Elwood Earl Betz

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  • Name: Elwood Earl Betz
  • Location of Birth: Iron River, Michigan
  • Date of Birth: August 23, 1892
  • Date of Death: January 26, 1947
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  • Branch: Army
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  • Military Highlights:
    Company B 162nd Infantry

    Registration card information from June 5, 1917:
    Elwood was 24 years old when he registered, was employed by William McVeigh in Grand Rapids, Minnesota as a teamster. Elwood was single and was Caucasian. He was medium height, medium build, had brown eyes, and dark hair.

  • Wars Involved:
    World War I

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  • Civilian Life:
    Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-D-11-1-1)

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