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Dwain Jessie “Dutch” Bentz

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Dwain Jessie “Dutch” Bentz Veteran

Birth
Ames, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA
Death
4 May 1945 (aged 24)
Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Obituary -
"Word has been received by Mrs. Lucy Max, 221 South Nineteenth Street, that her son, Corp. Dwaine J. (Dutch) Bentz, 22, was killed in action on Luzon on May 4.
A graduate of the Fremont (Neb.) High School, he was employed by Freightways Union Transfer Company before entering the Army in October, 1942, and going overseas with the infantry in October, 1944.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Elanore Ann; daughter, Sherry Ann; father, Jules Bentz, Portland, Ore; step-father, Carl Max; brothers, Floyd and Willis, Columbus, Neb.; step-brothers, Carl, Jr., Omaha, and George, Long Beach, Cal.; step-sister, Mrs. Bob Smith, Long Beach; half-brothers, Ernest, Norfolk, Neb.; Ed, Grand Island, Neb.; Lyle, Pierce, Neb. and Don, Portland; half-sister, Mrs. Burt Rallet, Portland.

Bentz Memorial Held, Memorial rites for Corp. Dwaine J. (Dutch) Bentz, Fremont, half brother of Ernest Bentz, Norfolk, were held Sunday afternoon in the Sinia Lutheran at Fremont. He was killed in action May 4 on Luzon. He is the son of Mrs. Lucy Mas, Omaha and Jules Bentz, Portland, Ore. He also is survived by his wife and daughter, Sherry Ann, who was born a few days after Corporal Bentz left for overseas last November; his step-father, Carl Max, Omaha; two brothers, Two step-brothers; one step-sister; four half-brothers, including Ernest and Lyle, the latter being of Pierce and a half-sister."
Obituary -
"Word has been received by Mrs. Lucy Max, 221 South Nineteenth Street, that her son, Corp. Dwaine J. (Dutch) Bentz, 22, was killed in action on Luzon on May 4.
A graduate of the Fremont (Neb.) High School, he was employed by Freightways Union Transfer Company before entering the Army in October, 1942, and going overseas with the infantry in October, 1944.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Elanore Ann; daughter, Sherry Ann; father, Jules Bentz, Portland, Ore; step-father, Carl Max; brothers, Floyd and Willis, Columbus, Neb.; step-brothers, Carl, Jr., Omaha, and George, Long Beach, Cal.; step-sister, Mrs. Bob Smith, Long Beach; half-brothers, Ernest, Norfolk, Neb.; Ed, Grand Island, Neb.; Lyle, Pierce, Neb. and Don, Portland; half-sister, Mrs. Burt Rallet, Portland.

Bentz Memorial Held, Memorial rites for Corp. Dwaine J. (Dutch) Bentz, Fremont, half brother of Ernest Bentz, Norfolk, were held Sunday afternoon in the Sinia Lutheran at Fremont. He was killed in action May 4 on Luzon. He is the son of Mrs. Lucy Mas, Omaha and Jules Bentz, Portland, Ore. He also is survived by his wife and daughter, Sherry Ann, who was born a few days after Corporal Bentz left for overseas last November; his step-father, Carl Max, Omaha; two brothers, Two step-brothers; one step-sister; four half-brothers, including Ernest and Lyle, the latter being of Pierce and a half-sister."


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