Benjamin Herman “Ben” Petzold Sr.

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Benjamin Herman “Ben” Petzold Sr.

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
27 May 1955 (aged 59)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
273, 20 R B
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US Navy 1918 - WWI, Benjamin Herman Petzold.

Ben served on the USS Arizona before it was commissioned as a battleship, during WW1. He was part of the crew that performed maneuvers to Quantanimo Bay. He was in the "Black Gang" that shoveled coal on the USS Luella, which was decommissioned and scrapped. He died from mesothelioma, presumed from working in the Navy, and from working with asbestos.

CHILDREN:
1. Benjamin Herman, Jr. (1927-2003)
2. Marqua Jean (1937 - 2012)
3. Nancy Elaine (1940- )
4. James Frederick, Sr. (1943-2015)
~ Ben was my grampa.
US Navy 1918 - WWI, Benjamin Herman Petzold.

Ben served on the USS Arizona before it was commissioned as a battleship, during WW1. He was part of the crew that performed maneuvers to Quantanimo Bay. He was in the "Black Gang" that shoveled coal on the USS Luella, which was decommissioned and scrapped. He died from mesothelioma, presumed from working in the Navy, and from working with asbestos.

CHILDREN:
1. Benjamin Herman, Jr. (1927-2003)
2. Marqua Jean (1937 - 2012)
3. Nancy Elaine (1940- )
4. James Frederick, Sr. (1943-2015)
~ Ben was my grampa.

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