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Personal info

Full name
VENTER, Norman Lewis
Date of birth
18 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Hometown
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
38083628
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Iserlohn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 7 2

Immediate family

Members
Cristian Venter (father)
Corella G. (Whitson) Venter (mother)
Helen M. Venter (sister)
Robert M. Venter (brother)
Phyllis L. (Wise) Venter (wife)
Barbara Venter (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Norman L. Venter enlisted on 27 January 1942.

His brother, T/Sgt Robert M. Venter is buried at Florence American Cemetery, Italy.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Social Security Death Index / Family Tree,/ Waterloo Daily Courier / Illinois Marriage Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Dixon Evening Telegraph, www.newspaperarchive.com - Cedar Rapids Gazette