Home: Alameda, CA; Church: Alameda, CA Christian Reformed Church
Andringa, Clarence - Sgt United States Army
Birth: 08/19/1915.
Entered service: 06/15/1941
Death: 04/08/1943, Africa; place of burial: Africa
Parents: Andringa, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Church: Sanborn, IA Christian Reformed Church
Antonides, Jim - Cpl Royal Netherlands Forces
Death: 11/15/1944, The Netherlands
Home: Sarnia, ON; Church: Sarnia,
ON Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 19
Aten, Darwin E. - Lt United States Army
Birth: 07/26/1921.
Entered service: 03/1943
Death: 07/23/1944, Texas; place of burial: Manton, MI
Parents: Aten, Henry and Ruby
Church: Arlene, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Oct 1944, p. 17
Baartman, Herbert - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 04/01/1927.
Entered service: 02/27/1946
Death: 04/07/1946, Fort Lewis, WA; place of burial: Rock Valley, IA
Parents: Baartman, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Home: Rock Valley, IA; Church: Rock Valley, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1946, p. 20
Baas, Henry Ray - 2nd Lt United
States Army
Death: 07/15/1950, Korea; place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Baas
Home: Oskaloosa, IA
Baas, Jay S. - Lt United States Air Force
Birth: 1924
Death: 01/01/1945, Germany
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Baas
Home: Oskaloosa, IA
Baas, John Jr. - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 06/11/1915.
Entered service: 05/13/1943
Death: 06/22/1944, France
Parents: Baas, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Sibley, IA; Church: Sibley, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1944, p. 13
Baker, Harold A. - Pfc United States Army
Birth: 1914
Death: 01/13/1945, Belgium
Parents: Baker, Arthur
Church: Prospect Street, Passaic, NJ Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1945, p. 14
Baker, John W. - Sgt United States Air Force
Death: 07/05/1945, Atlantic Ocean
Spouse: Baker, Mrs. John W.
Church: Madison Avenue, Paterson, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 20
Balda, Albert J. - Pvt United States Army
Death: 10/13, France; place of burial: France
Church: Oak Harbor, WA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 21
Batts, Herman Philip - Pvt United States
Army
Entered service:
06/06/1944
Death: 05/12/1945, Okinawa; place of burial: Okinawa
Parents: Batts, Martin and Anna
Home: Detroit, MI; Church: Detroit, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Aug 1945, p. 15
Batts, Martin Jr. - Major United States
Army
Birth: 03/21/1908.
Entered service: 07/27/1942
Death: 07/08/1944, Battle Creek, MI; place of burial:
Grand Rapids, MI
Spouse: Batts, Melania R.
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Sherman
Street, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1944, p. 12
Berens, Howard - Pfc United States Army
Entered service:
09/14/1943
Death: 06/02/1944, Italy; place of burial: Italy
Parents: Berens, Mr. and Mrs. Herman H.
Church: Drenthe, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Oct 1945, p. 17
Beukema, Herman - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 04/24/1918.
Entered service: 03/11/1942
Death: 02/18/1944, San Francisco, CA; place of burial:
Chicago, IL
Spouse: Beukema, Mrs. Herman
Parents: Smit, Mrs. Henry
Home: Chicago, IL; Church: Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL Christian Reformed
Church
Beukema, Kenneth J. - S 2/c United States
Navy
Birth: 02/19/1927.
Entered service: 02/19/1945
Death: 09/1945, Pacific on board USS Indianapolis
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Calvary,
Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 20
Beukema, Lawrence - S/Sgt United States
Army
Entered service:
1942
Death: 02/10/1944, England
Spouse: Konyndyk, Jean
Parents: Beukema, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1944, p. 22
Beukema, Richard
Death: World War II
Home: Los Angeles, CA
Listed in Young Calvinist:
May 1945, p. 2
Blacquiere, Henry J. - Pfc United States
Army
Entered service:
02/24/1943
Death: 03/21/1945, Germany; place of burial: Hamm, Luxemburg
Parents: Blacquiere, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Holland, MI; Church: 9th Street, Holland, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jun 1945 p. 15
Blauwkamp, Arlyn J. - Sp/4 United States
Army
Birth: 06/04/1947.
Entered service: 09/1966
Death: 01/12/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: Borculo, MI
Parents: Blauwkamp, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Zeeland, MI; Church: Borculo, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1968, p. 32
Blauwkamp, Simon - Cpl United States Army
Birth: 11/11/1916.
Entered service: 03/20/1941
Death: 02/24/1944, Anzio Beachhead, Italy; place of
burial: Anzio, Italy
Parents: Blauwkamp, Johanna
Church: Borculo, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 20
Bliek, Abe J. - Pfc United States Army
Birth: 01/17/1923.
Entered service: 02/02/1943
Death: 01/10/1945, Belgium; place of burial: Belgium
Parents: Bliek, Rev. Abraham and Marie (nee Noteboom)
Church: Chandler, MN Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 18
Bode, John Henry - Cpl United States Air
Force
Birth: 06/06/1923.
Entered service: 04/09/1943
Death: 04/20/1944, Mediterranean Area; place of burial:
At Sea
Spouse: Tebben, Celia - children: Sheila Joan
Parents: Bode, Mrs. R. C.
Home: Austinville, IA; Church: Austinville, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Nov 1945, p. 22
Boersma, John Arthur - Cpl United States
Air Force
Birth: 08/28/1925.
Entered service: 11/25/1943
Death: 03/05/1945, English Channel
Parents: Boersma, Mr. and Mrs. Neil
Church: Fourth Roseland Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1946, p. 16
Boeskool, Donald - Mo. MM 2/c United States
Navy
Birth: 06/09/1921.
Entered service: 09/21/1942
Death: 07/18/1943, Rendova Island; place of burial:
At Sea
Parents: Boeskool, Albert and Grace
Home: Fremont, MI; Church: Second Fremont, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Nov 1944, p. 23
Boomsma, Roger A. - Pvt United States Marine
Corps
Birth: 03/24/1949.
Entered service: 09/28/1967
Death: 04/13/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park
Parents: Boomsma, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Home: Arcadia, CA; Church: Arcadia, CA Christian Reformed Church
Boonstra, Richard - Cpl United States Army
Entered service:
01/1941
Death: 08/07/1943, Sicily
Church: Fourth Paterson, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Nov 1943, p. 27
Borgman, Andrew - Sgt United States Army
Birth: 01/07/1920.
Entered service: 01/06/1942
Death: 04/12/1943, North Africa
Parents: Borgman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Home: Chicago, IL; Church: Second Englewood, Chicago, IL Christian
Reformed Church
Borgman, Hubert - Seaman United States Navy
Birth: 05/17/1924.
Entered service: 01/06/1942
Death: 07/06/1942, North Atlantic Ocean; place of
burial: North Atlantic Ocean
Parents: Borgman, Mr. and Mrs. William
Church: Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Borgman, Jerry - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 05/04. Entered
service: 06/13/1944
Death: 12/23/1944, Luxembourg; place of burial:
Luxembourg
Spouse: Borgman, Muriel
Church: 16th Street, Holland, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 20
Borgman, Marvin E. - S/Sgt United States
Army
Birth: 07/18/1918.
Entered service: 09/15/1940
Death: 12/11/1944, Leyte; place of burial: Leyte
Parents: Borgman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 19
Bos, Harvey - Lt United States Air Force
Birth: 01/11/1921.
Entered service: 01/30/1943
Death: 01/07/1945, India/China
Spouse: Honholt, Gertrude M.
Parents: Bos, Reynold and Fay
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Franklin Street, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1946, p. 12
Bosch, Henry - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 12/28/1916.
Entered service: 01/11/1944
Death: 09/01/1944, France; place of burial: Bosch, Mrs. Anthony
Spouse: Alderink, Alberta
Home: Holland, MI; Church: Niekerk,
Holland, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 21
Bouma, Henry - S/Sgt United States Air Force
Birth: 03/30/1922.
Entered service: 09/30/1942
Death: 12/31/1944, Germany
Parents: Bouma, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Home: Ripon, CA; Church: Ripon, CA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1945, p. 16
Bouman, William - Pvt United States Army
Entered service:
11/04/1943
Death: 12/08/1944, European War Theater; place of
burial: European War Theater
Spouse: Boelema, Lena - children: John William
Parents: Bouman, Mrs. John
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Grandville Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 21
Bout, Wilfred - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 07/07/1951.
Entered service: 08/1969
Death: 02/01/1971, San Antonio, TX; place of burial:
Grandville, MI
Parents: Schut, Marianne
Church: Beverly, Wyoming, MI Christian Reformed Church
Boven, Gerald - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 05/08/1919.
Entered service: 06/02/1942
Death: 07/11/1944, France; place of burial: France
Parents: Boven, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Church: Prosper, Falmouth, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Oct 1944, p. 17
Bowens, Howard - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 08/21/1924.
Entered service: 03/15/1943
Death: 06/06/1944, France; place of burial: France
Parents: Bowens, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Lodi, NJ; Church: Lodi, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Brink, Leslie Gerald - Pvt United States
Army
Birth: 03/14/1923.
Entered service: 08/10/1944
Death: 02/24/1945, near Saarbrucken, Germany
Parents: Brink, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Church: Edgerton, MN Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1945, p. 14
Brinks, Kenneth Lee - Sgt United States
Army
Birth: 11/16/1947.
Entered service: 11/30/1967
Death: 05/12/1969, Vietnam; place of burial: Lucas, MI
Parents: Brinks, Mr. and Mrs. Bert B.
Home: Cadillac, MI; Church: Cadillac, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1969, p. 29
Brinks, Willard H. - Pfc United States Army
Birth: 03/16/1918.
Entered service: 04/21/1941
Death: 11/22/1942, New Guinea; place of burial:
New Guinea
Parents: Brinks, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Sherman Street, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Brondyke, Jay Edwin - Pvt United States
Army
Birth: 08/12/1925.
Entered service: 12/21/1943
Death: 07/30/1944, France; place of burial: France
Parents: Brondyke, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Church: Bethany, Muskegon, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1944, p. 20
Brons, Bernard - Lt United States Army
Entered service:
09/1942
Death: 01/08/1945, Battle of the Bulge
Spouse: Brons, Mrs. Bernard
Parents: Brons, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Church: Second Paterson, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 20
Bronsema, Ralph - S/Sgt United States Army
Birth: 01/20/1912.
Entered service: 04/16/1941
Death: 12/15/1944, Leyte; place of burial: Leyte
Parents: Bronsema, Mr. and Mrs. William
Church: Cutlerville, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 18
Brown, Arthur Eugene - Pfc United States
Army
Birth: 12/13/1927.
Entered service: 04/04/1946
Death: 11/23/1946, Washington, DC; place of burial:
Muskegon, MI
Parents: Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William
Church: Bethany, Muskegon, Mi Christian Reformed Church
Bruining, Henry E. - Cpl United States Army
Birth: 03/10/1917.
Entered service: 09/29/1941
Death: 04/08/1943, Tunisia; place of burial: Tunisia
Parents: Bruining, Ebele and Clara (Meyer)
Church: Lodi, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: June 1943, p.22
Bruinsma, Abe - Pte Canadian Army
Death: World War II
Home: Lacombe, Alberta
Listed in Young Calvinist:
May 1945, p. 2
Buckles, Alan Andrew - Sgt United States
Army
Birth: 05/20/1922.
Entered service: 11/06/1942
Death: 05/11/1945, Mindanao, Philippines; place of
burial: Davao City,
Mindanao, Philippines
Parents: Buckles, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Corsica, SD; Church: Corsica, SD Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1945, p. 14
Buffinga, Donald John - Pvt United States
Army
Birth: 01/24/1923.
Entered service: 01/15/1943
Death: 07/16/1944, France
Parents: Buffinga, Mrs. Henrietta J.
Church: Coldbrook, Grand Rapids, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1945, p. 15
Buikema, Jacob - T/Sgt United States Air Force
Birth: 10/19/1924.
Entered service: 04/05/1943
Death: 05/05/1945, England; place of burial: England
Parents: Buikema, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Home: Chicago, IL; Church: First Chicago, IL Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Aug 1945, p. 14, May
1946, p. 18
Buist, Gerald Robert - Pfc United States
Army
Birth: 09/03/1924.
Entered service: 03/23/1943
Death: 10/02/1944, The Netherlands; place of burial:
Molenhoek, The Netherlands
Parents: Buist, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Coldbrook, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Mar 1945, p. 19
Buiten, Van Edwin - Cpl United States Marine
Corps
Birth: 09/04/1944.
Entered service: 08/1962
Death: 02/29/1964, California; place of burial:
Fairlawn, NJ
Parents: Buiten, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Home: Hawthorne, NJ; Church: First Paterson, NJ Christian Reformed Church
Buteyn, William E. - Pvt. United States
Army
Death: World War II
Home: Alto, WI
Listed in Young
Calvinist: May 1945, p. 2
Buursma, David - 1st Lt United States Marine Corps
Birth: 04/19/1944.
Entered service: 10/1966
Death: 02/09/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: Holland, MI
Parents: Buursma, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Home: Holland, MI; Church: Central Avenue, Holland, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1968, p. 26
Christians, John Wesley - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 07/05/1921.
Entered service: 09/30/1942
Death: 01/14/1943, Ft. Eustis, VA; place of burial:
Edgerton, MN
Parents: Christians, Chris and Hattie (Eekhoff)
Home: Edgerton, MN; Church: First Edgerton, MN Christian Reformed Church
Cole, Jerry R. - Pvt United States Marine
Corps
Birth: 12/18/1948.
Entered service: 06/1948
Death: 01/28/1969, Vietnam; place of burial: Muskegon, MI
Spouse: Boerman, Kristi
Parents: Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Achel
Home: Muskegon, MI; Church: Green Ridge, Muskegon, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1969, p. 26
De Haan, Henry - Pvt United States Army
Death: World War II
Home: Grand Rapids, MI
Listed in Young Calvinist:
May 1945, p. 2
De Jong, John T. - Pfc United States Marine
Corps
Birth: 09/30/1919.
Entered service: 10/1942
Death: 06/29/1944, Pacific Theater; place of burial:
Not Known
Parents: De Jong, Mr. and Mrs. Teake
Church: Everett, WA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Nov 1944, p. 22
De Jonge, Raymond - Pfc United States Army
Entered service:
11/1942
Death: 10/1944, Leyte
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Grandville
Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI
Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 19
De Leeuw, Cornelius - Cpl United States
Marine Corps
Birth: 01/08/1922.
Entered service: 03/24/1942
Death: 11/17/1943, Near Bouganville; place of burial:
Unknown
Parents: De Leeuw, Wisse and Dena
Home: Lodi, NJ; Church: Lodi, NJ Christian Reformed Church
De Vries, Albert - S/Sgt United States Army
Birth: 05/11. Entered
service: 11/14/1942
Death: 01/01/1945, Samar Island; place of burial:
Samar Island
Parents: De Vries, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Wayland, MI; Church: Moline, MI
Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 19, Jan
1946, p. 16
De Vries, Dennis Leroy - Cpl United States
Army
Birth: 12/12/1943.
Entered service: 05/25/1966
Death: 05/15/1967, Korea; place of burial: Hudsonville, MI
Parents: De Vries, Mr. William
Home: Hudsonville, MI; Church: First Hudsonville, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1967, p. 33
De Vries, Glen A. - MM 4 United States Navy
Birth: 07/19/1948.
Entered service: 03/20/1968
Death: 05/08/1971, Lake Moultrie, South Carolina;
place of burial: Byron Center,
MI
Parents: DeVries, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C.
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Calvary, Wyoming, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1971, p. 26
De Vries, John - Pvt United States Army
Entered service:
02/11/1944
Death: 11/20/1944, France; place of burial: France
Parents: De Vries, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Kalamazoo, MI; Church: Second Kalamazoo, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 21
De Vries, Raymond J. - Pfc United States
Army
Birth: 12/26/1919.
Entered service: 10/15/1941
Death: 12/29/1944, Belgium; place of burial: France
Spouse: Kouw, Ruth - children: Wayne Ray
Parents: De Vries, Mr. and Mrs. John
Home: Holland, MI; Church: North Street, Zeeland, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Apr 1945, p. 18
De Vries, Robert E. - Pfc United States
Army
Birth: 10/10/1922.
Entered service: 04/04/1943
Death: 03/13/1945, Germany; place of burial: Hamm, Luxembourg
Parents: De Vries, Elizabeth
Home: Muskegon, MI; Church: Bethany, Muskegon, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 21
De Wit, John - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 01/16/1919.
Entered service: 09/12/1942
Death: 09/03/1944, Hines, IL; place of burial: Willow Springs, IL
Spouse: Hoven, Anne - children: John Roger
Parents: De Wit, Mr. and Mrs. Melle
Home: Chicago, IL; Church: First Englewood, Chicago, IL Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1945, p. 16
De Young, Alfred - Sgt United States Army
Birth: 03/01/1909.
Entered service: 04/17/1941
Death: 04/29/1943, North African Area; place of burial:
North Africa
Parents: De Young, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Home: Crookston, MN; Church: Crookston, MN Christian Reformed Church
De Young, Elmer - Lt United States Army
Death: 06/25/1944, France; place of burial: France
Parents: De Young, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Home: Holland, MI; Church: 9th Street, Holland, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1944, p. 19
De Young, Peter - Pvt United States Army
Entered service: 06/08/1944
Death: 02/17/1945, German Prison Camp
Parents: De Young, Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Home: Lucas, MI; Church: Lucas, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1945, p. 14
De Zwaan, Stanley - Pfc United States Army
Birth: 06/28/1924.
Entered service: 01/27/1944
Death: 02/10/1945, Saeur River
Parents: De Zwaan, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Church: East Saugatuck, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1946, p. 18
Decker, Allan G. - Lt United States Army
Birth: 06/16/1949.
Entered service: 09/1967
Death: 08/25/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: Orlando, FL
Parents: Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Home: Orlando, FL; Church: Orlando, FL Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Nov 1968, p. 28
Dekker, David Ross - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 11/07/1948.
Entered service: 09/16/1970
Death: 04/16/1971, Vietnam; place of burial: Restlawn Memorial Park
Parents: Dekker, Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: LaGrave, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jul 1971, p. 26
Dekker, Edward S. - Pvt United States Army
Birth: 08/22/1925.
Entered service: 12/1943
Death: 10/15/1944, Germany; place of burial: Germany
Parents: Dekker, Rev. and Mrs. Henry
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: First Grand Rapids, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1944, p. 19
Delger, Kort - Pfc United States Army
Death: 07/20/1944, New Guinea
Church: Kanawha, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jun 1945, p. 14
Deters, Howard - Pfc United States Army
Death: World War II
Home: Reeman, MI
Listed in Young Calvinist:
May 1945, p. 2
Dice, Donald E. - Lt United States Air Force
Birth: 12/22/1923.
Entered service:
Death: 09/26/1944,; place of burial: Grand Rapids, MI
Parents: Dise, Mr. and Mrs. James
Church: LaGrave, Grand Rapids, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1944, p. 19
Diekema, Arnold - Sp/4 United States Army
Birth: 04/27/1947.
Entered service: 09/1967
Death: 11/23/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: Grant, MI
Parents: Diekema, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Church: Oakdale Park, Grand Rapids, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Feb 1969, p. 26
Disselkoen, Donald - Cpl United States Army
Death: 06/05/1969, Vietnam; place of burial: Lansing, IL
Parents: Disselkoen, Theodore and Grace
Home: Lansing, IL; Church: Lansing, IL Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Sep 1969, p. 27
Doezema, Frank - Sp/4 United States Army
Birth: 02/12/1948.
Entered service: 09/1966
Death: 01/31/1968, Vietnam; place of burial: East Marin, MI
Parents: Doezema, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Church: East Martin, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1968, p. 26
Doezema, Richard - Sp/5C United States Army
Birth: 06/23/1947.
Entered service: 08/29/1966
Death: 01/26/1969, Fort Dix, NJ; place of burial:
Grand Rapids, MI
Parents: Doezema, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Mar 1969, p. 27
Douma, Martin Jr. - 2nd Lt United States Air
Force
Birth: 11/24/1920.
Entered service: 02/06/1943
Death: 02/25/1944, near Celje, Slovenia (Cilli, Yugoslavia); place of burial: Celje
Community Cemetery with six others of his B 24 crew - reburied 1949 in
Washington Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
Spouse: Roest, Helen
Parents: Douma, Martin and Lena (nee Kloet)
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Aug 1945, p. 15
Dreesman, Clarence R. - T/5 United States
Army
Birth: 03/11/1920.
Entered service: 09/06/1942
Death: 12/29/1944, Germany; place of burial: Margraten, The Netherlands
Parents: Dreesman, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Home: Holland, IA; Church: Holland, IA Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Mar 1945, p. 19
Duisterhof, Helmert Johannes - Maj United
States Army
Birth: 03/18/1901.
Entered service: 12/27/1940
Death: Philippines
Spouse: Cornelia Duisterhof - children:
Gordon, Sallie, Bruce Helmert
Home: Delton, MI; Church: Third
Kalamazoo, MI Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Feb 1946, p. 16
Dykema, Charles N. - Cpl United States Army
Birth: 04/06/1918.
Entered service: 04/1942
Death: 09/18/1944, Mount McKinley, AL
Spouse: Vander Molen, Effie; married 9/18/1943 - children: one daughter born
9/27/1944
Parents: Dykema, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
Home: Holland, MI; Church: 14th Street, Holland, MI Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: May 1945, p. 18
Dykema, Donald - S/Sgt United States Army
Birth: 03/05/1911.
Entered service: 05/1942
Death: 07/31/1944, France
Spouse: Dykema, Mrs. Donald
Parents: Dykema, Mrs. John
Church: First Denver, CO Christian Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Jan 1945, p. 21
Dyksterhouse, Edward - Pvt United States
Army
Entered service:
10/1940
Death: 12/09/1944, Philippines
Home: Grand Rapids, MI; Church: Alpine
Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Christian
Reformed Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Mar 1945, p. 19
Dykstra, Leroy - Cpl United States Army
Birth: 07/12/1912.
Entered service: 07/1942
Death: 12/05/1944, Germany; place of burial: Margraten, The Netherlands
Parents: Dykstra, Gerrit and Cornelia
Home: Chicago, IL; Church: First Englewood, Chicago, IL Christian Reformed
Church
Obituary in Young
Calvinist: Dec 1945, p. 20
More surnames: A-D,
E-K, L-R,
S-U and V-Y.
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